"Old man asks you to come here, naturally not to trap you."

Han Xing quietly waited for the ancient tree to continue.

"I know clearly that the source of the curse is not something we can resolve."

"Before this, I have tried many times, all ending in failure."

"I asked you here for another matter."

"And this matter also requires your help."

Han Xing looked at the massive trunk that seemed like a mountain, puzzled.

The other party spoke directly.

"That is, to expel the cursed and decayed parts from my body."

Upon hearing this, Han Xing was momentarily dazed.

It seemed the ancient tree knew Han Xing did not understand.

The ancient tree continued to explain: "Young friend should know that this curse is like a maggot on the bone."

"Once afflicted, it will gradually invade every corner of the body."

"Until it completely erodes your body, turning you into a slave of the curse."

With that,

the Ancient Tree with Entwined Roots slowly turned its body.

Its immense body could affect the entire Forest Continent with each movement.

The greenery covering the sky above twisted like a green vortex.

And when its body turned roughly 180 degrees, the scene suddenly changed before the eyes of the people.

The branches once covered in greenery disappeared.

In their place was a swath of bloody and decayed blackness.

The trunk of the giant tree transformed into patches of black, stinking flesh!

This flesh seemed to possess its own life, constantly squirming, sprouting eyes.

It was like a mountain of flesh, densely packed with eyeballs.

Chilling to behold!

At this moment,

everyone took a deep breath simultaneously.

If another side of the Ancient Tree with Entwined Roots symbolized life and majesty,

then this side represented complete decay and corruption.

Various mosquitoes covered it, reeking horribly!

Green or red mucus, mixed with various organs, dripped down.

Even the ground within tens of kilometers turned deep black.

At this moment, on the trunk covered in flesh.

Han Xing saw a huge human face.

However, that human face appeared extremely pained, its features twisted together.

"Is this... your true form?" Han Xing couldn’t help but ask.

The huge human face seemed to be restraining its pain.

Then it sighed and said: "Yes."

"Ugly, isn’t it?"

Everyone nodded in unison. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

It was clearly impossible for them to lie.

The current appearance of the ancient tree was truly nauseating.

The Ancient Tree with Entwined Roots gave a bitter smile.

It wasn’t angry at the frank expression of the few.

"Hundreds of years ago, I wasn’t like this."

"Ever since I was entangled by such a curse, my true form has been eroded every moment."

"They grow like parasites inside me, absorbing my nutrients."

"Not only devouring my Power, but also turning my body into such a terrifying and disgusting appearance!"

"Only with the help of your Power can I peel away these disgusting parts!"

Han Xing frowned, "What do you mean?"

The Ancient Tree with Entwined Roots continued: "Yes, I want you to attack my body."

"Remove all the necrotic areas from me."

Han Xing was somewhat surprised, "Can’t you do this yourself?"

"You have so many branches, can’t you just scrape off those infected parts?"

The ancient tree sighed helplessly: "Obviously, that’s not possible."

"At the moment my body was invaded by the curse, that part no longer belonged to me."

"Not only that, young friend, did you see those eyes?"

"These eyes constantly drill into my mind, controlling my consciousness."

"Whenever I want to attack the infected parts of my body, those eyes force me to stop!"

At this, it seemed extremely pained.

Han Xing nodded, "I understand, so you want the strength of a demigod to forcibly break through your defenses and destroy these cursed bodies."

The Ancient Tree with Entwined Roots was instantly excited: "Yes, exactly!"

"Before, I invited Helas over for the same reason."

"But that guy was too weak, couldn’t even withstand my subconscious counterattack, and got hurt."

"But young friend can repel the Dark Shadow, you must have stronger Power than Helas!"

Hearing this, Han Xing was momentarily stunned.

Then he smiled wryly.

So, last time Wu Ling’Er said Helas was injured in the Sky Island Forest, it was because of this.

It seems Helas isn’t all that strong among demigods.

Couldn’t even handle the unconscious counterattack of this ancient tree.

But this also explains that this ancient tree is stronger than imagined.

"Young friend, please make your move now, help me drive away these rotten parts from my body..."

"Old man has endured this torment for too long."

"Once successful, I will forever remember your kindness!"

Han Xing didn’t agree immediately but pondered instead.

Seeing no response for a long time, the Ancient Tree with Entwined Roots urged: "Young friend, what are you waiting for?"

"I promise, if you help me clear away these curse-corrupted parts, I will give you a tremendous reward!"

"The Demigod-Level Life Tree Heart that can greatly enhance Divine Power, the Withered Wood Staff from my tribe, I can give them to you!"

"If you’re not satisfied, you can even go into my tribe’s treasury and pick for yourself!"

The ancient tree’s tone was extremely earnest.

You could hear that it wasn’t joking.

At this moment.

A system prompt appeared by Han Xing’s ear.

[The Ancient Tree with Entwined Roots assigns you a quest, requesting your hand in expelling its decayed parts: 55%]

[Quest Rewards: Demigod-Level Life Tree Heart*1, Withered Wood Staff (Red)*1, Tree Spirit Treasure Vault Access*1...]

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