The heavens and earth shook violently, space trembling incessantly, and the ice beneath their feet cracked.
The spatial barrier shivered, waves rippling across it.
Everyone present was shaken, unsure of what was happening.
Chu Tian fixed his gaze on the blood race's pillar of light.
*Buzz...*
The blood-colored pillar of light also vibrated violently.
A new anomaly appeared as endless blood qi overflowed from the pillar.
Previously, this blood qi had been locked within.
Now, it was seeping outwards, indicating that the blood qi within the blood-colored pillar had reached a state of saturation.
"This is bad!" Chu Tian stared intently, his heart pounding, a grim thought forming.
Recalling what Miao Zuo had said earlier.
The creature beneath their feet, the legendary Northern Beast Spirit—the Serpent Turtle—might not hold on much longer.
"Little girl!"
At this moment, Xiao Long Nü pulled Ding Ding closer.
"Huh? Me?" Ding Ding was suddenly called "little girl" by this girl who looked much younger than her.
She was clearly taken aback.
"I heard you can communicate with other worlds and summon creatures, right?" Xiao Long Nü asked with a smile.
"Mhm!" Ding Ding nodded and continued, "But the creatures I summon are of too low a grade!"
After hearing this, Xiao Long Nü pursed her lips and said, "It's alright, open a teleportation gate for me to see!"
"Oh!" Ding Ding waved her hands, and after a brief moment.
In the sky, a purplish-black void裂痕 gradually opened.
As the void裂痕 opened, countless Level 1 and Level 2 demonic beasts poured out.
Xiao Long Nü looked up, a green light flashing in her hand as she sent it into the void.
Her furrowed brow gradually relaxed. She turned to look at Ding Ding and said, "I'll go take a look. You maintain this裂痕, and don't lock me in!"
As she spoke, her body flickered, and she vanished entirely.
When she reappeared, she was already below the void裂痕 in the sky.
Ding Ding was about to speak, but Xiao Long Nü didn't give her the chance. Her body flickered and vanished again.
Ding Ding knew she had entered the space裂缝 and gone to the other side.
Though she didn't know what she intended to do, Ding Ding knew she wouldn't do anything pointless.
Time ticked by, and everyone watched the blood pillar with extreme oppression in their hearts.
On the battlefield, mutated blood race members appeared in increasing numbers.
The people of the City of Forgetfulness could no longer hold their ground and began preparing to retreat.
"Kid, we can't hold on any longer. Let's retreat together! Based on the current situation, your squad won't be able to hold out either!"
Suddenly, Xiao Zhan, after parrying a blood race member with his spear, shot into the sky and arrived beside Chu Tian.
At this moment, the fellow was covered in blood, it was unclear if it was his own or from the blood race.
Heat emanated from his entire body, the thick smell of blood making Chu Tian wrinkle his nose.
Chu Tian narrowed his eyes; the situation was indeed grim.
Just now, Xiao Long Nü had plunged into the void裂缝 that Ding Ding had opened. Before she left, she had asked Chu Tian to hold the line.
She had said she was going to find reinforcements...
However, if they didn't retreat now, they would likely be pinned down by these fearless blood race members, and by the time they wanted to retreat, there would be no time left.
"Brother... I'll hold them off for a while!"
Just as Chu Tian was at a loss, Ya Ya's voice echoed in his mind.
Hearing her voice, Chu Tian's eyes lit up.
This was the first time Ya Ya had volunteered. Based on his understanding of her, if there was no other way,
She would never speak so recklessly.
"How?" Chu Tian asked.
"Brother needs to give me control of his body!"
"Alright..." Chu Tian didn't ask how she would control his body.
"Wei Jin, cover the retreat of the City of Forgetfulness!" Chu Tian roared.
The next moment, he withdrew all his consciousness back into his divine soul space.
His body, floating in the air, instantly went limp and began to fall.
Xiao Zhan, who was beside Chu Tian, heard him issue the order to retreat and ask the Central Army Guard to cover them.
Gratitude surged in his heart. Just as he was about to descend to continue the fight, he saw Chu Tian's body fall straight down.
Startled, he reached out and grabbed Chu Tian's arm.
"Thanks!" But the next second, he felt Chu Tian's arm, like a smooth vine, gently sway and slip out of his grasp.
Chu Tian even thanked him, but... the feeling was strange.
The look in Chu Tian's eyes had changed.
It became very naive, yet seemed to hold the weight of ages.
"N-No problem!" Xiao Zhan replied, then descended.
*Boom...*
As soon as Xiao Zhan landed on the ground, he heard a tremendous roar.
He looked up and was startled, his fatty flesh trembling.
A colossal willow tree appeared behind Chu Tian,
Directly replacing his activated ancient tree form.
When Chu Tian had activated his form earlier, others couldn't see it.
Now, the colossal weeping willow shattered the void.
Endless willow branches shot out in all directions,
Like sharp arrows piercing through the air.
*Chichichich...*
Below, the blood race members in front of the City of Forgetfulness and the Central Army Guard,
Were all pierced by the willow branches.
Even more terrifying was that after their bodies were pierced, the blood race members' entire bodies instantly shriveled.
In an instant, they turned into dried corpses, like withered wood.
The Tree of Life had seemingly drained all their life essence.
Everyone could see the willow branches instantly turn blood-red,
Glistening, and one could see the blood within the branches flowing towards the towering tree as if being consumed.
Appearing in his own divine soul space, Chu Tian also witnessed this scene.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say. He hadn't expected the Tree of Life to be able to absorb the opponent's blood qi.
It seemed to be a great supplement for Ya Ya.
"Brother, can I keep this vital blood essence to absorb myself?" Ya Ya's voice echoed in the divine soul space.
"Of... of course! Kill more, don't hold back!" Chu Tian stammered.
After hearing Chu Tian's words, she fell silent.
The colossal weeping willow supporting Chu Tian's back grew even larger.
Its entire canopy covered nearly a third of the battlefield.
In an instant, endless willow branches shot out, blocking all the blood race members.
Even the distant blood race members at the edges were not spared.
Her willow branches acted like retractable tentacles, forming a barrier between the blood race and the humans.
Not a single straggler could pass beneath her.
Ya Ya's attacks were incredibly sharp; no defense could withstand her piercing.
Amidst the boundless blood race army, a flash of a willow branch would bring back a string of candied haws.
In moments, they turned into dried corpses, then into charcoal-like dregs.
Finally, Ya Ya shook her branches and flung them off.
The scene was utterly terrifying.
And Chu Tian, his long hair flying, his black tresses moving as if in a breeze.
At that moment, he was like a descended demon god, as if the blood race were the weak ones.
"Did I see that correctly?" Wei Jin, who had led his troops back, rubbed his eyes.
"I wish you were wrong!" Xiao Zhan beside him was also dumbfounded, gazing at Chu Tian's back.
Endless despair welled up in his heart.
This time...
The Sea of Death might truly see a shift in power.