Xuanwu War Sovereign

Chapter 463: Chapter 462: Ancient God Reborn?

With the grave threat that was his Brother-in-law dealt with, the initial Prohibitions within the Divine Hall posed little difficulty for Qin Feng.

However, the deeper he ventured, the more alarmed Qin Feng became. The closer he got to the core, the more formidable the Forbidden Techniques grew.

Many of these Forbidden Techniques were at or above the level of the Heavenly Gang Twenty-fourth Layer.

Even a Martial Dao Great Power would have to proceed with extreme caution against such Forbidden Techniques, lest they face unimaginable danger.

After about a thousand steps, Qin Feng looked up and saw a Cloud Tier. This spiraling staircase was jarringly out of place in the grand hall, winding its way up as if to pierce the very dome.

Heavenly light cascaded from the dome of the Divine Hall, like clusters of Baiyun.

This Cloud Tier was undoubtedly the path to the Divine Hall’s innermost core.

Qin Feng paused, a hesitant look on his face. He sensed an immense terror emanating from the Cloud Tier—there were even Prohibitions stronger than the Heavenly Gang Twenty-fourth Layer.

In the last vestiges of the Demon God’s memories belonging to the Five Mountains Venerable Gods, it was on this very Cloud Tier that the entity had encountered something utterly terrifying and suffered irreparable, grievous wounds.

’Let’s give it a try. The timid starve, but the bold feast!’

Gritting his teeth, Qin Feng stepped onto the Cloud Tier. The instant his foot landed, an immense, unparalleled force descended upon him.

Qin Feng felt as though he were shouldering a great mountain. His knees buckled, and he almost fell.

’A gravity Prohibition!’ Qin Feng gripped the Forbidden-Breaking Pearl, and a soft light flowed from it, instantly dispelling the weight on his body.

Breathing a small sigh of relief, Qin Feng ascended the Cloud Tier one step at a time, his pace steady and unhurried.

His expression grew increasingly cautious as he continued his ascent.

RUMBLE!

He was already high in the air. As he watched a faint, invisible arc of lightning flicker across the Cloud Tier ahead, a cold sweat beaded on his back.

Within that single wisp of lightning, Qin Feng witnessed a terrifying vision: cities, landscapes, the Void, and even Secret Realms being utterly annihilated.

This was the Formless Destruction Divine Thunder, containing a sliver of the true essence of Destruction. If even a Two-Tribulation Martial Dao Great Power were to touch this stuff, their Martial Arts True Body would disintegrate.

This time, Qin Feng activated a sliver of power from his Chaos Celestial Secret Realm. Infused with this Secret Realm Power, the Forbidden-Breaking Pearl radiated a light far more brilliant than ever before.

Wherever the light passed, the formless Celestial Net of Heaven and Earth—a web woven from the Formless Destruction Divine Thunder—tore open a thin fissure. Qin Feng transformed into a gentle breeze and slipped through the opening.

「Two hours later!」

After enduring countless terrifying Forbidden Techniques, Qin Feng finally reached the end of the Cloud Tier.

A floating island wreathed in Baiyun.

A world of pure white!

Wisps of Baiyun swirled all around.

Gazing at the floating island that marked the end of his path, Qin Feng’s tense expression finally eased. He was drenched in sweat. As he looked back at the Cloud Tier behind him, his eyes filled with lingering terror. Had it not been for his near-Divine Level mastery of Arrays, he would have undoubtedly met a grim end somewhere along the way.

The closer he had gotten to the end of the Cloud Tier, the more powerful the Forbidden Techniques had become.

Some had even reached a level surpassing the Heavenly Gang Thirty Layers.

The Forbidden Techniques were laid out with wondrous ingenuity, their craftsmanship simply divine. If Qin Feng hadn’t explored so many Secret Realms and brought his study of Array Prohibitions to the Peak of Perfection, he likely would not have made it through.

Even an ordinary Ninth Grade Forbidden God would have likely perished here.

He steadied his nerves and took a deep breath. Before him was an island floating in a Sea of Clouds. Qin Feng swept his Divine Thought across it and mused to himself.

’There are remnants of Divine Power here. The island should have been surrounded by an even more formidable Guardian Prohibition, but it’s been damaged for some reason. Could it have been from the assault by the Five Mountains Venerable Gods?’

After a brief hesitation, Qin Feng stepped onto the floating island. It wasn’t large, perhaps a few miles across.

Everything in sight was withered and yellow. There were signs that many Spirit Medicines and Spiritual Roots had once thrived here, including numerous Earth Tier and Celestial Tier Spiritual Roots. In the center, Qin Feng even saw an Earth Element Divine Level Spirit Root—an Earth God Tree. But its medicinal essence was completely gone; all of its Vitality seemed to have been drained away.

Qin Feng sighed inwardly. If these Spiritual Roots had but a single shred of Vitality left, he was confident he could bring them back to life.

What pained Qin Feng the most was the Earth Element Divine-level Spiritual Root in the center, the Earth God Tree.

This Divine Tree was hundreds of feet tall, with a massive, sprawling canopy and countless branches. It was easy to imagine how vibrant and full of life it must have once been.

This was a true Pantheon Spiritual Root.

Qin Feng possessed several Pantheon Spiritual Roots within his body: the Gold Element Divine-level Spiritual Root, the Great Wilderness Iron Tree; the Dragon Element Divine-level Spiritual Root, the Dragon Blood Ancient Tree; and the Void Element Divine-level Spiritual Root, the Chaos Tree.

However, all three of these could only be considered descendants of Divine Level Spiritual Roots. At best, they were Celestial Tier Spiritual Roots, and advancing them to the Divine Level would be immensely difficult.

His Chaos Tree was in the process of evolving toward the Chaos Tree Ancestor Root, but it was still a long way off. At best, it could only be considered a Mid-level Heavenly Rank Void Element Spiritual Root.

He might be able to complete the Chaos Tree’s evolution, but only if he could find other Chaos Tree Fragments.

’I don’t know what kind of damned fool would waste a living Divine Level Spiritual Root like this...’

Staring at the completely withered Earth God Tree, Qin Feng’s eyes grew bloodshot.

Qin Feng bit his lip. If his Chaos Celestial Secret Realm could acquire a complete Earth God Tree, its defenses would be strengthened ten, even a hundred times over. With this Divine Tree, not even an Ancient Supreme could hope to breach the Chaos Celestial Secret Realm.

He took a few steps forward and pressed his cheek against the ancient tree’s trunk, feeling its lifeless decay. Just as Qin Feng was about to turn away, he felt a strange sensation from the Chaos Tree inside him.

A formless ripple traveled from his Spirit Platform, passed through his Dantian, and surged down his arm into the withered trunk of the Earth God Tree.

PFFT!

Silently, starting from where his palm touched the trunk, the Ancient Earth Tree began to decay, turning to ash inch by inch.

From the trunk to the canopy, and down to the very roots, the entire tree silently disintegrated into ash.

Qin Feng felt a pang of loss, but his gaze suddenly sharpened. From the spot where the Ancient Earth Tree had turned to ash, a brown, soybean-sized bead flew out from the tree’s heartwood.

The brown bead seemed to resonate with a formless pulse from the Chaos Tree, and it drifted down to land gently in front of Qin Feng.

He reached out and caught the brown bead. A wisp of intangible Life Force registered in his powerful spiritual perception.

Qin Feng froze. ’This is... a seed? The seed of the Ancient Earth Tree?’

An indescribable warmth flooded his heart. Qin Feng’s eyes widened as he focused his Sensing. It was true!

That faint yet resilient trace of Life Force was undeniable proof that this was a seed.

The seed of the Ancient Earth Tree!

This was a truly unexpected blessing!

’This must be a seed created through Nirvana, condensed from the very last essence of the Ancient Earth Tree. Divine Trees are sentient; it must have encountered an unstoppable catastrophe and, acting on instinct, concentrated its final power into this seed!’

Suppressing his elation, Qin Feng carefully stored the seed in his Chaos Celestial Secret Realm. With this seed, he might one day be able to make the Earth God Tree grow anew.

Having unexpectedly found the seed of the Ancient Earth Tree, Qin Feng became far more meticulous. He continued forward, carefully scanning his surroundings with his Divine Thought. However, it seemed that unlike the Ancient Earth Tree, the other Spiritual Roots lacked the ability to preserve themselves; all their Vitality had been forcibly drained.

A short while later, a figure appeared silently in the middle of the island. His gaze swept across the area, and his expression shifted. His eyes locked onto a giant, ochre-colored lotus in the island’s center—or to be more precise, on the giant egg it cradled.

A single glance sent an icy chill of absolute terror surging up from the depths of his soul.

"Mountain God?" Qin Feng’s expression twisted in horror.

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