As Li Yuntian devoured the branches of the World Tree, an absolute silence fell upon the heavens and earth, leaving only Li Xiaotian standing alone. He gazed into the distant void, his expression serene.
"Rustle!"
Suddenly, countless raindrops began to fall from the sky, like silver-white grains of sand, sifting down from above.
These raindrops contained immense life essence, the sap of the broken World Tree branches, a supreme medicinal treasure. The World Tree had suffered a heavy blow once more, and its main consciousness had not yet had time to spread, hence this scene.
Li Xiaotian absorbed and refined the life essence, nourishing his physical body, while simultaneously taking out several spatial rings to collect these treasures.
A moment later, Li Xiaotian prepared to leave. He knew his time was short. Once the World Tree's consciousness descended again, it would be another fierce battle. Therefore, he needed to change the current situation.
Since it was difficult for him to destroy the World Tree alone, he might as well expose it completely and gather the strength of all trial participants to annihilate it together!
"Hum!"
Suddenly, the World Tree's main body outside the world where Li Xiaotian was located trembled. Streaks of emerald green light flowed and condensed on its surface, actually repairing the wounds.
Immediately after, the World Tree emitted a dazzling brilliance. It was entirely emerald green, with luxuriant branches and leaves, shedding rich life essence, making the rain falling from the sky even more torrential.
"Boom!"
The sky roared, and an incomparably thick beam of light shot out, heading directly towards Li Xiaotian's location, where he had just refined the World Tree's branches and leaves.
"Scram," Li Xiaotian roared, and a fist of light shot up into the sky, colliding with the beam.
Both were annihilated.
Clearly, the World Tree had guessed Li Xiaotian's intentions and instinctively wanted to stop him. Unfortunately, unless it completely exposed itself, it could not stop Li Xiaotian at this moment.
"Hum!"
Following that, an even more powerful force descended. Li Xiaotian's expression changed drastically. This time, the power was beyond imagination, like a sharp sword, intending to split him in half.
"Hmph!"
Li Xiaotian snorted coldly. He activated the Great Way of Devouring, and streams of terrifying devouring power spread out, transforming into a vast net that enveloped the force. No matter how powerful the light beam was, it was firmly trapped in place.
Li Xiaotian's gaze was cold, and his speed surged as he fled the world.
"Li Xiaotian, you cannot leave! Surrender to me, and when I rule the world, I will enfeoff you as a overlord of a region!"
The World Tree's voice echoed, earth-shattering.
"Shut up! Surrender your mother!" Li Xiaotian cursed furiously. At this point, this scoundrel still had such a condescending attitude. It was madness!
This was a difficult escape. The World Tree desperately blocked him, and Li Xiaotian charged forward all the way. What normally took an instant to reach was now incredibly difficult.
However, fortunately, the World Tree's current strength was not as great as before, so it posed no threat to Li Xiaotian.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the void suddenly exploded, and Li Xiaotian finally escaped from that world. Immediately after, the world behind him instantly vanished, without a sound, as if it had never existed.
At the same time, everything returned to peace. The World Tree, as large as a universe, also quieted down, no longer attacking Li Xiaotian, fearing it would be discovered by other trial participants.
Li Xiaotian let out a cold sneer, his eyes filled with mockery. He had thought this scoundrel was so powerful, but it turned out it had things to fear.
Before, when he was sealed in that world, this scoundrel was so high and mighty, acting as if it controlled everything, thinking it had him in its grasp.
Who would have thought that after he escaped, it would immediately fall silent?
Within the vast World Tree, a gentle breeze blew, its leaves swaying softly, everything appearing so calm and natural.
Li Xiaotian watched this scene with a cold smile. Who could have guessed that such a massive World Tree would develop its own consciousness, manipulating all the trial participants within its palm?
"Li Xiaotian, let's talk. I have endless wealth, and I even have a way for you to pass the fourth trial."
The World Tree's voice echoed in Li Xiaotian's mind. This time, its tone had normalized, and it sounded sincere.
"I admit that I don't want to fully expose myself yet. How many terrifyingly powerful individuals like you are among these trial participants? I don't want to be enemies with all of you simultaneously."
"We can cooperate. I will give you countless treasures, provide you with heaven-defying opportunities, and help you pass the trials, while you only need to remain silent."
"Heaven cherishes all life. Since heaven and earth gave me birth to consciousness, there is naturally a reason for it. I cannot die. If I die because of you, Li Xiaotian, you will bear unimaginable karma."
The World Tree's tone was calm and gentle, conversing peacefully with Li Yuntian.
"Cherishes all life? Your birth has a reason for heaven and earth? Heh, then according to you, those trial participants you killed were all deserving of their fate?"
Li Xiaotian sneered, naturally disbelieving the World Tree's nonsense. Instead, he flew towards the World Tree's main trunk.
It wasn't that he was unmoved by the World Tree's offer, but rather because the World Tree had genuinely harbored killing intent towards him, and he even believed that if it had another chance to suppress him, it would certainly not let it go.
Moreover, its words were unreliable. It was the World Tree, a top-tier existence in the universe. As long as it didn't die, even if it spent time, it could eventually become a powerful entity.
But the most crucial mistake it made was going down the wrong path.
Although the trial participants it killed had nothing to do with him, it could kill its own targets, but who asked it to set its sights on him?
After all, Li Xiaotian never let go of anyone who tried to take his life. If the threat wasn't completely eradicated, one would have to be constantly wary of them in the future.
"Li Xiaotian, I don't know how you plan to make all the trial participants aware of me, but this is your last piece of advice: once I am fully exposed, I will kill you at all costs!"
The World Tree's voice sounded again, this time with a hint of urgency. Clearly, it was nervous.
From the moment it had developed consciousness, it had felt destined to change the world, to rule it, and to become the strongest in existence.
But now, it felt a sense of crisis.
It was not yet a high-tier existence, so it was not confident in facing the combined assault of all the trial participants. After all, these trial participants were all outstanding individuals below the high-tier level. This was an incredibly fearsome force, capable of killing high-tier powerhouses if united, let alone it, which was not yet high-tier.
Even though its life force was incredibly formidable, any life force had its limits, and it dared not gamble, nor did it wish to die.