Chapter 157

Deep within the mysterious roots of the Establishing Tree, a lotus platform was floating, and a small ghostly fire drifted within it.

"Huh? Hehe, could the newcomer be the general of Net Float?" Huan Long sensed everyone's arrival and laughed lightly.

"That damned thing! Sure enough, it's waiting for us here." San Yue Qi fumed, shouting toward the distant wisp of ghostly fire: "Come out, Huan Long!"

"Benefactor, you've come too? Don't be anxious, the young lady hasn't finished her makeup yet." Huan Long's voice was languid and relaxed, as if she paid no heed to anyone present.

Demon Slayer World—

"Still the benefactor, still the benefactor! It's her who gave Miss Tingyun……"

Shan Yi gritted his teeth in anger, wishing he could rush up and kick Huan Long's rear hard. Of course that was impossible……so he pinned his hopes on Xing, hoping Xing could strike Huan Long two more times in his stead.

"Tch, I thought Huan Long was someone else; after all this fuss it's just a ball of fire, not looking all that strong……" Yi Zhi Zhu pursed his lips, bewildered why Jing Yuan was still standing there—shouldn't he charge forward and finish her off?

"You pighead, please use your brain and think: if Huan Long were really this easy to handle, would Jing Yuan still need to call the train crew?" Shan Yi glanced contemptuously at Yi Zhi Zhu, "When strong fighters clash, you must first probe!"

"Besides, I always feel Huan Long is scheming something tremendous using the Establishing Tree……She won't be like that Abundant Mystic Deer, linking herself to the Establishing Tree, becoming unkillable, unbeatable, will she?"

"If that's really the case……then General Jing Yuan might be in danger." Recalling when Xing and the others beat the Abundant Mystic Deer, that terrifying regenerative capacity—Tan Zi Lang also witnessed it firsthand.

The Demon Slayer Corps often compared the Abundant's self-healing with the demons under Wu Can, but in reality everyone knows the Abundant's healing ability far surpasses that of demons—no matter how hard to kill a demon, it will die, yet once one relies on the Abundant's power……that is truly an immortal indestructible body.

Huan Long remained immersed in the Establishing Tree she had just obtained, her words full of intoxication: "No wonder the Medicine King's Secret Legacy inspires such confidence……this Establishing Tree's immortal traces truly possess the power of transformation and rebirth."

"Everyone, be careful." Jing Yuan gazed warily around, finally fixing his eyes on Dan Heng, his trust as it had been years prior: "Dan Heng, I entrust my back to you."

Dan Heng nodded solemnly: "I understand."

"Huan Long… what is she doing?" Upon hearing Huan Long mention the Medicine King's Secret Legacy, San Yue Qi felt a vague sense of foreboding.

As several people approached the lotus platform, suddenly a cluster of flames descended onto it, blazing fiercely, while the mystic lotus shot up, parting the clouds above. In an instant, a woman over a hundred zhang tall, towering like a mountain range, descended from the heavens and appeared before everyone.

She seemed to be seated, but due to her enormous stature, amidst the mist everyone could barely make out her upper half.

She lightly waved her fan, her skin bluish-gray; although her features were lovely, her dark green lips gave her an air of gloom and eeriness throughout.

Baki World—

"This… this is the Great King of Annihilation……"

The moment their gazes crossed with Huan Long's, Lie Hai Wang swiftly averted his own gaze.

For some reason, the instant their golden eyes met, Lie Hai Wang felt a strange sensation crawl up his spine, like a long centipede waving countless fine tendrils.

He suddenly felt the wound on his right foot—the one that the skin‑eating beast had bitten—begin to itch.

How… what's going on……

Lie Hai Wang removed his prosthetic leg, unwrapped the bandage, but the sight before him sent a chill down his entire spine.

Only to see his skin seem to come alive, beginning to writhe slowly; he could feel his flesh and bone as if they were about to break through the healed skin and regrow.

"It's the power of Abundance……" De Chuan stared, wide‑eyed, "Could Lie Hai Wang's leg grow back?"

When the Star God's power radiated through the light curtain into their world, even a mere trifling strand left De Chuan's shock beyond compare.

This is the Star God……At this very moment, as the most powerful man in Japan, De Chuan finally grasped the feeling of awe and worship that the original pioneers of the Immortal Vessel experienced upon first beholding the Abundant's divine traces.

This is indeed an irresistible temptation for humanity.

Overlord—

Inside the great underground tomb of Na Sa Li Ke.

An Zi's gaze shifted from Huan Long's massive, mountain‑like form on the light curtain to Di Mi Wu Ge Si.

"——How goes the experiment, Di Mi Wu Ge Si?"

"Indeed the wound is steadily healing, but the speed is not fast, akin to ordinary healing magic." To show immediate effect, Di Mi Wu Ge Si promptly slit his own palm, and sure enough, the cut surface writhed as it healed.

It looks a bit grotesque……seems to be only a mild manifestation of Abundant's power.

An Zi surmised that the light curtain would block and isolate most of the power, only affecting them slightly when the battle within the curtain or a surge of immense power occurred.

An Zi recalled seeing the 【Memory】 Star God in the simulated universe at that moment, unable to resist plunging into a brief reverie—though only a few seconds long, the Star God in the simulation was not the true entity……which left him quite uneasy at the time.

The Star Core activated the Establishing Tree, and Huan Long then stole its power, but this was merely the power of an emissary……An Zi could not imagine what the world would become when the true Star God appeared.

"Everyone, do you see this lovely physical form?" Huan Long languidly propped her head on one hand: "……The Abundant's divine traces live up to their name. Let me see what I can do with her."

She lightly lifted her left hand, and two lotus flowers drifted up from the mist. A few petals gave a gentle shake; in the next second, Xing and the others, who had just caught a faint fragrance, suddenly felt their legs go weak as a large portion of their strength was drained away.

Huanlong was quite pleased with this, chuckling: "Very well, then use the power granted to the immortal vessel for eternal life, to bring destruction upon you!"

"Everyone, be careful! Huanlong has seized the power of the Establishing Tree for her own use." Jingyuan's formation blade appeared, protecting everyone before him, "Exert yourselves to annihilate these phantom flowers; I will shatter her physical body."