Chapter 1058 - 811 Battle of the Tree

Long Yi’s plan was to use the power of the Tree of Life to directly contend with the Tree of Destruction. Naturally, the fruit of the Tree of Life was its seed, which, like the Tree of Destruction, had an astoundingly prolific and rapid growth ability. Of course, the largest difference between the Tree of Life and the Tree of Destruction was that the Tree of Life could communicate with people. It would not destroy life, but instead, would protect it.

One could say that whether by nature or innate instinct, the Tree of Life and the Tree of Destruction were absolute enemies.

And what Long Yi wanted to do was to amplify this hostility.

Compared with the Tree of Destruction, the Tree of Life’s attacks were very limited, mostly consisting of bursting out with intense light to scorch. On the other hand, all of the Tree of Destruction’s roots were actually hidden within the rock layers.

So, in order for the Tree of Life to fully engage in battle, it had to truly touch the enemy.

Originally, Long Yi had thought to shoot the seeds of the Tree of Life onto the rock layers above, but after several trials, it all failed. As Long Yi had anticipated, the Tree of Destruction above had not entered hibernation, and the seeds of the Tree of Life would be destroyed by the roots of the Tree of Destruction before they even had a chance to germinate.

Consequently, Long Yi came up with this insanely ruthless plan.

All the adult Mountain Giants within the tribes were gathered together, protected by the Fire Rock clan in coordination with the Molten Beasts, and each Mountain Giant moved to the inner walls of the rock layer above. Then, hundreds of thousands of Mountain Giants simultaneously launched the largest scale of rock manipulation ever!

Although the roots of the Tree of Destruction spread throughout the rocks, those rocks were not part of the Tree of Destruction’s body. The Mountain Giants took advantage of their affinity with rocks and launched this unprecedented magic, turning all the rocks into a paste-like flow. Only the dense maze of roots was left... and the seeds that were being nurtured!

"This bastard is already starting to nurture the seeds!" This discovery shocked Long Yi. Could the tree of destruction breed seeds so quickly? But soon, he realized these seeds were only in the initial stage and still some distance from the seeds that could traverse space.

The magic cast by hundreds of thousands of Mountain Giants emptied all the rocks within a five-kilometer radius. But because of the dense roots, sunlight couldn’t get in.

However, it didn’t matter to Long Yi; he wanted to see how far the Tree of Destruction could go without the protection of the rocks.

The Mountain Giants acted in unison, continually transferring more rocks down. The Tree of Destruction tried to retain those rocks, but clearly, it lacked the ability to do so. The rocks flowed like liquid in the hands of the Mountain Giants as they fell.

Long Yi didn’t rush to have the Tree of Life launch its attack, because that would possibly startle the snake. Long Yi didn’t think the Tree of Destruction was smart enough to understand what he planned to do, but if they attacked right now, things would be completely different.

Eventually, the Tree of Destruction also began to sense something was wrong. When the Mountain Giants started to do this again, more roots lashed out to attack. However, even if the roots were dense, they ultimately couldn’t penetrate the barriers of molten lava formed by the Molten Beasts. These huge, scorching barriers, dozens of meters thick, were enough to ignite all roots and burn them to cinders.

As the rocks above were continuously emptied out, the Tree of Destruction grew increasingly restless. After that, the intricate root systems actually wrapped around those immature seeds and turned into figures resembling Mountain Giants, whooshing down from the sky!

The Tree of Destruction actually gave up on the sky’s rock walls and exerted all its strength to attack underground?

Long Yi had originally planned to clear out all the rocks and then launch an attack. But unexpectedly, the Tree of Destruction took the initiative to attack!

But that was fine, less trouble that way.

The Tree of Life shot forth blazing light, one by one shattering the figure formed by roots that were hurtling through midair, but even more figures landed on the ground.

What was even more astonishing was that these figures instantly formed a layer of rock armor upon hitting the ground!

Could the Tree of Destruction also gain the power of rocks?

All the Mountain Giants were mobilized, and battle was imminent.

The Tree of Destruction’s seed-formed giants possessed remarkable strength and endurance, but they couldn’t cast any magic. They simply covered themselves in rock to form armor. Nonetheless, the sturdy rocks combined with their tough internal root systems were enough to protect them from any damage.

And if they couldn’t destroy the internal seeds, these counterfeit Mountain Giants would not fall at all!

"Alright, now it’s the combat style we’re best at."

Long Yi laughed and charged forward first. Yes, this was the type of battle he enjoyed most. A physical fight! A head-on collision!

As magic was activated, Long Yi transformed into a golden giant. With a punch, he shattered the giant made from the Tree of Destruction’s seed in front of him, then he tore open the surrounding protective roots and grabbed the seed inside.

Bang!

A roar echoed as Long Yi crushed the seed single-handedly. A tremendous energy burst forth from his palm, shattering any rock sprayed by the seed’s energy instantly!

"Be careful, the seeds will explode!" Long Yi warned loudly. At the same time, he threw the already shattered seeds to the side. The seeds had intended to extend some roots to anchor themselves, but numerous Molten Beasts had been waiting at the side. Before the seeds could even hit the ground, they were completely devoured, carbonized, and ignited by the Molten Beasts, eventually turning into flying ash.

"Explode?" Xiaodie glanced at the Mountain Giant that was taking heavy steps forward and timidly dodged. At the same time, she gently patted its leg, only to find that what seemed to be a strong and solid leg collapsed with a boom.

The reason was simple; with just that gentle pat, all the energy in the leg, whether it was in the rocks or the roots, was completely absorbed by Xiaodie.

The Mountain Giant fell to the ground with a thud as Xiaodie lightly hopped over, her delicate little hands continuing to strike down, shattering its once massive body. Among the rubble, a seed shot out numerous roots trying to attack Xiaodie. However, the moment the roots touched Xiaodie, they immediately withered, and their lethality was virtually negligible. Moreover, Xiaodie’s absorption ability even affected the seed itself, causing the once energy-surrounded seed to immediately dim.

Xiaodie spread her butterfly wings, gently flew over, and pressed her hand on the seed. The once plump seed immediately shriveled, eventually losing all vitality. As Xiaodie left, the Molten Beasts immediately turned the area into a pool of magma.

Ai Lin lured three Destruction Giants to chase her, unleashing a barrage of magic like a free-for-all giveaway, with the Giants’ rocky bodies unable to recover as fast as Ai Lin’s explosive barrage of spells. Moreover, Ai Lin chose specifically those spells with great impact force, capable of quickly shattering the rock covering the entire body of the Destruction Giants, and even the roots could not contain the shattered rock.

"Blazing Impact!" "Tornado!"

Both spells cast simultaneously, with flames shooting up from the ground. Under the effect of the tornado, the high-temperature flames immediately turned the exterior roots into flying ash.

"Ship Cannon Technique!"

Ever since learning the Ship Cannon Technique, Ai Lin had grown fond of this spell for its fast casting speed and powerful force. Most importantly, this spell had tremendous penetrating power and could hit multiple targets with a single cast.

A light orb fired three beams of light, directly hitting three seeds, which immediately exploded amidst the roar, becoming fuel for the Molten Beasts.

At that moment, another Destruction Giant charged at Ai Lin. But before it could approach, its chest suddenly exploded, and its massive body collapsed with a bang.

Silver light was blasted out by the force of the explosion.

It turned out that Shadow Silver, taking advantage of its body being made of that material, had infiltrated through the cracks in the rock and directly shredded the seed to pieces.

And from beginning to end, the seed offered no resistance, as if the enormous inertia of Shadow Silver did not exist to it.

"Are you all right?" Ai Lin asked Shadow Silver.

"I’m fine." Shadow Silver looked down to see many silver metals rolling from various directions, converging at his feet. Ai Lin immediately sensed that Shadow Silver seemed to have grown a bit larger.

At this moment, Little Zi and her thirteen Avatars completely turned themselves into a spell casting platform. Faced with these plants, their mental Magic lost all effect, so they simply assumed the role of Mages entirely.

What they deployed was rock Magic.

Just like Long Yi, Little Zi had also obtained the full power of Sacred Rock, and she naturally shared this power with her Avatars. The force of Sacred Rock greatly enhanced earth-based spells, and in no time, various earth-based spells emerged continuously. Rock spikes, rock fissures, and even Mountain Giants as large as the Destruction Giants themselves.

The rumbling of spells and the shattering of rock intermingled. Little Zi maneuvered agilely among them, waiting for any Destruction Giant to show a weakness. Once the seed inside was exposed, Little Zi would make sure it was completely unable to recover!

At this time, the Mountain Giants also fully unleashed their battle instincts. These huge creatures before them were like opponents designed just for them; they were as tall as the Mountain Giants and possessed even more solid rock armor. However, they lacked the Mountain Giants’ fearsome endurance. With this endurance, the Mountain Giants could always recover no matter how severe the damage was, as long as their feet were on the ground.

This was a war that mobilized the entire planet’s combat power, and not a single Mountain Giant had ever been so excited.

Yes, no Mountain Giant felt anxious; they remained as optimistic as ever, maintaining their innate optimism.

But such optimism didn’t last long.

The seeds of the Tree of Destruction changed their invasion method. Unable to root themselves in the ground, they chose another life form that was closely connected to the ground—the Mountain Giants.

Mountain Giants harbored nearly limitless power of rock within their bodies, which also granted them infinite regenerative abilities. And to the seeds of the Tree of Destruction, this meant an endless supply of nutrients!

After the first Mountain Giant fell victim to parasitism, more and more Mountain Giants were parasitized. The unlimited energy and nutrients drawn from the Mountain Giants allowed the seeds to grow at breakneck speeds, creating a host of formidable opponents for Long Yi and his allies.

Those seeds actually controlled the Mountain Giants to fight against their own kind! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)