Chapter 10 In this day and age, even trees can fight

After the savage beasts perish, the spiritual energy within their bodies returns to the heavens and the earth, and the starry specks emitted slowly drift away, reminiscent of the breathtaking scene just moments ago when the wild trees erupted, showering the world with stars. However, this time, the ethereal beauty has been replaced by a frenzied and bloody sense of the grotesque.

Drifting off topic, although this desolate tree where Mo Huang resides has the potential to transform into a tree king, at this moment it has not yet grown to a size capable of overwhelming the surrounding desolate trees. Moreover, due to its towering height and the numerous branch-like tendrils it emits, all the surrounding desolate beasts are converging towards it.

An intangible aura began to spread; although the mental strength reaching level 50 could not be fully utilized, the aura that inadvertently revealed itself was already sufficient to intimidate the entire venue

At this moment, the Araki realm seemed to come alive, with branches twisting like snakes and green leaves trembling. The treetop platform where Mo Huang and the two women stood swayed as if shaken by a magnitude 7 earthquake. The two women had already screamed and crouched down, while only Mo Huang stood tall and firm, his expression icy, yet his eyes burned with intense battle intent.

In the face of such circumstances, the wild beasts living on the ravaged trees will choose to give up, allowing those branch-like tendrils to naturally solidify and then transform into normal branches. The ravaged tree, in a certain sense, will transition from being an independent tree to becoming a branch of the aggressor.

"You two, pay attention and don't act like quails." Step by step, he descended, confronting the five Beast Kings atop the trees with an imposing presence, while Mo Huang still had the energy to advise the two women.

Since the enemy capable of provoking him has already appeared, there is no point in continuing to wait; it is time to enjoy the thrill of battle.

The Araki to which Mo Huang belongs stands over 200 meters tall, with its erupting branches and tendrils capable of blocking out the sun. In contrast, the surrounding Araki reach a maximum height of only about 150 meters, and their erupting tendrils cannot break through the net-like barriers. Therefore, the subordinate beasts belonging to Mo Huang do not require any defense.

One, two, three, four, five... A total of five Tree Top Beast Kings emerged, instantly suppressing the offensive momentum of Mo Huang's side

Ah—there seems to be an invisible factor of madness permeating the air. Listening to the frenzied roars of beasts echoing around, Mo Huang, unwilling to remain silent, lets out a long howl, fully unleashing his momentum, proclaiming his existence.

Mo Huang cast a cold glance, observing five Tree Top Beast Kings, each with distinct forms yet sharing the same aura, imbued with a strong sense of bloody battle intent. Those with slightly weaker courage would likely find it difficult to even stand. Among them, one particular Tree Top Beast King caught Mo Huang's attention.

After Araki's trembling reached its peak, an abrupt silence ensued, as if it were the calm before the storm, even the roars of beasts in the sky ceased for a moment

A long howl erupted from Mo Huang's mouth, imbued with a strong sense of murderous intent. The wild beasts beneath the treetops immediately responded to the command, abandoning their positions and charging out through the various aerial passages.

The second phase of the Re-Araki Star Night is known as the Tree Realm War. After the Re-Araki erupts with spiritual energy light points, it will then unleash tentacles. The sole purpose of these tentacles is to plunder the nutrients from other Araki to nourish themselves

Even the treetop platform where Mo Huang stood was no exception, as the dense branches hidden beneath the green leaves erupted with strange, milky-white tentacle-like branches. Mo Huang observed clearly, noting their nearly pallid hue, slightly translucent, and slick as if they contained some bizarre liquid, which appeared quite repulsive

Stepping onto the aerial passage that extends down from the treetop, the branches at the edges feel somewhat slick and soft, yet Mo Huang's footsteps are as heavy as mountains, each step taken with utmost steadiness

This is the Tree King. Theoretically, in the later stages, it is not impossible for an entire vast forest to be formed by a single Tree King. However, it is peculiar that when humanity completely developed the Wildwood Realm, this phenomenon of a single tree forming a forest was never discovered. On the other hand, forests where three or four Tree Kings battle each other are quite common

The more nutrients the wild trees plunder, the taller and larger they grow, enabling them to emit more and higher quality spiritual light points during the starry nights of the wild trees. This, in turn, attracts an increasing number of formidable wild beasts to settle here. While they obtain a better living environment, they also consume the spiritual light points emitted from the towering wild trees as if they were receiving a salary. In a situation where they rise and fall together, the wild beasts will fight desperately for the war of the tree realm, as failure to do so would only lead to the decline of the wild trees, resulting in the strong becoming stronger and the weak remaining weak. Millions of years of natural evolution have long ingrained these relationships into the instincts encoded in the genes of the wild beasts.

What is a Tree King? In a certain area, when a wild tree has absorbed enough nutrients, it will eventually grow into an existence that cannot be matched by the surrounding wild trees. In an instant, its erupting tentacle-like branches will overwhelmingly crush the nearby wild trees.

Come on... let me experience the most insane beauty of the Araki realm" The howls of beasts filled the air, yet could not overshadow Mo Huang's sharp and domineering roar. With his hands casually crossed over his chest, he softly murmured a phrase.

Suffering from disadvantages, the Beast King atop the trees in the surrounding wasteland began to lose its footing, as the subordinate wild beasts that died in large numbers would not fare any better.

Either victory, continue to advance and fight, or failure, fall down, life and death unknown

The other four Tree Top Beast Kings, although each possesses unique abilities, have not fully matured or their abilities do not perform well in practical combat. In terms of threat, they are actually less formidable than the previous rough-skinned and thick-fleshed Wildwood Wolf. After all, there are still four of them. The only one that is somewhat noteworthy is the disabled Eye Demon.

The strength of the wild beasts on Mo Huang's side is inherently superior to that of the wild beasts living on other wild trees. As soon as they broke out, they forced the surrounding attacking wild beasts to retreat in disarray. The densely erupting points of returning spirit light fell like raindrops, with blood and dismembered corpses continuously dropping.

The roar of countless beasts echoed, the desolate woods trembled, and the faint white halo illuminating the dark night carried a hint of the uncanny and madness

Mo Huang inwardly marveled at the sights before him, witnessing countless wild beasts, whether frail or fierce, fighting desperately for survival. This war for living space knows no right or wrong, no benevolence or righteousness, yet it is imbued with an unwavering sense of determination. An indescribable force permeates the scene, causing Mo Huang to become momentarily entranced. While he is captivated by this breathtaking spectacle, a split-off rational persona remains vigilant, constantly observing and contemplating everything around, and timely presenting conclusions to the primary persona.

In the next moment, countless milky-white, bizarre branches sprouted from the trunk and roots of the withered tree, extending in all directions like tentacles

The wisdom of Helian has, through millions of years of natural evolution, allowed these wild beasts to become self-taught.

In simple terms, two trees have merged into one. The taller tree will occasionally provide some nutrients back, but from this point onward, the tree that has been depleted will never be able to grow taller than the invading tree.

Looking at its physique, this is an adult Eye Demon, with a power rating of at least level 55 in human terms. Even at the peak of his previous life, Mo Huang would have faced great peril against such a monstrous creature, let alone now. However, at this moment, Mo Huang finds it difficult to feel any fear, as the Eye Demon before him is truly in a pitiful state.

From a distance, the Araki forest, emanating a faint white halo, exudes a sense of sacred beauty. However, at this moment, it abruptly transforms into a demon, as if brought to life, with countless milky-white tentacle-like branches writhing like snakes, straining with all their might to reach the nearest Araki beside it

The large eye of the Eye Demon can unleash its innate ability, "Corrosive Demon Light". However, at this moment, five deep claw marks are left on the eye of this Eye Demon, and the extent to which its innate ability can be effective remains uncertain

This is an unprecedented symbiotic relationship in the natural world of Earth, evoking admiration and awe.

Erupting tentacles to seize the nutrients of other Araki, allowing oneself to grow taller and larger, and then once again erupting more tentacles to plunder more nutrients, this is a bloody and stark war among the Araki, a pure survival of the fittest and the law of nature.

You have worked hard; it is truly not easy to survive like this. Facing the enemy in such a miserable state, Mo Huang could not help but feel sympathy for it. No wonder it had to migrate from its original forest to here; being disabled to such an extent, it could only try to get by in this new forest.

Some tentacle branches managed to break through the seemingly impenetrable net of barriers, extending into other wild trees. Once they entwined with any branch, it was as if a starving ghost from ten lifetimes fiercely wrapped around it. Simultaneously, the entire tentacle branch lit up, and then it quickly solidified, taking on a hint of brownish color. In contrast, the wild tree that was ensnared suddenly emitted a faint white halo that dimmed slightly, as if its nutrients were being absorbed by the tentacle branch. At such times, the wild beasts living on this wild tree would rush over as if driven mad, recklessly attempting to break the tentacle branch.

It was a gigantic eyeball with a diameter of at least 10 meters, waving several short tentacles atop its head, its entire body enveloped in a flesh-red eyelid, lacking hands and feet, with three pairs of bat-like wings on its back, round and plump, and a slimy tongue flicking back and forth just below the eyelid, its murky black pupil emanating a chilling murderous intent

The towering wild tree that can grow to be the tallest in this nearby area has certainly benefited from the past tree wars in which the wild tree of Mohuang resided, but perhaps due to the relatively short time since this forest's emergence, it has not yet transformed into a tree king

The four tree-top beast kings suddenly stepped forward, roaring fiercely, as if to provoke or demonstrate. However, the one-eyed demon lagged slightly behind; although it still emitted sharp, threatening shrieks, it seemed somewhat insincere. As its large eyelids closed, a glimmer of cunning intelligence shone through.

Two milky-white tentacle-like branches met in mid-air, intertwining with each other, and then, as if milk were being frozen, they rapidly solidified, forming a bizarre passageway in the air

But is this useful ... ... Mo Huang's lips cracked into a cold smile. Beneath the treetops, those savage beasts that had submitted to him had already begun to fight desperately, yet most of them remained entrenched. The reason for this was that Mo Huang, the Beast King of the treetops, had not yet issued his command.

Originally, there should have been three pairs of bat-like wings, but it is unknown which ferocious beast tore away three of them. The remaining three wings are also in poor condition; not only do they leak air from all sides, but even flapping and flying has become extremely laborious. An adult Eye Demon should possess four to nine small eyeballs connected to its tentacles, each with unique abilities capable of emitting rays with different effects. However, at this moment, not a single one of these eyeballs remains. Mo Huang can even see the bite marks left by that ferocious beast from the broken ends of the tentacles.

Standing at the highest point, Mo Huang cast a sweeping glance from beneath his eyes, looking down upon the five treetop beast kings below as if a king had descended from on high

The roars of beasts filled the air, fierce battles raged on, and the dying cries of the beasts were heard everywhere. Countless bizarre and grotesque wild beasts engaged in a bloody war on the desolate trees and in the airways, refusing to give an inch.

Countless wild beasts tread upon the branches of the aerial pathways, rushing madly towards other wild trees, gnawing at the tentacle branches of other wild trees, and defending the tentacle branches of their own wild trees. Their sole purpose is to enable the wild trees they inhabit to extend their tentacle branches to other wild trees.