Invincible Dad-Chapter 550 550: Tree of Eternal Life_1
Hearing the Faceless Spider's hysterical words, Heavenly Dao was no longer merely trembling; it was quivering. It even put its favorite candied hawthorn sticks back into its red bodice, growing more desperate to flee the area.
Xu Lai paid no attention to the Faceless Spider. His gaze fell upon his daughter, Yiyi. His eyes remained cold, yet within that coldness, there was a hint of heartache.
If he could, he wouldn't have wanted Yiyi to grasp a sword so soon, to personally create an Asura field from the lives of hundreds of thousands of beings.
But a sword is the weapon of kings. Once grasped, it must never be discarded, unless in death.
Although she was usually pampered, Xu Yiyi stubbornly persisted, whether out of spite toward her father or for some other reason. Even when she was so exhausted she could barely lift her sword, she gritted her teeth and continued, unleashing one almost instinctual strike after another.
It would take even a true Golden Core Realm practitioner half an hour to kill the hundreds of thousands of Sea Demons. Let alone Xu Yiyi, who was nearly exhausted, had just entered the Golden Core Realm, and whose cultivation had not yet stabilized.
Suddenly, Xu Lai looked up at the sky.
Layers of tribulation clouds gathered, bringing a fearsome, thirteen-colored Heavenly Tribulation, within which flowed traces of Hundun energy!
The Faceless Spider, which Xu Lai had been ignoring during its vehement cursing, was stunned for a moment before becoming filled with dread.
This Heavenly Tribulation… Could it have been triggered by that little girl?
The Faceless Spider perked up and shouted, "A Heavenly Tribulation! Your daughter actually triggered a Heavenly Tribulation! You're both going to die here today!"
Heavenly Dao was startled. A thirteen-colored Heavenly Tribulation! That's something only a supreme prodigy could trigger. Anyone who survives it is destined to become an Immortal Venerable in the future.
Heavenly Dao was inwardly shocked. As expected of The Supreme Emperor's daughter. Her talent is terrifying! But in her current state, how can she possibly overcome this tribulation?
As Heavenly Dao hesitated, Xu Lai nonchalantly uttered a single word: "Begone."
"..."
The Heavenly Tribulation instantly collapsed.
The sight dumbfounded both Heavenly Dao and the Faceless Spider.
That was a Heavenly Tribulation formed from the very will of heaven and earth, yet it crumbled from a single, casual word from this man? Even the slumbering Great One couldn't do this... No! The Great One definitely could! After all, his power is terrifying, as are his origins!
"Wait until my daughter reaches the Nascent Soul Realm. Then you can come all at once," Xu Lai said calmly, his hands clasped behind his back.
"..."
The Heavenly Tribulation didn't hesitate for a second; it instantly fled.
Heavenly Dao's expression grew complex. If the Golden Core Tribulation is allowed to accumulate until the Nascent Soul Tribulation, its power will likely double. Is The Supreme Emperor planning to use the Heavenly Tribulation to temper his daughter?
However, throughout history, many who reached the Emperor Realm had grown up being constantly struck by Heavenly Tribulations. From that perspective, Xu Lai's actions didn't seem wrong, but Heavenly Dao still felt that something was strange.
Just then, while Xu Yiyi was still mechanically slaughtering the vast tide of Sea Demonic Beasts, the island began to tremble. A terrifyingly supreme aura slowly seeped out, causing the seawater to roll back.
In an instant, a fifty-mile-radius 'dry zone' formed around Gudu Island, revealing the island in its entirety. Under the unobstructed moonlight, it became clear that Gudu Island was actually an upside-down tree!
The tree was entirely blood-red, standing three thousand zhang tall. Its densest roots formed the island itself. The roots were absorbing the streams of Sea Demon blood and the life essence from their corpses, funneling it all down the colossal trunk into the treetop at the very bottom.
The treetop had no branches or leaves, only a crystal coffin. Inside, a young man with sharp, sword-like eyebrows lay peacefully. He wore an opulent purple robe embellished with dozens of gems. Vast amounts of life essence surged into the crystal coffin, bringing a rosy color to the man's once-pale complexion.
Xu Lai furrowed his brows slightly. He did not recognize this tree.
Upon seeing the tree in its entirety, however, Heavenly Dao paled. "The Tree of Eternal Life!"
"You know of it?" Xu Lai asked, looking over in slight surprise.
"..."
Heavenly Dao choked, regretting his outburst, but he braced himself and explained, "I saw some records in ancient texts years ago. It is said that an Ancient Great Emperor once claimed that by parasitizing the tree, one could achieve eternal life, hence its name... But this thing went extinct over a hundred eras ago. How could it be on Earth?"
Heavenly Dao's scalp prickled. He finally understood why he had never been able to detect the anomaly here. The Tree of Eternal Life could not only obscure the heavens, but it was something that even Emperor Realm experts yearned to find. After all, its most terrifying aspect was its ability to absorb blood and life essence to nourish the one parasitizing it.
For ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, even millions or tens of millions of years, one's lifespan would not diminish. It was akin to being sealed away, able to gradually increase one's own vitality and power by absorbing the blood and life of others. In essence, it was using the lifeblood of all living beings to sustain a single person!
"The Tree of Eternal Life..." Xu Lai narrowed his eyes and sneered, "What a magnificent Tree of Eternal Life!"
THUD.
As they spoke, a heartbeat like the sound of thunder rang out.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Countless roots shot out, piercing the remaining Sea Demons on the island. Their bodies were instantly desiccated into mummies, without a chance to struggle.
THUD.
The heartbeat sounded again. Another mass of roots shot toward Xu Yiyi and Qian Xiao, and even Xu Lai, as the roots sensed the densest life essence was concentrated there.
"You're courting death," Xu Lai snorted. The approaching roots disintegrated under the pressure of his Emperor Realm aura.
Not just one or two, but all the roots making up the island were reduced to dust. In a chain reaction, the blood-red trunk also disintegrated into ash. Although the Tree of Eternal Life had an immense origin, it was incredibly fragile.
However, a strange thing happened. Although the roots and trunk were destroyed, the treetop remained completely unharmed. The crystal coffin still lay there, undisturbed.
THUD.
The heartbeat sounded again, as loud as rolling thunder.
"How dare you!" the Faceless Spider roared in anger. "You dare disturb the Great One's slumber! Cease at once, or else—"
"Shut up," Heavenly Dao, Sikong Jiu, snapped. He jumped in front of the Faceless Spider and kicked the idiotic creature in the head.
PFFT.
Half of the Faceless Spider's head split open. It spat out a mouthful of blood, on the verge of death. It looked in terror at the three- or four-year-old boy before it, who was wearing a red bodice. "Who... who are you?"
"Speak! Who is the person inside that coffin!" Sikong Jiu demanded, clutching the Faceless Spider's neck and gritting his teeth. "Why is he parasitizing the Tree of Eternal Life?"
"Hahahaha," the Faceless Spider laughed, despite its mortal wounds. "You think you're worthy of knowing the Great One's identity? You have disturbed him, a crime punishable by ten thousand deaths! But if you kneel now—"
Sikong Jiu stomped on the Faceless Spider's chest and said word by word, "I'll give you one last chance. If you don't talk, I'll ensure your body and soul are annihilated."
The Faceless Spider's expression finally changed. With the remaining half of its face twisted in resentment, it said, "The Great One has a fearsome origin! If I told you, you'd be scared to death!"
Sikong Jiu's foot pressed down.
Sensing its inner core was about to shatter, the Faceless Spider roared in absolute terror, "The Great One is from the Immortal Domain! He is the descendant of an Emperor Realm expert!"
Chapter 550 550: Tree of Eternal Life_1
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