Chapter 317 This thing is so ugly
Guided by Lingxi, they turned several more forks in the road.
There are no polluted vine spirits or other monsters here anymore, and it is eerily quiet.
"It's right in front," Lingxi pointed to a huge cave formed by countless roots. "The most evil aura is coming from inside."
Xiao Yu protected Ajiu behind him and walked in first.
The interior space of the cave is extremely vast, like a huge upside-down bowl.
In the center of the cave, a black tumor as tall as a three-story building and shaped like a heart was suspended in the air.
“Bang…bang…bang…”
With every beat, circles of black energy ripples would spread out and merge into the surrounding tree roots.
Countless of the thickest main roots of the sacred tree, like prey caught in a spider web, are densely connected to this black heart.
The remaining life energy in the roots and veins is being continuously extracted by it and transformed into the most filthy evil power.
On the surface of this black heart, one can even see human faces twisted in pain. They are constantly struggling under the tumorous skin, emitting silent wails.
Those were all devoured by it, belonging to the "spirit" of this forest.
"Oh my god..." Lingxi covered her mouth when she saw this scene, her eyes filled with horror and anger, "It's devouring my mother's essence. It wants...it wants to replace me."
"This is the demonic symbol." Xiao Yu's eyes instantly turned cold. "The source of all evil."
Ajiu poked his head out from behind Xiao Yu and looked at the huge black heart curiously. After looking at it for a long time, he came to a conclusion very seriously.
She tugged at the corner of Xiao Yu's clothes and spoke in a low voice.
"Brother Xiongxiong, this thing is so ugly."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's murderous aura instantly faded. He glanced at Ah Jiu with a somewhat amused look, "It's indeed very ugly, so we have to get rid of it quickly to avoid polluting your eyes."
"Yeah," Ah Jiu agreed, "Such an ugly thing shouldn't exist."
As if it had heard their conversation, the huge tumor's beating frequency suddenly increased.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."
The painful faces on the surface opened their mouths wide and let out shrill screams.
“Woo——”
Jiu subconsciously covered his ears, his little face wrinkled.
Lingxi even groaned, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
The spiritual impact contained in this scream was doubly harmful to her, who was connected to the sacred tree's mind.
"Concentrate."
Xiao Yu let out a low shout, and a gentle force spread out from him, forming an invisible barrier that blocked all the terrifying sound waves outside.
Ajiu and Lingxi suddenly felt the pressure relieved.
"You guys step back," Xiao Yu slowly drew the long sword from his waist, the golden dragon pattern on the sword faintly visible, "Leave this to me."
The flesh on the surface of the black tumor squirmed and a huge crack appeared, revealing a core composed of countless runes that was shining with scarlet light.
A thick black beam of light shot out from the core and headed straight for Xiao Yu's face.
Wherever the beam of light passed, even the space made a "cracking" sound as if it could not bear the weight, as if it would shatter at any time.
"You're just in time."
Xiao Yu did not retreat but advanced, thrusting the long sword in his hand forward, and a brilliant golden light burst out from the tip of the sword.
"break."
The moment the golden light came into contact with the black beam of light, the terrifying energy that was enough to destroy a mountain silently disintegrated.
The golden sword was unstoppable and pierced straight into the core of the evil demon's symbol.
The evil demon beacon suddenly stopped all attacks.
That huge body began to expand and contract violently in an extremely abnormal way.
A terrifying aura of destruction was brewing madly from within it.
"Not good," Lingxi's face turned pale in an instant, "It's going to self-destruct. It wants to detonate all the polluting energy that has been accumulated for so many years and die with Mother."
As soon as Lingxi finished speaking, the huge tumor suddenly shrank to its extreme.
Immediately afterwards, a destructive energy that was enough to raze the underground world to the ground erupted like a flood breaking through a dam.
"boom--"
The terrifying energy shock wave spread wildly in a spherical shape with the evil demon beacon as the center.
The thick tree roots on the wall were as fragile as rotten wood in the face of this force. They were torn apart, crushed and turned into powder in an instant.
The entire underground space was shaking violently.
"Your Highness, be careful," Lingxi exclaimed. Without thinking, she mobilized all the strength in her body. Countless green vines broke out of the ground and intertwined in front of her and Ajiu to form a thick shield.
However, this shield made of life force withered and decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye the moment it came into contact with the black energy shock wave, and eventually turned into ashes.
Lingxi was hit hard, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body shaking.
"Sister Lingxi." Ajiu quickly supported her.
Xiao Yu's figure retreated at the moment of the explosion. At the same time, he swung his sword in his backhand, and a magnificent golden sword energy slashed out, splitting the energy torrent attacking from the front into two halves.
But even so, the aftermath of the explosion was still terrifyingly powerful.
The target of these forces is not Xiao Yu and the others, but the root of this sacred tree.
"It's over..." Lingxi looked at the black energy in despair, which was madly corroding everything around it like a maggot on the tarsal bone.
"Mother..." Tears of blood flowed from Lingxi's eyes. The great grief and powerlessness made her almost faint.
At this moment, a warm hand held her tightly.
"Sister Lingxi, don't be afraid," Ajiu's voice rang in her ears, "We haven't lost yet."
"Ajiu..."
"Sister Lingxi, didn't you say that every root of our mother is like your blood?" Ajiu tilted his head and asked seriously.
"Yes..." Lingxi nodded subconsciously.
"Then you tell Ajiu where the most important place for mother is, and Ajiu will protect it." Ajiu said as a matter of course.
A word can wake a person up from his dream.
Yes, how could she forget.
She may not be able to resist the devastating explosion, but she can provide guidance.
Ajiu possesses the purest power of purification.
"I understand," Lingxi held Ajiu tightly with his backhand. "Ajiu, do you believe me?"
"Yes, Jiu believes in Sister Lingxi." Jiu nodded vigorously.
"Okay," Lingxi took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "Lend me your power."
She mobilized the last bit of guardian power in her blood and opened her perception to Ajiu without reservation.
In an instant, Jiu seemed to see a whole new world.
In her "vision", the materialized tree roots disappeared, replaced by a three-dimensional network composed of countless golden and green energy veins.
This is the life vein diagram of the sacred tree.
In the center of this huge network, there is a fist-sized green light ball emitting a soft glow.
There is the source of all the vitality of the sacred tree - the core of the sacred tree.
At this moment, the destructive black energy was surrounding the green light ball from all directions, and was about to completely devour it.
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