"I feel the fluctuation of spiritual energy, a very special breath, what are you doing? Meow!"
Ding Ke licked his paws and looked at Xu Le who clenched his fists with a strange expression.
This sudden clenched fist gesture must have some special purpose.
"When it comes to killing people, it's better to be serious." Xu Le smiled.
"Killing people? You don't look very nervous, but you seem to be a little more indifferent than before. Such behavior means that there is no fluctuation in the heart, meow."
Hearing what Ding Ke said, Xu Le also fell silent for a moment.
Has his heart grown cold?
He himself doesn't know if it has changed, but one thing is true, that is, he is no longer so troubled by this kind of killing process.
In the past, to be honest, he still cherished life. Even if some people who had nothing to do with him died too many times, he would have some sad emotions.
But now it's gone, completely gone.
"It's really a bit indifferent."
"Who did you kill? Meow."
"Just killed some bugs."
"It seems...those people are like insects to you, meow."
Ding Ke nuzzled Xu Le, as if to express his comfort.
Xu Le was a little strange:
"Is this a bad state? I feel like I shouldn't be so indifferent."
"This is a normal change. Everyone, or every master, will actually enter this stage. I have also experienced it, meow."
Hearing what Ding Ke said, Xu Le didn't feel like he was bragging about himself. Ding Ke was originally a master.
"Why? Why must there be such a change?"
"Because promotion itself is an improvement in the essence of life. The higher the essence of life of a creature, the greater the difference between it and the ordinary group.
When you are at level 1-3, this gap is not very obvious. At level 4-6, the gap between you and ordinary humans is like the gap between advanced beings and ordinary beings.
I don't use lower life forms to describe human beings because we ourselves are also human beings. This has not changed, but the gap has indeed begun to exist.
Once you reach level 7 and enter legend, that gap becomes an insurmountable gap.
Level 7 creatures, even humans themselves, are indescribable monsters to other ordinary humans and even some low-level transcendent beings.
This is where their legendary name comes from, meow!”
After Ding Ke's explanation, Xu Le somewhat understood, and her statement was reasonable.
"I feel better after hearing you say that..."
"So who did you kill just now? Meow."
Xu Le turned his attention to the soul torch again, which was the former tower.
"On that tree."
"Xu Le, could you be... meow?"
Ding Ke didn't finish his words, but Xu Le nodded.
"Yeah, that's probably what it means."
Ding Ke stared at Xu Le, his eyes rolling, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
"Even Chi Xiao and I can't imagine this kind of thing. You are only level 4, how dare you do this?"
"This kind of thing has nothing to do with level. It's just that I lost something, so now I've gained something else."
Xu Le couldn't say he was very excited, or in other words, it wasn't worth his excitement.
By now, he has become a lot more indifferent.
"Then, I want to go up there and see the scenery, is that okay?"
Xu Le tilted his head:
"Of course, this is your preferential treatment."
…
In the tower, the branches wrapped around the ground moved the corpses of some thugs upwards. These corpses were eventually thrown into the top of the tower and became fuel for the soul furnace.
Their ashes fell directly and became nutrients for the burning tree.
Not far from the tower, Zhou Bi and Jin Mingzhu stood at the door with some respect, and walked towards the tower cautiously.
Just now, the two of them saw with their own eyes a thug being dismembered by the branches of a tower.
There was no warning, he simply died immediately.
This situation was really unexpected for them, especially since they were members of Parliament and had come to the tower 800 times if not 1,000 times.
This is the first time they have seen this situation.
Zhou Bi originally wanted to go up and check it out, but now that he saw this situation, he didn't dare to go in.
His strength is terrible, he can give speeches and so on, but it is simply impossible for him to fight.
"What the hell is going on? Is this tree still alive? How could it attack other people?"
"How do I know this kind of thing?" Jin Mingzhu looked a little impatient when faced with Zhou Bi's question.
But after seeing the situation here, she felt a little excited.
This excitement is very strong, very strong.
Because she could clearly feel the rich power of life and soul wandering in this tree.
Although most of these souls and lives are roaring and wailing, what does it have to do with her Golden Pearl?
As long as it can be confirmed that the tree is not dead, it will be a real win-win for the entire lighthouse and herself.
She won.
"It's alive and well."
"What?" Zhou Bi didn't quite understand.
A tree covered in flames is still alive? How did it survive?
"I don't know much about the Extraordinary End, but since it is still alive, what is its current function?"
"I don't know. I can't even tell what state this tree is in right now. Is it between life or death? It feels so strange..."
While Jin Mingzhu was speaking, there was a sudden vibration under his feet.
Zhou Bi grabbed Jin Mingzhu at a loss:
"Lao Jin, what's going on? Is this tree trying to kill us?"
"You fucking call me Lao Jin again, I'll castrate you." Jin Mingzhu looked fierce, looking like he was about to kill Zhou Bi.
"If you f*ck threaten me again, I will announce your age." Zhou Bi was not ambiguous at all, and threatened him on the contrary.
These two people are Xiacheng District councilors who came from Xiacheng District. Their experiences may not be as grand as those of Xu Le and others, but the degree of twists and turns may not be comparable to even the protagonists of some novels.
Naturally, the outlet becomes dirty as standard.
However, even though they scolded each other, Jin Mingzhu did not let go of Zhou Bi. They had already become solid companions.
"Zhou Bi, hold on to me."
"I'm not holding on..."
Jin Mingzhu pulled Zhou Bi tightly, and the shaking earth showed no intention of stopping, and even began to crack.
"Fuck, what's going on?"
"Stop talking nonsense and run."
Just as Jin Mingzhu was about to run, the ground beneath their feet completely shattered, and a thick root rose from the ground. She and Zhou Bi were also trapped on this root.
"Well……"
"Do you want to jump down? Keep talking, it's getting higher and higher."
As soon as Jin Mingzhu made a move, her steps immediately stopped, and some branches sprouted from the rhizome.
Although there was no obvious attack action yet, Jin Mingzhu had a feeling that if she really took the risk of taking Zhou Bi down now, she would definitely be attacked by these branches.
The best choice now is to stand still. As long as they don't move, these branches shouldn't hurt them.
It's better not to move now.
"Stop moving, these branches don't seem to be attacking us."
"You mean attacking us? Are they conscious?"
"I don't know, but it feels like it's controlled by humans. There's no way to tell now."
The rhizome continued to rise, and then reached a position in the middle of the golden tree, and a thick branch took them away again.
"It feels like I'm riding an elevator..." Zhou Bi was a little panicked at this time.
"What's on top of the golden tree?"
"I feel like it's inappropriate to call this tree a golden tree now. Maybe it's more reasonable to call it a soul tree."
Jin Mingzhu looked at the blue flames burning above her head, and her mood fluctuated abnormally.
She was getting closer and closer to the top of the tree, and she was looking forward to the situation above.
"What could it be……"
Meow!~
A sudden meow disrupted Jin Mingzhu's thoughts. She looked up and saw a black cat lying leisurely on a branch, wagging its tail.
The black cat was eating a piece of small sausage in its mouth. Jin Mingzhu knew this kind of sausage because she also had a cat at home and she had bought similar snacks.
"Ah? Little kitten? Why are you here? Where is your master?"
Jin Mingzhu said hello to the black cat. There was a cat being fed by someone, but it was not attacked by the tree. It was obviously abnormal.
Either this cat is special, or the owner of this cat is special.
Jin Mingzhu knew very well that maybe this was the key point of the matter.
Just when Jin Mingzhu was about to tease the black cat, the black cat's eyes immediately became sharp.
"If you don't want your hand to be knocked off by a branch, then you'd better not come over and touch me, meow!"
Jin Mingzhu:??
Weekly comparison:??
"Did this cat speak just now? Was it warning you?"
Faced with Zhou Bi's questioning, Jin Mingzhu's expression was more or less uneasy. It was indeed a bit embarrassing to be said like this by a little kitten.
But this also proved that her previous judgment was correct, this cat was extraordinary.
And its owner is most likely related to this tree.
"Uh, sorry, I don't mean to offend, I just don't know why this tree brought us here?"
"Someone wants to see you, come with me, meow!"
Ding Ke finished the food in his mouth, turned around, swung his tail, and took the cat's steps to bring the two of them to the canopy of the Soul Tree.
From a distance, Jin Mingzhu and Zhou Bi saw the burning soul fireball.
To this day, there are still a large number of wandering souls that have been extracted and then transported here by this soul tree to become the fuel for the soul fireball.
As a warrior, Jin Mingzhu has very keen senses. The temperature here is a bit low, but she can bear it.
Zhou Bi's condition was even worse. She was shivering and rubbing her hands.
"There is obviously a fire here, why is it so cold?"
"Because the flames here have taken away the vitality and energy, that's why it's so cold."
Jin Mingzhu supported Zhou Bi, and the golden energy flowed into Zhou Bi's body little by little, dissipating some of the coldness.
However, doing so was very physically demanding, and she couldn't hold on for long.
After turning a few corners, crossing several branches, and pushing aside a huge leaf, a voice that was familiar to both Jin Mingzhu and Zhou Bi appeared.
"We haven't seen each other for a while. How are you two?"
Xu Le, who was sitting next to the soul fireball, spread his hands towards the two of them.
Jin Mingzhu's pupils shrank slightly. She felt somewhat unexpected but reasonable about Xu Le standing here.
"I never expected that the person who stayed in the end would be you."
Jin Mingzhu's subtext was that Duo Lei and the others were dead, but Xu Le did not confirm it or mention it.
"The success of everything requires a little luck."
Jin Mingzhu said nothing. Zhou Bi on the side tried his best to overcome the cold, took a few steps forward and praised:
"Brother, when I first saw you, I told you that you were extremely talented and would become a great person in the future. Do you think I was right?"
Zhou Bi was laughing and trembling, which was a bit funny, but Xu Le didn't laugh at him.
Just wave your hand gently to make the burning of the soul fire become slightly smaller.
In this way, the golden energy provided by the Golden Pearl is enough to maintain Zhoubi's body temperature.
But this method is what shocked Jin Mingzhu.
"Have you got the tree under control?"
Xu Le still didn't answer her. He liked Zhou Bi more than Jin Mingzhu. It was just an appreciation between men.
"Brother, be careful, your performance towards the people of Lighthouse during this period has been really impressive.
I originally thought that with a personality like my brother’s, if the golden tree burned down, you would run away immediately, but I didn’t expect that you are quite good at pretending.”
Xu Le's compliment made Zhou Bihaha laugh a few times.
"Do you know how many years I have been waiting for this opportunity? When I emerged from the ditch 20 years ago, I swore to myself that one day I would make the people of Xiacheng District live a better life.
But there was no chance. I waited for three years, three years and three years, and countless three years later, I finally got this opportunity.
How can I leave for the lighthouse?"
Zhou Bi's face was extremely ugly, and he couldn't stand the coldness of the soul fire, but his words were particularly courageous.
Xu Le nodded slightly.
"I have seen what you have done, and compared to those three congressmen who ran away, you have done very well.
Then what happens next..."
Before Xu Le could explain his purpose, Zhou Bi took the lead and said:
"Brother Xu Le, let's talk about the supply of new energy. I think that cheap energy is necessary for the entire lighthouse.
Of course, this matter must be led by you, and the two of us will fully cooperate with you, as long as the price is low enough..."
Zhou Bi knew very clearly that Xu Le was the leader, so he had to lower his stance.
When the survival of the entire lighthouse is at stake, it's really not the time to be arrogant.
He can throw away many things, including his dignity, which was already eaten by dogs when he was in Xiacheng District.
What he wants is simple, low-cost energy.
Cheap enough weapons.
Then, cross the black tide...
Seeing that Xu Le had no reaction, Zhou Bi was always acting carelessly.