With a lion’s roar, the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree seemed startled, and all its eyes closed instantly.
The Snake Woman, who had been deep in the eerie nightmare, felt her delusions shatter and began to breathe heavily, her face full of fear.
Although the nightmare was fleeting, the impact on the mind was incredibly intense.
Even as a bioengineered creature, it found it hard to bear.
"Can you still hold on?" Zhao Ya asked calmly without turning his head.
"I can!" the Snake Woman nodded swiftly.
"Then let’s go!"
Saying that, Zhao Ya leaped forward, and the Snake Woman hurriedly followed.
Its body technique speed was certainly not as fast as Zhao Ya’s, yet it gritted its teeth and kept up closely.
Because it understood that if it couldn’t keep up with this lord, a miserable fate awaited it.
So, even just to survive, it had to grit its teeth and endure.
Just as the man and the demon were about to rush past the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree, the eyes that had closed suddenly opened simultaneously.
The Snake Woman was horrified by this and shouted, "Lord, no..."
Before the last word could escape, Zhao Ya raised his hand and threw something, which flew straight to the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree.
Bang.
A cloud of white mist exploded in mid-air, and a pungent, acrid smell spread out.
The Snake Woman was choked to the point where she couldn’t even open her eyes, filled with fright.
What kind of weapon was this, so overpowering?
And at that moment, the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree suddenly let out an extremely shrill scream.
The scream was full of agony, mixed with resentment and fury.
The Snake Woman squinted and saw a shocking scene.
Under the cover of the white mist, the eyes all over the tree oozed pus and blood, with some even bursting open, leaving bloodstained pits.
The damage was ongoing; whenever eyeballs attempted to regrow in the pits, the pervasive white mist would destroy them again.
The Snake Woman was increasingly horrified.
It was known that the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree was a high-level artifact within the Wuyou Longevity Palace, and ordinary disciples had no right to carry it.
Its methods were bizarre and difficult to defend against, nearly immortal, with regular attacks being ineffective.
Thus, upon seeing the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree, the Snake Woman had been so terrified.
But who would have thought this lord would surprise it so quickly, not knowing what that white mist was, causing such severe damage to the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree?
In an instant, the image of Zhao Ya became increasingly unfathomable in the Snake Woman’s mind.
At this moment, the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree let out an angry roar, and its branches and trunk completely withered.
Seeing this, a flash of light crossed Zhao Ya’s eyes before he glanced at a corner of the hall.
He was sure that the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree was not dead, just dormant due to severe injuries.
But that was unimportant.
Because Zhao Ya never intended to kill the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree with just a pack of ultimate lime.
Indeed.
The thing Zhao Ya had just thrown was an unused pack of lime.
Only now the lime was nowhere near the quicklime used for self-defense and ambush back in the day.
After countless iterations and enhancements, the lime was now full of an array of poisons.
Critically, these toxins intertwined to form an impenetrable poison web.
Coupled with the extensively refined lime, it was virtually soul-piercing, something Zhao Ya himself dared not easily attempt, though he habitually carried it with him.
Unexpectedly, it was now used against the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree.
Moreover, due to the eyes all over the tree, the lime effectively suppressed it.
Even Zhao Ya hadn’t anticipated such a good effect.
At this moment, when Zhao Ya looked toward the corner of the hall, a dark stain there was quickly disappearing, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
"Lord... Lord, what is it?" the Snake Woman asked in a trembling voice, seeing Zhao Ya had stopped.
"Nothing!" Zhao Ya replied indifferently, though a hint of doubt arose in his heart.
Earlier, Zhao Ya had sensed that when the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree roared in anger, it seemed someone was secretly spying on him.
This sensation was exceedingly faint, something others might casually overlook.
But Zhao Ya seized this feeling instantly and traced its spying source.
Yet now, this sensation had disappeared along with the dark stain.
However, Zhao Ya was not in a hurry; he grew more certain.
He knew that upon reaching here, someone else was bound to be more anxious than himself.
"Let’s go!"
"Yes, Lord, please follow this way!"
As Zhao Ya and the Snake Woman continued deeper, inside the control room at the core of the Black Ship, a muscular man over three meters tall, his muscles chiseled like a sculpture, was sternly staring at the water screen before him.
The screen was entirely emerald green, thin as a cicada’s wing, made from Ghost Fish bones produced in the Demon Sect Small World, combined with a spying device made of their fresh blood and spirit, could monitor things from afar.
The actions of Zhao Ya and the Snake Woman just now were seen clearly through the water screen by this muscular man.
Especially when he saw that even the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree was broken by Zhao Ya, the man was both shocked and furious.
Shocked that in this utterly isolated and desolate place, a warrior capable of breaking the Heaven-Breaking Pass had appeared.
Furious that his proud treasure was severely damaged.
According to the Demon Brain’s feedback, the Thousand-Eyed Giant Tree was severely injured, requiring the fresh blood and spirit of at least ten Primordial Sea Realm martial artists or the heart’s blood of a thousand ordinary Meridian Opening martial artists to recover.
This figure was astronomical for someone who went bankrupt acquiring this Black Ship.
After all, in the Pure Bright Realm, ordinary martial artists’ lives were indeed not costly, but under the oppression of many great sects, even the Wuyou Longevity Palace dared not act rashly.
As for the Small Worlds with martial arts that had been explored, they were mostly already claimed.
Especially those producing Meridian Opening Realm martial artists, they were a massive wealth, and their owners’ backgrounds were beyond the reach of a mid-level disciple from Wuyou Longevity Palace.
However, the muscular man quickly took a deep breath, and his mood calmed down.
He considered himself quite lucky.
After wandering in the Endless Sea for years, he finally found a lordless land, and from the previous actions of those martial artists, they mostly seemed to be in the Meridian Opening Realm.
Upon this realization, the man was overjoyed.
Because a world capable of naturally nurturing Meridian Opening Realm martial artists was undoubtedly powerful.
Thus, he did not act rashly but hid within the Black Ship, planning patiently, releasing numerous domesticated monsters, intending to gradually take over.
But Zhao Ya’s appearance severely disrupted his plan.
Now, he had to plan strategically.
Moreover, it wasn’t entirely a bad thing.
After all, even if this world’s Martial Dao could nurture a Heaven-Breaking Pass level existence, it was inevitably incomplete.
Provided his plan was well-executed, he might be able to capture and subdue this figure.
Hehe, a naturally occurring Heaven-Breaking Pass warrior, surely all the major sects would be interested.
When that time came, wouldn’t he be successful?
Thinking of this, the muscular man smirked wickedly and pressed a few buttons in front of him.
Since you’re here, let’s play a good game!