Chapter 65

As Zhan Yi saw Xuán Míng's attack, his originally hesitant heart finally became resolute. Although he would become a half-human, half-monster due to the evil energy, he believed that even then, he would still have a bit of conscience. However, the Xuán Míng before him was undoubtedly a pure evil being. With this thought, he no longer controlled the ghostly evil energy within his body, concentrating all the remaining energy in his fists and suddenly struck at the countless strands of the duster and the giant skull.

A loud explosion echoed as the skull burst in front of Zhan Yi, and the duster strands pierced directly into his body. However, at this moment, Zhan Yi did not seem to be in great pain.

His body's meridians began to swell, instantly tearing his clothes to shreds. His body almost doubled in size, reaching over three meters tall, and his eyes emitted a fierce red light, like a demon.

"Ha ha, Xuán Míng, today I will make you die," Zhan Yi roared, suddenly extending his huge hand to grab the fine strands of the duster, then pulling Xuán Míng close.

Xuán Míng, who never expected Zhan Yi to undergo such a transformation, was instantly terrified. However, as Zhan Yi pulled him, he suddenly spat a mouthful of blood onto the duster strands. A red light flashed, forming a huge energy sphere that collided with Zhan Yi's punch as he pulled Xuán Míng close.

A loud explosion echoed, and both were thrown back. Xuán Míng fell to the ground, while Zhan Yi plummeted straight toward the cliff behind him.

As a mist enveloped him, Zhan Yi felt his body as if it were about to burst. He knew this was because both he and Xuán Míng had used their full strength in the attack, and the massive energy backlash had entered his body. However, he was certain that Xuán Míng was in no better condition. So, he laughed, thinking that if he died this way, it would be a good thing, at least he wouldn't be completely consumed by the evil energy.

However, after a while, he did not feel himself hit the ground. Instead, the mist around him gradually thinned, and he saw a strange large tree on the opposite cliff face.

This tree had no leaves, and its branches were particularly sparse, looking as if it were dead. However, the entire tree trunk emitted a grayish glow.

Zhan Yi's heart stirred. Could this tree be some kind of spiritual being? The desire to survive made him quickly pull out the demon-binding silk, recite a spell, and shoot it at the tree, tying the other end to his arm. With a hiss, his arm tightened as the demon-binding silk wrapped around the tree, but the other end also cut into his arm's flesh.

Feeling intense pain, Zhan Yi quickly recited a spell to pull himself to the side of the tree, landing with a thud on the ground.

Next to the tree was a stone platform about a few square meters in size. Sitting on it, Zhan Yi finally felt more comfortable. His body had returned to its original state, and the massive energy backlash seemed to have suppressed the evil energy somewhat. However, his body was extremely weak, and he slowly closed his eyes, falling asleep without realizing it.

In a daze, Zhan Yi suddenly felt the mysterious vortex in his mind activate, emitting a strong golden light. The pain that followed woke him up. Looking up, he saw that two tree trunks as thick as his arms had pierced his legs.

This was too much for Zhan Yi to bear. He quickly grabbed the tree trunks in his legs, trying to move them aside, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't. Meanwhile, the vortex in his mind spun faster, and a massive amount of soul energy began to enter his mind.

Zhan Yi finally understood. The tree that had helped him survive was actually a demon. This discovery almost made him want to kill himself. His luck was truly terrible. He was already filled with evil energy, and if he absorbed the soul energy of this tree, it would likely accelerate the process.

Moreover, on this platform in mid-air, if he really became a half-human, half-monster, he would probably have to spend the rest of his life here. The thought of spending the rest of his life on this few-square-meter platform in the air filled him with despair.

Unfortunately, his entire body was severely injured, and he couldn't even commit suicide. He could only let the mysterious vortex in his mind absorb the soul energy of the tree. The only thing that comforted him was that he had killed the tree demon that had framed him before dying.

The soul energy of the tree demon was continuously absorbed by Zhan Yi, and it gradually began to shrink. Zhan Yi was surprised, but the information in his mind soon turned his sorrow into joy.

It turned out that this strange tree demon was called 'Chaos Original Dragon Tree.' It was originally a yin-yang fruit tree. When the yin-yang fruit ripened, the ancient immortal beast 'Chaos Dragon' came to eat the fruit but encountered a wandering immortal who had come to gather the fruit. A fierce battle ensued, and both were severely injured. The wandering immortal fell to his death in a deep cliff, and the Chaos Dragon died beside the fruit tree.

Later, the corpse and blood of the Chaos Dragon absorbed the essence of the sun and moon and merged with the yin-yang fruit tree, forming a new demon, the Chaos Original Dragon Tree. This demon had been here for over a thousand years but lacked a true soul to transform into a human form and leave. It had waited for Zhan Yi, intending to kill him and take his true soul to help it transform into a human-form demon.

However, after Zhan Yi fell asleep, his innate ability activated, and he absorbed all the soul energy of the tree, turning it into a small shrub containing massive yin-yang chaos energy.

Zhan Yi, receiving this information, looked at the small shrub and saw a fruit. The fruit was clearly divided into black and white, with a yin-yang fish pattern, but the dividing line in the middle was a gray dragon.

Recalling the records of the yin-yang fruit in his mind and looking at the fruit on the small shrub, Zhan Yi knew it must be the yin-yang fruit he had been searching for. However, since it had absorbed the body energy of the Chaos Dragon, it was now called the Chaos Yin-Yang Fruit.

At this moment, Zhan Yi was so moved that he almost cried. The arrangement of fate was truly mysterious. He never expected to find a way to survive in such a desperate situation. Why wait any longer? He plucked the Chaos Yin-Yang Fruit and put it in his mouth, chewing it. The fruit was incredibly sweet and melted instantly, quickly turning into a warm stream that entered Zhan Yi's abdomen.

Soon, Zhan Yi felt a strange energy surge in his body, warm but incredibly thick. The vortex in his mind began to activate, encountering this strange energy as if it were a feast, and started to devour it wildly.

However, this energy absorption caused Zhan Yi extreme pain, as if the vortex in his mind was gnawing at his body. His meridians felt as if they were about to shatter, and his bones began to feel as if they were being crushed.

The pain was unbearable, and Zhan Yi could no longer endure it, shouting, "Ah... ."