Chapter 2349 Breaking Through
The Soul tribe, Wood tribe, Leaf tribe, and Root tribe had jointly arranged a four-layer seal, forming a unified whole with the sealed land. Breaking it wasn"t easy.
Now that the Soul tribe was missing, the seal instantly weakened significantly.
Tippy listened with a mix of amus.e.m.e.nt and frustration.
At a time like this, Fang Heng was still thinking about these things.
Tippy spoke earnestly, "Fang Heng, this time I have brought with me the holy weapon of our tree spirit tribe"s inheritance—the branch of the sacred tree. I will fully activate the power of this sacred tree branch, and you can a.s.sist me by infusing your mental strength. Together, we might be able to break the seal and escape forcefully."
"I"m afraid it won"t be easy. The magic array was designed to prevent internal breaches. Breaking through from the inside is more difficult than outside."
Fang Heng shook his head and said, "The Great Elders of the other three major tribes are likely prepared as well. They are currently outside, sealing us in. Even if we managed to escape by some luck, they would easily capture us at their leisure."
Tippy pursed her lips in contemplation.
She knew this reasoning well, but at this point, they had no choice but to try it.
Otherwise, what else could they do? Wait to die?
Fang Heng understood what was on Tippy"s mind and shook his head, saying, "It"s not quite waiting here to die. We have another way."
"What?"
"Go back and break the seal," he concluded.
Fang Heng"s words caused Tippy"s pupils to contract.
"Let me talk to the demonic seed. I might be able to persuade it to help us escape using its power," he had said.
At this point, she couldn"t believe he was still thinking about breaking the seal.
Tippy looked at Fang Heng, seeing the seriousness in his eyes. She shook her head and said, "You are insane, Fang Heng."
"Really? I didn"t think so," Fang Heng shrugged. "When it comes to sealing the demonic seed with the magic array, I know more than any of you. The seal incorporated hundreds of layers, and if we are careful, we can gradually unseal them one by one. Overall, the risks seem manageable."
Fang Heng paused for a moment, then added, "If things go wrong, I will stop immediately. Moreover, the more the black fog leaks, the greater the impact on the external seal, increasing our chance to escape."
"Even so, we would still be affected by the aura of the black fog," Tippy countered. "And have you considered that if we couldn"t control Shaluba, and the aura leaked out..."
"So what?" Fang Heng sneered. "If you and I were to die here, we"d be handing the future of the tree spirit tribe over to those outside, no different from letting pollution spread." He continued with a.s.surance, "Rest a.s.sured, I have a way to handle the demonic seed."
Tippy pressed further, "What way?"
"It"s a secret."
Tippy stared at Fang Heng intently, "Fang Heng, I know you have many secrets, but if you don"t clarify this point, I will definitely stop you."
"Alright."
Fang Heng switched to his sacred form, extending his hands forward.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a dark golden great holy sword appeared in Fang Heng"s hand.
"Hu!"
Fang Heng swung the great sword with one hand, slicing through the air beside Tippy.
As the great holy sword slashed through, it emitted waves of holy power.
"Buzz...!"
The waves of power spread out, instantly purifying much of the polluted aura in the surroundings.
Tippy"s face showed astonishment as she stared at the great sword in Fang Heng"s hand.
Under the encroaching black fog, the dark golden great sword continued to emit a sharp sound.
It seemed the great sword had a significant restraining effect on the black fog.
Or rather, it was a mutual restraining relationship.
The black fog also continuously corroded the great sword.
However, the strength of the great sword was clearly several levels higher than the black fog, making it completely unaffected by the fog.
Tippy looked up at Fang Heng once again.
Perhaps, as Fang Heng had said, he truly could deal with this trouble?
Tippy asked, "What kind of power is this?"
"It"s a holy attribute," Fang Heng replied. "It"s a long story, I"ll tell you after we get out."
"Alright."
Tippy saw that Fang Heng indeed had a trump card and didn"t seem like he was deceiving her. She took a deep breath and made up her mind, "Let"s do it your way, let"s give it a try."
"Hmm," Fang Heng responded quickly, positioning himself on the ancient magic array.
At first glance, the outer defense layer of the magic array seemed completely damaged.
In reality, what they saw was only the outermost protective layer.
The tree spirit tribe"s grasp of the magic array was weak, so they used a rather foolish method—layering one layer after another.
Foolish as it might be, it was still quite effective, especially when they didn"t need to guard against external threats.
"Keep up with my rhythm, destroy each seal one by one. I will attempt to communicate with and control the demonic seed spiritually," Fang Heng instructed.
Without waiting for Tippy"s response, Fang Heng placed both hands on the magic array beneath his feet. Suddenly, a rapidly rotating magic array reflected in his eyes.
The magic array spun rapidly!
Immediately, the ground beneath them began to churn.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
With each m.u.f.fled explosion from underground, layers of the magic array were destroyed, and visible black fog aura rapidly overflowed from the cracks in the soil!
As a result, the concentration of black fog aura inside the entire cave increased rapidly!
Standing beside Fang Heng, Tippy"s expression turned serious.
She could lend a hand in breaking the magic array set by the Soul tribe, but what surprised her was that Fang Heng swiftly dismantled the magic arrays set by the other major tribes as if they were nothing!
His efficiency even surpa.s.sed hers.
How did he manage to do this?
Seeing the intensity of the black fog increasing, Tippy reminded him, "Fang Heng!"
"I know, keep going!"
Fang Heng could clearly sense the power of the demonic seed sealed below, yet that power seemed to be in a dormant state. His mental strength was unable to penetrate through the many layers of seals to communicate with the demonic seed.
But he pressed on!
With Tippy harnessing the power of the sacred tree branch, Fang Heng relied on his omniscient eyes, powerful mental strength, and high-level alchemy skills to forcibly break through hundreds of layers of seals!
He sensed it!
The demonic seed slumbering at the deepest part of the seal!
Fang Heng concentrated his mental strength into a point and thrust it fiercely towards the deepest layer where the demonic seed rested.
"Chi!!"
Stimulated by Fang Heng"s mental strength, the power source of the demonic seed erupted instantly!
"Boom!!"
Suddenly, even denser black fog gushed like a fountain from the churning earth below!
The concentration of black fog within the entire sealed land instantly escalated to a new level.
The demonic seed awakened!
"Who dares disturb me!"
Upon awakening, the demonic seed immediately began actively breaking through the seals from below.
Fang Heng furrowed his brow.
The power of the demonic seed sealed at the deepest layer was much stronger than that of the phantom shadow rat!
Fang Heng"s heart skipped a beat as he immediately used his mental strength to try to communicate with the demonic seed.
"Demonic seed! Wake up! It"s me, I"m the one who freed you from the seal!"