"This is also a test for us, isn't it? It will choose the master by itself, so we have to make sure that it
chooses us," Ricky suddenly blurted out, realizing it belatedly.
"Exactly. You can think of it that way," replied Queenie. "But I am not sure if it's a test of strength or luck
or even both of them."
Before she could say anything else, the sturdy branches swiftly moved towards them, moving so fast
that Ricky and Queenie didn't have time to react at all. These two appeared in a world of giant vines,
and all around them were endless unyielding branches, the power of which was not something that
they could hardly resist.
"The grand humanoid evil tree seems like a formidable enemy!" Ricky uttered in a low voice when he
felt the power in the space full of branches.
"Of course. I told you that it could be considered as the accumulated will of the human devils' ancestral
land in this era," Queenie explained briefly.
"Ricky, put a drop of blood essence on the branch!" As Queenie said this, she also gave a drop of
blood essence from her hand, putting it on a branch, which immediately absorbed it.
"But why?" Ricky asked out of curiosity.
"The grand humanoid evil tree will absorb the blood essence, which will allow you to join the following
test. Otherwise, you will die. In other words, the grand humanoid evil tree needs to judge your strength
by the blood essence." Queenie was remarkably patient as she explained, which showed how
important this step was.
"It is the combination of the ancestral land of an era. It's no wonder that it can possess such a
remarkable ability!" Ricky exclaimed with admiration.
Then, he also dribbled a drop of blood essence on the branch.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but feel a sense of intimacy between him and the space in the surroundings.
"Queenie, what do you plan to do if the grand humanoid evil tree chooses me to be its master? After
all, I was an incredible demi-spiritual emperor before, so this is quite possible." Although Ricky asked
lightly, there was a trace of pride that could not be hidden in his eyes.
"The grand humanoid evil tree is closest to the human devils. Therefore, even if you were an incredible
demi-spiritual emperor, as long as there is a genius from the human devils, the grand humanoid evil
tree will never recognize you as its master," she answered confidently. "Otherwise, we human devils
will not seek help from any other creatures.
Of course, it would be a different matter if there were a second grand humanoid evil tree.
If that were the case, this grand humanoid evil tree would consider creatures other than human devils.
The ancestors of human devils had kept this will before establishing the ancestral land. And perhaps
this is the benefit of establishing the ancestral land. In the beginning, such will was infused into this
land."
"Ah! So that's how it is," said Ricky casually. "It seems that the higher one's level is, the more powerful
his strength is, and the more omnipotent he is."
"Of course. Otherwise, why do the creatures keep working hard and growing stronger on the road of
martial arts? Of course, for the immortality and omnipotence!" What is a holy being? He is just eternal
and omnipotent! That's what everyone is eager to become. Well, I am exaggerating a little, but my point
still stands. The holy being may still die unless he never fights,"
Queenie added.
Boom! While they were talking, the power from the branch burst out, and several sturdy vines swept
over them from different directions.
"Ricky, let me deal with them so that the grand humanoid evil tree will recognize me!" Queenie
instructed Ricky seriously, stopping him just as he was about to take action.
"All right! Kick their butts!" Ricky responded supportively.
Then Queenie put him into her spiritual space tool directly.
"Queenie, if you have any problems, don't push yourself too hard. Remember that it's better to live and
fight another day than die fighting recklessly," reminded Ricky.
"I know!"
Boom! The next moment, Queenie fought fiercely against those strong vines.
Just as she said, the grand humanoid evil tree could judge the creatures' strength from their blood
essence. Therefore, each vine was filled with the strength of the two-star lower spiritual emperor so as
to allow the tree to identity the challengers' strengths.
"Ricky, if it's possible, are you really not interested in becoming the master of the grand humanoid evil
tree? After all, it's a precious treasure to help warriors become saints," the Dragon Intent Grass said.
"Of course I do, but this belongs to Queenie. I can't rob her of what is bound to be hers," Ricky
answered. "Even if I get it by chance, I have to give it to her.
I'm not a gentleman, but I need to keep my word!"
"Well, that's up to you, kid. Once again, you impress me with your honor," the Dragon Intent Grass
finally conceded.
With the explosion of both the Black Devil blood power and the Heavenly Ice Mutant, Queenie's
strength rose to the extreme in a flash.
The Glazed Fruit was indeed a powerful treasure. It not only helped her break through and become the
two-star lower spiritual emperor, but it also consolidated her strength.
The power of heavenly ice scattered and turned into ice crystals, directly freezing the vines which
swept over.
"My heavenly ice, smashing everything!" Queenie roared fiercely, and the surrounding space turned
into a world of ice instantly. The thick frozen vines cracked and shifted into pieces of ice.
Meanwhile, a three-foot dark icy sword came out from her hand, and its sword intent spread and cut
the countless vines in the blink of an eye.
"Hmm... It looks like Queenie has grown considerably stronger," the Dragon Intent Grass commented.
"It won't be easy for you to defeat her now."
"That's for sure. At the Emperor Level, it's not easy to challenge those stronger than you. It's good
enough for me to be invincible among the warriors of the same level when I become the upper spiritual
emperor," Ricky replied.
"That's right. The higher the level is, the more difficult it is to challenge those who are stronger. After
reaching the Demi-saint Level, only few geniuses can challenge those stronger than them, except the
former incredible demi-spiritual emperors. I wonder if you can do it. After all, you are the first one to
become a spiritual emperor without the Heavenly Meridian since ancient times.
You are incredibly unique!" the Dragon Intent Grass confirmed.
Swish! After Queenie cut those vines, more vines extended outward, reaching for her with menacing
aura. But this time, the vines intertwined and circled each other, forming human-like shapes.
"Those are the tree's puppets. Based on the records of human devils, they are one of the means of the
grand humanoid evil tree. It adds Intent Apperception onto the branches and forms human-like shapes
to fight," Queenie explained through telepathy.
"These are puppets of the tree?" Ricky stared at the human-like shapes in wonder. "If I'm not mistaken,
these puppets are almost as powerful as you, and they can be used to deploy the array!" he assumed.
"You are indeed an array deployer of Emperor Level. No wonder you can see the key of the puppets at
a glance," praised Queenie.
"Be careful! Although these puppets don't have psychic intelligence, they are still powerful. In fact, they
can be more dangerous after the array is formed," Ricky reminded her.
Soon after, her sword unleashed its forty-percent sword intent at the middle stage. In the blink of an
eye, it pierced through several of the tree's puppets with its sword intent. Then Queenie wielded her
sword again, cutting these four puppets into pieces.
However, she was also attacked from all sides.
At that time, her Black Devil blood power burst out and condensed the body of Black Devil, which
resisted the attack of other puppets. After the collision, the body of the Black Devil was barely injured.
"The devil's body is really strong! I can't believe it!" Ricky exclaimed again.
Under the defense of the Black Devil's body, along with the heavenly ice and sword intent, Queenie
gradually gained the upper hand. It was impressive to Ricky since she had done so all alone.
Of course, the most important point was that the tree's puppets didn't have psychic intelligence. Thus
they could not work together against Queenie, and they could only attack her on their own.
But if these puppets were used to make the array, everything would be different.
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