12dz Chapter 81 Ancient Vine, Symbiosis
Chapter 81 Ancient Vine, Symbiosis
On the pitch-black swamp, the Demon Tree was completely ablaze, like a thick torch, releasing billowing purple flames in all directions. The light and heat dispelled the omnipresent poisonous barrier, forming a scorching and distorted domain.
The ancient devil tree swayed slightly, and on its dense canopy, the green leaves rapidly turned black, curled up, and finally turned to ashes, dissipating with the billowing smoke.
The nimble branches drooped completely, charred and broken, twisting horribly in the flames.
It stopped moving, completely enveloped in purple flames, which grew larger and larger until it began to burn.
Several swift red figures sped towards the direction where the old fox had been sent flying backwards, while Li Yi also silently approached the area.
The old fox coughed up blood, his face was pale, his breathing was extremely unstable, and his body was covered with all sorts of horrifying dents. It was unclear how many of his bones were broken, and he was struggling in the mud.
A cunning millipede, entirely black with wavy red legs, emerged from the mud and crawled toward the old fox's head.
The old fox coughed a few times, and bright red blood splattered everywhere. As the centipede drew closer, the old fox suddenly opened its eyes and spat out a ball of flame.
Whoosh!
The millipede was completely ignited, rolled into a ball in the swamp, and wherever it passed, the swamp mud hardened and turned black.
A series of faint, sharp cries and the crackling of flames came from within, and it soon became motionless.
The old fox's eyes were half-open, and it was trying its best not to completely lose consciousness, but it had truly reached its limit.
In Li Yi's vision, the old fox's fallen figure rapidly magnified before its eyes. In the blink of an eye, it was ready to launch a surprise attack, and the surrounding yellow mist gradually thickened.
Whoosh whoosh!
Several crimson figures leaped and bounded over, lifted the old fox, and fled towards the cedar tree without looking back.
But how could it let this opportunity slip by? This ancient demon tree wasn't in its territory, yet the old fox had already extended its reach, posing a constant threat to it!
A thick yellow fog rapidly converged here. Several red foxes reacted, looking at the gradually gathering and thickening poisonous barrier around them with wary expressions.
In an instant, four or five balls of foxfire flew out and exploded in mid-air, briefly dispelling the poisonous barrier.
But soon, these poisonous obstacles returned at an even faster pace, and Li Yi's dark back emerged from the mud, his pair of brown-yellow eyes looking up.
Its body, covered in black scales, tensed up, ready to unleash its full power at any moment, break through the mud, leap up, and swallow the red fox above in one gulp!
Just as it was about to make its move, streaks of deep green afterimages shot through the air, quickly elongating and piercing straight through the poison barrier, landing on the red phantom in mid-air.
A sharp whooshing sound rang out, and the red phantom disintegrated. Several of the weaker red foxes were torn to pieces on the spot, while the old fox was thrown out and fell back into the soft mud.
Li Yi abruptly stopped his advance, hid himself again, and looked at the uninvited guest.
It was a tangled vine, dark green with faint brown veins and dark green thorns.
It was just that it made its move, revealing its cultivation level of the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage, but it was extremely unstable.
"The Ancient Vine Clan, how dare you..."
The old fox managed to roll over, staring wide-eyed at the approaching vines. The vines were quickly enveloped by a gust of green wind, clearly of the swampy wood type, and rapidly closed in.
The situation seemed to have evolved to a point that Li Yi couldn't understand. He didn't know why there would be a Qi Refining Stage 9 cultivator from the Ancient Vine Clan here.
This area is clearly outside the territory of the Flame Breath Fox Clan and the Blue-Eyed Golden Toad Clan, and does not belong to them.
However, the fierce ancient vine did not fly far before the green wind around it suddenly dissipated. It crashed onto the swampy mud with a bang, and the thorny vines all around it twisted and lashed wildly.
A frenzied, furious mental fluctuation emanated from its amorphous body.
Li Yi suddenly froze, this violent mental fluctuation seemed to have a slight resemblance to the Demon Ancient Tree.
The scene was briefly at a standstill. The old fox was seriously injured and unable to get up, while the ancient vine continued to twist and turn, its aura fluctuating between strong and weak, which was quite strange.
Whoosh!
A ball of foxfire flew in from the side and exploded on the ancient vine with a bang. The purple fireball flashed by and disappeared, leaving parts of the ancient vine charred black.
The ancient vine writhed in pain, shooting out dark green thorns in that direction, piercing the not-quite-dead red fox.
After a struggle, the ancient vine actually rolled away little by little in the opposite direction. Its entangled tendrils twisted like a dense mass of worms, constantly leaving behind a strange green sap.
The old fox stared at it, a look of astonishment on its face, before being overwhelmed by a wave of pain.
It looked around and found that most of its people had died, and a sense of sorrow welled up in its heart.
The fox clan needs time to accumulate Qi to reach the Qi Refining stage. This battle, coupled with previous losses, has already caused them heavy losses.
Just as the old fox was pondering, the silt beneath it suddenly sank, and a gaping maw snapped shut, exploding with black venom before its eyes.
Li Yi finally made his move, completely extinguishing the old fox's life force, crushing its bones, and swallowing it whole.
A surge of intense heat, accompanied by spiritual energy, exploded within his body. The old fox had cultivated for countless years, refining himself into a treasure; his flesh, organs, and bones were all top-quality food.
Seeing that he had finally gotten rid of the old fox that had been causing him trouble, Li Yi felt relieved and was already thinking about how to completely drive the group of red-haired foxes out of the banyan tree.
At that time, their territory will be at peace again.
After slowly sinking into the mud, Li Yi turned around and followed the direction of the green sap, wanting to see the details of this strangely appearing ancient vine.
Following the trail, they soon came into view of the still-burning Demon Tree.
The crackling sound continued, but the purple flames had shrunk considerably and were showing signs of going out.
Here, Li Yi witnessed a scene that horrified him.
A large crack appeared in the charred trunk of the ancient devil tree, revealing a deep, dark interior. At that moment, the strangely shaped ancient vine was struggling to climb towards that crack.
Based on the marks on the charred trunk, it must have crawled out alive from this ancient devil tree!
What is this? Symbiosis? Or some kind of parasitism?
Li Yi felt a chill run down his spine. The Demon Tree was ferocious and cruel, but he never expected that there was another world inside. What about the Demon Tree that was in his territory that had reached the Foundation Establishment stage?