Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 178, Thunderous Attack! Awakening of the Divine Tree

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silavin

Seeing the impatience on Qing Er’s face, the silver-haired middle-aged man shook his head helplessly. 

[So eager to finish me off, huh?] Scoffing in his heart, the silver-haired middle-aged man raised his gaze and scanned the area, focusing on the hideous Mutant Beasts that seemed ready to tear him apart.

“Do you really think that everything has already been settled?” Coldly sneering, the silver-haired middle-aged man slid his hand into his blue robe. 

At that moment, as if realizing something, Qing Er’s expression changed drastically. 

“Damn it!” Cursing, she turned into a wisp of red smoke flitted across a hundred meters.

However, fast as Qing Er was, she was still a no match for the speed of the silver-haired middle-aged man.

The silver-haired middle-aged man shook his slightly, as if sneering. Then, he opened his mouth, and then threw the faintly glowing pill he had taken out of his blue robe into his mouth.

The next moment…

*Boom!* Accompanied by a terrifying boom, the previously languid aura of the silver-haired middle-aged man started surging, ascending at a rate visible to the naked eye.

In an instant, it was even stronger than before.

“You’re quite impressive. You’ve made me waste one of the three Tier-2 Rejuvenation Pills that our government managed to finally refine after a tremendous amount of effort and resources. You truly are remarkable.” The silver-haired middle-aged man coldly laughed, his robes dancing in the air even in the absence of the wind due to the Spiritual Energy surging from him.

At the same time, an overwhelming Sword Intent suddenly skyrocketed from him.

“Well!?” Looking at the silver-haired middle-aged man with a smug expression, an incredulous look flashed across Qing Er’s face.

[Rejuvenation Pills!? Are you kidding me? How could there be legendary pills?]

Although Rejuvenation Pills followed along with the Spiritual Energy Tide theory, and there were speculations that they might have been artifacts from the previous Era of Gods and Immortals. Still, they were nothing but speculations.

After all, while Qing Er believed in the theory of Spiritual Energy Tide, it did not mean that treasures from the previous Era of Gods and Immortals would be passed down. Not to mention, after countless millennia, in the Era of Cultivation Decline, when there was no Spiritual Energy, it was impossible for those artifacts to remain intact.

In the Era of Gods and Immortals, Spiritual Energy was everything. Without Spiritual Energy, even individuals with Divine Abilities would turn mortal, let alone artifacts. 

Now, seemingly noticing Qing Er’s astonishment, the silver-haired middle-aged man’s face revealed a satisfied expression.

“It seems you’re not always expressionless, huh?” Having said that, the silver-haired middle-aged man looked up at the sky, as if sighing, before declaring in a triumphant tone, “At the end of an era, all things return to chaos. I, however, am the Chosen One, the Son of this Era. It is fitting that I will prove my extraordinary powers in this world.”

As his words fell, the silver-haired middle-aged man’s Sword Intent surged to the sky, even dispersing the mist around him.

Faintly, one could see that the Sword Intent surging from the silver-haired middle-aged man became increasingly sharp and penetrating.

Sword cultivation was about cultivating one’s Sword Heart. Now that his Sword Heart was sharp and penetrating, his Sword Intent was naturally penetrating as well.

Just as the silver-haired middle-aged man was feeling triumphant, a cold laughter suddenly sounded in his ear, “A Chosen One, huh? The Son of this Era, huh!? I wonder if I can seize your fortune by killing you then.”

The silver-haired middle-aged man’s expression suddenly stiffened as he froze.

“How is this possible? This oppressive feeling!?” He could not believe it, but he slowly raised his gaze.

In moments, within his astonished eyes, the clouds cleared away and the mist dispersed. The world regained its clarity.

However, much to the silver-haired man’s surprise, a towering crystalline Willow Tree happened to be occupying the clear blue sky.

Its trunk was 100 meters tall, and so wide that several dozen people would be needed to hug it.

Hundreds, even thousands of willows were hanging down like a curtain of waterfalls.

It was a breath-taking sight, extremely beautiful.

But at this moment…

*Swoosh…* Like receding water, the crystalline canopy of this towering crystal tree gradually started regaining its natural hue from top to bottom.

Little by little…

Bit by bit…

It was regaining its original emerald green color.

Simultaneously, a beautiful crystalline flower slowly bloomed on the crown of this towering Willow Tree. 

This crystalline flower was extremely beautiful.

Its beauty was suffocating.

For a moment, everyone, even the silver-haired middle-aged man, was captivated by it.

It was as if only it existed in the world. 

And right then…

*Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…* A series of consecutive swishing sounds resonated through the air, and before the silver-haired middle-aged man could react…

*Bang, bang, bang…” Seven emerald-green branches pierced through the silver-haired man in unison, piercing through his brow, throat, heart, and his four limbs.

From afar, the seven emerald-green branches were all shining brightly, but they were radiating a fearsome Spiritual Energy that completely sealed everything.

“You…” As if in disbelief, the silver-haired middle-aged man’s eyes widened.

“I apologize, I heard you proclaim yourself as the Chosen one, the Son of this Era. So, in order to ensure my safety, and for my own future considerations, I attacked you without any reservations,” Yu Zi Yu calmly explained, his tone remaining extremely placid. 

It was as if he was speaking to the dead.

In an instant, an extremely terrifying amount of Spiritual Energy surged, so concentrated that it became visible to the naked eye, spreading along the branches toward the silver-haired man.

*Boom!*

With a deafening boom, the seven willow branches swelled, transforming into thousands upon thousands of branches. In an instant, they devoured the silver-haired middle-aged man entirely, leaving not even a trace.

“Mas…ter…” Mumbling in astonishment, Qing Er and other Mutant Beasts stare dumbfoundedly at Yu Zi Yu, who had suddenly unleashed a thunderous attack.

[Is this the same Divine Tree we’re familiar with? Didn’t the Divine Tree dislike being contaminated by Human remains? Didn’t the Divine Tree find it repulsive? But now…]

However, before Qing Er could say anything else, nor the rest could voice out anything, a solemn voice resounded in the air.

“Qing Er, you are a Soul. Can you check if there are any remnants of this guy’s Soul?” 

“Uh…”

Slightly taken aback, Qing Er abruptly nodded. Then, she pointed her finger toward her own forehead.

In an instant, an inexplicable energy began to permeate the air. After confirming the result, Qing Er truthfully reported, “Master, there is nothing.”

She continued with some assurance, “And thanks to the Spiritual Energy you just unleashed, even if there were remnants of his Soul, the surge of Spiritual Energy would have obliterated them completely.”

“Is that so?” Muttering, Yu Z Yu could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Using his current strength of Tier-3, he ambushed the man while his attention was momentarily preoccupied with something else, and even used the seven branches to lock his vital points and seal his Spiritual Energy.

So, how could he still manage to escape under such circumstances?

Yu Zi Yu too also gave up in light of this.

But then again, why did he have to say those things like ‘Chosen One’, the ‘Son of this Era’ and even claim to ‘prove his Divine Ability in this world?’

These sensitive terms had definitely touched Yu Zi Yu’s nerves. This made Yu Zi Yu discard any apprehensions in his heart. He was genuinely concerned that this man might possess some formidable means.

Naturally, no matter how powerful those means were, they would be useless if he was not able to display them.

Hence, Yu Zi Yu did not mind lowering his own status to launch a surprise attack with his Tier-3 strength against a guy who was just at the peak of Tier-1.