One day later, on the wasteland planet.
Xiaoman has basically adapted to this world and goes hunting with Maoqiu.
The surrounding area is filled with loess and towering piles of various wastes, from which small sparks occasionally fly.
"Sister Xiaoman, whatever you do, don't go to that area with the highest peak!" Fear flashed in Maoqiu's eyes.
"Why?" Xiaoman asked, puzzled.
“Starships come to that area from time to time to dump all sorts of garbage!” Maoqiu shuddered. “If they see you, you’ll be enslaved at best, and played to death at worst!”
Xiaoman frowned slightly. "Are they very strong?"
"Let me put it this way!" Maoqiu pointed to himself, "Even a hundred of us might not be able to kill one of them!"
"It's just so-so!" Xiaoman thought to herself with joy. "If we can manage to steal a spaceship, maybe we can get back to Earth."
A desire to return filled my heart.
Maoqiu quickly grabbed her, "Sister Xiaoman, I know you're strong. But you haven't fully recovered yet!" Hesitation flashed in his eyes, then suddenly hardened: "Sister Xiaoman, if you really want to recover your strength as soon as possible, I can take you somewhere!"
"Okay, lead the way!" Xiaoman said with an excited smile.
Maoqiu smiled wryly and walked northwest...
A few hours later.
They arrived at a place surrounded by mountains, which were very desolate and almost devoid of vegetation.
The furball pointed to the deepest part, "Legend has it that there is an ancient tree of life there, whose fruit can stimulate the potential of the human body. However, in recent years, many alien creatures have gone there to search for it, but none of them have ever come out of the valley alive."
"No matter how dangerous it is inside, I have to get it!" Xiaoman's clothes fluttered without wind, and she exuded a terrifying aura.
"Let's go, I know a shortcut that will avoid the dangerous area as much as possible!" Furry pointed to a winding path. "Follow me in a bit!"
"good!"
Maoqiu took two deep breaths of cold air, jumped onto a rock two meters away, and stumbled a couple of times before regaining its balance.
Then, using the same method, jump to the three o'clock position.
Xiaoman imitated him, jumping around continuously...
As time went by, both of them were exhausted, and finally they could see the giant ancient tree directly in front of them.
"Sister Xiaoman, we're still at least five hours away from our destination. Let's rest for a bit!" Maoqiu panted, took out some jerky, and handed it out. "Eat something first, so your strength will recover faster!"
The two chewed on the dried-out jerky.
Suddenly, a faint chirping sound came from the left slope.
Maoqiu didn't hear, but Xiaoman gripped the Fish Intestine Sword tightly and gestured with her eyes.
Coo coo!
Xiaoman rushed to the right slope, her Fish Intestine Sword flashing with a bright white light, and a swift sword aura fell down.
Squeak, gurgle!
A lizard-like creature had its head severed.
Maoqiu gasped, "I always thought you were strong, but I never imagined you were this strong."
"It's just a lizard monster," Xiaoman said dismissively.
“This isn’t a lizard monster; it’s the smallest Gale Beast.” Furball gave a thumbs up. “It’s incredibly fast, extremely venomous, and its scales are incredibly strong. It takes three shots from a laser weapon to break through the same spot.”
Xiaoman looked incredulous. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure!" Fear flashed in Maoqiu's eyes. "I encountered one before, and I almost got killed."
Xiaoman was puzzled. She used the Fish Intestine Sword to slice through the Gale Beast's scales, and the scales were instantly cut open. "I understand! It's all thanks to it!"
Pointing at the Fish Intestine Sword, he carefully observed the fur ball's reaction, his eyes remaining incredibly clear.
"Never show such a treasure to outsiders, or you'll get yourself into trouble!" Maoqiu warned.
"Understood!" Xiaoman's affection for him increased again. "It's dangerous ahead, you stay here and wait for me!"
Maoqiu smiled wryly and nodded, "Be careful!"
"Okay!" Xiaoman took two steps forward, turned around and said, "When we get back, we'll teach you some combat techniques!"
"Ah!" Maoqiu exclaimed excitedly, "Thank you, Sister Xiaoman! Thank you, Sister Xiaoman!"
Xiaoman smiled and nodded, then ran forward.
The fluffy ball stared at the constantly flashing shadows, its eyes filled with fervor...
Three hours later, Xiaoman finally arrived near the giant ancient tree.
"Wow, what a tall ancient tree!" Xiaoman clicked her tongue in amazement. "Judging by its size, it's at least 500 meters tall, over 120 meters wide, and its roots would spread over a radius of at least 120 kilometers."
Adjust your mind and body, and climb upwards along the branches.
Before long, they reached the halfway point, where they were completely blocked by giant vines, making it impossible to move forward.
Looking around, his gaze settled on the thickest vine. "Huh! Why is the color different from the Ancient Tree of Life?"
Gently slice open the vine with the Fish Intestine Sword, and a fishy, foul smell wafts out; the sap is also pale red.
Xiaoman was quite frightened. Some supernatural images flashed through her mind. She watched it warily and muttered, "Could this thing be a tree spirit?"
The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, so I stepped back.
Suddenly, the vines began to wriggle and rustle.
Xiaoman suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, broke out in a cold sweat, and turned to run away.
A small vine shot out rapidly, binding and tightening it quickly.
Despite struggling with all her might, she couldn't break free.
At the same time, two vines pierced through like sharp swords.
"Not good!" Xiaoman channeled all the power she could muster into her eyes, "Double pupils, separating yin and yang!"
The power of confinement appeared, and the vines could no longer move forward.
He threw out the Fish Gut Sword, which landed precisely on the vines binding him, gushing out a foul-smelling liquid.
The vines, in pain, loosened their grip slightly.
"drink!"
The vines were broken free, and Xiaoman swiftly unleashed a sword beam.
rustle!
Fearful screams rose and fell.
"I don't care if you're a tree spirit or some other monster. If you dare to mess with me, you'd better be prepared to die!" Xiaoman exuded a terrifying killing intent.
The Fish Intestine Sword hummed, its strongest attack gradually taking shape.
The vines were terrified and retreated quickly.
"Run there!"
The rainbow-like sword light fell, severing the largest vine in two, and crimson liquid cascaded down like a waterfall.
Xiaoman quickly rushed upwards to avoid getting the liquid on her.
"Huff, huff!" Xiaoman gasped for breath, looking at the vines that were about to burrow into the ground, still shaken. "Who knows if this thing will come out again? I need to recover quickly!"
The surroundings instantly became quiet.
A ray of sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, and something above flickered faintly.
"Could this be the fruit of the Tree of Life that Maoqiu was talking about?"
It's too far away to see anything clearly.
"Who cares what it is? Let's go up and see for ourselves!"
Having made up my mind, I started climbing...
I don't know how much time passed, but we finally arrived at the spot where the light was shining. There was a yellow fruit, about the size of a watermelon, right in front of us.
Approach cautiously.
Once they were all close enough to be safe, my anxiety subsided considerably.
Cut off the fruit stem, and the fruit fell into my hand. "This thing doesn't look big, but it weighs fifty or sixty pounds!"
They bound it with ropes, wrapped it in animal hide, and tied it to its back...
Several hours later.
The furry ball looked around anxiously, "Why isn't it back yet?"
Suddenly, Xiaoman appeared in his field of vision.
"Sister Xiaoman!" Maoqiu exclaimed excitedly, rushing over. "Wow, we really found it? That's wonderful!"
"Get out of here quickly!" Xiaoman frowned slightly, a bad feeling creeping into her heart, and quickened her pace.
The two ran wildly, and just as they escaped the root zone of the ancient tree of life, the ground suddenly shook.
Countless vines burst forth from the ground, swaying constantly, but did not attack immediately.
Maoqiu screamed, her face pale and her hands and feet trembling, "Sister Xiaoman, we're in big trouble!"
"Do you recognize this thing?" Xiaoman looked around.
"Hmm!" Maoqiu gripped the longsword tightly. "The Ancient Bloodthirsty Tree is 200 meters tall and 50 meters wide, with roots that can cover an area of 50 kilometers. It especially loves to devour human blood. It is the companion tree of the Ancient Life Tree and is extremely evil."
Xiaoman's face darkened, and she shielded the fur ball behind her. "You go first!"
Maoqiu shook its head, its gaze hardening. "We'll die together, we'll live together!"
Suddenly, the vines in the front row all lashed out.
The two kept dodging.
The number of vines increased, completely blocking the surrounding area.
"What do we do?" Maoqiu chopped off a vine. "There are too many!"
Xiaoman didn't answer, but her gaze kept moving around, finally settling on a main root. "Cover me!"
"Good!" Maoqiu shouted, wildly swinging his longsword.
The vines were afraid and moved aside.
Meanwhile, Xiaoman disappeared.
The furball kept roaring, but the vines didn't notice anyone was missing and were focused on attacking.
Suddenly, a sharp sword beam appeared near the main root.
Immediately afterwards, six more sword beams fell.
The vines, feeling the pain, retreated en masse.
Xiaoman quickly met up with Maoqiu, and they stood back to back, staring at their surroundings.
A dozen seconds later, the surroundings became completely quiet.
Xiaoman let out a long sigh of relief. "It won't come back anytime soon, let's hurry back."
"Okay, Sister Xiaoman!" Maoqiu pounded his chest.
......
Somewhere in the Dafeng Mountain Shelter.
Li Tianyi had a stubble beard, listless eyes, a cigarette in his left hand, and a bottle of liquor in his right.
He gulped down two mouthfuls, looked at Xiaoman's cenotaph, and said with a bitter expression, "If only this were a dream!"
Meanwhile, Lorraine, who was ordered to protect him, had tears welling up in her eyes, thinking to herself, "What a devoted man. If a man loved me like that, I would be willing to die right now!"
She had no idea that her heart was quietly changing.
Time flies, and night falls.
Wang Xue'er's urgent voice came through the communicator: "Calling Gui Jianchou, calling Gui Jianchou!"
Li Tianyi struggled to his feet, his voice hoarse, "What is it?"
"Xuelian has sent word that Qiao Yulong has been killed! Just now..."
"Location!" Li Tian's eyes flashed with terrifying killing intent as he crushed the wine bottle.
The pain in my palms is nothing compared to the pain in my heart.
“The Kunlun Mountains!” Wang Xue’er replied.
Li Tianyi immediately summoned his space surfboard, stood on it, and said, "Tell them I'm going to Kunlun Mountain!"
"Oh, okay!" Rowling stood up, giving a wry smile. "So you knew I was around all along. I thought I was hiding it well!"
"Find your cousin, and give you some more special training!" Li Tianyi was already high in the air.
He left Dafeng Mountain not long after.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my heart, and I nearly fell from a great height...
That's all for today's update. Author: Listen to my excuses—no, I mean explanations! (Dog head emoji)
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