Sweeped off the back of the black bird by the vines, Ye Xi fell into endless darkness.
The wind howled all around her, and countless vines and howls slid down beside her, but they could not stop her from falling downwards.
"Am I going to die?" This thought flashed through Ye Xi's mind, followed by a hint of regret.
"What a pity! I haven't been able to kill the Dark Demon Tree King yet, nor have I seen the Lord emerge from the trial space. Perhaps I shouldn't have come along. Not only have I not played any role, but I've also become a burden to everyone!" The sadness and regret in his heart spread and dissipated along with the gale.
From the moment she was born to every little detail that followed, all the past scenes gradually surfaced in her mind, and even some things hidden deep in her memory that were about to be forgotten were brought back to mind.
"Is this how one reflects on their life before death?" Ye Xi wondered to himself, his gaze drifting into the darkness.
Michael, radiating holy light, roared; the flame-encased Xuan Bird thrashed about; and Mount Tai, crackling with lightning, charged toward her with a roar.
"It's pointless, give up!" An extremely sad thought rose in Ye Xi's mind, but suddenly a ray of moonlight flashed in her mind, bringing a moment of clarity to her eyes.
This fleeting moment of clarity brought Ye Xi back to her senses. Although it lasted only a moment, it made her realize that something was wrong with her current state.
"No! Something's wrong! How can I accept my fate?" Ye Xi murmured, feeling his body lose strength again and his consciousness sink into oblivion once more. He finally realized the problem: "It's dark energy. The moment I was swept by the vine, I was already being corrupted by dark energy!"
"Heh! Darkness? I am the supreme Yue'e, the daughter of the moon, how could mere darkness possibly corrupt me?" Her consciousness sank, frantically reaching for that glimmer of light in her heart.
Almost instantly, overflowing moonlight emanated from Ye Xi's body. At the same time, Michael and the others also used magic crystal missiles to attack the Dark Demon Tree King.
Ye Xi, who originally cultivated the "Celestial Immortal Technique", already possessed the strength of the peak of the fourth rank. Now, he has suddenly advanced, not only breaking through to the fifth rank in one go, but also reaching the peak of the fifth rank in terms of overall strength. He is only one step away from becoming a sixth-rank being.
If Ye Chen were to check her attributes here, he would find that this advancement is not just a simple advancement, but a fundamental change like that of Mount Tai. In fact, her total number of growth times has increased from 7 to 8.
What may seem like just an increase in the number of growth cycles reveals that those races with eight growth cycles are dominant forces even in the primordial world, such as the Thunder God and the Three-Legged Golden Crow...
These races are no longer simply ancient races; it would not be an exaggeration to call them overlords of the ancient world. Their immense strength is enough to make them a force to be reckoned with.
Therefore, even though Ye Xi's strength is only at the peak of the 5th rank, he still has the power to fight against the Dark Demon Tree King, who has already reached the 6th rank.
When the attacks from Mount Tai, Michael, and the Black Birds only severely injured him but failed to kill him outright, Ye Xi finally completed his advancement and rushed in from behind.
After advancing to the next level, Ye Xi seemed to have mastered the ability to fly. At this moment, like Mount Tai, she could fly freely in the sky without the aid of angelic wings.
"Radiance of the Clear Moon!" A clear shout rang out from behind the crowd, and a thick beam of moonlight pierced through them. The Radiance of the Clear Moon, containing terrifying power, struck the Dark Demon Tree King without making a sound, but it pierced through it directly.
"Roar~~~" The main trunk, which was tens of meters in diameter, was punched by the moonlight and a hole more than ten meters thick was punched out. The Dark Demon Tree King let out a terrifying roar, and all the dark creatures in the entire mountain range couldn't help but tremble.
"Ye Xi!" Taishan turned around and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He really didn't expect that the other party could survive and even seemed to have advanced.
Michael, standing nearby, was equally shocked. Even setting aside Ye Xi's resurrection, the power emanating from her was enough to make her tremble with fear.
Keep in mind, she is a four-winged angel, and she wields a divine artifact. Logically speaking, she should be invincible among the fifth rank. However, Ye Xi's attack was able to seriously injure even the sixth-rank Dark Demon Tree King. In terms of attack power, she is far inferior to Ye Xi.
Not only them, but Ye Chen and the others on the other side of the projection also showed shock. Although the image transmitted back was blurry, they could still hear the sound, which was Ye Xi's voice.
Everyone thought she was dead, and everyone was plunged into grief. But they never expected that she was still alive, and judging from the situation, she seemed to have become even stronger than before.
"Good! Good! Good!" Ye Chen shouted "good" several times in his heart. As long as people are alive, nothing else matters. Every member of the clan is his people. Even if a fire crow dies, he will be heartbroken, let alone Ye Xi, with whom he has spent more than half a year.
"Take care of it first! Xuan Niao!" Ye Xi couldn't see the image in the projection, so he nodded to Taishan and Michael, then turned his gaze back to the Dark Demon Tree King.
The attack just now was not enough to kill it; at most, it only seriously injured it. Even though she had the strength to fight a level 6 creature, the gap between them was still enormous, far from enough to kill it.
"Chirp~~~" The giant black bird in the sky moved at the sound, and the flames on its body became even hotter, illuminating the entire sky, as if it wanted to burn everything around it to ashes.
A massive, chilling power emanated from Ye Xi's body once again, resembling moonlight yet different, seemingly even more powerful.
"Lunar Eclipse!" Ye Xi whispered, and a black moon appeared in the sky, slowly descending towards the Dark Demon Tree King. The seemingly insignificant move caused everyone to feel a chilling energy fluctuation.
Michael and Taishan stared in horror at the full moon, their figures rapidly retreating. Only the Black Bird, still engulfed in blazing flames, charged towards the Dark Demon Tree King.
"Chirp~~~" This time, the terrifying roar finally ignited it, and the huge black bird disintegrated due to exhaustion of energy, each circling once and moving away from the outer perimeter.
"Roar~~~" The Dark Demon Tree King roared angrily, and countless vines spread out in all directions, as if to destroy everything around them, but the terrifying fire spread rapidly and burned all the vines to ashes.
At the same time, the black moon in the sky finally set, and the Dark Tree King let out a terrified roar once more. Its wrinkled face was filled with terror, and it sensed a threat to its life from the black moon.
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