Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

Xiao hadn't expected the end to come so quickly; he still didn't have a single clue about the Blood Crown Ghost Willow.

Now that things have come to this, every second counts; perhaps this one second will be the key to escaping the illusion.

Without further thought, Xiao hurriedly ran away from the spatial passage.

However, only a few breaths later, Xiao felt a chill creep up his back, a warning from his sixth sense.

He glanced back hastily and saw a faded world, where everything had turned to ashes.

As he looked over, he saw a stone that looked like incense ash that had been hit by a gust of wind, completely disintegrating into tiny particles that drifted into the air.

Between the faded world and the normal world, Xiao saw a very clear dividing line, as if an invisible fire was chasing closely behind, no more than a hundred meters away from Xiao.

Oh no, we're about to be caught.

If Xiao were using his own body, he might actually be able to outrun Death, but he is currently using the body of an ordinary Saint-level soldier. No matter how hard he tries to run, he will be swallowed up by that invisible flame in just a few seconds.

Is this the only way forward?

Xiao didn't know what would happen if he was caught by the flames, but sensing the calm and composed appearance of the two people in his mind, he relaxed a little.

Being caught doesn't necessarily mean death.

A few seconds passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiao suddenly felt his body lighten, as if he was breaking free from the pull of gravity and flying into the air.

At the same time, the scene before them lost its color in the blink of an eye, as if all organic matter had been burned away by flames in an instant.

He looked down and saw his own body. It had lost its color and was now just a deathly gray. When his gaze fell upon it, it began to disintegrate from the head down and gradually disappeared without a trace.

"Did you feel it?" Red Ape's voice suddenly rang out from behind.

"what?"

"Didn't you feel it?" A pair of hands wrapped around Xiao's neck, one of them pinching his chin and turning his face in one direction. "There are many vengeful spirits over there, and they are converging in the same place."

Xiao saw nothing in the direction Red Xiao indicated, but he could sense what Red Xiao was talking about.

This strange phenomenon...

Suddenly, Xiao's eyes lit up.

Could it be related to the blood crown willow?

Go check it out.

Freed from the constraints of his frail body, Xiao felt much more relaxed. He tried to control his soul, distanced himself from the person behind him, and flew towards the gathering place of vengeful spirits.

He had barely moved an inch when an invisible force grabbed him and pulled him back.

He tried a few more times, but still to no avail, and instead a strange weariness washed over him.

His soul was his weakness to begin with, and now that it was under his control, he was helpless.

Xiao felt a surge of resentment; he realized he was very close to the truth.

I don't know what my situation will be when I wake up again.

Just as Xiao was frowning in worry, Hongxiao's voice rang out from behind.

"I told you he couldn't handle it alone, didn't I?"

Xiao then remembered that he was not alone; he had helpers.

Before he could even ask for help, a hand wearing a red fingerless glove was placed on his left shoulder.

Meanwhile, who is giving orders to whom?

"come over."

Then, a second hand landed on Xiao's right shoulder; this hand was wearing a black glove.

Before Xiao could turn around, he felt a blur before his eyes, followed by a wave of dizziness.

In the colorless space, a blue arrow drew a long trail, traversing countless souls seeking their origins, and pierced straight into a half-withered willow branch in a shallow pit in the distance.

……

With a strong sense of weightlessness, the scene before Xiao's eyes suddenly changed. The world that looked like a kingdom of ashes disappeared, replaced by a sea of ​​crimson and a strong stench of blood filling his nostrils.

Thick blood mist drifted in the air, as if the whole world had been soaked in blood.

Xiao staggered forward a few steps, kicking the sand beneath his feet and splashing it forward.

After regaining his footing, he covered his forehead and shook his head, then removed his hand and stared intently at his palm.

These are his own hands.

He returned to his body.

Xiao looked up and scanned his surroundings, but his vision was poor due to the blood mist.

He waved his hand in front of his eyes, and a gust of green wind appeared out of thin air, clearing away the bloodstains before his eyes.

The fog thinned considerably, and his eyesight was sufficient to see clearly.

He found that there was no one around, and the only thing was the withered willow tree not far ahead.

The willow tree's trunk was enormous; a preliminary estimate put its area as large as the town of Lanyuan. It stood there like a pillar of the world.

The tree trunk was a lifeless grayish-brown color, covered with longitudinal cracks.

The willow tree grew extremely tall, its crown piercing straight into the blood mist that the demon had failed to dispel, making it difficult to see clearly. One could only vaguely perceive a shadow hidden in the blood.

This must be the Blood Crown Ghost Willow.

Judging from the aura it exudes, its realm is only at the King level. If it doesn't have any abilities that target the soul, Xiao feels he could easily defeat it.

Immediately, Xiao's gaze shifted to the shadow hidden in the crimson above, something that gave him a sense of threat.

Is there more than just Blood Crown Willow here?

Will it be the treasure hunter who breaks through the illusion first, or...?

After thinking it over, Xiao decided to first find out what had just happened.

“Actually, only you had your soul captured,” Green Ape explained.

"He was worried that you wouldn't be able to break through the barrier on your own, so he pulled me into the illusion with him. However, neither of us expected that we would be limited by our physical bodies and couldn't help at all."

Because we entered this illusion willingly, following you, the forces that were holding your soul captive couldn't suppress us, which is why we were able to help you break free.

Red Ape said irritably, "He's so weak. If we don't follow him and he dies in there, who am I supposed to hold accountable for losing our prey? That broken tree? Even if it's all chopped into firewood, it still won't be able to pay the price."

Green Ape: "Oh?"

Red Demon: "What do you mean 'oh'? I didn't pull you back then, you followed me on your own. I can handle this kind of small situation by myself."

Green Ape: "I'm just... unfamiliar with the people in this world."

Red Demon: "Heh."

Xiao: "You two, stop arguing. I have a question for you. Do you think I can beat that shadow on the treetop?"

To leave the territory of the Blood Crown Willow ahead of time, one must harvest the Lunar Eclipse Fruit that it bears. Putting that aside, Xiao originally had the idea of ​​seizing the treasure.

However, since Xiao did not see anything resembling fruit within its visible range, it was most likely on the tree canopy hidden in the blood mist.

Green Ape remained silent, while Red Ape bluntly stated, "We can't beat them."

He paused, then chuckled, "But I can."

Xiao ignored the second half of his sentence and pondered what to do since he couldn't beat him.

Well, the first step should be to verify their identity.

Meanwhile, the red ape, who had been waiting for a long time without its other self asking for help, let out a very unhappy snort, followed by a light laugh from the green ape.

Ah, my head is churning again.

To be precise, it was a unilateral provocation by Red Ape.

Xiao struggled to regain his composure and refocus his attention on the shadow in the blood mist. At that moment, he noticed that the shadow had moved.

like……

They charged at him!