Chapter 158 Fierce Battle on Level Seven!
"Sacred tree seedling?"

"Why is there such a thing in this place?"

“It actually grows on black soil!”

The appearance of the holy tree sapling was completely beyond the expectations of Rhodes and his companions, and they all gathered around the dragon skeleton.

It was not until then that they discovered that the seedling was not growing on black soil, but in a pool of bright red blood.

Just by getting close, one could feel the terrifying energy contained in the pool of blood, which almost isolated the surrounding black soil.

"This should be dragon blood."

Alpha, who was a dragon, spoke first and recognized the identity of the blood at a glance.

"Dragon blood? Could it be left by the Life Dragon Clan?"

"I guess so. Don't forget that this is the burial place of the Life Dragon Clan."

"It can take root and sprout with just this little bit of dragon blood. It really deserves to be called the sacred tree of the Dragon's Nest."

"What should we do? Should we take it back?"

"Of course, otherwise it will die sooner or later if left here."

As Rhodes spoke, he carefully put the seedlings, soil and dragon blood into a container and carried it with him.

After making sure they would not fall, they stood up and looked around, seeing a gloomy land covered with dragon bones.

At a glance, the entire area beneath the sacred tree of the Dragon's Nest was filled with the remains of giant dragons, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

Just as Erin said, this was the place used to bury the dragon's corpse. Even the color of the black soil had faded a lot.

"With so many dragon bones, they must have fought here until the last moment, right?" Uncle Oger whispered.

When the black soil spread, it was the dragons and dryads who stood at the front line, so they suffered the greatest losses, and may even have been completely extinct.

The souls of many of their tribesmen were in the Dream Forest at the time and were affected by the incident.

By the time they reacted, the souls of those tribesmen had already completely dissipated and fell into eternal sleep.

"I still don't quite understand why the giant dragons and the dryads couldn't stop the spread of the black soil even when they joined forces." Irene looked puzzled.

"No, it's not just the black soil that's scary."

Alpha glanced at her and said, "Can you imagine that your companions fell down one second, and turned into black beasts to attack you the next? We didn't even hold on for long before our defense completely collapsed."

"I see."

Erin and Rhodes suddenly understood.

This unequal growth method and the pain of killing one's own tribe members are simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

No wonder the Dreamgrove collapsed so quickly at that time.

"So, they used their own blood to breed this Dragon Nest Holy Tree seedling?"

Rhodes lowered his head and looked at the seedling in his arms. He could already imagine the original scene.

Fortunately, they changed their minds at the last minute and came here to take a look, otherwise they would not have discovered this little life that lived tenaciously on the black soil.

After a while, the dragon blood here will dissipate, and I'm afraid it won't survive for long.

When we get back, we’ll plant them in the woods.

Rhodes made a decision secretly.

And at this moment, roars sounded in the sky.

Their appearance finally attracted the attention of some black beasts, and they suddenly swooped down towards them.

"Let's go, get out of here first!"

The faces of several people changed. They didn't dare to stay any longer and hurried away from the bottom of the Dragon Nest Holy Tree and continued to rush out of the forest.

After walking and stopping for more than half an hour, they finally arrived near Moon Lake, which was where Rhodes and his friends had been last time.

"Be careful, the territory of the seventh-level black beast is ahead."

Alpha, who was leading the way, stopped and looked outside the forest with a vigilant look.

Augla and the others were all shocked when they heard this, and they all held their breath and looked outside.

Just as Alpha said, the Moon Lake was rolling violently at this time, and a huge dragon was looming and wandering in the center of the Moon Lake.

But they were lucky.

There were obviously fewer level six black beasts around Moon Lake than last time. Only three were left lying nearby to rest, and the others were low-level black beasts that posed no threat.

"Can we attract those level six ones and kill them first?" Rhodes asked in a low voice.

"I'll give it a try. You guys get ready." Erin stood up with the soul bow in her hand.

This place is about three or four kilometers away from the lake. If you approach it rashly, you will definitely be discovered by the seventh-level black beast.

But Irene was different. Her bow and arrow range could completely cover this area.

She walked to the edge of the forest, raised her bow and arrow, pulled it into a semicircle, and aimed at the edge of Moon Bay.

"Light and graceful wind, please obey my command, use your body as an arrow, and sweep away everything... Go!"

There was a crisp bang.

A bow and arrow gathered by wind energy shot out violently, turned into a green afterimage on the black soil, and suddenly pierced into the back of one of the sixth-level giant black dragon beasts.

However, under Erin's deliberate control, the power of this attack was not great. It only scratched a layer of skin, and the arrow turned into energy and dissipated in the air, waking up the giant black dragon beast at the same time.

"coming!"

Accompanied by a low cry from Augla.

The black beast actually ran towards them, and the loud rumbling sound came from far away.

"I attached the breath of life to the bow and arrow. It should have come here following the smell. Don't make too much noise."

Yilin rolled over and jumped onto the tree trunk behind her, hiding her body.

Two of her tribesmen had been waiting there, with their bows and arrows drawn, but they did not dare to attack rashly.

Because they all knew that if they made too much noise and attracted the seventh-level black beast and other black beasts, they would never be able to get close to the Moon Lake again.

There is even the danger of being double-teamed.

"Have it!"

Suddenly, Rhodes thought of something and quickly took out a few charm mushrooms from the ring.

Fearing that the amount was not enough, he took out a few more, tied them into a bundle, and handed them to Augla beside him.

"Augula, throw this out there as hard as you can."

"okay!"

Augla recognized the charm mushroom at a glance, his eyes lit up, and he took it and threw it at the giant black dragon beast that was rushing towards him.

The black beast, which had been following the scent, felt a stronger breath of life. Its eyes suddenly turned red, and it opened its mouth and swallowed the mushroom in one gulp.

next second.

The black air on its body quickly dissipated, and it wandered aimlessly in the same place, as if it had been charmed by the charm mushroom. However, this process only lasted for a second, and the black air that had just retreated emerged from its body again, and its dazed eyes gradually became clear.

"It's now!"

There was no need for Rhodes to remind him. Three whooshing sounds were heard as they shot out into the air.

At the same time, the black soil under the feet of the giant black dragon beast exploded, and countless terrifying vines with barbs suddenly rushed out, entangled the mouth and body of the black beast.

"puff!!"

Almost at the same time.

Three arrows pierced the black beast's head and chest, causing it to tremble all over. Without making any sound, it fell straight down.

He looks like an unlucky guy who has been killed by everyone.

"Okay, it didn't attract the attention of other black beasts."

"We'll use this method to get rid of the remaining ones."

They were overjoyed that the first attempt was successful.

After a moment's preparation, he immediately followed the same method and lured the black beasts around the Moon Pond and killed them.

After everything was resolved, they finally left the forest and came outside, carefully approaching the Moon Pond.

"Huh? Did you drop something?"

When passing by the corpses of those sixth-level black beasts, Rhodes' eyes were fixed and attracted by two fist-sized soul crystals.

really.

The higher the level, the more residual soul power there is in the body, and the higher the probability of soul crystals appearing.

The three sixth-level black beasts actually condensed two soul crystals, which were the same dragon balls on his staff.

It just so happens that he can't use the sixth-level one, so he can take it back to Kaba to see if he can absorb it, or save it first and embed it into the staff later.

He happily put it into the ring, and after confirming that there was nothing else inside, he continued on his way towards Moon Lake.

As they got closer, the powerful aura became more and more obvious, even carrying a faint sense of oppression.

"When the fight starts, drink the mental potion I gave you. Ogula Ilin, you guys lead the water dragon to the shore and try to hold it back. Alpha and I will go to the center of the lake to find the Dragon God's Mark. If we can't defeat it, we'll run away."

"Okay, leave it to us. You guys should be careful too."

Like the lake on the other side of the Giant Forest, the water in Moon Lake had long since been dyed black.

From time to time, large waves were raised, and the figure of the seventh-level black beast could already be seen.

"be prepared."

Once within range, Erin drew her bow and arrow to its full length and closed her eyes to sense the position of the seventh-tier black beast.

Rhodes hid the sacred tree sapling in a safe place, and then he and Alpha went around to the side and hid behind a huge rock near the lake, trying to restrain their breath.

After taking a deep breath, Rhodes suddenly opened his eyes: "Do it!"

Boom——

The bow and arrow shot out.

The arrow, which contained all of Erin's strength, pierced through space and dived into the water, creating circles of black ripples.

Augla and the others had slightly solemn expressions on their faces, their eyes fixed on the lake, as if the air had frozen.

But the next second.

"Boom!!"

A huge wave exploded in the Moon Lake.

The seventh-level black water dragon beast hidden in the lake rushed out of the lake with red eyes and landed on the shore with a bang. The terrifying aura instantly swept around.

"coming!"

Augla and the others were shocked, and they quickly took out the advanced mental potion given by Rhodes and drank it in one gulp, and their aura surged.

"Augula and I will hold them back, and you three will provide support!"

Uncle Og shouted and rushed forward with Augla. The rumbling footsteps immediately attracted the seventh-level water dragon, which roared and rushed towards them.

He opened his mouth and a jet of black water spurted out, even faster than Erin's arrow!

"Augura!"

"coming!"

The two war trees shouted and slammed their huge fists into the ground.

Rumbling--

The ground shook violently.

Large patches of black soil rose from the ground, forming thick earth walls in front of them.

Yilin and her two tribesmen jumped onto the sacrificial buildings on both sides, and their bows were stretched straight.

"Wind, guide me in the direction~"

"Water flow!"

With a loud shout, three arrows containing terrifying power broke through the air and flew towards the seventh-level water dragon from three directions.

boom!
The earth wall exploded.

Augura and Og were forced back.

But the arrow successfully interrupted the water dragon's movements, penetrating into its hard scales and causing it to slow down.

Oger reacted quickly, digging his roots and hands into the ground fiercely, like countless earth snakes crawling underground, surrounding the water dragon from all directions.

"Stay there!"

As he shouted, the ground beneath the water dragon's feet exploded, and countless purple-black vines with barbs rushed out of the ground and wrapped around its body like ghosts.

No matter how the water dragon struggled, the ghost vine seemed to have life. It would quickly loosen itself as soon as the water dragon exerted force, and would wrap itself around it again as soon as it lost strength, like a maggot on the tarsal bone, making it difficult to break free.

Coupled with the constant harassment from Yilin and the others, they were trapped in the spot for a while.

"So strong!"

Rhodes, who was sitting on the back of Alpha Body and going around from the other side, was shocked when he saw this scene.

As expected, he is worthy of being the tree spirit elder who can hang Augla up and beat him. With the help of the spiritual potion, he can actually trap the seventh level.

"They won't be able to hold on for long, so we have to hurry."

The Alpha beneath him said in a muffled voice, and with a sudden flap of his wings, he flew across the lake quickly towards the center of Moon Lake.

Far away.

You can already see a giant dragon statue built on the lake, with a black mark emitting a faint glow in its mouth.

(End of this chapter)