Chapter 1267 - 793: Completely Satisfied

Kunlun Peak, the cold wind is biting.

People stand amidst the swirling snow, silently praying for the youth within the leaf cocoon woven by Heaven Returning Wood, hoping he escapes life-threatening danger.

In truth, people understand that the Kunlun Divine Tree wouldn’t deal a fatal blow; it’s merely a simulation.

Yet, this battle was too terrifying. The image of the "Steel Needle Torrential Rain" piercing down chills the spine and raises goosebumps, inevitably causing worry for Du Yu severely injured.

However, the crowd is unaware that Du Yu, receiving treatment inside the cocoon, is actually enjoying a warm, wonderful time.

Pain mixed with happiness.

A multitude of green light dots nourish Du Yu’s body and mind, healing his wounds, and infuse him with robust life force.

A little girl lies on Du Yu’s chest, her side face resting on his chest, murmuring something softly.

"Hmm." Little Fen Yang’s small hands grasp Du Yu’s torn clothes, "It would be nice if Guigui were here."

Though she’s in an illusory Demon Soul state without a physical form, her actions are quite expressive.

Du Yu tries several times to pat her head but only realizes the air, hand met with emptiness.

Du Yu softly says, "Qingci?"

"Yes." Little Fen Yang pouts, despite Du Yu’s wounds quickly recovering, she can’t help but feel distressed, "If Guigui were here, Du Yu wouldn’t be hurt."

"Hmm." Du Yu acknowledges softly, recalling a scene in his mind.

It was when he first entered the Ashen Continent and mistakenly wandered into the Bottomless Ashes.

Du Yu was unable to react at all to the Youhan Tree’s attack.

If it hadn’t been for Qingci, he might have perished within that Bottomless Pit.

"Qingci..." Du Yu murmurs, displaying a touch of a helpless smile.

Damn,

I miss you again.

"And Xiongxiong!" Little Fen Yang speaks up, "We’ll contract the Xiongxiong from Sister Shiwei’s Military Seal, recruit all the powerful allies into our team."

"Okay." Du Yu nods lightly.

This battle has yielded great gains for Du Yu. He clearly recognizes the terrifying power of trees and knows he should make some adjustments.

Du Yu always believed the approach of "Little Overlord hard charging" is essentially right.

Yet "hard charging" has preconditions, you need to be an Overlord!

The current Du Yu is evidently not an Overlord yet; with the help of Supreme, he is at most a Little Overlord.

The kind that’s immensely fun.

Regarding most creatures in the world, Du Yu can handle them and enjoy it.

But facing absolute power, especially before a world’s Divine presence, Du Yu still lacks the ability to flaunt moves.

However, this can be improved upon, as Du Yu grows at an astonishing pace!

Once he becomes Emperor and Saint, whether it’s his physical quality, reaction ability, or the Demon Skill Grade bestowed by Supreme, they will all have a qualitative leap!

Meanwhile, Du Yu also believes he can choose a middle path.

Regarding the strategic concepts of "control" and "hard charging," why can’t they be combined?

Du Yu isn’t alone; he has powerful allies, not just Demon Pet, Demon Soldier, and Spiritual Artifact, but also the Cyan Sect members.

Besides, he also has the entire Great Xia as his support, with protection from the Kunlun Divine Tree.

When the day comes to cut down the Cold Tree, he can call all the Seven Saints of Great Xia, help draw some firepower~

Du Yu ponders silently, as his wounds rapidly heal.

The healing power of the two intertwined leaf cocoons is simply amazing.

In just a few minutes, Du Yu’s deep wounds, visible to the bone, are completely healed.

It’s just a shame about this set of gray sportswear.

Currently, the Ancient Pine Tower doesn’t even offer delivery services, so if Du Yu wants to buy clothes, he must take them himself from the mall.

Dammit,

Why is there a QR code pasted at every cash register...

"Sasha~"

"Whalala." The fine branches slowly dismantle, making the leaves sway and emit a pleasant sound.

"Hmm." Little Fen Yang’s petite figure silently merges into Du Yu’s body.

Without the shelter of the leaf cocoon, the snow falls gently.

Before Du Yu appears a black-robed figure.

The girl’s eyes are slightly red; she bends over reaching out, looking at the youth lying in the snow, "Are you okay?"

Though Du Yu’s wounds are healed, his appearance is still miserable.

Not to mention torn clothes; there are also large patches of solidified blood on his face and body.

Du Yu smiles and grasps the girl’s cold hands, slowly standing up, "It’s okay, the Divine Tree was just sparring with me, not trying to kill me... Oh!"

Du Yu’s body is somewhat stiff; General Lin can no longer endure, suddenly steps forward, holding Du Yu in her arms.

"It’s okay, Shiwei, I’m fine." Du Yu’s hand, stiff in mid-air, finally falls onto the girl’s back.

It is interesting to say that General Lin is a powerful and resilient warrior.

Countless Cold Beasts have died by her hands; blood stains her hands, and bones pile under her feet.

By logic, Lin Shiwei should be accustomed to life and death.

Yet, just merely wounded, Du Yu causes such an emotional fluctuation in her.

"Have you learned your lesson this time?" That charming mature voice sounded in Du Yu’s ear, carrying a hint of reproach.

"Uh-huh, learned a lot." Du Yu pats the girl’s back, speaking softly, "Learned so much~"

Lin Shiwei straightens up, glaring at Du Yu playfully and angrily, "Focus on cultivating and advancing, we have plenty of time."

Du Yu nods heavily.

He’s persistent but not stubborn.

Suddenly, a withered branch reaches over, landing on Du Yu’s shoulder.

Lin Shiwei stepped back in time, allowing one man and one tree to communicate.

But her eyes couldn’t help but fixate on Du Yu’s tattered clothes, staring at the coagulated bloodstains on them, recalling the thrilling scene of Du Yu’s narrow escape from death.

No, it was certain death with no chance of survival.

The Divine Tree brushed against the torn clothing on Du Yu’s chest, infusing a surge of Spiritual Qi into him: "Don’t blame me."

"How could I?" Du Yu grasped the withered branch, "It was my insistence to spar with you, saying that the more painful it is, the deeper the understanding.

Aren’t you fulfilling my wish~"

The Divine Tree: "..."

It certainly knew that Du Yu wasn’t someone unreasonable, but Du Yu’s response...

He seemed genuinely satisfied?

"Ah~" Du Yu suddenly let out a strange sound.

The Divine Tree continued to release a torrent of Spiritual Qi, constantly pouring it into his body, cleansing the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin.

Du Yu closed his eyes and enjoyed it, before speaking after a long moment: "Speaking of which, your attack and output method is really fierce!

It can even project energy outward, much stronger than the branches by more than a little bit."

The Divine Tree: "Every branch can project energy outward, which is why all beings in the world have an environment for cultivation.

However, branches can only continuously release Demon Breath and Spiritual Qi; they lack the burst capability, making it difficult to use these techniques in combat."

Du Yu: "I see."

The Divine Tree continued, "If a large amount of energy is unleashed in a short time, it will cut off the energy supply within the branches, and the trunk will become fragile.

Neither my branches nor the Cold Tree branches would choose to do that because we are always intertwined.

If any section of the trunk is drained of energy and its defense is weak, we would immediately crush the opponent."

Du Yu understood, which is why the Divine Tree on the surface appeared withered.

The Divine Tree had no choice but to give all its Spiritual Qi to the spirit branches inside the abyss, binding the enemy.

Thinking of this, Du Yu was moved: "Has my Silent Extinction Grey Demon Flame always been devouring the energy of the Cold Tree?"

"Yes, it greatly delayed the Youhan Tree’s march." The Divine Tree responded, "But the energy drawn from the Youhan Realm by the Cold Tree seems endless.

The Demon Fire can’t consume all of the Cold Tree’s energy, and I can’t sever the Cold Tree."

The Divine Tree stopped infusing Spiritual Qi and sighed: "If only there were more Silent Extinction Grey Demon Flames in this world."

Du Yu: "..."

I found this Silent Extinction Grey Demon Flame thanks to an incredibly lucky opportunity, following a faint trail.

And you want more of them?

"Hehe." The Divine Tree chuckled softly, "It’s the divine spirit’s greed."

"No, not at all." Du Yu was startled, quickly responding.

Darn,

My old problem acted up again.

Once more I wore my heart on my sleeve!

He pondered for a moment, then said: "Divine Tree, thank you for the valuable lesson. I have a lot to process."

The Divine Tree: "Alright, Du Yu, go back and have a good rest."

Du Yu looked around and glanced at Master Qing, who was quietly standing beside him, saying: "Shall we go back?"

Yang Qingqing nodded gently, and Du Yu immediately flipped his hand: "You all return to the Mountain Realm first. I’ll go home, take a shower, change clothes, and then come along."

Looking at her disciple’s sorry state, Yang Qingqing held back her words and nodded again.

"Phew~"

With a flicker of Bell Shadow, the two vanished without a trace.

After bidding farewell to the Divine Tree, Du Yu also found Commander Yuan Tai standing in the distance, and waved with a smile.

Yuan Tai nodded in acknowledgment, watching Du Yu tear open a spatial rift, disappearing into a mist of frost.

Du Yu’s strength left everyone shocked.

And the might of the Kunlun Divine Tree made people sigh.

After all, the Youhan Tree was an existence even stronger than the Kunlun Divine Tree.

The path of resisting the Cold Tree... is indeed long and arduous.

The warriors here and the people of the Divine Wood Pavilion were still recalling the awe-inspiring battle just now.

Returning home, Du Yu rushed into the bathroom immediately.

He took off his blood-stained, tattered clothes, soothing the worried Golden Leaf while turning on the shower.

"Splish-splash~"

Du Yu bowed his head under the warm water, washing off the frost and snow on his body.

The coagulated blood gradually melted, continuously tainting his body red and slipping down his face.

Standing under the spray for who knows how long, his mind full of myriad thoughts eventually condensed into a deep sigh.

This path, who knows how much longer it will take to walk... hmm?

Du Yu suddenly shivered.

The abundant Spiritual Qi infused by the Divine Tree surged in the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin, violently stirring the entire meridian’s points, expanding them mightily.

Just recently a bit downcast, Du Yu suddenly felt incredibly satisfied.

Promotions at low levels are speedy; it was a little over a month ago when I advanced to Spirit Master.

So... Spirit Master · Minor Achievement Stage?

Advancing one more Small Tier, and I could swing the Void Axe twice, right?

Haha,

this beating wasn’t taken in vain.

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Today, there are three updates, making up for previous Chapters. It’s the start of the month, so please lend me some monthly passes~