Nine Revolutions Star Transformation-Chapter 395 - 406: Seeking the Tree Demon’s Weakness
After Chu Linfeng submerged into the underground, he discovered that the earth was filled everywhere with tree roots, making it completely impossible to move, and moreover, these roots were extremely gigantic, with the smallest before him requiring a person to hug it entirely.
This is just a small part of the root system of the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon; who knows how massive its main root is. The Sword Spirit asking him to destroy its roots is really as difficult as digging up a mountain with bare hands.
Chu Linfeng mobilized the Chaotic Dragon Power in his body and struck the tree root before him with a sword. The sword landed solidly on the root, immediately resulting in a loud crash and producing several sparks.
The huge rebound force almost made Chu Linfeng unable to hold the Cyan Frost Sword. It was truly incredible that even with his current defense power, there was a moment he couldn’t grip the sword handle.
Chu Linfeng was greatly alarmed in his heart; the defense power of this Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon was unexpectedly formidable, and looking with all his might, he saw that his previous strike left only a shallow mark on the tree root.
"Sister Yue’Er, what should I do? I seem to have no way to handle it. Even if I deplete all my Chaotic Dragon Power, I wouldn’t be able to cut through several roots of the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon." Chu Linfeng hurriedly spoke to the Sword Spirit.
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"The defense power of this ancient tree is indeed astonishing; this is still its weakest aspect. If you want to slay it directly on the ground, it is even more powerless. Let’s not mention that enormous trunk and powerful attack power; even if you keep using Martial Skills to attack, it probably cannot be done in ten or eight years." The Sword Spirit said.
"What should I do? I can’t just sit and wait for death. Is there any practical way?" Chu Linfeng asked urgently.
"Everyone has weaknesses, no matter how strong they are. This is an unchanging rule of history. The Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon is the same. As long as you find its weakness, you might be able to slay it. However, the body of this tree demon is too enormous, so finding its weakness is very difficult." The Sword Spirit said.
When Chu Linfeng was about to speak, that old voice appeared, "Boy, didn’t expect you have the skill to enter the earth. Do you think you can destroy my root system? I’m telling you, it’s impossible. In the earth, you are simply walking right into a trap. Let me show you my might."
As soon as the voice fell, Chu Linfeng saw the surrounding tree roots unexpectedly started moving, and two of them were extending towards his direction extremely quickly.
"No way, can it do that?" Chu Linfeng said in surprise. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
The underground surroundings were densely packed with the roots of the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon, making it very difficult for Chu Linfeng to dodge. The only thing he could do was to completely merge his body into the Earth Element so that the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon wouldn’t be able to sense his existence.
Immediately, Chu Linfeng retracted his aura, his entire body covered with Earth Element, and then slowly merged into the soil layer. This process seemed simple but was extremely dangerous. If the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon could sense his existence, then he would really become trapped with no chance to escape.
Perhaps Heaven was watching over Chu Linfeng. When he fully merged into the soil layer, he found the roots extending towards him unexpectedly stopped two meters in front of him.
It seemed like they suddenly lost their target and didn’t know which direction to extend. Seeing this phenomenon, Chu Linfeng smiled bitterly in his heart: "So close, this Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon is indeed formidable. No wonder so many Magical Beasts enter here, but few come out. Encountering such a monstrous being, even with immense strength, one can still be slain without using Star Power."
Chu Linfeng did not move, nor did the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon. They stayed in a stalemate. A moment later, Chu Linfeng decided to leave and look for the weak spot of this Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon.
When he moved, the roots of the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon seemed to sense something and started to move as well, though still moving blindly. Several times, they brushed past Chu Linfeng, causing cold sweat to break out on his back due to the danger.
If entangled by these roots, Chu Linfeng would find it very hard to escape. The defense power of these roots is too formidable, and even using Fire Transformation couldn’t break away immediately. If the other roots of the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon enshroud him like a dumpling, no matter how much skill he had, he’d only be caught helplessly. He felt the danger in the earth layer was no less than that on the ground.
"Boy, you can’t escape. Didn’t expect you can merge into the soil, but now I know your position, and you can wait there for death!" The Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon transmitted an aged laugh.
At this moment, Chu Linfeng wasn’t sure whether the Tree Demon really discovered him or was deceiving him into showing himself. If so, this means the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon’s intelligence is exceedingly high. If his position has been discovered, he must prepare to flee.
As soon as the Tree Demon’s voice fell, Chu Linfeng saw the tree roots in the soil layer unexpectedly extending towards him, making him suddenly alarmed as if he had indeed been discovered.
"Lin Feng, stay calm! These roots can’t detect you at all; this is a ploy by the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon. You need to stay here for several more hours, making the Tree Demon think you have escaped so that it lets down its guard. Only then will you have a chance to find its weakness. If I’m not wrong, the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon’s weak spot is on its main root." The Sword Spirit said.
After hearing the Sword Spirit, Chu Linfeng remained motionless there. He knew he couldn’t act for the moment, so he focused and started attempting to practice the final move of the Demon-Breaking Fist.
Quickly retrieving the Martial Arts Manual from the Storage Ring, it was his first time reading in the soil layer, and unexpectedly there was no resistance, just like being on the ground, puzzling Chu Linfeng but giving him no time to inquire further.
Soon the essentials of the final move of the Demon-Breaking Fist appeared in his mind, and he began slowly practicing them mentally. With his current power level, practicing this move felt extremely easy.
By combining the insights from mastering the Sixth Form, he quickly grasped it. This move’s attack power possesses the might to amaze the world. Chu Linfeng had a thought to verify it.
As time slowly passed, after he fully integrated the Seventh Form in his mind, several hours had already gone by.
Looking at the surrounding tree roots that had come to a complete standstill, Chu Linfeng knew it was time to seek the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon’s weakness, so he slowly began moving his body.
This time, he found that the tree roots showed no movement, so he slowly moved toward the direction of the Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon’s main root...
