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Black flames ignited from Amon's body; this wasn't the Void Swallowing Flame, but the Fallen Heart Flame, or rather, it was more appropriate to call it the Fallen Heart Flame.
Deep within Amon's spiritual will, the Celestial Worthy's will lurked, like a maggot in the bone, impossible to shake off.
Although the Celestial Worthy's will was not active and remained dormant due to being far from the Mysteries World, Amon would not ignore this potential threat, nor would he ignore such a valuable asset that could be exploited.
After he became a Nine-Star Dou Saint, he began to study the Celestial Worthy's will. He once tried to use the characteristics of the Fallen Heart Flame to burn It…
The result was that the Fallen Heart Flame was instead corrupted by It!
It transformed into a special flame capable of driving one's spirit mad and causing soul mutations.
The source of the Fallen Heart Flame's corruption was the Celestial Worthy's will, mixed with Amon's will.
Amon adjusted his crystal monocle, which reflected the pitch-black flames. The flames began to spread along the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree instinctively felt a slight resistance at first, but upon discovering that the Dou Emperor's remnant thoughts rapidly faded after the flames spread, it relaxed.
The malevolent thoughts receded inch by inch, and the Fallen Heart Flame spread inch by inch. After half a month of scorching, the malevolent thoughts left behind by the Dou Emperor who had perished there completely dissipated, and the Fallen Heart Flame burned over the entire Bodhi Ancient Tree.
It shouldn't have taken that long, but Amon intentionally slowed down, taking more time to let the Fallen Heart Flame permeate every corner of the Bodhi Ancient Tree as much as possible.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled with joy, conveying emotions of extreme excitement and happiness. A branch extended from above, shaking off a shower of shimmering light particles.
These light particles gathered to form a ball of light, falling into Amon's palm.
bodhi heart!
This was the simple Bodhi Ancient Tree's gratitude.
Amon accepted the bodhi heart and placed it into the space constructed within his body. He pinched his monocle, revealing a slightly eerie smile:
"Thank you."
The Bodhi Ancient Tree had the idea of leaving the Barren Ancient Domain and re-hiding, but at this moment, Amon attacked it.
The black flames formally exerted their power, scorching the Bodhi Ancient Tree's trunk, polluting and corrupting its spirit.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree was shocked and enraged, immediately expelling Amon from its space. Its terrifying power was fully displayed at this moment; although Amon was also proficient in Space Flame, he still could not resist.
As a tree, the Bodhi Ancient Tree was not skilled in combat. Its first reaction to danger was not to fight, but to flee.
However, at this moment, Amon's will, carried by the Fallen Heart Flame, had replaced the Dou Emperor's malevolent thoughts, contending with it for control of the body and preventing it from leaving.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled violently all over, and waves of pure radiance scattered from its branches and leaves, extinguishing the black flames on its surface.
However, this only prevented the physical damage of the Fallen Heart Flame, but could not stop its spiritual erosion.
Amon revealed his true beast form, transforming into a giant Dragon Phoenix. Purple-gold dragon scales shimmered with a metallic cold light, and his slender body was powerful and robust, filled with a sense of powerful beauty.
The giant dragon coiled and wrapped around the tree trunk, constricting like a python. His powerful body continuously squeezed the trunk, leaving deep indentations. His four dragon claws savagely embedded into the trunk, leaving numerous holes.
The emotional fluctuations emanating from the Bodhi Ancient Tree now carried a clear sense of pain. It instinctively launched a counterattack, as countless roots suddenly detached from the earth veins, carrying violent energy capable of tearing space apart, and exploded with a roar.
The void instantly collapsed into countless prismatic fragments, and the shockwave spread outwards. Within a few breaths, the surrounding hundred li were compressed into a solidified wall of qi and crushed.
A circular crack appeared in the clouds in the sky, and the ground collapsed as if struck by a meteorite, countless earth and stone turning into dust, scattering like waves in the emerald green energy tide.
Amon's pupils constricted slightly, and golden-red blood mist overflowed from the gaps in his dragon scales. He couldn't help but release his hold.
Sensing the weakening of its restraints, the Bodhi Ancient Tree tried to escape again, but Amon's will, which had invaded its spirit with the Fallen Heart Flame, once again obstructed it.
Amon opened his mouth, and a terrifying energy ball, condensed from twenty-two types of exotic flames, the Flame of Destiny, and Space Flame, formed. The energy, constrained by his spatial abilities, erupted as a scorching ray.
The ray pulverized the countless roots that writhed like tentacles, pierced through the ancient tree's trunk, and scattered on the other side of the tree, creating a terrifying explosion.
An indescribable light and heat surged forth, as if a supernova had erupted. The entire world was left with only scorching heat and blinding white light. From afar, a giant mushroom cloud could be seen rising slowly.
Amon used the massive tree trunk as cover to minimize the damage to himself from this power, which he couldn't fully control.
A huge gap appeared on one side of the Bodhi Ancient Tree's trunk, as if a terrifying giant beast had taken a bite out of it. The gap was covered in charred marks and had carbonized.
Thousands of tree roots hung limply, and the branches and leaves trembled, making rustling sounds, like a dying wail.
It was dying…
This move had caused it too much damage, so much that it was difficult for it to move its body, leaving it at the mercy of others.
Suddenly, emerald green raindrops fell from the sky. The raindrops carried a rich vitality, as if they were the tears of this divine object that had lived from ancient times until now.
It did not have complete sentience and could not fully exploit its formidable power. It did not know how to fight, and when attacked, it would only instinctively flee.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree and the Emperor Grade Young Pill were roughly on the same level, but the reason Amon dared to attack the former and not the latter was primarily because it was in a state of ignorance.
If it were the latter, not to mention whether it could be dealt with so easily, in such a desperate situation where it felt there was no hope of survival, it would definitely self-destruct directly, dragging its attacker to death with it!
But the Bodhi Ancient Tree would not. Even at this moment, its roots were instinctively drilling underground, and the thought of wanting to escape came from its consciousness.
It would only flee!
A flash of purple-gold light passed, the giant Dragon Phoenix disappeared, and Amon reverted to his human form.
His soft hat was collapsed, his face had more scars, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his clothes were very disheveled. Only his monocle was clean and tidy, looking spotless.
He condensed a long sword from Dou Qi and cut off a section of the Bodhi Ancient Tree's trunk connected to several roots, allowing the roots to carry this section of the trunk into the ground.
The escaping part of its body took away most of the ancient tree's consciousness, and its resistance quickly diminished, allowing Amon's will to occupy the main body.
Amon opened his mouth, and silver flames enveloped the entire ancient tree, shrinking smaller and smaller, transforming into a stream of light that disappeared into his mouth.
The massive commotion caused by the great battle deep within the Barren Ancient Domain attracted the attention of half of the Central Plains.
Due to the emergence of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, this place had already entered the sight of various major powers and rogue experts. Countless people cast curious gazes.
Some Dou Venerates who had bravely entered the Barren Ancient Domain after the Bodhi Ancient Tree's emergence fled in disarray. Some were expelled by fierce beasts, while others were scared away by the energy tides intertwined in the sky that they saw from afar.
A figure shrouded in black mist appeared deep within the Barren Ancient Domain. Hun Miesheng looked at the land crystallized by high temperature and pressure with a solemn gaze, muttering to himself:
"Such terrifying might, who dared to set their sights on the Bodhi Ancient Tree? What courage, even our clan leader might not be able to subdue such a divine object…"
He looked to one side, his gaze piercing through the void, stopping on a white-robed old man, and chuckled softly:
"Heh, Gu Nanhai, aren't you tired of following me for so long?"
"Your Soul Clan's conspiracy has been exposed. At a time like this, I naturally have to keep a close eye to prevent something like the Shi Clan incident from happening again." Gu Nanhai revealed himself, his face full of seriousness.
Hun Miesheng retracted his smile, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness.
Amon had already withdrawn, and the Barren Ancient Domain became less dangerous, with one figure after another pouring in.
News of the earth-shattering battle deep within the Barren Ancient Domain and the disappearance of the Bodhi Ancient Tree also spread as people entered the area.
Xiao Zhan received the news of the Bodhi Ancient Tree's emergence somewhat late. When he arrived at Barren Town, located on the edge of the Barren Ancient Domain, he was stunned upon hearing the news, then immediately rushed towards the depths of the Barren Ancient Domain.
Overlooking the scarred land from high in the sky, Xiao Zhan's expression grew a few shades more solemn. He could infer just how powerful the warring parties were from the traces and the residual aura left at the scene.
Perhaps because it had been attacked by a Dou Emperor in the past and tormented by lingering resentment for so long, the Bodhi Ancient Tree was extremely timid. If a strong person above the Dou Saint level approached rashly, two outcomes were possible.
One was that it would directly flee far away and re-hide, and the other was that it would violently resist, using its terrifying power to brutally kill the approaching person… This was no secret among Dou Shengs.
It was precisely because of this that no Dou Shengs came to seek opportunities for their descendants, tacitly allowing the younger generation to go on their own.
Amon also first appeased it from afar, and only approached after gaining its trust.
However, Xiao Zhan, this nouveau riche, didn't know. After hearing about the effects of the Bodhi Seed and bodhi heart, he rushed over, wanting to use his strength to seize an opportunity for Xiao Yan to become a Saint.
Although Xiao Yan was raised in a hands-off manner, he was still very concerned, and at some critical times, he still had to help.
At this moment, he thought with a hint of relief: Fortunately, I arrived a step late. From the traces at the scene, the Bodhi Ancient Tree was terrifyingly strong. If I had followed my original plan to forcibly seize the bodhi heart with the power of a Seven Star Dou Saint, it might have been me who suffered the loss!
"Did you hear? It's said that during the great battle, someone heard a dragon's roar from afar." Someone in the crowd, who were still lingering at the scene, searching persistently, said.
"Dragon's roar…" Xiao Zhan's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead…
Could it be the Taixu Ancient Dragon fighting the Bodhi Ancient Tree? Could such a powerful Taixu Ancient Dragon still exist?
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