Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 177 Hidden Dangers: The Secret of Sharing
"Yeah, I've been stubbornly getting caught in the rain for a long time."

Lin Qiru repeated Lin Xiufeng's words.

Lin Xiufeng considered the aspects he needed to be careful about when dealing with Zhao Youyue, who was consumed by hatred...

Zhao Youyue learns the secret of Mirror Lake...

But that's not a problem for now. If the clones in Jinghu encounter other intruders, they will be killed.

Even if Zhao Youyue wanted to, she couldn't actually share the benefits of cultivating star points in Mirror Lake with others.

Besides that, the key secret is the soul bead of the mutated beast!
Fang Yuan and Ren Xing thought it was a soul summoning technique, but Zhao Youyue knew very well that the truth was an invisible bead inside the mutated beast's body.

Just because you can't see it doesn't mean you can't find it.

If someone doesn't know this, even if they encounter it, they can only grasp it tightly in their hands and ponder it repeatedly.

Otherwise, they would only think that the concentration of Heavenly Martial Power they touched was slightly high, and then ignore it when dealing with the internal organs.

Lin Xiufeng told Lin Qiru the truth about the soul summoning technique and expressed his concern:

"I once had an idea: so many mutated beasts have been killed on the Dream Continent in the past, and I don't know how many of them had beads."

Lin Qiru immediately understood. "If we gather information and go to the place where the giant mutated beast was killed, we might still be able to find the bead."

“Yes!” Lin Xiufeng said thoughtfully, “At that time, I lacked the motivation to take action and did not have a wide range of sources of information.”

"The Tianwu Group has sufficient information gathering capabilities, and Zhao Youyue also has sufficient motivation."

"Although I don't think she'll share this secret with anyone immediately, she'll most likely go looking for it, because like me, she doesn't have the ability to transform into a mutant beast on her own."

Lin Qiru felt a pang of sadness because she didn't possess the mutated beast light orb that allowed her to transform together with Lin Xiufeng.
"Yes, we need to get this information quickly. I'll go with you to find it."

“Mirror Lake, the mutated beast bead… my ability to pinpoint the location of the Heavenly Martial Heart during battle… and the giant tree demon! We have to go there immediately!” Lin Xiufeng couldn’t ignore this matter.

"Let's set off immediately!" Lin Qiru also knew that this matter could have a significant impact.

The giant tree demon possessed immense heavenly power, but—

For Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru, their reserves of martial arts power are already quite abundant!
A Celestial Warrior, without engaging in combat, consumes fourteen layers of Celestial Martial Power in a year.

Lin Xiufeng has over 1,500 floors, and Lin Qiru has over 400 floors.

Absorbing the Heavenly Martial Power of the Giant Tree Demon is not that important to them.

Importantly, the giant tree demon is a convenient and long-term pathway for those of us who wish to break through to the Heavenly Martial Realm.

Zhao Youyue certainly wouldn't let Lin Xiufeng enjoy all the benefits of the giant tree demon alone.

This is something Zhao Youyue urgently needs to deal with.

As if confirming Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru's worries, just as the two were about to set off, someone came to report that Ma Jin was requesting an audience!
Upon meeting, Ma Jin recounted his situation after the Tianwei incident.

Unable to stay in the central city, he had no choice but to go to the giant tree spirit, intending to keep that job.

"As a result, not long ago the deputy commander led a group to the giant tree demon and said that it was none of my business there. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I came to find the commander!"

Ma Jin's explanation sounded bad, but it was Zhao Youyue's account.

"You can stay here and go find Fang Yuan first. I'll make arrangements for you when I get back."

Lin Xiufeng pondered that these words reflected Ma Jin's true feelings; Ma Jin would not have left the Tianwu Group unless absolutely necessary.

But... is Ma Jin's frank and unvarnished approach just his style?

No!

However, given his previous experience with the base incident, Ma Jin might indeed be able to speak frankly and honestly to Lin Xiufeng.

However, Ma Jin didn't need to avoid Lin Qiru speaking these honest words to him alone.

Lin Xiufeng had no time to think further; he was busy rushing to the giant tree demon.

Based on the timeframe Ma Jin mentioned, if Zhao Youyue were to hunt down the giant tree demon directly, it might be too late.

Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru hurried after them, and wherever they ran, the trees swayed, the grass flew, and the still water rippled.

"Do you think the Heavenly Martial Clan has the strength to destroy the Giant Tree Demon?"

Lin Xiufeng's biggest worry was that Zhao Youyue had killed the giant tree demon. He had long understood that when the giant tree demon had entangled them, only Lin Qiru was able to speak, not because she was loosely bound.

It was Lin Qiru who wasn't afraid of the giant tree demon at all.

The giant tree demon has survived until now because Lin Xiufeng successfully deceived it back then.

If he hadn't succeeded in deceiving her, Lin Qiru would have had no choice but to kill the giant tree demon and save everyone from their predicament.

Whenever Lin Xiufeng thought of this, he felt that fools sometimes have good fortune, and even the foolish giant tree demon had good fortune.

Lin Qiru considered for a moment and said, "We can certainly commit enough combat power, but the sacrifices would be incalculable, so it's definitely not worth it."

Lin Xiufeng also considered this, but he found it difficult to assess the giant tree demon's combat strength.

Lin Qiru, who had the ability to destroy the giant tree demon, was naturally more accurate in his judgment.

In fact, Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru hadn't been to the giant tree demon's place for a long time.

He had come briefly before when he helped Ma Jin break through to the Heavenly Warrior realm. After that, he had Ma Jin regularly deliver mutated beast meat to the giant tree demon.

Lin Xiufeng had been so focused on returning to Tianlan Star that he hadn't even considered the giant tree demon.

Running across the vast grassland shrouded in a torrential downpour, I could see the treetops in the distance even though the location I remembered was still some distance away.

Lin Xiufeng said in surprise, "Did I remember wrong?"

"No, it's just that the giant tree demon has grown much taller."

Lin Qiru also remembered that they still had to run a long way before they could see the treetops.

"I suddenly remembered a word." Lin Xiufeng became a little worried.

"Raising a tiger will only bring trouble." Lin Qiru also felt this way.

"However, in this kind of terrain, the giant tree demon doesn't move, so even if it's huge, it won't pose much of a threat..."

Lin Xiufeng considered how many people would be relying on the giant tree demon's Heavenly Martial Power to break through to the Heavenly Martial Realm in the future, and it would be a real pity to just destroy it like this.

"That seems to be the case at present."

It was for this reason that Lin Qiru never objected to raising the giant tree demon, Huan Tian Wuli.

Lin Xiufeng silently calculated the time it took from seeing the top of the giant tree demon to seeing its base, then calculated the distance based on his running speed, and finally determined the giant tree demon's current height—which was astonishing!

It's over 600 meters!

Is this still a tree?

This is a mountain!

This is a 200-story building!
"We didn't feed it much mutated beast meat! How could it grow so fast? Last time we came, it was over sixty meters tall!"

Lin Xiufeng's surprise was soon answered.

As he drew closer, he saw dozens of people beneath the canopy of the giant tree demon.

These people were standing up and approaching them, not as a welcome, but more as an attempt to block them.

Among this large group of people, there were several Heavenly Martial Warriors, and the rest were Heavenly Martial Souls.

Lin Xiufeng glanced around and couldn't recognize anyone, or even see a single familiar face.

"Who are you! This is Tianwu Group territory! Get out of here!"

Lin Xiufeng deliberately laughed loudly, "Ridiculous! How dare you block the first believer of the Divine Tree in front of the great Earth Tree!"

"Who gave you such arrogant confidence?"

The giant tree spirit's trunk suddenly split open with a gaping maw, and a憨憨 (simple and honest) voice, filled with joyful excitement, shouted:
"Ah! My first believer has returned! Come quickly! My second believer has brought me abundant offerings; her method is excellent! You can learn from it!"

The crowd blocking the way parted to create a passage.

At the end of the passage stood Zhao Youyue, looking at them from under a tree!

(End of this chapter)