202 Trapped (1/2)

The trio charged in three different directions. Of them, Zhuo Yifan unleashed all his efforts in a ferocious manner, as if concentrated Blood Qi was circulating all around his body. The figure of his previous incarnation that was behind him also supported him significantly, allowing him to move astoundingly fast.

At the same time, there vaguely appeared to be a cloud shrouding his legs. That was the level three spell of the Cloud Ethereal skill, known as Cloud Fog Step!

The Cloud Fog Step could significantly boost the cultivator's speed in a short period of time. Even though he was not as fast as lightning, the combination of the Cloud Fog Step with the spells that had been passed down in Zhuo Yifan's family made Zhuo Yifan so fast that he disappeared within the forest.

On the other hand, on Zhao Yameng's side, several illusory stars—each approximately the size of a fist—appeared everywhere, and rays of starlight emerged from her body. As a result, one wouldn't be able to see her clearly, and she could disregard whatever was in front of her and pass between the trees into the distance.

Wang Baole was also moving at breathtaking speed. He didn't activate the Cloud Fog Step like Zhuo Yifan and was not as familiar with array formations like Zhao Yameng, but he had the strongest physique out of the three.

Such a strong physical body removed the need for him to further boost his speed with his cultivation, for he was already as fast as lightning. As he dashed into the forest, he was like a duck to water. He moved agilely within the forest.

Behind them, hundreds of puppet cultivators had spread out to pursue them. The tree branches that had destroyed Wang Baole's droplet cruiser reached out to the skies and stabilized the seals that were being placed all around. That made everything in the region appear completely normal from the outside!

At the top of the big tree, a pair of eyes gradually appeared as Wang Baole and company went further into the distance. The pupils of the eyes were like a cross, its brown color revealing a chilling and eerie vibe.

A demonic glow reflected off the pupil, and every time it shone, light rays glowed from its body. If one neared it, they would hear noise emerging from the tree.

”Everything is normal.”

”It's fine now. Rest assured, Senior Brother.”

”Everything's good. I could probably return in three or four days.”

”I'm fine, there's no need to worry about me…”

All the different voices appeared to be impersonating those who had been assimilated by the tree, conveying the news that they are well and safe to their respective units and to the Dao College. That was so no one would grow suspicious that they had already died!

As the gigantic tree glowed eerily, Wang Baole and company were traveling at an extremely high speed, trying to find an escape route in the forest outside Coulomb Basin.

Compared to Zhuo Yifan and Zhao Yameng, Wang Baole was familiar with finding an escape route within the forest. The familiar scent of the trees that surrounding Wang Baole gradually made him feel like he had returned to the Pond Cloud Rainforest. The people chasing after him, as well as the threat from the gigantic tree, made him vigilant, as well as caused his thoughts to become active.

What on earth is that giant tree? Wang Baole took a deep breath. He jumped and leaped from the crown of a tree to increase the distance. Upon landing, he immediately dug a trench in the ground and buried himself in it. He masked his scent and hid within the trench, while feelings of anxiousness, urgency, and danger arose in his heart.

Before this, I have never heard that trees would evolve in such a manner. Only animals were listed in the Beast Records from the Federation!

Instead, plants appeared here! That was a major issue. Even if Wang Baole was a True Breath realm cultivator, he still felt an unusual sense of threat. He even had a premonition that the meaning behind all of it could result in a catastrophic change in the Federation, which had just entered a period of stabilization.

That was especially so when he thought about how the giant tree could assimilate cultivators, causing people of Ancient Martial realm cultivation to be granted a True Breath realm's level of cultivation. That was simply too frightening to him.

Initially, it hadn't planned to attack. It only began blocking us after finding out that we were sending messages back to the Dao College. That means that huge secrets are hidden here, not to be discovered by others! With that thought, Wang Baole's pupils suddenly constricted, and he jumped up immediately from the trench.

Almost simultaneously, a large tree in front of him suddenly warped. A puppet cultivator eerily stepped out from within it, throwing a strong punch towards the direction of the trench where Wang Baole had hidden previously!

Had he not sensed it quickly, the punch would definitely have landed directly on Wang Baole.

This trick is useless! Wang Baole's eyes opened wide. As he retreated, he noticed that puppet cultivators were emerging from the surrounding trees. He didn't have time to consider too much, as he immediately raised his hand to unleash Flash.