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Barren Ancient Domain, past the lush ancient forests, over the rolling mountains, and onto a boundless plain.
Ferocious beasts, either alone or in groups of two or three, lay sprawled on the ground, communicating and discussing, each with a white circle around their right eye socket.
A young man with a pointed soft hat slowly walked to an ancient and empty square at the edge of the beast herd.
This place was the connection point between the central and deep parts of the Barren Ancient Domain, once an ancient battlefield where many strong individuals had fallen, and the condensed malevolent energy formed a special pressure that instinctively kept the ferocious beasts away, making it a relatively safe area within the Barren Ancient Domain.
Of course, for Amon, none of this mattered; he was merely taking a detour to visit the scenic spots from the original work.
With a sightseeing mindset, after circling the ancient domain platform, he turned his gaze towards the depths of the Barren Ancient Domain, to the place where the light pillar connecting heaven and earth appeared.
Fearing that a rash approach might startle it, Amon emitted a gentle, non-hostile aura from a distance, attempting to communicate with the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
His spirit power spread out, revealing a towering ancient tree thousands of feet tall, emanating an extremely vast and ancient aura; the deep brown bark had grooves like valleys.
The canopy obscured the sky, the dense leaves were emerald green and brimming with vibrant vitality; even the Living Spirit Flame's life force seemed insignificant compared to this colossal being.
When his spirit power touched the ancient tree, Amon felt a grand but dim consciousness. The Bodhi Ancient Tree did not possess complete intelligence, only some basic biological instincts, able to react to the outside World and simply seek advantages and avoid harm, but unable to think deeply.
"Hmm, even dumber than Yan Jin," Amon muttered, the corners of his mouth curving upwards into a smile.
On the Bodhi Ancient Tree, he sensed a dense, dark aura, like a vengeful spirit seeking lives, malevolent and ominous.
This was the resentment left behind by a Dou Emperor upon his demise, tormenting the Bodhi Ancient Tree for countless years, from ancient times until today.
Amon felt this was somewhat similar to the Celestial Worthy's will deep within his spirit, though it was not as vast or as firm as the Celestial Worthy's will.
After sensing Amon's aura, the Bodhi Ancient Tree conveyed a different emotional fluctuation, as if saying:
"Help me."
This emotion was mixed with the Dou Emperor's remnant, fierce and tyrannical.
"I can help you. I have Different Fire, and I won't be affected by your malicious illusion," Amon transmitted this message through his spirit.
If it were a creature with normal intelligence, it would wonder why Amon knew it needed help from someone with Different Fire, and why he knew that helping it required passing through the dangerous illusion caused by the Dou Emperor's resentment.
However, the Bodhi Ancient Tree did not possess such advanced thinking abilities; it simply believed Amon's words, conveying an emotion of joyous excitement, as if it were happy to finally find someone who could help it.
It didn't even try to discern whether Amon had such ability; whatever Amon said, it believed!
After confirming that the Bodhi Ancient Tree would not be startled or flee from his approach, Amon moved towards it.
He did not use spatial displacement to go directly but flew at a leisurely pace, neither fast nor slow.
Amon also harbored apprehension towards the Bodhi Ancient Tree, a divine object that once contended with a Dou Emperor but had degenerated due to changes in the World.
Undoubtedly, the Bodhi Ancient Tree was, under natural circumstances, the current limit of the Doupo World!
Amon's goal was not the Bodhi Seed or the bodhi heart; he wanted to hunt the Bodhi Ancient Tree and devour it whole!
When Hun Tiandi gathered the ancient jade and summoned the image of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, just that projection emerging from the ancient jade caused everyone in the Soul Clan to buckle, and even Hun Tiandi was affected. When Xiao Yan opened the Ancient Emperor's inheritance in the Heavenly Flame Square, the Dou Emperor's pressure even made Gu Yuan and Candle Dragon kneel.
All of this indicated that there was a fundamental difference between a Dou Emperor and a Dou Saint, a gap as vast as a chasm.
Therefore, Amon had to be cautious. Although the Bodhi Ancient Tree did not display overly terrifying power in the original work, the mere fact that it once contended with a Dou Emperor proved its strength.
After flying for some time, Amon finally approached the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Upon getting closer, the entire ancient tree appeared even more colossal, like a mountain.
Although Amon and the Bodhi Ancient Tree's self-evolved "good" consciousness reached a consensus, the "evil" consciousness influenced by the Dou Emperor's resentment regarded him as an enemy.
Five Half-Saint puppets appeared before him, their aura making the nearby space tremble… then, with a snap of Amon's fingers, they turned into dust.
He adjusted his monocle, a faint hint of mockery in his tone:
"Tsk, only Half-Saint puppets? These things aren't enough to deal with me…
"After all these years, not even a Dou Saint puppet? You're not even as good as that Nether Lotus Demon Flame fellow."
The Dou Emperor's evil thought seemed to feel a trace of anger, but the ancient tree's good thought restrained him, preventing him from exerting his power.
Amon continued forward, and in a trance, he arrived in a vast and boundless World. He seemed to become extraordinarily powerful; as far as his gaze reached, the entire World was within his sight.
A blurry black shadow with ten eyes, exuding a monstrous aura, crawled out of the infinite darkness, but shattered into pieces with a casual grasp from Amon.
A young man holding a long spear with a blurred face and a sharp aura, and Xiao Yan, carrying an ancient ruler and surrounded by countless fires, both knelt, subservient at his feet.
Further in the darkness, a blurry, mountain-sized figure vaguely emerged. She wore layered but not complex black robes, adorned with countless stars.
A pair of arms covered in deep black short fur grew from her ribs and waist, respectively. Her face was beautiful and gentle, veiled with a thin black gauze. In her eyes, a starry night sky seemed to be condensed.
She spoke with an ethereal, calming voice:
"Come to the Mysteries. I am willing to support you in becoming the Lord of the Mysteries. You can do whatever you want; I will unconditionally obey all your requests.
"Adam will submit, and God will yield. This universe will become your backyard."
Amon quietly looked at her, saying nothing.
Suddenly, his expression slightly changed, feeling as if something was drilling into his body.
"Found you…"
A playful voice sounded, and a young man wearing a black pointed soft hat and a matching classical black robe, with a crystal monocle over his right eye, appeared before him with a faint smile.
It was Amon, the Mystical Amon!
He had found him!
Light shone from Amon's monocle, and he also curved his lips, forming an identical smile:
"What a coincidence, I was looking for you too."
The Mystical Amon's expression suddenly stiffened, his eyes glazed over for a moment, then turned into a monocle.
Amon beckoned with his right hand, drawing the monocle to him. He removed the monocle from his own right eye and put on the new one. He adjusted the position of the monocle to make himself most comfortable.
"Indeed, this monocle still satisfies me the most."
The scene suddenly transformed, and he arrived in an abstract World composed of countless colors, light and shadow, symbols, and geometric shapes. Space became chaotic and disordered, with up, down, left, right, front, and back all appearing irregular, unfixed, and constantly changing.
Seven pure rays of light emerged, illuminating the hazy space. A mysterious building shrouded in mysterious gray mist faintly appeared.
The next moment, he arrived inside Sefirah Castle, sitting on the chair belonging to the Lord of the Mysteries.
Just then, a figure larger than a planet, with a bronze mask covering its face, draped in a black robe, and with a slippery, intricately patterned body beneath the robe, appeared.
With its appearance, a vast, ancient, mad, and bloodthirsty will suddenly surged forth. A tentacle slowly lifted the mask, revealing a face eight parts similar to Amon's.
A scream seemed to echo in his ears, and all the images shattered abruptly. Amon stood at the foot of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, gazing up at the massive ancient tree, his eyes deep.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree transmitted intense emotional fluctuations, including the terror of the Dou Emperor's evil thought and the fear of the ancient tree's good thought.
"Don't panic. To deal with the Dou Emperor's evil thought, I've taken some protective measures in my spirit. He rashly invaded my spirit and suffered a backlash. Now I'm counter-invading to help you eliminate him," Amon sent a reassuring message to the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
Although the ancient tree's good thought was still somewhat afraid, it calmed down significantly. After a while, it found that the Dou Emperor's evil thought was indeed receding, and its fear turned into joyous excitement.
It seemed to be saying: "Yay, the bad guy is getting beaten, finally he can be driven away!"
Amon's smile became even more pronounced, as if he was also happy for the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
A light door appeared before Amon. Through the light door, a verdant green space could vaguely be seen behind it.
He stepped inside, seemingly entering the interior of the tree. All around him were light gray plant stems, like thick tree roots, growing vertically upwards with slight curves.
A faint, ethereal glow shone down from above, casting a green hue on the surroundings.
A rustling sound came from the air, and dozens of Bodhi Seeds fell, suspended before Amon. The Bodhi Ancient Tree sent a message with a hint of urgency.
It wanted to press the advantage and resolve the Dou Emperor's evil thought as quickly as possible!
Amon smiled, reached out, and grasped all the Bodhi Seeds, placing them into the storage ring on his right index finger.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree's emotions fluctuated, carrying a hint of urgency and confusion.
It shook down dozens more Bodhi Seeds.
Amon, his smile unchanged, collected them again.
The entire tree body of the Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled, its emotional fluctuations carrying a hint of grievance and frustration.
Amon smiled and said, "I don't need these. I have another way to resolve the Dou Emperor's resentment. You just need to wait patiently."
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