The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 86 Thunderous Hell Vine

Worried that it was unsafe to leave Li Xun and the other two there, Sword Douluo did not dare to approach the cliff alone.

Instead, he used his mental energy to investigate the situation ahead from where he was.

"I didn't sense the aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast." Li Xun's thoughts raced, and he kept repeating this sentence to himself.

Every time a 100,000-year-old soul beast undergoes its tribulation, it faces a life-or-death test. It will undoubtedly give it its all and fight to the death.

It is absolutely impossible to completely eliminate any leakage of breath.

Moreover, with Sword Douluo's cultivation level of 97, his perception could not possibly be wrong.

"Lightning. Tribulation, lightning!" A flash of inspiration struck Li Xun as he considered a possibility.

Besides undergoing tribulation, there is another situation among the soul beast groups that would attract such divine might.

"Could it be the Thunderous Hell Vine?" Li Xun's eyes gleamed, and his heart pounded.

Thunderous Hell Vine is one of the pinnacles of plant-type soul beasts, a plant-type destroyer.

Legend has it that the Thunderous Hell Vine possesses the bloodline of the Thunder God and is born with intelligence, making it fundamentally different from the plant-type soul beasts that Li Xun had previously chosen.

"No wonder it came to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. If this soul beast is allowed to grow up, it will be a disaster for the Star Dou Great Forest."

Li Xun quickly sorted out the matter.

Although the Thunderous Hell Vine possesses extraordinary talent, its growth conditions are extremely demanding. While these two points seem contradictory, they do indeed represent a characteristic of this type of soul beast.

Unlike ordinary soul beasts, the Thunderous Hell Vine cannot grow into a high-level soul beast simply by accumulating power and passing the required years.

It needs to continuously absorb the power of lightning to develop. Despite this limitation, it also gains immense power as a result.

But this raises another issue: it's unstable.

Because of its unique bloodline and the fact that it uses lightning as its source of cultivation, the Thunderous Hell Vine is extremely destructive.

Each attack it makes often causes irreversible damage to an area. And as its cultivation level increases, its attack range will also expand.

If it were just about having amazing destructive power, that would be one thing. After all, which strong person doesn't have some trump cards and strong killing power?

Its main drawback is that it has a fatal flaw.

As its cultivation level increased, the Thunderous Hell Vine's internal thunderous power gradually compressed and solidified. With its plant-based physique, it was difficult to suppress such violent energy.

This means that it could lose control of its power at any time and self-destruct. This is commonly known as self-destruction.

Once this compressed lightning is unleashed, its power often exceeds that of its own attack by more than ten times.

With such an unstable nuclear bomb nearby, even a soul beast couldn't sleep soundly. After all, nobody wants to ascend to heaven in their sleep.

Therefore, the Thunderous Hell Vine often cannot be hunted by humans; it is usually eliminated in its infancy by the soul beasts that recognize it.

"Grandpa Sword, the lightning in the cliff area is very likely not caused by a soul beast undergoing tribulation, but by a Thunderous Hell Vine cultivating."

Li Xun's face was filled with barely suppressed joy.

"This kind of soul beast is extremely rare, and it usually only hides in remote places. How could it appear in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Although Sword Douluo had not studied the types of soul beasts in depth, he still knew some of the various soul beasts on the continent that possessed great strength or bloodlines.

"Grandpa Jian, I'm eighty percent sure."

To increase his credibility, Li Xun conveyed a sense of trust through his expressions and eyes.

"Alright, then Grandpa Sword will investigate carefully."

Trusting Li Xun, Sword Douluo said nothing more, pressed his fingertips to his brow, and extended his spiritual power toward the cliff.

Under normal circumstances, Sword Douluo would not dare to use his mental power to detect without any scruples.

This method is not only extremely energy-intensive, but it can also easily alert high-level soul beasts.

If it were just him alone, it wouldn't matter, but the key is that he has three children by his side.

But now this place is not far from the cliff, and it is within the range of Sword Douluo's detection.

Under the detection of mental power, the scene at the top of the cliff was simultaneously transmitted into Sword Douluo's mind.

A dark purple vine stood atop the cliff, its leaves, adorned with golden threads, swaying in the wind.

Perhaps because it hadn't had time to fully absorb the lightning energy, the purple vines were still occasionally crackling with bursts of violent electric arcs.

Looking further away, the purple vines appear to dance in the lightning.

"It really is the Thunderous Hell Vine! And judging from its aura and appearance, it should be breaking through the 30,000-year threshold."

Sword Douluo rubbed his slightly swollen temples. Using his mental energy for detection was too taxing; even he, let alone an ordinary Soul Master, was finding it difficult to cope.

"So that's where you secretly advanced." Li Xun's eyes lit up: "Grandpa Sword, you must keep an eye on it and not let it run away. I'll choose it for my fourth spirit ring."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Now that it has just broken through, the energy within its body is certainly not too condensed, making this the perfect time to absorb it.

This Thunderous Hell Vine was able to survive for 30,000 years in the Star Dou Great Forest, so its intelligence must far surpass that of ordinary soul beasts.

It had no choice but to expose itself this time in order to advance, and once it has digested the thunder energy, it will definitely leave this area quickly.

"Xiao Xun, come up quickly, it's already showing signs of trying to escape." Sword Douluo controlled his flying sword to descend rapidly.

"No need, Grandpa Jian, you go and stop him first, I'll be there shortly."

Li Xun chuckled: "I forgot to tell you, actually the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone also granted me another ability."

"Flying." Li Xun smiled as he slowly rose from the ground.

What?!

Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing looked at Li Xun and suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

It's important to know that in the world of Soul Masters, aside from Martial Souls that possess the ability to fly, one needs to reach the Title level to walk on air.

However, Li Xun has now gained the rights of a Title Douluo ahead of time with just a 100,000-year-old soul bone, which has really stimulated the nerves of the three of them.

Looking at Li Xun floating in the air, Sword Douluo's eyes twitched, and then he sighed.

The kids are getting older; they won't be as fun anymore.

Li Xun was no longer his concern, so Sword Douluo turned his attention to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

"I don't need to worry about your brother Li Xun anymore, let's go first." Sword Douluo sighed, but after he finished speaking, he found that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong ignored him at all.

Sword Douluo's face stiffened, as if he had been banished to the cold palace.

The two were looking up at Li Xun in the air, their eyes flashing with a strange light.

Zhu Zhuqing had always been rather reserved, and simply watched quietly from there.

Ning Rongrong was more active. She kept clamoring for Li Xun to take her to experience the feeling of flying.

Sword Douluo was speechless as he watched the two of them act.

So, you mean I'm taking you on a journey by sword, not by flying?

(End of this chapter)