CHAPTER 474 CHAPTER FOUR
The shadow rapidly flashed past the bodies of Mu Chen and the rest. As the gigantic demonic trees flew towards their rear, the figures of Mu Chen and the rest were like bolts of lightning as they shot out. In the end, the shadow dissipated and the familiar sunlight appeared once again, enveloping their bodies.
As the sunlight shrouded over, Mu Chen and the rest's tensed bodies involuntarily relaxed for an instant. However, they were after all not newbies without any experience. Hence, they quickly focused their minds and cautiously swept their eyes over the area in front of them. After which, their expressions paused as shock surfaced in their eyes.
In the deepest part of the forest was a lush and verdant mountain forest. At this moment, there was a gigantic pillar of light that soared into the sky from the ground before them. Even a hundred miles away, it could be clearly seen. Clearly, the pillar of light that Mu Chen and the rest saw in the depths of the forest should have originated from here.
Taking a closer look, they realised that there was a huge tree of light within the pillar of light. The huge tree swayed within the light, emitting exuberant vitality. A peculiar fragrance was being emitted as it drifted between the heavens and earth, causing the Spiritual Energy in everyone's bodies to flow a little faster.
There seemed to be some emerald fruits hanging on the glowing tree. Rings of light floated around the fruits, emitting a strong life force.
"That is …"
Mu Chen and the rest stared at the giant tree within the light, shock involuntarily appearing in their eyes.
"Could it be the Immortal Spiritual Tree?" Tang Mei'er exclaimed.
The Immortal Spirit Tree was a rare treasure of Heaven and Earth.
Born from the boundless spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it was said that the fruits of the Divine Spirit Tree had the ability to temper the body.
The power to cleanse one's marrows and bones. In ancient times, some powerful clans and ancient sects would spend a great deal of effort to plant such treasures in order to nurture their disciples. Hence, their disciples would always be exceptionally powerful.
Immortal Spiritual Trees were much rarer now.
Only those truly powerful forces could possess them, even those as powerful as the Five Great Academies.
Therefore, when Tang Mei 'er and the rest saw such a luxuriant Immortal Spiritual Tree that was filled with Immortal Spiritual Fruits, they couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
Would be so shocked.
The breathing of Xu Huang and the others grew heavier.
Currently, they were at the most crucial moment of their Human Body Disaster. However, due to the fact that it was too dangerous, they could lose their lives if any mishaps were to occur. Therefore, they had to be extremely careful, not daring to touch it carelessly. However, if they could obtain a Divine Spiritual Fruit, this problem would be easily solved.
Although it was impossible for the Divine Spiritual Fruit to allow them to pass their Human Body Disaster with a 100% success rate, even if they failed, they would still be able to make it through.
It could also save their lives, which was extremely important to them.
Mu Chen swiftly recovered from his astonishment. Due to the fact that he had previously obtained the Divine Spirit Baptism, he did not have the same worries as Xu Huang and the rest. Therefore, he did not get blinded by the temptation before his eyes. As he gazed at the 'Celestial Spiritual Tree' swaying in the light, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He faintly felt that something was wrong, but he could not put his finger on it.
Phew.
The eyes of Xu Huang, Lin Zhou and the rest turned slightly red as their breathing grew heavier. They couldn't help but take a step forward, attempting to snatch it away.
"Ha!"
Upon seeing their scarlet-red eyes, Mu Chen's heart trembled slightly as he suddenly let out a low roar. His roar was infused with Spiritual Energy, and exploded in Xu Huang and the rest's ears like a clap of thunder.
Xu Huang and the rest's bodies jerked as a buzzing sound reverberated in their ears. The scarlet-red in their eyes slowly dissipated as they blankly stared at Mu Chen.
"Be careful, there's something strange about this Celestial Spiritual Tree."
Mu Chen said in a low voice. Xu Huang and the rest were not impulsive people, but they had felt as if they were being manipulated. This place was indeed very strange.
Xu Huang and the rest also returned to their senses, their bodies instantly drenched in cold sweat. When they looked at the Celestial Spiritual Tree again, their eyes were filled with wariness and wariness.
"Try your best to inhale as little of that fragrance as possible." Luo Li suddenly said in a soft voice, "Although that fragrance seems to be able to speed up the circulation of Spiritual Energy and bring about a comfortable feeling, if one indulges in it, one will fall into a trance. This tree might not be the Celestial Spiritual Tree."
Mu Chen, Tang Mei 'er and the rest were shocked. The tree in front of them looked exactly the same as the Celestial Spiritual Tree they had read about. However, they had never heard that the Celestial Spiritual Tree had the ability to induce a trance in one's mind.
Swish!
Swish!
Just as Mu Chen and the rest were cautiously staring at the giant tree within the pillar of light, several whooshing sounds suddenly rang out in the area. The Dark Forest behind them rippled as figure after figure shot out like lightning, before landing on the lush green ground.
These were the groups that had passed through the Dark Forest. However, quite a few of them were rather badly damaged and in a sorry state. It was obvious that they had paid a considerable price to pass through the Dark Forest.
Swish!
Another few figures shot out and landed on a small hill. Those familiar figures caused Mu Chen's eyes to slightly narrow. To one side, Tang Mei 'er and the rest tightly clenched their teeth, their beautiful eyes filled with iciness as they stared at them. That was because those few figures belonged to the Holy Spirit House's Xia Hou's group.
When Xia Hou appeared, he naturally sensed the gazes of Mu Chen and the rest. When he saw that Mu Chen was together with Tang Mei 'er and the rest, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"Captain, it seems that Tang Mei 'er has indeed joined hands with Mu Chen. It is very likely that they will take action against us." Beside Xia Hou, a member said in a low voice.
Xia Hou faintly nodded his head. Although he wasn't afraid of either Tang Mei 'er or Mu Chen's group, if the two of them were to join forces, they would be able to cause quite a bit of trouble for them. From the looks of it, him taking action against Tang Mei' er and her group had allowed Mu Chen to take advantage of the situation. However, if they thought that they would be able to topple him just like that, they would truly be too naive.
"There's no hurry. When the time comes, we will give them a pleasant surprise." The corners of Xia Hou's mouth lifted into a cold smile. His eyes glanced at the forest behind him, before he slowly said, "I wonder how the Wu Ling Academy's group is doing."
Swish!
Just as his voice sounded, a hurried rushing wind sound was suddenly emitted from the dark forest behind him. Immediately, a couple of figures rushed out. After which, they revealed themselves, immediately causing some exclamations to ring out.
Mu Chen and Tang Mei 'er also cast their gazes over at this moment. Soon after, their expressions changed slightly.
The figures that had dashed out of the dark forest were no strangers. It was the Wu Ling Academy team that they had met outside the forest previously. However, they seemed to have met with a huge problem this time. Their original five-man team was now down to four, and all of them were injured. Zhou Yuan, whose body was as sturdy as a metal tower, was also pale, while blood continuously flowed from the hand that gripped the metal rod.
They seemed to have experienced a rather intense battle.
There were currently at least a hundred teams in this area. When they saw the state of Zhou Yuan's group, cries of surprise erupted from them, evidently not expecting Zhou Yuan's group to be in such a sorry state.
A few gazes intertwined with each other. Some of the stronger teams had dark and gloomy lights surging within their eyes. Although they wouldn't dare to take action against the Martial Spiritual Academy's team in normal times, they would be able to obtain quite a decent harvest if they could grasp this opportunity.
Zhou Yuan clearly sensed the unfriendly gazes, but he did not say anything. With a wave of his hand, he signaled for his team members to rest, while he gripped the metal rod in his hand and stood there with a dark expression. His eyes were like a ferocious tiger, while his somewhat crazed aura caused the other teams to be so intimidated that they did not dare to make the slightest move.
A sinister smile flitted across the eyes of Xia Hou and the rest when they saw this scene. However, they did not make a move, merely glancing at the dark forest before withdrawing their gazes.
"To think that Zhou Yuan's group would be so injured. Who exactly did this?"
Mu Chen's expression was grim. Zhou Yuan's team was considered quite powerful, yet they had still been injured to this extent, and had even lost a teammate.
"Could it be Xia Hou's group?" Luo Li frowned.
"Probably not, or Zhou Yuan would have already fought them to the death."
Tang Mei 'er shook her head. She knew a little about Zhou Yuan's temper, and if Xia Hou had done this, he would have already exploded.
"Then …"
Mu Chen's eyes narrowed. "Could it be the mysterious team that attacked you guys?"
Tang Mei 'er was taken aback, but soon after, she said, "We cannot rule out that possibility. This team has been hiding in the shadows all this time, and they have strange methods. It is not impossible for them to force Zhou Yuan's group to this extent. However, why would they specifically target our strongest team?"
"Perhaps it's because we are the biggest threat."
Mu Chen's eyebrows were tightly furrowed. Soon after, he softly said, "Looks like we have to be a little more careful. This venomous snake hiding in the shadows is not to be underestimated."
Luo Li and the rest nodded their heads. To be able to poison Tang Mei 'er and the rest, and then injure Zhou Yuan's group to this extent, the mysterious team hiding in the shadows must be quite powerful.
Mu Chen withdrew his gaze and looked to his front. They were already deep in the Dark Forest, but there was only this' Celestial Spiritual Tree ', which was rather strange. As for the so-called ruins, there was not even the slightest clue.
"What's going on?" Mu Chen mumbled to himself.
"That's the Celestial Spiritual Tree?!"
Just as Mu Chen was muttering to himself, the teams in this region finally managed to identify the Divine Spiritual Tree. Immediately, the eyes of quite a few people lit up as greed filled their eyes. In the next instant, nearly a hundred figures shot towards the Divine Spiritual Tree at almost the same time. Clearly, they were planning to snatch the "Divine Spiritual Fruits".
Mu Chen merely watched this scene with the cold eyes of a bystander.
(Part 1!)
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