At the same time, I traveled through time and space, I dominated the heavens and the worlds

Looking at Yak, who was on the verge of collapse, Lin Bei couldn't help but find it amusing.

He knew exactly what Yak was thinking.

He wanted to protect his family and the entire village, but unfortunately, he lacked the strength and could only remain trapped in fear, trying to stop those who attempted to enter the village.

Seeing Ark's face contorted in fear and despair, Lin Bei slowly raised his hand and activated the power of the Shadow Monarch.

The black liquid churned slightly in his shadow, and only one drop of black liquid emerged from the shadow and silently disappeared into Ark's shadow.

Lin Bei chuckled and walked past Yak. Seeing that Lin Bei was determined to die, Yak tried to grab Lin Bei's arm, but found himself frozen in place.

His face turned deathly pale instantly. He could only stare blankly as Lin Bei walked deeper into the village, unable to take another step forward.

As Lin Bei's figure receded into the distance, Ark could only grip his weapon tightly and roar at Lin Bei's back with all his might, "You'll regret it! You'll regret it! That's someone you absolutely cannot provoke! You'll die on this cursed land! You'll die here in the most tragic way, just like us!"

As Yak's roar echoed through the village, countless black birds flew out from the distant mountains, emitting harsh and drawn-out cries that cast a chill on people's hearts.

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, their gray-black color hovering above the small village and gradually shifting towards the deep mountains behind it.

Lin Bei carried the backpack and walked slowly along the village path. As he walked deeper into the village, he found that there were quite a few villagers. The houses were scattered sparsely in the wilderness, and occasionally he could see villagers with blank stares through the dark windows and doors.

Lin Bei's indifferent gaze swept over the houses, and he stepped onto the only path leading up the mountain.

After entering the deep mountains, the rustling and noise around us disappeared without us even noticing.

The surroundings were unusually quiet, as if we were no longer in the human world.

A few hundred meters further in, a rustling sound suddenly came from the surrounding bushes, and several humans darted out.

They looked like villagers, each holding a weapon and looking wary as they pointed at Lin Bei.

"Who are you? You can't go any further from here, go back right now!"

Lin Bei frowned slightly. It was one thing for Ark to be blocking the way, but why were there one after another getting in the way?

He darted past the group of people and appeared behind them instantly, continuing his journey deeper into the mountains.

The villagers felt as if in the blink of an eye, the strangers in front of them had disappeared, and then reappeared behind them.

This is something no human could do.

The villagers were so frightened that they stumbled and fell to the ground, screaming and staring in the direction of Linbei.

"A ghost! It's a ghost! The ghost has appeared! Run! We're going to be eaten!"

They screamed in terror, scrambled to their feet, and rushed down the mountain.

After the surroundings fell silent again, Lin Bei continued forward and finally saw the trunk of the giant tree that exuded a chilling aura at the end of the road.

When they got closer, Lin Bei could smell a faint scent of blood.

Lin Bei circled the tree once. Apart from the thin branches hanging down from the dense, black trunk, the trunk itself was a faint dark red.

Lin Bei pinched his nose and frowned in disgust.

"I wonder how many people you've eaten to smell this bad. Alright, hurry up and show yourself, or I'll start burning you right now."

The villagers' attempt to set the mountain on fire may have been futile, or it might have angered the evil spirit.

But Lin Bei's flames are different.

Anything consumed by his flames has no chance of survival.

Lin Bei coldly stared at the countless skeletons entangled in thin branches above his head. Occasionally, a gust of cold wind would blow by, and the skeletons would collide with each other, making a crisp "clinking" sound.

Just then, a dark shadow quietly rose from behind Lin Bei. It was a woman with a completely black face and bloodshot eyes.

It stared intently at Lin Bei's back, manipulating the tree roots to quietly approach him.

When the sprawling tree roots reached Lin Bei's feet, Lin Bei was still standing there, motionless.

The demon was surprised that the human who dared to provoke it was so weak that he didn't even notice the slightest movement.

When it first saw him coming up the mountain so aggressively, it thought he was a human with some kind of powerful spiritual energy.

As it turns out, they overestimated him.

It's a pity that the power emanating from him is so delicious, but he doesn't know how to use it at all.

Alright, we'll tie him up, hang him up, and then slowly drain all the power from his body, digesting it all into our own power. That way, it can become the strongest being in this world.

The more the demon thought about it, the more excited it became, as if it had already obtained the power from Lin Bei. Its scarlet eyes radiated malice, and then it suddenly raised its hands.

As it moved, the scarlet tree roots instantly sprang up and wrapped around Lin Bei at an extremely fast speed. Except for its head, which was still exposed, Lin Bei was bound tightly all the way to his feet and could no longer move.

Only after Lin Bei was tied up did the evil spirit turn into a wisp of black smoke and disappear from the spot, only to reappear in front of Lin Bei.

It was almost pressed against Lin Bei's face, blinking its scarlet eyes and staring into Lin Bei's dark eyes.

It slowly grinned, revealing a smug smile, and said in a hoarse, rough voice.

"Human, I thought you were so powerful, but you're nothing special. You think you can defeat me? So many people have tried to defeat me, and I've killed them all."
You saw it too, right? The corpses hanging in those trees are all people like you, people who wanted to meddle.
You're going to be one of them soon, are you excited? Oh right, I forgot to mention, you're still different from them.

Look at the immense power you possess! You are truly a favorite of the heavens. It's such a pity that you haven't realized it or know how to use it. What a waste!
This immense power is all mine now. Once you become my nourishment, I will use this power to become the most powerful being in this world!
At that time, no matter what evil spirits or deities they may be, they will all have to submit to me!
Okay, enough of this talk. Let's get started, I can't wait!

After saying this with a chuckle, the demon used its sticky long hair to sweep back and forth across Lin Bei's face.

It looked at Lin Bei as if he were a delicious cake, its scarlet eyes gleaming with greed and hunger.

It swallowed hard, deciding not to waste a single moment, and simply hung Lin Bei up like this, then absorbed all of his power.

Once it absorbs this immense power, it will no longer need to guard this land and can go wherever it wants!
As the evil spirit manipulated the tree roots, preparing to send Lin Bei high into the sky and insert a thin strip into his body, the smug look on its face suddenly disappeared.

It should be said that it simply froze in place.

what happened?

Why does it feel like it can't control the tree roots anymore?
This shouldn't be the case.

It has already taken over the entire tree, and even if the tree originally had a spirit, it has long since devoured it and turned it into its own power.

This tree is it now, and it is this tree.

But why can't it control its own roots?

This is absolutely impossible!

The demon's face darkened, and it used all its strength to try to control the tree roots again, but to no avail.

What happened?!
What went wrong?
The evil spirit clenched its teeth, its smugness and excitement gradually replaced by panic.

Just as it was trying to figure out what the problem was, its gaze inadvertently met that of the person in front of it again.

Lin Bei remained calm, his eyes showing no fear or tension, only a smile and a hint of mockery. This human was laughing at him!
This thought flashed through the demon's mind, and the demon felt a chill run down its spine, as an immense panic descended upon it.

Could it be that the reason I can't control the tree roots is because of this human?

This human is not as weak as he appears; he is hiding his true strength.
That's impossible. If he were truly capable, he wouldn't have been bound by it in the first place!

The more the evil spirit thought about it, the more panicked it became.

Could it be that this human deliberately allowed itself to be captured?

The evil spirit felt a chill and instinctively tried to distance itself from Lin Bei.

Just as it was about to turn into black smoke and disappear into the distance, a soft laugh suddenly rang out.

Lin Bei remained motionless, but the tree roots binding him suddenly dispersed and wrapped around the evil spirit at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive.

The evil spirit, halfway through its transformation into black smoke, was forcibly entangled and reformed into a physical form.

The evil spirit was lifted high into the air by the tree roots and placed in front of Lin Bei.

It gritted its teeth and struggled, trying to regain control of the tree roots.

No matter what it did, it couldn't make the tree roots move an inch.

Furthermore, the evil spirit had clearly sensed that its control over the entire tree was gradually diminishing.

Finally unable to contain himself, the evil spirit glared at Lin Bei and roared in a hoarse voice, "What have you done to me? Who are you? You deserve to die! I'm going to kill you!"

Lin Bei stood with his hands behind his back, smiling faintly as he looked at the evil spirit who had already revealed a disheveled expression.

"I deserve to die? Then go ahead and kill me. I gave you a chance but you didn't use it. So have you run out of tricks? If you have, it's my turn."

As he spoke, Lin Bei slowly raised his hand and moved his fingers. The tree roots that were tightly wrapped around the evil spirit tightened a little, and the countless thin branches above also drooped down, preparing to wrap around the evil spirit's head.

The evil spirits that should have frightened humans were instead startled by their behavior.

It struggled even harder, with such force that it almost tore itself in two.

Lin Bei was somewhat surprised by its strong will to survive, thinking that this guy probably had a backup plan, so he directly manipulated the tree roots to release the evil spirit.

The moment the tree roots loosened, the evil spirit turned back into black smoke and disappeared in front of Lin Bei, then reappeared not far in front of him.

The evil spirit stared at Lin Bei with a gloomy face. It hadn't expected that this human would use it as bait to deliberately lure it out.

It acknowledged that this human was somewhat capable, even able to manipulate the tree roots that should rightfully belong to it.

But it also has its trump card!

The evil spirit was filled with malice. It slowly grinned, revealing a sinister smile, and then transformed into a wisp of black smoke, directly attacking Lin Bei.

Lin Bei raised an eyebrow slightly. He hadn't expected the evil spirit to attack in such a direct way, and for a moment he didn't know how to describe the evil spirit's thought process.

However, despite his recklessness, he still admired the demon's courage.

Lin Bei slightly curled his lips, shrugged his shoulders, and faced the evil spirit with composure.

Just as the evil spirit was about to reach Lin Bei, Lin Bei keenly noticed a subtle change in the expression on the evil spirit's face.

He seemed smug, yet also as if he was plotting something.

Just as Lin Bei thought of this, he immediately sensed a rustling sound behind him.

At the same time, the evil spirit laughed loudly: "Human, you don't really think that just because you have great power, you can fight against us, do you?"
Let me tell you the truth, you humans are ultimately no match for us ghosts!
I acknowledge your immense power, but that's all. You will ultimately perish because of your arrogance rooted in power!

Amidst the demon's gleeful laughter, Lin Bei slowly turned his head to look behind him.

Someone appeared behind Lin Bei without him noticing.

It is Yak.

Yak's face was numb, his eyes were white, and he gripped his weapon with both hands, aiming the weapon straight at Lin Bei's heart.

The evil spirit somehow controlled Ark to come to the mountains and successfully ambushed Lin Bei.

Seeing this, the evil spirit grinned and let out a wicked laugh: "You don't know yet, do you? All the villagers have long been in my hands. I can make them die or live as I please."

No one who sets foot on this land can escape my grasp, including you!

The demon laughed, raised its hands above its head, and countless rustling sounds emerged from the woods.

Lin Bei looked around and saw many villagers emerging from the woods, all holding weapons and staring at him menacingly.

Lin Bei raised his hand to rub his temples, and looked in the direction of the evil spirit with a faint smile.

"That's good. You've saved me a lot of trouble, and I don't have to leave any future problems. I can just resolve everything at once."

The evil spirit couldn't understand Lin Bei's words.

In its eyes, Lin Bei was already surrounded, so there was no room for resistance.

But the evil spirit soon realized something was wrong.

Ark's sneak attack was successful.

Why didn't this human's expression change, giving it the feeling that he wasn't injured?
But it shouldn't be.

Humans are so fragile that even a hard object can pierce them.

Can……

While the evil spirit continued to speculate, Lin Bei was no longer willing to give it any time to recover.

The demon has used up all its killing moves; it has nothing left.

Lin Bei smiled slightly and raised his hand to activate the power of the Shadow Monarch.

Black liquid surged from his shadow, spreading in all directions.

The villagers who intended to attack Lin Bei were all immobilized after being entangled in the black liquid.

They could only stand there struggling, but the more they struggled, the deeper they sank into the black liquid.

Including Yak, Yak is also struggling.

Even during the struggle, he regained his senses, looked around blankly, and then cried out in panic, "What's going on? What happened to me? Wasn't I at the village entrance?"

The other villagers also regained their senses and even began to beg Lin Bei for mercy, asking him to let them go.

Lin Bei smiled and glanced at the villagers: "How can I let you go? You are all cursed and cannot leave this land. You have long since become one with this old tree. I will deal with this old tree, and I will deal with you too."

Alright, that's enough. Let's say goodbye. I have other things to attend to. (End of Chapter)