I Can Extract Divine Power-Chapter 37: A Locust Tree? I Am Its Natural Counter.

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: A Locust Tree? I Am Its Natural Counter.

As blood poured from the cracks, the light in the Hand Venerable Envoy’s eyes slowly faded.

His body, withered from using the Secret Technique, collapsed into the lake with a thunderous splash.

Shen Bai retracted his palms, glanced back at the stunned Wuhua, and said, "That was underwhelming."

He had thought that fighting two of them at once would at least put him under a little pressure.

But who would have known? There was no pressure at all. A single punch and a single sword strike were all it took.

’In other words, the Three Treasures Realm poses no real danger to me,’ Shen Bai thought.

Although he didn’t know which specific stage of the Three Treasures Realm the two Venerable Envoys were in, killing them both instantly in a two-on-one fight gave Shen Bai a good measure of his own strength.

Wuhua felt like his mind was about to explode.

Shen Bai’s comment that it was "underwhelming" in particular sent a shockwave through Wuhua’s mind.

Two Venerable Envoys would be considered absolute masters in Shengyun County, yet Shen Bai had dealt with them effortlessly.

And from the looks of it, Shen Bai still had plenty of strength to spare.

Wuhua suddenly felt that he had hit the jackpot by traveling with Shen Bai.

"Donor Shen, which school are you from?"

He was suddenly curious about Shen Bai’s sect.

Such a young master had to be a disciple from a major power.

Shen Bai said, "I just practiced randomly."

"Randomly?" Wuhua’s eyes widened. "Donor Shen, do you mean you have no master? You trained all on your own?"

Shen Bai nodded. "More or less. I received some guidance from a passing expert and have been training by myself ever since."

Wuhua’s eyes grew even wider, a sense of helplessness washing over him. "If those so-called prodigies from Fenglin State ever found out, they would be utterly humiliated."

"Setting everything else aside, Donor Shen’s mastery of fist and sword alone is enough to earn anyone’s admiration."

He said this without a hint of falsehood.

Shen Bai’s power was simply too terrifying.

Shen Bai waved his hand dismissively. "It’s just a few rudimentary skills."

Wuhua gave a bitter smile. "If Donor Shen’s skills are rudimentary, then this humble monk hasn’t even begun to learn."

Shen Bai shook his head. "Master Wu Hua, let’s not waste any more words. Dealing with the Locust Tree abnormality is more important."

Now that Shen Bai had dealt with both Venerable Envoys from the Upper Evil Sect, only the Locust Tree abnormality remained.

At this moment, the Locust Tree still stood on the island in the center of the lake.

This particular type of abnormality only manifested its strangeness within a specific range.

Standing on the shore, Shen Bai was unaffected. He guessed that he probably had to set foot on the island itself.

Wuhua looked at the massive Locust Tree, took the Buddha Beads from his robes, and held them in his left hand.

The Xiqu Venerable Envoy’s bamboo raft was still floating not far from the shore.

Since they needed to get to the island, the two of them would naturally have to take the raft.

Wuhua extended one hand, formed it into a claw, and made a pulling motion toward the raft from a distance.

The next moment, a gust of wind swept by, and the raft glided across the lake’s surface, pulled to the shore by Wuhua.

Seeing this, Shen Bai asked, "What is that technique called?"

Wuhua replied humbly, "It’s just Telekinetic Retrieval, a common skill among Jianghu People. It’s merely for convenience."

Shen Bai sighed. "Ah, I’m so jealous. I don’t know how to do that."

A vein throbbed on Wuhua’s forehead.

If he weren’t sure he would lose a fight against Shen Bai, he would have definitely given him a long lecture on Buddhist Teachings.

’Jealous? What does he mean, jealous?’

’I’m the one who should be jealous!’

’You’re this powerful, and you’re telling me you’re jealous of a common Jianghu skill like Telekinetic Retrieval?’

’Seriously, man, are you saying this on purpose?’

What Wuhua didn’t know was that Shen Bai was being completely genuine.

"Let’s go. The sooner we finish, the better."

With a lingering look of envy in his eyes, Shen Bai stepped onto the raft.

’This is the kind of flashy ability you need to really show off.’

’Too bad I don’t have any.’

’I’m just good at fighting.’

After Wuhua boarded the raft, he pushed a palm out to the side.

The next moment, the raft shot toward the island in the middle of the lake at high speed.

...

「The edge of the island.」

The giant Locust Tree’s branches were still swaying in the wind. The leaves rustled in the night breeze, a sound that could make one feel a little sleepy.

The moment Shen Bai and Wuhua set foot on the island, the gentle night breeze immediately turned turbulent.

Shen Bai could even feel a chill.

"We’re already on the island, and the Locust Tree still hasn’t done anything?" Shen Bai said, rubbing his chin.

Wuhua said, "The Locust Tree abnormality’s attack is rather unique. It makes people see illusions and uses those illusions to harm them. The illusions appear when a person is at their most vulnerable. Donor Shen, you must be careful."

Shen Bai remembered the illusion he encountered at the Sun Family’s home and nodded. "Don’t worry."

The two continued to approach the massive Locust Tree.

As they got closer, Shen Bai realized just how enormous the Locust Tree truly was.

The fact that the entire tree had turned pitch-black due to the abnormality made it all the more hair-raising.

As they drew nearer, Shen Bai saw the back of the Locust Tree, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Wuhua saw it too and clenched his fists. "Those beasts! Letting them die so easily was getting off light!"

On the back side, branches of the Locust Tree were wrapped around the trunk.

Within the branches, the dismembered remains of a corpse were entwined. It was already desiccated, but from its form and the severed head, it was clear that it was a woman.

A female disciple from the Hundred Medicines Valley had been dismembered by the villagers of Huaxi Village and hidden in the Locust Tree. The remains before them were very likely that woman.

Shen Bai saw a medicine box at the base of the tree, long since dilapidated.

The greatest evil in the world has never been the supernatural, but the human heart.

The two continued to approach the Locust Tree.

Just then, the night wind grew stronger.

The once-faint breeze turned into a gale as they approached.

If an ordinary person were here, they would struggle to even stay on their feet.

Wisps of malevolent Qi began to appear on the Locust Tree’s branches. As the malevolent Qi gathered, the front of the tree began to twist and contort, and terrifying human faces emerged from its surface.

These faces wore expressions of agony as they were continuously squeezed and merged by the tree, eventually forming one giant face.

Shen Bai found it to be quite a strange sight. Just as he was about to turn and say something, he suddenly noticed something was wrong with Wuhua.

Wuhua was sitting cross-legged on the ground, looking as if he were in extreme pain, struggling against something unseen.

Sweat beaded on Wuhua’s forehead and dripped from his chin onto the ground, his face growing even paler.

Seeing this, Shen Bai steadied Wuhua by the arm and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Wuhua gritted his teeth, a hint of madness creeping into his eyes. The Buddha Beads fell from his hand and rolled across the ground.

"Donor Shen, I was careless. I should have used the Buddha Beads from the start."

"This humble monk is falling into an illusion!"

"We... are in danger..."

Illusion?

Shen Bai said, confused, "I don’t feel anything."

The moment he said this, Shen Bai suddenly realized something was amiss.

All around him, one after another, phantoms materialized. They emanated a malevolent Qi as they advanced toward him.

The corner of Shen Bai’s mouth twitched. "So this really is an illusion."

These phantoms might have been incredibly intimidating to anyone else, but in Shen Bai’s eyes...

They looked so fake.