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

From the towering, blood-red canopy, shadows swooped down like a splash of ink, rushing toward the aloof young man gazing up at the treetop.

The shadow fell to the ground like a boulder thrown into water, creating a sand wave several meters high around it, but the boy was nowhere to be seen in the sand pit it created.

Its attack missed.

In the shadows, the two red dots suddenly turned to the right, which was the direction the boy was currently in.

Although it was a whole realm higher than its opponent, it was still a bit slower than the Yaksha, which was known for its speed.

The shadow leaped up suddenly, breaking through the misty dust and returning to the air, before crashing down on the demon once more.

Xiao avoided it again, but it relentlessly pursued, like a pebble thrown into a water ladle, rising and falling on the sand sea, constantly stirring up the surrounding area into a smoky, dusty mess.

A gentle breeze swirled around Xiao, clearing away the sand that was being thrown at him. Although his vision was obscured by the sand, Xiao was able to dodge these attacks with relative ease thanks to his ability to sense the aura.

With the two people in his mind having confirmed the shadow creature's strength, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to confront it head-on.

Judging from the aura emanating from the shadowy creature, it did not seem to be alive, and it was unknown what this thing actually was.

"It's a curse."

As if hearing what Xiao was thinking, Red Xiao spoke in his mind.

A curse? What is that?

Xiao's attention was mostly focused on the enemy's attack, and he didn't immediately realize what Red Xiao was talking about. Fortunately, Green Xiao quickly explained, "The Curse of the Raven. The power in the shadows is exactly the same as the power of the curse."

So, this thing is a crow?

No, ordinary crows aren't that big.

Xiao recalled the image of that shadow rushing down from the treetop.

It should be the crow god in the local people's eyes.

The mythical beast that people say saves people from their misguided ways is now relentlessly pursuing him.

Thinking of this, Xiao sighed silently. He had no idea how he had offended the crow.

Having identified the shadowy creature, Xiao dodged the attacks while pondering how to deal with it.

The Raven God is also a being within the Blood-Crowned Demon Willow's domain, so there's no need to fight him. The solution is simply to find a way to leave the domain. And the method to leave the domain ahead of time...

That is to harvest the fruit of the lunar eclipse.

Without a doubt, only Xiao has escaped the illusion at this moment. He must hurry up and act, otherwise, when the others come out, he will not only have to fight the Raven God, but also be wary of being plotted against. Just thinking about it gives him a headache.

The immediate problem is how to create an opportunity for myself to raid their base.

The decision is yours!

Xiao summoned He Pu Yuan and threw it directly at the Raven God. The latter didn't take the gun seriously. A shadow bulged out, which could barely be seen as the shape of a wing. He swung it at He Pu Yuan, trying to open it. As a result, a wing landed on the muscular chest of the suddenly appearing Peng bird.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao dodged away, creating distance between himself and the Raven God, and flew towards the direction of the Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow.

Back in Baihe Mountain, Pu Yuan's spirit was able to hold its own against a second-level envoy. Now, facing the equally powerful Raven God, he should be able to buy himself some time as well.

And indeed, Xiao sensed that the Raven God had not caught up.

He plunged headlong into the blood mist that enveloped the tree canopy. The blood mist here was extremely dense, and even if he summoned a gale, it would be difficult to disperse it much. The visibility was only within a five-meter radius around him.

In this situation, the eyes are basically useless, and one can only rely on perception to find the way. Xiao simply closed his eyes and let the wind penetrate into every corner of the blood mist, weaving a net. As if in 3D modeling, the clear outline of the Blood Crown Ghost Willow appeared in Xiao's mind.

A moment later, Xiao opened his eyes, a look of disappointment flashing in them. He had not sensed the presence of what appeared to be the Lunar Eclipse Fruit.

Red Ape's voice rang out in his mind at just the right moment: "Why bother with all this trouble? Just cut down this broken tree. Once the domain's owner dies, the domain will naturally disappear."

"good idea!"

The suggestion was approved by another version of himself, and Red Demon was in a good mood. Seeing that the other party had landed outside the thick blood mist and was staring at the thick tree trunk without making a move, he volunteered: "Why aren't you making a move yet? Why don't you let me have it? I have some scores to settle with it."

The account that Red Demon was referring to was, of course, the experience of making another version of itself experience how its physical body was torn apart by the power it couldn't bear.

Xiao said, "No rush, I'll ask you for help later."

Although he agreed to the Red Demon's suggestion, he did not really intend to kill Blood Crown Demon Willow.

Plants are different from animals. Animals have obvious weaknesses such as their hearts and brains, but plants... in his knowledge, he really couldn't find anything that could be considered a weakness.

Cut in half? Tear into pieces? Or uproot completely?

The only creatures here are Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow and Crow God. They are clearly a pair. If I am too slow in killing them, I will inevitably be attacked by a combined attack from the tree and the bird.

It's not that Xiao is incapable of handling this situation, but he doesn't need to go through this ordeal.

In other words, is it possible that if the tree canopy is cut off, the Eclipse Fruit hidden inside the canopy will determine that it has been picked and thus break the domain?

Xiao didn't know how likely this would be to succeed, but he decided to give it a try.

One problem right now is that He Puyuan is not in his possession, so his attack power is greatly reduced and he may not be able to cut off the tree crown in one blow. However, there are ways to deal with this.

The Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow seemed to sense the danger and finally made a move. Many crimson willow branches, resembling octopus tentacles, hung down from the blood mist that shrouded its canopy.

The top of Xiao's head was less than half a meter from the blood mist. When the willow branch drooped down, the one closest to him didn't give him a chance to react and directly wrapped around his neck. At the same time, the other willow branches quickly followed, and in the blink of an eye, the place where Xiao had been floating was only a huge wooden cocoon. The outermost willow branches swam on the wooden cocoon, like brightly colored venomous snakes.

A rustling whistling sound echoed in the space; it was Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow gloating over her successful sneak attack.

Before the whistling sound subsided, a green light suddenly peeked out from the gaps in the willow branches, and then exploded with a bang. In the smoke and clouds of the explosion, a green light flashed, and the figure of a green-feathered roc appeared on the other side.

The willow branches that had been surrounding the wooden cocoon and had not been destroyed by the explosion rushed toward the newly appeared Peng bird, but they stopped halfway there, drooping limply as if their bones had been removed.

At the same time, a sickening "crack" sound rang out, and the crown of the tree slid off the trunk little by little, falling to the ground along with the blood mist, crashing heavily onto the yellow sand.

Xiao was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that the blood mist, which severely obscured his vision, was actually connected to the tree canopy.

The surrounding environment remained unchanged, so he was clearly wrong.

Tree roots emerged one after another from beneath the yellow sand, like a rapidly growing net, enveloping the demon.

Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of the Raven God. It immediately turned around to rush to the aid of the Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow, but He Puyuan's spirit took the opportunity to jump on it and peck at it fiercely. After finally shaking it off, it looked up and saw that Xiao had already swooped down. Before the roots of the Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow could get close, they were cut off by the gale, and Xiao could not get close at all.

The crow god went straight to meet it, but as it got close, the raven suddenly folded its wings and brushed past it at an extremely tricky angle.

When it turned a corner in the air, all that could be seen was the back of the demon carrying a large cloud of blood mist, which was the severed tree crown, as it rode away. Naturally, it immediately gave chase.

He fled, it chased, and they flew far away.

Everything happened in just half a minute, leaving only the Peng bird transformed from the spirit of the Pu Yuan and the immobile Blood Crown Ghost Willow at the scene.

At this moment, the Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow was enraged, wildly swinging its roots and lashing the sand, just like a raging giant squid.