169: End

Deep within the Reverse Life Forest Secret Realm.

Elvin’s body had completely merged with the entire Reverse Life Forest.

All of his Qi had subsided, as if he had transformed into a withered tree stump, becoming one with the deep green liquid pool.

Thump-thump!

Thump-thump!

A dull, powerful heartbeat suddenly echoed, breaking the deathly silence of the place.

Rustle…

Inside Elvin’s chest, the sound of something growing emerged.

Countless tiny white rootlets suddenly burst through his chest, revealing a furiously beating heart.

The heart’s form was, surprisingly, a plump acorn.

Tough roots continuously extended from that acorn heart,

piercing through the Void Realm and wildly spreading towards the sky.

Gurgle…

In the green liquid pool below, the liquid violently churned once more.

More than a dozen lifelike tree skeletons slowly floated up from the pool.

The old Oak Earl’s figure finally rose slowly from the very bottom of the green liquid pool.

A vast and ancient Mithril-tier expert’s Qi burst forth from him.

“Has it… come to this point?”

The old Oak Earl’s cloudy eyes, at this moment, suddenly regained a trace of clarity.

He looked at Elvin, who was floating in the center of the Symbiotic Pool, with an indescribably complex look in his eyes.

“Since the Oak Elf Bloodline is destined to end here…”

“Then let it bloom one last time in this world!”

The moment his words fell,

the water in the entire green liquid pool began to boil violently.

The old Oak Earl, along with the more than a dozen powerful tree skeletons beside him, began an astonishing transformation.

Their aged and shriveled appearances gradually became plump and handsome.

Their ears became long and pointed, and ancient green patterns appeared on their skin,

revealing the true form of the ancient Oak Elves from legend.

…

Rip…

In the dense Oak Forest,

the enormous tree ball that had tightly trapped the Golden Armor Corpse suddenly split open from within.

A thick, monstrous corpse arm abruptly stretched out from it.

The Golden Armor Corpse tore through the dense roots,

struggling out of the enormous tree ball step by step.

Countless rootlets still clung to its monstrous, heavy body, yet not a single scratch was left behind.

Thump…

The Golden Armor Corpse stepped onto the root-covered ground,

just about to advance deeper into the Oak Forest.

Suddenly, it stopped.

More than a dozen figures slowly walked out of the Oak Forest ahead.

Leading them was the old Oak Earl, who had just completed his transformation.

“Evil Demon, we will never allow you to destroy the Oak Family’s glory.”

The old Oak Earl, leading a group of Oak Family ancestors, solemnly blocked the Golden Armor Corpse’s path.

The life Qi emanating from them stirred the power of the entire Reverse Life Forest Secret Realm.

Creak…

Those tree skeletons that the Golden Armor Corpse had easily torn apart earlier

also grew out of the ground again, joining the ranks.

In this Secret Realm, as long as their vitality was not exhausted, they were immortal beings.

The battle instantly erupted.

The ancient Oak Elves’ control over plants reached an inconceivable level.

Countless vines and trees transformed into the most terrifying weapons, wildly sweeping towards the Golden Armor Corpse.

However, the Golden Armor Corpse merely relied on its terrifying body,

forcibly tearing through all attacks, step by step suppressing the old Oak Earl.

Pfft…

The Golden Armor Corpse suddenly opened its mouth wide,

spitting out a mouthful of coarse black Qi.

The black Extreme Yin Corpse Qi instantly enveloped a large surrounding area.

Within its range, all wildly growing trees and vines,

all the tree skeletons, became deathly still in an instant.

Although the Secret Realm Origin underground still continuously surged with vast vitality,

tender green shoots also continuously grew on those deathly still bodies.

But under the shroud of the Extreme Yin Corpse Qi, all newborn greenery withered rapidly the moment it appeared.

It cycled endlessly, repeating itself.

The old Oak Earl felt his consciousness rapidly dissipating under the erosion of the Corpse Qi.

He used his last strength to shout towards the sky.

“Elvin!”

“No matter how far you go in the future, do not forget the glory of the Oak Family!”

“That is the anchor point of your Soul!”

The next moment, his aged and handsome body burst into flames, transforming into the purest life force.

The vast tree sea, previously enveloped by the Corpse Qi, once again erupted with astonishing vitality,

re-enveloping the Golden Armor Corpse’s figure.

…

Outside Oak Tree City,

a desolate wilderness.

Li Ke’s figure silently appeared.

He looked up at the enormous, illusory green bubble that enveloped the entire city ahead.

In his amber-Li Ke pupils,

this Secret Realm barrier was covered with tiny cracks.

Li Ke waved his hand.

A pitch-black small banner appeared in his hand.

He gently waved it.

On the banner face of the Soul Summoning Banner, countless living Souls surged out Li Ke a breached tide, completely covering the entire area around Oak Tree City.

They impacted, they gnawed, forcibly expanding those tiny cracks.

Boom!!!

The Secret Realm’s barrier

was finally broken, revealing a huge opening.

With the appearance of the opening,

in Oak Tree City, the Souls of countless deceased beings transformed into streams of black Qi, all drawn in by the Soul Summoning Banner.

Li Ke was expressionless,

slowly flying into the Secret Realm amidst the surging black Qi.

He looked down at the constantly surging tree sea below.

From his mouth and nose, wisps of black Qi continuously emerged.

Whoosh… Whoosh…

After these black Qi left Li Ke,

they quickly transformed into a black gale, sweeping downwards.

Countless Wind-Bone Demons formed in the gale, wildly rampaging,

extracting every trace of vitality from below.

Li Ke’s figure slowly descended,

landing in the dense Oak Forest.

Since all the tree skeletons had been forcibly suppressed by the Golden Armor Corpse,

Li Ke’s advance was almost unimpeded.

He quickly arrived at the deepest part of the Secret Realm,

and in a green liquid pool that had already dried up, he saw Elvin’s figure.

He lay quietly at the bottom of the pool, with thick roots growing from the acorn heart in his chest,

continuously extending upwards, already having transformed into the trunk of a towering tree.

“Charles?”

At this moment, Elvin slowly opened his eyes, his gaze falling upon Li Ke.

“Who exactly are you?”

Li Ke looked at him calmly.

“You can call me… Demon Lord.”

“How is it, is the ritual almost complete?”

Elvin deeply gazed at Li Ke,

as if to engrave this face deep into his Soul.

“Demon Lord…”

“I’ll remember you…”

After speaking, he slowly closed his eyes.

Li Ke could clearly sense

that the vitality in Elvin’s body was completely hollowed out.

All of his power was concentrated on the small acorn heart in his chest.

Li Ke extended his hand.

A stream of Devilish Qi condensed into form, transforming into a pitch-black palm,

gently reaching into Elvin’s chest and plucking out the heart.

Boom!!!

The entire Oak Tree City, the entire Reverse Life Forest Secret Realm, trembled violently.

All the oak trees, all the forests, completely withered in that instant.

…

Above the ruins of Oak Tree City,

Marcus sensed Elvin’s Qi dissipate.

He rode his hair carpet, soaring into the sky, rapidly fleeing towards the outskirts of the city.

Boom!!!

However, in the Void Realm behind him,

a massive, terrifying spiral humanoid condensed,

and a pitch-black spiral arm violently pierced through him.

Marcus’s body stiffened, and he slowly lowered his head.

Bang!!!

Immediately, his body turned into a cloud of blood mist, dissipating in the air.

On the other side.

Shira was left with only a thin layer of skin,

lying in the ruins of an alley, on the verge of complete demise.

At this moment, a figure slowly walked into the alley.

This was a person who looked Li Ke an ordinary wealthy merchant.

He tilted his head, curiously examining the perfect face.

“Crackle…”

On his face, his features rapidly shifted,

finally settling into a blank face without any features.

The Faceless Paper Figure squatted down, gently picked up the skin, and slowly placed it over his own face.