Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 358 Demonic Dragon
After leaving the entrance to the Demon Suppression Valley, Ji Fuyou did not immediately go to the Holy City to gather information. Instead, he headed straight for the lake where the tree demon was located.

The entire Demon Suppression Valley is neither too big nor too small, covering at least ten or twenty thousand square kilometers.

With monsters lurking everywhere, no monster would attack another monster for no reason.

Therefore, when Ji Fuyou arrived at this lake, he found that the tree spirit still stood there in the distance.

"Demons roam the Demon Suppression Valley, but the bizarre appearance of this tree spirit... is clearly abnormal."

Ji Fuyou recalculated the timing of the tree demon's appearance...

It seems to be exactly the upper and lower range between the contact between the Demon Suppression Valley and the Crimson Star Human Race.

So, is there a possibility...?

This change occurred because the Demon Suppression Valley came into contact with the Crimson Star Humans.

This upheaval will ultimately lead to a series of other changes, destroying the Holy Realm civilization of Zhenmo Valley and further impacting the Crimson Star civilization.

"Cause and effect are intertwined! Intertwined relationships are never one-sided; they are mutually influential! The karma of the Holy Realm Clan will affect the Crimson Star Humans, causing them to face a new crisis that I am currently unaware of. Similarly, the human race will also project its influence onto the Holy Realm Clan..."

Ji Fuyou estimated.

If nothing unexpected happens...

After the first round of the Heavenly Ranking War ends, the barrier between Zhenmo Valley and the Crimson Star Human Race will disappear.

The Crimson Star Human Race will also be exposed to the Black Heaven Demon Lord's vision. At that time, due to the pull of cause and effect, the Human Race will face the Black Heaven Demon Lord, who is definitely a Heavenly Realm level being.

While he was pondering, Ji Fuyou had already leaped several times, walking on water, heading straight for the thousand-year-old tree spirit on the small island in the center of the lake.

As he charged toward the thousand-year-old tree demon, the tree demon also sensed Ji Fuyou's hostility.

Instantly, the entire lake began to boil.

With a surge of water, the roots of numerous tree demons, like roaring giant pythons, lunged straight at Ji Fuyou.

Their numbers are so great that there are probably no fewer than several hundred.

Moreover, the power contained in each of these tree roots is probably no less than that of a master-level martial artist.

In other words, even if dozens or hundreds of master-level martial artists rushed forward to confront this thousand-year-old tree demon, they would likely still be annihilated.

pity……

At this moment, Ji Fuyou is far stronger than a master-level martial artist.

Even ordinary martial saints are no match for him.

As he visualized the blazing power of the sun, before he even got close to the thousand-year-old tree demon, a sword aura that seemed capable of scorching the void had already swept across a hundred meters, tearing through the obstructing tree roots and vines, and striking the thousand-year-old tree demon's body.

The terrifying sharpness pierced through the thousand-year-old tree demon in an instant.

The raging flames burned fiercely, setting the entire tree ablaze.

Seemingly feeling intense pain, all the tree roots, vines, and branches thrashed wildly, like a chaotic dance of demons.

But Ji Fuyou raised his life force field and charged headlong into the roots, vines and branches, smashing into everything in his path. As wood chips flew, all the attacks that blocked his way were shredded to dust by the blade.

Ji Fuyou, who had broken through the thousand-year-old tree demon's offensive and landed on the island with overwhelming force, unleashed his second Blazing Sun Sword Technique without the slightest pause.

"Oh!"

Flames, mixed with wood chips, vines, and force, shot wildly in all directions.

The tree, which appeared to be twenty or thirty meters tall, was severed in mid-air by the intense force unleashed by the Judgment Blade.

In a daze, Ji Fuyou seemed to hear the painful wails of some living being before its death.

"I am much stronger now than I was in my dream."

Ji Fuyou sighed.

He then began to examine the tree spirit's spoils.

Ordinary tree spirit, hundred-year-old tree spirit, thousand-year-old tree spirit, progressing step by step.

They exist in the Misty Forest.

The most dangerous of them all is the Thousand-Year Tree Demon, which can often only be killed by a team of Martial Saints.

And the source crystals that are nurtured within...

It is primarily based on the red spirit, but there is a small chance that it can also produce purple spirit source crystals.

According to the records of the Great Shang Federation, the Thousand-Year Tree Demon was slain more than 10 times, but only 2 Purple Spirit Source Crystals were obtained...

"Hmm!? A purple spiritual crystal?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised.

He actually encountered it again, despite having less than a 20% chance of it happening.

After a moment, Ji Fuyou regained his composure.

His dreams guided him to slay every strange beast and monster, and each one brought him unexpected rewards.

Clearly, these strange beasts and monsters possess certain unique characteristics.

However, he was unaware of the specifics of these unique characteristics.

Perhaps only as his cultivation level continues to improve, and one day he touches upon the realm of rules such as "foreseeing" and "the future," will he be able to truly understand the truth of dreams.

"One purple spirit crystal is a pleasant surprise. Yang Kaitai and Liu Yiren need to raise their spirit values ​​to 39, which will require a considerable number of purple spirit crystals..."

Ji Fuyou examined it for a while and quickly retrieved the heartwood of the thousand-year-old tree demon.

The heartwood of the thousand-year-old tree demon is also a rare treasure, with excellent compatibility with spiritual power.

Its effects are in no way inferior to those of the Wuji Xuanjing.

However, because the tree core is not strong enough, it cannot be forged into a flying sword like the Limitless Mystic Crystal, but it is still fine for bearing the power of the Void God Realm and serving as a "base station" for the Void God Realm.

"The harvest was quite good."

After putting his things away, Ji Fuyou looked around the area again.

Since the thousand-year-old tree demon has "refreshed" here, it's highly likely that this place belongs to a coordinate zone.

Just like before, when he could enter the interior of the Mayan temple using its coordinates, here...

If he could also teleport to the other side and defeat it, completing a battle that turned the impossible into possible, would he also be able to obtain a share of authority?
With this thought in mind, Ji Fuyou carefully sensed the surroundings.

Just a moment...

"found it!"

A glint flashed in Ji Fuyou's eyes.

The power of the void was activated.

The next moment, the power of space stirred up a large amount of mist, quickly enveloping the area centered on Ji Fuyou. However, this time, the consumption of void authority by void teleportation was obviously extremely severe.

It seems that the place he is about to be teleported to is extremely far away.

This anomaly made Ji Fuyou extremely alert.

When the surrounding mist dissipated again, what appeared before Ji Fuyou was not the forest he had expected.

It was a valley.

piece……

The valley was desolate and dilapidated.

Looking across the entire valley, you can hardly see even a blade of grass, let alone those lush, towering trees.

Occasionally, there would be one or two trees with withered and rotten leaves, as if their life force had been sucked away by something.

not only that……

Before Ji Fuyou could even get a clear look at his surroundings, he immediately sensed the loss of his life force.

And the source from which his life force is drawn...

"It is this land beneath my feet!"

Ji Fuyou's face showed shock.

Something underground was draining his life force in a way he couldn't comprehend.

"Teleportation authority..."

Ji Fuyou sensed it for a moment: "It will take 25 hours to recover!? How far have I traveled?"

With a hint of surprise, he quickly used his Mind's Eye to sense his surroundings.

The landscape before my eyes was utterly desolate.

The entire world seemed to exude an atmosphere of gloom and decay.

Besides these scents, it seems...

There was also a bloody smell.

A faint, fishy smell lingers in the air, never fading away.

It's unknown how many years it would take to achieve this effect.

"This place... probably hides some huge risk."

Ji Fuyou felt a chill run down his spine.

He immediately activated the Illusionary Shadowless Technique to minimize his aura.

As he cautiously looked around...

Finally, three hours later, a group of people came into his view.

These people were escorting batches of dead...

Among those creatures, some resembled humans, while others appeared to be other species; they were...

Ji Fuyou was escorted by an indescribable monster, struggling to move forward across this desolate land.

Each of the monsters responsible for escorting the goods was extremely tall and wore metal armor, clearly indicating that they possessed their own unique civilization.

Most importantly, these monsters, like deformed products, have a large number of bone spurs growing out of their bodies, exuding a ferocious and bloody aura.

Some of these monsters even have scales on their bodies.

These scales do not resemble fish scales, but Ji Fuyou could not identify them in detail.

It looks somewhat like...

"Dragon scales?"

Thinking this through, he looked at the monsters again and suddenly realized that each of them seemed to have some "dragon-like" characteristics.

They are considered half-dragons.

However, each half-dragon exuded a fierce and tyrannical aura, and their expressions were ferocious and terrifying; they did not look like benevolent beings at all.

"Dragon Clan!"

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

This title is more appropriate than "half-dragon".

He carefully observed these dragon warriors...

Judging from their words and actions, these soldiers' strength seems to have been imbued with vitality.

That is, they all have at least the strength of the fifth rank.

Among them were some of the leaders...

It's likely that it can reach the seventh or even eighth rank.

Given their strength, and the fact that he was currently on their territory, Ji Fuyou dared not make any rash moves.

Just then, he seemed to sense something.

But then, at the edge of the sky, a similarly tall demonic dragon monster, wielding a meteor hammer, rode a ferocious monster that was ten meters long and looked like a moth, descending from the sky.

Whether it was the demonic dragon monsters that followed or the giant moths they rode, their auras were even stronger than those of the Holy Realm Clan commander of the Demon Suppression Valley.

These……

It is an existence that the current Ji Fuyou cannot contend with at all.

Fortunately, after the dragon moth descended, it spoke something to the leading dragon general, and he quickly led half of his men to grab the moth and fly away.

His departure left only about a dozen dragon warriors responsible for guarding dozens of creatures.

These warriors, though equally powerful, were only at the fifth or sixth rank.

If he really does something...

The danger has been greatly reduced.

only……

Considering that the authority over the void has not yet been restored, Ji Fuyou must leave quietly.

Just as he was about to leave, a voice suddenly appeared deep within Ji Fuyou's mind.

"Hero, please save us! We are willing to offer up our clan's most precious secret techniques and beg you to lend us a hand."

(End of this chapter)