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Chapter 1073 - Chapter 1073 Chapter 1075 Power of Rules_1

Chapter 1073: Chapter 1075: Power of Rules_1 Chapter 1073: Chapter 1075: Power of Rules_1 Half a minute later, Song Jian startlingly discovered that the huge ancient tree before him was unharmed, except for a few white marks on its surface.

Not to mention being injured, there wasn’t even a health bar showing for the ancient tree.

“Damn it, what’s going on here, even if it were a tree made of steel, it should have been split by my strike…” Song Jian frowned deeply, as he had never encountered such a situation since he entered the game.

“This ancient tree has been protected by the Power of Rules; until it changes its form, you can’t inflict any damage on it…” The robot Nafiboja took two steps forward and said with a rigid expression.

“Power of Rules? Are all the ancient trees here like this?” Song Jian casually struck another large tree on the left, which was clearly much thinner than the one near the chest. A pale golden Sword Qi directly passed through its trunk, and after a short while, the upper half of the tree fell to the ground with a loud friction noise.

“Clearly, you have already found the answer for yourself; the tree before you is somewhat special…” Nafiboja turned its neck to look at Song Jian and said.

“Alright then…” Song Jian shrugged his shoulders and stepped forward.

Song Jian walked under the tree; his Moon Essence Wheel was still lazily rotating beside him, seeming to pose no threat or hostility to the tree.

After picking up the two pieces of Mithril Essence, Song Jian walked up to the chest. The chest was surrounded by skeletons and was deeply embedded in the tree roots, indicating it had been there for a very long time.

Song Jian cleared the dust off the chest and etched on the lid were some special runes along with a ghastly face with a gaping mouth as a lock, decorated with many white bones, which looked quite eerie.

“This is a chest from the reign of Emperor Canser VII of the Undead Empire about 1700 years ago; it may contain some items related to the Undead Empire…” Nafiboja remained stationary, its eyes emitting a soft glow as it continuously scanned the chest.

“Items from the Undead Empire?” Song Jian felt somewhat disappointed, as it seemed his profession was unlikely to make use of the items inside, but he couldn’t just give up. He placed his hand on the chest, and immediately a rustling noise reached his ears.

System: You have found a locked chest, requiring a lockpicking skill of level 10 or higher to open this chest;

“A locked chest?” Song Jian glanced around but didn’t see where the lock was on the chest; however, since the system had provided the prompt, it certainly wouldn’t deceive him.

Moreover, generally speaking, within the same tier, items in a locked chest are obviously more precious than those in an unlocked one.

Song Jian took out the Key of Oblivion from his inventory and gently inserted it into the keyhole. In no time, the Key of Oblivion took on the shape of a phalanx, and simultaneously, sounds of gears turning came from inside the chest.

“Indeed, the Key of Oblivion is essentially a Master Key, not only can it open various sealed doors, but it can also unlock locked chests…” A smile appeared on Song Jian’s lips as he pressed on the chest, with a system progress bar appearing before him.

System: Chest unlocking in progress, unlocking progress 1%…5%…8%…

The chest was unlocking slowly, which also implied that the chest was of no low quality. Just then, the large tree in front of Song Jian slowly opened a pair of eyes on its thick trunk. The blood-red eyes stared at Song Jian, who was unlocking the chest, and a thick root slowly emerged from the ground, wrapping around Song Jian’s ankles like a venomous snake.

The moment the tree turned into a Tree Demon, the Moon Essence Wheel, which had been slowly revolving around Song Jian, suddenly emitted a tremor.

“Humm~”

Afterward, the Moon Essence Wheel turned into a beam of white light, leaving a trail in the air as it flew towards the Tree Demon and struck hard against the trunk of the Tree Demon with a “thud.”

Originally, Song Jian’s attention was partially on opening the treasure chest, with the majority of his focus on the strange, large tree before him.

Crack~

The Moon Essence Wheel left a foot-long gash on the trunk of the tree, and a foul-smelling red liquid slowly oozed from the cut, much like blood.

The Moon Essence Wheel did not require Song Jian’s control to continuously circle around the Tree Demon, launching attack after attack, with the sound of slicing and collisions being unending.

The roots of the tree twined towards Song Jian, interrupting the process of opening the chest. With a thought, Song Jian turned into a semi-transparent state of soul, evading the roots that sprang out at him; he quickly retreated, leaving the Tree Demon’s attack range in an instant.

Pop, pop, pop~

Countless branches, like javelins, stabbed towards Song Jian, and almost the moment he left, a branch as thick as an arm pierced the ground where he had just stood.

The earth at his feet also roiled continuously as if countless invisible serpents were moving through the soil, converging towards him.

Using Soul Wander, Song Jian was incredibly fast. As he dodged the Tree Demon’s attacks and retreated swiftly, he soon left a distance of over ten meters behind him. The Moon Essence Wheel, having exceeded its range, flew back to Song Jian’s side.

Song Jian turned to look, and saw the robot Nafiboja had moved back to a spot about thirty meters away, cocking her head to one side, motionless as she watched him.

This Tree Demon had an extremely wide attack range. Song Jian was still under attack even after moving back seventeen or eighteen meters. It was only after he reached a distance of over thirty meters that the Tree Demon’s roots and branches slowly receded.

“The Power of Rules has been broken; it’s already dead!” Song Jian summoned the Sky-breaking Sword and declared loudly, pointing at the Tree Demon thirty meters away.

“This is an Eighty-Nine-Level Lord rank BOSS with third-tier Combat Power, capable of simultaneously killing five or more BOSSes of the same level and tier. It is very powerful, possessing a passive effect that reduces ranged damage by 30% and is immune to magic damage below level five. Its weakness is that it cannot move,” Nafiboja quietly stated aside.

Song Jian discovered that although she lacked any offensive capabilities and couldn’t assist him in his attack, she had excellent evasion abilities. She wouldn’t become a burden when monsters attacked him. Furthermore, she could scan and identify any monster’s attributes and even know their weaknesses, proof of her powerful monster information database. As a combat assistant, she was indeed of some help.

“I told you, the moment the Power of Rules was broken, it was already dead…” Song Jian finished speaking, struck a casual pose, waved the Sky-breaking Sword, and whispered fiercely, “Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Thousand Swords Art!”

In an instant, countless Spirit Swords appeared around him, densely covering an area of tens of meters. Then, with a sharp sound of cutting through the air, the Spirit Swords flew towards the Tree Demon.

The moment Song Jian executed the Thousand Swords Art, Nafiboja’s eyes flashed crazily, processing various pieces of data at an extremely high speed, nearly entering a crash state for a moment.

Meanwhile, the distant Tree Demon let out a deep roar like a wounded beast, hurling large amounts of soil into the air. Numerous thick roots, like tentacles, sprouted from beneath the ground, waving wildly around the Tree Demon’s body.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~”

These root tentacles lashed out like whips at the flying Spirit Swords. In an instant, the sounds of explosions were incessant, and the other animals in the jungle fled in terror, away from the area.

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