The moment Qin Yu revealed the secret to them, the hesitation in the eyes of the two Mystic Void Realm cultivators vanished completely, replaced by a ruthless decisiveness born of sudden enlightenment. They no longer engaged the tree spirit in direct combat, but abruptly changed their tactics, their figures weaving rapidly through the void.
All attacks were no longer aimed at the massive wooden body and the endlessly regenerating roots, but instead focused on locking onto the fundamental node hidden deep within the boundary patterns that maintained its structure.
The cultivator wielding the sword was the first to attack, his figure instantly transforming into dozens of afterimages. Each afterimage simultaneously unleashed its sword across different spatial dimensions, the black blade light like fine lines tearing through the world, continuously slashing at the densest part of the tree spirit's chest where the boundary patterns were most concentrated.
Those knife marks, though seemingly tiny, were incredibly precise. Each strike landed on the same logical node, and as they were stacked one after another, the originally self-repairing boundary patterns began to stagnate and become disordered.
Another star array cultivator also made a move at the same time. He suddenly clasped his hands together, and the entire star array collapsed abruptly, transforming into an Ultimate condensed light core. He pushed out with his palm, and the light core directly slammed into the tree spirit's body. It did not explode, but instead spun wildly inside, like a "Realm Breaking seed" that had been forcibly implanted, tearing the structure along the origin node that Qin Yu had mentioned.
The tree spirit let out a deep roar, and countless roots burst forth in an attempt to retaliate. But this time, its attack became noticeably slow and chaotic. The originally perfectly cyclical structure was constantly being torn apart, like an ancient city collapsing.
In that instant, the cultivator wielding the sword abruptly stopped all movement. He gripped the sword with both hands, his aura condensed into a single point, and unleashed a single slash without any extra fluctuations.
Only a straight black line pierced through the tree spirit's chest. The next moment—crack!—the core node inside the tree spirit's body completely broke off.
Countless boundary patterns shattered simultaneously, and the entire massive tree trunk lost its support in an instant, collapsing from the inside and exploding into a shower of wood chips and energy fragments.
At the same time, the other tree spirit was completely pierced through its origin by the star array cultivator. The rotating light core suddenly erupted, and the tree spirit's body exploded like a star core that had been ignited. Its branches disintegrated inch by inch, and finally its entire body shattered into countless light points in the void.
Within a few rounds, both tree spirits were completely Annihilation. At this moment, the battlefield became completely quiet, leaving only the shattered earth and the lingering energy ripples.
The two Mystic Void Realm cultivators simultaneously withdrew their stances, their auras fluctuating slightly. They exchanged a glance, then turned and came to Qin Yu's side, their eyes now showing genuine solemnity and respect.
"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist." One of them clasped his hands in thanks, his tone no longer carrying the slightest hint of disdain.
Another person immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist... did you seem to sense something just now?" Qin Yu's gaze remained calm as he slowly raised his head and looked at the ancient tree.
His voice was deep. "I'm sure you two have already noticed." "There's a female corpse inside the ancient tree." The two men's expressions changed slightly, and Qin Yu continued, "And on her body—there's a Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal."
The moment the words fell, just as one of the cultivators was about to speak—BOOM!—the entire earth trembled violently, and the ancient tree, which had been dormant, erupted completely at that moment.
Countless branches twisted wildly, the tree trunk expanded violently, and the entire space began to tremble violently. In the next instant, the ancient tree began to "change."
The enormous tree trunk was no longer a static plant, but rather like an ancient behemoth awakening. Its main trunk slowly split open, forming a huge abyss-like fissure. Inside, however, was not wood, but a surging stream of dark green light, as if some kind of living energy was flowing within it.
Its branches rapidly reorganized, transforming into three pairs of enormous arms, each entwined with thick roots and markings, resembling natural weapons. Meanwhile, the flowers that once covered the ancient tree...
Instead of disappearing, they all bloomed, with strange flowers hanging on its "body," their petals slowly opening and closing, revealing a faint scarlet light inside, like eyes that were watching.
Its "head" twists and grows out from the top of the trunk, resembling a giant face pieced together from trees and bones, with eerie green flames burning in its empty eye sockets.
Behind it, the tree trunk split open, revealing the woman's corpse, which floated there silently.
Her body was pierced and connected by an incredibly thick tree trunk, which, like an umbilical cord, tightly linked her to the monster. A continuous stream of green light flowed through it, as if all the power of this behemoth originated from her.
At the same time, a strange weapon materialized in its hand.
It was a long staff woven from countless branches and roots, its body wrapped with dense patterns and flowers, and at the top of the staff was a huge blood-red bud. The bud slowly opened, revealing a crystal-like core inside, which seemed to contain a constantly cycling world.
The divine artifact—the "World-Burying Flower Staff"—was unleashed the moment it fully took shape, unleashing a terrifying aura far surpassing that of the three-headed tree spirit, which swept across the heavens and earth.
The three Mystic Void Realm High Stage's expressions changed simultaneously. Almost instinctively, they retreated ten feet backward, the ground beneath their feet constantly cracking.
One of them gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it... I knew this damn tree wouldn't let us leave so easily!"
Qin Yu's gaze was grave as he stared intently at the thick tree trunk connecting to the woman's corpse. His voice was low and calm. "Fellow Daoists—please don't be careless."
"This ancient tree..." "Very eerie." As soon as the words fell, the terrifying being that the ancient tree had transformed into slowly raised its head, and all the flowers opened at the same moment.
The demon, formed from the complete mutation of the ancient tree, slowly raised the "World-Burying Flower Staff." At that moment, the enormous blood-red flower bud atop the staff fully bloomed, and the crystal core within its heart spun violently.
It was as if an entire world was collapsing and rebuilding within it; its voice was no longer the deep, resonant tone of the tree spirit, but rather an overlapping echo of countless sounds of birth and death, as if all worlds were speaking at once.
"World-Burying Flower Crown."
Using "flowers" as a medium and "burial" as its essence, this supernatural power is not simply about destruction, but about "planting" the target along with its space, time, and causality into a "flower of final burial." When the flower blooms, the world ends; when the flower withers, Existence Erasure.
The ancient tree demon used the World-Burying Flower Staff as a medium to forcibly compress the surrounding fragments of myriad worlds into "flower seeds," which then bloomed instantly, making everything in the target area part of the petals.
This technique has absolute suppression over cultivators below the Mystic Void Realm, and is even more fatally effective against cultivators at the Realm Breaking Realm.
Boundary barriers are sealed off, and those Realm Breaking rely on Realm Breaking to escape. However, this technique directly transforms the "boundary" into a "flower," rendering the boundary nonexistent and thus impossible to break.
Assimilation exists; the target is not to be attacked, but to be "planted." Once it becomes part of the petals, its existence is redefined as "components of the flower," from which it cannot escape.
Energy backlash means that any defense or attack will be absorbed by the flower bud and transformed into the power of blooming, thus multiplying the power of the supernatural abilities.
Phase One: Flower Seeds Descend
The sky suddenly darkened, and countless blood-red flower shadows emerged from the void. Within each flower shadow, the Realm Wheel could be vaguely seen. The flower shadows slowly sank, as if the entire sky had been inverted into a sea of flowers.
The Second Phase: The Blooming of All Realms
All the flower shadows erupted at the same moment, and countless blood-red rays shot out from the flower centers, completely enveloping the area where Qin Yu and the other two were located. The ground began to crack, and real blood-red flowers grew from the cracks. Each flower was breathing, and each opening and closing was accompanied by spatial collapse and time distortion.
The third stage: The Burial Realm blossoms.
The world completely sealed off, and the area where the three were located transformed into a giant "Final Burial Flower." The petals slowly closed, and the figures of the three emerged on the inner wall, being slowly devoured by countless roots and patterns, attempting to completely transform them into "part of the flower."
At that moment, death truly descended. Qin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted. He instantly realized that there was no way to retreat, no way to break through, only to withstand it! "Quick--!!!"
He suddenly shouted, his voice booming through the collapsing space. "Fellow Daoists, use your supreme treasures to defend!!!" The two Mystic Void Realm cultivators turned deathly pale instantly, but they did not hesitate.
The star array cultivator suddenly bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. He swiftly formed hand seals, and the ancient black tower reappeared. But this time, it was no longer a simple defense; instead, it completely burned its source energy, causing the tower to instantly grow to a hundred feet tall, with countless star patterns lighting up on its walls.
Every line was flowing, forming layers of overlapping defensive boundaries. The ancient tower crashed down, completely covering the area on his and Qin Yu's side.
The cultivator wielding the sword roared and plunged his black longsword into the ground. As the blade trembled, a dark light barrier spread out from its center. This barrier wasn't purely defensive; rather, it continuously absorbed all patterns and energy it touched.
He transformed it into part of his own barrier, kneeling on one knee, his blood and qi burning wildly as he forcefully supported the defense.
However, the crimson sea of flowers had completely suppressed the countless petals, causing the closed space to collapse and time to distort. The two people's defenses trembled violently in the first instant.
Cracks spread across the tower walls, the light curtain trembled violently, and their faces turned ashen in an instant. At that very moment, Qin Yu moved; he possessed no supreme treasures.
Without retreating, he slowly closed his eyes. The next instant, an aura of Ultimate stillness spread from his body.
As if the entire world had been forcibly silenced at that moment, he raised his hand, his five fingers slowly spreading out.
The voice was deep and steady. "Fate Cause Sealing Mirror, Logic Abyss Core Boom--!! In an instant..."
Huge mirrors suddenly unfolded from the void, like countless layers of spatial barriers, completely enveloping the place where the three were. The mirrors reflected the overwhelming sea of flowers, as well as every logical chain of the supernatural power in operation.
The mirror vibrated wildly, and the moment each flower touched the mirror was forcibly "recorded" and "analyzed."
The azure star core in Qin Yu's palm suddenly condensed. With a low hum, it spread, and the petals that had been frantically closing paused for an extremely brief moment.
In that instant, all the mirrors erupted, forcibly blocking the assimilating force. Rumble--!!! The sea of blood-red flowers completely pressed down.
The three layers of defense simultaneously withstood the spatial collapse and the explosion of light, engulfing the entire area in a torrent of destruction, as if time had stood still for several breaths.
Then everything gradually dissipated and the smoke and dust filled the air. The three figures still stood on the ancient tower, which was now covered with cracks and the black light curtain was almost shattered.
The countless mirrors had mostly collapsed, but they were still alive and successfully blocked the attack. In the distance, the ancient tree demon slowly lowered its head.
The countless flowery eyes locked onto Qin Yu once more; this time, they truly "noticed" him.
For a fleeting moment, a brief opening appeared on the battlefield. The lingering power of the World-Burying Flower Crown had not yet completely dissipated, and blood-red flower shadows and fragments of shattered boundary patterns still floated in the air. At that very moment, the gaze of the cultivator wielding the sword suddenly changed.
That was no longer the calm of a fighter, but a kind of almost out-of-control greed; his gaze was fixed on the ancient tree demon behind him.
The female corpse, pierced by a thick tree trunk and suspended in mid-air, and—the mark on her chest that shimmered with a faint, eerie light.
With the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal within reach, his breathing quickened slightly, and a hint of madness appeared deep in his pupils.
"As long as I get it..." This thought had barely formed in his mind when he could no longer suppress it. The next instant, he moved without warning or hesitation.
His figure vanished from his spot in an instant, the space trembled slightly, and he appeared behind the ancient tree demon, only a few feet away from the female corpse.
"What are you doing?!--!!!" Qin Yu's pupils contracted sharply, his voice exploding. "Come back now!!!"
At the same moment, another cultivator at the Mystic Void Realm also changed his expression drastically and roared out, but it was too late; the cultivator wielding the knife had already reached out his hand.
His fingertips almost touched the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal. In that instant, the ancient tree demon moved, without turning back or turning around.
It simply raised the "World-Burying Flower Staff" in its hand, then swept it across at a slow speed, as if it had already foreseen everything.
That strike traversed space and appeared beside the cultivator.
The man's face turned deathly pale, his life-or-death instincts erupting wildly. He abruptly drew his sword to defend, the blade instantly transforming into a black barrier in front of him.
However, at that very moment, all the flowers on the ancient tree demon's body moved, and countless petals trembled gently.
Then, like a silent rain of blood, the flowers fell without attacking or exploding; they simply landed gently on the cultivator's body.
One, two, ten, over a hundred—in an instant, his entire body was covered in flowers. Then time began to rewind, and his hair turned white at a visible speed.
The skin rapidly dried and cracked, the flesh collapsed, and the vital energy rapidly declined. This was not simple corrosion, but rather—"life was drawn back to its origin and then directly erased."
He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to scream, but before he could even form a sound, his body degenerated from youth to old age.
Then it shrunk from an old age into a dried-up corpse and finally turned into ashes, disappearing with the wind. Even the knife, having lost its master, fell and shattered into pieces in mid-air.
The entire process lasted only a moment before deathly silence descended upon the distance, and Qin Yu and another Mystic Void Realm cultivator's pupils contracted violently.
They witnessed it all clearly. Death offered no chance of resistance; after the cultivator's aura vanished, the air seemed to grow heavier.
The remaining Mystic Void Realm cultivators had ashen faces, clenched teeth, and their voices were filled with suppressed rage:
"Damn it..." "For that Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal... they're willing to risk their lives!"
Qin Yu's gaze was icy. He slowly withdrew his eyes, his voice calm but devoid of any emotion, "He brought about his own destruction. He's not worth pitying."
He no longer looked at the ashes but focused all his attention back on the ancient tree demon, his gaze more solemn than ever before.
He spoke slowly. "Fellow Daoist." "Next... with just the two of us..." "There's absolutely no way we can kill it." The Xuan Mystic Void Realm cultivator was silent for a moment.
He took a deep breath and nodded emphatically. "I understand." He looked at Qin Yu, his gaze no longer showing any contempt. "Fellow Daoist," he said, "I'll listen to you." "Tell me—what should we do?"
Qin Yu did not answer immediately; his gaze fell once more on the female corpse and the thick tree trunk connecting her to the ancient tree demon.
A thought was vaguely taking shape.