Chapter 2009: Chapter 2010

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The Chaos tree was indeed divine. Not only could it absorb weapons, but it could even absorb the

negative powers from the outside.

‘No, the Chaos tree isn’t taking the damage for me. It’s absorbing large amounts of Nature’s power,

taking it as its own.’

A whirlpool formed in front of Alex.

The power formed into an endless whirlpool, flowing right into the Chaos tree. Alex used his inner

vision and noticed that the tree branches were growing rapidly after absorbing the power.

Back then, it was just a small, five-meter tree.

Soon, it grew to six, seven… Then to ten meters… And then fifteen meters. It continued sprouting at a

rapid pace with the extra power it had.

Alex was shocked to see this. ‘Nature’s power is way too intense! This tree has been in my palace for

ages, and it hasn’t grown much. Yet, by absorbing this power, it’s inflating like a darn balloon!’

The Chaos bead hanging on the tree was slowly glistening as well, as though absorbing the energy

within the tree.

Pshhhh!

Maiko didn’t have a physical body, and as a ghost king, she was able to out-endure the others.

However, since this went on, she couldn’t handle it as well, returning into Alex’s Stake of Exorcism to

hide.

Daya, on the other hand, seemed to be unfazed by all this. She stood at the side, staring at Alex with

loving eyes. She even seemed slightly more affectionate than usual.

Yuno, who had flown out of the door, didn’t want to admit defeat.

‘This is the Nature’s Palace from ten thousand years ago. I want to find my destiny there too! How am I

not even allowed inside? I know I’m strong, so how can I be weaker than this Daya girl?’

She clenched her teeth and rushed back in again. Within a second, however, she was blown out of the

palace by a powerful flow of Nature’s power. She even vomited a mouthful of blood before landing,

indicating that she had injured herself.

“How is this possible?!”

Yuno was appalled. The power was even stronger than before.

She knew that Alex could handle such power because he had rare treasure, hence she believed that

his durability had to be related to that treasure.

However, she didn’t understand what Daya relied on.

‘Is it because of that ape?’

This was among the things she couldn’t understand.

Vajra Demonic Apes were known to be vicious and difficult to handle. Even if it couldn’t speak or

communicate, it had extremely high spirituality and intelligence. Considered one of the highest-ranked

demons within this realm, it was impossible to tame.

‘How did Daya make it obey her every command?’

Jade didn’t want to give up on this opportunity as well. She thought, ‘If my disciple could get in, it’ll be

just embarrassing if I get blown out.’

Hence she decided to try again, lunging herself toward the entrance as she forced her way through

using her physical body.

Upon entering, she managed to take it for… Ten seconds. Ten seconds was her absolute limit, so she

couldn’t do anything else but back out.

Suddenly, the bronze door of the palace clunked loudly, closing up slowly.

Just as Yuno and Jade tried to get in again, an unknown force blocked their path. It wasn’t even

possible to take a step into the door anymore.

Yuno seemed frustrated. “Why did I have to face Nature’s Palace now? If I had one more year, I’d

definitely endure it. Ugh! This is just sad. It’s Nature’s Palace! It’s right in front of me. But I can’t even

get in.”

Jade comforted her. “All of this is destined. It’s fate if you get in, but if you can’t, that’s just life.”

“Screw life! I, Yuno, have never bowed down to fate! I simply refuse to believe this!”

Yuno concentrated her energy aggressively, surrounding herself with a red aura filled with demonic Chi.

Jade froze. “Demonic Chi? You… You’re a demon?”

Yuno ignored Jade and formed a black shadow behind her. It was unidentifiable, appearing as a mere

blurry blob. It then turned into a ray of light, shooting toward the palace door that was still ajar.

Boom!

The wall in front of the bronze entrance quaked, but it didn’t break open one bit. Instead, a strong force

bounced back on Yuno.