Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2369 Unexplained Excitement

Traveling with Da Zun puts immense pressure on Qu Jianlei, and he still hopes to prove his own strength independently.

Putting aside the circumstances of their initial encounter, for a considerable period of time now, the immortals have treated him as an equal.

However, Qu Jianlei also knew that just because they were treated as equals, he couldn't just call on others when things got tough; that would be a lack of self-respect!

People treat him with equality from a superior perspective; if you think you're truly on equal footing, then you're not sure about your own position.

In any case, we need to fight a few tough battles and strive to improve our true status within the team.

After thinking it over, he raised his hand. "Let me do some divination. Would you dare to lend a hand while I'm making my move?"

From the moment he captured the prisoners until now, he hasn't dared to make any calculations, for fear of causing trouble.

However, at this moment, he had no choice but to take the risk and try his luck with the divination, otherwise he wouldn't know whether his battle plan was correct or not.

He came out to investigate, but somehow ended up in this predicament. He was speechless.

But did he do anything wrong during the whole process? Qu Jianlei believes he did not.

If he hadn't been careful and cautious enough, he probably would have been captured by those two who had left their bodies long ago.

“Tsk,” Xizhao hesitated, a rare occurrence, upon hearing his question.

Then it added, "Boss, it's not shameful to call for backup. We really can't win."

It is a natural-born elf, and it is not incapable of doing adventurous things, but pointless adventures are really not worth it.

And can this situation be called risky? It's almost like suicide, isn't it?

Before it met Qu Jianlei, it was suppressed for thousands of years by a Nascent Soul cultivator. Anyone who has experienced this knows what it was like!

Qu Jianlei understood its thinking. "Then I'll modify my tactics. If I'm no match for them, can you predict the fate of those four?"

“My divination skills are definitely not as good as yours,” Xizhao replied after a moment’s hesitation.

"But disturbing the four of them shouldn't be a problem. I mean... can you not be so stubborn?"

"Do you think I'm just trying to save face for myself?" Qu Jianlei sighed softly. "I have a team behind me!"

"Can you be sure that only two alien beings left their bodies, and it wasn't a trap targeting cultivators?"

He didn't even bother to analyze that possibility in detail. "Alright, no time to say more. Here's my plan..."

At this moment, the Astral Mother Tree and the Golden Beetle also reached an agreement: the former would be responsible for reading the memories and then sharing them with the latter.

As for what to do with this Nascent Soul Tree Clan, we'll discuss that after the memories are read!

The two of them completely ignored the little golden elixir next to them!

At this moment, Feng Wangyi was firmly bound, his heart ashen: Read...memories?
In its perception, the most precious thing in its memory is not actually what happened after it met the cultivator.

What it cares about more is the legacy it inherited from its mother tree.

That is not only its greatest secret, but also its sentiment, its longing...

Boss, are you sure you can handle this? Hurry up and call in more people!
Just as the mother tree was about to read the memories, it suddenly had a sudden whim.

"Hmm?" The mother tree was sensing the source of this strange feeling when, in the next moment, a strange power enveloped it.

It was an extremely strange feeling; it wasn't necessarily a great threat, but it just... made it very uncomfortable.

A strange fluctuation distorted space and even time, yet strangely, it didn't seem to cause it much harm.

This fluctuation did not originate from elsewhere, but rather from within the Nascent Soul Tree Clan tree in front of them.

"Huh?" It was slightly puzzled.

For it, it wouldn't be surprising if this Nascent Soul Tree Clan possessed some secret techniques.

Despite their arguments, the mother tree and the beetle were both well aware of the strangeness of the wind-forgotten matter.

It's impossible for a single Tree Clan member to go to the territory of the Out-of-Body Insect Clan, abduct a few flying locusts, and then quietly escape.

Firstly, the causal relationship has already proven this, and secondly... it simply doesn't possess that kind of power.

But who dares to say that it was just a coincidence that a mere Nascent Soul cultivator was abducted by a locust in the remote depths of space?

This guy is definitely in cahoots with the kidnappers; that's pretty much a certainty!
Therefore, it's normal that the opponent might have hidden some tricks up their sleeve on this nascent soul.

The possibility was so great that after the beetle discovered the accident, it contacted the Astral Mother Tree, and the two Astral beings descended together.

But to the mother tree's surprise: what kind of methods does this guy possess?
If it feels a significant threat, it won't be surprised—that's how it should be.

The existence that dares to do such a thing should also be able to cause it considerable harm.

However, this seemingly insignificant fluctuation, and the fact that it appeared to be a harmless tactic, is precisely what makes it extremely wary!
Something unusual must be going on! The mother tree understands this simple logic.

However, it was not frightened. In its long life, it had experienced more than dozens of dangers.

It's just some strange fluctuation, isn't it? We should just go head-to-head with it and see what our opponent is up to!
The mother tree was originally a projection, and after absorbing the power of the source, its trunk in space became increasingly solid.

It waved its branches, transforming them into countless whips, lashing out at the strange fluctuations that enveloped it.

Wherever the whip struck, the meteorite Qu Jianlei had chosen instantly turned to dust, and even the nearby meteorites were affected.

The branches, though scattered across the sky, do not appear chaotic when they sway; instead, they subtly convey a sense of order and uniformity, carrying a touch of elegance.

I don't know if it's because the mother tree lived long enough to develop an aesthetic sense, or if it just grew this way instinctively, but it created a slight resonance.

This scene is somewhat like a tree in a strong wind, its branches leaning to one side, yet undulating and vibrating like waves.

The vibrations actually formed a faint rhythm. If it were to go a step further, it might be able to form a rhythmic field, like that of the Venerable Minning.

However, that's not the main point. The main point is that no matter how violently the branches of a large tree are blown by the strong wind, they cannot form a closed loop.

The mother tree before them was a phantom image that seemed almost tangible, and this was also the case, with the obstruction of the closing branches caused by the wind in front of them.

The strange fluctuations emanating from the tree demon—or rather, the extension of energy or rules—couldn't even be called fluctuations.

It is this invisible extension that originally enveloped the mother tree itself.

However, once the mother tree forcibly breaks through this extension, it becomes extremely difficult to harm Feng Yiwang.

The closer its branches got to the other side, the more powerless they felt, until finally they could only come to a limp stop.

Logically, the mother tree should continue to forcefully output damage; however, it has developed a relatively fixed attack pattern.

Moreover, past combat experience has proven that its existing attack methods are more effective than a forced breakthrough.

That is, by moderately rebounding the branches and using the subtle resonance, the next time it is swung out, it can deliver a stronger attack.

It's not as simple as "a fist that's pulled back is more powerful when it hits someone".

Trees are inherently quite resilient, with even better rebound, and crucially, they can gradually form a rhythmic pattern of a certain scale!

Once the rhythm continues, it will grow stronger and stronger, and then the attacks that can be launched will not be limited to the whipping of branches.

The mother tree naturally retracted its branches and launched a second attack, which felt... quite smoothly.

Unfortunately, it was still stopped, and the Nascent Soul Tree Clan was not harmed. So, then, it was time for the third attack...

"Watch out!" the out-of-body beetle warned just in time, "It seems like the other side is draining your energy!"

Ever since the mother tree made its move, it has been watching coldly from the sidelines.

It sensed the expansion of that energy or rule, which made it slightly uneasy, but the threat was not great.

Even so, it had no intention of forcibly breaking through this field to find out what was going on—the other party was only targeting the mother tree!
It does cooperate with the mother tree, but it's just cooperation, not a life-and-death battle partnership.

Given this strange phenomenon, it's not unreasonable for it to be a little cautious, is it?
The scarab beetle shared the same question as the mother tree: what purpose could this strange fluctuation serve?

However, when it discovered that the mother tree was launching attacks one after another without any hesitation, it sensed that something was wrong.

How come you're getting more and more carried away as you fight?

The mystical side has many unbelievable methods. Once you fall into their trap, even a Nascent Soul Grandmaster will suffer greatly!
"Consuming...energy?" The Astral Mother Tree, who was feeling increasingly comfortable in the fight, was taken aback upon hearing this.

When it attacks, a small amount of energy is drawn from space, but most of it comes from projections from its own body.

The mother tree sensed that the energy output wasn't too much—but given the long distance, it certainly wouldn't be too little.

Then it suddenly realized something: How could my attack have gone so smoothly?

If the attack goes smoothly, that's a good thing. If the other party doesn't fight back and just keeps getting beaten up, isn't that good?

The key issue is that when it launched its first attack, it had already considered this: to conduct a probing attack first!

Who would have thought that this would get them so carried away? After the first strike came the second, and then... they actually launched a third strike?
There's definitely something wrong! So it abruptly stopped and subconsciously checked itself—why did I lose control?

There is no doubt that a Great Being who can leave the body can do whatever they want; however, being easily swayed from their original intentions is another matter!
Realizing this gave it a chill, but being on the battlefield, it didn't have much time to think about it.

Although the other party currently appears harmless, who knows what kind of danger lurks behind it?

The mother tree subconsciously sensed whether it had unknowingly been affected.

However, the general feeling is that... there are no problems at all!

If I had to pinpoint anything, it would be that it felt... a little excited!
However, this is not a good thing at all. What it is showing so far is just a projection, at best a transformation between the real and the virtual.

To feel excited about something like this... what the hell is going on?

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