# 1661
Chapter 1661
"Wonderful"
"Could it be…" Lin Qiye seemed to have thought of something, his eyes emitting a faint glow.
"Brother Seven, what do we do next?"
"Since we've found its true body, we must intercept it, but before that, I need to verify something." Lin Qiye raised his palm, and a broken sword landed in his hand, handed to Wu Quan.
"Is this…"
"Use this sword to remotely slice open the pustules on those tree trunks."
"Pustules?" Wu Quan took Ame-no-Murakumo, nodding. "Alright."
He gently tossed Ame-no-Murakumo into the air, and the latter immediately streaked like a流光, rushing toward the massive willow tree slowly moving in the distance. The sharp sword light easily sliced open a pustule, and a large amount of dark yellow viscous liquid gushed out from the wound!
Faintly, a human shape could be seen wrapped within the liquid, flowing out from the trunk along with it!
A sharp roar erupted from the top of the willow tree, the enormous body trembling violently as if in pain. Countless willow branches instantly locked onto Ame-no-Murakumo circling in the air, swarming toward it like a horde of snakes!
Under Wu Quan's control, Ame-no-Murakumo quickly spun and severed several branches, breaking through the encirclement and flying toward the sky!
"Save that person!"
Following Lin Qiye's command, Wu Quan raised his other hand. The human figure falling with the pus suddenly froze mid-air, then flew straight toward Lin Qiye.
At such a moment, the advantage of 【Dominion Emperor】 was evident—its near-universal controllability on the battlefield could perfectly adapt to any situation, gaining the upper hand whether in attack or defense.
Under Wu Quan's control, the person floated down before Lin Qiye. It was an ordinary soldier in armor. Though Lin Qiye didn't recognize him, from the attire, he was indeed a member of the expeditionary army.
Lin Qiye reached out to check his breathing—faint but still alive.
"Although his life force has been drained, he hasn't died yet… It seems this Cthulhu Faction creature is using some method to slowly devour their lives." Lin Qiye pondered. "These people are like soil, being drained of nutrients by the willow tree. If we'd arrived any later, they would have been completely drained."
"Brother Seven, it's found us." Wu Quan's voice was grim.
Lin Qiye looked up to see the massive willow tree had turned its body, some of its branches lifting their ends, with over a hundred eyeballs staring intently at Lin Qiye and his companion. A sharp shriek rang out, and countless willow branches came rushing down like a tempest!
Lin Qiye stood up, slowly clenching his fists. An invisible vortex spread around him, his body crackling with popping sounds.
"Protect yourself and cover me."
After calmly giving the instruction, Lin Qiye's form struck the ground the next instant, creating an exaggerated crater in the earth as visible Mach rings burst outward. His entire body shot up to the upper section of the willow tree in an instant!
He was too fast—the countless branches hadn't even had time to react. As his fist raised high, a deafening roar echoed through the smoke!
BOOM——!!
This giant willow tree, easily ten thousand times Lin Qiye's size, was struck by his punch and tilted backward. Countless human legs at its roots frantically retreated, barely stabilizing its center of gravity. A terrifying fist dent was deeply imprinted on the trunk.
Upon seeing this, Lin Qiye's brow furrowed slightly.
He had never quite understood Cthulhu Faction creatures' cultivation realms. Although their aura could be roughly divided using Earth's realm system, at equivalent ranks, Cthulhu Faction creatures were far more powerful than Earth's cultivators.
From a mythological perspective, the three Pillar Gods of the Cthulhu Faction should correspond to Earth's "Supreme" realm. But whether it was 【Black Goat】, 【Key to the Gate】, or 【Chaos】, none could be dealt with by a single Supreme God. Even to kill 【Black Goat】 required the combined efforts of three Celestial Venerables and Michael.
And this willow tree before him, though its aura was similar to a Human Apex, an ordinary Human Apex would struggle to even receive one of Lin Qiye's punches head-on.
The good news was that this willow tree's abilities seemed more focused on "replication." It could perfectly replicate a 【Dominion Emperor】, but besides those willow branches, its true body seemed to have no other attack methods.
"Brother Seven, be careful!"
Wu Quan's voice came from the distance. A blade of sword light swept past behind Lin Qiye, directly severing dozens of approaching branches for him.
Lin Qiye used the blade for leverage, twisting his body mid-air, and delivered a heavy kick to the willow tree's trunk. Wood splinters scattered as it was knocked askew once more…
Lin Qiye didn't stop there. He proactively reached out to grab several approaching branches, pulling hard. His body贴着 the nearly vertical trunk rapidly upward while those branches were uprooted by the motion. A desolate shriek emanated from the top of the branches.
As expected, the vital point is at the treetop… Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.
His figure left afterimages across the trunk's surface, relying on terrifying speed and movement skills to consecutively evade numerous branch attacks. The crown of the willow tree grew larger in his vision!
However, the higher he climbed, the closer he got to the roots of the branches. Dense willow strips like dark clouds shrouded overhead, leaving no gap to pass through.
"Wu Quan!" Lin Qiye shouted. Ame-no-Murakumo's cry rang out from behind him once more, rushing toward the layered branches. The凌厉 sword light furiously sliced through, forcibly tearing open a gap for him.
Lin Qiye's body vaulted over the dense sea of willow strips and soared upward. As the psychedelic mist churned, his height surpassed this enormous willow tree.
Lin Qiye looked down to see a grotesque, eerie pale face growing right at the very top of the willow tree. Three crimson pupils死死盯着 the airborne Lin Qiye. That歪斜的利嘴 opened wide, letting out an angry shriek!
The branches growing beneath the pale face疯狂地向上延伸, but their speed was no match for Lin Qiye!
Lin Qiye's body dove directly toward that pale face. Power surged throughout his being, the veins on his right arm bulging one by one. At this distance, he was confident he could shatter this willow tree's vital point with one punch!
Just as Lin Qiye's fist was about to land, that grotesque pale face suddenly froze. Its歪斜的嘴角 curved upward, revealing a sinister smile…
DING——!!
A resonant sword cry rang out. The next moment, a流光 pierced through Lin Qiye's heart from behind. A segment of broken blade thrust out from his chest!
Lin Qiye's body suddenly stiffened. He looked down at his chest in disbelief, his pupils contracting sharply!
Ame-no-Murakumo… sword?
"Hahahahahahahaha…"
A burst of unrestrained laughter came from below. At the foot of the willow tree's roots, Wu Quan clapped his hands vigorously, his palms turning red from the effort. He laughed so hard he swayed like an audience member who had just watched a brilliant comedy, leaning forward and backward,
"Wonderful, truly wonderful! In every era, you always manage to give me the best experience! Hahahaha…
You've done well… child."