The huge blue bird quickly approached the giant tree carrying the two of them.
It is too huge, like the backbone of this continent. Clouds and mist are floating in the middle of the tree, and the endless branches stretch to the end of the infinite field of vision. It is an extremely mysterious scene.
Cheng Lin remembered that when he first looked down at the planet from a high altitude, he had witnessed the entire process of this giant tree growing from a slender tree to something like this. Thinking about it now, that scene of growth accompanied the growth of the planet, and there were probably hundreds of thousands of people growing up.
Years long.
Perhaps, it is the first life born on this planet.
It used to be the source of life, but now, it is as black as ink, and the branches holding up the sky and the earth are like devil's claws, ferociously probing into the depths of the blue sky.
"Perhaps its branches have reached out of the atmosphere and entered the universe."
This strange idea suddenly appeared in Cheng Lin's mind.
He wanted to seek confirmation, but after looking at Ellu beside him, he shook his head and gave up the idea.
"That is the World Tree, the source of the birth of the elves."
Ellu stood up at some point and said with an extremely complicated expression.
At this moment, the ground beneath their feet was already the royal capital of the royal court.
However, just like the old capital, this place has become lifeless.
Entering the royal capital, this means that they are close to the true body of the World Tree.
"I can't get in from the front, and the violet tree species can't resist the erosion of the central area."
Ai Lu stood in the wind. She had covered up her tears and arranged her priest's robe neatly and elegantly.
After flying from the old capital, she seemed to have gained some kind of growth.
Now, I am trying to be like a real priest.
"Is the erosion in front more serious?" Cheng Lin wondered.
Ellu explained: "Yes, according to the intelligence we have summarized, once you enter a specific range around the World Tree, the erosion power will increase dozens of times."
"It's like stepping into a special realm. You will see countless terrifying scenes and face all kinds of terrifying enemies that are difficult to resist. Once you enter, it is almost impossible to escape."
Cheng Lin looked at her: "Since it is difficult to come out once you enter, how did you get this information?"
"It's the Elf King." Speaking of this, Ai Lu showed a sad look. "The last Elf King tried to go to the inside of the World Tree alone to find the cause of the erosion. Unfortunately, even with his great elf's strength, he failed.
But he returned seriously injured, and this precious information was narrated by him."
"Is that so? Then you just wait here and I'll go in and take a look." Cheng Lin said.
"Yes." Ellu nodded obediently, controlled the blue bird to circle twice, and landed on a withered yellow branch.
Cheng Lin, on the other hand, jumped slightly and flew deeper with the "Journeyman" effect.
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The closer he got to the World Tree, the more Cheng Lin felt the coolness.
The originally bright sky gradually dimmed, and the sunlight was blocked by the tree crowns. The infinite tree trunks were like a self-contained world. Cheng Lin suddenly had a strange feeling, as if he was a mosquito flying towards a giant.
"Unfortunately, this giant is already terminally ill, and may only have his last breath left before death."
Cheng Lin murmured to himself.
He moved forward with the wind, and suddenly he saw a thick black and gray fog filling the front.
It was like a fog barrier in a primeval forest, surrounding the boundless giant trees.
"This fog range is probably the special area that Ellu mentioned."
Cheng Lin realized this.
If we continue to move forward, the erosion will increase, and it seems that we will see some terrifying enemies.
However, he was not nervous at all. "Erosion" would not harm him in any way. As for the terrifying enemy, he really wanted to see it.
With his eyes flickering, Cheng Lin controlled his speed and landed on a huge branch.
It is said to be a "branch", but its width is equivalent to a large square, and its length is as long as a railway.
His feet landed on the ground without any sway. The tree trunks here had withered from dry yellow to pitch black. Cheng Lin curiously bent down and knocked on the floor. No sound was made. The wooden floor turned out to be as hard as stone.
Squatting down, he took the "Silver Moon Cane" in his right hand and tapped it, and then it made a "tuk-tuk" sound.
“Interesting experience.”
he thinks.
After getting up and thinking for a moment, Cheng Lin inserted his cane diagonally into his belt with his backhand. With his hands free, he put them in his pockets and walked leisurely along the branch into the thick fog ahead.
He was not going to use the "Silver Moon Cane" anymore. Bug items like this could be used to complete tasks, but after actually experiencing it, it was a bit boring. After all, it was an illusory power, not reality.
Walking in this place, loneliness and coldness quickly filled the air.
The light was dim and dark, and there was dead silence all around. Except for the sound of wind, some unknown whistling, and my own slow footsteps and heartbeat, it seemed that there was no other noise in the world.
Every branch here was like a tall building, dark and ferocious, like a ghost claw reaching towards him.
Cheng Lin looked at all this with great interest, slowly crossing the invisible dividing line at a constant pace and entering the thick fog.
far away.
Ellu, who was lying on the back of the huge blue bird, looked forward with wide eyes. She could no longer see anything from this distance, but she could still judge Cheng Lin's progress through the rolling clouds and mist.
When she saw a "whirlpool"-like shape emerging from the shadow of the trees in front of her, she couldn't help but clasped her hands together in front of her and began to pray for Cheng Lin in a low voice.
Although Cheng Lin is a powerful "evil god", since neither Moonlight nor the Forest Goddess is willing to take action to deal with the erosion, in Ellu's view, it most likely means that the great danger existing in the body of the World Tree will also make the gods troublesome.
"Will he really succeed?"
This thought arose in Ellu's mind.
After a moment, she closed her eyes and looked up to the sky with piety. All the distracting thoughts in her mind were eliminated, leaving only one voice, which was the promise Cheng Lin had made to her before:
"certainly."
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"Woooo..."
Stepping in, Cheng Lin vaguely felt as if he had passed through a "membrane" and his body felt slightly chilled, as if he had stepped outside at midnight in late autumn.
The sound of the wind in my ears suddenly changed to a strange and cold tone.
That sound of wind was like the whimpering of a ghost, with an unsettling smell.
"kindness?"
He blinked and looked carefully at the world in the thick fog.
At some point, the sky turned dark red.
Like a splash of blood, large shadows of dark red and pitch black were like substance, coming out of the thick fog rolling in the sky, barely illuminating the field of vision.
The ground underfoot was no longer dry and dark, but became damp and covered with hideous scars.
Cheng Lin clearly saw that he was stepping on a wound that was dozens of meters long. It was like the skin had been cut open. Inside the hideous opening, there was light red tissue like muscle squirming.
Use your toes to grind it hard, and a large amount of "blood" will be squeezed out of it.
"This is..." Cheng Lin's eyes moved, thinking that it was just like Ailu said, once he entered it, it was like stepping into another mysterious realm.
Different space?
The other side of the world?
Or something else?
He was thinking wildly for a while.
At this time, he suddenly heard a "rustling" sound in the distance, as if something was shuttling through the dense forest.
After that, there was another muffled sound, like a beast running.
Then there was an ear-piercing scream floating in the wind.
Thick fog suddenly rolled in around his feet. He glanced around and found that in those dark corners, densely packed white bones were hanging on the tiny branches.
Some of those bones were obviously beasts unique to this world. Their fur had disappeared and was rotten, leaving only their skeletons hanging on the branches.
There are also some more slender-looking bones, tied by a stench-filled vine and hanging from high branches.
"That's the skeleton of an elf."
Cheng Lin thought.
The evil aura hit his face, and he couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking that the scene here was much more real than the scene he had faked with his fighting spirit before.
If there really is an evil god, then this place is more consistent with his identity.
Suddenly, a piercing scream sounded like claws scratching glass!