Chapter 842 – Eight Hundred Wolf Clans

As Long Chen approached, the commotion increased and the heat intensified. He looked up and saw plumes of black smoke among the clouds ahead. Beneath the black smoke was a gigantic fire wall connecting heaven and earth. Long Chen knew that this was surely the gigantic tree that had transformed into part of the Red Fire Tree clan.

“This tree is just like a newborn baby, and it is not a pure-bred Red Fire Tree. When the energy in the Red Fire Tree Fruit has been exhausted, it will turn back into an ancient tree. However, it will take a very long time to spend all its energy,” explained Little Cat.

“Is there any way to control a Red Fire Tree? How strong is this tree right now?” Long Chen asked hurriedly. Lei Ji and Bai Lan were traveling ahead, and he could not even see Bai Lan anymore. Long Chen sat on Xiaolang’s back as they charged at full speed!

The Sun Devouring Wolf wove through the forest at top speed!

“Big Brother, I think I have a way. The Red Fire Tree Fruit is a fire-element treasure, so I can swallow it. It might even be effective enough to help me advance and turn into a true Emperor-tier beast.” Before Little Cat replied, Xiaolang was already a little excited.

“Are you able to pinpoint where the Red Fire Tree Fruit is?” asked Long Chen.

If he could pinpoint the location, then finding the fruit would be much easier. If not, with the gigantic size of the tree, it would be difficult to find it.

After the fruit was removed, the tree would likely return to its original state.

“Of course. I am very sensitive towards fire-type treasures. Even now, I know where it is. However, Big Brother, you killed Wu Guangyu and he is now considered missing. If I’m seen, won’t others know that you killed him?” Xiaolang thought of another issue.

Indeed, if he was exposed, it would trigger new problems for Long Chen.

Would Wu Lian let anyone kill her son just like that?

Long Chen had returned to Heavenly Wood City, while Wu Lian had gone back to Giant Metal City. They likely knew about Wu Guangyu’s disappearance by now, and Long Chen was surely one of the suspects.

Long Chen thought for a moment and felt like the lives of the Thunder and Demon clans were more important, so he said, “That shouldn't be a problem. If we can save them and even get the Red Fire Tree Fruit, we can just find a hidden place to cultivate. After we cultivate for five months, we will return when the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm is opened. If we improve further and Xiaolang reaches the Emperor-tier, we should be able to face a Heavenly Martial Realm expert if we work together. As for Wu Lian, maybe we’ll be strong enough to face her directly. And if that fails, I can still use Blood Warp.”

Long Chen’s plan was airtight.

He initially thought that he could stay in Heavenly Wood City until the secret realm opened, but now, it looked like he had no choice.

Since Xiaolang had the solution, they sprinted after the Heavenly Wood Tree even more desperately. Bai Lan had likely arrived, seeing as he was traveling at a Second Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator’s maximum speed.

They could already see the gigantic flaming tree. The green tree was now completely covered in red flames. The tree was so big that humans like Long Chen, or even Xiaolang in his true form, looked like ants next to it.

Xiaolang had already turned into his largest form, making him a hundred meters tall and a hundred and fifty meters long. His gigantic body was still tiny compared to the tree that pierced through the clouds. Even some of the thicker branches were larger than the Sun Devouring Wolf.

This showed that the demonic beasts of the Royal Territories were likely unimaginably huge too. However, the Royal Territories were beyond vast, so it did not seem crowded even though the beasts were this huge.

The tree was still as large as before, but the difference was that it could move now. It had turned into a Red Fire Tree.

The mass of flaming branches and leaves waved constantly. All the trees, beasts, and humans who collided with it either splattered or also became alight with red flames. The flames burned fiercely and reduced everything to ashes. The lush Wood District slowly disappeared and turned into patches of charcoal under the destructive force of the Red Fire Tree.

The Wood District had descended into chaos.

Bright red flames were everywhere. Every time the Red Fire Tree moved, it caused the ground to tremble. The ground shook greatly, and although Long Chen was still far from the Red Fire Tree, the ground surrounding him had already started to crack. An endless abyss was revealed in the places where the ground had broken apart.

This was Long Chen’s first time witnessing something that could cause such widespread destruction. Cultivation level was irrelevant for gigantic demons like that. Just its physical strength was enough to kill the average Heavenly Martial Realm expert!

Bai Lan and Lei Ji had already arrived within a thousand meters of the Red Fire Tree. Above them was the tree’s crown!

“Save them first!” Bai Lan roared towards Lei Ji, then they immediately shot up into the air, towards Heavenly Wood City. The city was located beneath the tree’s crown and was more than a thousand meters from the ground. This meant that the Red Fire Tree was almost two thousand meters tall. When such a large tree was turned into a demon, it wielded terrifying power!

The area where Heavenly Wood City used to be was covered in red flames. The people trapped in the flames likely could not get out either. The Red Fire Tree had only just been awakened, so it surely wanted to kill all the annoying humans on its head first, then destroy the Wood District.

Two silhouettes, one black and one covered in purple lightning, rushed towards the city. The strange thing was that the Red Fire Tree seemed to see them, because countless flaming branches as thick as the Sun Devouring Wolf’s body suddenly lashed in Bai Lan and Lei Ji’s direction!

Crack crack crack crack crack!

Bai Lan and Lei Ji showed no mercy as they unleashed their strongest attacks to break the branches around them. However, there were countless branches. If they continued fighting like this, they would die of exhaustion!

“Xue’er! Yan’er!” Bai Lan’s daughters were trapped inside, so he was filled with rage. Humans had a disadvantage compared to demons in terms of size. In the face of this all-encompassing attack from a demon, the humans were easily surrounded and found it difficult to break free!

“Divine Demon Nine Spins!”

Bai Lan used an intermediate Emperor-tier combat technique. His attack was countless times stronger than Suxue’s previous attack. Afraid that he would affect those who were still alive in Heavenly Wood City, Bai Lan unleashed this attack at the surrounding branches. The lines of flaming branches shattered into chips that fell from the sky like rain, turning the ground pock-marked!

“Hundred Thousand Heavenly Thunder Punches!”

Rays of lightning fist seals formed around Lei Ji, which shot forward and shattered the dense crowd of branches in front, similarly reducing them to shreds!

As they attacked, they were also heading towards Heavenly Wood City. Their main objective was to save people, not to kill the Red Fire Tree.

No one knew why the tree had become like this. Long Chen and crew were likely the only ones who did.

Bai Lan and Lei Ji flew ahead at top speed!

Their attacks had shattered many branches, but there were countless more in Heavenly Wood City. After they shattered the branches, even more flaming branches snaked towards them, and they were a huge threat. If the duo did not dodge the branches or block with all their strength, they would not be able to withstand the attacks!

By this time, Long Chen and Xiaolang had already arrived. The gigantic Sun Devouring Wolf quickly attracted the Red Fire Tree’s attention, but it was not the only one who noticed him. Far above the clouds, five black-robed people were casually observing the Red Fire Tree’s changes.

“Everyone, come watch! It looks like a Category Nine King-tier fellow clansman has appeared ...” the black-robed woman said with great interest.

“Tian Kun, take a look at that demonic wolf. It must be from one of the wolf clans, right? Can you identify which one?” Everyone looked at one of the individuals.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He took a glance and said, “That wolf is not part of the top eight hundred wolf clans, as I can recognize all of them. He has reached the adult stage, but it has not even achieved a Demon Emperor rank. There is no need to pay any attention.”

“I find it strange though. It seems the demonic wolf has an extremely cold flame in its body. Why do I feel like I’ve seen this flame before?” asked one of them.

“When it uses the flame, we will see it. The cultivator sitting on the demonic wolf must be a Beast Warrior from the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. He used a soul of our race for his own gain; such a shameless person must be killed. Who would dare to do that?” asked the woman demurely.

This woman was part of the Red Fire Tree clan.

After she asked, the person who said Xiaolang had a cold flame in him suddenly looked shocked. “That’s not right!”