269: The fifth level of heaven and earth, superb acting skills!

Seeing Kuang Hai make his move, Zhan Yun finally stopped holding back. His eyes, at this moment, turned completely red, like a bloodthirsty devil.

He lightly placed one hand on his forehead.

Immediately after, profound energy fluctuations began to gather at his glabella.

"Secret Technique..."

"Dragon's Eye of War!"

Zhan Yun roared, and a red radiance continuously converged.

Then, Zhan Yun pointed his finger towards the location of the Treant King.

In an instant, a blood-red ray of light burst forth. The blood-red thread seemed capable of piercing through all things in the world, its extreme sharpness fully unleashed.

Boom!

A crisp, soft hum suddenly echoed between Heaven and Earth, as if a Dragon's roar was shaking the surroundings.

The blood-colored ray, like a beam of death, instantly shot towards the Treant King.

Two terrifying destructive forces instantly converged, carrying extremely violent power.

In the distance, Lu Sheng watched this scene, his eyes narrowing slightly: "As expected of the Prodigies of the Beast Demon Royal Clan. With such methods, if they were to join forces, even a Demon Marquis expert who has just entered Nirvana might die under their combined attack!"

"It seems that even if I wanted to attack them, if I'm not careful, I might be heavily injured by these two guys."

"This Treant King... is probably going to die!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly, his gaze fixed on the Treant King.

Two terrifying auras, carrying dreadful power, continuously raged before him. The violent aura also carried surging might.

Panic filled the Treant King's eyes. At this moment, the anger in his heart had completely vanished under that ultimate destructive force.

He had originally thought that these two guys were, at most, annoying, and while they wanted to attack him, they were still lacking a bit.

But who knew that in their previous exchange, these two annoying guys hadn't used their full strength at all.

Now... the sudden burst of destructive power caused the entire Treant King to panic. He frantically swayed his trunk, and a violent force instantly erupted.

Streams of brilliant light, carrying surging life force, instantly converged.

Boom!!!

Energy poured out, violently striking the Treant King's trunk. At this moment, one could even see with the naked eye how the Treant King's trunk began to melt little by little.

However, after melting, an extreme life force would cause the damaged trunk to heal again.

Just like that, destruction followed by rebirth, and rebirth followed by destruction.

This cycle repeated for several breaths of time before finally coming to a halt.

Both Zhan Yun's and Kuang Hai's destructive attacks had reached their limit after all.

But the Treant King was also having a tough time. Who knew how many times his trunk had been destroyed and reborn, causing the Treant King's aura to become sluggish now.

The life force on his body also dimmed.

He looked in horror at Zhan Yun and Kuang Hai's location, his pupils constricting slightly. Then, the roots deeply embedded in the ground were instantly pulled out at this moment.

Afterward, he started to flee on his two legs!

The Treant King fled!

He felt the threat of death from Zhan Yun and Kuang Hai.

However... since Zhan Yun and Kuang Hai had already revealed their trump cards, how could they possibly allow the Treant King to leave?

"Stay here!!"

Zhan Yun roared, his eyes filled with urgency.

The Treant King's core was extremely important to him, and it concerned the entire War Lineage. He would never allow the Treant King's core, which was within his grasp, to escape.

However... just as his roar echoed, a white figure instantly appeared in front of the Treant King.

Immediately after, an extreme Sword Intent howled out, as if a whirlwind was roaring.

The power of the whirlwind also carried an extremely powerful might, erupting in an instant.

The Treant King, who was already fleeing and had no other thoughts, had not yet noticed the appearance of the white figure. That ultimate destructive force had already landed on him.

Boom!!!

The ultimate sharpness easily sliced through the Treant King's body. Then, the white figure suddenly reached out and forcibly pulled out the dark green Treant King's core from within the Treant King's body, before transforming into a white streak of light and instantly disappearing from the spot.

This action was completed in just one breath of time.

The speed was so fast that even Zhan Yun and Kuang Hai didn't notice it.

Their attention was originally on the Treant King, and they didn't immediately detect the suddenly appearing white figure.

And by the time they noticed the white figure, they found that the Treant King was already dead, and even the Treant King's core had been taken by that guy.

Now... he had even directly disappeared from their sight.

This sudden turn of events caused Zhan Yun's heart to sink slightly.

The Treant King's core... was stolen!

A feeling of emptiness instantly enveloped Zhan Yun's mind. Even... when the white figure disappeared, Zhan Yun stood rooted to the spot, momentarily at a loss.

What exactly... was going on?

Zhan Yun was a bit bewildered.

Kuang Hai, though also stunned, was much better than Zhan Yun. He quickly recovered, his face filled with rage.

"Damn it!! Who was that! Who dared to steal the Treant King's core right in front of us!!"

Kuang Hai shouted in anger, his voice containing a strong fire of fury.

They had finally managed to kill the Treant King together, only to have it stolen by a mysterious person.

How could they possibly tolerate this?

He had originally helped Zhan Yun obtain the Treant King's core to ally with him and ambush that guy from the Ba First Branch.

Now, everything was in vain. Although his own losses were still bearable, Zhan Yun, who had suffered too great a loss, might not be willing to ally with him anymore.

As a result, Kuang Hai became quite irritable.

"Bastard!!"

Zhan Yun recovered his senses, his eyes instantly turning scarlet. He clenched his fists, and his face became even more ferocious.

He stared intently at the spot where the white figure had disappeared, a hint of madness appearing.

"Damn it, you better not let me find out who you are, otherwise... I will definitely annihilate your entire race!!"

Zhan Yun roared furiously.

His own lineage's elder was already nearing the end of his Lifespan, and what was most needed now was a Heaven And Earth Treasure like the Treant King to replenish his Lifespan.

Only then could the War Lineage's position within the Beast Demon Royal Clan be maintained.

But, of all things... the Treant King's core, which was within his grasp, was stolen. How could Zhan Yun tolerate this?

"Hmph, who else could it be?"

Kuang Hai snorted coldly.

"That guy has already entered the fifth floor, and might even be exploring the sixth floor. As for that guy from the Lion Demon Clan, he has only just entered the Golden Body Realm. Even if he has improved, he's at most a Three-Turn Golden Body. He doesn't have the ability to steal our things right under our noses!"

"So..."

Kuang Hai looked at Zhan Yun.

In Zhan Yun's scarlet eyes, a hint of ferocity emerged: "The Tiger Demon Clan and the Niu Mo race!!!"

He roared, and a surging aura diffused from his body.

His eyes were filled with an extreme killing intent.

As a Prodigy of the Beast Demon Royal Clan, he naturally didn't pay much attention to the Prodigies of the major races under his command; one could even say he was contemptuous.

Now, the Treant King's core, which was almost in his possession, was snatched away by a Prodigy from a subordinate major race, which filled Zhan Yun's heart with even more anger.

"However, this is also good. As long as we know who has the Treant King's core, even if they leave the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda, we can directly force them to return it!"

Kuang Hai suddenly said.

These words also gradually calmed Zhan Yun's scarlet eyes.

Yes.

They could still get it back.

With the prestige of the Beast Demon Royal Clan, getting back a Treant King's core was not a difficult matter.

But the prerequisite was to know who exactly had the Treant King's core.

Targeting just one major race isn't difficult for the current War Lineage, but if it's two major races, things get a bit troublesome.

“Looking at that person’s attire, if my guess is correct, it should be the one from the Niu Mo race. After all, that fellow is so sanctimonious, actually imitating the Human Race’s ancients by wearing Confucian robes, as if he really thinks he’s a scholar!”

Kuang Hai sneered.

Zhan Yun nodded, his expression still somewhat gloomy, but after Kuang Hai’s words, it clearly improved a lot.

“Since it’s on the Niu Mo race’s person, we’ll test him out then. Of course, the Tiger Demon Clan’s Prodigy can’t be let off either, because no one knows if this guy deliberately disguised himself as a Niu Mo race Prodigy.”

Zhan Yun spoke in a low voice.

The two exchanged glances. Although Zhan Yun still harbored much unwillingness and anger in his heart, he could only leave this place.

After all, the items had already been taken, so there was no point in staying here.

Perhaps the little thief who snatched their things had already entered the fifth floor and was now hiding from them.

Their most important task now was to enter the fifth floor and see if they could find this fellow!

Immediately, their figures vanished from the spot… At the same time, inside an Ancient Tree, Lu Sheng held the Treant King Core, looking at its shimmering dark green radiance, his eyes filled with a trace of emotion.

“It is indeed the Treant King Core, a good item that can extend one’s Lifespan. With this, Senior Sister’s Lifespan can be extended for a period of time again!”

Lu Sheng looked at the Treant King Core, his eyes flickering slightly.

Lan Linglong paid the price of her own Lifespan to activate the Formation, trapping the Sky Devil Emperor. But once this Formation was activated, it continuously consumed Lan Linglong’s Lifespan. In no more than ten years, the Lifespan consumed by the Formation would be completely depleted.

At that time, the Sky Devil Emperor would break free from the Formation’s bondage, and Lan Linglong would also reach the end of her life.

In fact, the existence of the Formation, and every activation of it, would accelerate the consumption of Lan Linglong’s Lifespan. Under such circumstances, ten years was merely the most optimistic estimate.

If any Demon Race members were to attack the Yin Yang City defense line, forcing Lan Linglong to use the Formation’s power, this time would continuously shorten.

This was not what Lu Sheng wanted to see.

If he couldn’t achieve the position of Devil King within ten years, then he could only search for Heaven And Earth Treasure that replenished Lifespan, to supplement Lan Linglong’s Lifespan.

Now, this Treant King Core was naturally a good item for Lu Sheng.

“Once I find an opportunity, I’ll send this Treant King Core back and have the principal give it to Second Senior Sister. This way, we’ll have even more time!”

Lu Sheng murmured softly.

The Treant King Core could extend her time by at least one or two years!

“That’s enough. It’s time to go near the stone tablet and search for Heaven and Earth Essence!”

“However, I should still try to avoid encountering Zhan Yun and Kuang Hai. Otherwise, it’s easy to be exposed. Right now, I’m not confident enough to kill both of those guys!”

Lu Sheng murmured softly, then stood up. His figure flickered, disappearing into the Ancient Tree… At the exit of the fourth floor.

The white stone tablet stood silently there.

The figures of Zhan Yun and Kuang Hai slowly appeared. Zhan Yun’s expression was still somewhat gloomy.

Kuang Hai glanced around and said in a deep voice, “That little thief must have entered the fifth floor. We’ve searched all over the fourth floor and haven’t found any trace of them.”

Zhan Yun nodded.

Kuang Hai looked at the stone tablet, hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhan Yun: “If we encounter that guy first on the fifth or sixth floor, will you act with me?”

His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Zhan Yun, as if testing something.

Zhan Yun was silent for a moment, then said hoarsely, “Don’t worry, I will act. After all, if this guy grows stronger, even if the one from my lineage were still alive, he would still be a threat to me.”

“Don’t worry, I know what’s important!”

After receiving Zhan Yun’s promise, Kuang Hai breathed a sigh of relief, then looked towards the direction of the fifth floor.

“In that case, let’s go!”

With that, he took the lead and walked towards the stone tablet.

Zhan Yun followed beside him, entering together.

Immediately, their figures gradually distorted, finally disappearing into this realm.

Shortly after their figures disappeared, Lu Sheng’s figure slowly emerged: “Sure enough, these two guys were still on the fourth floor. If I didn’t want to get entangled with them, I really would have wanted to kill them!”

“However…”

Lu Sheng’s gaze fell below the stone tablet, and sure enough, he saw a complete piece of Heaven and Earth Essence and a small piece of Heaven and Earth Essence lying quietly there.

“These blind fools, the truly good stuff is right in front of them, yet they can’t find it!”

Lu Sheng smiled and shook his head. For some reason, Lu Sheng had grown to like this feeling of being the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind.

After taking the Heaven and Earth Essence, Lu Sheng took a step and entered the realm of the fifth floor… The surrounding scenery distorted, followed by a vast ocean appearing in Lu Sheng’s vision.

Lu Sheng stood on the surface of the seawater.

Suddenly, an extremely strong sense of crisis emerged in Lu Sheng’s mind.

Immediately, all of Lu Sheng’s hairs stood on end.

Following that, a black blade light instantly whistled out, striking directly towards him.

Lu Sheng instinctively wanted to shatter that terrifying power, but he seemed to have thought of something, deliberately slowing his body until the power was about to land on him. Only then did Lu Sheng activate the Heaven and Earth Power within his body, blocking the blade light.

But even so, Lu Sheng still forcibly reversed his Qi and blood, his face turning incredibly pale, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.

Immediately, his aura began to wane.

Lu Sheng knelt semi-prostrate on the seawater, his face filled with terror as he looked around: “Who! Who is attacking me! I am a Lion Demon Clan Prodigy!!”

As Lu Sheng’s voice just fell, two figures emerged from the Void Realm not far away.

“I told you, this guy from the Lion Demon Clan is very weak; he couldn’t possibly have snatched your Treant King Core!”

A laugh slowly drifted over.

Kuang Hai and Zhan Yun stepped through the Void Realm, slowly walking towards Lu Sheng.

Looking at the two, Lu Sheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

It was indeed the two of them.

Any fluctuation that could make Lu Sheng feel danger could definitely not be a special creature of the fifth floor; it could only be a Prodigy of the Beast Demon Royal Clan, or a Prodigy of the Niu Mo race or Tiger Demon Clan.

After all, they were all elites of the Golden Body Realm.

Of course, a sense of danger was just a sense of danger; Lu Sheng could naturally resolve it with ease.

But if possible, Lu Sheng really didn’t want to expose his strength.

Hence, the current scene.

Lu Sheng’s face showed a terrified expression, and his gaze towards Zhan Yun and Kuang Hai became somewhat panicked.

“Two esteemed superiors, why are you attacking me? I… I shouldn’t have offended you!”

Lu Sheng’s acting at this moment was explosive and flawless. He looked like a frightened young beast, utterly panicked.

Zhan Yun’s eyes held a trace of disdain and disgust as he looked at Lu Sheng: “The Lion Demon Clan is a major race under our Beast Demon Royal Clan, yet it produced a spineless fellow like you!”

Lu Sheng pursed his lips, appropriately showing a hint of shame on his face.

“The two esteemed superiors have extraordinary bearing; this humble one truly dares not look directly at you!”

Upon hearing this, the disgust in Zhan Yun’s eyes grew even stronger.

However, Kuang Hai, observing this scene, his eyeballs subtly shifted, as if he had thought of something.