aircannonsinc Chapter 80 Sunset Forest
Chapter 80 Sunset Forest
After some time, they reached the top of the Sunset Forest, which was shrouded in poisonous fog.
Di Tian retracted his dragon wings, and his massive body slowly descended onto the forest clearing.
The moment the dragon's claws touched the ground, a cloud of gray dust rose up instead of the fresh scent of grass and trees.
Biji immediately took out the carefully crafted antidote pills and fed them to Diqiu and Huo Yutong. Ziji then used her soul power to create a light purple halo barrier, which firmly protected the two girls.
The group slid off the dragon's back. Huo Yutong immediately activated the Undead Demiplane and released Aman.
As soon as Aman appeared, his scarlet forked tongue flickered rapidly, and the putrid stench in the air made his scales stand on end. "No immediate discomfort," he hissed, "but this poisonous fog... is extremely insidious, continuously eroding my soul power."
Di Tian transformed into human form, his gaze sharp as lightning as he swept across the surroundings. Most of the trees here had twisted branches and peeling bark, revealing the necrotic and blackened wood beneath.
A thin layer of poisonous miasma, like a pale purple veil, clung to the forest, filtering even the sunlight into a murky haze.
At that moment, a series of rustling and heavy footsteps approached from afar.
Several emaciated, cloudy-eyed, ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts struggled to come, led by a wolf king whose fur had fallen off, revealing festering skin.
They lay prostrate at Di Tian's feet, whimpering mournfully in their throats, pleading in their animal language: "My lord... save us! This forest... is a dead end!"
Through their narratives, an even more tragic picture emerges: the poisonous fog is all-pervasive, not only corroding the body but also making the land barren, making it difficult for vegetation to grow, drastically reducing the number of soul beasts, and leaving the survivors to eke out a living in agony, with ten thousand years of cultivation already their limit.
"Sunset Forest, from this day forward, is the territory of my Beast God Di Tian! It is part of the Star Dou Great Forest!" Di Tian's declaration was like a thunderclap, rolling across the desolate forest.
Biji sighed softly and bent down to examine the soul beasts. Emerald-like light flowed from her hands, but she found that the poison had penetrated deep into their bone marrow. The antidote she gave them could only temporarily relieve the pain.
On the other side, Zi Ji pressed the tree seed given by the Demon King into the dead tree roots. The seed struggled to draw out the soul power stored inside, barely managing to sprout a few weak new shoots. The trees in the Sunset Forest that they depended on had long since died of root rot, and the life force of this land had been almost completely drained.
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If Di Tian knew that the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire deep within Sunset Forest was formed from the power of the Ice and Fire Dragon King's bones and remnant soul, he would break it at all costs.
The Ice and Fire Dragon King is currently asleep. After Di Tian breaks the barrier, even if Tang San is discovered by the God of Destruction, he must pay the price to kill Di Tian as soon as possible before the Ice and Fire Dragon King wakes up.
Even if Tang San's price was being temporarily placed under the supervision of the God Realm Committee and the plan to steal the Dragon God's bloodline failed.
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When the God of Time and Space gave Di Tian the memories of the parallel world, he told him not to touch the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye for the time being, because this place, like the Clear Sky Sect, Seagod Island, and Qiankun Asking Love Valley, has a wisp of Tang San's divine consciousness.
The information that the Snow Demon Sect had become an affiliated sect of the Body Sect was also given to Di Tian.
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The healing aura of the Emerald Swan flowed across the wolf king's festering skin, slightly alleviating the ulceration. However, Brigitte's brow furrowed even more deeply. "The toxins have seeped into their bone marrow, intertwined with their very life force," she thought.
Her voice was heavy. "My power can only temporarily alleviate the pain, not eradicate it. This poison... is not naturally formed; it contains an extremely insidious corrosive property, as if it were specifically designed to destroy life."
On the other side, Zi Ji planted the Demon Eye Tree seed given to her by the Demon King into the root system of a withered giant tree and continuously infused it with pure soul power.
The seed struggled to sprout a few weak new shoots, their pale gray-green color starkly contrasting with the vibrant green of the Demon King's true form. "The life force of this land has been almost completely drained,"
Sensing the seed's feedback, Zi Ji said in a deep voice, "The tree's root system is largely necrotic, and the soil is so barren it looks like it has been scorched by fire and then doused with poison. The seed is struggling with its own soul power and can hardly absorb nutrients from the outside world."
Oman's scarlet forked tongue flickered in and out, carefully analyzing the composition of the poisonous fog in the air.
His vertical pupils were filled with solemnity and a hint of instinctive apprehension: "Beast God, Lady Biji's judgment is correct. This poison is extremely strange and is definitely not a natural product."
It is constantly eroding soul power and decaying the body. What's even more terrifying is that it seems to be slowly draining the life force of this land and even its creatures.
This insidious method resembles some kind of extremely powerful curse, or... a side effect of some massive formation.
Di Tian remained expressionless, but the oppressive aura emanating from him revealed that his anger was building up.
His powerful mental energy scanned his surroundings once again. He keenly sensed that the pale purple poisonous miasma permeating the air was not evenly distributed, but rather swirled outwards from a certain point in the center of the forest. The closer one got to the center, the stronger the corrosiveness of the poisonous mist became, and the more severe the decay of the land became.
"Summon all the soul beasts in this forest that can still move," Di Tian commanded the wolf king. "Tell them that the Beast God Di Tian is here, and give them a chance to live."
As the sun deepened, the fading rays attempted to pierce the poisonous fog, but only painted the sky a sickly, dim yellow. More and more soul beasts staggered in from all corners of the forest, gathering in the clearing that Di Tian and the others had hastily cleared.
Without exception, they were all emaciated, their eyes filled with pain and numbness, a pitiful sight that was heartbreaking.
Di Qiu, Huo Yutong, and the four guests in the Sea of Spirit looked at the hellish scene before them, their faces filled with unbearable pity and sympathy.
Brigitte and Aman were discussing nervously nearby. Brigitte tried to use different healing lights combined with the anti-poison essence provided by the Snake King to stabilize the injuries of the most critically injured soul beasts, but the effect was minimal. The poison was like a bone-deep infection, difficult to remove.
Aman's expression was extremely grave: "The nature of this poison exceeds my understanding of any known deadly poisons on the continent. It's more like... a pollution at the level of rules."
Zi Ji continued to channel soul power into the tree seed of the Demon King, and those few weak new shoots swayed slightly, beginning to become the "eyes" through which the Demon King sensed the forest.
Suddenly, the largest seedling shuddered violently. A consciousness transmitted by the Demon King through the seed resounded in Zi Ji and Di Tian's minds, filled with astonishment and heaviness: "Di Tian! The trees of this forest... deep within their collective memory, lies a terrifying past!"
Several years ago, a destructive energy originating from the heart of the forest erupted without warning, followed by this eerie, poisonous fog.
The Sunset Forest, though not as fertile as the Starry Sky Forest, was by no means an ordinary place!
It was an unforeseen event that transformed this place into a deadly wasteland! The life force of all the trees was forcibly drained and distorted by that force, turning it into nutrients to sustain this poisonous fog!
The discovery of the Demon King completely confirmed everyone's guess: the tragedy of Sunset Forest was not a natural disaster, but a complete man-made disaster!