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If there is a chance, he would also like to go and have a look.

I really want to witness it with my own eyes...

What am I thinking!

Timo realized that his thoughts had completely gone astray, and his expression changed slightly. He put on his serious look again: "Don't get too close. Before I confirm your intention, you are still my prisoners!"

"Alright alright."

Zhang Xu shrugged, then pointed to the towering tree that was already looming in the distance:

"I think that should be the sacred tree of Bandle City, right?"

Chapter 253 Balkux

"Yes, that is our sacred tree!"

Timo puffed out his chest proudly, and his light green veil tilted slightly backwards, revealing his furry forehead completely.

It was a towering tree that reached the sky. Just looking at it from a distance, one could feel a heavy sense of vicissitudes. As they got closer, Zhang Xu and his party could clearly see that its branches stretched out to the sky like an old dragon spreading its wings.

The leaves on the branches are dense and lush, like green clouds, embellishing the branches in a poetic and picturesque way. The sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves, drawing mottled light and shadow pictures on the ground.

The dense branches swayed gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound, as if telling an ancient story.

"Such a strong magical smell!"

There was astonishment in Zhang Xu's eyes. The magic power here was several times or even dozens of times stronger than other places in Bandle City!

It was as if the magic power of the entire Bandle City was spreading from this place.

If this tree were placed in other fantasy and immortal cultivation worlds, it would probably be able to transform into a big boss, right?

"Holy Tree, Holy Tree, I come to see you again."

Timo clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully, with a pious look on his face. In this magical realm, no one would disrespect the sacred tree. Bandle City even had a rule specifically for respecting the sacred tree. Once someone violated it, they would be spurned and criticized by all the Yodel people.

Hearing Timo's voice, several branches of the sacred tree swayed in the wind and slowly stretched out, gently caressing Timo's head as if caressing its own child.

And Teemo didn't make any move. He just kept bowing and endured it quietly.

It was not until the Holy Tree retracted its branches that Teemo stood up again and said respectfully, "Holy Tree, these three people accidentally broke into this place from the material realm of Runeland. I would like to ask you to judge whether these people have any ill intentions towards Bandle City."

The holy tree responded quickly. More of its branches stretched down from the upper branches, spreading out in the air and spreading towards Zhang Xu, Sarah and Varus.

Zhang Xu looked at the spreading branches with interest and did not resist.

To be honest, although this holy tree is indeed a very remarkable existence, it is at most a demigod. So Zhang Xu was not worried that this holy tree would suddenly go crazy and attack them.

However, what Zhang Xu did not expect was that the branches that were spreading over suddenly stopped when they were about three meters away from Zhang Xu, as if they were stilled by some force and froze in place.

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Zhang Xu tilted his head slightly and looked at Timo in confusion:

"What's going on?"

Is the brain of this holy tree down? Why did it suddenly stop moving?

Of course, Zhang Xu did not say this in front of Timo, otherwise, just for Timo's respect for him... he would have to fight him to the death.

Not to mention Zhang Xu didn't know what was going on, even Timo looked confused.

Why did the sacred tree...stop?

Seeing that the branches hanging in the air had not moved, Sarah came to Zhang Xu's side, stood on tiptoe and whispered in Zhang Xu's ear: "This sacred tree...could it be scared by you?"

The hot air from Sarah's mouth rushed into Zhang Xu's ears, instantly giving Zhang Xu a strange feeling.

After noticing that Sarah was almost sticking to him, Zhang Xu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth twice.

He would at least pretend when Kai'Sa was around, but now that Kai'Sa is not around, are you too lazy to even pretend?

After noticing the change in Zhang Xu's expression, Sarah decided to stop and immediately moved two steps to the side.

Putting aside Sarah's actions just now, what she said seems to make sense. The powers in Zhang Xu's body are now more terrifying than each other. The power of nothingness in the void, the power of the Dragon King, Bard's little wood spirit...

Every thing sensed by the holy tree in front of it could cause it to become what it is now.

"This sacred tree...gives me a very familiar feeling."

Varus frowned and spoke, "It seems there is the presence of a Darkin... No, it's the breath of an Ascendant."

"Huh? How is this possible?"

Zhang Xu looked at Varus with some surprise. Zhang Xu's understanding of the Darkin and Ascendants from thousands of years ago was naturally not as deep as Varus's, so for a moment, he had no way of judging whether what Varus said was true.

"I should be right... I am indeed very familiar with this aura."

After carefully sensing for a moment, Varus finally nodded with certainty.

When the branches of the holy tree had not yet stopped, this feeling was not very obvious, but the moment the branches stopped, Varus immediately felt a very obvious fluctuation of breath.

"Ugh..."

A voice full of vicissitudes seemed to echo in everyone's heart. The source of this voice... was the sacred tree?

Zhang Xu looked at the sacred tree, and suddenly discovered that a human face had appeared on the thick trunk of the sacred tree!

"Ugh..."

Another heavy sigh instantly startled Timo.

The holy tree...the holy tree actually appeared!

Although the Holy Tree had responded to some of their requests before, this was the first time a human face appeared like today!

"carry..."

"Grandpa Holy Tree, my name is Timo."

Realizing that the sacred tree was calling him, Teemo immediately took two steps forward. Although he was a little shocked, he still maintained due respect.

"Timo...you should step aside for now. I have something to say to these people. They...have no ill intentions."

Although the sound was intermittent, the meaning was still very clear.

"But..."

Timo opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but his usual habit made him respond.

However, when his eyes fell on Zhang Xu and the others, Timo's expression became much more complicated.

After Teemo walked away, Varus raised his head and looked directly at the face on the sacred tree:

"Balcoux, long time no see."

Although the face looked a little blurry, Varus would never forget it.

Because this is the comrade he once worked with and fought side by side with Aatrox!

Darkin, Balkux!

hiss...

Is he really a Darkin?

Zhang Xu subconsciously looked at the face on the sacred tree, and a puzzled look gradually emerged on his face.

There is no doubt that this Darkspawn named Balkux was also resurrected, but the object of his resurrection was... the sacred tree of Bandle City! ?

Chapter 254 Unique

"Veros..."

The face on the tree root was surging, as if something was about to break out of the skin. A moment later, a huge pupil with a bit of blood broke through the skin of the tree root and drilled out from it.

"I didn't expect you to return to normal."

There was a hint of complexity in Balkuks' pupils. He had never imagined that one day he would be able to see his former compatriots and comrades again.

After arriving in the magical realm of the Yodel people, he thought he would never see them again.

"also?"

Varus was very sensitive to Balkuks's words, and his face finally showed some fluctuations, revealing a look of surprise:

"With the help of the current Sun Priest, I successfully regained my sanity...but why can you do this too?"

Sun Priest...

Balkuks's bloodshot pupils turned and stopped on Zhang Xu.

Just now, he sensed the aura emanating from Zhang Xu, and he subconsciously froze.

"After being sealed by the human magic group using the secret magic of the stars, I spent the darkest and most confused time. Until one day, I opened my eyes again and found myself here."

"They sealed me in a weapon and buried me under this sacred tree. At that time, I was unwilling to give in. I only wanted to remove the seal and settle accounts with those hateful guys."

"Then something I didn't expect happened. The power of the Darkin began to continuously erode the sacred tree. I found that I seemed to be able to leave the weapon that trapped me. But then, I realized that I didn't really leave the weapon. I just switched from one carrier to another."

As he spoke, Balkuks controlled the branches to swing up and down: "That is the holy tree."

"I found that I had taken over this holy tree. With the uniqueness of this holy tree, I regained my sanity. After I regained my sanity, I realized what sins I had committed and all I felt was guilt. So, I decided to use this new body to do something."

"So, you become the guardian creature that protects Bandle City."

Zhang Xu smacked his lips. He didn't think Balkux's story was so strange. After all, anything could happen in Runeterra. He just thought it was a bit tricky... If he wanted to bring other Darkin back to Shurima, he just needed to restore their sanity.

But this guy in front of me...

He couldn’t pull up such a big tree and take it away, right?

Bring it back to Shurima... It's all desert, where should I plant it?

What's more, Balkuks is now the sacred tree of the Yodel people. Even if he can really take the sacred tree away, the Yodel people will definitely not allow it!

And, most importantly...

Balquxus may not be willing to return to Shurima.

And you know what, this method of resurrection and restoration of sanity... is truly unique.

Other Darkin simply cannot replicate it.