Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 249 Peak-Level King-Level Plant Life

The Rift King was extremely anxious, knowing that if it couldn't keep the Blood Shadow King in check, its previous plans would be completely disrupted.

"Blood Shadow King, you don't care about the treasures of the Sacrifice Tower!" Rift King hurriedly said, his mechanical voice carrying a hint of temptation, "But what if I told you that this human has a great treasure on him!"

"A priceless treasure!" Blood Shadow King's previously cold pupils contracted instantly, a flicker of barely suppressed greed flashing within them. However, he quickly regained his guard, his face full of suspicion as he questioned, "Are you sure?"

The Rift King let out a cold snort: "Hmph! Blood Shadow King, think it over carefully. If this human hadn't possessed such a treasure, would I have gone to such great lengths to ask you and King Sok to take action?" With that, it sent a video to the Blood Shadow King.

In the video, Jiang Ye is dressed in golden armor and a silver robe, with a faint golden halo around him, like a war god descending to earth.

He held a shimmering, round disc in his hands, its edges sparkling with intricate patterns that seemed to whisper tales of the universe's mysteries.

As Jiang Ye slightly moved his mind, the disc instantly erupted with a violent gust of wind. This gust of wind seemed to come from the depths of the universe, and wherever it went, space cracked like fragile glass, with shocking black cracks spreading out; the starlight in the distance was also stirred up by this power and twisted into strange shapes.

"A domain-level treasure!" The crimson crystals surrounding Blood Shadow King suddenly froze.

He was a top-tier expert of the Thousand-Eyed Clan.

He once had the privilege of witnessing a great being from the Thousand-Eyed Clan wield a similar powerful weapon.

It was precisely because of this experience that he understood better than anyone what those layers upon layers of spacetime folds truly meant—a domain-level treasure that even a cosmic venerable would covet.

Blood Shadow King stared at the video, his greed ignited, and his breathing became rapid.

"If such a treasure falls into my hands, my strength will increase hundreds of times, and my status in the clan will surely rise to a higher level!" He subconsciously licked his lips, as if he could already truly feel the immense power brought by the treasure, and his heart was filled with a desire for power.

"Blood Shadow King, as long as we join forces to eliminate this human, this treasure will naturally be ours." Seeing that the time was ripe, the Rift King quickly seized the opportunity, his voice full of seduction.

Blood Shadow King snorted coldly: "Hmph, easy for you to say. This human is so troublesome. Even King Sok fell into his hands. Do you think the two of us can handle it?" Although he said this, Blood Shadow King's gaze never left the image of the treasure.

“I suspect that the human used some kind of special weapon when he killed King Sok. You and I both know that even if that human possessed a great treasure, he shouldn’t have been able to so easily kill a King-level expert. Even an invincible King-level expert would find it difficult to do such a thing!” King Rift said, giving examples as he tried to convince King Blood Shadow.

"Special weapon?" Blood Shadow King asked in confusion.

“That’s right, similar to the forbidden weapons of my mechanical race. These weapons have extremely demanding activation conditions, and most can only be used once.” The Rift King explained patiently, a sly glint in his eyes.

"Now that you mention it..." Blood Shadow King stroked his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes as he considered various possibilities. "When he killed King Sok before, he might have already exhausted that special weapon. Now, he probably only has this domain-type treasure left to rely on."

"Since that's the case..." Blood Shadow King's eyes flashed with ferocity, and his body surged with crimson light once more. Countless crimson threads slithered around him like nimble snakes. "This human is no threat now. As long as we break his domain-type treasure, he will be a lamb to the slaughter!"

The Rift King was overjoyed and quickly chimed in, "Exactly! I have another secret weapon here, specifically designed to deal with this human. But I'll need you to hold him off for a moment!"

Upon hearing this, Blood Shadow King's eyes narrowed, and he sized up Rift King, his gaze like a tangible blade, as if trying to see right through him. "Rift King, let me tell you, don't try anything funny."

Blood Shadow King's voice was deep and cold, carrying a hint of threat, "You didn't tell me and King Sok before that the human had a great treasure. Did you intend to keep it all for yourself from the beginning?"

Seeing that his thoughts had been ruthlessly exposed, the Rift King was not angry. Instead, he let out a strange laugh: "Hmph, who can resist the temptation of a great treasure? But now, we have the same goal: deal with this human first, then we can talk about other things!"

The words of the Rift King silenced the Blood Shadow King for a moment, and the surging blood light around him calmed down slightly, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

Although it sounds slow, their combined strength is actually enough for them to communicate instantly.

Finally, Blood Shadow King snorted coldly, "Fine, I'll believe you this time. But if you dare to play tricks, I'll reveal the secret of this human's possession of a great treasure to the entire camp!" With that, Blood Shadow King's aura surged once more, and crimson threads, like a boiling sea of ​​blood, rushed towards Jiang Ye.

Upon hearing Blood Shadow King's words and watching his retreating figure, a hint of killing intent flashed in the eyes of Rift King.

……

Seeing the Blood Shadow King charging forward menacingly, before Jiang Ye could react...

In the blink of an eye, the world changed color, and a powerful aura surged forth from behind the Blood Shadow King.

"Buzz—" A deep and heavy buzzing sound came, as if it came from the deepest part of the universe, dull and long, making people shudder.

Immediately afterwards, an unimaginably enormous plant life slowly rose from behind Blood Shadow King.

Almost instantly, it expanded into a truly colossal celestial body. Its body blotted out the sky, and the surrounding starlight became dim and insignificant under its influence.

This plant life emanated an eerie and bewitching blood-red color, as if it had been soaked in the blood of countless living beings, exuding endless gloom and terror.

Its roots are thick and winding, like a mountain range lying horizontally, covered with sharp barbs, each barb gleaming with a cold, eerie light, as if a light touch could cut open the space.

This is the Blood Demon Vine, a peak-level plant life form that Blood Shadow King has painstakingly cultivated over countless years.

In terms of rarity alone, the Blood Fiend Vine is no less rare than the Star-Eating Grass, which is famous for its entanglement and killing abilities.

Not only can it attack using various vines, it can also release a suffocating poison. Once contaminated, even a powerful immortal king would have to sacrifice part of his divine body to expel it.

As soon as the Blood Fiend Vine appeared, it immediately lashed out at Jiang Ye with its enormous tendrils. Each tendril contained earth-shattering power, and wherever it passed, space shattered, leaving behind trails of dark cracks.

"A peak-level King-rank plant life form!"

Looking at the countless enormous blades of grass surrounding him, which resembled jagged teeth, Jiang Ye's expression instantly turned serious.

His actual size is no more than that of a normal human...

The plant life before us is comparable to a star! Hundreds of vines spread out, covering an area with a diameter of nearly a million kilometers. Even a single serrated blood-red vine is larger than the ancestral dragon's clone!

"Hmm?" The Rift King, which was setting up robots in the distance, stopped what it was doing and looked at the enormous plant life. A hint of surprise flashed in its mechanical eyes, but then it returned to its cold, calculating expression. "I've long heard that the Blood Shadow King possesses a plant life at the peak of the King-level, but I never expected it to be the Blood Fiend Vine." It muttered to itself, a hint of apprehension in its voice.

……

Jiang Ye stared intently at the massive vines rushing towards him, his body shimmering with golden light, showing no sign of retreat.

Just as the vines were about to lash him out, Jiang Ye suddenly roared, clenched his right fist, and golden spiritual energy rapidly gathered on his fist, forming a layer of dazzling golden fist light.

At the same time, he activated the Dark Demon Poison Water rune on his right palm, and wisps of Dark Demon Poison Water quietly merged into the fist's aura, adding an eerie dark luster to the punch.

With this punch, Jiang Ye exerted all his strength, carrying an indomitable momentum, and slammed heavily into the Blood Demon Vine.

"boom!"

The fist collided with the vine, producing an extremely dull and loud sound, as if two planets were colliding. The powerful impact twisted the surrounding space into a twisted shape.

Where the fist's energy touched the vines, space was instantly distorted, creating a brief black hole that swallowed up all the surrounding light.

The Blood Fiend Vine was slightly jolted by the punch, and the barbs on it broke off under the impact of the golden fist light, splashing out dark green sap.

The dark demonic poison quickly seeped into the vines, attempting to corrode their internal tissues.

But the Demon Vine was, after all, a plant life form at the peak of the King level, and after only a brief pause, it exerted its power again.

Its enormous body possesses unimaginable vitality. The Dark Demon Poison within its massive body is like a stream flowing into the ocean; although it begins to exert its corrosive effect, it is difficult to affect this giant plant instantly.

Other vines coiled around Jiang Ye from all directions, determined to completely bind him; the dense vines resembled an endless net of death.

Jiang Ye felt immense pressure coming from all directions, knowing that he could not withstand the tidal wave of attacks with his fists alone.

Without hesitation, he took a deep breath, then flipped his hand, and a long sword, entirely silver-white with wisps of dark red mist swirling around its blade, slowly emerged—it was the Devouring Abyss Sword.

The moment the Devouring Abyss Sword appeared, the surrounding temperature seemed to plummet, and the entire universe was enveloped by its aura, becoming eerie and terrifying.

Jiang Ye gripped the sword hilt, veins bulging on his arm, as immense power flowed into the blade through his meridians. His gaze was resolute; with a roar, he swung his sword to slash at the entangling vines.

"Clang clang clang!" A series of metallic clanging sounds rang out. Wherever the Devouring Abyss Sword went, the Blood Fiend Vine vines broke off one after another, and the dark green sap splashed in the air, as if a poisonous rain was falling.

Each swing of the sword was accompanied by a violent tremor in space, with black cracks spreading across the void and devouring everything around them.

Seeing the Blood Fiend Vine retreating steadily, the Blood Shadow King's shock was replaced by overwhelming rage. He roared, "Impossible! How can mere humans withstand the venomous attack of the Blood Fiend Vine!"

The roar of the Blood Shadow King echoed in his heart, but Jiang Ye stood firm. The golden halo of his dragon armor became even more dazzling, like a blazing sun, dispelling the deathly gloom brought by the venom.

It should be noted that the Devouring Dragon Armor that Jiang Ye condensed devoured various rare materials and retained the properties of those materials, including many materials that possessed resistance to poison.

"Not good." Seeing Jiang Ye about to break through the layers of vines and attack him, Blood Shadow King immediately communicated with the Blood Demon Vine through his mind.

In an instant, the ordinary vines of the Blood Demon Vine, which had been dancing wildly, suddenly stopped. Then, a main vine, which was hidden in the core of the demon vine and was thicker than imagined, slowly emerged.

The main vine was enveloped in a dense crimson light, like a lit fuse. Its originally chilling light turned incredibly hot, and the barbs on its surface swelled several times over, each dripping with a thick, magma-like venom. Wherever it passed, the void seemed to be corroded by strong acid, emitting a "sizzling" sound and rippling with twisting distortions.

The main vine lashed out at Jiang Ye with lightning speed, defying all logic.

Jiang Ye felt the overwhelming pressure that threatened to destroy the world. His eyes narrowed, and he quickly used the Devouring Abyss Sword in his hand to defend.

However, the main vine was too powerful, breaking through the sword shadow and striking Jiang Ye's Devouring Dragon Armor heavily.

With a deafening roar, Jiang Ye was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, leaving a long trail in the void and smashing countless meteorites along the way.

Jiang Ye regained his footing as he was thrown backward, but before he could catch his breath, countless blood-red vines chased after him like ghosts. In an instant, layers upon layers of vines wrapped him up tightly, leaving no room for air, as if they wanted to bury him completely in the abyss of vines.

"Hmm, trapped!" Blood Shadow King's eyes lit up, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face.

"Swift Light Domain!"

A domineering voice sounded.

A violent gale roared out from Jiang Ye's center. This gale was different from ordinary winds, as it contained shimmering energy, like countless sharp blades.

The crimson vines encased within were the first to be hit, crackling and snapping as they were sliced ​​by the gale. Those once-tough vines, however, were as fragile as paper under the onslaught of the swift wind, breaking apart one after another, their dark green sap splattering everywhere.

Upon witnessing this scene, Blood Shadow King's face was filled with disbelief. He roared hysterically, "No, this is impossible!"

He frantically summoned the Blood Demon Vine, trying to make it attack again.

However, under the continuous impact of the Flowing Light Gale Domain and the lurking Dark Demon Poison Water, the Blood Fiend Vine gradually lost its vitality and could no longer respond to his call.

Taking advantage of the loosening of the vines, Jiang Ye wielded the Devouring Abyss Sword and unleashed several sword flashes.

The sword light, imbued with the power of the Flowing Light and Gale Domain, was greatly enhanced, instantly slicing the remaining vines to pieces.

Jiang Ye flashed out of the encirclement of vines like a golden lightning bolt. His eyes were like torches, fixed on the Blood Shadow King in the distance, and he exuded a sharp killing intent.

(End of this chapter)