"Crack!" Suddenly, a barely audible sound rang out, and a crack appeared on the wooden spirit carving, which Shi Yunfeng and the others did not notice at all.
Just as the wood carving developed cracks, suddenly, the willow god at the village entrance burst into a burst of green light, and then its only branch shot towards the stone house.
When the branches entered the stone house, they irresistibly pierced the wood carvings. However, the willow branches, which could pierce through gold and split stone, could not even leave a mark on the wood carvings.
Upon seeing this, the willow branch immediately wrapped itself around the wooden carving and pulled it violently towards the outside of the house, eventually bringing it to the Willow God.
"What happened? What's going on?" The stone house collapsed at that moment, but fortunately, everyone was not weak and escaped immediately.
"It's the Willow Goddess! Why is the Willow Goddess suddenly attacking the sacrificial spirit?"
"Quick, go see what happened."
The commotion startled the villagers, and they all came out, even the little one, who was holding a small porcelain bowl and scooping milk with a small wooden spoon.
"What's wrong? Has a wild beast attacked the village?"
"Why did the stone house collapse?"
"Wow, little one, you're nursing again! You're three and a half years old now!" a child exclaimed.
"Eek!" The little one was very embarrassed, hugging the small bowl and covering it with his tender white hands.
Not wanting the older children to see, her little face flushed, her long eyelashes trembled, and she weakly argued, "You're mistaken, I... I was actually... drinking water."
"Haha..." A group of children laughed loudly, then ran with their parents to the village entrance. The little one saw this and immediately finished drinking in one gulp, and then followed them.
As the group arrived at the village entrance, although it was night, the Willow God emitted a faint green light, illuminating the surroundings.
"What's going on? Why is the Willow God attacking the wooden sacrificial spirit?"
"Could wooden sacrificial offerings be considered malevolent?"
"Wait a minute, the wooden carving; the spirit offering—it's been protecting our village for three years!"
The willow god's branches, shimmering with divine light, lashed out relentlessly, creating huge craters in the ground, yet the wooden carving remained completely undamaged.
As the force of the whipping increased, so did the duration.
The sound of "click-clack!" gradually rose.
Chapter 561 Am I a Sacrificial Spirit?
The willow tree branches shone with an intense divine light, causing the villagers to instinctively shield their eyes with their hands.
"Boom!" This strike exceeded the combined power of Liu Shen's previous attacks.
The earth trembled, and the stone houses in the village were on the verge of collapse, but they were built with great care and eventually survived.
The wood carving finally shattered, whether by its own doing or by the powerful blow from the Willow God, it was unclear.
At the same time, a golden light shot out from the deep pit, and at the same time, an unusual aura emerged.
Instantly, divine light shone once more on the willow god's branch, and an ancient aura emanated from it, resisting the aura emanating from the deep pit.
"Ha!" A series of yawning sounds rang out.
Then, a lazy voice rang out: "Where am I? I feel like I've been sleeping for a long time."
As the smoke cleared, everyone saw a figure dressed in a golden robe, with two horns on his head, and divine light of gold and blue shimmering around him. His perfect face sent shivers down their spines.
"Huh? A willow tree? It looks quite extraordinary." The villagers, who hadn't paid much attention to it, noticed the unusual nature of the willow tree beside them.
"Who are you?" Willow God's divine sense transmitted a message to him.
"My name is Lin Qing, you can call me Dragon King. Who are you?" Lin Qing answered and then immediately asked in return.
"Oh, the Willow Goddess has spoken! The Willow Goddess has spoken!"
“Uncle Dragon King, that’s Willow Goddess, our village’s sacred spirit. You’re our village’s sacred spirit now too!” the little one said with a grin.
The villagers, including the children, now knew that the person in front of them was the spirit who had protected Kimura for three years.
"Greetings, Goddess Liu! Greetings, Lord Dragon King!" In a flurry, a whole circle of villagers knelt down in worship.
"Huh? Willow Goddess? I'm offering sacrifices? What's going on?" Lin Qing was a bit confused and immediately opened the system panel to check the messages.
"Lin Qinglong, the Dragon King," Liu Shen carefully examined Lin Qing, finally fixing her gaze on his twin dragon horns.
"Could it be something wrong? Something's not right?" Liu Shen thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out who Lin Qing was.
He was still in the recovery period and his strength was limited. He also did not want to clash with Lin Qing, so he immediately put the willow branch away. Then the green fluorescence continued to envelop Shi Village.
All he can do now is wait and see. Of course, another reason is that he didn't detect any killing intent or malice from Lin Qing.
"You guys go back to sleep first, I need to find out what's going on." Lin Qing waved his hand, signaling everyone to get up.
"Yes, Dragon King, Willow God, then we'll take our leave." Shi Yunfeng stood up, bowed to them, and then told the villagers to go home and rest.
For some reason, the little one felt a little drooling: "Uncle Dragon King, you smell so good! What are you, you fierce creature? Waaaaah!"
Before he could finish speaking, Shi Yunfeng covered the little one's mouth, then held him in his arms and smiled awkwardly: "Forgive me, Dragon King, this little guy is hungry and wants to nurse."
After saying that, he picked up the little one and ran away. At this point, only Lin Qing and Liu Shen, who had been watching him closely, remained at the village entrance.
After checking the system messages, it was confirmed that Lin Qing had indeed slept for a long time.
Ding! Successfully transmigrated to another world. The current world is the world of the novel Perfect World.
Ding! Main quest issued. Please check it yourself.
Looking at the timestamps, both messages were from three years ago. No wonder Lin Qing felt so comfortable sleeping.
Main quest: Collect the essence blood of purebloods and ancient remnants, the Ten Ancient Fiends, and rare birds and beasts from the Immortal Realm.
Mission rewards: Depend on the final completion rate.
Mission failed: Unable to advance to the next world.
"I like this mission. Perfect World! I remember when I watched it, I almost drooled when I saw Shi Hao eating those purebloods and remnants."
Lin Qing unconsciously swallowed, and suddenly asked in his mind, "System, do you think this essence blood includes the essence blood of those plants, such as the Willow God?"
However, such beings must at least reach the level of igniting divine fire, otherwise they are useless.
"oj8k." Lin Qing chuckled, then looked at Liu Shen, but found it somewhat offensive to see the entire village entrance riddled with holes.
With a thought, the earth seemed to come alive, and in an instant, the village entrance returned to flat ground.
Lin Qing slowly walked towards the Willow God. When the Willow God's trunk was only three meters long, a branch shot out instantly and blocked Lin Qing's way.
"Stop. Let's not interfere with each other. However, I still advise you to leave this village. I will protect it." Liu Shen was still somewhat displeased with Lin Qing's arrival.
It was just a wooden carving at first, which he couldn't understand, but since there was no movement, he let it go. But now the wooden carving has broken, and out comes a creature that he still can't understand.
Therefore, he felt it was better to let Lin Qing leave, since his injuries had not fully recovered and he could not exert much of his strength.
"Well, let's talk about something. I need to discuss something with you now," Lin Qing said, waving his hand.
Although he could take direct action now, who is Lin Qing? He is a model youth who has lived in the embrace of the motherland since childhood. How could he do something so morally wrong?
Of course, the most important thing is that Lin Qing finds Liu Shen pleasing to the eye. Otherwise, if he didn't like someone, he would beat the crap out of him.
The willow god's divine sense transmitted: "What is it?"
"I need a drop of your essence blood, I—" Before Lin Qing could finish speaking, the willow branch in front of him burst forth with divine light and suddenly pierced through him, seemingly intending to pierce through him.
"Clang!" The branch struck Lin Qing hard in the chest, and a flash of fire appeared.
Seeing this, Lin Qing grabbed the branch that couldn't be pulled back in time and said, "Let me finish what I have to say."
“I won’t take your essence blood for nothing. I see your injuries are quite serious, so I can help you recover.” After saying that, Lin Qing released his hand, and the branch instantly retracted.
Willow Goddess said, "You? Can heal my injuries?"
Although the divine thought that came through was calm, Lin Qing still sensed something was off. Clearly, God Liu did not believe it.
"Hehe." Lin Qing smiled without saying a word, raised his right hand, and then a faint green light bloomed on his palm as he gently waved his hand.
The green light shot out and then quickly merged into Liu Shen's body.
"Such powerful life essence, capable of reviving the dead and healing flesh and bones. Unfortunately, I damaged my own essence. For me, it would be better to absorb a pure-blooded ferocious beast."
The willow branches swayed, clearly the green light made him feel quite comfortable, but that was all.
"Oh? I see." Lin Qing lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Try this one."
Chapter 562 The Little One Secretly Drinking Milk
Lin Qing lightly scratched her index finger with her thumbnail, leaving a small cut.
Then, a drop of dragon blood, shimmering with a golden halo, flew out from the wound and floated in front of Lin Qing.
"This drop of my blood should be helpful for your injuries, right?" Lin Qing smiled calmly.
Lin Qing knew that although this drop of blood was just his ordinary first blood, it was extremely precious to Liu Shen.
Willow God, an unparalleled Immortal King, possesses unparalleled elegance and immense power. Known as the Ancestral Sacrifice Spirit, her cultivation is comparable to the creation itself, and her combat prowess is unmatched throughout history. She once single-handedly stormed into a foreign realm, entering and exiting nine times, striking fear into the hearts of the foreign demon gods.
Although he now possesses only a fraction of his former strength, he is still one of the top beings in the Immortal Realm.
Lin Qing, though unsure of his own strength level here, believed that even a fully-fledged Liu Shen wouldn't be a match for him.
Therefore, Lin Qing estimated that his strength should be at the level of an Immortal Emperor, however, Lin Qing's current realm seems to be...
With a whoosh, the willow tree's branches wrapped around the dragon's blood and then retreated back into the tree trunk.
"Crack!" The charred bark on Liu Shen's body, which had been struck by lightning, was cracking and falling off bit by bit.
After the charred bark fell off, a new trunk was revealed, and tender buds slowly appeared on the tree.
Several hours later
Originally there was only one branch, but now there are a full thirty branches, radiating divine light and exuding an ancient, terrifying aura.
To prevent any disturbance, Lin Qing casually set up a barrier around them, enveloping the two of them within it, and the terrifying aura was blocked by the barrier.
Lin Qing said, "How was it? The effect was good, wasn't it? Here's what I ordered."
"You are actually one of the Ten Ancient Fiends, the True Dragon, but your bloodline seems to be different from that of the True Dragon," Liu Shen said with a hint of surprise.