parentshiftbook Chapter 240 Bronze Tree
Chapter 240 Bronze Tree
The bronze tree was so tall and huge that the group had been climbing it for an unknown amount of time. Mysterious runes continued to spread upwards along the trunk of the bronze tree, and the surrounding temperature began to drop steadily.
At some point, more and more white specks emitting a clear light began to flit about around them. If you didn't look closely, you would think they were glowing butterflies fluttering up and down. When Qin Xiaochuan looked down, the scene on the ground was no longer visible; only darkness remained.
Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but recall the legend of Jianmu that he had learned in his professional course.
—The Jianmu tree, a hundred ren tall without branches, has nine branches, and nine gou trees below. Its fruit is like hemp, and its leaves are like awns. It was planted by the Yellow Emperor.
Gazing at the constantly flying white dots, Qin Xiaochuan felt as if he were traveling through the river of time.
I don't know how much time has passed, or rather, time seems to have lost its original meaning here. The purpose of everyone's existence seems to be nothing more than constantly climbing upwards, like a fish swimming upstream, or like life moving forward. As for other things, at this moment they have all turned into those white specks of light, seemingly existing, but disappearing in the blink of an eye.
It's getting closer, closer and closer.
A feeling grew clearer and clearer. As Qin Xiaochuan felt his heart beating faster and faster, the dome above suddenly began to brighten. The group quickened their pace and soon arrived at a high platform.
The platform was estimated to be several thousand square meters in size, with a dome hundreds of meters high above it. It was suspended in mid-air on three sides, with only one side being a mountain wall. In the very center of the mountain wall stood a bronze gate more than ten meters high, which was the only passage.
For some reason, the closer Qin Xiaochuan got to the bronze door, the faster his heart beat. He carefully examined the bronze door, which was several meters high and covered with a dark green rust. In the center of the door was a monster, and above the door was a bronze monster statue that resembled a tiger but had wings and many heads.
Just as everyone was making a fuss, a noisy sound came from somewhere, and the people on the platform quickly quieted down, all looking around to find the source of the sound.
"What is that?" someone suddenly exclaimed. The others looked in the direction he was pointing and their eyes widened. They saw countless dark shadows flying from the void around the bronze tree, and the noisy sounds came from those shadows.
In just over ten seconds, the dark figures flew to the crowd. Only then did Qin Xiaochuan see what they looked like. They were all bird monsters with sharp beaks and claws. But Qin Xiaochuan knew they were not ordinary birds because he could clearly see spiritual energy flowing on their bodies, and the concentration was not low. At this moment, they looked densely packed, covering the sky and the sun, like a dark cloud drifting in.
At the same time, the lights of a dozen or so skills lit up, and someone had already released their skills to smash those strange birds.
There were just too many strange birds, and they were quite powerful. A dozen or so skills were thrown in, but they were like stones sinking into the sea, unable to stop the birds' offensive. Soon, the birds broke into the crowd, and everyone was thrown into chaos.
Qin Xiaochuan quickly erected several walls of fire in front of him, but they were quickly breached by the strange bird. Left with no other option, he released Qilin Kai, fighting off the bird while simultaneously leading Xiaoying towards Han Kexin and Zhou Bin. This way, the four of them could stay together, avoiding individual battles and conserving spiritual energy. (We highly recommend this book to you: *The Revelation of Heaven's Dao*, available here.)
After repelling several strange birds with a Blazing Dance, he couldn't help but ask the others, "These strange birds seem endless. This passive defense doesn't seem like a solution. Do you have any ideas?"
"Come with me, I have a way to open the bronze door. Once we're inside, we'll figure out how to shake them off. Zhou Bin, you cover our rear." Han Kexin appeared unusually calm. After speaking, she took the lead and rushed towards the bronze door, while Zhou Bin released a red-armored warrior behind her to block the attacks of the swarm of strange birds.
The high platform was already in chaos. Strange birds and fighting crowds approached them from time to time. They dodged left and right through the crowd and finally reached the bronze door with great effort. In the center of the bronze door was a pattern of a monster protruding outward. The monster had eighteen fist-sized eyes on its forehead, each of which shone with a fierce light. Its gaping maw looked as if it wanted to devour people.
Han Kexin quickly formed hand seals, and five beams of red light emerged from the five fingers of her right hand. Without any hesitation, she directly inserted them into the monster's giant mouth.
With a "click," the monster pattern on the bronze door began to rotate and change shape. Each time the shape changed, Han Kexin would re-form her hand seals and continuously inject spiritual power into different parts of the pattern. As she moved, the eyes on the monster's forehead would light up red.
"What are you doing?" Just as the third eye lit up, a voice suddenly came from the side, along with a powerful punch.
Qin Xiaochuan casually released a Xuanwu Shield to block the punch. Looking to the side, he saw that it was none other than Lei Gang, whom they had met at the inn, who was now glaring angrily at Han Kexin and the others.
As the saying goes, enemies meet on a narrow road. Qin Xiaochuan already disliked this person, and now that the other party had come to bother him at this crucial moment, he was even more furious. Without saying a word, he casually unleashed a Blazing Dance at the other party.
Lei Gang's strength seemed to be quite formidable as well, easily parrying Qin Xiaochuan's attack. Both were dissatisfied with each other, and they immediately became entangled in a fierce battle.
Just as the two were exchanging blows and kicks, locked in a fierce and evenly matched fight, they suddenly heard Han Kexin say, "That's enough."
Immediately afterward, a "click" sound rang out, and after the statue on the bronze door rotated once, the bronze door began to slowly separate to both sides.
At the same time, a huge tremor suddenly came from the bronze door. Han Kexin initially thought it was because the bronze door was opening, but then she heard Zhou Bin next to her say, "Be careful!" and then a powerful force struck her from mid-air.
At the critical moment, Zhou Bin pulled her away from the bronze door. Han Kexin only saw a bolt of lightning flash past her and strike the spot where she had been standing. The lightning was so strong that it left a deep black mark on the bronze floor.
Han Kexin was shocked. Looking up, she discovered that the bronze statue that had been standing on the bronze door had somehow come to life, flapping its wings in the air and roaring at her.
In the blink of an eye, the monster in the air opened its gigantic maw, and a bolt of lightning shot out, transforming into countless silver snakes that coiled towards the crowd on the high platform.