Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 325, The Mutant Beasts in the Darkness of the Night

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silavin

*Boom!* A deafening roar reverberated through the night, shaking almost half of the Deadwood Wetlands. An energy arc several meters long suddenly shot out from within the Deadwood Wetlands, accompanied by a painful howl echoing through the night sky.

“Are they fighting!?”

“What’s going on? Damn. I want to know!”

“I want to know too.”

Exclamations rang out as countless Humans in the outskirts of the Deadwood Wetlands began speculating.

…

Meanwhile, within the depths of the Deadwood Wetlands, Wang Hao stood holding a rusty long sword, silently observing the giant gray wolf not far away, almost the size of a fully grown black bull.

“The Mutant Beasts here are being controlled…” muttered Wang Hao, squinting his eyes and surveying the surroundings.

He noticed that, at some point, Mutant Beasts and even figures resembling Humans had emerged from the thickets of the forest.

“It’s truly terrifying. It can actually control so many…” He might have said this, but the casual tone in his words remained unchanged. 

At this moment, Zhao Jiao kicked the ground, eerily shot toward the front, resembling a black python.

*Roar, Roar, Roar…* 

Instantly, roars and growls filled the forest as countless Mutant Beasts shot out.

But in a moment…

*Hisss, hisss…*

Hisses akin to a serpent’s hiss rang, causing the Mutant Beasts to involuntarily shudder.

The next moment…

*Thud, thud, thud…*

Mutant Beasts began falling one after another.

If one looked closely, he or she would notice pitch-black wounds on their neck or heart.

This was Zhao Jiao’s speciality; delivering a fatal blow with a single strike.

More often than not, his opponents would have lost their lives at his hand even before they could react.

…

Meanwhile, at the center of the lake…

“Even Tier-1 Mutant Beasts are killed instantly. These guys seem to be really strong.” A soft whisper echoed. Those who heard it could almost envision a girl furrowing her eyebrows. 

But then, as if she was struck with an idea, a touch of playfulness emerged in the voice, “The incoming Mutant Beasts seems to have a few that are not inferior to you guys.” 

Saying so, a strange fragrance spread towards the northeast.

The fragrance was light but more lethal than before. Anyone catching a whiff of it would fall into a state of euphoria. Even if one experienced it only once, they would never forget it throughout their lives.

…

*Nay, nay…*

Suddenly, loud neighs reverberated across the night sky…

Surprisingly, a black steed with a smooth and shiny coat, like satin, had appeared on the distant horizon, galloping towards them.

Astonishingly, this black steed seemed to be reading on air. What made it even more astonishing was that as it charged, it brought forth fearsome gales.

As it continued to gallop, its mane danced wildly as the winds surrounding it became even more terrifying, soon enveloping it entirely.

From a distance, it looked like a ball of green storm shooting across the sky.

And right behind it…

*Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop…*

A black torrent was surging over.

Upon closer inspection, it was five Tier-1 black horses. And leading them was a rare Tier-2 Transcendent Black Horse that had transformed into a ball of storm.

This was a herd of Mutant Wild Horses, and their combat power seemed to be terrifying as well.

However, this was just the beginning.

As the strange fragrance continued to spread. increasingly terrifying roars resounded across the night sky.

There had never been a shortage of powerful individuals among Mutant Beasts.

The Nine Great Beasts and Three Generals of Misty Mountains was a clear proof of this. Although they were meticulously cultivated by Yu Zi Yu, for them to reach where they were today, they had undergone their own fair share of training.

While Misty Mountains was vast, it was just a drop in the ocean when compared to the continent.

Naturally, one could imagine the number of Mutant Beasts lurking in the depths of the forests and mountains.

Now, under the call of this strange fragrance, these terrifying and mysterious Mutant Beasts, peering in the darkness, were finally driven out.

*Hisss, hisss…* Suddenly, an usual hiss echoed deep in the mountains.

Immediately afterward, the ground began to shake.

The tremors were continuous and quite intense.

At this moment, it appeared as if the earth was trembling in fear.

A moment later…

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Continuous crashes shook the sky as rocks shattered into pieces, and trees in the front reduced to splinters in the blink of an eye.

Accompanied by this dreadful momentum, an enormous black python, 70-80 meters long, so big that it would take dozens of people to embrace it, came slithering from the horizon.

No, the term ‘python’ was insufficient to describe it. It was so humongous that its scales were the size of a palm, glistening with a dark luster. Its pair of vertical sit eyes, the size of lanterns, flickered with a faint but ferocious gleam.

It was another Atavistic Mutant Beast.

At this moment, had there been any experts present, they would undoubtedly have recognized it as the now-extinct ancient python species – Titanoboa.

An extremely fearsome and ferocious snake.

And now, in this Era of Transcendence, this frightening snake has returned in an even more terrifying form!

*Hisss, hisss…* Another loud and sharp hisses rang out, its subsequent sound waves flattening countless trees in their path.

Immediately after, this terrifying ancient boa slithered towards the Deadwood Wetlands at an even more terrifying speed.

Just at this moment…

*Screech…* A high-pitched bird cry resonated from the dark clouds on the horizon. It was so sharp and piercing that it almost ripped through the eardrums of its listener.

Upon a closer look, one would astonishingly discover that the dark clouds obscuring the sky at the horizon were, in fact, an unbelievably massive bird. When it flapped its wings, it generated a fearsome burst of gale. Its surging Spiritual Energy was so vast that it almost gave birth to a tornado visible to the naked eyes,

*Screech…* Another cry echoed, and this massive bird had arrived right above the Deadwood Wetlands. Then, it gazed down, its crimson eyes, resembling red lanterns, firmly fixed on the lake in the depths of the Deadwood Wetlands.

Finally, as if unable to hold itself, it flapped its massive wings, stirring up a storm, as it descended towards the center of the lake.

Just at that moment, as if sensing something…

“You’re courting death,” a thunderous shout, akin to a clap of thunder, reverberated through the sky.

The next moment, a dazzling energy arc, spanning dozens of meters, surged from the depths of the Deadwood Wetlands.

With a deafening boom, the energy arc mercilessly slashed onto the descending giant bird.

*Ci, ci, ci…*

Accompanied by sparks flying everywhere, a visible white cut appeared on the massive bird’s body.

Nonetheless, this energy arc managed to block the descending momentum of the giant bird.

*Screech…*

With a high-pitched cry, filled with rage and ferocity, the giant bird’s crimson eyes, resembling red lanterns, fixed on the ground, staring at a man in white, holding a rusty and stained longsword, walking slowly towards it.