351: Saint's first kill

From the methods displayed by the Sacred Giant Tree so far, what Xiao Shi is most wary of is its devouring ability.

He had a strong premonition.

If he were to be swallowed by the Sacred Giant Tree, his life would also be in danger.

This is a Saint Grade after all!

Besides that.

What made Xiao Shi feel most troublesome.

It was the tenacious vitality of this Sacred Giant Tree.

Even after being frozen by the Ice Domain and continuously decaying, it still didn't die after being attacked by numerous mirrors for so long.

Its powerful vitality is evident!

If this were any Martial Demon Realm… even Xiao Shi himself would have died countless times over.

This also made him feel the immense strength of a Saint Grade's life for the first time!

Originally, after advancing from the Martial Soul Realm to the Martial Demon Realm, his entire life level had received a significant boost.

Now it seems… upon breaking through to a Saint Grade, his entire life level will undergo another major leap.

This also made Xiao Shi realize that the upcoming kill must be done with full effort, holding nothing back.

Since most of his exclusive items have been used up.

Xiao Shi now only has the [era crystal] exclusive item left.

The function of the [era crystal] is to exchange for an exclusive item from any era.

But Xiao Shi doesn't know the name of this checkpoint's era.

He only knows that this era is related to stars.

But he knows nothing about the specific era name.

If he wants to exchange for an exclusive item with the [era crystal], he can only choose to exchange for exclusive items from the first three eras.

If he exchanges for an exclusive item from the [Martial Corpse Era], there might be a certain probability of obtaining another [Crimson Refining Corpse].

But it's also possible that he might only get an [Iron Refining Corpse]… and even if he gets a [Crimson Refining Corpse], without mastering the Crimson Refining Secret Skill, Xiao Shi wouldn't be able to unleash the [Crimson Refining Corpse]'s full power.

Therefore.

Xiao Shi directly dismissed the idea of using the [era crystal].

Now is still not the right time to use the [era crystal].

“Then, to kill it as quickly and efficiently as possible, I can only use that item…”

A decisive glint flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He currently possesses a powerful item.

Through this item, he felt there was at least a fifty percent chance of eliminating this Sacred Giant Tree.

“I wonder if killing this Sacred Giant Tree will drop Saint Grade items?”

Xiao Shi's heart surged with intense anticipation.

He knew this was an excellent opportunity.

Such opportunities are extremely rare.

After all, under normal circumstances, even if he exhausted every method, he wouldn't be able to kill a Saint Grade.

It's rare to encounter a Saint Grade that is suppressed and unable to exert much of its strength.

If he can successfully kill it, he will make a huge profit!

This Sacred Giant Tree is different from the entities in previous checkpoints; it is a true living organism, so it will inevitably drop items upon death.

Xiao Shi just doesn't know whether this Sacred Giant Tree will drop exclusive items or ordinary items?

Compared to before.

Xiao Shi naturally hopes that this Sacred Giant Tree can drop ordinary Saint Grade items now.

Because once he successfully kills this Sacred Giant Tree, it will be his first kill of a Saint Grade!

According to past patterns.

A first kill either drops the top-tier item of that stage or results in an over-leveled drop.

In other words… as long as it doesn't drop an exclusive item.

Then after Xiao Shi kills it, it will either drop a top-tier Saint Grade item or a Dao Lord Level item!!

Both of these items, regardless of which one, are far more valuable than the exclusive items here.

And based on Xiao Shi's previous experience in the Seven Stars Holy Land, he knows that the probability of dropping exclusive items and ordinary items is roughly fifty-fifty.

“This can only depend on luck.”

Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

Before considering the dropped items.

He needs to take down this Sacred Giant Tree first.

Immediately.

Xiao Shi did not hesitate, and following his original plan, he directly took out a mark.

At the same time.

Behind Xiao Shi.

Numerous Martial Demons, along with their respective [Iron Refining Corpses], were led by Xiao Shi's mirror images to jointly resist one of the Sacred Giant Tree's vines.

Originally, given the strength of this vine.

It was absolutely not something Xiao Shi's mirror images could contend with.

But the mirror images formed by Xiao Shi through the [Ice Mirror Yama Blade] possessed an ice body, gaining a significant boost on their original foundation.

Coupled with the frost and freezing effect brought by the Ice Domain.

This allowed the mirror images, along with the other Martial Demons' [Iron Refining Corpses], to successfully hold back this vine.

Although they weren't enough to threaten the vine, they only needed to restrain and resist it.

To buy Xiao Shi time to kill the Sacred Giant Tree.

The mark Xiao Shi took out at this moment was a transparent mark, appearing as if it had no physical form, a phantom existence.

No.

To be precise.

This is a soul form!

When Xiao Shi took out this mark, the soul power in his mind immediately surged continuously, gathering into the mark.

As a result, after absorbing a large amount of Xiao Shi's soul power, this mark erupted with incredibly dazzling and brilliant light.

And under these lights.

This soul-form mark began to undulate, forming a pair of emotionless eyes.

These eyes initially resembled faint ink on Xuan paper, not very clear, then slowly solidified.

After the eyes formed, its facial lines began to be outlined, as if an invisible brush was painting, and as the lines moved, a resolute and handsome face was completed.

With a flick of the brush.

The body then appeared.

This was a tall, slender elder with white hair and a white beard, in a soul form.

With his appearance.

The surrounding void immediately vibrated.

Even though it was only a soul form, the imposing aura emanating from the entire elder was extremely astonishing.

It caused everyone who felt the ripple of this aura to experience an instinctive tremor.

At this moment.

Everyone looked at Xiao Shi with shocked expressions.

Their expressions were dumbfounded.

“Saint… Saint Grade!!”

They stared blankly at the soul body floating in front of Xiao Shi.

They had no idea that Xiao Shi had summoned the soul body of a Saint Grade!

Xiao Shi's face was slightly pale.

Even with his soul strength, after injecting a large amount of soul power into the [Sage Soul Summoning Seal] in his hand, he still felt a sense of exhaustion.

This [Sage Soul Summoning Seal] was a powerful item he had obtained when he killed a Martial Demon Realm sea beast.

Its function was primarily to activate the mark to summon the soul body of a Saint Grade, to be at his command.

However, there were rather stringent conditions for using this [Sage Soul Summoning Seal].

When activating the mark, a large amount of soul power needed to be poured into it; if one's own soul power was insufficient, then the Saint Grade soul body could not be summoned.

Secondly.

The duration of the summoned Saint Grade soul body's existence and the number of attacks it could perform would be determined by one's own soul power.

The more soul power, the longer the soul body's existence and the more attacks it could perform.

This [Sage Soul Summoning Seal] was precisely Xiao Shi's powerful trump card to deal with this Sacred Giant Tree!

Given the strength of a Saint Grade, even when suppressed, it was difficult to kill.

So Xiao Shi simply summoned the soul body of a Saint Grade.

To fight a Saint Grade with a Saint Grade!

“Kill!”

A murderous glint flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

Although his face was pale and his head was dizzy from the exhaustion of soul power, and his vision was slightly blurry, he could still control this Saint Grade soul body through his soul power and send it to kill the Sacred Giant Tree in front of him.

Boom!!

The entire Saint Grade soul body merely took one step forward, and it already unleashed a terrifying wave of air.

The massive Sacred Giant Tree, at this moment, seemed to sense the danger and trembled violently.

The two vines that were fighting against the [Crimson Refining Corpse] and Xiao Shi's mirror image immediately retracted, intending to return and fight the Saint Grade soul body.

However, neither the [Crimson Refining Corpse] nor Xiao Shi's mirror image, nor the other Martial Demons, could allow these two vines to return.

Under their full interception.

These two vines were completely unable to return and block.

And at the speed of the Saint Grade soul body.

In an instant.

He transformed into a streak of soul light.

With a bang.

It crashed into this incredibly massive Sacred Giant Tree!

A piercing scream immediately erupted from the Sacred Giant Tree.

So much so that everyone could clearly hear it.

However, this scream was a soul-based scream.

It directly echoed and boomed in everyone's minds.

The suppression that this Sacred Giant Tree was currently experiencing was not only a physical suppression, but its soul was also greatly suppressed.

Therefore, when facing the attack of the Saint Grade soul body, this Sacred Giant Tree was also in a situation where it could not resist and could only passively take a beating.

And the attack of the Saint Grade soul body… was far from comparable to the attacks of Xiao Shi and these Martial Demons.

Boom!!

Instantly, amidst the Sacred Giant Tree's mournful scream.

Its soul was instantly severely damaged.

So much so that the two vines that were fighting with everyone, after a violent tremor, suddenly lost their vitality and drooped down.

And the Saint Grade soul body did not stop after one attack.

The soul power provided by Xiao Shi allowed him to perform more than just one attack.

However, at this moment, the Saint Grade soul body had already rushed into the interior of the Sacred Giant Tree, making it impossible for everyone to see the attacks made by the Saint Grade soul body.

They could only see the entire massive Sacred Giant Tree, after a violent tremor.

All of its branches drooped down limply.

Without any trace of vitality remaining.

“Dead?”

Xiao Shi, through his perception of the soul.

Could sense that there was absolutely no soul fluctuation left on the Sacred Giant Tree.

Its soul seemed to have been completely crushed and destroyed.

“As expected, killing it with the Saint Grade soul body is the most effective method.”

Xiao Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

For this.

He had also prepared a Martial Demon Grade pill that could quickly restore soul power.

He was worried that his soul power might not be enough to support the Saint Grade soul body for multiple attacks.

Now it seems.

His current soul power was completely sufficient for the Saint Grade soul body to kill it.

At the same time.

With the death of the Sacred Giant Tree, the [Sage Soul Summoning Seal] in Xiao Shi's hand also slowly dissipated.

Although this [Sage Soul Summoning Seal] was incredibly powerful.

It could only be used once.

And after successfully killing the Sacred Giant Tree.

Xiao Shi's gaze then fell to the base of the Sacred Giant Tree, searching for the items that dropped after its death.

His heart was filled with intense anticipation.

If the Sacred Giant Tree could drop Saint Grade items or Dao Lord Level items, then his gains this time would be immense!

However, just then.

With the death of the Sacred Giant Tree.

Cracks suddenly appeared all over its massive trunk, these cracks spread rapidly at an astonishing speed, and in an instant, they covered the entire Sacred Giant Tree.

“Something’s wrong!!”

A strong sense of intense crisis suddenly surged in Xiao Shi's heart.

Almost at the instant this sense of crisis appeared.

He unhesitatingly used instant teleportation, directly teleporting to the side of the mirror image behind him.

Boom!!

The entire massive Sacred Giant Tree exploded with a roar!

Even the ice shell covering its body instantly shattered into dust under the explosion of the entire giant tree.

Not only that.

The Ice Domain formed by the exclusive item also had all its frost explode under the Sacred Giant Tree's detonation.

The shockwave unleashed by this explosion spread out in all directions at an astonishing speed.

Sending everyone flying.

Even with Xiao Shi's powerful body.

At the moment of impact, he felt as if he had been dealt a heavy blow.

He was sent flying far away.

Coughing blood.

The other Martial Demons were even more battered and fell to the ground from the impact; although no one died, they all suffered severe injuries.

Their [Iron Refining Corpses] were completely shattered by this.

“It was clearly already dead… why did it suddenly self-destruct?”

Xiao Shi's expression was grave.

If he hadn't teleported away in time, at such close range earlier, he would have been at risk of death too!

After all, this was the self-destruction of a Saint Grade corpse!

Although Xiao Shi suffered severe injuries from the impact of this self-destruction, his body's injuries immediately began to recover at a visible speed.

He gazed at the spot where the Sacred Giant Tree had self-destructed in the distance.

Through the lingering smoke and dust.

He clearly saw a huge crater there, and within the crater, there was a complex, ancient formation seal.

This formation seal was currently in an activated state.

This made Xiao Shi pause.

He suddenly realized that the Sacred Giant Tree's self-destruction was caused by this formation seal.

Apparently, when the Sacred Giant Tree was still alive, it had been suppressing this formation seal, and now with the death of the Sacred Giant Tree, this formation seal was no longer suppressed.

The two seemed to be in a state of mutual suppression.

But now, with the death of the Sacred Giant Tree, this balance between them was broken!