Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 512 - 355 Little Tree Seedling Let Its Guard Down (4)

Chapter 512: Chapter 355 Little Tree Seedling Let Its Guard Down (4)

The heart of the Evil God had a piece hollowed out from its center?

What’s this situation?

Who had such incredible power to dig out the middle of this massive, weird heart?

Upon seeing this scene, Qin Chu couldn’t help but be inundated with numerous weird thoughts in his heart.

There was no mention of this scene in Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment; had the Second Generation Jie Luo encountered it when the heart had not yet been hollowed out, or was it that the First Generation Jie Luo did not record this scene?

It wasn’t just Qin Chu who was shocked by the enormous heart ahead. Helois, Iyeta, and Antia were also staring up with their heads lifted high, their eyes filled with amazement.

What a terrifying heart this was, the heart was at least hundreds of meters high.

Their eyes couldn’t even catch a glimpse of the entire heart.

If just the heart was this big, what sort of colossal creature would the owner of the heart be? When did the Sky Dome Continent ever possess such a terrifying life?

Shaye also lay on Qin Chu’s shoulder, her eyes full of solemnity. Whoever it was, upon first seeing this gigantic heart, they would be overwhelmed by its majesty.

Even if it was just a heart, it still stood on the ground like a mountain peak.

The oppressive energy emanating from the heart was so tangible that any life could truly feel its terror, and it certainly wasn’t an existence that just any life could touch or tamper with.

The whole canyon was dark and lightless.

It was as if all the light had been absorbed by the huge heart, and apart from the weird red light flickering from the heart, everywhere else was pitch black.

Everyone’s eyes were drawn to the crimson color, and they could no longer see anything else.

The sound of breathing became hurried.

Slim necks gently writhed, swallowing non-existent saliva. Whether it was Helois, Iyeta, or even Antia, their eyes seemed to carry a hint of bewilderment, revealing a trace of longing.

There was a strong temptation emanating from the heart, drawing them closer.

Even the pressure coming from hundreds of meters away made their bodies tremble.

Deep within them, an uncontrollable, savage impulse even surged, wanting to rush up to the heart, desperately destroy it, and then devour it bit by bit.

Even Qin Chu’s consciousness started to blur. It was at this moment that a burning pain transmitted from his wrist, and the Holy Light that rippled dispersed the darkness around him.

Qin Chu’s body jolted violently, and he instantly returned to normal.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Chu looked at the three girls beside him, his eyelids falling. One second later, a loud shout echoed in the ears of the three girls, its thunderous sound snapping them out of their trance.

Helois and Iyeta looked terrified; this place really was fraught with peril, a moment’s carelessness could lead to deceit and an irreversible doom.

Antia’s face flushed with embarrassment. As Qin Chu’s most important guard, she had been distracted at such a crucial time, which was truly improper.

Qin Chu didn’t blame the three girls; in fact, he himself had been the same.

This heart was extremely sinister; even though it was long since dead, it still radiated a terrifying pressure and allure.

A desire to devour all the blood and energy within the heart occasionally sprouted in Qin Chu’s heart.

At that moment, the goddess hair on his wrist, the Little Tree Seedling inside his body, and even that strand of Divinity were all shaking, and even writhing.

These experienced entities seemed on the verge of losing control over their impulses, urging Qin Chu to hurry over, stop dawdling.

Qin Chu felt somewhat helpless.

He shook his head, "You three stay here... No, move back a bit. If you get any closer, you may not be able to withstand it," he said.

"I’ll go there by myself."

Helois and Iyeta exchanged a look and obediently retreated. They knew their own strength; even if they followed along, they would only be a burden to Qin Chu, and if that were the case, it was better to heed his words.

Antia, however, gritted her teeth and followed by Qin Chu’s side.

Qin Chu looked at Antia with some surprise; he could see the determination in her eyes. After a moment of hesitation, he said nothing more and accepted Antia’s company.

With every step forward, the pressure on their bodies increased.

The gravity in the area seemed particularly distorted, many times greater than its normal value; a footstep left deep impressions in the ground.

The chains on Antia’s body could no longer maintain their dancing posture, naturally falling to the ground, clinking with a clatter as they followed the movement of their master.

Both Qin Chu and Antia could feel they were in a very peculiar state, as if their souls were restlessly wriggling within their bodies, seeking to float upward and break free from their physical confines.

The closer they got, the clearer they perceived it.

The red light from the huge heart formed a vortex in the sky, like a colossal maze with an infinite mix of distinct darkness and colors.

It seemed like a giant palace, adorned with the sun, moon, and stars in its midst.

Was that where the owner of the heart once lived?

Now, being less than a hundred meters away from the heart, Qin Chu could feel as though a huge mountain was pressing directly on him, the weight causing his legs to tremble.

Each movement seemed to strain his body, creaking, as if his bones were on the verge of collapsing under the pressure.

However, with the proximity came an intense yearning blossoming in Qin Chu’s heart.

Qin Chu had thought that the craving was for the heart in front of him, as well as the fresh blood and energy within... But it was not the same as the feeling before.

It was a desire from another level, which Qin Chu could not comprehend.

Antia, next to him, was also moving with extreme difficulty. Her small hand clenched tightly, her slender arms tense with muscle, and sweat beads had begun to form on her pale cheeks.

But whether it was Antia or Qin Chu, they both proudly supported their own bodies, knees trembling nonstop yet never bending.

Each step was so difficult.

Unknowingly, they had gotten closer.

Qin Chu could now see more clearly, the hole on the heart did not look like it had been cut or dug out by a blade or anything like that, it looked more like... it had fallen off naturally?

The hole was right at the heart’s very core.

The edges were smooth, without any sharp angles.

A viscous, dark liquid continuously dripped from around, flowing down the heart’s edge, and the ground beneath the heart had already been dyed a deep, dark color.

It seemed to be blood, but it was somewhat different from the other dark red blood.

At that moment, Qin Chu suddenly felt as if the little tree seedling inside his body had reached its limit, could no longer bear the impulse, and ecstatically, it broke free from within him.

Seemingly unaffected by the great pressure of the giant heart, it whooshed through midair directly.

It looked just like a little girl who had seen a fun toy, exuberantly leaping towards it.

Qin Chu wanted to stop it but couldn’t, he even felt a bit envious.

Then he saw the little tree seedling float directly above the heart.

The roots landed on the top of the heart, branches and tender leaves rustling, and the next second, the roots rapidly spread.

Countless dense roots wrapped around the heart completely, binding it, and the little tree seedling swelled into a towering giant tree. Shortly after, the trunk suddenly contracted and then forcefully expanded.

The little creature started to devour the energy of the heart.

But...

The energy within this heart was not so easily absorbed.

A scarlet light spread; a moment later, a crisp wail seemed to echo faintly through the air.

Subsequently, the vast network of roots the little tree seedling had extended recoiled as if thrust into a fire or thick sulfuric acid.

The little tree seedling hastily detached itself from above the heart and flew back in front of Qin Chu.

Many roots unable to retract were shattered into fine powder by the red light, scattering from the sky.

Looking at the little creature now, a few leaves had turned somewhat yellow, drooping weakly.

It seemed that life had been too smooth for some time, and the little tree seedling had grown careless.

She seemed to feel a little wronged, a branch wrapped around Qin Chu’s wrist, two leaves rubbing against the back of his hand, seemingly hoping Qin Chu would comfort her injured self.

Unfortunately, it only earned the merciless mockery of Qin Chu.

"Who told you to be so arrogant?"

The little tree seedling was not happy, whooshing back the branch and leaves that were wrapped around Qin Chu’s wrist, all the leaves turned to face away from him.

Qin Chu could almost hear it huff, "Hmph, I’m not talking to you."

For a moment, Qin Chu was taken aback, unsure of what to say.

This thing is a tree seedling, right?

It was as if Qin Chu were about to doubt whether what he saw was a girl or not.

When had a tree seedling ever been so... so human-like.

Though it decided not to pay attention to Qin Chu anymore, the little tree seedling still obediently stayed by his side, some roots intertwined just like legs, imitating Qin Chu’s posture, stumbling forward awkwardly.

The appearance of the little tree seedling seemed to release some of Qin Chu’s suppressed mood, and his speed seemed to quicken thereafter.

Despite the pressure as intense as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis, they finally stood before the gigantic heart.

Up close, the violent oppression felt even more potent, as if the heart was the sky.

As if it was all there is in this world.

Qin Chu breathed heavily, and at that moment, a certain craving inside him grew stronger and stronger.

What exactly was he craving?

Was it this heart?

Was it the blood and energy within this heart?

No, no, neither.

Qin Chu keenly felt that what he longed for was behind this heart!