togophonebook Chapter 167 The Half-Saint Puppet! The True Bodhi Tree
Chapter 167 The Half-Saint Puppet! The True Bodhi Tree
Thousands of feet away, an ancient tree with an extremely large canopy stands alone on this vast plain.
A pure aura wafted through the air above the ancient tree, sometimes changing into various shapes, appearing magical and unpredictable.
A look of joy appeared on Ye Ming's face. After such a long time, he was finally about to reach his destination.
"Is this the legendary Bodhi tree...?"
Looking at the ancient tree in the distance, exuding an ancient aura that seemed to connect the entire world, he felt a sense of joy.
However, Ye Ming did not panic. Looking at the enormous Bodhi tree in the distance, he knew in his heart that this was the greatest danger.
Having accumulated the negative emotions of a Dou Di, and possessing several semi-saint puppets, obtaining the Bodhi Heart and comprehending the Samsara Tree will not be easy.
Having reached this point, it's impossible to talk about giving up.
With a wave of his hand, a dark, cloud-like phantom of his power surged forward, crushing everything in its path. Even if the ancient tree possessed immense power, he was undaunted.
After overcoming the beast tide, there were no other obstacles along the way. In the blink of an eye, Ye Ming led my phantom through a hundred feet and arrived at the foot of the ancient Bodhi tree that blocked out the sun.
Ye Ming looked up at the ancient Bodhi tree, and his feelings were different again.
Upon closer inspection, the ancient Bodhi tree appears even more magnificent. Its massive trunk, thousands of feet long, resembles a colossal pillar connecting heaven and earth. A rich, ancient aura permeates its trunk.
The shade of the trees was so vast that it seemed to cover the entire sky.
Standing under this ancient tree, you can smell a rich, refreshing fragrance emanating from the Bodhi tree.
The sunlight in the sky sought out the gaps in the ancient Bodhi tree, forcefully penetrating the shade and scattering down, those beams of light adding a dreamlike and fantastical scene to the entire giant tree.
Just then, Ye Ming's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of shade, and he saw a bright light shimmering a hundred feet away from the ancient tree. This light resembled an energy heart about ten feet in size, faintly emitting a powerful pulsating sound.
"Bodhi mind..."
Just as Ye Ming murmured, a faint rustling sound suddenly rang out from the ancient Bodhi tree, like the sound of wind blowing through the leaves.
But Ye Ming could see clearly that the dense branches of the ancient Bodhi tree suddenly intertwined and hung down from the shade.
As the intertwined branches touched the ground, they slowly split apart. Five imposing figures, exuding terrifying power, stepped out from within, their faces expressionless!
As these five figures stepped out, the space between heaven and earth rippled violently. A terrifying pressure suddenly emanated from them.
A puppet of demigod level!
Ye Ming knew clearly that these were all semi-saint powerhouses who had been searching for the Bodhi Heart but were trapped in the illusion of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and then became completely addicted to it and were refined into puppets!
He knew this would happen the moment he saw the ancient Bodhi tree. So why didn't he prepare in advance?
Upon closer inspection, a bright ball of light could be seen above the dense array of Ye Ming's illusory images above Ye Ming's head.
Those phantoms had already temporarily integrated their own power into them.
As five figures emerged from the tree branches, Ye Ming had already extended both palms.
"Boom!!"
The giant handprint, formed by the fusion of countless phantoms of power, seemed poised to shatter the entire sky!
The moment the two giant trees appeared, the space within a thousand feet around them was instantly drained!
Just as the five illusory figures broke free from the control of the tree branches, two large handprints came crashing down one after the other.
boom!!
A deafening roar resounded, and the ancient Bodhi tree began to shake violently. Countless leaves fluttered down from the sky, like a rain of leaves.
But before the leaves could fall to the ground, they were shattered into dust by the burst of energy.
The ancient tree swayed, and before the five semi-saint puppets could even make a move, they were slammed into the trunk of the Bodhi tree by a giant hand.
However, these semi-saint puppets were indeed strange. Even after such a powerful attack, they still struggled to emerge from the trunk of the Bodhi tree before their heads were shattered.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that two of the five semi-saint puppets had their arms blasted apart, and the other two had their legs severed.
But their faces remained expressionless as they continued to rush toward Ye Ming, who was in the distance.
Unfortunately, Ye Ming's second Great Handprint of Ten Thousand Self arrived just in time.
"boom!!"
Another earth-shattering explosion rang out, and the ancient tree, towering a thousand feet tall, even swayed, revealing countless roots firmly planted in the earth.
The earth churned, and a faint consciousness suddenly entered Ye Ming's mind.
"pain……"
A smile appeared on Ye Ming's face, but he did not respond to the consciousness.
As the smoke cleared, he saw the resilient heads of the five semi-saint puppets explode on the spot. Pale white fluid and bright red bits of flesh mixed with the bones, completely shattering.
"Click click click!"
A crisp sound rang out, heads exploded, and several semi-saint puppets suddenly stiffened. As a strange fluctuation emanated from them, their bodies aged at a visible speed, eventually turning into gray powder and dissipating into the air.
The Myriad Handprints, which gathered tens of millions of Ye Ming's phantom images, shattered five half-saint puppets with just two palm strikes.
Looking at the ancient Bodhi tree, which had returned to silence, Ye Ming spoke calmly, "Do you still need me to take action?"
A strong wind blew, and the last remaining leaves of the ancient Bodhi tree rustled. A hundred feet away, the heart, gleaming with light, continued to beat.
However, there was no response in his mind.
Seeing this, Ye Ming shook his head, waved his hand, and collected all the illusory images of his own power in the sky into his power immortal aperture.
As for the rest, these phantom forces, when placed in the outside world, have no effect whatsoever.
He looked up at the energy heart that was flashing with fluorescent light, and with a whoosh, he flew upwards.
This Bodhicitta is merely bait. The true Bodhicitta remains hidden within the ancient tree.
The distance of a hundred feet was covered in the blink of an eye. When Ye Ming arrived in front of the heart that was shimmering with fluorescent light, a dazzling radiance burst forth from above, transforming into a pillar of light that enveloped him.
Ye Ming was not surprised at all, letting the pillar of light envelop him and then drag him into the trunk of the ancient tree.
When I opened my eyes again, a blinding white light filled my vision.
He stood in this world of white light, surrounded by desolation. He sensed that his memories seemed somewhat disordered.
A huge white halo appeared before him, and without fear, he stepped into it.
Suddenly, Ye Ming found himself standing in the starry sky, with galaxies flowing around him and countless stars rotating in the sky.
With a thought, an extremely tiny star rapidly expanded, and finally shattered with a loud bang.
With a wave of his hand, the Milky Way seemed to wrap around his fingertips like a ribbon. The celestial sphere and the survival of all living beings were all within his control.
Pushing forward reverses the flow of time. Pulling back sends countless years quietly by.
At this moment, he seemed to have become the ruler of all the heavens and myriad worlds.
He could casually conjure a clone that could traverse countless realms and rule over numerous planes. With a thought, planes would be born one after another.
At this moment, the universe is destroyed but his body remains; all worlds are shattered but he endures. He is eternally immortal, living in the past, present, and future.
Ye Ming grinned slightly, playing with the starry ribbon in his hand, and said with a faint smile, "This illusion is much more interesting than the inner demon tribulation."
"However, it is ultimately an illusion. The immortality I seek cannot be given by anyone else."
His surging soul power erupted, almost filling all the heavens and myriad realms. With a sudden tremor, this world violently distorted, and finally, like a mirror, shattered with a bang.
The space shattered, and when Ye Ming opened his eyes again, he found himself in a space filled with emerald green.
Within this space, an ancient tree, approximately ten feet tall, seemed to have stood there all along.
This tree, entirely emerald green, resembles a lustrous piece of jade, radiating an astonishing vitality.
This tree is exactly the same as the ancient Bodhi tree outside, which is thousands of feet tall. It's just that it looks countless times smaller.
Looking at the small Bodhi tree in front of him, Ye Ming knew clearly that the illusion he had just experienced was created by this thing.
Looking at the lush green tree before him, a probing thought crossed his mind. He asked, "I know you want to dispel the negative emotions of a Dou Di. I can help you. What can you offer?"
"Don't use things like Bodhicitta and Bodhi seeds as bargaining chips."
"Because even if you don't give it to me, I'll still take it."
The ancient, verdant tree, which had been swaying, suddenly stopped, but after a while, it began to shake wildly again.
It's like a high-speed machine whose programmed settings have been suddenly altered, causing it to jam and malfunction due to program conflicts.
Seeing this, Ye Ming shook his head helplessly.
He had assumed that the ancient Bodhi tree, having survived for so long, must possess a high level of intelligence. He never expected that even these words could disrupt its processes.
"Alright, alright, stop shaking. What do you want me to do?" he said, sounding rather helpless.
The ancient, verdant tree, which had been shaking violently, stopped swaying after hearing Ye Ming's words.
It trembled slightly, and a white ball of light slowly emerged. Within this ball of light stood an ancient Bodhi tree, tens of thousands of feet tall.
Before this ancient tree, a figure dressed in black stood in mid-air, an aura as if it were the supreme being of heaven and earth slowly emanating from the figure.
Under this aura, even the colossal Bodhi tree, standing ten thousand feet tall, appeared extremely small.
Looking at the scene before him, Ye Ming was still slightly shocked, even though he knew the truth.
The immense aura emanating from that figure in black proved that he was the boundary of this world, a Dou Di!
Within the ball of light, the black figure stood before the colossal Bodhi tree, towering thousands of feet tall.
Suddenly, the figure launched an attack on the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Faced with the attack of the Dou Di, terrifying, overwhelming energy surged from within the Bodhi Ancient Tree. In this terrifying clash, the world within the ball of light collapsed.
Looking at the scene in the ball of light before him, Ye Ming felt a long-lost feeling of watching a movie.
He simply sat down on the ground, plucked a few milk tea flowers from his immortal aperture, slowly drank them, and leisurely watched the ball of light in the sky.
Just then, he felt a strange change in his body, and the Reincarnation Watch on his left wrist began to vibrate continuously.
After taking a sip of the flower juice from the milk tea, Ye Ming opened his system watch to check.
"Kill one enemy Fire Spirit, reward for this dungeon: Energy Source (Increases all energy regeneration speed by 20%)."
"Kill one member of the opposing faction's Nether Giant Ant Clan and receive the following dungeon buff: Death Cross Medal (You can set an anchor point; upon death, you will resurrect at that anchor point with full health. If no anchor point is set, you will resurrect on the spot.)"
"Kill one enemy Winged Human, reward for this dungeon: Absolute Defense skill once (can absolutely defend against any attack form once, lasting ten seconds)."
Looking at these messages, Ye Ming felt a surge of joy.
It seems the clones have made good progress; they've already dealt with three alien races.
He glanced at the watch's map and noticed many red dots arranged in a circle, clustered within a single area. However, the distance between these red dots was still quite far.
Clearly, the alien races weren't fools. If any of them possessed special communication methods, they could naturally have released this message.
However, Ye Ming didn't care about this, as those clones outside weren't shown on the watch map.
It feels really good to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.
After turning off his watch, Ye Ming continued to sip his milk tea and focused his gaze on the ball of light in front of him.
The battle above was still raging. Within the ball of light, the scene froze on the last moment: the black figure was suddenly struck by a destructive gust of wind that swept in from outside the ball of light.
The figure in black, along with the surrounding world, exploded into nothingness.
Clearly, it was the Bodhi Ancient Tree, in conjunction with another Dou Di, that suppressed and killed this black-clad Dou Di.
Suddenly, wisps of black energy emerged from that void. These wisps of black energy then rapidly rushed into the ancient Bodhi tree.
As these black currents surged in, the pure aura permeating the ancient Bodhi tree suddenly gained a subtle chill and evil.
"Bang!!"
The ball of light suddenly exploded, turning into an invisible mass that merged into Ye Ming's mind.
Having undergone numerous information infusions, he was already very familiar with this process. In almost an instant, he digested the information contained within the light.
Simply put, it's because after that Dou Di died, his negative emotions merged into the Bodhi Ancient Tree's body, attempting to seize control of the body from it.
It is not very intelligent and has been in a stalemate with the Dou Di's negative emotions in the struggle for control of its body.
Currently, it possesses two forms of intelligence. One is the benevolent intelligence originally belonging to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and the other is the evil intelligence generated by the negative emotions of the black-clad Dou Di.
The one who just attacked Ye Ming was the puppet and illusion controlled by the evil intelligence of the Black-Clad Battle Emperor.
However, Ye Ming's attack was too powerful, directly breaking through the control of the evil spirit.
Furthermore, because his surging soul power erupted in the illusion just now, it temporarily damaged the evil intelligence of the black-clad Dou Di, allowing the original intelligence of the Bodhi Ancient Tree to gain the upper hand and briefly regain control.
Seeing that the process was complete, Ye Ming spoke again to the ancient, verdant tree before him, "So you want me to help you dispel the negative emotions associated with becoming a Dou Di, right?" (End of Chapter)