Chapter 318 The evil demon is gone, but where’s the food?
"It's right there," Lingxi's voice sounded in Ajiu's mind, with a hint of urgency, "Ajiu, use your power to protect it."
"Um."
Ajiu nodded heavily.
Without the slightest hesitation, she condensed the starlight in her eyes into two beams of extremely pure light, which flowed along her and Lingxi's tightly clasped hands and into Lingxi's body.
Lingxi's body shook violently.
"ah--"
Lingxi raised his head and let out a long, clear howl.
A circle of extremely rich green light visible to the naked eye burst out from their clasped hands.
The halo grew in the wind and expanded at an incredible speed, forming a huge green light shield in the blink of an eye.
The light shield appeared precisely on the periphery of the core of the holy tree, like the most solid fortress, tightly protecting the small green ball of light inside.
“Sizzle—”
The devastating black energy torrent slammed heavily into the green light shield.
The harsh corrosion sound continued, and the surface of the light shield violently fluctuated, creating ripples, but it never broke.
"Well done."
Xiao Yu's voice sounded behind the two of them.
The evil demon beacon that had detonated itself was now left with only a scarlet core covered in cracks floating in the air.
All its strength was used in the self-destruction with the intention of mutual destruction, and this moment was when it was at its weakest.
The protective light shield created by Ajiu and Lingxi together won him the fleeting opportunity to make a fatal kill.
“Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.”
Xiao Yu raised the long sword in his hand high. The golden dragon shadow wrapped around the sword roared, broke away from the sword body and turned into a stream of light, swooping down towards the scarlet core covered with cracks.
The golden dragon shadow opened its huge mouth and swallowed the scarlet core into its stomach in one gulp.
"Crack..." A crisp sound was heard, and the golden dragon's body suddenly burst into thousands of feet of light.
All the remaining, raging black energy quickly melted and evaporated under the illumination of this golden light, leaving no trace behind.
When the light faded, the shadow of the golden dragon also disappeared.
The core of the evil demon beacon that was floating in the air had long since disappeared.
It was completely wiped out from this world.
With the complete destruction of the evil signpost, the suffocating evil atmosphere in the entire underground space also disappeared.
After completing its mission, the huge green light shield that protected the core of the sacred tree dimmed and turned into fluorescent dots, returning to the bodies of Ajiu and Lingxi.
“Plop.”
Almost at the same time, both girls collapsed to the ground.
Especially Lingxi. She was already mentally traumatized, and she forced the two bloodline powers to merge. At this moment, she was exhausted and fainted.
Ajiu's condition was slightly better, but his face was pale and he was gasping for breath. He didn't even have the strength to stand up.
"Can you still hold on?"
Ajiu tilted her face up, her big black and white eyes filled with weakness, and she opened her mouth.
"Hungry……"
Xiao Yu: “…”
The core of the sacred tree that they had successfully guarded was now suspended in the air, emitting a soft green light.
In the light, visible life energies began to flow in all directions along the network of tree roots throughout the forest.
“Crack…Crack…”
The first to react were the trees that had already died under the erosion of the evil spirit.
There was a sound of being unable to bear the heavy weight under the bark, and then, with a teeth-grinding "crackling" sound, fresh green leaves emerged from the dead branches one after another.
The tender buds stretch out at a speed visible to the naked eye, sprouting branches and growing green leaves.
The originally lifeless forest was dyed with a layer of vibrant green in just a few breaths.
Next, there is the dry earth.
The cracked land began to become moist, and streams of clear springs seeped out from the cracks in the ground and gathered into streams, flowing happily through the forest with a tinkling sound.
The river water that had been polluted into black became crystal clear again after being purified by life energy.
High in the sky, the black miasma that had been pressing down on the forest like a pot lid all year round disappeared silently.
A long-lost ray of sunlight penetrated the layers of branches and leaves and sprinkled on the moss-covered ground.
Tingfeng Linhai came back to life.
This miraculous scene stunned Ah Jiu, who had just sat up.
She stared blankly at everything happening around her with her mouth open, and for a moment she even forgot that she was hungry.
Lingxi, who was lying beside her, also slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw when she woke up was her home, which was full of life.
Sunshine, green leaves, clear springs, birdsong...
All of this was a scene she thought she would never see again.
She stretched out her slightly trembling hand, and tears fell from her eyes without warning, then flowed more and more, and finally turned into silent sobs.
Jiu looked at her and felt a little helpless. She hated to see girls crying the most.
She moved her butt, moved closer to Lingxi, reached out and patted her back awkwardly.
"Well...don't cry," Ah Jiu whispered, "Look, the trees are alive again, that's a good thing."
Lingxi didn't say anything. She struggled to stand up and straightened her slightly messy leaf-covered dress, then performed an extremely solemn salute to the two of them.
She placed her right hand on her left shoulder and bent down deeply.
"Lingxi, the last guardian of the Tingfeng clan, thanks you two benefactors for giving me a new life." Her voice was still choked with sobs. "From now on, Lingxi's life and the friendship of the Tingfeng clan will always be with you."
Ajiu blinked, a little unresponsive.
She just thought that this elf girl named Lingxi was so pretty, and she looked like a tearful pear blossom when she cried. Now she felt a little embarrassed that he suddenly showed her such a big gift.
She quickly waved her hand: "Don't be so polite, we are friends."
But Lingxi shook his head and said, "No, this is not a courtesy."
She raised her head and looked at Xiao Yu and Ajiu with tearful eyes. "The evil demon has not been destroyed. Although our homeland is still alive, the crisis is still there. There are still many 'sources of filth' like today on this land."
"Although I am the only one left in the Tingfeng Clan, I am willing to join you and contribute all my strength."
"My abilities can heal wounds and communicate with all things. I will definitely be able to help you on future battlefields."
"The alliance welcomes you to join." Xiao Yu finally spoke.
Ajiu rubbed his stomach which had started to growl and looked at Xiao Yu pitifully.
"Brother Xiong Xiong, everything is done now. When can we eat?"
Lingxi, who had just looked solemn and sworn an oath, burst out laughing when he heard these words. The tears in the corners of his eyes had not yet dried, but his smile was as bright as the sunshine after the rain.
Xiao Yu: “…”
He felt like his veins might start throbbing again.
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