Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

The halberd stirred the water, and with the enhancement of the Heart Steel, it instantly formed a thick water python several tens of feet long.

The water python overturned the river, and in an instant, several lord-level monsters in front of him were smashed through by Xiang Bei.

With the deaths of several lord-level monsters, Xiang Bei successfully reached the shore of the island, then leaped out of the lake and landed steadily on the island's shore.

The dozen or so lord-level monsters that were chasing Xiang Bei stopped after he rushed onto the island, their gazes toward the island filled with solemnity and fear.

It seems there is something on the island that they greatly fear.

After letting out a furious roar of resentment at Xiang Bei from afar, they all sank below the surface of the lake and did not chase after him to the shore.

"We've finally arrived!"

After removing the black mask that covered him in the Black God Suit, Xiang Bei gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

Only then did he begin to survey the surrounding islands.

However, the fog on the island was obviously much thicker, and even a god of war could only see around the island.

But it doesn't matter, the island is only so big, even a small search won't take long.

As Xiang Bei stepped into the thick fog, he hadn't taken more than two steps when he felt something moving beneath his feet. Then he saw a turquoise vine rapidly coiling around him!

"Moyun Vine!" Xiang Bei exclaimed in shock, turning around to flee into the distance.

However, Xiang Bei quickly calmed down.

First of all, this vine is not strong enough. The Cloud Vine is a plant life that requires Hong to personally subdue. Other planetary level powerhouses are no match for it.

However, this thing in front of us is at most on the same level as a lord-level monster.

And the color of this thing is wrong too.

The 'Moyun Teng' is not turquoise.

Avoiding the attacks of the turquoise vines, Xiang Bei directly used his special skill privileges to search the database of the Thunder Martial Arts School.

"Green Vine: The spirit of plants and trees; its effects include nourishing the soul with its sap. Usage: Consume directly."

Seeing the very simple introduction in the materials, Xiang Bei's eyes lit up.

This is a real treasure. You know, there aren't many rare and precious natural materials on Earth that can nourish the soul.

In terms of value alone, this thing is far more precious than any thousand-year-old willow heartwood.

Xiang Bei would naturally not let go of such a top-tier treasure.

However, now is clearly not a good time to harvest the Green Vine.

After all, it would be too wasteful to kill someone directly to use such a treasure of heaven and earth.

We shouldn't do things that kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Instead of uprooting them, it's better to keep them here, so they can be used as needed and reused.

After marking the location, Xiang Bei left first to search for other plant spirits.

He can collect the sap from this green vine when he's about to leave.

Continuing onward, it must be said that there are indeed many plant spirits on this island. Xiang Bei only walked a short distance before discovering four or five plant spirits.

Their values ​​and effects vary, but each one is worth over a hundred billion Xia Kingdom currency.

It can be said that in such a short period of time, he amassed hundreds of billions of Xia Kingdom currency.

Moreover, the spirits of plants are something that are priceless and unavailable for purchase.

Even if you have hundreds of billions, you might not be able to buy such good things.

However, Xiang Bei only really cared about two kinds of plants. One of them was the "Millennium Kudzu Root" that appeared in his original work. If you soak this in alcohol and drink it, it can accelerate the cultivation speed of martial artists at the general level and below. Even ordinary people can quickly improve their physical fitness and become martial artists by drinking it.

Moreover, the medicine is mild and has no side effects.

It can be taken home for the mother, younger sister, and many other younger members of the Xiang family to use, so that they can quickly become martial artists.

The second is a plant spirit called Iron Juice Flower.

After crushing this flower, applying its juice to the entire body can enhance the physical toughness and defensive capabilities of a martial artist.

Although the improvement in physical fitness is limited, it can make Xiang Bei's body more resistant to beatings.

It's equivalent to an ordinary person practicing the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt techniques.

This is quite useful for Xiang Bei.

"Found it!"

As he groped his way through the thick fog, Xiang Bei finally spotted one of his targets in the mist.

There were nine plants that looked like willow trees growing on the ground.

These willow trees, even the thinnest trunk is one meter thick, and the thickest trunk is three meters thick.

The willow tree has dense branches, and each willow leaf looks like a sharp blade. Just by looking at it, you know that this thing is definitely not to be trifled with.

"A thousand-year-old willow heartwood!" Xiang Bei said with a smile in his eyes.

I finally found this thing.

Thor once gave himself one, which Xiang Bei then gave to Xiang Shan, successfully helping Xiang Shan advance to become a peak war god.

There are now nine willow trees here, and the thickest one should be considered the king of willow trees that has stood for thousands of years.

Aside from being unable to move, its strength rivals that of a King-level monster.

The heartwood produced by this ancient willow tree is probably several times more effective than that of a thousand-year-old willow.

It might be enough to push a newly crowned God of War to the limit of God of War.

Of course, breaking through to the planetary level is not that simple; the medicinal effects of a ten-thousand-year-old willow heartwood are definitely not enough.

It requires further study and practice.

But the level of the Wan Nian Liu Mu Xin is still terrifying.

"Let's take the heartwood of the thousand-year-old willow tree first, and the ten-thousand-year-old one last. King-level combat power is not easy to deal with." Xiang Bei considered for a moment and did not intend to provoke the ten-thousand-year-old willow tree king immediately.

After a brief selection, Xiang Bei chose a willow tree at the very edge of the grove.

Holding a halberd, Xiang Bei tentatively approached the area around the willow tree.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Before Xiang Bei could take two more steps, the willow tree at the very edge lashed out with several branches!

"Hmm, that's about the strength of a mid-level lord!"

Sensing the speed and power of the willow branches, Xiang Bei immediately judged the strength of the willow tree.

Several willow branches lashed out, each carrying the power of a mid-level lord-level monster's attack.

What's even more terrifying is that this willow tree has hundreds or even thousands of branches.

If each strike has the attack power of a mid-level lord, even a high-level war god or a peak war god would not dare to provoke it easily.

Unfortunately, this willow tree was ultimately facing Xiang Bei, and with the enhancement of the flowing water's artistic conception, not a single willow branch could touch Xiang Bei.

Before they even got close, they were either cut in half by the battle halberd or entangled into a knot by Xiang Bei's flowing water technique, impossible to untangle.

"Snap!"

With the last few branches cut off by Xiang Bei with his halberd, the once lush willow tree was now completely bare, looking utterly pathetic.

However, Xiang Bei didn't care about the willow tree. He swung his halberd fiercely at the trunk, instantly splitting the thick trunk open and revealing the crystal-clear willow heartwood inside.