349 Do you prefer being raped before being killed, or being killed before being raped (1/2)

Chapter 349: Do you prefer being raped before being killed, or being killed before being raped

The Transcendence Holy Tree was more than a few hundred meters tall, and its crown was dozens of meters in diameter. The trunk’s circumference was the combined arm span of dozens of people. Four ten-meter high walls surrounded the Transcendence Holy Tree.

Although the Transcendence Holy Tree was free for tourists to view, they could only watch it from afar. Tourists could only awe at the magnificence of the holy tree outside the walled compound.

The four guards were standing on each of the four walls. In fact, it was not considered heavily guarded. Furthermore, the guards looked rather lazy.

This was because, despite the Transcendence Holy Tree looking divine and how there was a fragrance emitted by its leaves, the bark and leaves were poisonous. Furthermore, the holy tree would automatically counterattack if it were attacked.

In the past, the Infernals had invaded, nearly wiping out Transcendence, but the holy tree revealed its might, scaring the Infernals away, allowing the Transcendents to continue prevailing.

Therefore, there was no need for the holy tree to be defended. The four guards were just symbolic.

Although the four guards were not being negligent, their hearts were not on the job.

Shi Xiaobai did not know that the holy tree was laced with poison. He was only attracted by the fragrance from the holy tree despite him having even more ways to ‘get back’ at the Transcendents for their contempt.

However, the fragrance from the holy tree made him willing to take the risk to do it this way.

There was a fiery voice in his mind that made him unable to abandon such delicious ‘food’.

Shi Xiaobai was patiently observing from a secluded corner and soon realize that the guards were daydreaming.

Such lax defense was equivalent to nothing for Shi Xiaobai.

Shi Xiaobai patiently waited until the last tourist headed to the tournament arena. Only when there were only the four guards did he begin his mission.

Shi Xiaobai first pretended to be a tourist that was here to admire the holy tree. As he approached it, the guard who was daydreaming gave him a quick glance before ignoring him.

Shi Xiaobai looked up as he pretended to admire the holy tree. As he nudged his feet slightly, he slowly came to a blind spot of the guard.

“Now is the time!”

Shi Xiaobai seized the moment when the guard blinked his eyes as Crab Steps went into full motion. Instantly, he came in front of the wall and by repressing his sounds and breathing, he leaped up gently, onto the wall. With both hands supporting him, he somersaulted once in the air and landed on the holy tree’s trunk.

This set of actions was done fluidly at an extremely fast speed. There was almost no sound to it.

The guard only felt a sudden gust of wind but did not pay attention to it.

Shi Xiaobai had specially picked the moment when there were no tourists around before jumping onto the tree trunk. Therefore, no one noticed him. From afar, all that could be seen was a tiny black speck on the tree trunk.

The four guards were standing guard with their eyes facing forward, but they had no idea that someone had went past them and entered the wall’s confines.

Shi Xiaobai naturally wasn’t dumb enough to hang on the trunk or any tourist would see him at a glance.

In fact, it was now a race against time.

“Please don’t let there be any tourists.”

Shi Xiaobai climbed up the straight trunk like a nimble monkey. As the trunk was massive, there was no way to cling onto it. Therefore, it was as though he was climbing up a wall, but this was not too difficult for Shi Xiaobai.

However, Shi Xiaobai quickly sensed poison entering his body through his pores.

Shi Xiaobai immediately realized that the tree bark was laced with poison.

The poison was extremely pervasive. If it were anyone else, they would have been poisoned to death. It was no wonder the defense was so relaxed.

But thankfully, Shi Xiaobai possessed a poison-resistant body. Furthermore, with Unleaking Turtle Aura’s ability to inhibit his senses, the poison did not impact his movement in the slightest.

Shi Xiaobai climbed up at an extremely fast speed. In fact, this was an exhausting affair because Shi Xiaobai needed to use strength from every muscle he had. If he relaxed just a bit, he would plummet straight down.

But the fatigue was nothing compared to the ‘delicacy’ in front of him.

Shi Xiaobai climbed up at full speed, approaching the crystalline leaves. Their fragrance was assaulting his olfactory senses.

“Pu!”

Shi Xiaobai penetrated the leaves and finally reached the tree’s crown. The crystalline leaves refracted the sunlight, causing the crown to have a myriad of colors. It was nearly impossible to see into the crown from outside. This meant that Shi Xiaobai was temporarily safe.

In the crown, it was as though he was immersed in a rainbow, somewhat like a fairyland.

However, Shi Xiaobai only had eyes for the leaves. Stretching his hand out, he plucked a leaf and quickly placed it into his mouth.

“Pui!”

Shi Xiaobai nearly spat it out.