Chapter 694: War Demon Tree

Ding~

Enter team Dungeon "Xianluo Zhicheng".

Dungeon requirement: None

Dungeon restriction: None

Clearance requirement: None

Dungeon mode: Free Exploration

Dungeon duration: Six hours

(Dungeon end countdown: 5 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds)

At this moment, Su Sheng and his party are standing in a massive plaza.

Behind them is an old, mottled Teleport Array, which appears to be on the verge of collapse.

"Free Exploration Dungeon?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Su Sheng furrowed his brows; black aura swirled around…

It's Demon Energy!

Although the environment hasn't reached Demon Energy suppression, it is indeed Demon Energy.

It's a city suffused with Demon Energy.

"What do you suggest? Split up? Or maybe…"

Lin Huan was also surveying the surroundings.

A city of massive scale; just by the size and layout of this plaza… it feels this city's size even exceeds Zhuque Main City!

That's rather astonishing.

"Don't get hung up on that; we have trouble!"

Su Sheng looked up toward the front!

Boom!

The ground trembled slightly.

A massive silhouette appeared at the edge of the plaza, standing dozens of meters tall, with snarling branches twisting.

Lin Huan immediately nocked an arrow!

Swish~

A fiery red Arrow Shot pierced the air.

Poof~

War Demon Tree (Elite Boss)

Level: 61

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Lin Huan is exactly level 50, cannot discern this War Demon Tree's attributes.

Su Sheng immediately spurred his mount and charged.

Taunt!

War Demon Tree (Elite Boss)

Level: 61

HP: 4000000

Attack: 9500

Defense: 12000

Skills: Whip Lash, Earth Tremor, War Stomp, Demon Energy Explosion…

Description: A war ancient tree polluted by Demon Energy.

"How perverse…"

Glug~

Everyone, seeing the attributes, couldn't help but gasp; this Elite Boss is just that over the top.

Although the Yanhuang elite are present, without using skills they can't break its defense, right?

"Not a big problem! Let's fight!"

Su Sheng wasn't surprised; any monster linked to the Demon Race will have stronger attributes.

But… since it's a tree!

Then it's easy; Li Wenwan is with us.

Sure enough!

Wail~

A Fire Phoenix surged into the sky!

Boom!!

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It dealt over twenty thousand damage directly, and visibly a flame covered the entire War Demon Tree… Phoenix Flame Trigger!

Swish swish swish~

Immediately after, seven or eight blazing red arrows flew over~

It turned out to be arrows that Lin Huan had infused with fire element.

Burn burn burn~

Each arrow slammed into the War Demon Tree, exploding into flame and dealing several thousand damage… Though the single‑target damage couldn't match Li Wenwan's, the sheer number and speed were impressive!

Just a single encounter, and the health dropped by a large chunk.

The main reason is…

It suppressed healing!

Seeing this, everyone's morale surged instantly.

"Kill!"

Su Sheng clicked his tongue, a bit regretful; his level was still one short, otherwise having learned Red Flame Lion and Crimson Flame Mighty Lion Stance, he could have added fire magic damage.

Fine, let's go ahead…

Otherwise we'd be overtime!

Huan Jie and Li Wenwan's damage output was too high.

"Holy Words…"

"Holy Words…"

Feng Wu Jiu Tian immediately applied a buff to Su Sheng!

Falling Demon Body!

Su Sheng instantly activated Falling Demon Body and glanced at his own status.

Tsk…

His attack and defense directly broke past nine thousand, just reaching nine thousand something, terrifyingly so; compared to the boss from earlier this year, the gap is only a few days' worth.

If I were to trigger Lion's Fury now, my attributes would probably match this War Demon Tree guy directly… Of course, my health couldn't keep up.

Moreover, combined with Lion King Stance, it would likely crush it outright.

But Lion King Stance only lasts five seconds… *cough cough*, five seconds is truly manly.

Hoo~

The War Demon Tree swung a massive branch down, accompanied by a violent whooshing sound!

Although Su Sheng was in Mounted State, he pulled the reins and sidestepped.

Bang~

The huge branch struck the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and even the blue bricks of the plaza cracked slightly.

Even though in Mounted State, moving left and right isn't very agile.

But this kind of dumb attack Su Sheng could still easily dodge.

But at that moment, that massive branch swept horizontally.

This time, there was no way to avoid it; the coverage area was huge.

Su Sheng immediately raised his shield!

Defensive Stance!

Bang~

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Su Sheng grinned, "That's it."

Combined with Falling Demon Body and Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens' Holy Word Buff, Su Sheng's attack and defense both broke past nine thousand.

Also, the damage immunity from Defensive Stance and the Knight class's damage reduction; if not for the size suppression combined with the branch‑swing skill multiplier, this level‑61 Elite Boss probably wouldn't have broken Su Sheng's defense.

As the boss retracted its branch, Su Sheng also ended Falling Demon Body.

Swish~

The Holy Word effect's stored healing instantly restored the health lost earlier.

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Su Sheng tossed another Taunt to stabilize hate, then decisively launched a charge.

With hate stabilized, the others immediately followed with damage.

Over a thousand elite Yanhuang troops, combined with Li Wenwan's high‑frequency Phoenix Flame…

In less than twenty minutes, this level‑61 War Demon Tree's four‑million health was completely drained!

Of course, the key point was Su Sheng's 100% damage absorption!

Whether it was the Health Axis or the berserk phase, Su Sheng alone bore it all.

Furthermore, the measured command, combined with the Hidden Dragon's strict orders… resulted in zero casualties.

It was just an Elite Boss, even though it was tied to the Demon Race with exaggerated attributes… Yet Yanhuang is no longer weak, let alone its elite Thousand-Person Team.

As for the loot…

An orange glow stood out prominently.

War Tree Core (orange)

Material.

Description: Effect unknown.

Seeing these items, Su Sheng couldn't help recalling the old scholar; these War Demon Trees are actually ancient war trees.

Perhaps… they could be useful for the Spirit Tree.

As for equipment, it's okay…

Almost all are mid‑to‑high quality: a level‑60 purple Leather Armor, two blue armors, and two green ones.

Conforming to standards.

However, how to explore next remains to be determined.

Only six hours.

「Sheng ge! Something! 」

Just then, a voice came.

「Huh? 」

「Bu Er Li Mang? One of the Ten Court Yanluo. 」

He didn't follow Chen Guan to Qiancheng Muxue's side, so he followed and entered the dungeon.

「What is it? 」

Su Sheng's surprised inquiry.

Then…

Su Sheng then saw what was before him, feeling dazed…

Life Divine Stone (orange).

Material.

Description: A mysterious stone imbued with a strong life aura.

This thing had previously stalled our guild for a long time.

「Where did this thing come from? 」

「I just picked it up on the square; on the ground… there was an orange light in the crack, so I curiously pried it open, and it was inside…」