Livestreaming Forbidden Zone: Starting with a Qilin Tattoo Terrifies the Entire Internet

It's so green, an overwhelming shade of green.

The light wasn't like light; it was more like a tangible liquid. Sticky, heavy, and carrying a nauseating vitality.

Where the light shone, countless fleshy buds sprouted from the bronze tree branches.

Those fleshy buds wriggled wildly, and in the blink of an eye they turned into flowers, vines, and even... eyes.

Countless eyes opened on the branches, staring intently at the intruder.

"Ah—! It itches! It itches so much!" Jin Ye suddenly screamed, frantically scratching his face.

On his face, the skin that was originally normal began to harden rapidly, turning a bronze rust color.

Meanwhile, fleshy buds began to grow in the places that had turned to bronze.

The repeated pulling of metal against flesh is a hundred times more painful than being slowly sliced ​​to death.

"Don't grab me!" Jiang Han grabbed his hand.

"This is the radiation of divine light! It's forcibly evolving you!"

Jiang Han himself was also suffering; fine cracks began to appear on his skin. The water and fire energies within his body were completely thrown into chaos by this external wood-attribute power.

His left side was frozen, and his right side was on fire. Now, a wisp of wood energy had appeared in the middle, trying to turn him into a tree.

This pain went straight to the depths of his soul, but he couldn't stop.

"Charge!" Jiang Han roared.

【Qilin Demon Armor!】

boom!

Black flames erupted from his body, forming a solidified armor around his skin. This was the ability he awakened after consuming the Qilin kidney in the Jingjue Ancient City.

We'll tough it out!

He was like a black cannonball, hurtling towards the top of the tree amidst a sky full of green light.

"Xiao Han! Don't go! You'll die!" Old Zhang roared from behind.

But he couldn't catch up with Jiang Han; his mechanical legs had been damaged by the earlier tremors.

Jiang Han didn't turn around; his eyes were fixed on that source of light. That was his life.

Nearly.

closer.

Passing through the last layer of clouds.

Jiang Han finally saw the truth at the top of the tree.

That wasn't a temple, nor an altar. It was a gigantic lair.

It is made of countless thick bronze blood vessels, and a heart floats in the center of the nest.

A crystal-clear jade heart, standing two meters tall.

It pulsates, and with each pulsation, it pumps out a large amount of green light.

This is a Wood-type Metal Person!

It's not a golden statue at all; it's the source of power for this sacred tree.

Or rather... it is the nuclear reactor of this tree.

"Good stuff." Jiang Han licked his chapped lips.

The golden eyes were filled with greed; the life force contained within this thing was like a vast ocean.

Once you eat it... forget about the conflict between water and fire. Even if there were ten more attributes, it could neutralize them all.

"Chirp—!!!" Just as Jiang Han was about to pounce, a clear bird's chirp resounded through the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a golden shadow swooped down from above the heart.

It was a bird, a giant bird with a wingspan of over twenty meters. Its entire body was made of pure gold, and its feathers burned with green flames.

Three legs.

Golden Crow!

The legendary sun bird!

It is the guardian beast of this heart, and also the strongest weapon of this divine tree.

S-rank! Absolutely S-rank!

"Get out of my way!" Jiang Han slashed at him with his sword.

Clang! The black gold ancient sword struck the golden crow's claw, leaving only a white mark.

On the contrary, Jiang Han was so shocked by the huge recoil that his tiger's mouth was split open.

He was sent flying backward and crashed hard into the bronze tree trunk.

*Pfft!* A mouthful of blood spurted out.

"So hard?" Jiang Han gritted his teeth.

This golden crow's defense is several levels stronger than that of the sniper from before, and its speed is incredibly fast.

It's like a beam of light whose trajectory is completely invisible.

Whoosh! The golden crow swooped down again. Its sharp claws, like hooks, aimed straight for Jiang Han's heart.

It aims for a fatal blow.

"Master!" Master Jin was terrified watching from below.

That's it. This is really it. Even I can't beat this monster.

Jiang Han watched the claw getting closer and closer. He couldn't move his body anymore; the three forces within him were tearing at his meridians.

But instead of closing his eyes, he laughed. A laugh like a madman.

"You want to kill me?"

"You dare to challenge me?"

Just as the claws were about to pierce his chest, Jiang Han suddenly opened his mouth, not to scream.

Rather, it was for... [Supernatural Power: Water Control!]

*Pfft!* He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. It wasn't ordinary blood; it was the power of the Black Water Dragon King that he had obtained after devouring the Golden Pig Man in the Ruins of Guixu.

The blood instantly transformed into a black water whip in mid-air. But instead of lashing out at the Golden Crow, the whip bypassed it and directly entangled the jade heart that was suspended in the air.

"Come here...!" Jiang Han roared, and with the pull of the water whip, his body shot out.

Instead of dodging, it charged directly at the golden crow's claws, heading straight for the heart.

*Swoosh!* The golden crow's claws pierced his shoulder, blood spurting out, but Jiang Han didn't even flinch.

Using that momentum, he went even faster, like a bullet slamming into that emerald heart.

"Ugh!" He opened his mouth, his Qilin tooth popped out, and he bit down hard on the incredibly hard jade.

Crack! It shattered. That was the essence of wood, harder than diamonds! He actually managed to bite off a piece of it.

*Gulp.* He swallowed it.

boom--!!!

A surge of green energy exploded in Jiang Han's stomach.

It was an indescribable feeling, like a sudden downpour in a parched desert.

The water and fire that were originally fighting fiercely within him were harmonized by this wood-attribute power.

Surprisingly... they shook hands and made peace.

Water produces wood, and wood produces fire.

The cold, damp water of the Pig element nourished the vitality of the Wood element. This vitality, in turn, fueled the domineering power of the Qilin Fire.

These three forces form a perfect closed loop, endlessly generating new life!

[Ding! Five Elements Mini-Circulation Detected!]

[Body repair begins!]

[All attributes increased by 50%!]

Jiang Han's wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His originally pale skin became smooth and lustrous like jade.

His hair grew wildly, turning a deep, dark green. His left eye was a deep blue like the sea, while his right eye was a fiery red.

A terrifying aura erupted from him—quasi-S-rank!

"Chirp?" The golden crow was stunned.

It sensed a threat, a pressure from a superior. It tried to retreat, but it was too late. A hand seized its claw.

That hand was fair and slender, yet it was brimming with explosive power.

"You had a good time just now, didn't you?" Jiang Han raised his head, his heterochromatic eyes filled with savagery.

"Now it's my turn."

Boom! A water shield in his left hand, a fire spear in his right. Water and fire, catalyzed by the wood element, fused together instantly, creating a steam explosion!

This is a power a hundred times more terrifying than fire or water alone.

boom!

Before the golden crow could even let out a scream, it was blasted away by the attack. Half of its wing was blown off, and like a tattered kite, it plummeted into the mist below.

Instant kill. This is the power of the Five Elements cycle.

Jiang Han hovered in the air, feeling the continuous power within his body.

This feels amazing. This feeling of being in control is exactly what he wanted.

He glanced at the jade heart that he had already bitten into.

"I'm still not full." He opened his mouth again, ready to swallow the rest.

Just then, a heart-wrenching cry came from the ruins below.

"Captain!!!" It was Old Zhang's voice.

Jiang Han frowned and looked down, only to see Old Zhang kneeling on the ground, his face covered in tears.

But he wasn't looking at Jiang Han; he was looking at what was behind Jiang Han.

Jiang Han's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around abruptly, but saw nothing. Only his own shadow, stretched very long by the divine light.

No. That shadow... its shape is wrong.

Jiang Han's hair was loose, but the shadow's hair was buzz cut. And the shadow wasn't holding a knife.

Instead, he made a... salute. It was a standard military salute.

Jiang Han's eyes shrank instantly, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

That was... my father?

He has always been... in my shadow?