The power of the tree vines was not scary, but Su Chen's strength was suppressed by the fog. His combat power was now only 5, and he could not resist the pull of the tree vines. His body was like a prey being dragged by a leash, constantly colliding with the ground and the trees. Fortunately, the strength of his body was not weakened, and he was not injured after a few collisions.
Su Chen also tried to struggle, and he even took out his immortal weapon to attack the tree vines. However, without immortal power, the immortal weapon was as heavy as a mountain, and it was very difficult to hold it in his hand. The destructive power it could unleash was very limited, and it could not do any damage to the tree vines.
After a few more struggles, Su Chen gave up and let the tree vines drag him.
The tree vines suddenly began to shrink upward, and Su Chen could feel his body rising rapidly. After a while, he jumped out of the fog and into the sky.
"This is …"
The thick fog formed a huge ball, and with a towering ancient tree as the center, the entire space was sealed.
This should be the Ancient Divine Tree that Jiang Bai had mentioned.
This Ancient Divine Tree was indeed extraordinary, with a diameter of more than a thousand kilometers and a height of more than ten thousand kilometers. Most importantly, the aura that it emitted was incomparably terrifying, and it was intimidating.
The tree vines began to slow down, and finally stopped in mid-air, hanging Su Chen upside down in the sky.
Jiang Bai, on the other hand, was a few hundred meters away, and he was also hanging upside down, looking very pathetic.
"Brother Jiang, what do we do now?"
Jiang Bai smiled bitterly. "We're in big trouble now. The Ancient Divine Tree is too hungry, and I'm afraid it wants to eat us."
"Trees eat people?"
"The Ancient Divine Tree is affected by the karma of the mortal world. Now that the Starry Field is filled with violence and conflict, the Ancient Divine Tree will naturally become violent. Moreover, the Ancient Divine Tree is too big, and if it wants to survive, it can't just rely on the energy of the stars. Occasionally, it will devour the living things around it."
Su Chen frowned. "Is there no way to deal with it?"
Jiang Bai said bitterly, "This is the first time I've encountered such a situation, and I can only admit that I'm unlucky. Brother Su, I'm sorry, I was careless this time."
What a scam!
Su Chen was extremely depressed. He thought that he had found a powerful backer, but it turned out to be an unreliable one.
It seemed that at the critical moment, no one could be relied on. It all depended on oneself.
However, in the current situation, under the premise that he had no strength, how could Su Chen turn the tables around?
'Ding … triggered hidden quest: Save the Ancient Divine Tree.'
Hmm?
The sudden system notification stunned Su Chen.
Dian Dian, are you kidding me? It's the Ancient Divine Tree that wants to eat me, but you want me to save the Ancient Divine Tree? Isn't this a complete reversal?
However, the system wouldn't release a hidden quest for no reason. Since such a hidden quest existed, there must be some hidden story behind it.
Just as Jiang Bai had said before, the Ancient Tree of God was neither good nor evil. The actions of its will were only influenced by the external environment. If one were to consider the problem from this point of view, then the mission of saving the Ancient Tree of God would become much more normal.
But I can't even protect myself right now. Even if I want to save the Ancient God Tree, I have to make sure I don't get eaten first.
"Dian Dian, can't you give me a hint?"
"Host, please find your own mission strategy."
'Good heavens, the system is starting to become unreliable.'
Su Chen did a pull-up and straightened his body that was hanging upside down. He climbed onto the tree vine with one hand and used the dagger to cut it with all his strength.
The dagger was sharp enough to leave a mark on the tree vine. If Su Chen was strong enough, he might be able to cut the tree vine. However, Su Chen couldn't use his strength.
The treasures of the cultivation world were useful, but if one's strength was limited, they would be completely ineffective.
'Hmm?'
Su Chen suddenly had an idea.
Since the treasures of the cultivation world were useless, why not try the weapons of the technological civilization?
He still remembered the Stardust Warrior that Su Chen had encountered in the Heavenly Tower. His combat strength was quite formidable with his armor.
Su Chen had even removed the Stardust Warrior's armor and a particle blade at that time.
With a thought, Su Chen took out the particle blade.
With the long blade in hand, Su Chen didn't need to use any energy. The energy block that came with the particle blade began to be activated. The blade flickered with a strange light and began to vibrate at a high frequency.
"Crash."
The tree vine was cut off.
Su Chen's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast. He quickly grabbed the other end of the tree vine to prevent himself from falling.
Although with his physical defense, falling from this height wouldn't hurt him, the bottom was still covered by the thick fog. Su Chen didn't want to go back into the fog.
After climbing up the vines for a distance, Su Chen found the intersection and went to Jiang Bai's side.
Although this guy was unreliable, he wasn't a bad guy. Su Chen couldn't leave him in the lurch.
At this time, Jiang Bai seemed to have accepted his fate. He closed his eyes and prepared to welcome the arrival of death. Suddenly, he felt the tree vine shake. His expression was bitter, but when he opened his eyes, he saw Su Chen crawling toward him along the vine.
"Brother Su, you're really something!"
Jiang Bai was pleasantly surprised.
"Rip."
The particle blade slashed out again, cutting off the tree vine that was wrapped around Jiang Bai. Su Chen grabbed his arm and pulled him up.
The tree vine that had been attacked repeatedly finally reacted and began to shake violently.
Su Chen didn't dare to be careless. He quickly said, "Quick, follow the tree vine and climb in the direction of the Ancient God Tree."
Jiang Bai looked down at the thousands of miles in the sky and couldn't help but tremble. "That's the only way."
Anyway, there were danger zones in all directions. There was no need to think about where was safe. As long as they could walk, it was better than staying in the same place.
The tree vine shook more and more. Su Chen held on tightly to the tree vine to prevent himself from being thrown out. After a period of difficult climbing, the two were very close to the trunk of the Ancient God Tree.
Half an hour later, the two successfully escaped and arrived at the top of the Ancient God Tree.
To be more precise, they were on a piece of withered bark of the Ancient God Tree. Behind the bark was a slightly blackened trunk. It was like a steel wall that covered the sky and the sun. One couldn't see the top at a glance, and the energy waves it contained were shockingly strong.
However, Su Chen noticed that the Ancient God Tree's energy waves were a little strange. It seemed to give people a feeling of pain.
Jiang Bai also noticed this. He said, "Legend has it that the trunk of the Ancient God Tree is as white as jade. It's crystal clear and pure. How did it become like this? This is definitely not normal."
"It's indeed not normal. Brother Jiang, look over there." Su Chen pointed at the densely packed holes on the tree trunk in the distance.
At the entrance of the hole, there were a few huge termites chewing on the tree trunk and drinking the tree sap.
"It's really the Insect Tribe!" Jiang Bai frowned.
Su Chen gripped the particle blade tightly and moved forward, sticking close to the tree trunk as he walked in the direction of the insect infestation.
"Brother Su, what are you doing?"
Su Chen grinned. "Getting rid of the pests."