Chapter 333: Catch 'Fish' (22)

"Xixi knows Beilu Dandi's main body's hiding place."

"This is a piece of news whose truth is hard to determine."

"It's not that Xixi is lying, but rather that this might be a smoke bomb thrown by that Crimson Lady."

"That day, upon sensing someone spying, she used this trick to lure out the spy's identity."

"But if it's not a smoke bomb and is real news, then Luosen could use this to kill that Crimson Lady in one fell swoop."

"Even if the Crimson Lady were defeated, it might not mean ultimate victory, but it would definitely be a heavy blow to De Rui Tan and the War God Clan behind him."

"After careful consideration, Luosen made the final decision."

"\"The current situation is completely different from when I first arrived; I have already established an impregnable foothold in the Elven Empire. \""

"\"Regardless of whether this is bait set up by Beilu Dandi, it's worth a try. \""

"If it is bait, he personally faces no danger—at most he would just be busy for nothing."

"At worst, he could hide underground and continue steady progress."

"If it's true, he would stand to gain greatly."

"Since he intends to act, he must ensure success."

"During these months in the Elven Empire, Luosen has not slowed his efforts to enhance his power."

"He now possesses Legendary 17.2 power, with a soul scale of 330,000—nearly an order of magnitude greater than Beilu Dandi's."

"But this is still not safe enough."

"Because the opponent is a Void God, whose body is made of spirit substance, moving at incredible speed in the void and able to freely enter the Star Realm."

"Although he can also enter the void, as an elemental lifeform his body is heavy and requires breathing to sustain life, so he currently cannot leave the atmosphere."

"Therefore, to truly chase freely in the void, he would definitely be unable to catch up."

"What to do? Naturally, find a way to limit the scope of the chase."

"After thinking, Luosen plans to use the newly obtained Solar Essence to create a brand-new portable power source."

"He doesn't need much—just 100 grams of Solar Essence as a base can generate the power of 10 billion degrees of electricity, or equivalently, the total power released by burning over a million tons of Black Stone."

"With such a massive portable power source as a base, even if War Lord Ha Ge Li Te arrived with the entire War God System, he would be crushed and beaten mercilessly."

"Nor does he need to worry about affordability, because the Natural Empire's High-energy Magic Method Laboratory can already synthesize Solar Essence."

"Current efficiency is low—only 20 grams per day—far from enough for unrestricted use, but sufficient for Luosen's needs."

"With the Magic Method Data provided by Pioneer Dilakes as a foundation, constructing the power source is not particularly difficult—it's just a bit costly."

"Five days later, Luosen produced a brand-new 'Sun Heart'."

"It is much lighter than the previous fission core, weighing only 5 kilograms, about the size of a regular sling bag, and unnoticeable when carried."

"Yet its peak output power can reach an astonishing 100 million Luosen, twice as strong as the Hundred-ton Eternal Heart Luosen set up in Nawat, and it can last ten years."

"With its perfected Law Ring, it can cause the Eleven Law Rings within a 600‑meter‑diameter sphere to fully contract, forming an unbreakable Law Ring Prison."

"Having prepared the prison, he then found Duola."

"\"Infiltrate the Great Life Tree? Master, you've found the right person—I dare say no one knows the Great Life Tree better than I. \""

"Duola said as such."

"Luosen believed her without doubt, after all Duola has lived on the tree for over seven thousand years."

"After studying seriously with Duola for a period, Luosen gained an extremely deep understanding of the Great Life Tree."

"\"It's time to set out. \""

"Luosen left the Faint Light Giant City through a secret passage and returned once more to the surface Atlarasen."

"Upon reaching the ground, it was exactly dusk."

"He wasn't in a hurry, so he waited patiently."

"He waited until the sun set, darkness shrouded Atlarasen, then he set out again, heading all the way toward the trunk of the Great Life Tree."

"Guardian Giant Trees are everywhere around the trunk of the Great Life Tree."

"In terms of alertness density, it is an order of magnitude higher than the Radiant Empire Imperial Palace of old."

"There really is no normal way to sneak in silently."

"But at this moment he carries a Life Talisman capable of fooling the Guardian Giant Trees, and this talisman was crafted by Duola based on a loophole in the defense rules."

"Thus, Luosen passed silently through the Guardian Giant Trees and arrived beside the trunk."

"The trunk is extremely thick and its structure is also very complex."

"Rather than saying it is a great tree, it is more like a three‑dimensional miniature city."

"The tree is inhabited by the most noble high elves of the Elven Empire, and its trunk contains many intricate cavities through which one can walk from the bottom all the way to the treetop."

"Naturally, the cavities are filled with many Great Tree Sentinels, as well as numerous guardian branches made from Elven Souls."

"It can be said that there are no blind spots in its defenses."

"But while there are no hardware blind spots, there are loopholes in the rules."

"After slightly adjusting the Life Talisman on his person, Luosen entered the Great Life Tree."

"When facing patrolling Great Tree Sentinels, he would sneak past them."

"When facing guardian branches controlled by Elven Souls, he would deceive them with the Life Talisman."

"He climbed upward with occasional scares but no real danger, and soon reached the canopy layer."

"The situation in the canopy layer grew ever more complex, with the canopy's spread exceeding 3 kilometers in diameter and a vertical height difference over 1,100 meters."

"The structure is extremely complex, divided into upper, middle, and lower courts, each containing countless tree houses."

"At the same time, the soul mist within the canopy is so thick as to be unbelievable, suppressing Luosen's void vision to less than 200 meters."

"This is practically a three‑dimensional labyrinth."

If it weren't for Duola's guidance, relying on Luosen to figure things out on his own would truly leave him pitch black before his eyes.

After feeling his way forward in this godforsaken place for about half an hour, Luosen successfully found the Stargazing Tree House where Xixi lived.

He did not go inside to see Xixi, but instead created a small disturbance outside.

Peep peep peep~~ peep peep peep~~

It was very faint, but absolutely could not escape the perception of Xixi, whose soul was of legendary 16th-rank.

Sure enough, after a moment, a familiar figure appeared at the back door of the Stargazing Tree House—none other than Miss Xixi, the newly ascended Star Deity.

"Who?"

"Me."

Luosen revealed his form from the darkness; although he had a disguise from the Transformation Technique, he believed Xixi could see through it.

He also knew that Xixi must have guessed that he had once altered her; with her current intellect, she would surely cooperate.

Sure enough, she exclaimed, "How could you be here?"

As expected of a legendary 16th-rank soul, she instantly recognized Luosen.

Sure enough, she showed no hostility, let alone sounded an alarm.

Luosen countered: "Are you being watched?"

Xixi nodded: "I am being watched, but I have found some surveillance blind spots. Our ordinary conversation won't leak information, but we must keep our voices low."

Luosen understood and got straight to the point: "Do you know where Beilu Dandi is?"

Xixi startled: "What do you intend to do?"

"Deal with her."

Xixi could feel Luosen's mighty power, which was indeed far greater than Beilu Dandi's.

But this is the Great Life Tree; Luosen is alone, while Beilu Dandi has countless reinforcements.

"This is too risky!"

Luosen didn't bother explaining further: "I've made ample preparations; tell me her hiding place."

He needed to know the precise location, because the law ring's contraction range is limited; he had to position the prison accurately, lest Beilu Dandi escape.

Xixi's face changed several times, then she whispered softly: "Your Majesty, if we fail, you will get me killed."

"Once I make a move, you can seize the chance to run into the Faint Light Giant City; no one can harm you there."

Xixi immediately had no more worries and promptly gave the place name.

"There are three possible hiding spots, all in the tree's central courtyard."

"One is at the center of the Misty Garden; two is the Thinker's Tree House; three is the Sleeper's Terrace."

"She is hidden deep, her disguise is excellent, and I cannot tell real from fake."

Luosen chuckled: "Oh~ this guy is really crafty."

Pick one of the three, and it's quite possible all three are fake.

The good news is, they're all in the courtyard, with straight-line distances under 200 meters, so they can all be covered by a 600-meter-range law ring prison.

Not knowing his plan, Xixi frowned and said: "This doesn't seem like a good thing, Your Majesty."

Luosen didn't explain either, and went straight to making arrangements.

"I'll head to the courtyard now; as soon as chaos erupts, you must immediately take off your legendary hat from your head to avoid being controlled by De Rui Tan. Then put on this gemstone crown and flee."

He handed her a Level 6 Learned Headgear; wearing it, Xixi would gain +17 soul strength and a 2300× amplification.

Xixi immediately saw the extraordinariness of the Learned Headgear and nodded: "Understood."

Luosen then set off for the courtyard.

He soon arrived at the courtyard.

Next, there were two options.

Either search each of Beilu Dandi's hiding places one by one to confirm her true location.

But Beilu Dandi is very perceptive; such scouting would likely scare her away.

Or find the midpoint of the three hiding spots and directly activate the law ring prison.

After weighing the options, Luosen chose the second route.

After silently reaching the midpoint of the three possible hiding spots, he fiercely focused his will, and the Heart of the Sun surged with violent power, reaching up to 800,000 Luosen per second.

This violent power, bolstered by the Divine Artifact Tsunami Armguards, poured into the local World Law Ring at an inconceivable speed.

The law ring shuddered violently; the Eleven Law Ring rapidly froze, contracted, and formed an extremely sturdy spherical law ring prison with a diameter of 600 meters.

Thanks to the effect of the Tsunami Armguards and the high performance of the Heart of the Sun, the law ring's contraction speed was extremely fast, completing in less than one second.

Less than 0.5 seconds after the contraction finished, Luosen felt the wall of the Eleven Law Ring shudder violently, as if struck hard by something.

Luosen was not startled but delighted: "Great, great, great, we've caught a big fish!"

Such a huge disturbance could only be caused by a powerful deity.

In other words, Beilu Dandi got caught in the law ring prison.

He bolstered himself with a mighty Sound of the High Heaven: "Beilu Dandi, your time has come!"

The commotion caused by the law ring prison and the Sound of the High Heaven was enormous, and the elves on the Great Life Tree instantly fell into chaos.

Large numbers of elf guards charged at Luosen, even including many legendary dragons.

If he were surrounded, Luosen would have to rely on the Heart of the Sun to survive, which would likely affect the stability of the law ring prison.

Fortunately, he had his own way to deal with the siege.

Whoosh~

Luosen's body flickered, and he vanished without a trace.

No matter how the elves searched, they could find no trace of him.

Instead, he had slipped into the Huan Wai Xu Kong outside the Eleven Law Ring.

In the void, Luosen looked down from above at the prison formed by the eleven law rings, searching for Beilu Dandi's figure.

Upon seeing this, Luosen clicked his tongue inwardly: 'Tsk tsk, this is really messy.'

The soul mist in the canopy of the great life tree was already extremely thick, with visibility less than 100 meters.

At this moment, countless Elven guards ran about like headless flies, and a large amount of magic kept being triggered, including many soul spells specifically designed to create mist.

At the same time, the Elven souls within the life tree all became agitated.

Many Elven souls even, taking advantage of the changes in the eleven law rings, shot straight out of the great tree and then ran and flew about wildly.

In a moment, the soul mist shrouding the canopy suddenly increased by an order of magnitude.

This caused Luosen's perception range in the void to drop sharply, leaving less than 20 meters.

Beilu Dandi, this void god, is also extremely cunning.

After failing to escape the first time, she immediately greatly restrained her own power aura, hiding motionless in the 'turbid water'.

In a moment, Luosen actually couldn't find her hiding place.

"Hey, you're playing hide-and-seek with me; then let's see how long you can hide."

He isn't in a hurry at all, because the Heart of the Sun can maintain the law-ring prison for at least ten years.

He bets that these Elves on the tree could never cause a disturbance for ten years.

Wait a few days, and the turbid water will surely clear.

(End of chapter)