CHAPTER 218: CHAPTER 218: WOOD EMPEROR OF IMMORTALITY, SLAYING XAVIER

Using the Myriad Sword Technique at full power burned through an insane amount of energy.

But even in just this short time, Johnnie had destroyed tens of thousands of trees.

These trees really seemed to be alive; the proficiency of his Seven Sword skill had gone up by over fifty thousand.

And since the trees couldn’t fight back and just let him attack, this place was basically paradise for leveling up Seven Sword.

"Let’s clean up the battlefield and collect all these Dryad-Pearls first." He looked over at the two who were still frozen in place and spoke up.

The Red Carp and Benz finally snapped back to reality and started gathering up Dryad-Pearls with excitement.

Because of the suppressive power in this special space, the Map of Heaven and Earth couldn’t be activated, and Johnnie’s inventory was already stuffed full—so the Dryad-Pearls just had to be piled up for now, to figure out later.

Johnnie waited quietly for his Mana Points to recover, while The Red Carp absorbed Dryad-stones to boost her Wood Elemental Gift.

She couldn’t refine them directly, but with so many Dryad-stones to help, comprehending the Wood Element Law wouldn’t be too hard.

Before long, Johnnie’s Mana Points were back, and he unleashed the Myriad Sword Technique again, smashing apart the surrounding trees.

Bang! Bang!

The newly gathered trees were wiped out once again, but before long, more trees came together and surrounded them.

Johnnie didn’t hesitate for a second and kept up his attack, only stopping when his Mana Points were completely drained.

Once his Mana Points recovered, he went right back to smashing trees.

Johnnie never got tired of it. After another round, there was now a mountain-like pile of hundreds of thousands of Dryad-stones in front of him.

"Sir, are these trees seriously endless?" Benz asked, looking confused.

He wasn’t nearly as excited as before. No matter how precious these Dryad-stones were, he already comprehended the Wood Element Law and couldn’t get any stronger from them.

Johnnie was puzzled too. He’d destroyed so many trees, but it didn’t seem like their numbers had gone down at all.

"Who cares? Anyway, Master gets Dryad-Pearls every time he takes down a tree—it’s a win." The Red Carp said, flopping down on the mountain of Dryad-stones, totally relaxed.

Johnnie had the same thought.

"Let’s keep going!" With his Mana Points recovered, he spread his wings, flew into the air, and got ready to attack again.

Rustle, rustle...

Suddenly, the trees around them began to move rapidly, and the next second, all three of them found themselves outside the forest.

"Sir, are you all okay?" Selene and the others were still waiting at the forest’s edge. When they saw Johnnie and his group appear, they hurried over, worried.

Johnnie just nodded slightly, frowning deeply.

They’d actually been teleported out. It seemed the forest had gotten scared.

"Damn, the Dryad-stones!" Benz shouted, about to charge back into the woods.

There were hundreds of thousands of Dryad-stones still left in there.

Buzz!

But as soon as he got close, the trees shifted quickly and dodged away, refusing to let him in.

"Let me try." Johnnie soared into the air, ready to use the Myriad Sword Technique again.

Whoosh!

Right then, the space around them rippled, and a huge pile of Dryad-stones suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Sir, that’s not enough! There are only a hundred thousand stones here—keep chopping those guys!" Benz glanced at the pile, counted the number of Dryad-stones, and grumbled in frustration.

Johnnie noticed it too, and his heart stirred, gathering his myriad swords.

But before the flying swords could rain down, another pile of Dryad-stones suddenly appeared.

Still a hundred thousand stones, but there was still a big difference in quantity.

At that moment, an ancient voice rang out: "Kid, don’t push your luck. That’s all the Dryad-stones I can compensate you with."

Hm?

Johnnie frowned. That voice must be the Divine of this forest.

He just glanced at the Dryad-stones on the ground and said indifferently, "It’s not enough."

The voice sounded a bit irritated, and spoke coldly, "Greed will get you nowhere, kid. I am the Wood Emperor of Immortality, gravely wounded and sealed here. If you keep pushing, I have the power to erase you!"

As soon as the voice fell, a terrifying aura swept out, pressing down on Johnnie so hard he could barely breathe.

"Master, this guy is a God-Emperor powerhouse. Don’t anger him." Maiev’s urgent voice came through, with a hint of fear.

God-Emperor?

Johnnie was puzzled. This was another new realm, and it seemed even stronger than Highgod.

If Maiev was this serious, this guy was definitely no joke.

Johnnie decided not to press his luck and stopped threatening, saying, "And what about Xavier?"

Xavier’s betrayal was something he absolutely couldn’t forgive.

Buzz!

The trees shook, and the next second, Xavier’s figure appeared. The Immortal Wood Emperor’s voice sounded: "There he is. Do whatever you want with him."

"Lord Wood Emperor, don’t!" Xavier looked around in terror and pleaded for help.

But there was no response at all.

Xavier gritted his teeth and bolted for the woods behind him, trying to hide there again.

But the forest seemed alive, instantly dodging away, and then a purple vine shot out and wrapped tightly around him.

"Damn it!" Xavier was furious, struggling with all his might. But the purple vine was freakishly strong and brimming with life force; he couldn’t break free, and even Fire-Control couldn’t do any damage.

"Xavier, your time is up!" Johnnie sneered. With a thought, the Seven Sword split into seven, floating quietly in front of him.

Now that the Sword Control Technique had advanced to the Myriad Sword Technique, he could control flying swords too—and the range had increased to a full kilometer. The power was way up, but the Mana cost was actually lower.

Xavier managed a weak smile and quickly spoke up, "Master, it’s all a misunderstanding! I was wrong. I’m willing to serve you again!"

"Hmph, it’s not that you’re sorry. You’re just scared!" Johnnie snorted in disdain, not wasting any more words. Seven flashes of cold light howled through the air.

Clang, clang...

A series of loud impacts rang out, but Xavier wasn’t instantly killed.

His current body was a dark-gold Mechanical Golem with insane defense and an indestructible effect—Johnnie’s attacks hadn’t done any damage at all.

Still, Xavier was terrified. He hadn’t died yet, but he couldn’t be sure the next sword strike wouldn’t finish him for good.

The wait for death was pure torture.

"Human, you’ll regret this!" he snarled, his eyes flashing with resolve, and his consciousness began to withdraw, ready to abandon this body.

As long as his consciousness wasn’t destroyed, he was basically immortal.

Johnnie’s attacks were strange, but they could only kill the consciousness attached to a mechanical body—pure consciousness itself, he couldn’t touch.

Buzz!

A ripple of energy spread out. The Dark Golden Golem’s eyes dimmed and lost their luster, not from death, but because Xavier’s consciousness had withdrawn.

"Damn it!" Johnnie frowned deeply, his gaze icy cold, but there was nothing he could do.

Seven Sword was special, but it still couldn’t directly strike at consciousness.

Fortunately, he had obtained this Mechanical Golem.

Whoosh!

Just as Johnnie was about to give up the attack, a fierce wind howled and another purple vine whipped out from the forest, slashing toward Xavier’s consciousness.

Bang!

With a soft sound, Xavier’s formless consciousness was knocked back and forced to merge once more into the Mechanical Golem.

Johnnie was surprised—the purple vine could actually attack consciousness, though it didn’t seem to do any real damage.

"Lord Wood Emperor, why are you doing this?" Xavier shouted in terror, staring at the woods and demanding an answer.

"Hmph, you made me lose so many Wood Spirit’s Bodys—even killing you is letting you off easy!" The cold voice of the Immortal Wood Emperor echoed out.

He blamed all the destruction Johnnie had caused on Xavier.

"You really brought this on yourself!" Johnnie sneered and kept his flying swords attacking.

"Bastards! The overlord will never forgive you!" Xavier roared in fury, completely hopeless.

Bound by the purple vine, he couldn’t use any power, and his consciousness was trapped—death was only a matter of time.

Clang, clang, clang...

Seven flashing blades of cold light kept striking over and over.

The crisp sounds echoed, each one like a hammer on Xavier’s heart, as if death might come with the next blow.

But more than ten minutes passed, and the Seven Sword’s instant kill effect still hadn’t triggered.

"Cowardly human, if you’ve got the guts, just kill me outright!" Xavier was nearly driven mad by the torment.

Every attack made him feel death breathing down his neck, but it never came—waiting for death was absolute torture.

Johnnie, however, stayed calm as ever, controlling Seven Sword and keeping up the assault.

"Master, I was wrong! Give me another chance—I swear I’ll never betray you again!" Xavier begged for mercy once more.

Johnnie didn’t waver, and kept attacking.

"Damn it, human! Can you kill me or not? Just finish me already!" Xavier was losing it, cursing, begging, even pleading for death.

The others watched his breakdown and felt a chill run down their spines.

Johnnie’s attacks didn’t seem to do any real damage, but Xavier was being driven to madness.

Could this be some kind of mental attack?

[Ding! You have slain the mechanical Divine, Xavier. Four basic attributes +10,000.]

[God-killing power triggered: Four basic attributes increased by 10%.]

The prompt messages flashed—Seven Sword’s instant kill effect had finally been activated, and Johnnie couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xavier too looked relieved, his eyes dimming as all signs of life faded away.

Whoosh!

The purple vine withdrew, whipping back into the forest.

Johnnie ignored it; he could sense these purple vines were special—they could trap him, but couldn’t stop him from using the Myriad Sword Technique.

He paid them no mind and stepped forward to check Xavier’s loot.

One divine essence, a Mechanical Law Stone, a Fire-Spirit Stone, a Spatial Spiritual Stone, a white crystal, and a skill book.

Jackpot!

Xavier dropped a treasure trove—especially the Mechanical Law Stone and the Spatial Talent Stone.

It looked like the loot from killing a strong opponent was connected to both his own strength and the target’s strength.

Most importantly, he’d acquired the dark-gold Mechanical Golem—a puppet not even a Divine could easily destroy.

Johnnie examined the white crystal and the skill book.

[Wisdom Crystal: God-tier item. Refine to instantly increase comprehension by 5 points.]

An item that boosted comprehension!

Johnnie was thrilled. Among all the hidden player stats, luck and comprehension were the hardest to improve.

And this Wisdom Crystal could directly add 5 points to comprehension.

He refined it immediately.

[Ding! You have refined the Wisdom Crystal. Comprehension +5.]

The prompt messages flashed. Johnnie felt something shift inside him—a spiritual upgrade, as if his understanding of everything around him had become clearer.