Free Web NovelChapter 355: Chapter 350: The Sea of Trees Sweeps Over, the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom
VMM.
The Ghostly Flood Dragon fell to the ground and vanished without a trace.
The wind blew past, and an eerie silence fell over the battlefield.
In the distance.
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation stood frozen in place, utterly stunned.
’Did it burrow into the ground?’
’No, it just... vanished.’
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation activated its divine sense, scanning the area several times, but found nothing.
’So, I’m safe...’
’Bullshit!’
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation bit the tip of its tongue!
It completely extinguished the ridiculous thought!
Then, without another word, it turned and fled at top speed!
This scene made it obvious that an unknown third party had interfered.
And although this party had ambushed Su Ye, seemingly saving its life...
...it in no way meant this unknown force held any goodwill toward the Eternal Hunt and the other gods.
After all, if they had good intentions, why wait until both sides had played all their cards and fought to the point of exhaustion before making a move?
Their intention to profit from the conflict was self-evident!
’So...’
’Run!’
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation let out a sharp cry. A golden-red light flared as it fled into the distance with massive strides.
Wounded by the Sea of Deep Blue, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation had temporarily lost its ability to fly, but with its god-descended body, it was no slower on foot.
BOOM!
Everywhere its feet landed, the ground shattered. Earth and rock exploded outward, creating a powerful reactive force that allowed the Eternal Hunter Incarnation to glide across huge distances at a time!
However... it still wasn’t fast enough!
VMM!
The ground trembled. From the direction of Giant Stone City, countless gray-black branches burst from the earth, surging forward like a tidal wave!
’The aura of Divine Power...?!’ The Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s heart pounded, and its expression changed drastically.
’This is...’
’The Fog Forest?!’
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation roared, a sense of absurdity rising in its mind.
This ancient god, whose divine kingdom had fallen and who had been declared dead by the gods of the Northern Territory, wasn’t truly gone. It had even... retained this level of ability to interfere with the mortal world?!
’Cyan Rong... you fool.’
’You actually wanted to seize Its godhood... This was a trap to lure you in!’
Cyan Rong and the God of Mist Forest—the domains of these two gods were similar. If one could devour the other, it would be a massive boost, even without any special rituals!
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation was certain that one of the reasons the God of Mist Forest allowed its divine kingdom to fall in the Northern Territory...
...was definitely to target Cyan Rong!
"Heh... I suppose you could say I saved your life, then?" the Eternal Hunter Incarnation muttered bitterly.
It had interfered, causing Cyan Rong to postpone its trip to the Fog Forest and avoid entering the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom.
As for an incarnation being slain by Su Ye... losing one isn’t a fatal blow for a main god of the Northern Territory, after all.
However...
The entrapment failed.
So now, was the God of Mist Forest just going to devour its prey by force?
"Heheh..."
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation gave a miserable laugh. Watching the sea of trees draw ever closer, it simply stopped moving.
It spread its arms, closed its eyes, and maintained the dignity of a god.
"Come on, then!" The Eternal Hunter’s eyes were sinister!
The next moment.
WHOOSH.
Its figure was completely swallowed by the sea of trees!
VMM.
Branches extended, and a gray mist spread!
The entire area around Giant Stone City was enveloped by the sea of trees, transforming into a stretch of fog forest!
Moreover.
If one were to look down from high above at this moment, they would see it.
In the Land of the Fallen God, the main body of the Fog Forest, the part that covered the most ground, began to tremble!
This bizarre, mist-shrouded forest was like a single, writhing living creature of flesh and blood. Using its roots as tentacles, it continuously squirmed in the direction of Giant Stone City.
Villages, rivers, hills... all geographical features along its path were devoured by the Fog Forest!
In just half a day, this small patch of fog forest near Giant Stone City made contact with the Fog Forest of the Fallen God, merging with it seamlessly!
At this point.
The Fog Forest’s rampage finally came to a halt.
The devoured area was now filled with gray mist and a chaotic growth of gnarled trees.
Nature revealed its most frenzied and twisted side, a sight that would make anyone shrink back in fear!
...
「Meanwhile.」
It could have been a few dozen seconds, or it could have been a century.
After a long period of darkness, Su Ye’s consciousness finally stirred.
’I was ambushed!’
This was his first thought upon waking.
’An unknown third party took advantage of my battle with a powerful enemy to ambush me!’
’The secretive bastard...’
’They deserve to die!’
Su Ye’s mind was grim, and his killing intent was bone-chilling.
He held a grudge!
’But... even though I was careless and got ambushed...’
’...the situation isn’t as bad as I thought...’
Su Ye’s gaze shifted as he looked around.
He was surrounded by a resilient and tough barrier of pale red flesh, covered in blood vessels. It looked eerily like the inside of some living creature.
But upon seeing this scene, Su Ye let out a sigh of relief.
He was very familiar with it. This was the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s Flesh Shield!
Needless to say, this had to be Jiaojiao’s doing.
She must have done it to protect him after he fell unconscious.
"Jiaojiao, thank you."
"Mmm..."
"Master, you’re finally awake..."
Jiaojiao’s voice rang in his mind.
Compared to her usual energetic and mischievous self, her voice was a little weak.
Like a kitten that hadn’t had enough sleep.
"How long was I out? And... what about your condition?" Su Ye asked with concern.
"Master, you were unconscious for two to four hours."
"My condition is... okay."
"It’s just that, after we fell into the ground earlier, we seem to have been teleported to another space."
"The minor spatial turbulence during the teleportation affected the ship’s Arrays. I need to sleep for a while to repair them... Mmm, Jiaojiao is going to sleep now..."
As she spoke, Jiaojiao’s voice gradually faded to nothing.
However, through his Harmony sense, Su Ye could confirm...
...that Jiaojiao’s condition was stable.
It was just as she’d said; she only needed to sleep for a while.
"Phew..."
’It’s good that you’re okay.’ Su Ye felt a little relieved, but also a bit helpless.
’Honestly... were you so tired you could barely stay awake, but still forced yourself to wait for me?’ Su Ye shook his head, but the corners of his lips curled into a smile.
Then.
With a tap of his finger, the fleshy walls parted, revealing the scenery outside.
WHOOSH.
A slight breeze stirred.
It carried the scent of rotting leaves.
And...
’Toxins?’
Su Ye’s nose twitched, and he raised an eyebrow.
The air was filled with toxins!
The toxicity wasn’t particularly strong; a second-rank creature could resist it.
But a mortal with a flesh-and-blood body would likely feel unwell within a quarter of an hour, and might even pass out.
Even a Qi Refining cultivator would be in mortal danger if they stayed here for several months!
"What the hell is this place... even the air is poisonous?"
He muttered.
Su Ye stepped out from the fleshy walls and gazed around.
Then, he froze.
A host of sights flooded his vision.
A canopy of leaves that blotted out the sky, giant black-gray trees with twisted trunks, ghastly white fungi and mushrooms growing rampant, faint light filtering through the thickets, and... a dense, ubiquitous gray fog!
Even though it was midday, the canopy and dense fog made the visibility pitiful. Anything more than a hundred meters away seemed to be in another world!
Su Ye couldn’t even see the entire deck of the Ghostly Flood Dragon.
"This..."
Su Ye felt as if he and the Ghostly Flood Dragon had... crashed in some primeval forest?
Wait a minute.
’Spatial teleportation?’
’A primeval forest?’
’And... this pervasive, dense gray fog?’
Several keywords connected in his mind, causing Su Ye’s expression to tighten and his pupils to shrink.
He thought of a certain, very bad possibility.
The place mentioned in the intel, the Divine Fall Land of Mist Forest Divine Kingdom...
...seemed to be exactly like this?
