Chapter 1165

From afar, the ultra beast seemed to have died not long ago. It was tied to a branch of a giant tree by a few rattan vines and hung there, dripping with blood.

"Is it storing food? Is it done by a human or another ultra beast? "Seeing such a strange phenomenon, Gu Ding immediately stopped in his tracks and watched from afar.

However, as he observed, he soon noticed something unusual. The corpse seemed to be changing. The corpse, which was still bleeding, seemed to have been sucked dry by something in a few breaths, turning into a mummy.

Then, the rattan fell off and the mummy fell to the ground, smashing into powder. The powder was then absorbed by the roots of the giant tree and disappeared completely.

Seeing this, Gu Ding understood. "There's something strange about the rattan and the tree!"

Knowing this, Gu Ding shot a sword finger at the big tree from afar. The finger contained the power of the metal attribute, and it was aimed at cutting the big tree. Gu Ding could use more than eighty percent of the abilities of his two avatars. He could only use the few divine powers that required Ultimate Elemental Physique. He could use the other abilities at will.

Although Gu Ding did not use any divine powers with the finger, with his current combat effectiveness as a True King, any attack was comparable to the power of a Lord's divine powers. The big tree was instantly cut in half.

Then, Gu Ding condensed a second finger and was about to point at the python-like rattan when the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook.

Gu Ding was surprised to find that the big tree under his feet had started to move. Not only that, but all the trees within his sight began to shake as if they had woken up.

Several big trees nearby stretched out their branches one by one and whipped at Gu Ding.

"The trees in this forest are all alive?!" Gu Ding frowned and stepped on the trunk of the big tree under his feet. His body quickly bounced forward, and at the same time, the big tree exploded under his foot.

The branches that were whipping at him were shattered by Gu Ding before they could even get close to him. Even the trees that had extended their branches seemed to have been infected by the broken branches, and all of them broke into pieces.

Gu Ding could also feel a surge of pure energy flowing into his body after the tree gremlins died.

"This is … life essence …" Gu Ding was a little surprised, but then he felt something more. "It's not just life essence, there's even martial arts enlightenment?!"

Gu Ding was stunned for a moment, but he soon understood why the energy had appeared. These tree spirits fed on flesh and blood, causing them to accumulate large amounts of life energy in their bodies. Moreover, the martial dao comprehension of the fallen geniuses of the various races had also been absorbed by these trees, and for some reason, they had been integrated into their life energy. After the Tree Spirit Monster died, the energy would naturally dissipate. In order to avoid dissipating, it would instinctively find a new carrier.

"This place is actually very helpful to the cultivation of Holy Lord level powerhouses." Gu Ding immediately thought of Biggie and the others, especially Biggie, Phaser, Liliath, Huck, and Becca. They were almost at their limits in their respective fields. If he had the help of enough martial arts comprehension, it would greatly increase his chances of breaking through to become a Holy King.

Gu Ding was only slightly distracted when the surrounding vines and branches lashed at him again. His body shuddered, and the vines and branches shattered again. Gu Ding shook his head and continued to speed along the route he had planned. Along the way, countless trees and vines obstructed him, but none of them could stop Gu Ding's footsteps. Everywhere he passed, there was a barren land, and all the trees and vines were turned into debris.

"Although this kind of attack has no effect on me, it's still quite a threat to a Holy Lord level powerhouse. Some of the trees' attack power is only slightly inferior to Biggie and Phaser's, but they're stronger than an average Holy Lord level powerhouse. Moreover, their defense is much stronger than an average Holy Lord level powerhouse. A Holy Lord level powerhouse can't kill these trees and vines in seconds like I can. Once they surround them, they'll definitely die of exhaustion.

"Fortunately, I only woke up some of the trees and vines. It seems to be quiet thousands of meters away. If the entire forest comes to life, I'm afraid only a few people will be able to pass through the second area … "

Just as Gu Ding was silently thinking about these things, a strange feeling suddenly came over him. Gu Ding immediately retracted his thoughts and stopped moving forward.

"Since you're here, there's no need to hide anymore," Gu Ding growled. He sensed that someone was spying on him nearby.

"Hehe, I've been discovered …" A person leaped out of the bushes not far away and appeared not far in front of Gu Ding.

Then, a person appeared in each of the other directions beside Gu Ding. There were five people in total, surrounding Gu Ding in the center.

"Who are you people? I don't remember there being five of you among the participants! "Gu Ding frowned slightly.

A total of thirty-seven people had entered this stage of the assessment, but the five people in front of him were not any of them.

"Of course we're not participants. We're the inspectors for this stage!" The person in the lead was a young man who looked about the same age as Gu Ding. He was thin and had blond hair.

"Inspectors?" Gu Ding did not remember such a thing being mentioned in the rules. "What does a Inspector do?"

"Our duty is to protect this forest and prevent participants from passing this stage!" The blond young man did not expect Gu Ding to ask such a question. He was slightly stunned, but he still answered.

"Protect the forest? But your companions … "Gu Ding gave the blonde young man a look and pointed to the person in front of him who was blocking the way on his left.

The blond young man could not help but look in that direction. He saw a rattan as thick as an arm behind one of his subordinates. It was like a coiling python waiting for an opportunity, and it seemed to have locked onto him as its target.

The blond young man was about to say something to stop the other young man from acting rashly.

However, when the young man saw everyone looking at him, he seemed to have sensed something was wrong and could not help but turn his head to look behind him.

As soon as he moved, the rattan immediately attacked and wrapped itself around his waist.

"Save him!"

At the blond young man's command, the rest of the people gave up on Gu Ding and rushed toward the young man who was entangled by the rattan. They began to attack the rattan in a frenzy.

Gu Ding looked at the chaotic scene helplessly. The people who were blocking him were not very strong. Other than the blond young man, who was a Holy Lord, the rest were only Holy Disciples. When he heard that the other party was a Inspector, he thought that these people would not be attacked by the trees and rattan. Now, he realized that these people were actually quite miserable.

"That … I see that you guys are quite busy. Can I go now?" Gu Ding really could not bear to attack this group of people.