[501] Things Have Come to This—Enhance First!

Hymn of the Eternal End! Xielina immediately aimed upward, firing a terrifyingly vast beam of light. Yet when the light beam struck the World Tree God, it was blocked. It was not that the World Tree God had actively defended itself; its foot simply happened to be in the way. The sole of its foot—formed of thick, heavy roots overflowing with the power of life—easily blocked Hymn of the Eternal End. Feeling an itch on the sole of its foot, the World Tree God let out a cold snort and stomped down hard against the ground. Terrifying force surged directly underground, and the water Yu Xian had transmuted instantly became the medium conducting this power. Xielina took the brunt of the shock. The moment the aftershock swept through her, both of her arms instantly shattered into dust. Fortunately, Yu Xian reacted quickly and sealed her away with the chains, saving her from being killed in a single blow. Boom! The earth trembled violently. Even sheltered within the Book of Sealing, Yu Xian could feel that horrifying might. *Could the World Tree God be right above us?* Yu Xian drew a sharp breath of cold air, a suspicion rising in his mind. Those Great Tree King Spawns certainly didn't possess such immense power. He hadn't fled because he couldn't beat a Great Tree King Spawn—if it were a single one, he was confident he could slay it. Even against ten Great Tree King Spawns, he still had the confidence to fight. Against tens of thousands of Great Tree King Spawns, however, he could only avoid their edge and run for his life. Therefore, he was certain that the attack just now had definitely not come from a Great Tree King Spawn. If not from them, then the World Tree God was a very reasonable guess. Speaking of which, even at this very moment, Yu Xian still had no clue what was actually happening. He knew nothing about Wufentang and Jasmine Bladeflower, nor did he know what harrowing trials those two monsters had endured just to send information about him back to the Class Hunter Society. Because of that, he still assumed this might just be some in-game event. The World Tree God was probably the big event boss, and defeating it would yield astronomical rewards. Since he couldn't escape anyway, Yu Xian simply decided not to bother running. He even began calculating that once other class-holders arrived to raid the boss, he could take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Just then, the surrounding roots slowly constricted. They then began shifting slowly upward, like a fishing net hauling netted fish toward the shore. Yu Xian frowned. Although he had confidence in the Book of Sealing—the thing seemed to be a rule-based creation, and he hadn't yet found a way to destroy it—it paid to be wary of every possibility. What if the World Tree God had a way to destroy the Book of Sealing? Wouldn't he be in grave danger then? He didn't like pinning his hopes on vague uncertainties, and besides, there was no time left. "Death Emperor, is there any way to instantly enter the Avici Hell?" Yu Xian asked after some thought, addressing the Death Emperor sealed on another page of the book. The Death Emperor replied, "There is one way. If you tear off all the Talismans of Death on my body, I will instantly return to the Avici Hell. However... once you enter the Avici Hell, you will never be able to leave." "Then how did you leave?" Yu Xian asked with a smile. The Death Emperor paused. It had been born in the Avici Hell and had only left because of Yu Xian's summoning. "Since I was able to bring you out once, I can definitely bring you out a second time. Right now, our only hope rests on you," Yu Xian said solemnly. Xielina's full-power strike hadn't even managed to scratch the World Tree God. Yu Xian didn't believe they had any way of dealing with this adversary. Chances were that even if they threw every method they had at the World Tree God, it would amount to little more than scratching an itch. "Very well!" After a moment's contemplation, the Death Emperor agreed. In the next instant, Yu Xian released the Death Emperor. The moment the Death Emperor appeared, the World Tree God above furrowed its brow slightly. Its body was immediately engulfed in green light, radiating immense vitality that even altered the surrounding terrain. Wherever the green radiance shone, flowers and grass grew wildly, and the Great Tree King Spawns began a secondary growth, their heights shooting upward without pause. Originally, the Great Tree King Spawns were only four meters tall, but bathed in the green light, they grew to seven or eight meters. Those closer even swelled past ten meters. Underground, the Death Emperor tore off the Talismans of Death from its body one after another. It didn't let the talismans go to waste either; as soon as it ripped them away, it hurled them at the surrounding roots. Unfortunately, the roots were protected by a thick layer of green radiance, preventing the Talismans of Death from ever touching the roots themselves. Moreover, the power of the Talismans of Death clearly conflicted with the green light; upon contact with the radiance, the talismans melted away like snow. When the Death Emperor tore away the very last talisman, the death qi sealed beneath its bandages erupted in an instant. The bandages were blown apart by the death qi, revealing a shadowy humanoid silhouette amidst the black vapor. "What a hideous existence." The World Tree God's voice echoed, followed immediately by a beam of green light blasting toward the Death Emperor. Facing the oncoming green light, the Death Emperor shoved the Book of Sealing directly into its abdomen, then calmly accepted the impact of the green ray. The tier of this green light was exceptionally high. Even the death sealed by the Death Seal couldn't withstand its assault. *Am I going to die?* Feeling its body gradually melting away in the green light, the Death Emperor was momentarily startled, but then accepted it with composure. Yet just as it prepared to embrace death, an iron chain extended from its abdomen and dragged it inward. After a twist of space, its body completely vanished. Only when the Death Emperor disappeared did the World Tree God realize that the Book of Sealing was gone as well. The death qi that had erupted from the Death Emperor moments earlier had been so intense that it had severely interfered with its perception. Discovering that the Book of Sealing had vanished, the World Tree God froze on the spot. A full minute passed before its body began to tremble, and finally it threw its head back and unleashed a horrifying roar toward the sky. Countless mountain ranges in the surroundings collapsed under that single roar. The entire low-level zone sank by a full ten meters. ... ... Avici Hell. A single Book of Sealing floated quietly in the void. This forsaken place had no up, down, left, or right, no boundaries, and not a trace of matter. After a moment, the Death Emperor appeared completely bare, radiating a thick miasma of death qi. A moment later, as if the Avici Hell sensed the return of its own spawn, countless bandages materialized out of thin air, swiftly wrapping around the Death Emperor once more before sheets of Talismans of Death emerged and plastered every inch of its body. A short while later, once the death qi had completely dispersed, Yu Xian finally stepped out from the Book of Sealing. The moment he emerged, a wave of intense discomfort hit him. The sensation was even emptier than outer space: neither up nor down, neither left nor right, devoid of the flow of time, unable to perceive anything outside. There was no light, no air, no earth. Yu Xian hurriedly activated Chaos Protection to create an air barrier around himself, finally allowing him to breathe. "So this is the Avici Hell? Truly hellish indeed." After catching his breath for a good while, Yu Xian took in their surroundings and spoke to the Death Emperor. In truth, he couldn't see a single thing. He was only able to pinpoint the Death Emperor's position because it was his summoned beast; otherwise, without a single reference point, he would have gone mad in this godforsaken place before long. "How should we leave now?" the Death Emperor asked, looking at Yu Xian. Yu Xian stroked his chin, then pulled out a summoned beast enhancement stone and smiled. "Things have already come to this—how about we try enhancing first?"