Identify!
"Star Termites: One-star Star Beasts of the Bug Tribe. They feed on the Tree of God. They have strong physiques and strong reproductive abilities."
Looking at the termites that were pacing back and forth outside the cave, Su Chen became alert.
Star Beasts were divided into ten star levels. One-star was the lowest level. If this was the outside world, with Su Chen's strength, he would not have to worry at all. He could easily destroy a nest of termites. However, this was the Forest of Nature. Other than the strength of his physical body, he could not use any combat power here. Furthermore, these Star Termites' bodies were very tough, so they were not easy to deal with.
Fortunately, Su Chen had the Void Particle Blade in his hand. He was not helpless against these termites.
Hide, lurk, approach.
Su Chen attacked at lightning speed. The Void Particle Blade vibrated at a high frequency and slashed at a Star Termite, cutting it into pieces on the spot.
It was done with ease.
After a preliminary test, Su Chen felt that it would not be difficult to destroy this group of termites. He did not hide anymore. He sped up and rushed forward. The blade rose and fell, and limbs flew. More than ten Star Termites were all killed by Su Chen in less than a minute.
However, before Su Chen could stand firm, a rumbling sound came from the tree hole.
It was still termites, but there were a lot of them.
Su Chen frowned slightly. Although these termites were weak individually, if their numbers reached a certain level, they could still pose a threat to him in this environment.
With a flip of his palm, a red ball the size of an ostrich egg appeared in Su Chen's hand.
Crimson Bomb!
This was a weapon that Shana had created to protect the Fortress of the Gods. However, it had never been used before.
Su Chen had asked Shana for some earlier. At first, he wanted to use it to set off fireworks.
After all, as a weapon, this was not enough for a Golden Immortal expert like him.
However, there was a place for it to be used here.
Su Chen grabbed the Crimson Bomb and threw it directly into the tree hole. Then, he turned and ran. At the same time, he pulled the confused Jiang Bai with him to prevent him from being affected.
After running to a safe distance, Su Chen shouted, "Explode!"
At the same time, a red light filled with an oppressive feeling burst out from the tree hole, followed by a loud bang. The tree hole that was originally only a dozen meters wide was forcibly expanded to a diameter of hundreds of meters, and raging flames were ignited.
Countless Star Termites were killed by the Crimson Bombs. The sky was filled with broken termite limbs, and the scene was spectacular.
Jiang Bai's eyes widened. "This fire … is it getting bigger and bigger?"
Su Chen was just about to show off when he heard Jiang Bai's words. He turned around and saw that the flames caused by the Crimson Bomb were spreading rapidly up the trunk of the Ancient Divine Tree. The trunk of the Ancient Divine Tree was filled with grease, and although the flames were insignificant compared to the size of the Ancient Divine Tree, if the flames were not extinguished as soon as possible, the entire Ancient Divine Tree might burn.
That would not be saving the Ancient God Tree, but destroying it!
Su Chen did not care about his image anymore. He used both his hands and feet to quickly climb up to the top of the fire. He poured out a large amount of seawater from his storage ring and washed it for a while before finally extinguishing the flames.
After returning to the blackened tree hole, Su Chen heaved a sigh of relief. "This small injury shouldn't affect the Ancient Divine Tree, right?"
Jiang Bai said, "It's not a big problem, but look, Brother Su. The tree hole is still very deep. I'm afraid there are still many termites destroying the Ancient Divine Tree."
Su Chen rolled his eyes and took out a few more Crimson Bombs.
Jiang Bai consciously walked away.
"Boom boom boom …"
The Ancient Divine Tree trembled.
After the explosion, Su Chen did not go in to check on the situation. He first poured water to extinguish the flames.
Soon, seawater filled the tree hole and began to pour out. At the same time, a large number of termite limbs were washed out.
After a while, Su Chen estimated that the termite nest here should have been completely destroyed.
"Dian Dian, is the mission considered complete?"
"Not yet."
As expected, a hidden mission would not be so easy.
Apart from the termites, there should be something else hurting the Ancient Divine Tree. It seemed like he had to continue searching patiently.
In the next few days, Su Chen and Jiang Bai walked around the Ancient Divine Tree. They drilled hundreds of tree holes and cleared out many termites. However, they did not find anything else that could threaten the Ancient Divine Tree.
Seeing Su Chen frown, Jiang Bai said, "Brother Su, I don't know if you've noticed, but the fog outside the Nature Forest is much thinner than before. The Ancient Divine Tree's aura is also much purer than before. It seems that our efforts over the past few days have not been in vain. If we persist for a few more days, we might see results."
"You're right, Brother."
Su Chen nodded and began searching again.
Another two days passed.
They were still in a tree hole.
However, unlike the other tree holes that had been gnawed out by termites, this tree hole was very deep. It led directly to the interior of the Ancient Divine Tree, and there were no traces of termites. As they continued to go deeper, Su Chen could vaguely sense an ominous aura.
Su Chen suspected that this might be the key to completing the hidden mission.
As they walked, Su Chen suddenly heard a soft and long hum. It sounded like someone was singing, and the voice was ethereal and melodious.
Su Chen and Jiang Bai looked at each other and became extremely vigilant. They followed the sound and soon found an empty tree hole. There were signs of people living here. The entire tree hole had been carved into a treehouse. There were many musical instruments and ancient music scores inside.
The source of the song was a beautiful girl. Her eyes were closed and she was completely immersed in her song. She did not notice that outsiders had intruded.
Su Chen sensed that something was very wrong, but he was in no hurry to act. Instead, he patiently waited for the girl to finish singing.
Her song seemed to be filled with endless sorrow, as if she was paying tribute to her dead love and reminiscing about her youth. Although he could not understand the language, the emotions contained in the melody resonated with him.
Jiang Bai was also intoxicated by the song. He could not help but walk over to the girl.
Su Chen still wanted to stop him, but Jiang Bai was just too fast. He had already arrived behind the girl.
"Who's there?"
The girl finally noticed that an outsider had intruded. She quickly retreated and stared at Jiang Bai and Su Chen with a wary gaze.
"Miss, please don't be alarmed. I am a disciple of the Jiang Clan from the Floating Duckweed Continent. I accidentally stumbled into the Ancient Divine Tree and heard your beautiful voice. Your voice has touched me greatly and reminded me of some of my experiences when I was young. I think this might be fate between you and me. Would you be willing to become friends with me? I am also quite interested in the art of music and would like to learn from you."
As Jiang Bai spoke, he gave off a scholarly and easy-going aura. He gave off the feeling of a young master.
However, Su Chen's feelings were completely different.
This guy … exposed his old scumbag nature the moment he opened his mouth.