Chapter 451: The Eye of a Titan (1/2)

Chapter 451: The Eye of a Titan

The branches that were hovering around Nie Tian and Dong Li seemed to be even sharper than metal spears, making them shudder with terror.

Dong Li slowly shrunk back into Nie Tian’s chest and said in a low voice, “I beg you not to make another rash move, okay?!”

With a grim expression, Nie Tian was once again releasing his special aura into his surroundings now that the chaotic magnetic field was no longer being channeled.

The aura of his flesh and blood, which was invisible to the naked eye, quietly dispersed and filled a small area around him and Dong Li.

SHEW! SHEW! SHEW!

The sharp branches that had nearly riddled them with holes rapidly shrunk back toward the ancient trees, as if nothing had happened.

Only after she was convinced that the crisis was over did Dong Li lift her head again.

Her face was ghastly with fright and her voice was trembling with fear. “This place is so strange. Using spiritual power with the wrong attribute will immediately trigger great changes. I beg you not to make any more rash attempts!”

Nie Tian realized what had just happened after surviving the sudden change.

Therefore, he deliberately suppressed all other types of power within him, wood power being the only exception. Meanwhile, he made sure that he was constantly wreathed in his faint aura of flesh and blood.

Soon, the comfortable and secure feeling came back to him.

That was when he became convinced that his special bloodline was the fundamental reason why he was able to roam this forest without being attacked by the ancient trees.

Looking down at his glowing right palm and the green aura that seemed to be trying to break free from it, Nie Tian was absorbed in thought.

Dong Li, who didn’t notice the changes in his right hand, once again gazed towards the Tree of Life in the middle of the shallow pond. Eyes fixed on the glittering, emerald-like Fruits of Life, she said in a low voice, “I think you’d better hurry if you want to pick them. I don’t think it’s wise for us to stay here any longer than we have to.”

Nie Tian calmed down and said forcefully, “Alright! Hold onto me!”

Dong Li did as she was bid.

She knew very well that she could only depend on Nie Tian to survive this increasingly scary place.

Once she was separated from Nie Tian, the ancient trees would immediately rain attacks on her. Considering her current cultivation base and strength, she wouldn’t even last a minute.

Seeing that Nie Tian was ready to make the jump towards the Tree of Life, she prepared herself as well.

“Now!” With a soft exclamation, Nie Tian leaped into the air towards the center of the pond.

Since the pond only covered an area that was about a thousand square meters, it would be rather easy for Nie Tian to jump across it, even with Dong Li clinging to him.

The only tricky matter would be collecting the Fruits of Life with lightning speed as he flew past the Tree of Life.

“Hmm?!” However, as he leaped into the air and approached the Tree of Life, his expression flickered.

The gravitational field over the pond was completely different from that in the rest of the forest.

A mysterious force seemed to be supporting him and Dong Li, allowing them to float in the air. Therefore, he slowed down and stopped in the air by the Tree of Life, where the green, translucent Fruits of Life were within arm’s reach from him.

“Interesting. The situation here is similar to the situation above that lake in the Realm of Dark Underworld.” Dong Li was amazed by what was happening. Staring at one of the Fruits of Life, she reached out to grab it.

As her milky-white hand slowly left Nie Tian’s aura of flesh and blood and approached that Fruit of Life, it didn’t incur attacks from the ancient trees.

Nie Tian noticed Dong Li’s action. He was deeply surprised as he glanced around at the sky-reaching trees and discovered that they didn’t launch attacks.

It was as if the region he and Dong Li were in was already beyond the ancient trees’ attack range, a completely different region.

After coming to this realization, he looked down and said to Dong Li, “You can get down now.”

“What?” Dong Li jerked her head around to look at him, confused.

“It seems that this region is out of those ancient trees’ attack range,” Nie Tian explained.

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah.”

Dong Li, who had remained in this bashful position for a long time, separated herself from Nie Tian slowly and meticulously.

After she climbed off Nie Tian’s chest and floated in the air, the previously scary trees in the vicinity indeed stayed still, just as Nie Tian had said.

Dong Li let out a sigh of relief. Then, eyes shining with the light of excitement, she intended to grabbed the Fruit of Life that was the closest to her.