Chapter 326 - 324: It Said Nothing, Yet Somehow Said Everything

As soon as Jiang Che made a move, the surrounding lords all cast their eyes over.

"Heh, I said at the time, how could the Dark Mother Plant disappear the moment we arrived," a lord mocked.

At the moment when the passage opened, only Jiang Che was at the end of the passage.

But Jiang Che was waiting here for Ding Ning, and coupled with the fact that Jiang Che is human, they never expected the Dark Forest to collude with a human.

These lords have always been full of vigilance and dread towards the Dark Mother Plant because of its powerful and mysterious strength, and its existence was a huge threat to them.

However, they never imagined that the Dark Mother Plant would join forces with a human.

This made them feel both shocked and angry.

Lord Number Eight looked at Jiang Che in front of him. He just stood there, motionless, yet he couldn't do anything to him.

Until the Dark Forest took action, it was only then that these lords realised in fear that the seemingly ordinary growth of the Dark Forest here hides so much life energy within its underground root system.

"Simply audacious!" Countless lords gathered around at this moment.

They looked at Jiang Che, surrounded by the Dark Forest; at this moment, countless Dark Trees gathered around him, tightly protecting him in the innermost circle.

Jiang Che looked down at the Dark Forest around him, knowing that the Dark Tree coming to this world would certainly not be unprepared.

If it dared to come, it definitely had preparations to battle with numerous lords.

A formidable fighting force indeed.

Jiang Che bowed his head in deep thought; now the Dark Tree didn't need his control at all and was fully engaging in self-combat.

He saw the Dark Tree beneath his feet, growing furiously from the ground; at first, he also felt that the surrounding forest was nothing but an ordinary dark wood.

He chose to communicate with the Mother Tree because he believed that if the Mother Tree dared to come here on its own, it must have something unique.

Only he didn't expect that the Mother Tree had more than just a little something.

Damn, it has much more than just a little!

Three lords stood before Jiang Che, exuding a powerful oppressive aura, their eyes full of hostility.

The three lords struck simultaneously with such surging power as if to obliterate Jiang Che and everything around him.

Yet, the Mother Tree could block it all!

Jiang Che squinted his eyes, amazed at how much this thing was willing to do for him.

He knew well there was no free lunch in the world, all for his promise to help it against the other lords?

A sliver of doubt surged in Jiang Che's heart.

Against three lords, this Mother Tree was not at a disadvantage at all, even having the upper hand.

Its power unfurled ceaselessly, with Dark Trees growing and dancing wildly, defusing the lords' attacks one by one.

Moments later, the three lords found they couldn't do anything to Jiang Che and stopped their attacks.

"Human, you should know that cooperating with the Dark Forest won't end well," Lord Number Eight snorted coldly, his voice full of warning and threat.

Jiang Che was dumbfounded by his words.

"Are you any better?"

Lord Number Eight paused, snorted coldly, and said no more.

"Everyone, why must we fight to the death?" Ding Ning stepped forward, a faint smile on her face.

"If everyone wants to see if they can benefit from other lords' dungeons, why not just agree to try and see?" She smiled lightly.

The few lords said no more, coldly watching the Dark Trees surrounding Jiang Che.

They knew that even if they asked, Jiang Che would not divulge any information about the Dark Trees.

"Instead of spending this time causing trouble, why not go find the Black Crow," Ding Ning's eyes turned colder.

Not all lords are wise.

Like these three who came here.

Although the Dark Tree also revealed information about the Black Crow, the Black Crow's actions have always been elusive.

"How we cooperate with the Dark Forest is our business; whatever consequences arise, we will bear them ourselves," Ding Ning waved them off, gesturing for them to leave.

The lords wanted to say more, but Ding Ning had already gone to Jiang Che's side with Tuantuan. The three talked among themselves, ignoring them.

The three lords opened their mouths, but really didn't know what to do.

Staying felt awkward, but they couldn't fight them; staying they didn't know what to do.

Exchanging a glance, the three lords quietly disappeared into the mist of the Dark Forest.

Only after they left did Jiang Che look at the surrounding Dark Forest.

At this moment, a small tree was already growing beside him.

Jiang Che looked at the little tree with a half-smile. "A bit of strength, yet you hide it like this."

The small tree just opened its mouth, erupting in a piercing scream.

"Ah! One day I will kill you for threatening me like this!" It screamed as it rushed towards Jiang Che, its sharp branches aiming for his heart.

Jiang Che didn't mind it, nor did Ding Ning.

Letting it roar and rush over, Tuantuan was anxious watching Jiang Che, but seeing that neither he nor Ding Ning reacted, he didn't move either.

Blood Slaughter was even more alert, ready to act at any moment.

The scene of the Dark Forest resisting three lords just now was witnessed by them.

Such a terrifying thing, wasn't Jiang Che afraid it would hurt him?

The Dark Forest was stunned as well, never expected Jiang Che wouldn't dodge.

"Ahhhhh!!" Its sharp voice echoed through the forest.

Jiang Che smiled faintly, knowing this thing would not attack him.

From the time it protected him against the three lords, he knew this thing definitely had something it needed him to do.

"Tell me, how many of you Mother Plants are there," Jiang Che looked at the hysterically roaring Dark Mother Plant.

The other merely raised its branches, saying nothing.

"Why didn't they come out, but you did."

"Because they simply don't care about the life on this human land," the Dark Mother Plant could answer this point.

Ding Ning frowned, the disdain for the human realm's life implied, suggested those Dark Mother Plants were always watching the evil spirits.

Yet over the years, they never took any real action.

Whenever the evil spirits attacked, they retreated.

All along, they seemed to represent bullies.

Now they claim to have other schemes?

"Aren't there too few evil spirits?" Ding Ning was puzzled.

If they wished to devour the life of evil spirits, they were far less numerous and abundant than humans.

Having said this, she saw the Dark Mother Plant with a look of disdain.

It amused and annoyed her.

"Surely you're not targeting us lords, right?" She no sooner finished saying this than saw the Dark Mother Plant's arrogance turn to guilt.

Ding Ning: ...

It said nothing, but seemed to say it all.