Chapter 2445

The battle has begun, with the four great powers of the Water Civilization joining forces against the massive tree‑man phantom formed from over ten thousand blood‑red divine trees.

The Nether Dragon Ancestor is the strongest; though his stature is far smaller than the tree‑man's, a clash of experts isn't about size—it's about laws and divine power.

Super‑eternal‑level power can shatter spatial barriers, rendering even treasure‑like earth as fragile as tofu scraps.

But the tree‑man is even stronger!

Xiao Feng observed from a distance; as soon as the battle started, the tree‑man unleashed terrifying power, waves of law cascading toward the Nether Dragon Ancestor and the other three mighty warriors, as if the very will of the cosmos had descended.

The blood‑red tree‑man employs the power of the life law, attaining a level nearly half a step into the Dao Ancestor realm.

Unfortunately, this law has already been proven by the myriad lords; unless a tree in the forest exceeds their mastery of the life law, it cannot achieve the Dao.

The life law's assault is not just a power clash; it primarily seizes vitality.

Wherever the layers of blood‑colored ripples spread, all vitality is sapped—plants and microorganisms are drained dry by the blood‑red tree‑man and perish, unable to resist.

The Nether Dragon Ancestor has existed for at least a billion years, his lifespan undoubtedly vast, almost endless.

Yet against the tree‑man's law assault, he is hard‑pressed, feeling as though he could wither and age at any moment.

The Golden Toad Ancestor and the Black Turtle Ancestor lend aid; the Golden Toad Ancestor practices the reincarnation law, which governs time, slowing the blood‑red tree‑man's pace to gain precious time.

The Black Turtle Ancestor cultivates the law of cold; with each exhalation and movement, there is no

An endless chill blankets the heavens and earth, reaching hundreds of billions of kilometers outward, leaving even Xiao Feng shivering with extreme cold.

In other words, there is virtually no water in the surrounding heaven and earth; otherwise, it would quickly form frost blizzards that would freeze the endless land.

Even so, the cold and time law still plunge the crimson leaf forest into stagnation, slowing its movement to a crawl.

The Nether Dragon Ancestor seizes the moment, unleashing his supreme law—the law of fear—bypassing the tree‑man's phantom to strike the souls of the tens of thousands of trees beneath.

Fear is a type of emotion and also a branch of the soul law.

As the chief disciple of the Emotional Law's Great Accomplished Dao Ancestor, the Pole World Dragon Emperor, the Nether Dragon Ancestor has already attained the height of mastery in this law; if not for his master having reached the peak, he could not advance further, yet he still hopes to become a Dao Ancestor.

His soul is immensely strong; the law of fear sweeps the land, making the souls of the tens of thousands of blood‑red divine trees tremble and shudder.

When fear reaches its peak, the soul can shatter—what is known as being "scared to death".

When those trees fuse together, they become extraordinarily strong—even super‑eternal‑level beings cannot kill or defeat them.

But they also have a weakness—their souls!

What fuses is only vitality and the power of law; the soul cannot be merged.

It is precisely for this reason that the Nether Dragon Ancestor will intervene, confident he can overcome them.

Clearly, the Nether Dragon Ancestor and the other experts have long prepared for this day; it's not like Xiao Feng, who merely happened to pass by and just discovered the blood‑red forest.

The two laws collide, and the fight is fierce.

Emperor Jiang is just a soy‑sauce player, but he also helps to seal—

the spatial function, preventing the blood‑red tree sea from collectively moving and fleeing.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng couldn't help but worry: "Will this forest sea fall to the Water Civilization's experts?"

This is the treasure he's set his sights on; consuming it all might even let him transform again and attain true supremacy.

But given the situation, it's not advisable to intervene.

If he rashly joins the fight, he could be ganged up by both sides, leaving himself as the unlucky one.

He can only continue to watch, hoping to sit back and reap the rewards.

"Friend, please leave."

Then a wave of divine sense swept over, expelling Xiao Feng.

Given the spiritual sense strength of the Water Civilization's four experts, Xiao Feng cannot hide—he will surely be detected.

The reason they didn't chase him off before acting is likely that they didn't consider this late‑stage eternal human worth their notice.

This divine sense came from Emperor Jiang; Xiao Feng finds it quite familiar, like something from a game world, but stronger.

But comparatively, his transformation far exceeds Emperor Jiang's; over the years, having evolved from a planetary level to this state, Emperor Jiang can no longer recognize him.

Xiao Feng calmly replied, "What if I don't?"

Emperor Jiang's divine sense gave a cold chuckle: "Want to play the mantis? You need real strength; you're nowhere near enough."

Xiao Feng's intent to stay put is obvious at a glance.

At this level, experts have no need for tricks or ambushes; their souls perceive all, and anyone approaching is transparent.

Whether they strike first or later, the result can be predicted.

The only uncontrollable factor is how well they know their opponent.

Xiao Feng is unaware of the Water Civilization's four experts' trump cards, and they don't know his strength either.

But judging by appearances, Emperor Jiang

one side seems not to regard Xiao Feng as a threat.

This suits Xiao Feng fine; he's happy to watch, waiting for them to weaken each other so he can swoop in and reap the greatest reward.

Boom~

Space began to collapse as the blood‑red tree‑man launched a counterattack.

The law of fear inflicted severe soul‑level agony, shattering the souls of some saplings.

To check the enemy, they unleashed a massive life‑devouring assault, seeking to drain the Nether Dragon Ancestor's vitality and end the fight.

The result was that the violent law and divine power ripped the spatial barrier apart, causing widespread spatial turbulence.

Super‑eternal power is terrifying; countless layers of space are being squeezed, and even Emperor Jiang's strength can't hold it back for long.

At this point, the trees of the crimson leaf forest could easily flee if they wished.

But fleeing into the spatial turbulence isn't necessarily wise—if they get scattered, they'd be easier to defeat one by one—so they stayed united and kept fighting the powerful enemy.

Hum~

An even vaster soul power poured down, the high-level Secret Art of terrifying laws was being released.

Although Xiao Feng wasn't the target of the fear law, being hundreds of billions of kilometers away still affected him; a faint dread welled up inside, sparking an urge to run.

Translation: "Xiao Feng was not the target of the terrifying law, but even though he was hundreds of billions of kilometers away, he was still affected; a vague sense of fear rose deep in his heart, and he felt an urge to flee."

We need to keep numbers exactly: "hundreds of billions of kilometers" => "hundreds of billions of kilometers". Could also be "hundreds of billions of kilometers". Keep as is.

Fortunately, the effect was slight; his soul's resolve was strong, and he shook it off in an instant.

Translation: "Fortunately, this influence was minor; his soul will was already very firm, and he overcame it instantly."

The soul‑law clash is invisible to the eye, but all the more dangerous.

Translation: "The clash of soul laws is invisible to the naked eye, yet it is even more perilous."

Xiao Feng sensed that within the tree sea, at least several dozen somewhat weaker trees have already had their souls extinguished and died. According to the trend, if the divine trees of the crimson leaf forest have no way to resist the soul law, they are likely to be worn down one by one and defeated.

Translation: "Xiao Feng sensed that in the sea of trees, at least several dozen weaker trees had already had their souls extinguished and died. Following the trend, if the divine trees of the red-leaf sea have no way to restrain the soul law, they are likely to be worn down one by one and defeated."

We need to keep "at least several dozen" => "at least several dozen". Could be "at least several dozen". Keep numbers? Not given exact number, just "several dozen". We'll translate as "several dozen". "had their souls extinguished and died" => "had their souls extinguished and died". "worn down one by one and defeated" => "worn down one by one and defeated". Good.

Just as he was

This line seems incomplete: "Just as he was". Probably continues next line.

When the divine trees were worried, suddenly, an overbearing divine soul power burst forth!

That intense divine soul essence power instantly pushed back the terrifying law, neutralizing its effect.

Xiao Feng widened his eyes.

"It's an imperial soul! Nearly a complete imperial soul!"