Chapter 994
The Power of the Sacred Tree
The power generated by this strike was terrifying!
The entire planet Vika seemed to be showing signs of collapse.
At that moment, an energy barrier lit up deep within Vika.
This barrier blocked the energy fluctuations generated by the giant hand, preventing the already crumbling Vika Star from collapsing completely.
An eighth-tier powerhouse is a terrifying existence capable of shattering stars and breaking through star fields!
If such a powerful being were not restricted in his actions, the aftershocks of the battle alone would be something Vika Star could not withstand.
Chen Feng remained calm in the face of the large hand that was rushing towards him.
He casually threw a punch, then fled into the starry sky without looking back.
Chen Feng's punch did not create any power, but the giant hand that pounced from the sky was as if it had been hit by a meteorite, and a hole was instantly blasted out from its center.
A muffled groan sounded from afar.
The large hand also began to retract at an extremely fast speed.
All of this happened too fast. From the appearance of the giant hand to Chen Feng's departure, only a few breaths had passed.
At that moment, a withered old man with a cold face appeared in the air.
The old man stared in the direction Chen Feng had left, his expression grave.
Blue blood was flowing continuously from his right hand, indicating that he was injured.
At this moment, Chalun and other seventh-tier powerhouses from the Vika civilization also arrived before the old man, and all of them bowed respectfully to him.
"Greetings, Ancestor!"
In fact, they had arrived long ago, but because the newcomer was too powerful, they didn't even have the right to intervene.
The group of people were utterly shocked at that moment.
The opponent injured their ancestor with just one punch; what terrifying strength!
The old man glanced at Chalun and the others, and said in a deep voice:
"This person's strength is at least at the peak of the eighth rank; I am no match for him!"
Chalun said, "It's good that you're alright, Ancestor. It's good that the man only took the sacred tree and left."
The loss of the sacred tree caused Chalun some heartache, but the fact that his ancestor was unharmed was the best possible outcome.
The person who made the move was clearly much stronger than their ancestor.
"I wonder who this person is." The ancestor of the Vika civilization fell into deep thought.
Within the Orion Arm, he knew all the eighth-tier powerhouses except those from the Crimson Cloud Empire. There were only a few of them, and they were all old monsters who were half-dead and not worth making a move against.
The other party was clearly not from the Crimson Cloud Empire.
If they were from the Crimson Cloud Empire, they wouldn't need to come and steal the Sacred Tree; they could just send someone to take it.
Just then, the space above their heads suddenly became illusory.
Immediately afterwards, three figures appeared in the sky.
The leader was none other than Sauron, one of the five chief executives of the empire.
Beside him were Los and another executive officer.
Upon seeing these three people appear, the people of the Vika civilization were all startled and immediately bowed in greeting:
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
Even the ancestor of the Vika civilization bowed respectfully. Although he was also an eighth-order being, he was nothing in front of Soren, who was at the peak of the eighth-order.
The Vika civilization was not surprised that people from the Crimson Cloud Empire would appear.
Today, the various subordinate civilizations all have probes installed by the Empire.
Once fluctuations are detected in the battle between eighth-tier powerhouses, the imperial central government will receive the news.
What they didn't expect was that the person who came would be Soren, the CEO.
Thorin looked at the ancestor of the Vika civilization and asked:
"Tell me, what happened?"
Upon hearing this, the patriarch of the Vika civilization immediately recounted what had happened.
However, it didn't mention the sacred tree; it only said that the mysterious powerful figure who appeared stole some of the Vika civilization's resources and treasures.
The Sacred Tree is something the Crimson Cloud Empire is also searching for. If they find out that the Vika civilization is hiding the Sacred Tree, then they will be in trouble.
After listening to the words of the Vika civilization's ancestor, Soren gave him a deep look, but said nothing. Instead, he turned to Los beside him and said:
"Let's go, they shouldn't have gone far."
After saying that, the three of them disappeared from the spot.
Watching the group leave, everyone from the Vika civilization breathed a sigh of relief. Charen spoke up:
"Ancestor, why would the Empire send Sauron here? Hasn't he been protecting the Führer all along?"
The ancestor of the Vika civilization shook his head:
"I don't know, but it should be related to the interstellar travelers who appeared in that star system last time."
Soren was immediately startled: "You mean, the one who attacked us this time was that interstellar traveler?"
Other civilizations may not know about the interstellar travelers, but the Vika civilization has many connections within the Empire and naturally knows about the battle between the interstellar travelers and Los.
"This is just my guess. Apart from that interstellar traveler, I doubt anyone in the Orion Arm has that kind of ability."
Chalun then asked, "Then why did he come to seize the sacred tree?"
However, before Chalun could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the ancestor of the Vika civilization:
"Shut up! From today onwards, you are not allowed to mention the sacred tree again."
Although Soren and the others had already left, he knew how terrifying a peak eighth-tier expert was. If the other party had left a wisp of their consciousness here, they could have heard their conversation.
Chalun seemed to realize something as well, and immediately shut his mouth, not daring to say anything more.
Beyond Vika.
Soth and the other two have already arrived here.
Los said, "The one who made the move must be that interstellar traveler. That residual energy fluctuation is his stellar energy!"
Another executive officer exclaimed in surprise:
"How did he get here? The last time he appeared was thousands of light-years away."
The last time they met was thousands of light-years away.
Los said in a deep voice, "It cannot be ruled out that the other party possesses dimension-related technology."
At this moment, Soren spoke:
"Haven't others done this before? Have you forgotten about Chen Feng?"
Upon hearing the name Chen Feng, both Los and the other executive were taken aback.
They were naturally familiar with this name.
They obtained information about Chen Feng after they destroyed the Moro tribe. They had even made contact with him a few times before, but he always managed to escape.
Moreover, Chen Feng did indeed possess the means to mysteriously disappear.
Los shook his head: "It's unlikely to be the same person. Although Chen Feng is mysterious, his strength is only at the seventh level, while that interstellar traveler is already at the top level of the eighth level."
The person next to him nodded in agreement with Los's point of view.
Soren didn't dwell on the matter any further, but said, "He shouldn't have gone too far. Let's search this area of the star system."
Los and the other executive nodded, then followed Sauron toward the distant starry sky.
In a starry sky, Chen Feng was speeding along in a warp-engined warship.
The direction he was heading was precisely where the Blackrock Civilization fleet was located.
With his strength, killing the ancestor of the Vika civilization wouldn't be a problem, but he didn't stay in the Vika civilization for long. He had already learned this from the Black Rock civilization's database.
These affiliated civilizations of the Crimson Cloud Empire all possess detectors from the Crimson Cloud Empire. Once they detect fluctuations in the battle between eighth-tier powerhouses, the powerhouses of the Crimson Cloud Empire will immediately come to their aid.
To be on the safe side, he decisively chose to leave after obtaining the sacred tree.
After all, he couldn't use the scroll's teleportation ability in this galaxy.
On the way, the voice of the sacred tree echoed in Chen Feng's mind:
"I never imagined your strength had grown to this level."
The Sacred Tree had witnessed Chen Feng's attack and was shocked by his strength.
It should be noted that when Chen Feng first came to the Moro Star Region, he had only just reached the seventh rank. Yet, in such a short time, he has already achieved a level of strength that is not weak even among those at the eighth rank.
Chen Feng asked, "What are your plans next, fellow Daoist?"
He wanted to test the Sacred Tree's attitude first. If it was unwilling to pledge allegiance to him later, he wouldn't mind keeping the Sacred Tree locked in the secret chamber.
The sacred tree remained silent for a moment, then said:
"Since you rescued me, I will naturally follow you from now on. I just hope you will treat my family and clan well."
The Sacred Tree wasn't stupid. Chen Feng couldn't have come to her because the Moro Clan had come to rescue her; he must have had some ulterior motive.
Moreover, she has no choice but to follow Chen Feng now, since her clan and relatives are with him.
Without the presence of her own clan, her own power would be continuously weakened.
Seeing that the sacred tree was so sensible, Chen Feng also smiled:
"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, the Moro Clan will be under my protection from now on. In addition, I will also allocate a separate territory within the star system for them."
Chen Feng planned to release the Moro people after returning home and stop treating them as blood slaves.
After all, the sacred tree has pledged its allegiance to them, so it would be unreasonable to treat the Moro race as blood slaves.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist," the Sacred Tree replied.
Chen Feng seemed to have thought of something, and then suddenly asked:
"Fellow Daoist, I've heard that you possess the ability to help people quickly comprehend the laws and the evolution of life. Could you tell me more about it?"
He had heard the Moro Clan talk about the Sacred Tree's abilities before, and the fact that even the Crimson Cloud Empire was searching for it was enough to demonstrate its value.
The sacred tree said:
"I can indeed enable living beings to quickly comprehend the laws of the universe, but this has limitations; they must not possess more than five laws of their own."
The sacred tree began to explain its abilities to Chen Feng in detail.
The reason why the sacred tree can help living beings quickly comprehend the laws is because of its own special characteristics.
According to the sacred tree, she was a being born when the Orion Arm was just formed.
This characteristic makes her very much in tune with the essence of the universe. As long as living beings comprehend the laws under her tree, they can see through the essence of the laws from a special perspective and thus quickly comprehend them.
However, this is not unlimited. Each living being can only experience this five times in their lifetime. After five times, they can no longer enter that special perspective.
This is just one of the sacred tree's abilities; its most crucial ability is to bear sacred fruit.
Every so often, the sacred tree will produce sacred fruit, and any living being that consumes this sacred fruit can directly evolve.
Moreover, this evolution is not just about the physical body; even the soul can rapidly grow stronger, and even eighth-tier powerhouses can benefit from it.
The formation of the sacred fruit is related to the Moro clan.
The Moro race is a race that was conceived from the birth of the Sacred Tree, and the number of Moro is related to the growth of the Sacred Tree.
The more Moro people there are, the more sacred fruits the sacred tree will bear.
After hearing the sacred tree's explanation, Chen Feng was also surprised.
No wonder the Crimson Cloud Empire has been searching for this sacred tree.
Improving the speed of comprehending the laws is secondary; the most crucial thing is probably this sacred fruit.
A spiritual object that can even affect an eighth-tier powerhouse—this is a treasure that is hard to find even in the world of paintings.
The sacred tree spoke, saying, "My physical body is currently injured and needs some time to recover. It's already difficult for me to help people comprehend the laws, and the sacred fruit cannot be conceived at present due to the large number of deaths among my people."
Chen Feng nodded: "It's alright, no rush. I'll help you recover when we get back."
Chen Feng had no intention of using the power of the sacred tree to help him improve his strength right now.
We can only help restore the sacred tree after we return to the solar system.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist."
The sacred tree expressed its gratitude.
At this time, the warship sailed to the vicinity of the Golden Rainbow Constellation. Chen Feng then put away the warship and took the Sacred Tree directly into the Golden Rainbow Star.
With his concealment skills, it would be almost impossible for the cultivators on the Golden Rainbow Throne to find him.
Before long, he returned to the warship where the Blackrock Civilization was located.
The sacred tree was clearly somewhat surprised by this:
Why have you come here?
Chen Feng did not hide anything and immediately recounted how he had concealed his identity and controlled the Black Rock Civilization.
After listening, the Sacred Tree exclaimed, "You really have a lot of nerve, daring to impersonate an executive officer of the Crimson Cloud Empire."
The Sacred Tree knows how terrifying the Crimson Cloud Empire is.
Back then, she could only flee from the Crimson Cloud Empire. If she hadn't had some means of survival, she would have been captured.
Chen Feng asked, "What else can we do? The Crimson Cloud Empire will discover the existence of the Solar System sooner or later. If I don't make preparations in advance, the Solar System will have no way to fight back when we face the Crimson Cloud Empire."
The Sacred Tree nodded: "That's true, but you should still be careful. Although you are very strong, I can sense that you are not a true eighth-tier expert. You can handle ordinary eighth-tier experts, but you would be in danger if you encountered the CEO of the Empire."
Chen Feng had naturally heard of the Empire's CEO, but he didn't know much about him. He asked, "How much do you know about CEOs?"
The Sacred Tree remained silent for a moment before speaking: "They are very strong! They are the closest to the ninth rank, and each of them has almost reached the limit that living beings can reach. As far as I know, each of these CEOs has mastered the power of a world the size of several thousand star systems."
"In addition, almost all CEOs have touched upon the essence of the universe and possess special abilities."
Hearing this, Chen Feng's expression also turned serious.
To control the power of thousands of star systems is indeed a terrifying number.
It should be noted that even the Celestial Venerable of the Xuanhuang Realm only controls a portion of the world's power, and the Xuanhuang Realm is so small that it probably doesn't even qualify as a star system.
It's easy to imagine just how terrifying the CEO of the Crimson Cloud Empire is.
As if he had thought of something, Chen Feng asked:
"You just mentioned the ninth rank. Does the Crimson Cloud Empire have ninth-rank experts?"
The ninth rank should be a level above the Heavenly Venerable, and Chen Feng was very curious about it.
The sacred tree replied:
"I don't know if the Crimson Cloud Empire has any ninth-tier experts, but according to my inherited memories, there are indeed ninth-tier experts in the universe. I don't know the specifics of what they are like."
Although the Sacred Tree was born at the beginning of the Orion Arm, it is not without a lifespan.
However, once its lifespan reaches its end, the sacred tree can be reborn and awaken a new consciousness.
This new consciousness will inherit the memories of the previous generation of the sacred tree, and the current sacred tree is no longer the original sacred tree.
Chen Feng nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
The ninth rank was still too far away for him; he hadn't even figured out the eighth rank yet. (End of Chapter)