245: Chapter 237 The Bodhi Tree Attacks Gu Yuan

The dark, negative emotions within the Bodhi Ancient Tree were the fundamental source of the illusions.

Ling Yuan continued to use his Heavenly Flame to refine the bodhi seeds, bit by bit helping the Bodhi Ancient Tree dispel its dark Impurities, and the illusions were disintegrating along with them.

This could be considered a roundabout way of helping Gu Yuan walk out of the illusion.

Gu Yuan, who would have originally needed some time to emerge from the illusion, noticed that the scene was becoming increasingly unreal.

As the realism of the illusion continued to plummet and the flaws became more numerous, Gu Yuan, who possessed an Emperor Realm Soul, was the first to detect that something was wrong.

Whether it was his resurrected clansmen or Gu Xun'er by his side, every image began to become distorted and blurry, riddled with holes.

Then, not long after, he walked out of the illusion.

With two rustling sounds and a wave of spatial fluctuations, he was forcibly thrown out of the illusion and landed heavily in Ling Yuan's verdant space of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

At this moment, Gu Yuan's condition was not good at all, and he was like a different person compared to when he first entered.

His hair was disheveled, his robes were torn and dirty, his aura was floating and chaotic, and he looked incredibly disheveled.

Under Ling Yuan's instigation, the Bodhi Ancient Tree had increased the difficulty of the illusion for Gu Yuan, which had truly caused him great harm.

If not for Ling Yuan constantly purifying the Bodhi Ancient Tree's negative emotions and passively dispelling the illusion, he really would have remained lost in it forever.

Even though he had luckily broken free, he had already been invaded by the negative emotions remaining in the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

This was a dark power that even the Bodhi Ancient Tree at the Dou Di level feared; Gu Yuan, a mere Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng, could not withstand this kind of erosion.

His eyes were filled with scarlet bloodshot veins, waves of tearing pain shot through his head, his Divine Soul was in turmoil, and he was in a semi-conscious state, with faint signs of falling into a demonic state.

In short, Gu Yuan was in a bad state, and the strands of negative emotions had reduced his combat power by at least twenty percent.

After recovering for a while, Gu Yuan gritted his teeth and forced himself to hold on. Enduring the dual pain of his Divine Soul and Physical Body, he took a long time to barely stabilize his body, supporting himself as he looked around.

With a sweep of his gaze, he instantly locked onto Ling Yuan, who was not far away, dispersing the negative emotions for the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

At this moment, Ling Yuan was focusing on activating the Three Thousand Burning Flame, refining the bodhi seeds in large batches, and wholeheartedly helping the Bodhi Ancient Tree purify, seemingly unaware of Gu Yuan's appearance.

The moment he saw Ling Yuan, Gu Yuan's scarlet pupils were instantly filled with extreme killing intent, almost solidifying into reality.

The more beautiful the life of Perfection in the illusion had been, the more insane his hatred was upon waking up.

Breaking through to Dou Di with his daughter, the Gu Clan dominating the continent... all of this was supposed to be his future, but it had all been completely destroyed by the person in front of him.

It was also at this moment that Gu Yuan clearly sensed that the Qi within his body had been completely restored to his control.

A wild joy ignited in his heart instantly.

A perfect opportunity!

Ling Yuan was completely defenseless, this was a closed Secret Realm, Zhu Kun was outside and couldn't get in, and no one could stop him!

Gu Yuan would not talk about martial virtue with Ling Yuan; he wanted to take advantage of this moment to kill Ling Yuan and avenge his deceased clansmen!

Driven by monstrous hatred, the Qi in Gu Yuan's body erupted completely.

The terrifying power of a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng poured out without reservation, and the entire incredibly stable Bodhi Ancient Tree space was pressed and trembled slightly by this force.

He raised his hand and condensed his palm, the Qi gathering in his palm becoming more and more majestic and violent, the air being directly crushed, emitting a harsh sonic boom.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Yuan's figure suddenly burst forward, his speed pushed to the limit, turning into a black shadow as he lunged straight at the top of Ling Yuan's head, striking down fiercely with a palm filled with hatred!

This palm was his kill strike, exhausting all his power, with the goal of directly crushing Ling Yuan's skull and killing him in one blow!

Ling Yuan was still working hard to help the Bodhi Ancient Tree burn the bodhi seeds, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, in order not to let anything from the outside world disturb him, had long helped Ling Yuan shield all external perceptions.

Therefore, Ling Yuan did not know that Gu Yuan was going to ambush him; he didn't even see Gu Yuan.

Seeing that his attack was about to land on Ling Yuan's head, and that Ling Yuan had not noticed, the wild joy that Gu Yuan had suppressed for a long time erupted completely, and he laughed wildly.

"Hahaha, Ling Yuan, this time you will die!"

"Hahaha! Ling Yuan! No one can save you! This time, you will definitely die!"

The pleasure of having his great revenge avenged even overwhelmed the severe pain and chaotic Qi in his body; in his eyes, there was only the joy of revenge.

The huge palm shadow covered the sky and blocked the sun, only inches away from the top of Ling Yuan's head, and in the next second, it could crush his skull and end his life.

But at this moment of life and death, a sudden change erupted!

Gu Yuan's smug and arrogant smile instantly froze on his face, his expression changing from wild joy to astonishment and disbelief!

His kill strike, which he was sure would succeed, did not touch Ling Yuan at all, but instead struck hard against a thin, emerald-green branch that had suddenly stretched out!

The seemingly slender and weak branch was as hard as a divine weapon.

The kill strike of a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng, exhausting all his power, could not advance an inch when it landed on it, and was steadily blocked!

Immediately following that, a terrifying counter-shock force, far exceeding Gu Yuan's limit, erupted along the branch.

"Crack!" A crisp and harsh sound of bones breaking echoed through the space.

Gu Yuan's entire right arm was shattered by this great force, completely bent and crippled!

The terrifying backlash force did not diminish in the slightest, sweeping through his entire body along his arm.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, Gu Yuan was like being hit by a giant mountain, his whole body flew backward uncontrollably, smashing heavily against the barrier of the Secret Realm space.

The hard spatial barrier was smashed, creating a circle of ripples visible to the naked eye.

A large mouthful of hot blood sprayed out from Gu Yuan's mouth, sprinkling the air.

His body slid to the ground, and if one looked closely, one could see that his entire chest had collapsed.

His limbs were splayed out, lying on the ground in a sorry state, no different from a dying dog.

Gu Yuan's eyes were filled with confusion, shock, and disbelief.

Why?

Why would the Bodhi Ancient Tree help that brat!?

Why does this enemy who destroyed the Gu Clan deserve the protection of the Dou Di Ancient Tree?

Harboring such confusion, Gu Yuan completely collapsed, his vision went black, and he passed out directly.

After taking a blow from a Dou Di powerhouse, the injuries Gu Yuan sustained were much more serious than they looked.

His internal organs were almost all shattered, and most of the bones in his body were broken.

This injury was far more serious than the battle where Xiao Xuan heavily injured Hun Tiandi back then.

Even if he woke up, he wouldn't be able to exert half of his strength.

After dealing with the trouble of Gu Yuan's rash sneak attack, the Bodhi Ancient Tree ignored the unconscious Gu Yuan on the ground, returned to silence, and continued to enjoy the process of having its negative emotions purified bit by bit.

As Ling Yuan had thought, even if a Dou Di was injured, it was not something Gu Yuan could mess with.

If it weren't for Ling Yuan saying earlier that Gu Yuan was his friend, the Bodhi Ancient Tree could have killed Gu Yuan with a single flick.

Ling Yuan because his perception was shielded, he did not know what had happened outside.

Otherwise, he would definitely regret having said earlier that he was friends with Gu Yuan, and would have cleared his relationship with Gu Yuan, telling the Bodhi Ancient Tree not to show any mercy and to fiercely kill Gu Yuan.