strokinit #158 - Section 158
#158 - Section 158
Rhode tidied his clothes and activated the Gate of Worlds.
Stepping out, he found himself in the fairytale world.
Warm sunlight shone on his face.
He was outside Felix Manor.
Rhode looked at the feather in his hand, his gaze directed eastward.
That was where the Tree of Life was located.
To awaken the bloodline power within Mrs. Temani and her three daughters, he had to collect enough Dew of Life.
According to the three dwarves, the Dew of Life was scarce, and it took a long time to nurture a single drop.
Even if he passed the test with that powerful magical beast guarding it, he would only obtain one drop of Dew of Life at most.
But to awaken all the bloodline power within Mrs. Temani and her three daughters simultaneously, he needed at least three drops of Dew of Life.
Therefore, his only option now was to defeat the magical beast guarding the Tree of Life.
The distance to the Forest of Magical Beasts wasn't too far.
Rhode cast several speed-enhancing spells on the warhorse, and with the Darknight Warhorse running at full speed, it only took less than two hours to reach a vast forest.
As soon as he approached the forest, Rhode felt a surge of vibrant life force rushing towards him.
It felt like every pore on his body was expanding.
Moreover, with his keen perception, he could clearly sense a powerful and terrifying life force brewing within the forest.
"What dense natural power!"
Rhode couldn't help but exclaim; living in such a place could extend one's lifespan by at least a few years.
Entering the Forest of Magical Beasts, the surrounding natural power became even denser, and the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees were taller and thicker than in other places.
However, it was also more dangerous.
Rhode narrowed his eyes; from the moment he stepped into this forest, he vaguely felt countless hostile gazes watching him.
The entire forest seemed to be rejecting his entry.
"Interesting!"
Rhode looked behind him, and a black shadow suddenly pounced out.
With black patterns, a giant physique five meters long, and a long tail like a steel whip, it swung towards him.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the ground a few meters in front of Rhode instantly revealed a crack several meters long.
In the swirling dust, Rhode also saw the appearance of the attacker.
It was a black panther, with human-like glimmers in its eyes, its ferocious gaze seemingly driving him away from the forest.
Seeing that Rhode didn't react, the panther slowly extended its sharp claws, its hostility becoming more evident.
"I'm here to find the Dew of Life; I'm not interested in you!"
"Three seconds, disappear from my sight."
Rhode narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the ground, not taking the black panther in front of him seriously at all.
It was just a magical creature with a bit of magic.
Crushing this guy was no different from crushing an ant.
Upon hearing the words 'Dew of Life,' the black panther, which had been calm, seemed to be stimulated, its ferocious eyes becoming filled with hostility.
"Roar!"
With a low roar, it suddenly lunged at Rhode.
Looking at the sharp claws and teeth, Rhode's emotionless eyes were like looking at a cold corpse.
Pfft!
Just as the black panther was about to pounce, its body suddenly froze in mid-air.
Under the pressure of an invisible force, the black panther's body seemed to be in slow motion, gradually twisting and being squeezed into a ball.
Finally, it completely turned into a cloud of blood mist, scattered to every corner of the forest.
Whoosh!
Flesh and blood splattered, blocked by an invisible barrier, forming a semicircular shield of blood in front of Rhode.
"It's hard to dissuade a ghost that deserves to die."
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"It's hard to dissuade a ghost that deserves to die."
Rhode waved his hand gently, clearing away the surrounding flesh and blood.
He continued walking towards the depths of the forest without stopping.
His relaxed and casual expression was as if he had crushed a grasshopper.
Not long after Rhode left, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, appearing where he had just stood.
Looking at the blood and flesh all over the ground, and that familiar scent.
A low roar echoed through the jungle, startling a flock of birds.
Rhode, who was heading towards the center of the forest, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly when he heard the faint angry roar behind him.
This voice didn't sound like an ordinary magical creature.
Even from this distance, he could feel the anger within it, as well as that powerful magical fluctuation.
However, what did it have to do with him?
Rhode shook his head and continued towards the depths of the forest.
The Forest of Magical Beasts was just like its name; this forest was not only vast but also filled with various powerful magical beasts.
Perhaps nourished by the powerful natural and life forces inadvertently emitted by the Tree of Life.
Everything in this forest, including ordinary beasts, possessed power far exceeding that of the outside world.
Pfft!
Rhode looked at the beast pouncing towards him, narrowing his eyes slightly.
In an instant, an invisible mental force surged out.
The pouncing beast instantly turned into a blood mist.
With his current strength, these ordinary beasts were like ants that could be crushed at will.
However, this didn't mean that these beasts were weak.
On the contrary, every beast here, if placed outside, would have the strength to fight with a knight.
Like the black panther he encountered before, there were also several creatures close to magical beasts.
It was estimated that they could even easily capture and kill several fully armed knights.
Not to mention that the truly powerful beings in this forest were those magical beasts that possessed magic.
Magical beasts could cast spells, and the strength of their bodies far surpassed ordinary beasts.
Even compared to those elite werewolves, they wouldn't be inferior.
Ordinary knights, in front of these magical beasts, wouldn't be able to last a few rounds before being killed.
And the number of these magical beasts in the Forest of Magical Beasts wasn't small.
"No wonder it's called the Forest of Magical Beasts."
Rhode muttered softly, the expression on his face not changing much.
After all, the power of magical beasts was for ordinary knights, but was he an ordinary knight?
In this Forest of Magical Beasts, the only one that could truly pose a threat to him was probably the guardian watching over the Tree of Life.
"Almost there!"
Feeling the increasingly dense life force, Rhode continued to walk forward.
As a result, before he had taken two steps, vine-like plants, seemingly alive, wrapped around him from the ground.
These vines were hidden among the ancient trees and flowers, making them difficult to detect.
They only erupted suddenly after he approached.
Looking at the vines flying towards him like arrows, Rhode's eyes turned cold, and the little patience in his heart had been completely worn away.
"Troublesome!"
With a soft groan, scorching flames suddenly emerged from Rhode's body.
Instantly, they spread to the surroundings.
Wherever the flames passed, all the flowers and plants instantly turned to ashes in the sea of fire.
Even those beasts that had gathered around, looking at the blazing sea of fire, couldn't help but stop and retreat in fear.
As beasts, the thing they feared most was fire, not to mention that his fire wasn't ordinary fire.
Even magical beasts could be burned clean in an instant.
Rhode ignored the magical beasts lurking around and walked towards the center of the forest.
Wherever he passed, he only left a trail of flames.
Consuming everything around him, lingering for a long time.
It was half an hour later when Rhode arrived at the center of the Forest of Magical Beasts.
"Is this the Tree of Life?"
Rhode gazed at the distant, lush green sapling exuding a strong life force, his eyes slightly brightening.
The Tree of Life, filled with a rich life force, looked no more than ten meters tall, but it was quite thick and sturdy, with lush branches and leaves.
In this Forest of Magical Beasts, where towering trees dozens of meters high were everywhere, a ten-meter-tall tree was indeed not very eye-catching.
But the rich life force made people unable to take their eyes off it from the first glance.
The Tree of Life was located in the center of a large lake, surrounded by clear water and misty vapor.
Many magical beasts were drinking water by the lake.
With Rhode's appearance, all the magical beasts gathered by the lake cast hostile gazes.
"Roar!"
With a low roar, a strange bird with wings swooped towards Rhode.
"Too noisy!"
Rhode frowned, and with a single glance, the strange bird instantly exploded in mid-air.
This immediately angered all the magical beasts gathered around.
Instantly, a large number of magical beasts attacked Rhode, and even several ferocious crocodiles in the lake climbed ashore.
Rhode narrowed his eyes, feeling a strong magical fluctuation from these magical beasts.
Sure enough, the next second, a gust of wind suddenly attacked him.
"Courting death!"
A cold light flashed in his eyes, Rhode pressed his hands on the ground, and suddenly lifted upwards.
Rumble!
The earth rumbled, and countless soils seemed to come alive, turning into a giant wave of yellow earth, directly burying those magical beasts running on the ground.