Chapter 661: Prey and Hunter (13)

Crack!

A bolt of lightning flashed, shattering the night sky, illuminating the heavens and earth, and lighting up the vast, silent, and desolate mountains.

A massive silhouette seemed to flash within the thunderclouds; its head was not visible, nor was its tail, only the faint glimmer of enormous scales could be seen before it vanished in an instant.

If someone could keep their eyes wide open and stare fixedly, they might be able to see a single scarlet eye, as large as a mountain, flashing through the clouds from time to time, looking down at the earth below with cruelty and arrogance.

Thunder rolled and lightning covered the sky, pouring down from the heights; it seemed unsatisfied with wreaking havoc in the firmament and wanted to strike the earth fiercely, venting its rage among the mountains.

The brilliant lightning, carrying a heaven-toppling momentum, arrived in an instant from above, striking a high mountain.

That mountain had a very unique appearance; a lone peak stood tall, rising far above the surrounding mountains like a Giant Sword thrust into the earth, and atop the peak was a strange little tree.

The little tree was at the summit, eighteen feet tall, lush and leafy, laden with forty-nine fruits of various colors, each one emitting a special aura that caused the surrounding space to collapse slightly.

It did not look like a natural fruit, but rather like an astonishing treasure containing some kind of special Dao essence.

Greed and ruthlessness flashed in the massive single eye hidden within the clouds, staring intently at the little tree, wishing it could swallow it whole.

Crack—

But just as the lightning was about to touch the summit, a shocking roar exploded between heaven and earth.

"Get lost!!!"

The sound was like thunder, shaking the mountains, drowning out the sky-filling peals of thunder, leaving only this furious roar under the sky.

"Damn it!"

"I ignored your insolence, kid, for the sake of your grandfather, and not only are you not grateful, but you actually dare to push your luck and plot against my Immortal Tree!!?"

The mountain trembled, and the vegetation and soil upon it shook off, revealing its true appearance beneath; a mirror-like metallic luster reflected the lightning, illuminating half the sky.

The existence hidden in the clouds was clearly startled when discovered and almost fled, but it quickly calmed down, staring angrily at the mountain, wanting to find the owner of the Immortal Tree hidden in the shadows.

Yet it searched for a long time without result; instead, a suspicion flashed through its mind, feeling that the other party might not be here in their true form, but had left behind some special means.

Thinking of this, a sharp glint flashed in its single eye.

It actually dared to charge toward the Immortal Tree!

The thunderclouds moved with it, rushing toward the Immortal Tree, from which a long tail extended, coiling directly around the trunk—not to snatch the fruit, but intending to uproot it entirely!

Since a feud had already been formed, it was better to go all the way, taking the opportunity to tear off the mask and finish the job!

It was this very action that completely enraged the existence in the shadows, and a violent roar echoed once again between heaven and earth!

"Good, good, good!"

"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"

"Since that is the case, don't blame me!"

A thick, scarlet wave of energy surged from the summit into the sky, and a blurred figure appeared beneath the tree, angrily throwing a punch at the oncoming thunderclouds; a black light flew from the fist, transforming into a giant beast claw in mid-air, instantly reaching the thunderclouds—

Boom!!!

It directly blasted a hideous hole in the thunderclouds in the sky!

Not only that, but the beast claw, its momentum undiminished after shattering the thunderclouds, landed directly on the mysterious existence hidden in the clouds.

"Get lost for me!!!"

Slap!

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the hard scales on the Great Demon had no power to resist, shattering in an instant like a piece of tofu, leaving behind a huge bloody hole.

"Wuu—" The Great Demon let out a wail, its body curling up in pain as it plummeted downward, a large amount of blood gushing from the wound, some of which fell onto the trunk and fruits of the Immortal Tree.

The demon blood did not contaminate the Immortal Tree; instead, it was instantly absorbed, turning into nutrients for growth, making each fruit become even more perfect.

A blurred face appeared on the trunk, revealing a hideous, eerie smile at the falling Great Demon, and laughed hoarsely:

"Hmph, since you insist on provoking me, then don't leave; stay and become nutrients for this King!"

This was no Immortal Tree, but a demon tree that devoured flesh and blood!

One by one, hideous blood-colored tree roots flew out from the ground, stabbing toward the one-eyed Great Demon.

The one-eyed Great Demon thought the other party's true body was not here and was merely bluffing to scare it, but was this demon tree not also deliberately baiting it to take the risk?

In this world, the identities of prey and hunter are never eternal.

A single moment of carelessness, and they will be reversed, swapping identities.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Sharp tree roots pierced through the one-eyed Great Demon, running it through completely; one of them, hidden among the others, struck with ruthless precision, directly piercing the Consciousness Sea and shattering its Divine Soul entirely, killing it beyond any hope of survival.

Upon confirming that the other party was dead, the tree demon finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly rolled it into the soil beneath the tree.

"Hahaha! You overestimating little brat, daring to offend me without knowing your place; why don't you turn into nutrients for my Supreme Dao... What!!?"

The tree demon, who had been gloating a second ago, suddenly had its expression change drastically; the look on the trunk twisted and shifted, and it panicked, wanting to throw out the corpse of the one-eyed Great Demon it had just buried.

But... it was already too late.

A sinister voice came from the corpse of the one-eyed Great Demon, chuckling hoarsely: "Fellow Daoist, since you have already killed my grandson, then don't blame this old man for coming to seek revenge and claim your life."

As he spoke, a withered, thin hand thrust out from the center of the one-eyed Great Demon's brow, grabbing onto the trunk, and the one-eyed old man crawled out from the corpse.

Crack!

!!!

"You!!!"

The tree demon's expression changed violently, struggling frantically in an attempt to shake him off, but it was useless; since the other party had used his grandson as bait, he had naturally prepared well, and the poison specifically meant to restrain Him had already rapidly fused into His body.

At the level of these two, once a weakness was seized, there would be no letting go; He had no chance left now.

Death was gradually approaching, and this tree demon, who had survived since ancient times, was in complete despair; He gave up resisting, glaring at the familiar face that had plotted against Him, and questioned: "What a cruel Heart you have!"

"Actually using your most outstanding grandson as bait to plot against me!!?"

The old man smiled grimly and said indifferently: "Heh, what of it?"

"He was just a descendant; if I do not reach the Supreme, he would die sooner or later. Rather than dying miserably for nothing, it is better to help me attain the Dao; it can be said he fulfilled his purpose, and it is making the best use of everything."

"Enough, I won't waste any more time with you, fellow Daoist. Since you are willing to die obediently, this old man will grant you a quick end."

"Grant me a quick end?" The tree demon, who had been full of despair just a moment ago, suddenly laughed upon hearing this, saying eerily: "You still want to refine me?"

The demon tree advanced instead of retreating, countless roots dragging the one-eyed Great Demon into its embrace, wrapping around it fiercely.

Crack, crack, crack, crack!

Cracks appeared on the fruits upon the tree, emitting crisp sounds one after another, and the Giant Sword Mountain where the demon tree was rooted also emitted the sound of shattering at the same time.

Grant you a convenience, beg you to grant me a quick end?

Fuck that!

I am going to burn together with you, you motherfucker!

"What!?"

The one-eyed Demon God realized that he had been careless, but just as the demon tree had been unable to escape before, he was also too late to dodge, so he said in shock and anger:

"You bastard!!? If you're going to die, then die, why can't you just go die obediently!?"

The demon tree laughed loudly: "Hahaha! Fuck your grandfather! You grandfather and grandson can accompany me to the grave together!!!"

Boom!!!

Accompanied by a dazzling firelight visible for thousands of miles around, two Demon Gods of the Ascension Realm fell together this night.

The aftermath shook, the residual power of the two self-destructing spread for thousands of miles, leaving behind a huge deep pit, razing the mountains to the ground and turning them into a forbidden zone of life.

The commotion caused by the two was quite large, attracting several gazes, and divine senses probed over one after another, but were quickly withdrawn.

The Immortal Gods lost interest after figuring out roughly what had happened.

They had thought something had happened, but after all that, it turned out to be nothing more than two idiots fighting to the death.

Fighting was one thing, but there wasn't even a winner, with both ending up dead and their Dao dissipated.

This behavior was truly stupid, but it was not considered a rare occurrence.

Facing the bleak fall of the two Demon Gods, the Immortal Gods appeared surprisingly calm, because such similar scenes were not rare on this land of Shenzhou today.

Because this world had already changed long ago!