Chapter 482 - 239: Demon God Statue

Celestial Blue Realm, Langya Anomaly.

A tear in spacetime distorted, and Chen Yu’s figure appeared out of thin air.

’I wonder if there are any lifeforms from Hell in this Langya Anomaly.’

Dealing with the Hell Nether Race outside was, to him, just a minor interlude.

Without the cultivation of a True God, he paid them no mind.

He couldn’t be bothered to look too deeply into any lifeforms from Hell beneath the True God level.

Lifeforms from Hell arriving in the Mortal World wasn’t a particularly rare occurrence.

After all, Wu Wudi had said that a war of unprecedented scale was destined to erupt between the Underworld and Mortal World in the future.

A war spanning two universes and billions upon billions of Star Systems. The appearance of one or two lifeforms from Hell was perfectly normal.

He had no desire to waste his time on such matters.

Of course, if he happened to run into any, he wouldn’t mind taking care of them along the way.

Scanning his surroundings, Chen Yu immediately unleashed his Life Force Field, covering the entire Langya Space-Time World.

He scanned every single inch, leaving nothing unexamined.

’No aura of any lifeforms from Hell.’ With his instantaneous perception, Chen Yu didn’t sense the presence of any Hell lifeforms in the Langya Anomaly.

However, that didn’t mean there were none.

Based on past experience, the methods of Hell lifeforms were usually related to the World Tree of a given Space-Time World.

It was difficult for a Life Force Field to detect the spatial location of a World Tree.

To find it, he had to rely on the power of a World Tree.

BUZZ!!

He opened his palm, and in its center, a miniature World Tree constructed from world-force manifested.

As the worldly fluctuations spread out, Chen Yu stood his ground, sensing the entire expanse of spacetime.

’There it is!’

In just an instant, relying on the fluctuations of world-force, Chen Yu quickly sensed the World Tree’s location in spacetime.

SWOOSH!!

His figure transformed into a streak of light, and in the blink of an eye, Chen Yu appeared in the sky above a barren wasteland.

He looked down upon the wasteland. It seemed unremarkable, but in truth, there was more to it than met the eye.

Surrounding himself with Divine Light, Chen Yu immediately dove deep underground.

One hundred thousand zhang deep beneath the wasteland, Chen Yu’s figure appeared in a place of boiling magma.

The high temperature warped space, and the scorching magma flowed like a river.

Standing amidst the magma, Chen Yu’s gaze swept the area. Soon, he locked onto a peculiar spatial aura.

"Open!"

With a single thought, the hidden sliver of space instantly broke open, and Chen Yu stepped into the Chaotic Space within.

Deep within the Chaotic Space, a ninety-thousand-zhang-tall World Tree appeared before his eyes.

Its leaves emanated fluctuations of world-force.

’Such a powerful World Tree!’

Chen Yu’s pupils contracted as he looked at the ninety-thousand-zhang-tall World Tree before him.

My goodness, besides Ling, this was the largest World Tree he had ever encountered.

A full ninety thousand zhang!

If Ling hadn’t devoured so many World Trees, it probably wouldn’t have been a match for this one.

’This World Tree... it couldn’t have developed a Celestial Dao consciousness, could it?’

The thought flashed through Chen Yu’s mind.

If it had developed a Celestial Dao consciousness, becoming an entity like Ling, then collecting it would be very troublesome.

There might even be a certain degree of risk involved.

’It’s a shame Ling hasn’t woken up yet. Otherwise, collecting this World Tree would be a piece of cake.’

He sent his Divine Thought into his Divine Domain to check; Ling was still fast asleep.

Chen Yu had no intention of waking it. Since Ling needed to sleep, he would let it sleep its fill.

Although collecting the World Tree before him would be very difficult, it wasn’t impossible.

Even if it had developed a Celestial Dao consciousness, he had to collect it.

Fusing with World Trees was the best way for him to grow stronger.

He absolutely could not let such a massive source of nourishment go to waste.

"Hm?"

’Why are there statues?’

With a sweeping glance, Chen Yu suddenly noticed something was amiss.

There were three statues surrounding the World Tree.

Each statue was a thousand zhang tall.

The three statues encircled the World Tree.

Compared to the ninety-thousand-zhang World Tree, they were easy to miss if one didn’t look closely.

WHOOSH—!

With a flash, Chen Yu arrived in front of the World Tree.

Gazing at the World Tree that seemed to pierce the heavens, Chen Yu didn’t act rashly. Instead, he focused his attention on the three statues.

The appearance of three thousand-zhang-tall statues in the World Tree’s space was clearly a sign that something was wrong.

’Huh, why do these three statues look a bit familiar?’

After a closer look, Chen Yu quickly discovered what was off.

He seemed to have some recollection of these three statues.

’Two horns, a dragon’s tail, a human face... Aren’t these the Demon God elders from that Nether Race member’s memories?!’

Making a careful comparison, Chen Yu instantly understood the issue.

He was certain these three statues were the Demon Gods of the Hell Nether Race, the same ones he’d seen worshipped in the memories of the member he’d killed earlier!

’Why put three statues here? Could it be... this is part of the Hell Nether Race’s plan?’

A thought popped into his head as he looked at the three thousand-zhang-tall statues.

Sensing them carefully, Chen Yu discovered that the three statues contained the aura of Hell lifeforms. In addition, they also held fluctuations of world-force.

It was as if they were one with the World Tree.

’Something’s wrong. There’s definitely a problem here.’ Chen Yu’s brows furrowed.

Looking at the three mountain-like statues, he raised his hand, and a Palm Seal formed from Divine Power blasted out.

BOOM!!!

A devastating shockwave swept through the entire Chaotic Space like a tsunami as a violent Vibration Wave erupted.

The ninety-thousand-zhang-tall World Tree trembled for a moment but quickly returned to normal.

The three statues remained perfectly still. His probing attack had failed to cause even a sliver of damage.

’Oho, they’re pretty tough!’

Seeing that the statues were completely unharmed, Chen Yu’s interest was piqued.

His Divine Power erupted, his thoughts driving his actions.

In an instant, a Golden Divine Fist Seal shot out, striking one of the statues.

BOOM—!!!

A Destruction Level shockwave swept out once more. The cataclysmic tremors nearly shook the entire Chaotic Space, and the World Tree swayed. Yet, the statue remained completely unscathed.

This time, however, Chen Yu noticed the problem.

It wasn’t that his attack had no effect, but that his power had been broken down.

The force of his punch was completely absorbed by the World Tree. To destroy the statues, he first had to deal with the World Tree.

As long as the World Tree stood, the statues were invincible.

"This technique... it feels a bit like a power-redirection art," Chen Yu mused, stroking his chin as he looked at the three statues.

Destroying the World Tree was out of the question.

Destroying it by force would only cause the entire Langya Anomaly to shatter and be completely wiped out.

He didn’t want to cause such a huge commotion.

After all, this was the Celestial Blue Realm, a territory of the Human Race, and the Langya Anomaly was a good training ground for the humans of this realm.

Destroying it would come at too great a cost.

Although he wouldn’t be punished given his current status, he still couldn’t bring himself to do it.

No one would say anything to his face, but behind his back, he was sure they’d curse his name.

He wanted the World Tree, but he also wanted to preserve the Langya Anomaly.

He wanted both!

’If I want to preserve it, then it seems I’ll just have to collect it slowly. It’ll just take a bit more time, but I’m not in a hurry.’

His mind made up, Chen Yu immediately channeled his world-force and began the process of collecting the World Tree.

A ninety-thousand-zhang World Tree was well worth spending a little extra time on.