bookcurios Chapter 422 Cold Arrow
Chapter 422 Cold Arrow
Chapter 422 Cold Arrow
No wonder Du Qingmu was so shocked; such a scene was unimaginable to anyone.
Inside the peaches in this peach orchard, there were actually bloody human heads displayed!
The human heads were placed inside the hollowed-out peaches, each with its eyes wide open, looking as if it had died with its eyes wide open, which looked extremely terrifying.
How could such a tragic scene have occurred within the Peach Garden of the ancient Heavenly Court? Lin Fei's heart sank—it seemed that the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court were far more complex than they appeared, and likely concealed numerous dangers. He might lose his life without even realizing it.
With a wave of his hand, Lin Fei summoned Mao Ri Xingjun from the cycle of reincarnation. Lin Fei asked Mao Ri Xingjun, "Mao Ri, look at these people in front of you, do you recognize them?"
"This is... the Peach Garden?" The Star Lord of the Rabbit Sun looked around and was also extremely surprised.
He was one of the six gods of Houtu, a true ancient deity. Although his divine position was not high, he was still qualified to participate in the Peach Banquet that took place once every three thousand years. He had been to this Peach Garden twice before, so he recognized it at a glance.
The Star Lord of the Rabbit Sun then looked at the human heads placed inside the hollowed-out peaches before him, his mouth gradually opening wide, his face also showing an expression of utter shock: "This is one of the gods of the Thunder Department. This is a star official under the Fire God, the Fire Virtue Star Lord. This, this, this is the Star of Fortune, one of the Three Stars of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity! What exactly happened in this Peach Garden? How could these ancient gods all die in the Peach Garden?"
Lin Fei's guess was indeed correct. The human heads placed inside these hollowed-out peaches were none other than those of the famous ancient gods!
No one knows what kind of tragedy occurred in these ancient celestial ruins, that caused these ancient gods to be unable to leave behind even a complete corpse, and to suffer the torment of being dismembered after death.
After confirming the identities of the people in front of him, Lin Fei sent Mao Ri Xingjun back into the cycle of reincarnation.
Du Qingmu and Yuan Yi were quite surprised that Mao Ri Xingjun could recognize all these ancient gods at a glance.
The two exchanged glances and nodded to themselves. This person was able to recognize these ancient gods that ordinary people had never even heard of at a glance, so he was probably a god from ancient times himself.
Lin Fei was indeed hiding his true strength, having an ancient deity accompanying him. The two, who had been worried about the peaches with human heads, relaxed somewhat.
Just then, Lin Fei suddenly sensed a sharp killing intent. Before he could make a move, Du Qingmu shouted, "Your Majesty, be careful!"
At the same time, Yuan Yi suddenly reached out and pulled Lin Fei to her side.
As soon as Du Qingmu finished speaking, the heads placed inside the peaches opened their mouths at the same time, emitting extremely shrill screams, and flew out of the peaches all at the same time.
The heads, each with two streams of bloody tears flowing from their eyes, their expressions filled with a chilling resentment, lunged at the three of them.
Yuan Yi carefully protected Lin Fei by her side, while Du Qingmu used his skills to fight against the flying heads.
The owners of those severed heads were all renowned immortals in life. If they were still alive, Du Qingmu would naturally be no match for them when they joined forces.
However, these immortals have been dead for countless years, and all that remains is a head filled with resentment. They can no longer use their supernatural powers, and their strength is probably less than one-tenth of what it was when they were alive.
Du Qingmu was, after all, a master of the Celestial Realm. Although he was initially caught off guard and fell behind, he quickly regained his footing and gained the upper hand.
These long-dead heads unexpectedly launched a surprise attack on Lin Fei and his companions, something none of them had anticipated. However, these heads themselves were of limited strength, and once their attack missed, they posed little threat to the three's safety.
"It seems that this ancient celestial court ruins are indeed fraught with danger." Yuan Yi looked at the heads flying in the air with a solemn expression and couldn't help but sigh.
He had no intention of helping Du Qingmu, as Du Qingmu seemed capable enough to handle the beheadings. Yuan Yi, on the other hand, stayed by Lin Fei's side, preparing to deal with any other potential dangers.
Just when they all thought that Du Qingmu had the upper hand in dealing with those heads, Du Qingmu suddenly let out a strange cry and fell headfirst to the ground.
With Du Qingmu's cultivation level, it was impossible for him to make such a basic mistake as falling down in battle. Lin Fei looked closely and saw that something had unknowingly wrapped around Du Qingmu's ankle, dragging him to the ground.
The thing that was wrapped around Du Qingmu's ankle looked like a tree root!
"Old Master Du, be careful!" Seeing Du Qingmu in danger, Lin Fei naturally couldn't stand idly by. He immediately took out the Xuanyuan Divine Sword and slashed at the tree root that was wrapped around Du Qingmu's ankle.
The power of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword is self-evident, and Lin Fei's sword energy is equally sharp.
However, when the sword struck the tree root, the root only trembled slightly and did not stop its movement—Lin Fei's Xuanyuan Divine Sword, the sharpest treasure among the ten ancient divine weapons, could not even cut through the tree root!
Du Qingmu, a master of the Celestial Realm, seemed to lose all his strength after being entangled by the tree roots. He was unable to exert his full power and was dragged along by the roots, sliding towards a large tree.
That big tree was the tallest peach tree in the entire peach orchard, towering into the clouds.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the trunk of the peach tree, and Du Qingmu was dragged along and stuffed into the crack by the tree root.
Du Qingmu, a dignified Grandmaster of Celestial Beings, is already considered one of the top figures in the world today, yet he had no ability to resist the peach tree.
Lin Fei was also startled by this situation and broke out in a cold sweat.
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The cracks in the tree trunk slowly closed, and at the top of the peach tree, a bright red peach spirit fruit gradually formed.
The peach slowly swelled up, eventually becoming as big as a watermelon.
The tree branch shook violently, and the newly formed peaches suddenly fell from the branch and landed on the ground.
Lin Fei could see clearly that the fallen peach was not a real peach, but like the peaches he had seen before, it had been hollowed out and a human head was placed inside.
And this severed head belonged to Du Qingmu, who had just been dragged into the tree trunk.