The branches of Gu Yinduo began to grow behind Xu Le, and from the initial pointed buds, they gradually became a thick branch.
Unlike the dry and bare branches of the previous branches, the Soul Tree now actually grew leaves.
These leaves exude a faint ancient Yinduo energy, as if to lure the wandering souls around, but once these wandering souls approach the leaves of the ancient Yinduo tree.
The leaf will instantly extend a little, wrap around the ghost body, and then... snap!
Xu Le's body was still sinking downwards, getting deeper and deeper.
The monsters in the deep water seemed to be staring at him. Xu Le felt that a giant creature was swimming towards him, and the pair of small eyes that were shining in the dark raised slightly.
But as the two sides got closer, Xu Le realized that it was not the other party's eyes that raised up, but the other party opened his mouth.
"Fuck! Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
Xu Le drank a lot of water. He wanted to escape, but he had a tree on his back and couldn't swim at all.
As the other person got closer, Xu Le finally saw what he looked like.
A huge fish.
Its mouth is like a waterfall with inverted curtains, but those white curtains are not water, but its sharp and narrow teeth.
Xu Le originally thought that he was very close to it, but the scene in front of him kept getting bigger and bigger.
It grew so big that Xu Le was able to avoid its sharp teeth by turning sideways, and was swallowed in one gulp.
There was only endless darkness in the fish monster's mouth.
The only things that glowed were the branches and leaves of the Guyindo tree on his back.
The dim blue light was not enough to illuminate the fish monster's mouth, but Xu Le felt as if something was swimming towards him.
After getting closer, Xu Le could barely see what it looked like. It looked like a large loach? Or an eel
It's a gray-black thing with only one eye on its head. It's a pretty pretty aquatic creature!
Soul Floating, Level 1, Outer God-Faceless.
Soul Wanderer, Level 2, Outer God-Faceless.
"Outer God without a face? This thing is quite cute... Ha, hehe..."
Xu Le laughed in his heart twice but couldn't laugh anymore because a floating soul opened its mouth.
The ring-shaped sharp teeth made Xu Le realize that if he was bitten by this thing, even if it wasn't cold, a piece of flesh would probably fall off.
The black sword sweeps across!
The water flow greatly slowed down Xu Le's movements. He was not an underwater creature, and there was no way he could exert his full strength in such an environment.
But it was just such a simple sword swing.
The ancient sound energy brought out by the sword's blade instantly shredded the floating soul...
The spreading blue psychic energy even tore apart the level 2 Soul Wanderer.
When Xu Le saw this scene, he was stunned.
Am I so strong? Am I a god? Am I the legendary Outer God Hunter
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Xu Le subconsciously swung out the second sword.
The ancient sound spiritual energy gushed out again...
This sword consumed a lot of Xu Le's spiritual energy, but the slash also made Xu Le himself a little confused.
A blue crescent flew out along with the black sword's blade.
Wherever he passed, whether it was a ghost body or the foreign gods and monsters in front of him, they were all devoured by the strong ancient sound spiritual energy.
They fled screaming, struggled, and were finally torn apart by the blooming blue psionic energy.
After this sword, Xu Le's surroundings became safe again.
"Is it because I am very strong, or because the ancient sound energy here will be amplified? Or are the Outer Gods very afraid of the ancient sound energy?"
Xu Le felt that he could create such an effect because he was very strong, and perhaps it was also due to some of the ancient sound's extra energy and amplification, but those were just icing on the cake.
The most important thing is that he is very strong, yes, that must be the case.
Then, this energy strike hit the fish monster's belly, wine-red blood spurted out instantly, and the fish monster let out a deafening scream.
The surrounding water flow began to change again, seemingly outward.
Xu Le thought, maybe the fish monster wanted to spit him out
But what happened next surprised Xu Le.
The branches of the Guyin Duoshi tree grew suddenly, and a large number of branches pierced into the flesh wall of the strange fish.
The feeling of swallowing layers of flesh and soul flowed along the branches to Xu Le's back.
As it devoured, the branches of the Soul Tree grew thicker and thicker, and the fish monster's screams became more and more continuous.
During this process, Xu Le felt something strange.
That is, the feeling of wanting to breathe gradually disappeared.
The body seemed to have enough oxygen again? Well, he didn't even know whether the world was breathing oxygen or not.
As time went by, the screams of the fish monster became quieter and quieter, and finally disappeared.
The fish monster's mouth had already opened, and Xu Le saw the faint light.
The moment he saw the light, Xu Le felt that his body was floating towards the light.
"Is this spontaneous? No, it's buoyancy..."
Xu Le then remembered that a tree had grown out of his body. Although he didn't know what the soul tree was made of, the tree had some buoyancy after it was materialized.
These buoyant forces were carrying Xu Le upwards.
Xu Le knew that as long as he maintained this state, he would be able to float to the surface of the river in no time.
While remaining calm and continuing to wait, Xu Le discovered some changes. The branches of the Ancient Sound Fruit, which had been growing freely before, gradually settled down after devouring a large number of ghosts.
They changed their original shape of tree branches and turned into soft branches, slowly floating around Xu Le.
At this time, Xu Le did not use his mind to control the branches of reality, but he still felt the existence of these branches.
They seemed to become like limbs and could be controlled by Xu Le at will.
It was like an extension of Xu Le's body and arms.
"It's a bit like... wings? No, something this heavy can't fly."
Xu Le moved his arms, and the branch on the right began to twist with the movement of his arms.
This process of controlling tree branches probably requires some practice, and Xu Le felt that he was still a little clumsy at the moment.
Quietly waiting to float, Xu Le shifted his gaze to the white thorn on his chest. This thorn had already pierced into his body, injecting chaotic ghosts into his body.
But fortunately, all those chaotic ghosts were absorbed by the Soul Tree, so he was fine.
"This thing..."
Phew!
Xu Le pulled the velvet thorn out of his chest, and a blue light flashed.
The chest injury was gradually repaired.
When Xu Le held the velvet thorn in his hand, it actually seemed to be moving, as if it were alive.
However, after sensing its movement, several ancient sound tree branches immediately rolled up, and the thin branches entangled the soul velvet thorns and then tightened them.
With the restraint of the branches, the velvet thorn could no longer twist.
This also gave Xu Le the opportunity to observe. His first reaction when he saw this thing was to wonder if it was some powerful and strange item.
Is it the son of Gu Yinduo? Like the strings of a puppet
But after observing it carefully under his nose, Xu Le felt that this thing did not look like a puppet's string.
He had seen the puppet's strings many times. They were simply thin strings, the thinner the better, and it would be best if they could be hidden in the physical world.
The velvet thorns in front of me are different. Compared with the thin strings of the puppet, they are already very thick.
It's covered with fluff and moves.
The lowest part of the velvet thorns has barbs and hooks, which can penetrate into Xu Le's skin and stay under Xu Le's skin. This is the reason.
This thing can absorb the surrounding spirits and inject them into the body of a living being, creating an effect similar to the infinite rebirth of the Mother Tree Realm.
If you must say, this thing is still very powerful.
As long as you are connected to the river of souls, doesn't that mean you are invincible
Xu Le sensed the thread. According to his current habit, after seeing any powerful supernatural item, his first reaction was to see if he could use it.
If it can be used, he will keep it. If it cannot be used, he will enter the second level of thinking.
Can this thing be used for sacrifice
If even sacrifice is not possible, then he will enter the third level of thinking.
Take it apart and see what's inside.
Now it can be basically confirmed that this velvet thorn is an unusable item, and the Soul Tree has no reaction to it, so it can be basically confirmed that it cannot be used as a sacrifice.
So there is only one final solution, which is to tear it down.
“This is an idea that belongs to destiny!”
Xu Le waved his fingers gently, and the Soul Tree began to pull the thorn.
When Xu Le tried to destroy the velvet thorn, a strong shock of consciousness appeared in his mind, and Xu Le suddenly became confused.
"This feeling is darkness? Could it be Big Brother?"
During the turmoil in Zion, a large number of Night Scrolls appeared, as well as Soul Ferrymen, Soul Singers and other strange creatures.
To be honest, they might all be Night Fury's subordinates.
If it's Night Fury...
Xu Le felt inexplicably uncomfortable thinking about it.
If it was really Big Brother who did it, then what he felt just now was Big Brother warning him? Was he really going to run away
If after running away, he encounters the son of Gu Yinduo, a god, or some other powerful being, he won't be able to survive without his elder brother!
Many thoughts popped up in his mind, but Xu Le would not change the decision he had made in his heart at this time.
Take it apart. Take it apart.
Several branches pulled suddenly, and the velvet thorn was finally torn off by the branches of the Tree of Souls.
jump!
Xu Le felt that what he had torn was not a velvet thread, but something very important.
He felt boundless anger, but he didn't know where it came from.
After the velvet thorns broke, a silver thread appeared in front of Xu Le...
Xu Le has seen this kind of thing countless times, and has even touched it many times.
Gu Yinduo - The thread of destiny.
"Is it my silk?"
Xu Le glanced at the light above his head, thought for a moment, and then touched the thread with his fingers.
The destiny once again dragged Xu Le into that empty world.
…
The red moon that was almost touching the earth, and the huge ancient Yinduomu tree behind him.
This time, Xu Le was standing in front of the Ancient Yinduo Tree, which was a different position from last time.
There were not as densely packed threads of fate as last time. Now there were only two threads in front of Xu Le.
One is blue and one is red.
"What Ding Ke said, that fate will explain the answer to my promotion in the red moon... is this what he meant
But she didn’t tell me I had to choose? What did she choose?”
It’s no wonder that Xu Le hesitated. In the future, guidance on forbidden warlocks would most likely depend on Ding Ke waking up and becoming Ding Ke.
Having a teacher to teach and not having a teacher to teach are two completely different concepts.
If you make the wrong choice and take a different path, then...
Xu Le glanced at the Ancient Yinduo Tree behind him, then looked at the red moon in the sky, and said thoughtfully:
“Blue and red, the blue one should be Gu Yinduo, and the red one should be Hongyue, there is no way to tell them apart.
Gu Yinduo and Hongyue's paths... completely different directions, huh!"
Although the red moon represents the power of the warlock.
But his foundation, his development, his talent, everything about him is biased towards ancient music.
There is no need to choose this at all.
Although everyone is looking up at the red moon, going against the crowd is a very dangerous approach.
But Xu Le had no choice, his body had turned into the shape of Gu Yinduo.
There's no going back.
After hesitating for a while, but not for too long, Xu Le extended his hand to Gu Yinduo.
When Xu Le touched the blue thread, there was not much information flow. Instead, clearly visible ancient and secret words like proverbs appeared around Xu Le.
Forbidden Warlock-LV3-Disguiser, promotion ritual method.
Condition 1: The psychic power is upgraded to the perfect state of LV2, which is marked by the growth of the ancient sound multi-psychic energy manifestation.
Condition 2-Unlock an additional Ancient Sound Multi-Fate Card.
Condition 3 - Make at least three real statements to make people misjudge and misunderstand your situation.
Condition 4-Disguise yourself and enter another life trajectory.
Condition 5-You can complete the promotion by making a grand appearance as a pretender.
The wrong person, the wrong thing, the wrong choice. Since fate has made you make the wrong choice, then stick with it to the end.
Xu Le has already completed condition 1, and even exceeded it. In addition to the Soul Tree as the main body, he even grew a lust branch, which naturally goes without saying.
Condition 2 has also been completed, and he has unlocked the Black Card - Puppet
As for condition 345, wrong judgment and cognition, disguise yourself? Enter another life trajectory
Making a grand entrance as a pretender? What does it mean to make a grand entrance
Why does this sound weirder and weirder
And the last maxim, is it too abrupt
Xu Le could understand the previous destiny motto about the conditions for promotion, but the last sentence...
He felt that it was not a display of Gu Yinduo's destiny, but rather words added by someone else.
Who could add a hint of ancient and secret language to his destiny
Ding Ke
No, if Ding Ke knew that Xu Le would encounter this scene, she would definitely tell herself in advance what to choose next and arrange the path.
Therefore, the motto here was definitely not left by Ding Ke.
Xu Le felt that although his strength was not that great, his level was definitely good enough.
He was able to come into contact with Gu Yinduo and feel the power of the Red Moon.
It can enter the realm of the ancient sound mother tree and devour the spirit of the red moon under the moonlight.
In this world of destiny that represents the confrontation between Hongyue and Gu Yinduo, Xu Le could not see any trace of other people.
so…
"Wrong choice? So what?"
…
On the ground, a large red psychic arrow fell from the sky, seemingly shot from the center of Zion.
When Yan Luo felt the big arrow, he suddenly leaped into the air and rushed into a row of houses under a round of artillery fire.
"Cease fire!"
Veteran General Roning frowned.
The situation just now was very strange. Yan Luo was about to be distorted and promoted, but at the last moment of promotion, it forcibly interrupted its own breakthrough.
And after that, Yama's own situation also changed.
After the promotion was interrupted, Yan Luo's injuries no longer recovered, which was a good situation.
But then, its sanity seemed to be restored.
At this time, Yan Luo could actually dodge in the air and quickly move behind the tank to avoid bullets and artillery fire.
Now there are even some people who realize they cannot defeat the enemy head-on and turn around and run away.
This is definitely not going to work. A wise lord monster will undoubtedly bring huge damage to the entire Zion.
They must kill Yama right there.
The old general spat out a pool of blood to make himself feel a little better, and then gave the order:
“The remaining low-level law enforcers and guards will all stay here to comfort the people, treat the wounded, and contact the parliament to let them deal with the aftermath.
All other warriors above level 3, and sorcerers above level 2, follow me in pursuit."
"yes."
After veteran Roning chased out, Ai Li and Wang Shu also stopped. They both witnessed the previous battle.
However, even level 3-4 warriors would find it difficult to intervene directly in such artillery combat.
Even high-level warriors would not be able to resist the dense artillery fire.
Looking at the bomb craters on the ground, the two men looked at each other, both shocked by such a tragic battle situation.
"There has never been such a battle inside the city of Zion, ah..." Ai Li sighed.
Wang Shu nodded. He didn’t have any feelings for Zion, but the tragic situation in the city made him feel a little emotional.
But the most urgent task is to find Xu Le.
"Look for Xu Le. I feel like he's nearby."
Ai Li raised her head and sniffed the air, then she ran on all fours and came to the bottom of the largest bomb crater in the center of the battlefield.
There are some bloodstains scattered here, all of which were left by Yama Luo.
However, in some of the bloodstains, Ai Li smelled a different smell.
"There is Xu Le's scent in these bloodstains."
“You can smell this?”
"That smell... is very unique." Ai Li didn't know how to describe it. He couldn't just say it was an astringent smell, right
Every time Xu Le practiced with her, he would exude the same aura, which she was very familiar with...
Wang Shu was stunned. This bomb crater... Could it be that Xu Le was killed in the explosion
"He's dead?"
"No, the aura has gone away. It may be on that red-haired weirdo."
Since Ai Li could confirm that Yan Luo had Xu Le's scent on him, they had to chase him and see what happened no matter what.
Although it is unlikely that Xu Le could suddenly transform into a level 5 lord.
But Ai Li felt that this Yan Luo must be related to Xu Le, and this was the only clue now.
"Let's go after them and see."
"good."
…
Ai Li is extremely fast, and she is very good at running in the Moon Dog state.
Now she had a clear judgment, so she did not wait for Wang Shu this time. After the distance between them gradually widened, Ai Li said to Wang Shu behind her:
"I'll go first."
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
The white dog under the moon rushed quickly and soon met the army led by veteran General Roning.
And in front of them was Yama Luo who was running.
Ai Li shouted directly to Roning while running:
"Lord Ronin, I am Rei, the security officer of the Zion Progressors. I will assist you in the battle."
Ronnie glanced at Ai Li who was running. He had also heard of the name of Moon Dog in the army.
The legendary Rewi was very outstanding. She showed excellent qualities since she joined the Zion military system, so she became a level 4 warrior at the age of 22.
He is simply a genius among geniuses.
But later, Ronin heard that Ai Li was so unselfish that he actually quit the official army system of law enforcers for a warlock.
He transferred to the Law Enforcer Guard system, became an executive officer, and began working for the Zion Progressives.
They would not approve of such a genius being the security captain or a pawn of a sorcerer researcher.
The military was very sad about this for a long time, and even Roning himself couldn't help but secretly scold Rewi Alley for being in love...
I didn't expect that they would meet at this time. This Ai Li didn't seem to be as bad as I imagined.
"Very good, Ms. Ai Li, the monster we are chasing is level 5, suspected to be a lord, half-orc in form, with ancient sounds and strange sounds, and its name is unknown.
It is strong, agile, skilled in using a heavy sword, and has powerful fighting skills. It is definitely not an ordinary monster.
Although it is seriously injured at this time, its fighting power is still terrifying enough to frighten people, so please be careful when fighting. "
After hearing Luo Ning briefly describe Yan Luo's abilities, Ai Li frowned slightly:
"I see. Thank you for your reminder, Lord Roning. I will stop it for you."
"Stop? Wait, little girl..."
Before Roning could finish his words, Ai Li had already rushed forward. Her speed was faster than Roning and the others.
And Ai Li also saw that Roning was seriously injured at this time.
If this kind of battle with high-level monsters turns into a street fight.
There is a high probability that the warriors will need to take action personally to intercept and risk their lives. After all, there is no way to use heavy weapons in street fighting. That would be a really bad situation, even difficult to handle.
Now everyone is running on the road. If we can stop Yan Luo and resolve the fight on the street, that would be the best outcome.
Ai Li ran on all fours, her expression gradually becoming ferocious. Her dog mouth began to grow longer, and her ears became longer than usual, but her hair began to grow shorter, which was more suitable for running.
At this time, her speed had been increased to the extreme, and she caught up with Yan Luo in just a few breaths.
Woo woo!
Yan Luo turned his head to look at the dog on his left hand side and frowned slightly. Another human who possessed the power of the ancient gods? Like the old man before
Yan Luo ignored Rewi Alley's words and continued running, but Rewi Alley beside him suddenly shouted:
"Can you understand me? Where is Xu Le?"
Xu Le? I don’t know him. I don’t even know what this human is talking about.
roar!
Yan Luo roared at Ai Li, but he had regained his composure at this time. There was no anger in this roar. He was simply releasing the aura of fear, trying to make this human retreat.
However, Ai Li obviously could not understand what Yan Luo meant, or rather, neither side could understand it.
"Forget it, it's more direct to take action."
Ai Li stomped on the ground suddenly, and the road surface under his feet broke into pieces.
She took off her earring in mid-air, and the earring quickly enlarged in her hand, and then broke.
bite!
Yan Luo raised his hand to block the mace, and both sides were surprised at the power of the other.
Ai Li was surprised that Yan Luo's power was so great that her full-strength attack was easily blocked by the opponent.
What surprised Yan Luo was that this human could actually have the strength to fight against him? Interesting.
In any case, Ai Li's heavy blow had a decisive effect.
Especially her attack, which really made Yan Luo stop, allowing veteran Luo Ning and others to catch up.
Yan Luo glanced behind him, turned around and was about to run again, but Ai Li, holding the mace, flashed back twice and stood in front of him.
"Moonquake!"
bite!
Another heavy blow, Ai Li incorporated some of the energy of the Red Moon Spirit into his weapon to increase the power of the stick.
However, her attack was once again easily blocked by Yan Luo.
But this time, Yan Luo's expression was not very good. It seemed that it was very disgusted with the power used by Ai Li.
"The power of the Moon Spirit? Warlocks who blasphemed my Lord, you all deserve to die."
A big sword as big as a door panel was suddenly swung over. Ai Li distinguished the trajectory of the attack and jumped up to dodge.
Yan Luo could easily block her attacks, but Ai Li could only dodge Yan Luo's attacks and could not use weapons to resist them. She was very clear about this.
Just now, veteran Roning fought against Yan Luo with the strength of a giant, and he would suffer serious internal injuries.
The giant is already an advanced biological fruit. Veteran Ronin is experienced, and his development of the fruit is definitely far superior to hers.
Even Roning couldn't resist the attack, so she certainly couldn't resist it, so she could only dodge.
roar!
Yan Luo became angry again and swung the door-panel sword in his hand continuously, but Ai Li dodged his heavy blows again and again.
Ai Li was full of energy at this time, so this level of dodge was nothing for her.
The main thing is the giant sword wielded by Yan Luo, which seems to be getting faster and faster as his anger rises.
After dodging several times, Ai Li was forced into a corner, with a residential building behind her.
Feeling the concrete wall behind him, Ai Li glanced at the clothesline on his right and frowned slightly.
"Using continuous blows to force me into a residential building? Was it intentional?"
Just as Ai Li was surprised, Yan Luo stabbed straight at her!
In this position, she can only dodge. If she blocks head-on, she will definitely be killed.
But if you avoid it... there are residential buildings behind it.
"Ms. Alley, stand back."
Ai Li was stunned, then he grabbed the clothesline and jumped up.
And Yan Luo under him was repelled by continuous heavy gunfire.
Some bullets had penetrated its skin and part of its muscles, but the Level 5 Lord was too strong, and most of the bullets were unable to penetrate the surface of the muscles.
Yan Luo shook his body, and the bullets fell down.
Veteran Ronin has transformed into a giant again, and swung the wolf-tooth club in his hand at the same time.
boom!
Yan Luo fought with him, but the oppressive feeling given to him by the old man was far less intense than before.
Yan Luo exerted force suddenly, and the giant sword of the door panel pushed the mace to spin in the air.
This action stunned all the warriors present.
This is a very common technique in combat, which is used to relieve force or remove the opponent's weapon, but this technique is usually only used by humans!
Veteran Roning was very experienced. In order to prevent the weapon from falling out of his hand, his arm turned around with Yan Luo.
But his attention was diverted to the weapon in his hand, and he did not notice the cruelty in Yan Luo's eyes at this moment!
It simply dropped the weapon in its hand, forcibly grabbed the spiked mace, formed its left hand into a claw, and stabbed the veteran in the heart.
Yan Luo was very fast, and it was too late for Luo Ning to defend himself.
Just as Yan Luo's fingertips pierced Luo Ning's sternum and was about to grab his heart, another mace fell from the sky and hit Yan Luo's fingers.
The fingers bent and twisted instantly, and it was obvious that they were broken.
Ah! ~
Yan Luo screamed. Even though he was strong, he couldn't use his fingers to withstand a full-strength attack from a level 4 fruit warrior.
While roaring, Yan Luo snatched the mace from Luo Ning's hand and then kicked Luo Ning away.
He grabbed the mace and smashed it towards Ai Li who had just landed.
In order to save veteran Luo Ning, Ai Li accelerated and blocked Yan Luo's attack.
But now she had just fallen from the air and had no way to dodge. The only thing she could do now was to take the blow.
boom!
The two iron rods hit each other, and Ai Li, who had no way to retreat, took the blow head-on.
The ground beneath Ai Li's feet collapsed, and her hair was dyed red almost instantly.
This was Yama's full-strength attack in anger.
This blow caused all the capillaries in Ai Li's body to burst, dyeing his hair red.
“Ahem!”
Ai Li spat out a mouthful of blood and was then caught by Yan Luo again.
After the collision, she had no strength to fight back, and couldn't even move.
Just as she had thought just now, the gap in strength between the two sides could not be made up even by the effect of the Moon Dog Fruit.
She could only dodge Yan Luo's attacks and had no way to block them.
If she blocks it, she will definitely suffer serious internal injuries.
The current situation also verifies my previous thoughts, except that her internal injuries are more serious than previously expected.
"Is this the end..."
Looking at the giant in front of her and feeling Yan Luo's fingers getting tighter and tighter, Ai Li suddenly felt reluctant, but she didn't know what she was reluctant about.
Logically speaking, being able to sacrifice in battle can be considered a fulfillment in life.
So, what is she reluctant to give up
When she was on the verge of death, Ai Li suddenly felt her body relax. Was this because Yama had let her go
No, it's the ground beneath their feet that's empty.
As she was surprised, the ground turned into ripples, making it impossible for Yan Luo to stand steadily, and he fell directly into the River of Souls.
Then, Ai Li seemed to fall into the water, and a pair of slender hands were holding her...
Ai Li subconsciously glanced at the hands. Although the position of the palms was a little wrong, they were indeed very slender...
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..." Xu Le forced himself to express a few words.
Rewi Alley:
Countless branches pierced the icy surface of the lake and carried Ai Li out of the River of Souls.
Yama was struggling in the river of soul, and as he struggled, he looked down at his body.
"Mother River?"
Then it looked at Xu Le fiercely, and there was no longer anger in its eyes, but hatred.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
It was saying something with its mouth, but to others it was just a roar.
Only Xu Le understood what it meant. It was cursing...
Another bastard who stole the power of the Mother River!