Chapter 289 - 117: Life Lake! Immortality Substance

Chapter 289: Chapter 117: Life Lake! Immortality Substance

"Yeah, Lin Yi, don’t be reckless!" Zhao Zhuo also quickly tried to dissuade him. "You’re fast, but that tree fiend has a massive attack range. The moment you get tangled up, you’ll be torn to shreds instantly!"

"Lin Yi, you’re still young and have a bright future. Don’t take such a huge risk out of sheer bravado!" Liu Mei also added her voice to the chorus of caution.

Although she was stunned by Lin Yi’s earlier speed, she was convinced he couldn’t break through the zombie giant tree’s deadly perimeter.

Although Lei Gang was reluctant to give up, he still said in his deep, rumbling voice, "Kid, I’ll give you this, you’ve got guts! But guts alone won’t get this done! That old tree fiend is too damn unnatural. Listen to Zhou Tiankuo and let’s pull back!"

Despite everyone’s attempts to dissuade him,

Lin Yi’s gaze only grew more resolute.

He met Zhou Tiankuo’s worried gaze and said in a low, serious voice,

"Uncle Zhou, don’t worry. I’m not just trying to be a hero. I just want to test my limits. I promise you, I’ll only try to get close. If it proves impossible, I’ll pull back immediately. I absolutely will not risk forcing my way in."

In truth,

’If I let the Mosquito Avatar plant the Energy Grenades, it would be completely foolproof. The Mosquito Avatar is faster, minuscule in size, and can turn invisible. The chance of success would be extremely high. But the Mosquito Avatar is my greatest trump card. I can’t reveal it to others unless I have absolutely no other choice. Right now, I can only choose to take the risk myself.’

Of course, he was confident in his own speed.

Zhou Tiankuo looked at the unshakeable resolve and confidence in Lin Yi’s eyes. Recalling the miraculous speed Lin Yi had demonstrated before, he found himself torn.

Ultimately,

his trust in Lin Yi and his desire to seize this potential opportunity outweighed his concern.

He let out a heavy sigh, gravely placed the three remaining Energy Grenades in Lin Yi’s hands, and clapped him firmly on the shoulder. His voice was incredibly stern as he said,

"Take these! Remember your promise! Come back alive! The second things feel off, give up and get back here as fast as you can! We’ll be on the perimeter to cover your retreat!"

"Don’t worry, Uncle Zhou. I’ll make it back safely."

Lin Yi clenched his fists around the three cold, heavy Energy Grenades, his gaze as sharp as a blade.

His Qi and Blood began to circulate silently.

He activated the Thunder Light Step.

The next instant!

CRACKLE!

Blinding arcs of electricity erupted around Lin Yi!

He looked as if he had transformed into a bolt of purple lightning, tearing through the dim sky!

He took a deep breath, and his entire aura shifted, turning chillingly sharp.

His body became the spear!

He unleashed his Fast Gun Intent!

His Thunder Light Intent erupted at full power!

Coiling arcs of electricity granted him a terrifying speed that shattered his previous limits!

With the two Realms of intent layered upon each other, his speed skyrocketed once again.

WHOOSH!

All that remained in his place was a slowly fading afterimage and the faint crackle of thunder.

Like an arrow loosed from its bow, Lin Yi’s figure shot forward with unstoppable momentum, fearlessly charging into the terrifying Domain woven from innumerable deadly branches!

HMMMMMMM!!!

The zombie giant tree seemed utterly enraged by this string of provocations!

Its colossal trunk quaked violently!

A thick tide of Corpse Qi erupted with a roar, like a boiling sea of ink!

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

In that instant,

hundreds upon thousands of thick, black branches—like a myriad of enraged giant pythons—lashed out. They shrieked as they tore through the air, shooting, whipping, and coiling toward Lin Yi from every direction, from the sky above to the ground below!

In a flash, they formed an inescapable web of death!

The air tore apart, unleashing a continuous chain of sonic booms!

A frigid tide of Corpse Qi pressed in like a solid wall of ice, threatening to freeze both his speed and his very life force!

Lin Yi was instantly trapped in a hopeless situation!

His Spirit was focused to its absolute peak, his perception sharpened to an unprecedented degree.

His vision narrowed, filled only with the whistling shadows of death and the fleeting gaps between the branches.

’Left! Dive!’

’Three steps forward and right, change direction!’

’Above! Accelerate!’

He twisted, turned, stopped short, and burst forward with impossible agility, all within the space of inches!

Each movement was accompanied by a blinding flash of lightning and the sharp shriek of displaced air.

RIP!

A thorny branch grazed his side, its sharp spikes tearing through his combat suit and leaving a shallow, bloody gash!

BOOM!

A branch as thick as a bucket slammed down where he’d been an instant before, gouging a deep crater into the hard, jade-like lakebed!

Countless smaller tendrils whipped against his protective barrier of Qi and Blood, creating a series of sharp cracks and pops!

Danger lurked at every turn!

He was walking the line between life and death!

The zombie giant tree’s attacks were truly horrifying.

Even a Fourth-Grade Martial Artist would likely have their body blown apart if they took a direct hit.

Luckily, Lin Yi possessed the Kidney-Water Spiritual Essence. As long as he avoided a direct hit, he could recover quickly even from scrapes, without it affecting his speed.

Lin Yi pushed his Body Technique to the extreme. He truly seemed to become a bolt of purple lightning weaving through a hurricane, a peerless, swift spear seeking an opening through a forest of blades and a rain of arrows!

By relying on the boost from his two layered Realms and by pushing himself to his absolute limits, he managed to tear open a path to survival through the seemingly impossible storm of deadly branches.

He drew closer and closer to the mountain-like, pitch-black trunk!

Fifty meters... thirty meters... ten meters...

The main trunk of the zombie giant tree loomed larger and larger, its surface covered in twisted burls and fissures oozing black slime. It gave off a nauseating stench of rot and death.

Lin Yi’s gaze was electric; he instantly locked onto his target.

’The other side of the trunk!’

’I have to avoid the side with the Golden Body’s skeleton beneath the roots!’

He abruptly made a sharp, ninety-degree turn, his body sliding so low it almost scraped the ground. By the skin of his teeth, he dodged several thick roots sweeping just above the surface and circled around to the other side of the zombie giant tree’s main trunk.