Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 723 - 412: Negotiations, Coercion, and Temptation!_2

Chapter 723: Chapter 412: Negotiations, Coercion, and Temptation!_2

One could fully imagine that when the God-killing Gun was unleashed, its might would surpass the previous strike by no small measure.

More importantly, Ye Feng had now lifted the runes that concealed the weapon’s secret energy, meaning that Qiongqi could very clearly feel the threat the God-killing Gun posed to it.

Ye Feng expressed his stance with action.

Feeling the increasingly terrifying fluctuations emitted from the God-killing Gun and the continuous warnings from its instincts, it was natural for Qiongqi not to sit idly by.

Roar!

It let out another angry roar, and with a lunge forward, its originally massive wound was instantly covered in a layer of stone-like armor.

And its aura suddenly surged, indicating that during the brief conversation just now, it had used some method to temporarily suppress its injuries without affecting its combat power.

Then, with the Void-splitting Divine Spear in its hand, it ferociously smashed towards Ye Feng.

Instantly, waves of the Rule of Space Tear and Rule of Space Crush burst forth from the tip of the spear, immediately covering a range of 10 kilometers in front of it.

Clearly, Qiongqi intended to use this kind of area-of-effect move; although such a wide-ranging technique would weaken in might, barely reaching the strength of a Ninth Order.

If it were aimed at the World Tree Body’s roots, it would certainly be insufficient, but now, just facing Ye Feng’s human self, it was perfectly suitable.

After all, the human self was only of the Seventh Order, and Qiongqi could also discern that Ye Feng’s human self did not seem adept at defense.

In fact, Qiongqi’s decision was very sensible—if it could hit Ye Feng’s human self, the trend of the upcoming battle would likely be rewritten.

However, since Ye Feng dared to step forward so boldly, how could he be unprepared?

The spiritual powers of both avatars enveloped Qiongqi the entire time, and it couldn’t hide any action from Ye Feng.

Therefore, as soon as it tried to initiate the attack, Ye Feng immediately retreated.

Unleashing his full speed, Ye Feng’s velocity had absolutely reached the Mid to Late Stage Tenth Order.

Therefore, just as before, he easily dodged Qiongqi’s assault.

But Qiongqi’s attack this time was clearly well-considered, so that first strike turned out to be just a feint.

After Ye Feng dodged, Qiongqi flung the Void-splitting Divine Spear in its hand; one of its mastered killing moves.

The thrown spear was even faster than Ye Feng’s moving speed.

Moreover, Ye Feng could feel that he was somehow locked by the Divine Artifact, and even if he tried to dodge, the artifact would follow and turn.

This scene made Ye Feng inwardly praise.

But Ye Feng would not give Qiongqi any chance—the next instant, his figure vanished into thin air.

When he reappeared, he was already within the multi-layered protection of the tree roots.

Although the Void-splitting Divine Spear was still speeding towards him, Ye Feng’s tree roots were not just for show and immediately sprang into action to meet it.

One after another, the tree roots were rapidly penetrated, but the power contained in the Divine Spear was also swiftly fading.

If not for Qiongqi’s timely response, recalling the Divine Spear at once, it might have been "captured alive" by Ye Feng.

Ye Feng, who was within the multiple layers of tree root protection, casually plucked an Evolution Fruit that had just grown on a nearby root.

This Evolution Fruit stored the Power of Thunder and Lightning.

Since the rules comprehended by both avatars were interchangeable and their soul auras stemmed from the same source, Ye Feng could directly make use of the Rule Power condensed by the World Tree.

Instantly, the rate at which he injected the Power of Thunder and Lightning into the God-killing Gun increased tenfold, and Qiongqi could almost feel at every moment the growing sense of danger.

This made it increasingly desperate and even began to assault Ye Feng frantically.

But to this, Ye Feng merely watched quietly, not even hastening the rate at which he injected Rule Power into the God-killing Gun.

Yet with every bit of the Thunder and Lightning Rule inputted, it meant that Qiongqi moved one step closer to death.

This invisible pressure made Qiongqi grow more furious, yet it felt despair facing the layered roots.

Although its Divine Artifact could continually smash through the tree roots, the rate of growth of the tree roots was actually faster than its rate of destruction.

This circumstance seemed somewhat absurd to it.

Ye Feng was only at Eighth Order, yet why did the tree roots have such defensive power? And why could they also possess such an exaggerated recovery speed?

It was angry, it was unwilling.

Ye Feng let it unleash its methods, attacking for a full minute.

But the distance between Qiongqi and the human’s true form remained unchanged, not advancing even a step.

And now, after one minute of charging up, the energy level emitted by the God-killing Gun had reached the early stage of Tenth Order.

Even now if it launched an attack, it would already be capable of threatening Qiongqi’s life.

Ye Feng understood this clearly, Qiongqi understood it, and even those Seventh Order subordinates who were watching the battle understood it.

But it was precisely because of this "clarity" that made it all the more despairing.

The frequency of Qiongqi’s attacks also began decreasing, and eventually, it stopped altogether.

Ye Feng had shown his hand, which Qiongqi naturally understood.

So, after venting its frustration, it gradually calmed down.

It began to calmly consider a question.

Should it perish together with its opponent, or submit to Ye Feng?

And for it to make a decision, there was another very important factor...

"If I submit to you, how will you treat me?" Qiongqi asked with a serious expression.

It didn’t want to die, but it also didn’t want to live a life of submission. If Ye Feng’s conditions were harsh, it would without hesitation Ignite Divine Fire.

Ye Feng didn’t directly answer, instead saying, "Your scheming led you to the Land of Revival here, ultimately for the purpose of becoming a god, right?"

"I can help you with that, of course, it will be after I become a god myself,"

"At that time, I will also need a True God subordinate to help handle some more troublesome matters."

Qiongqi took a deep breath. Ye Feng’s words hit right on its weakness, but it still maintained enough clarity, "What’s the price? There are no free lunches in this world."

A smile emerged on Ye Feng’s face as he said, "Of course, that’s natural, so what I want is your loyalty."

"Only if you are loyal enough and show your worth will I spend the effort to cultivate you, you can understand that!"

Qiongqi nodded and even felt that the conditions were very generous, but that was exactly where its confusion lay.

"Then how can you be sure of my loyalty to you?" Qiongqi continued to ask.

"At that time we will sign a contract. I can confirm your loyalty to me through this contract," Ye Feng said.

Hearing that Ye Feng wanted to sign a contract with it, Qiongqi wasn’t surprised, guessing that anyone would do the same.

But it still wanted to negotiate, "I don’t want to sign a contract, of course, I also understand your concerns, so I can make a vow with the Rule Power."

"If I break it, I will suffer backlash from the Rule Power within me, and then my soul would scatter, so I definitely will not betray you."

Ye Feng smiled without a word, as talk of souls scattering and the like was good to hear, but he didn’t believe in these so-called vows with no loopholes.

What he believed in, was the might of the system.

And Ye Feng’s silence did not mean that his actions ceased, he continued to infuse the God-killing Gun with the Power of thunder and lightning, and the might of the weapon grew increasingly terrifying.

Clearly, it was a countdown to death.

"So what exactly do you want?" Qiongqi asked somewhat irritably.

"It is you who needs to make me believe you now."

"And I only believe in my own measures," Ye Feng said in a calm tone.

Qiongqi fell silent, worrying as well, knowing of many methods capable of controlling life and death, even a fate worse than death.

Upon signing that kind of contract, it would truly no longer have any strength to resist.

However, Ye Feng’s attitude was so firm, making it difficult for Qiongqi to make a decision for the moment.