371: Secrets in the Canopy

As if to answer the doubts in the hearts of these people, a white shadow suddenly appeared beneath the feet of the battered giant Treant.

The body of the Bone Whale was far less massive than the giant Treant, unable even to hold the opponent up, only capable of swallowing one of its legs.

Even so, the visual impact was utterly shocking.

The surrounding people watched as the Giant Skeleton Whale burst out of the ground and directly swallowed the giant Treant's entire leg.

Subsequently, the fragmented bones on the Bone Whale's body began to rotate slowly.

One piece, two pieces... thousands of pieces, tens of thousands of pieces... all the fragmented bones started moving, and their speed became faster and faster.

Then, the Giant Skeleton Whale transformed into a white meat grinder, directly mincing the giant Treant's entire leg into fragments.

Wood chips flew everywhere, and the giant Treant's figure began to sway.

It reached out, attempting to smash the white vortex, but its already severely corroded arm was instantly shredded as well.

When the white vortex slowly stopped, the giant Treant's body began to rock back and forth.

"It's going to fall!"

Someone shouted, filling everyone's eyes with eagerness.

Gu Qinghan also heard the shout, but he had run out of options.

During the brief exchange just now, he had already used all of his strongest current skills.

The Judgment of the End could still be used once more, but it wouldn't be enough to knock it down.

As for the skeletons on the Crow King's clone, their attacks weren't entirely ineffective, but they were mostly just participating.

Thus, Gu Qinghan could only direct them to turn and help the Professionals.

Bone Demon and Scarlet Witch had also intended to gang up on the giant Treant, but under Gu Qinghan's terrifying explosive power, they could only temporarily retreat.

Instead, the Temporary Workers who emerged from the Bone Tomb all swarmed forward, using various strange-shaped bones in their hands to attack the giant Treant's other leg.

Sharp tree stumps suddenly appeared, directly skewering these skeletons or stringing them up like candied hawthorns.

However, Gu Qinghan did not stop these free Little Skeletons; the faster they died, the sooner the opportunity to use Whale Swallowing Sea Burial would arrive.

Moreover, although these skeletons were constantly dying, the other skeletons became even more active and excited.

They had already died once in the traditional sense, and being able to continue fighting after death made their faint consciousnesses tremble with excitement.

He symbolically launched a Blood Bomb, but it only managed to make the giant Treant's body tremble slightly.

Gu Qinghan felt helpless and could only look toward Wang Yan beside him.

"You should have a Holy Skill, right? Use it."

Hearing Gu Qinghan's words, Wang Yan nodded and suddenly grabbed the stone axe beside him.

Beneath his feet, an earthy yellow light suddenly emerged, followed immediately by rocks and dirt beginning to appear on his body.

Wang Yan was already quite sturdy after equipping his gear, but now he looked even more like a small giant made of stone.

But this transformation did not stop; instead, it continued.

"Holy Skill: Earth Roar!"

Wang Yan's body rapidly grew taller; more accurately, he was quickly armored into a giant by the rocks and dirt.

Gu Qinghan looked at Wang Yan in astonishment. Was this guy going to directly transform into an Earth Vein Giant?

However, Wang Yan clearly did not become that immense, stopping only when he reached about a hundred meters.

At this moment, everything, including the stone axe in his hand, was covered in a layer of solid dirt and rock.

Wang Yan, having transformed into a giant, slammed the stone axe in his hand down heavily. This time, however, it did not create any cracks.

After the strike, the rocks and dirt rapidly disintegrated, and Wang Yan's body fell from the air.

However, the surrounding ground began to tremble violently.

It was like a high-intensity earthquake, making it difficult for some people to even stand steady.

Gu Qinghan clearly heard a faint rumbling sound coming from underground, gradually moving away.

The direction the sound was moving away from seemed to be toward the giant Treant.

A few seconds later, the ground beneath the feet of the giant Treant, which had just regained its balance, suddenly began to tremble.

However, the creature had driven its roots into the ground, firmly anchoring itself, and was not greatly affected.

But the rumbling sound grew louder, as if something was about to burst forth.

At a certain moment, the ground beneath the giant Treant's feet suddenly split open, like the earth opening a gaping maw.

The resulting fissure was huge, immediately causing the giant Treant's body to tilt, with half of its body suspended over the crack.

Immediately afterward, the fissure slammed shut like two heavy gates!

With a bang, large amounts of dirt and shattered rock flew up, accompanied by the sound of breaking branches.

The Mutated Ancient Tree, which had imprisoned people for nearly three months, finally collapsed completely.

As the dust settled, everyone could see that only a little more than half of the giant Treant's body remained outside.

The remaining smaller half of its body had been severed by Wang Yan's skill and left underground.

"This guy won't take the opportunity to take root and sprout, will he?" Gu Qinghan turned his head and asked.

Wang Yan shook his head: "No, at least for a short time, the surface ground in that area is under my control."

Gu Qinghan nodded and ordered all of his subordinates to swarm forward.

He certainly didn't believe that the Mutated Ancient Tree would be killed so easily.

Given its terrifying size, its vitality was definitely incredibly tenacious.

Just as he was about to issue orders, he suddenly noticed the sound of branches and leaves shaking coming from the crown of the half-severed Mutated Ancient Tree.

Gu Qinghan's gaze sharpened, and he stared intently at the spot.

After the Judgment of the End just now, the Mutated Ancient Tree's crown hadn't sustained much damage.

At the time, Gu Qinghan hadn't thought much of it, assuming it was simply due to the dense foliage.

But it seemed that was not the case now.

Nevertheless, he commanded his Sky Eye Skeleton to fly over and rapidly shoot into the area.

No matter what was inside, Gu Qinghan would not show mercy.

After the crossbow bolts flew in, the Mutated Ancient Tree's crown was silent for a moment.

But Gu Qinghan noticed streaks of green light, seemingly full of life force, spreading toward the crown.

The Mutated Ancient Tree seemed to be feeding something with its energy, which was brimming with life force!

Just then, Wang Yan's expression changed, and he said to Gu Qinghan:

"Not good, this thing is trying to take root underground.

Its roots are too numerous; I might not be able to contend with it!"

"Even if you can't win, you must fight it!"

Gu Qinghan didn't turn his head; he knew this thing wouldn't be so easy to deal with.

This creature was probably intending to engage in close combat first, but after being defeated by his and Wang Yan's combined effort, it changed its strategy.

Another black waterfall descended from the sky; Gu Qinghan used the Judgment of the End once more.

This time, a layer of green protective shield surged up around the Mutated Ancient Tree, blocking the Death Qi waterfall.

As this green energy was consumed, the branches and leaves on the Mutated Ancient Tree's crown visibly withered significantly.

This creature was willing to expend enormous energy, surprisingly, just to protect whatever existed within its crown.

And as the branches and leaves withered, Gu Qinghan gradually managed to see some of the scenery inside the crown.

However, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Inside the crown, Gu Qinghan saw something that seemed to be reflecting the sunlight.

Was that... scales?