The Grashan people were divided into different levels. The ones that Zi Chen and the others encountered were the weakest, but they still almost lost their lives.
After hearing the tree's words, Zi Chen gained a deeper understanding of this strange world. He also knew a little more about the dangers of this place.
"Next, there are kings, such as Gedun King.
Originally, there was only one king here, but as time passed, there were more kings here, and now there are eighteen kings. "
This news made Zi Chen even more shocked. He did not expect there to be so many strong people here.
Zi Chen, who had not awakened his ability, was under even more pressure.
"Protect your female companions. If you can't protect them, kill them first."
Pale Fragrance had said something similar before, but she did not explain the reason. This time, Tree mentioned it again, so Zi Chen asked for the reason.
"Gedun wants to use their bloodline, similar to how you humans carry on the family line, so that he can have a soul that belongs to your world, and then return to your world."
"This world is strange and curious to you, but to them, it's a cage. Everyone wants to leave this place.
And in order to leave this place, they will do anything. "
"Once the female companions fall into the hands of the Grashan people, they will become tools for them to cultivate their souls. They will live a life worse than death.
Don't expect anyone to take pity on them. The eighteen kings all think so.
Once they succeed, they will leave. "
Pale Fragrance did not tell Zi Chen everything, but Tree did. He did not know if it was because of some misgivings or other reasons, but Tree did.
"Since they want to leave, why don't they just follow us? Why do they have to do this?" Zi Chen was very puzzled.
"The door is already closed. No one can leave here." Tree said.
"Why don't they just follow us?" Zi Chen said, "We will definitely be able to leave. When the time comes, everyone can leave together.
In our world, we welcome such existences. "
Tree shook his head, "That is impossible. Even if the door is open, there will be people guarding it, and they will not be allowed to leave.
It is even more impossible to climb over the wall and leave. "
"What do you mean?"
Zi Chen still could not understand.
Tree looked into the distance and fell into silence.
Zi Chen waited quietly.
After a while, the tree said, "Have you ever heard of zoos?"
Zi Chen was a little surprised.
"It's to keep some animals in a garden and feed them. They don't let them suffer, but they don't let them leave either."
Zi Chen nodded. He naturally understood this. In the world of mortals, they were unable to cultivate, so they were unable to fight against ferocious beasts in the wild. Therefore, they had probably never seen those large beasts in their entire lives.
Thus, in some kingdoms, gardens would be built one after another, in which some ferocious beasts would be raised for the mortals to visit.
Some of the hunting grounds of the royal family were also like this. Many people would catch some powerful beasts and bring them in. There would be people guarding outside, so they couldn't come out and could only live in that place.
The Colosseum was similar. Only humans could enter and leave. Once those beasts left, they would be killed.
Zi Chen seemed to understand what the tree meant.
The tree pointed at its feet and said, "This place is like a zoo. Everything that lives here is like a domesticated animal.
If you stay here, everyone will have a good life. But if you want to leave and take a look outside, it's very difficult.
Or rather, it's impossible to go out at all. "
"Is it the rule?
The rule doesn't allow you to leave? "
Zi Chen said, "The manager you mentioned is the rule of this place. It can easily distinguish the aura of both sides and know who can leave?"
"You can say that."
The tree stretched out its finger and gently touched the ground. Not far away, two shining fruits fell from the tree king's branch.
The monk, who had just finished refining the fruit's energy, opened his eyes and saw another fruit appear in front of him.
He reached out to take it and swallowed it without hesitation. He closed his eyes and continued to cultivate.
On the other side, Lin Xue also received a fruit.
Although the tree had been chatting with Zi Chen, he had been paying attention to the situation on the other side. There were enough fruits.
"Alright, I won't disturb you. Do your best to refine them. There are enough fruits here."
The tree stood up and signaled Zi Chen to continue cultivating. A fruit flew in front of him.
He didn't ask Mister Tree why it was so nice to them because it might be fate.
Mei Ji was like this, Danxiang was like this, and Mister Tree was probably like this too.
One fruit after another was refined by Zi Chen. His strength increased a lot. It was a great improvement, but he still didn't awaken any abilities.
This was also Zi Chen's biggest regret at the moment.
Su Mengyao was the second person in the team to reach the Array Realm. She was one step faster than Zhang Haotian, which was out of everyone's expectations.
After breaking through, her illusory ability had naturally become stronger as well.
Mister Tree asked Su Mengyao if she wanted to practice first. The two Geshan people were still trapped in this place.
Su Mengyao shook her head. She didn't need to use this method to increase her combat power.
The forest was very quiet, so Zi Chen and the rest didn't know what was happening outside. They also didn't know that the Geshan people had officially moved out and started their plan.
Zhang Haotian also broke through not long after. After obtaining 50 rays of strength, his methods became stronger.
He went to look for the Geshan people, but he didn't find them to practice. Instead, he hid behind them for a while and followed them for a while before retreating.
He had absolute confidence that he could kill a Geshan person.
Mister Tree had an unlimited supply of fruits, so everyone improved very quickly. Next, they broke through to the Array Realm one after another.
Although no one knew what sort of benefits they would receive upon returning after breaking through to the Formation Realm, it was only natural that the higher the realm, the better.
The blue-white flowers danced around Su Mengyao. Su Mengyao glanced at Zi Chen under the Tree King and shook her head slightly.
Most people had broken through, even Pei Wenyao started to try to break through. However, Zi Chen still didn't awaken any abilities. He wasn't even in the most basic Light Realm.
Zi Chen was also very anxious. Su Mengyao could sense that his emotions were fluctuating greatly.
After the Geshan people joined the battle, the people who came in suffered a lot. Those who were lucky enough to survive encountered the second inhumane siege.
This time, it wasn't as simple as death, especially for those female cultivators.
Zi Chen, who still didn't awaken any abilities, felt a little depressed as he watched his companions break through to the Array Realm one after another.
After refining the fruit, he rejected the new fruit provided by Mister Tree. Instead, he said, "Where are the Geshan people? I want to try."
"You?" Mister Tree was startled.
Zi Chen hadn't awakened any abilities. How could he be a match for the Geshan people?
"I'll try first. If there's danger, I'll retreat." Zi Chen said again.
Mister Tree, who could understand Zi Chen's feelings, nodded. However, Mister Tree didn't know why Zi Chen was in such a situation.
However, he firmly believed that Zi Chen wasn't an ordinary person.
The fate that brought them together must be an extraordinary fate.
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Zi Chen walked outside. That was the direction where the Geshan people were.
Not long after, a Geshan person appeared in Zi Chen's vision.
The two Geshan people were originally together, but they were isolated by Mister Tree.
During this period, in order to ensure that the two of them wouldn't starve to death, Mister Tree would provide some additional fruits, but they were all coincidental encounters.
At this moment, when the listless Geshan person saw the human in his vision, the expression in his eyes finally changed.
He held a bamboo blade in his hand and immediately charged at Zi Chen.
Zi Chen looked at the approaching Geshan person with a cold expression. Even if he hadn't awakened any abilities, as long as he could kill the Geshan person, he wasn't a weakling.
He slashed down with his blade.
Zi Chen turned around and took a small step back. The bamboo blade brushed past his body.
The Geshan person, who missed its attack, flipped the bamboo blade in its hand and slashed horizontally again. Its reaction was extremely fast.
Zi Chen kept retreating and dodging the attack. He looked at the other party in surprise.
This Geshan person was fast and wasn't stupid.
After dodging several attacks again, Zi Chen found an opportunity and punched out.
"Bang!"
The Geshan person retreated as its footsteps became messy. Zi Chen was also forced to take a few steps back.
However, he quickly stabilized his body. With a shift of his feet, he immediately approached the Geshan person and threw out another punch. This punch landed on the other party's wrist, causing the Geshan person's Bamboo Blade to drop.
Zi Chen tapped his foot and the Bamboo Blade flew into the distance.
Without the Bamboo Blade, the Geshan person was enraged. It began to clash head-on with Zi Chen. Muffled sounds came from the forest.
Moments later, Zi Chen used the force to retreat and ran into the forest.
The Geshan person chased after him, but soon, he couldn't see Zi Chen anymore.
Tree's face appeared on a large tree. His expression changed, filled with shock.
With just the strength of his body, Zi Chen was already able to resist the Geshan person. Even if he could only last for a short while, it was still impressive.
In the next moment, Tree disappeared.
When he returned, Zi Chen had already begun healing. Tree placed the Bamboo Blade on the ground.
He was very satisfied with the bamboo rod that was taken away by the Demon Ape.
Moreover, this bamboo weapon was indeed extraordinary. It was suitable for everyone.
It seemed that no one in the team was suitable to use a saber. As the monk hadn't awakened the Power of Good, he didn't have the mood to fight for it.
After recovering from his injuries, Zi Chen went to find the Geshan person who didn't have a weapon. After a round of fighting, he returned with injuries.
In the following time, Zi Chen kept fighting the Geshan person. After gaining a certain understanding of the Geshan person's true combat strength, Zi Chen was also improving.
This kind of improvement temporarily reduced the pressure of not having awakened abilities.
However, there was still a long way to go before he could kill the other party. However, as long as he continued to improve, Zi Chen was confident.
Tree, who had been watching the battle in the dark, was more and more surprised by Zi Chen's improvement.
The outside world had already reached an extremely chaotic moment. After the Geshan person took action, everyone was in danger.