Qi Pei jia
Chapter 1428 Crushing Combat Power and the Defective Tree God
The Emperor's Void Rending Blade and the Psionic Wave Emitter had already been reinforced and modified into "divine-grade" equipment by Han Xiao using [Transcendent Divine Item]. Even a simple basic attack possessed power comparable to a world-destroying ultimate ability!
Meeting the Secret Tree King's terrified gaze, the Emperor's Void Rending Blade swiftly pierced out. The massive blade rapidly enlarged in his pupils, leaving him no time to react.
Boom!
The massive blade, pushing against the Secret Tree King, violently stabbed into the space wall of the secondary dimension, causing countless fissures to burst open like cracked porcelain. The power of the blow transmitted to the entire secondary dimension had already exceeded the upper limit of its endurance. The entire Shadow Space exploded, all darkness dissipated, and countless spatial storms surged backward.
However, the Secret Tree King was not blasted away but was firmly glued to the tip of the blade by a powerful traction field. At the same time, the Supreme Heavenly Venerate extended a finger and braced against the Secret Tree King's body. The power of the formless Chrono-Amber flowed along the finger, beginning to create amber on the Secret Tree King.
The soul link of the Chrono-Amber had already reached the highest fifth layer in these past ten years. It was no longer necessary to touch the target with the amber itself; physical contact was sufficient to activate the seal, meaning the Chrono-Amber no longer needed to be carried around and could be placed anywhere.
At the same time, due to the Transcendent Mechanic's [Foundation of Qi and Strength · God of Myriad Machines] talent, his own basic form of existence was not limited to his physical body. The combined Mechanical Deity was also part of his main body, meaning that contact with the target by the Mechanical Deity's body also satisfied the criteria for the Chrono-Amber's activation!
The Secret Tree King was pinned in place by a pile of universe treasure-grade control devices. Extremely destructive psionic waves surged into his body wave after wave along the blade, crushing large swaths of cells. The energy within his body was suppressed by the Transcendent-grade Qi and Strength seal, making even self-destruction impossible. Furthermore, he did not dare to self-destruct in front of a Transcendent-grade, which was true "courting death."
Black Star's speed was too fast, exceeding the level of a Super-A Grade, leaving him with hardly any reaction time. It was as if he had fallen into such a state the moment he came to his senses.
"How is it possible for someone to break through this boundary? Such power cannot be mastered by a single individual!"
The Secret Tree King panicked, his face pale.
He never expected that this civilization would produce a Tree God-level transcendent individual. How could such a big change occur in just over a decade!
The World Tree had reproduced for countless years, and the positions of the other four Tree Kings had changed hands besides the Ancestor Tree King. Although the Ancestor Tree King had the power to remove other Tree Kings, he rarely used it. Generally speaking, unless a Tree King died, the selection would not change.
But the Tree King could be reborn, so why would they die... The problem lies here. Some Tree Kings have tried to reach higher levels, all of whom died without exception. I thought that they could be reborn through the World Tree, but after mutating and dying during advancement, the information state would directly break away from the link of the World Tree, unable to be reborn, and completely die. After repeated failures, with lessons learned from the past, basically no Tree Kings who came to power later would try to advance again.
In their eyes, the Transcendent Domain was an uncrossable chasm for individuals, the limit of a single life form. Only through alternative methods could one temporarily step into a higher level, and the Tree God's descent was one such path.
This idea is not uncommon—having a powerful extraordinary power system does not mean that you can become stronger without end—although some artistic works of many civilizations like to confuse the difference between the two, they are two different concepts. Whether it is the World Tree powerhouse or the Super-A Grades of the three major civilizations, they all possess this common sense and also recognize the existence of individual limits... And the difference lies in the individual power limit standards judged by both parties, because until now, no one has explored the true absolute limit, so there are different definitions.
"I must break free from his control, otherwise..."
The Secret Tree King was ruthless in his heart, frantically stimulating the cell reaction furnace, regardless of cell damage, violently squeezing all his mana, and fiercely impacting the Qi and Strength seal, finally loosening the control force field under his reckless struggle.
"There is still a chance to escape!"
The Secret Tree King was overjoyed and was preparing to accumulate strength for a burst of power to break through Han Xiao's control, but at this moment, the Tree King's power in his body suddenly leaked out like a flood, and was suddenly drawn away by an invisible force. His body suddenly softened, his strength was interrupted, and a wave of weakness swept through his body.
"My Tree King Crown!"
He suddenly raised his eyes and looked in horror at the direction of the Ancestor Tree King.
The figure of the Ancestor Tree King was already wrapped in a rapidly expanding mass of green light, like a giant egg, with a huge figure faintly visible inside, and the energy fluctuations were soaring.
How could the Secret Tree King not recognize this scene? The Ancestor Tree King had already activated the Tree God's descent, using it to instantly take back his Tree King Crown and draw away his power, clearly treating him as a discarded pawn and cutting his losses decisively. Not only did he have no intention of rescuing him, but he even destroyed his hope of breaking free!
"No!!"
The Secret Tree King widened his eyes, horrified.
Han Xiao noticed the change in the Ancestor Tree King, glanced back, and immediately his heart moved. He looked down at the Secret Tree King and said playfully:
"We agreed on some alone time, but I didn't expect you to secretly pull in a third party... Alright, you can sleep peacefully now, I'll have some fun with him."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly moved his fingers away, and the Chrono-Amber suddenly took shape!
Teng!
The Secret Tree King's face full of horror was frozen, as if he couldn't believe that he had been taken down so easily, and his whole person was frozen in amber.
"Got him!"
Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
The Secret Tree King was very powerful at the Super-A Grade level, but he couldn't make any waves in his hands. Although there was an element of surprise, the main reason was the huge difference in strength, which made the Secret Tree King unable to use various methods before he fell.
Compared to the various calculations when sealing the Heart Tree King, it was much easier to seal a stronger Secret Tree King this time. Transcending a big level of power was complete domination, although it was not as simple as a Super-A Grade fighting a Calamity Grade, it was still a crushing victory.
The next moment, a channel opened at the tip of the mechanical finger, swallowing the Secret Tree King's amber into his body and preserving it.
After doing this, Han Xiao formally turned around and faced the Ancestor Tree King, this group of rapidly expanding green light, also exuding Transcendent-grade power.
Seeing this, Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he probably guessed why the Secret Tree King escaped so decisively and was so afraid of him.
"So that's how it is, the World Tree also has Transcendent-grade power. The Secret Tree King has no fighting spirit because he has seen this power... Maybe the World Tree's Transcendent-grade has unlocked the ability to kill information states, so in his opinion, whether I self-destruct or not, I can directly attack him at the information state level, completely killing him, cracking the World Tree's mechanism, and depriving him of his eternal life. That's why the Secret Tree King is so afraid of me..."
Han Xiao calculated in his heart and immediately became vigilant.
"If that's the case, wouldn't that mean that the World Tree's Transcendent-grade can also threaten me?"
Without saying a word, he directly opened fire at this group of green light, not having the habit of waiting for others to transform.
At this moment, the green light suddenly exploded, and a huge, gnarled tree palm stretched out from the strong light. Green light surged from the palm, turning into a barrier, blocking the mechanical troops' torrential barrage of fire, withstanding the continuous impact without moving, indestructible.
The figure of the Ancestor Tree King had disappeared, replaced by a giant treant, his whole body glowing with green light, wrapped in countless World Tree roots, like a vine armor woven from World Tree roots. On various parts of his body, many small roots also grew out, like snakes dancing wildly, tearing open spatial cracks and absorbing matter and energy from the other side of the passage.
"What the hell is this?"
Han Xiao glanced at the panel, and the other party's name was displayed as [Tree God (Defective)]. A large amount of information was marked with question marks, obviously the total level was higher, and the tier was Transcendent-grade.
"Interesting, the World Tree is still hiding this kind of method, why hasn't it been used all along..."
Han Xiao frowned secretly, feeling suspicious.
In the war in his previous life, the World Tree had never used this method. It stands to reason that if their lair was attacked, they should have revealed all their cards to stop the enemy, but until the three major civilizations blew up the World Tree body, the Tree God had never descended.
He originally thought that the World Tree did not have Transcendent-grade individual power, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case. There must be secrets that he has not understood.
At this moment, a wave of mental signals came from the Tree God, without clear content, only chaotic thoughts, and a strong sense of hunger, like a hungry beast.
"Does this mean it wants to eat me?"
Han Xiao noticed the meaning expressed by the other party from the Tree God's thoughts, and his heart moved.
It seems that this Tree God's thinking is very chaotic, and there is no rational leader?!
Before he could observe any further, the Tree God directly pounced on him, impatiently engaging the Supreme Heavenly Venerate in a battle.
Countless World Tree roots rolled up green light, whipping out again and again, madly bombarding Han Xiao's body, constantly being cut off by the Emperor's Void Rending Blade, but quickly growing new ones.
One machine and one tree, the two behemoths fought in the spatial storm. Dozens of Mechanical Apostle led troops around the Tree God, crackling and firing. Countless attacks landed on the Tree God every moment, but its health seemed to have no limit. The body composed of World Tree roots not only had extremely high resistance, but also possessed extraordinary regeneration.
Oathkeeper and Kroenlein had already flashed far away. The aftermath of the battle between the two Transcendent-grade powers was too terrifying, and they had no room to intervene. They had no choice but to follow behind and watch from a distance.
"I didn't expect the World Tree to have Transcendent-grade combat power. It's actually fighting Black Star evenly. If they had used it earlier..."
Kroenlein widened his eyes, surprised.
"Didn't you see it? This Transcendent-grade combat power doesn't seem to be a separate individual. The World Tree civilization should have paid some price to create a Transcendent-grade combat power." Oathkeeper shook his head and calmly analyzed: "Moreover, he and Black Star are not evenly matched. Look, he has already begun to fall behind."
Due to the incomplete Tree King Crown, this Tree God's descent was incomplete, and his combat power did not reach its peak. After a fierce battle, the Tree God gradually fell into a disadvantage in Han Xiao's fierce offensive, relying only on his strong durability to resist attacks, and increasingly attacking less and defending more.
Han Xiao also realized the Tree God's weakness, and his heart moved slightly.
"Although he is a Transcendent-grade, his combat power seems to be a bit insufficient. It should be because of the 'Defective' suffix. It is not a complete Tree God now... Could my actions have something to do with this?"
Han Xiao's thoughts raced. Although he didn't know the activation conditions for the Tree God's descent, he vaguely had a guess when he thought of how one of the requirements for his advancement to Transcendent-grade was to find transcendent individuals from the other four systems as helpers.
"The composition of the five Tree Kings is exactly similar to the requirements for advancing to Transcendent-grade. Could this be the birth condition of the Tree God? In that case, I sealed the Heart Tree King and the Secret Tree King, so the complete version of the Tree God could not descend?"
Han Xiao felt more and more that it was possible, and his spirits were lifted.
So, he had unintentionally weakened the other party's important trump card?!
Wonderful! See who dares to say that I have bad luck in the future. Being unlucky at ordinary times must be accumulating good luck, and I have never failed at critical moments!