Chapter 47

The willow tree was far stronger than anyone could have imagined. A green vortex reached up to the sky, tearing everything apart, even a massive purple giant was reduced to dust.

From the death of the owner of Luo Fu Great Marsh, to Lei Hou being hung, to the destruction of the golden wolf skin treasure, and then the collapse of the giant created by Zi Shan Hou, everything happened in an instant.

"Roar..."

In this process, the divine wolf reacted swiftly. As soon as the owner of Luo Fu Great Marsh was killed, it leaped up and fled, leaving behind a trail of golden afterimages.

Wolves are cunning and sly. It keenly sensed something was wrong, its golden body smashing through stone mountains and destroying forests, reaching its maximum speed as it rushed into the dense forest.

In fact, the moment the golden wolf skin displayed its power and launched an attack, it had already transformed into a golden beam of light and begun to flee in the primitive mountains.

Claimed to be the first sacrificial spirit within a five-thousand-mile radius, its instincts and spiritual senses were extremely powerful. At this moment, it had no strong aura, only a sense of dread, and it dared not stay for a moment.

Although the elders of the Golden Wolf Tribe were powerful and ruled vast territories, they were ultimately not as strong as the divine wolf. Their reaction was slightly slower, and after they realized what was happening, they also hurriedly fled.

"Fire the arrows!"

At the same time, he gave orders for the tribe's strong warriors to intercept, buying him time. Arrows flew in the thousands, breaking through the air with a continuous whistling sound, a dense cloud of iron arrows heading towards the stone village.

However, this was completely useless. The green vortex spread, engulfing all the arrows, which snapped and exploded one by one. This scene stunned everyone, sending chills down their spines. The willow tree was truly terrifying. How could they possibly resist it?

"Whine..."

A tornado howled, like an ancient beast roaring, shaking the entire mountain range. The leader of the Golden Wolf Tribe let out a loud cry, his body involuntarily flying backward toward the eye of the storm.

"No!" He screamed in terror. If he entered, he would surely die. No matter how great his abilities, he could not withstand the willow tree's attack.

"Swish"

A golden light shot up, the waves like a rising tide, extremely shocking. The brilliance was so dazzling that it made people tremble, like a golden sun exploding, cleaving toward the tornado.

"An ancestral artifact!"

"The leader brought the ancestral artifact!"

The people of the Golden Wolf Tribe shouted in surprise, then with excitement, hoping to break through the tornado and injure the willow tree.

However, just as they began to get excited, everything changed. When the golden beam of light met the green vortex, it slipped out of the control of the Golden Wolf Tribe's leader, its luster dimming as it fled.

"Ah..."

The leader of the Golden Wolf Tribe let out a scream, his body breaking into pieces, blood mist rising, and he was reduced to blood mud in the tornado, ceasing to exist.

Everyone was terrified.

"Snap"

The ancestral artifact that had escaped fell in front of the Golden Wolf Tribe's people. It was a dagger, a foot long, flowing with golden luster. Its runes had dimmed after encountering the green vortex, but it had managed to escape.

Upon closer inspection, it was made from a golden beast's tooth, containing a mysterious and intimidating power. The strong warriors of the Golden Wolf Tribe trembled, an elder trembling as he picked it up, his heart bleeding. He never thought that even this could not withstand the willow tree.

This was not a tooth shed by the tribe's sacrificial spirit, but from an ancient kingdom.

In the past, before the Golden Wolf Tribe migrated, they had to pay tribute to an ancient kingdom every year. Their ancestors had performed great deeds there and were granted a treasure—the wolf tooth dagger.

At that time, the Golden Wolf Tribe was extremely powerful and glorious. Later, it gradually declined, and after a long time, a branch migrated here, forming the current tribe.

This treasure had fallen into their hands.

The wolf tooth dagger was a tooth shed by a sacrificial spirit of the ancient kingdom. Although the innate divine essence had been taken by the ancient kingdom, even so, its power as a treasure was unimaginable. Now, it could not resist the willow tree and returned with a dim luster.

"Zi Shan Hou has also fled!"

Only then did people realize that Zi Shan Hou, the strongest within a five-thousand-mile radius, had already transformed into a purple sun and fled into the primitive mountains.

He had fled at the same time as the golden wolf, leaving behind a treasure to emit light and form a human body, taking his place in death.

The willow branch, after sweeping all around, only managed to pierce this treasure, absorbing its divine essence, and did not pursue the strongest.

The towering tornado shrank and quickly disappeared, restoring calm. The attacks of the four great powers were all thwarted, instilling deep fear in the hearts of the mighty.

The four tribes fell silent. They had come with great fanfare, but only one of the four leaders had escaped, the others either killed or hung. This was a resounding slap in the face.

They believed they ruled this land, unbeatable, and every time they went out, they commanded the various tribes. They had come here boasting of leveling the stone village, but this was the result.

Looking back now, their arrogance and plans to exterminate the tribe had become a joke. In the face of this terrifying willow tree, they were nothing.

Now, the strong warriors of the four tribes were shocked, fearful, and angry, their complex emotions deepened by the death of their leaders. This humiliation made them both afraid and furious, clenching their fists.

"My father cannot die in vain; we must demand an explanation!" A strong young man from the Golden Wolf Tribe roared, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Young Lord, calm down. We cannot resist that demonic willow. No matter how many people we send, they will die. Even the leader has fallen."

"The wolf tooth dagger fell here, and the demonic willow did not pursue. I speculate that it can only extend about a mile and cannot reach further." The young man said coldly, his eyes moving as he prepared to make plans.

Everyone was stunned by his words.

"Bang"

At this moment, Lei Hou, hanging from the willow tree, finally exhausted his energy and could no longer summon lightning. His body withered and fell to the ground like a broken teapot, shattering into pieces.

"Ah..."

Many people from the Lei Tribe howled in shock and grief, their eyes red with anger, ready to fight to the death and launch a major battle.

"I, Luo Fu Great Marsh, will not back down. Since it cannot attack here, we will set fire to this stone village from a distance and cleanse it in blood!" A member of the Jiao Tribe shouted, their leader having died here, the enmity too great.

Only the Zi Shan lineage remained silent, as Zi Shan Hou had fled.

"Fall back, launch a probing attack!"

The people of Luo Fu Great Marsh, the Golden Wolf Tribe, and the Lei Tribe retreated to five miles away, leaving some behind to draw their bows and shoot flaming arrows at the stone village.

These were all powerful archers, their aim steady, all arrows concentrated on the stone village.

Indeed, at this distance, the willow branch did not attack. A faint glow enveloped the entire village, shattering all the arrows and preventing them from entering.

A fire raged outside the village, burning fiercely, but it could not spread inside.

"It's not working." Everyone sighed, feeling some fear.

"Surround this place. The people of this village cannot enter or leave, and they cannot hunt. They will starve to death eventually!" The young leader of the Golden Wolf Tribe growled.

"Young Lord, we should retreat. Otherwise, we will face the destruction of our tribe." Someone advised.

In fact, the strong warriors of the four tribes were all afraid, most wishing to flee immediately and not stay a moment longer. However, the children and uncles of the leaders, who held power, were red-eyed and irrational, determined to seek revenge.

"I, Luo Fu Great Marsh, will not back down. We must avenge our brother and starve these mountain people to death!" The younger brother of the leader of Luo Fu Great Marsh roared.

The Jiao Tribe was terrified and unwilling, with some standing up to oppose.

"Knowing we will die, we still have to fight. We cannot do it. That is your brother; you can seek revenge, but we do not want to die in vain!"

"What are you saying? Our leader just died, and you do not want to avenge him. Are you still the brave men of Luo Fu Great Marsh?"

In an instant, Luo Fu Great Marsh was on the verge of a riot, almost breaking into internal conflict.

The same situation occurred in the Lei Tribe and the Golden Wolf Tribe. No one wanted to die, all wanting to stay away from that demonic willow tree.

In the end, some fled, while others obeyed orders, surrounding the stone village and preparing to cut off their food supply.

"Roar..."

The golden divine wolf rushed back, coming straight to the young leader of the Golden Wolf Tribe, slapping him away and then biting the treasure—the wolf tooth dagger—and turning to run, transforming into a golden beam of light and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Everyone was stunned, then screamed in shock.

"Young Lord, retreat quickly. This is an ominous sign. The sacrificial spirit has abandoned us and even taken our ancestral artifact!" An elder shouted in terror.

Not only their tribe, but also the people of Luo Fu Great Marsh and the Lei Tribe were terrified, all thinking of retreating. As for the Zi Shan lineage, they had already begun to flee, clearly following Zi Shan Hou's orders, not wanting to continue the fight.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, the willow branch moved again, this time with a much brighter light, extending to four or five miles in an instant. It swung powerfully, cutting through stone mountains, the peaks sliding down with a rumble, and the forests being flattened.

The young leader of the Golden Wolf Tribe screamed as his head flew off. Many of the tribe's members who insisted on fighting were cut in half, their bodies falling in a pile, blood splattering.

Then, the same happened to Luo Fu Great Marsh and the Jiao Tribe, many powerful figures being killed, their heads flying off, leaving a trail of blood.

These people were filled with extreme fear and regret in their final moments, realizing that the willow tree could indeed reach this far, it had just chosen not to before.

"Thud," "Thud"...

After killing the main figures, the willow tree did not massacre, but attacked the scaled horses, strange beasts, and other mounts, piercing one after another with the willow branch, stringing them together.

In the end, hundreds of mounts, including scaled horses, unicorns, and moon rhinos, were strung on the willow branch and dragged back to the stone village. This time, it did not absorb their life essence, but simply threw them onto the streets.

"Run!"

The strong warriors of the four tribes fled in terror, not daring to stay any longer.

The people of the stone village were stunned, the willow tree too powerful.

After a long time, Shi Linhu and others came to their senses, feeling immense pain. "These are unicorns, capable of traveling ten thousand miles a day. They are rare treasures."

"There are also several feather tigers here, rare strange beasts!" An elder exclaimed.

The villagers revered the willow tree, sincerely worshiping it. It had protected the stone village, and everyone called it the Willow God, praying devoutly.

Suddenly, a divine thought sounded, saying, "This is food. Prepare adequately, a great disaster is coming."

"Who?" Everyone was startled.

"It's the sacrificial spirit, our guardian Willow God is speaking." Little Bao opened his eyes wide, shining brightly, staring at the charred willow tree in surprise.

Seeing someone calculate the perimeter of a five-thousand-mile radius, saying it was only 130 miles, everyone was stunned. This was an estimate, not an exact value. The book describes a five-thousand-mile radius, meaning a radius or side length of five thousand miles, a vast area larger than the landmass of Earth.