Chapter 122: Verification, Great Dao of Myriad Transformations

Boom!

A terrifying energy fluctuation erupted from Shuren Gu, instantly waking the Western barbarians hidden within this area who had formed an alliance with the tree people, as well as other peculiar Western races capable of granting the tree people sentience and mobility.

"What kind of person would actually dare to attack Shuren Gu?"

"Are they courting death? Move out, we must beat this person until not even dregs remain."

"To think there is someone so unafraid of death, daring to offend even Shuren Gu!"

After arriving on the island, this group of figures had discovered the treasure land of Shuren Gu following a brief period of chaos; because it was located in a low-lying area, the trees within Shuren Gu grew for over ten thousand years at a time, and since they had not yet fully regained their sentience, it was a supreme treasure land for Western-specific races, such as the Elves, or rather, for plant controllers.

They could directly activate the corresponding trees that had grown for tens of thousands of years, granting them sentience.

After continuously activating several tree people, they gained the friendship of Shuren Gu, and by relying on these tree people who stood tens or even hundreds of zhang tall, they could easily slaughter other competing rivals of the same kind.

Although the tree people's slow movement speed was a weakness, if used for defense, no one was their match.

It could be said that their days on the island were the most stable and comfortable.

Yet now, someone actually dared to pull the whiskers of the tiger on their heads, and they all became excited at once, wanting to see some blood.

Before they had fully recovered, they heard violent rumbling sounds coming from afar, countless wood chips flew about, and it was as if thunder was vibrating in the sky.

In the deepest part of Shuren Gu, that tallest tree was moving.

Someone could not help but reveal a look of joy on their face.

"It is that ancient tree that is about to become sentient and transform into another race. I never expected this outsider to actually make it take action; we invited it to act several times before, but it was unwilling to move."

"A good thing, this is a good thing. If this one is willing to stand by our side, it will be enough to sweep across the entire Long Dao, and by that time, we will even be able to obtain a Dragon King."

A group of people was excitedly discussing this when suddenly a loud noise erupted from afar, wood chips flew, and emerald-green wood elemental power permeated half the firmament.

"Damn, this person is very strong, to actually be able to make this big shot use such great power?"

Someone exclaimed.

At the same time, the group of people beside them became even more excited.

"To be able to make this big shot use such powerful strength, the opponent must have made it extremely angry; they definitely did something unforgivable. The chances of taking them down now are even greater."

Plant-related figures are usually upright and peaceful; to be able to make it erupt with such great energy, the opponent must have done something very excessive.

"We cannot be too excited. To be able to make this one go to such great lengths, the background of this person must not be small either."

As the group discussed, their speed of advancement slowed down a bit, and they were no longer as excited as before.

After all, that tree person was a veteran powerhouse on this Long Dao, far exceeding their current cultivation realms; even the aftermath of the battle could very likely shatter them into pieces.

Seeing that the battle showed no signs of calming down in the short term, the group was somewhat hesitant and did not want to get too close.

They wanted to hold back, but the tree people who had already become sentient were not like that; hearing the huge commotion coming from over there, the tree people who could not speak moved their feet, walking forward step by step, and as they walked, the ground shook and the mountains swayed, the entire valley seemed to be vibrating, as if a small-scale earthquake had occurred.

The Imperial Heavenly Maiden, who had many grievances and entanglements with Xiao Chen, was also among the crowd; hearing the commotion in the distance, her movements slowed down and she did not move directly forward, already secretly pondering in her heart.

"With such a commotion, I fear the background is not small. To have reached such a point without subsiding, I am afraid the problem is quite significant."

As these thoughts turned, a heaven-shaking roar already came from afar.

A petal of extreme brightness flew out from that patch of heaven and earth, causing a cultivator to look over in curiosity.

"How could there be such a beautiful flower in this valley?"

Before the words had even faded, that petal bloomed in front of them, and divine light stretching a hundred zhang shone in that area; the figure who had spoken was instantly slashed into a sky full of blood rain.

"What is this?"

Someone had not yet come to their senses, not knowing what kind of situation had occurred; the area in front suddenly appeared somewhat empty, and an ancient tree a hundred zhang tall was severed vertically amidst a roar.

Petal after petal drifted about in that heaven and earth, filling the entire space, and among them, several pieces grew into the waist of the tree person, tearing it into several sections.

"Run!"

Seeing the petals covering half the sky, the group changed color and retreated frantically.

The petals drifted down from above the sky, boundless and limitless, formless and shadowless, beautiful to the extreme, but the terror of their lethality was truly shocking.

And further away, the Imperial Heavenly Maiden retreated while clearly seeing the situation on the battlefield.

The moment she saw it clearly, her pupils could not help but constrict.

At the very center of the sky full of petals was a tall and heroic-looking youth.

He was confronting a figure over two meters tall, with a robust body and a head of ink-green long hair; every collision stirred up huge waves, and the rolling aftermath of the battle came in wave after wave, spreading frantically toward the surroundings with the two of them as the center, shattering rocks and breaking grass and trees.

The Imperial Heavenly Maiden was no stranger to that figure over two meters tall, with a robust build and a head of ink-green long hair; that was the greatest secret of Shuren Gu.

That tree person elder, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, or perhaps even longer, was already transforming from the form of a tree person into a human form, and their strength was terrifyingly peerless, no longer inferior to the fierce dragons active on Long Dao.

Normally, this meant that once they transformed from the tree person form into the human form, they could almost be said to be the top figure on Long Dao; as long as they did not contend with those Dragon Kings, they could be said to be the representative of invincibility among human cultivators.

But now, a Human Race cultivator was confronting that existence head-on without falling into a disadvantage—no, it could not be said they were not at a disadvantage, the opponent was even suppressing this tree person elder in the fight.

The sky full of petals, each one containing incredible power, was beautiful to the extreme and also dangerous to the extreme.

At the same time, a Great Dao Treasure Vase floated above that person's head, transforming into a black hole, swallowing the sky full of light.

All the power attacking that person was swallowed by that Great Dao Treasure Vase, and at the same time, five strands of Essence Wolf Smoke rushed out from within that person's body, forming a dragon of blood and Qi above their head.

Terrifying power roamed between this heaven and earth; with every punch and kick, it did not look at all like two humanoid creatures colliding, but rather like two Taigu fierce dragons.

Mountain peaks were shattered by it, and the hundred-zhang-tall tree people who rushed over to help were picked up by the youth with one hand and wielded like a wooden stick.

That battle scene was simply like a figure from ancient mythology walking out, terrifyingly peerless.

In the time it took for these thoughts to turn, several wooden sticks had already been snapped in mid-air by that terrifying figure.

That tree person elder who had already transformed into human form let out a roar, and a violent Divine Sense spread throughout this heaven and earth.

Those hundred-zhang-tall tree people who were originally gathering toward the center, wanting to help that tree person elder, only then stopped their steps one after another, somewhat unwillingly walking toward the outside.

The battle between the two was extremely frenzied, and in the gaps of the battle, the Imperial Heavenly Maiden finally recognized the identity of that humanoid male; he was not a supreme expert on Long Dao, but that strange figure who stayed with Xiao Chen.

She had seen him before, having secretly peered at him from afar in the dense forest for a period of time, and did not know where Xiao Chen had found this figure.

But the other party had not had much of a reputation during this period, and when the various major sects of Long Dao were fighting each other, he had not revealed himself either.

Originally, they thought he was a lucky soul just like Xiao Chen, who had luckily achieved Martial Arts Shattering the Void and arrived in Chang Sheng Jie, but looking at it now, it is far from what they had imagined.

Outside Shuren Gu, Xiao Chen, who had originally planned to take the opportunity to sneak into the valley and set a fire to burn those tree people to death, watched the terrifying battle scene inside the valley and could not help but gulp.

"Damn, is Brother Zhang Xuan this fierce?"

Beside him, the monk Yizhen, who had been staying with him, was also watching with great excitement.

"This is too strong, and his movements are completely devoid of any worldly aura, drifting as if he were independent of the world; he is truly like the Immortal of legend, with petals dancing all over the sky—to think he possesses such powerful abilities."

In the mountain forest, there were other figures peeking at this area, also gasping in succession and staring in dumbstruck amazement.

"Such divine techniques have astonishing lethality and terrifying, boundless strength; even the top-tier figures within the great sects could absolutely not reach this level. How can that person be so strong at such a young age?"

"Such methods are unprecedented and truly shocking; is there any sect that matches these characteristics?"

A group of people were secretly inquiring, but it was difficult to judge.

The techniques from the Zhetian World gave the disciples of many famous sects in Chang Sheng Jie a small shock.

And at this moment, a figure among the crowd suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

"It's over, that tree person elder is finished!"

In the time they had been talking, the scene had undergone intense changes; the Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal hung in the air, and the petals, time and time again, transformed into the most terrifying means of attack.

Meanwhile, the tree person elder's attacks landed in that figure's hands silently, failing to cause any significant ripples at all.

Consequently, as one side grew and the other waned, injuries began to appear on the tree person elder, and blood began to spray.

The many figures on Long Dao were all descendants of famous sects, and at this moment, they vaguely perceived some clues.

"The tree person's attack methods are clearly earth-shattering; even landing nearby could destroy mountains and break rocks, so why is it silent and without a ripple when clashing with that person?"

"Perhaps such top-tier figures control their power with extreme precision, not letting a single trace of the aftermath leak out?"

"No, no, it's clear that when that strike hits other places, infinite power erupts; that is because the opponent used an extremely brilliant technique."

"Is it the 'borrowing force to strike' of that Taiji Grandmaster?"

"It doesn't look like it; the movements are seamless and natural, and all sorts of incredible, marvelous methods fall into his hands and become ordinary attack techniques, unable to cause damage."

A group of people were discussing, while the protagonist of the discussion was already drenched in sweat and shivering all over.

The tree person elder in Shuren Gu had originally thought that since he had transformed from a tree body to a human body, he had reached the ceiling of combat power on Long Dao.

Even compared to the ordinary fierce dragons on Long Dao, he was not inferior in the slightest.

As a result, the suddenly appearing Zhang Xuan taught him a lesson directly; not only was his combat power not a whit inferior to his own, but his physical body was even more terrifying than the Dragon Race, his Qi and blood were continuous, his stamina seemed inexhaustible, and the Divine Power within his body was endless, as if infinite.

What was even more terrifying was that the opponent's attack methods were exquisite to the extreme; heaven knows where such marvelous methods came from—whether it was those petals or the ability in the opponent's hands to turn the magical into the mundane, both were powerful to the extreme.

At this moment, he already wanted to beg for mercy.

"It was merely a misunderstanding; there is no need for us to fight to the death, why not stop here?"

Zhang Xuan casually summoned a tree person that had been beaten into several segments into his hand and chuckled: "It is no longer a misunderstanding now; it is already a blood feud."

He did not want to negotiate peace with this tree person; on Long Dao, the law of the jungle prevails.

Therefore, after the tree person elder sensed Zhang Xuan, he attacked fiercely without hesitation.

If Zhang Xuan had been slightly weaker before, he would have died directly; now that Zhang Xuan held the upper hand, he would naturally not be lenient.

The movements in his hands did not stop at all; he gained more insights from battling this person, especially regarding One Thought Flower Blooms, King Over the World, and Myriad Transformations Sacred Art.

In this intense battle, Zhang Xuan felt that the Origin he had previously integrated into his body became even more harmonious, his Qi channels became increasingly long, and his potential was further stimulated by such a battle.

The Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal hung in the air, and continuous attacks swept in from all directions; the tree person elder wanted to escape, but he could not escape at all and was directly stuck by Zhang Xuan.

In the later stages, he was completely unable to resist and could not leave even if he wanted to; he could only be used by Zhang Xuan for experimentation, even though Zhang Xuan could already defeat or even kill him directly.

Yet Zhang Xuan did not make a move to finish him, but instead used him to hone his skills; he could feel the opponent's attacks becoming increasingly fluid and the various profound methods becoming more and more natural, and he groaned inwardly.

But if he were to stop resisting and just die, he could not bear it, so he could only fight here with a feeling of extreme humiliation.

When he sensed that the opponent's attacks and movements had not improved much and remained as they were before, he immediately understood that this battle had reached its end; he could no longer provide pressure for the opponent, nor could he serve as a sparring partner, so everything was over.

A Great Dao Treasure Bottle descended from the sky, directly enveloping him and swallowing him whole.

Zhang Xuan stood atop an ancient tree, overlooking the entire scene; the whole place was silent.

(End of this chapter)