"Yes... It... truly does..."
Ye Feng mumbled, his voice somewhat dazed. The strange rustling of the Ego God Tree's leaves did indeed sound like weeping.
"Crackling! Rattle!"
"Boom! Crackle!"
Suddenly, the entire ground trembled as the colossal Ego God Tree shook and struggled. Several of the fleshy tubes that had extended from Yulmes' head and spine, piercing the main trunk of the Ego God Tree, snapped.
"Help me!"
As Ye Feng watched in bewilderment, a voice, its gender indistinguishable and quite ethereal, echoed in his mind.
"Damn human vermin!"
At that moment, Zeus's enraged voice boomed. His eyes bulged, and the Thunderbolt Hammer in his hand became spectral, runes beginning to appear on it. In the next instant, he was before Ye Feng, the Thunderbolt Hammer unleashing a red-grey, blue-tinged lightning that struck Ye Feng squarely in the chest.
"Crack! Boom!"
"Pfft!"
Caught off guard, Ye Feng was hit directly, his body violently sent flying backward. He coughed up a mouthful of blood mist in mid-air... and then crashed heavily into the ground...
"Boom! Boom!"
The next second, Ye Feng reappeared from the earth, greedily gulping down nectar and ambrosia to heal his injuries. Worried that Zeus might attack Xiao Xiao and the others, he had rushed out immediately after hitting the ground, drinking the divine liquid so hastily that much of it spilled onto his clothes...
However, Zeus did not attack Xiao Xiao or Bai Xi. Instead, he flew to Yulmes' side, his expression grim. "Yulmes, what's happening with the Ego God Tree?"
"The Ego God Tree has gone mad. It wants to use that brat's tribulation fire to commit suicide!" Yulmes' face was equally grim. "The Ego God Tree absorbed far too much tribulation fire just now... It's extremely dangerous..."
"Suicide?"
Hearing Yulmes' words from a distance, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and the others furrowed their brows in confusion.
"Big Brother, what's going on? Why would the main god's Ego God Tree want to commit suicide?" Xiao Xiao blinked, utterly perplexed.
"That voice just now... 'Help me'... Could that have been the Ego God Tree's voice?" Ye Feng frowned, recalling the ethereal voice he had just heard.
"Help me..."
Suddenly, the ethereal voice Ye Feng had just heard resonated again, filled with entreaty, and even more faint, as if it were further away from him...
"Ze... Zeus... the rune-light hammer in your hand... is that... Demeter's Soul Star Hammer? Did you... did you kill him?"
At this moment, Apollo's trembling voice sounded. Hades, Poseidon, Ares, Hera, and Cynthia all turned their gazes to the rune-light hammer in Zeus's hand, their eyes wide with astonishment.
"So what if I did? That idiot actually believed he was human, lived with humans, and even had children!" Zeus said coldly. "Besides, the power of this Star Hammer rightfully belongs to me!" He continued, "And don't look at me like that. You haven't done anything similar yourselves!"
Hades and the others subtly frowned at this, shifting their gaze away and back towards Ye Feng and his companions. Their expressions changed quickly as they realized Ye Feng was gone...
"Whoosh!"
At that moment, a piercing sound of air being split cut through the air. Ye Feng had already flashed to the rear flank of the Ego God Tree, a considerable distance from the main gods. Gripping his Tang saber, golden tribulation fire surged madly around him, and he unleashed a strike far larger than any he had delivered before.
However, Ye Feng's target was not Zeus or any other main god, but the sky-obscuring Ego God Tree...
"This is bad!"
Zeus clearly noticed this too. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he suddenly grabbed Hades and lunged directly towards Ye Feng's massive tribulation fire strike.
"Screech! Ah!"
"Ah!"
Despite Hades' reaction and struggle, his left shoulder, part of his chest, and his left leg were severed by the tribulation fire. Although it failed to block Ye Feng's strike, it had managed to deflect its direction...
"Whoosh! Clang!"
"Crack! Crack!"
As Zeus prepared to repeat his maneuver, Ye Feng unleashed a second tribulation fire strike. Simultaneously, he clashed his Tang saber against Zeus's Thunderbolt Hammer.
"Whoosh! Screech!"
"Whoosh! Boom! Boom! Whoosh!"
In a flash, Ye Feng's two tribulation fire strikes, one after the other, landed on the exceptionally massive trunk of the Ego God Tree. Upon being struck, the enormous trunk of the Ego God Tree immediately erupted in flames... and spread at an incredible speed, simultaneously towards the upper branches, twigs, trunk... and the roots below...
"Whoosh! Boom!"
Within a few breaths, the sky-obscuring Ego God Tree, pulsating with red-grey light, was engulfed in golden flames, having been utterly ignited by Ye Feng's tribulation fire...
"Thank you!"
At this moment, the ethereal voice, its gender still indistinguishable, once again echoed in Ye Feng's mind. There was evident gratitude in its voice, along with a deep sense of release...
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
While Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and the others engaged in frantic battle with Zeus and the host of main gods, the gargantuan Ego God Tree burned at an accelerated pace...
"Thank you~!"
Accompanied by the ethereal voice, which Ye Feng was now familiar with, the sky-obscuring Ego God Tree collapsed with a roar... In the golden tribulation fire, it disintegrated into vast swathes of ash, scattering in the wind...
"Beast, I will flay you alive!" Yulmes' eyes turned crimson, demonic runes erupting all over him. Over a dozen red-grey chains, imbued with demonic runes, shot out from his body. Wielding the Sword of Sloth, he charged at Ye Feng with great speed...
"Clang! Clang!"
"Crack! Crack!"
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
After exchanging blows with Zeus, Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. He turned and unleashed several sharp tribulation fire strikes towards the charging Yulmes.
"Screech! Screech! Clang!"
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"Ugh! Boom! Pfft!"
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
At this moment, Ye Feng was struck by Zeus's Lightning Star Hammer on his left rear shoulder. He was immediately sent flying, spitting blood, his entire shoulder blade suffering a comminuted fracture... However, Ye Feng still managed to counter with a saber slash, the tribulation fire instantly slicing open Zeus's lower right flank.
"Urgh!"
Zeus roared in pain, enduring the agony. The Lightning Star Hammer in his hand crackled with electricity, poised to strike Ye Feng's left temple...
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