Ironclad, but the dungeon is in Hell difficulty.

PS:

Well, it seems I was dreaming yesterday after all. I didn't expect LNG to play so badly. Speaking of which, SKT doesn't seem to have ever lost to an LPL team in the World Championship. I feel like JDG is in trouble.

Chapter 13 Sword Severing the Mysterious Root

The sword flashed, and the sharp tip lost its support, falling helplessly to the ground. It twisted for several seconds before completely losing its vitality and becoming stiff.

"I'm not the same person I was just now. As the saying goes, 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.' It's time for you to experience my strength."

As Yu Tianyi spoke, he unleashed another horizontal slash. Even with a single hand, the greatsword was incredibly fast. Combined with its extremely sharpness, he barely felt any resistance before severing the exposed roots cleanly at the root.

Then, with a flash of fire, it was completely incinerated.

The ground also seemed to shrink back quickly as if startled, leaving only a large hole several meters wide, a testament to the danger that had just occurred.

“These Jianmu trees have intertwined roots and branches. If we don’t eliminate the source, we’re just cutting weeds without removing the roots, which won’t solve the fundamental problem.”

Without lingering at the Gold Melting Workshop, Yu Tianyi quickly left with his heavy sword in hand. As he walked out, he glanced up at the Creation Furnace, the treasure of the Crafting Department, which was now completely wrapped up by countless branches and almost unrecognizable.

"If we could detonate the primordial energy within, transforming this essence of starlight into a boundless blazing sun, it might be possible to incinerate the entire Xuan Root of the Craftsmanship Bureau. Unfortunately, the guards there are beyond my current capabilities."

Even though I haven't seen it, based on the information I had before I traveled there, if I'm not mistaken, the guardians there are products formed from the power of abundance, the Abundant Black Deer.

Moreover, without any constraints from various parties this time, the Xuan Root has been growing wildly for an unknown period of time, and it is probably impossible to eliminate the Xuan Deer's recovery simply by destroying the surface roots as in the original story.

At that point, Yu Tianyi's attacks won't even be as effective as the opponent's counterattacks; he won't even be able to do the scraping.

"Let's keep trying to see if we can go to Changletian. There were quite a few star rafts at Tingzhouping before, but the identity verification issue will take some time to resolve."

It seemed that his strength made the wood spirit realize that ordinary roots posed no threat to Tianyi. On his way out, he encountered no more attacks from the mystical roots and left the Bureau of Works without any problems.

However, this did not make Yu Tianyi happy. Being out of control does not mean lacking intelligence. It means that the other party's intelligence is much higher than imagined, making them more difficult to deal with.

Cracking the authentication process of the civilian Starship didn't take him much time; in fact, it was a huge overkill for him, a craftsman, to do it.

Even after the star raft took off, the Jianmu Mystic Root remained completely still, seemingly prepared to let Yu Tianyi leave so easily.

call!call!call!

However, the instant the Star Chariot left the territory of the Engineering Bureau, countless roots burst forth from the ground, transforming into a magnificent giant hand composed of dragon roots. The palm, tens of meters wide, made the Star Chariot piloted by Yu Tianyi seem as tiny as a toy.

"I've been waiting for you to pull this off."

Yu Tianyi stepped out of the cockpit, his expression extremely calm. Since the other party retained intelligence, such a sneak attack was naturally not a rare thing.

He raised the blazing crossbow in his hand, and the golden phoenix spread its wings, as if it had truly come to life.

Cry, cry—!

It let out a clear, long cry as it looked up to the sky, and a burst of blazing fire spewed from its mouth like a meteorite falling from the heavens, bursting forth with a bright radiance.

boom!

A terrifying explosion erupted from the giant hand, blasting a hole several meters in size in the blink of an eye, with flames still burning fiercely around the edges, preventing it from healing.

With just one shot, it halted its approach to the starship.

Boom, boom!

As if it had been provoked, it seemed to have not expected that this tiny ant could unleash such a powerful attack, catching it completely off guard.

Another giant wooden hand emerged from the ground, attempting to encircle and blast Tianyi and his star raft into the boundless clouds.

"Are you so angry now?"

Regardless of whether the other party was faking it or not, since they dared to do this, Yu Tianyi should be prepared to lose more than they gain.

He tossed the blazing crossbow into the cabin behind him, then the heavy sword on his back fell into his palm, bright orange-red flames igniting from its blade.

"Today, I, Yu Tianyi, will sever your Xuan Gen with a sword right here in the Workshop!"

Frosty Soul, Ancient Mirror Reflects the Gods.

By unleashing this move to its maximum extent, a subtle time difference appeared between the incoming hands. Yu Tianyi gripped his sword with both hands, pouring immense imaginary energy into them.

The fleeting beauty of the ephemeral bloom, the Milky Way pours forth dreams!

In an instant, two crimson sword lights slashed out, cutting through the two giant hands made of roots in two as easily as a hot knife through butter, and they fell helplessly into the clouds and disappeared.

Looking at Yu Tianyi again, he had already returned to the interior of the Star Chariot. He accelerated past the subsequent Xuan Gen branches and successfully left the cave of the Construction Bureau.

"Unless this Jianmu tree can pass through the gap in the space bubble, we should be able to pass this test."

After waiting a while, Yu Tianyi's tense expression finally relaxed a bit after confirming that there was no further pursuit.

Despite his impressive appearance just now, this move was actually extremely difficult for him to execute. Just two sword energies nearly exhausted all of Yu Tianyi's imaginary energy, making it unusable in reality.

After all, he is no longer a Fate Walker and cannot use the endless imaginary numbers in his destiny for his own purposes; he relies entirely on his own accumulation.

Not only is its power far inferior to Mirror Flow's sword energy, requiring the assistance of the Blade of Fire, but it is also clearly inferior to her magnificent scene of dozens of sword energies forming a celestial river, which is truly like a celestial river descending.

Pick up the Flaming Crossbow that fell to the ground. Although the craftsmen of the workshop liked to over-package their items, their quality was impeccable. Even after being smashed on the ground several times, there was no damage.

Nodding in satisfaction, he reloaded the Blazing Fire and hung it on his waist, then maneuvered the Star Chariot toward Changletian.

"There seem to be far fewer illusory soldiers on this route. Is it because it's sandwiched between the grottoes of the Grand Diviner and the Construction Bureau, making it difficult for them to open up a passage here?"

Regardless of Yu Tianyi's speculations, the journey was relatively smooth, and he landed on the docking platform for the first time in the incident without the starship crashing.

After disembarking from the Star Chariot, he saw the Ruomu Pavilion, now in ruins, on his right. This ancient pavilion, originally used to overlook the miracle of the Jianmu tree, was not spared in this upheaval.

Looking further to the right, the once magnificent Shence Mansion is now dilapidated and has lost its original grandeur.

In reality, Yu Tianyi had witnessed these scenes just a few days prior. The shock of such a dramatic change left him momentarily stunned. He only snapped back to reality when the celestial beings, now in a state of frenzy and transformed into abundant monsters, surged toward him.

Yes, this was just part of the event; none of this actually happened in reality.

With a swing of the heavy sword, the body, no longer in human form, scattered on the ground. The figure strode forward, heading towards the location of the information on the jade tablet.

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PS:

Thanks to an unscientific insect, Shanheling, and Wu (note)'s blade.

Thanks to an unscientific bug for the monthly pass (Note: no).

Chapter 14 The Survivors

"These are marks from a blunt object. The force was considerable, and the impact was brief. It seems this is the person I'm looking for."

Crouching down, Yu Tianyi reached out and lifted a person who had fallen to the ground and was possessed by a demonic body, bringing him close to his eyes. Looking at the conspicuous dent on the person's head, he roughly confirmed the person's identity.

"It really is Gui Naifen. I wonder if Su Chang is still around. Maybe it was because of her protection that Gui Naifen survived."

Although this possibility is also very small, after all, this Su Chang is not the Li Su Chang who knows the Tai Xu Sword God, but just an apprentice Cloud Rider.

After following the trail for a while, he discovered that these creatures only had marks from blunt force trauma, but no sword wounds, and his heart sank.

This situation could occur either because Su Chang and Gui Naifen were not together, or because she had suffered some misfortune, either falling into demonic possession or being seriously injured or dead.

"Given the current state of this incident, I don't think it will have a good outcome."

Even so, Yu Tianyi still hoped for a miracle, so he quickened his pace and followed the trail left by the other party.

Suddenly, an invisible wave swept by, but Yu Tianyi did not notice it.

"Shangshang, how are you? This is a pill I found at Bao'er Hall, called something like Nourishing Heart and Returning Soul Pill. It might be useful."

On the bed, a figure struggled to open her eyes. She looked to be no more than a young woman of marriageable age, but her face was covered with ginkgo leaves, and her movements produced creaking sounds from the wooden furniture.

As the saying goes, 'How bitter are wounds and defilements! Anger and resentment lead to emptiness and despair.'

This is the "Other-Transformation" symptom among the five symptoms of the Demonic Body. Those who suffer from this symptom grow mutated organs and begin to lose their human form.

"Sister, no need. I know my own condition. Mother said it's... a demonic affliction, incurable."

Seemingly hearing a sound, she opened her lifeless amber eyes, trying hard to see the identity of the person in front of her, but only a wisp of crimson floated by, making it difficult to discern.

But Su Chang breathed a sigh of relief because Gui Naifen had successfully returned and had not died at the hands of those monsters.

"No, no way. Changchang, didn't you say you were only fifteen? How could you have contracted a chronic illness?"

Gui Naifen was sweating profusely and looked guilty. In order to treat Su Chang's illness, she had forced herself to study many medical books from the Immortal Ship and had gained some understanding of the Demon Yin Body.

This disease, like the aging of their short-lived species, is neither a disease nor a disease, and can be said to be incurable. Only the intervention of 'God' can bring about a turnaround.

Although she kept denying it, it was nothing more than a self-deceiving trick.

"No, I understand. It must be because I was accidentally injured by that... monster before."

As Su Chang spoke, she felt her mind begin to wander. The usually somewhat simple-minded woman suddenly realized that she was about to fall into a deep sleep.

"Don't be sad for me. I have done something heroic and have not let my parents down."

Sister, you must protect yourself. The Alliance will send reinforcements soon.

Then, drawing strength from who knows where, Su Chang suddenly raised her hand, grabbed the Xuanyuan Sword that she never parted with even when she was seriously ill, and slashed it across her neck with all her might, losing all hope of life.

"Shangshang..."

Gui Naifen held back her tears, knowing that Su Chang had chosen to commit suicide to prevent herself from becoming that kind of monster.

Even though she was overcome with grief, she dared not cry out loud, for that would attract a wave of monsters. Although she was quite skilled, she could not face several monstrous creatures at the same time.

"In the end, we were too late."

When Yu Tianyi arrived at the door, he heard the low sobs coming from inside, and knew that he was too late.

"Condolences."

With a gentle push, he entered the room and saw the figure on the bed completely transformed into tendrils, losing all human form, and the Xuanyuan Sword lying to the side.

Yu Tianyi walked to Gui Naifen, who was kneeling on the ground, and spoke after a moment of silence.

"Why? I'm injured too, why...?"

Gui Naifen seemed not to hear, only muttering to herself, tears streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto the ground.