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Within the beast tide.
As they ventured deeper and deeper, the strength of the beasts they faced grew increasingly terrifying.
Seven-Star Dou Zun.
Eight-Star Dou Zun.
"Everyone, we're almost at the end!" Wei Yang suddenly called out.
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the group—already burdened by immense pressure—were momentarily stunned, a flicker of surprise flashing in their eyes. Immediately after, joy spread across their faces.
"The beast tide… it's finally ending?!"
"Quick! Speed up, everyone!" Xiao Yan shouted, waving his hand.
Everyone's spirits lifted at once. Their movements, which had started to slow from exhaustion, suddenly grew fierce again as they forced out the last reserves of Dou Qi within their bodies.
Xiao Yan, Xian'er, and Ah Da each controlled their fire dragons, darting forward and blasting several enormous beasts—each at the peak of Nine-Star Dou Zun—so hard that the creatures screamed in agony, their bodies burned pitch-black by the searing flames.
Seeing the path open, the group behind them quickly followed, flashing past and closing the distance to Wei Yang's position ahead. At this moment, Dou Qi surged wildly through Wei Yang's body.
Controlling nine enormous dragons of black flame, he sent them crashing head-on into several gigantic beasts, each over a hundred meters tall, that stood blocking their way.
Boom!
The terrifying impact instantly turned those monstrous bodies into clouds of blood mist. In that instant, the entire view before them suddenly cleared.
"Go!" Wei Yang shouted in a deep voice, his figure shooting forward like a streak of light.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan and the others immediately followed, streaking out of the tide at full speed. As soon as they completely broke free from the beast tide, the crushing pressure around them vanished in an instant.
Their feet touched the ground, and they turned sharply to look back, Dou Qi instinctively surging within their bodies in case of pursuit. However—to their surprise—the countless beasts behind them did not continue to charge.
Their eyes swept across the surroundings. Everything behind them was now eerily empty. Only about ten meters away, countless massive beasts stood glaring at them with blood-red eyes, roaring madly—yet no matter how they raged, not one dared to charge forward.
The strange scene left everyone momentarily stunned. It was as if there was an invisible barrier stretched before them, stopping the beasts from advancing even a single step. After a brief silence, everyone exhaled heavily in unison.
"We made it out!"
As the group breathed a collective sigh of relief, Hun Yu, Jiu Feng, and the others—who were just a step slower—also emerged from the beast tide one after another. They stood still for a moment, turning back to look at the endless sea of beasts behind them. For a time, no one spoke.
It had been too brutal.
Not long ago, their grand combined force that had entered the beast tide numbered in the thousands. Yet now, barely one-tenth remained.
Dozens of Dou Zun experts, over a thousand Dou Zong powerhouses—all of them buried within that horrifying tide of beasts, their bodies and souls utterly erased.
Fortunately, the strongest of those beasts had only reached the peak of Nine-Star Dou Zun. Had there been stronger ones, their losses would have been unimaginable.
After taking a moment to catch their breath and recover a bit of strength, everyone slowly turned their gaze toward the distance.
There, several thousand meters ahead, stood a colossal ancient tree, its canopy spreading wide enough to cover the sky itself. It stood alone upon a vast plain, towering and majestic.
A dense, serene aura flowed gently above the ancient tree, forming strange, shifting patterns in the air—mysterious and beyond comprehension.
"That… that's the legendary Bodhisattva Ancient Tree?"
"The Bodhisattva Ancient Tree…"
Everyone gazed up from afar, staring at that ancient tree that seemed to connect heaven and earth, exuding an ancient, sacred aura. Their hearts began to pound violently in their chests. The chance to become a Saint was right before their eyes!
Excited gasps and awed murmurs rippled through the group, voices filled with disbelief and exhilaration.
Even for the younger generations of ancient clans like the Gu Clan and Hun Clan, such a legendary existence was something they had only ever read about in ancient texts—never once seen with their own eyes.
"What a massive tree…" Xian'er murmured softly, her delicate hand tightening around Wei Yang's. Her beautiful eyes shimmered with ripples of wonder.
Even though they were still quite a distance away, they could already sense the vastness and majesty of the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree.
Its sprawling canopy covered the heavens like an endless green ocean. It stood proudly between heaven and earth like an ancient divine relic, radiating a profound, timeless aura.
"Let's go."
Wei Yang smiled faintly, then waved his hand and shot forward toward the ancient tree in the distance.
Behind him, Xiao Yan and the others wasted no time resting. They quickly unleashed their movement techniques and followed closely after. When they saw Wei Yang and the others move, Hun Yu and his group couldn't hold back anymore.
Even that man who always wore a gentle smile, Hun Yu, frowned slightly. He couldn't be bothered to rest any longer and said in a low voice, "Let's go, follow them."
As his words fell, the experts of the Hun Clan quickly unleashed their movement techniques and sped forward. Behind them, Jiu Feng and the rest clenched their teeth, pulled out recovery pills, swallowed them on the spot, and then shot forward as well.
In the blink of an eye, figures streaked across the sky again, all hurrying toward Wei Yang's group in the front.
"These guys are really going all out."
Hearing the sharp sound of wind cutting from behind, Wei Yang couldn't help but laugh.
"How could they possibly sit still when they saw you take the lead, Brother Yang?" Xian'er said with a sweet smile.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan and the others behind them also laughed softly.
After all, Wei Yang was the strongest among them. Once he took the initiative to head toward the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree, there was no way Hun Yu and his group would still stay where they were.
At a moment like this, who would care about rest?
Even if they had to burn through their pills, they had to keep up. As they spoke, everyone's speed didn't slow in the slightest; they streaked across the air like flashes of light. Wei Yang lifted his head, staring at the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree growing larger and more magnificent in his eyes.
A faint sense of reverence began to rise from the depths of his heart. Before such an ancient divine existence, whose age was beyond reckoning, no one present could keep their hearts completely calm.
Their speed was extremely fast. The distance of several thousand zhang was covered in just two or three minutes. When they finally reached within several hundred zhang of the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree, their speed gradually slowed until they came to a soft landing.
Not far behind, Hun Yu, Jiu Feng, and the rest, who had been keeping close, also reduced their speed and stopped a short distance away from Wei Yang's group. Their eyes swept briefly over Wei Yang and the others before lifting to gaze upon the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree ahead.
To see the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree up close was a sight far more shocking than anything they had imagined. The colossal trunk, thousands of zhang tall, looked like a divine pillar that connected heaven and earth.
An ancient aura flowed endlessly from its bark.
Above, countless branches and leaves stretched outward in layers, forming a canopy vast enough to cover an entire small city—truly blotting out the sky and the sun.
Thick, pure energy flowed continuously from the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree, spreading across the heavens and earth. From time to time, the sky above would ripple with strange and miraculous phenomena.
Sunlight cascaded from the heavens, shining upon the ancient tree, giving it a faintly translucent glow. A mighty vitality, so intense it made Wei Yang and the others tremble, quietly emanated outward.
Wei Yang's gaze was locked tightly on the incomparably massive Bodhisattva Ancient Tree. The energy it emitted made one feel refreshed, calm, and spiritually clear. Yet, for some reason, deep down, he faintly felt a trace of coldness and unease.
That subtle sense of danger came from his powerful soul perception — something that had always warned him of threats unseen. This time, however, the feeling was faint and almost imperceptible, so much so that anyone less sensitive might have missed it entirely.
Beside him, Xiao Yan, Xian'er, and Ah Da also began to sense something off, though faintly. They exchanged glances quietly, their minds growing more alert.
"This is… the Dou Di's Negative Emotion." Wei Yang's eyes narrowed slightly as he muttered to himself in thought.
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