“Team Leader, I’m going too.”Ao Xinyan said.
Zhang Ruochen stared at her seriously and advised once again, “The Blackwood Plains are very dangerous, even with my cultivation, I might die inside. Are you sure you still want to go?”
Ao Xin Yan’s eyes widened with a pair of beautiful eyes, and her eyes firmly said, “I want to help you.”
Since, she must go along, even if Zhang Ruochen drove her away now, she would definitely quietly follow Zhang Ruochen and chase him into the Blackwood Plains.
If that was the case, it would be even more dangerous instead.
Zhang Ruochen gently nodded and said, “Alright! I can bring you along, but after entering the Blackwood Plains, everything must be at my command.”
“Good!”
Ao Xin Yan was incomparably delighted and agreed very readily.
After thinking about it, Zhang Ruochen took out a piece of Black Water Glazed Crystal that was the size of a face basin and handed it to her, saying, “You are currently at the Heavenly Extremity Realm Great Extremity Martial Cultivation, and by refining this piece of water-attributed spiritual treasure, you should be able to break through to the Heavenly Extremity Realm Great Perfection.”
Receiving the Black Water Glazed Crystal handed over by Zhang Ruochen, Ao Xin Yan immediately felt the rich water-attribute aura inside, which was cold to the touch, yet emitted a faint watery aura.
With her half-dragon body, refining a water-attribute spiritual treasure was simply like a fish in water, and it could definitely greatly improve her physique and enhance her cultivation.
“Many thanks to the group leader.”
Ao Xin Yan held the Black Water Glazed Crystal tightly, and secretly said in her heart, the group leader was able to give me such a precious treasure, thus showing that he still cares about me very much, it must be so.
Zhang Ruochen walked to the outside of the Blackwood Plains and stopped, releasing his powerful spiritual energy and probing towards the pitch-black jungle.
With the strength of spiritual power, reaching the forty-first rank, one could sense the dangers and blessings of the underworld, and could completely foresee disasters, tending to the good and avoiding the bad.
“Well?”Little Black asked.
Zhang Ruochen’s face was grave as he said, “I can feel that in the Blackwood Plains, there are huge killing opportunities, once you go in, it’s nine deaths.”
“It should be the Origin Qi of the Wood Essence Market Realm that has used some sort of means to try to get rid of you.”Xiao Hei .Dao.
Zhang Ruochen nodded without any fear and said, “Let’s go! I would like to see what kind of killing opportunities exist inside the Blackwood Plains?”
Zhang Ruochen’s two fingers pressed on his temples, stimulating the Heavenly Eye, and with a wow sound, the centre of his eyebrow cracked open with a light pattern, transforming into a vertical eye, revealing the fireball-like pupil of the Heavenly Eye.
Using the Heavenly Eye, one could observe every move of all the Tree People within a radius of a thousand miles.
“In the Blackwood Plains, it is surprising that there are so many Tree People surviving… Within a radius of a thousand miles, there are thirty-nine thousand year old Tree People, and each one of them is comparable to a powerful person of the Fish Dragon Realm. Among them, the most powerful tree man plant is one hundred and thirty-two feet tall, and its strength is comparable to a cultivator of the third transformation of the Fish Dragon.”
A Heavenly Extremity Realm martial artist could almost be said to be certain to die if they barged in haphazardly without Heavenly Eyes.
However, with Zhang Ruochen’s current strength, coupled with the Heavenly Eyes, it was possible to go and break in.
“I left blood on top of the Heavenly List, so as long as you kill a Fish Dragon First Transformation indigenous being in the Market Realm Battlefield, you will receive a thousand points of military merit value.”
“Killing an indigenous being of the second change of the Fish Dragon will earn you ten thousand points of military merit value.”
“Killing an indigenous being of the third transformation of the Fish Dragon will earn one hundred thousand points of military merit value.”
“It’s just the right time to take this opportunity to kill the Tree People to improve combat experience and earn Military Merit Values.”
Thinking of this, Zhang Ruochen’s heart, on the contrary, gained a few more points of wariness.
Don’t look at the fact that killing an Indigenous Being of the Third Transformation of the Fish Dragon would earn you 100,000 points of Military Merit Value, but one must know that among the Heavenly Extreme Realm martial practitioners, only the characters ranked in the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking had the strength to fight against the Indigenous Beings of the Third Transformation of the Fish Dragon.
Of course, even with their strength, at most, they could only fight a Fish Dragon Third Transformation Indigenous Being equally, or barely defeat a Fish Dragon Third Transformation Indigenous Being.
However, an Indigenous Spirit of the Third Transformation of the Fish Dragon was not a fool, and when they realised that they were not your opponent, they would definitely escape immediately.
The Market Realm Battlefield, is the territory of the natives, if you, an outsider, dare to go after the Fish Dragon Third Transformation Indigenous Spirit, if you are not careful, you may enter the trap set by the other party, and you won’t even know how to die.
Every year, there were a large number of Heaven Ranking martial artists who coveted the value of military service and died in the Market Realm Battlefield. Among them, there were even the top ten top experts of the Heavenly Ranking.
Therefore, to accumulate enough thirty million points of military merit value to reach the Supreme Extreme Realm was a very difficult task. In a hundred years, it would be rare to come up with one.
Zhang Ruochen, Xiao Hei, Ao Xin Yan, and the Orange Moon Star Envoy, finally entered the Blackwood Plain and began to clear the tree people on the outskirts of the Blackwood Plain.
Half an hour later, Zhang Ruochen and his group quietly and silently arrived at the forest area where the nearest one thousand year old tree man was located.
This forest area was densely populated with trees, heavy with moisture, and the terrain was so dangerous that one couldn’t even see the sky when walking in the forest.
In addition to the Millennium Tree Man, there were also many powerful Hundred Year Tree Men growing in the forest.
Arriving at the edge of the forest area, Zhang Ruochen stopped and glanced towards Ao Xin Yan and Xiao Hei, saying, “Leave that one thousand year old Tree Man to me, and you guys will clean up those other Tree Men. Remember, we can’t let any of the tree people go, otherwise, our whereabouts will be exposed. If we are besieged by the tree people, even if our cultivation is ten times stronger, we will only die.”
Ao Xin Yan said, “Don’t worry, Team Leader, those Hundred Years Tree People are at most at the Heavenly Extreme Realm’s cultivation, so there is no need for Xiao Hei to make a move, and with my strength, I will be able to take care of all of them.”
After experiencing the last few death robberies, Ao Xin Yan had grown a lot.
At the same time, she understood the truth that in the Market Realm Battlefield, it was either you die or I die.
Previously, she hadn’t killed anyone.
Now, she would kill tree people first as a way to sharpen herself.
Zhang Ruochen nodded, then, executing his Body Technique, he transformed into a residual shadow and rushed into the forest first.
In the centre of this forest area, there grew a huge tree that was ninety feet tall, with a trunk that was quite thick, so that only seven adults holding hands would be able to put their arms around it.
On the bark of the tree, there was a vine wrapped around it, growing a pattern, very hard, like a shell cast from black gold.
In fact, the bark, trunk, and roots of the Thousand Year Tree Man were all treasures that could be used to refine armour and make pills.
“Swish!”
In the next moment, Zhang Ruochen rushed from afar, passing through the vines and thorns, before stopping and standing fixedly underneath the giant tree.
Zhang Ruochen looked up and clearly saw that the giant tree, was breathing.
As soon as the giant tree inhaled, the spiritual qi of the heavens and earth formed a ripple like a small stream flowing, constantly converging towards it.
As soon as the giant tree exhaled, a “clattering” wind sound rang out in the forest, and all the leaves were blown away, the wind was very violent.
It had grown 1,300 years ago, and had endured many winds and rains, yet it still stood here, containing a terrifying power in its body.
Just as Zhang Ruochen appeared below the Thousand-Year Tree Man, that Thousand-Year Tree Man sensed something, and on the trunk of the tree, two slits cracked out, forming two huge eyes.
When it saw the human standing below, at once, the tree trunk shook violently and said in shock, “Extra-terrestrial God of Death, you have finally appeared!”
Zhang Ruochen carried his hands behind his back and asked curiously, “Why are you calling me the Extra-terrestrial God of Death?”
“Because, you are the devil who came to destroy our Tree People Clan. Humph! The Tree God has already sent down an oracle asking us to kill you at all costs.”
After saying that, the Thousand-Year Tree Man controlled seven thick branches, which were like seven iron walls, and attacked Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen held up his Body Protecting Heavenly Deity, transforming into a green-coloured True Qi Orb, blocking the Millennium Tree Man’s attack.
“Dragon Elephant Returning to the Field.”
Zhang Ruochen jumped up, and across the void, he struck out with a palm, and the thick true qi, condensed into a huge palm print, which violently struck the top of the tree trunk.
This one thousand year old tree man, cultivated for 1,300 years, was roughly equivalent to the cultivation level of the First Transformation of the Fish Dragon.
And this palm struck by Zhang Ruochen was already enough to kill a cultivator at the peak of Fish Dragon First Transformation.
“Boom!”
The palm imprint struck the top of the tree trunk, leaving a deep crater, and inside the crater, drops of bright red blood spilled out.
A dull sound came out of the Thousand Year Tree Man’s mouth.
The Thousand-Year Tree Man knew in its heart that it was no match for the Extraterrestrial God of Death, so its tree roots, emerging from the soil, transformed into a long black tentacle that quickly wriggled and rushed towards the centre of the Blackwood Plains.
It wanted to tell Lord Tree Ancestor about the news of the arrival of the Extraterrestrial God of Death, and as long as Lord Tree Ancestor made a move, it would definitely be able to kill the Extraterrestrial God of Death.
“Worthy of being a Tree Man, what a powerful defence, it actually didn’t suffer multiple injuries after being hit by my full force palm.”
Zhang Ruochen could not possibly give the thousand year old Tree Man a chance to escape, and immediately summoned the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, injecting his true qi into the sword body, and galvanising the power of the Holy Sword.
The tip of the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword immediately rushed up with a three feet long black light.
“Wow!”
Zhang Ruochen swung his sword and chopped over, dragging out a long sword aura as dozens of sword qi surged out at the same time, cutting the trunk of the thousand year old tree man off.
“Damnable …… Extraterrestrial Death God …… you …… you shall not die a good death …… Ow!!”
The Thousand-Year Tree Man shouted as he was dying, trying to notify the other tree men that the Extraterrestrial God of Death had arrived!
However, Zhang Ruochen had long since unfolded his spatial domain, and the Thousand-Year Tree Man’s dying cry didn’t even get out.
The tree trunk let out a creaking sound and collapsed with a loud bang, leaving only a blood drenched stump.
Above the stump, there were a total of more than 1,300 annual rings, and blood was gushing out from each ring.
Strangely enough, the blood gushing out from the thousand year old tree man did not have a bloody odour, instead, it gave off a faint fragrant scent.
“Another thousand points of military merit value.”
At the Heavenly Battle Stage, Zhang Ruochen defeated the Orange Moon Star Envoy who was at the 643rd position of the Heavenly Ranking, and thus, replaced her ranking and military merit value.
Together with these one thousand points of Military Merit Value, Zhang Ruochen’s total Military Merit Value had reached fifty-four thousand points.
It would have to continue to be accumulated.
