Chapter 1324 - 842: Life and Death

Inside the Bottomless Abyss beneath Xiangcha City, a roar shook heaven and earth.

Layers of yellow sand swept up, piling into walls that drowned out the Cold Beasts’ howls.

The Jade Gourd rapidly expanded its territory, imprisoning the Cold Trees within, while also shielding the four-man squad.

In the abyss, thousands of Spirit Branches wove back and forth, wantonly slaughtering Cold Race creatures.

Blood spurted in soaring arcs that linked into lines; Cold Beast corpse bones lay scattered everywhere. The scene was extremely brutal, as the Divine Dry Branch seemed intent on stabbing every single Cold Beast into a riddled mess before it would stop!

Under such a fierce offensive, Du Yu and the others steadily descended to the Bottomless Pit.

The working conditions at the bottom of the abyss were far better than Du Yu had imagined.

The Cold Beasts near the Cold Tree Stump had long since been cleared out; even their bones had been flung far away by the Spirit Branches.

What spread out before Du Yu was a gigantic Cold Tree Stump, within which countless Withered Branches churned, occasionally letting out "bang bang, clang clang" sounds.

Clearly, the Divine Spirit Branch was blocking the gate, while behind the Bottomless Gate, the creatures of the Youhan Realm were far from quiet.

"Do it!" A Spirit Branch fell on Du Yu’s shoulder, conveying its intent.

"Okay!" Du Yu suddenly whipped his right hand, and an Illusory Axe Blade rapidly took shape.

At the instant he charged toward the Cold Tree Stump, he abruptly lifted his head, looking toward the fork of branches to his upper left.

There, a tall, slender figure stood in silence.

Du Yu looked at the black-skirted girl; at the same time, Lin Shiwei was looking at him.

Their gazes intertwined, and time froze at that very moment.

Because Du Yu had activated the Eye of Burning Sun.

This was the first time he’d used the Eye of Burning Sun since entering the Bottomless Abyss.

Not to face an enemy, but opened solely for Lin Shiwei.

She had those Fire Ghost Eyes wide open; her gaze looked cold and grim, yet Du Yu read the emotions buried deep within them.

There was no doubt that Lin Shiwei was still imposing.

She still carried herself with that "surveying all under heaven" bearing, like an Empress high above, looking down upon Du Yu, this "lowly commoner."

But beneath that proud, icy shell, what was hidden was surging emotion.

Du Yu was sure he wasn’t mistaken.

And with the Eye of Burning Sun infinitely prolonging the moment of eye contact between them, Du Yu could not possibly be mistaken.

For a brief instant, Du Yu even forgot what he was supposed to be doing.

Originally, he had only wanted to observe the girl, to read something from her eyes.

But right now, he was deeply, utterly lost in those pair of pupils.

To meet a girl whose eyes are filled only with you...

Really is a stroke of luck!

"Whoosh~" In Du Yu’s world, the flow of time suddenly returned to normal.

Du Yu’s feet did not stop, but his heart was slightly stunned: "Little Fen Yang?"

He hadn’t deactivated the Eye of Burning Sun; it was Lord Golden Crow who had forcibly halted his action.

"Don’t stare at Sister Shiwei anymore!" Little Fen Yang’s voice echoed in his mind. "No matter what she does, she definitely has her reasons, okay!

Hurry, Du Yu, let’s go chop the Cold Tree!"

"Mm... mm."

As they spoke, Du Yu had already reached the Cold Tree Stump.

The Fire Wings on the right side of his back quietly folded away, avoiding any contact with the Cold Tree Stump, leaving only the left Fire Wing extended.

Although Du Yu was in a single-wing form, the Flowing Fire Wings didn’t rely on flapping to fly; they simply kept Du Yu suspended in midair.

Thus Du Yu’s flight speed did not decrease, and his movements were still agile.

The Void Axe in his hand grew a little longer, its Illusory Axe Blade skimming the ground, pressing against the Cold Tree Stump.

"Zzz..."

The Void Axe Blade shivered lightly, and a Spatial Rift was torn open at the tip of the blade.

Lin Shiwei slowly raised her hand, bracing herself against the trunk beside her, watching the single-winged Du Yu circle the Cold Tree Stump in flight.

The incomparably hard Cold Wood Stake, under the Void Axe Blade, was like paper mache!

Wherever Du Yu passed, the stump was ripped clean through, leaving no suspense.

At the same time, more than a dozen Black-robed People dropped from above, landing steadily on the ground as they looked at the massive Cold Tree Stump ahead.

In just a few short moments, Du Yu had already circled the tree once, completing the grand feat of felling it.

The Cold Tree within the Bottomless Abyss had completely lost its roots, becoming an ordinary tree to be butchered at will.

"Crack! Crack..."

The omnipresent Spirit Branches smashed apart the lower half of the Cold Wood Stake, but due to the Jade Gourd’s continuous spellcasting, the rootless Cold Wood was still fixed in midair.

The ground surface was exposed, yet no one saw the Bottomless Gate; they saw only Spirit Branches spread thick across the earth.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Beneath the Divine Dry Branch, the creatures of the Youhan Realm remained unruly, still ramming against the tightly woven Spirit Branches.

"Move out!" At the barked order from the leading soldier of the Divine Wood Pavilion, the dozen or so Black-robed People immediately swarmed forward.

The group of Black Robes swiftly crafted a Spiritual Energy Carpet, fusing it with the Spirit Branches that were already blocking the gate.

Du Yu’s mind was taut as a bowstring as he slowly stepped back a few paces.

Suddenly, a Withered Spirit Branch dropped onto his shoulder: "There are still three Bottomless left."

"Mm." Watching the Spiritual Energy Carpet constantly take shape and the Divine Spirit Branch continuously withdraw, Du Yu couldn’t shake a sense of unease in his heart.

Why did he feel this way?

Du Yu had already chopped down several Cold Woods; he’d experienced this exact scene multiple times.

Everything was proceeding step by step, with nothing out of the ordinary.

So why was his heart not at ease?

Was it because of the Chi Ancestor?

Damn it, that damn Divine Stick, just what are you...

"Watch out!" Du Yu’s eyes snapped wide open, his pupils suddenly blazing.

Eye of Burning Sun· Hunting Moment!

In the world of the Eye of Burning Sun, even the two words "watch out" he shouted were stretched into infinity.

In his field of vision, over twenty gray Cold Branches thrust up from beneath the ground, actually piercing through the Spiritual Energy Carpet?