Five Frozen Centuries

Boom!

The ground vibrated. Xiao Bin and the other two lost their balance and fell into the pool. Two gigantic hands emerged from the soil and propped themselves up on the ground. Soon, a giant tree’s body was pulled out of the ground.

It was a 200-meter-tall Tree-Man with hands and legs. The Tree-Man saw Wei Huo and the camp. It cracked open its saw-like teeth, clenched its fists, and threw a punch at Wei Huo.

Wei Huo raised his brows and threw a punch as well.

Boom! The two fists collided, and Wei Huo’s feet sank into the ground. A powerful ripple spread out, causing the people on the side to cover their ears.

A moment later, the Tree-Man flew into a rage and unleashed his imposing aura. However, Wei Huo leaped up and spat out a dragon flame. The dragon flame landed in Wei Huo’s hands and turned into a flaming blade. Just as the flaming blade was about to hit the Tree-Man, the Tree-Man suddenly shouted, “Wait, I know you! You’re that human!”

Wei Huo was stunned. “Are you a Tree-Man?” he asked.

The Tree-Man retracted his imposing aura. “I didn’t expect you to remember me. I am the Tree-Man who was saved by you!”

Wei Huo was confused.

I saved many Tree-Men. Which one are you? All Tree-Men look exactly the same in my eyes.

Wei Huo asked, “Are you all alive?”

The Tree-Man said slowly, “No, I’m the only Tree-Man who survived because you plunged me into the soil. After the weather became warm, I finally came back to life. Although I’ve lost a lot of my memories, I never forgot about you!”

He’s the only one alive? Besides…

Wei Huo realized that the Tree-Man could talk. Didn’t the Tree-Men communicate by using pollen?

Xiao Bin and the other two crawled out of the pool. They suddenly felt a lingering fear. Thankfully, they had not touched the Tree-Man while they had been chopping down trees. Otherwise, they would have been smashed into pieces by now.

Wei Huo felt the need to communicate with the Tree-Man. “How did you reach the Epic stage?” he asked.

The Tree-Man lifted his canopy and looked up into the sky. “That’s another very long story. It was like a moment of eternity. I don’t know how much time had passed since I’d lost consciousness. However, because you had plunged me into the soil again, I came back to life. I felt that everything was different when I woke up. First, I opened my mouth and howled like a beast. Next, I grew ears, which allowed me to listen to more sounds in nature and foresee danger ahead of time.”

The giant tree opened its mouth wide for Wei Huo to see. Its mouth was full of saw-like teeth, and it pointed at the two huge holes on both sides of its head. It then continued to tell Wei Huo its story. “I have a blue gem in my body as well. That gem gave me intelligence, thus allowing me to understand that there are many creatures that are stronger than me in nature. That gem kept me from being arrogant and turned me into a humble tree. From then on, I started traveling!”

The Tree-Man started describing his traveling life. “Because I have a mouth, I can eat with it. That’s why I can go further away and walk longer. I once set foot on a mountain peak and entered a deep valley. I saw the sea and the desert. My long journey allowed me to create the language of the Tree-Men. Every time I go to a place, I will plant the seeds of the Tree-Men and hope that they will be intelligent. Unknowingly, the soul gem in my body turned purple, and I now have an imposing aura!”

Xiao Bin and the others were dumbfounded as they watched Wei Huo talking to the Tree-Man. Although they could understand what Wei Huo was talking about, they had no idea what the Tree-Man was shouting about. They only saw the Tree-Man roaring continuously, but Wei Huo would answer with a straight face. The Tree-Man would then start howling in all seriousness.

The scene was quite odd.

The Tree-Man suddenly emitted a weak imposing aura. It was a very weak imposing aura. It would not harm anyone, but one could feel the Tree-Man’s emotions.

It was an existence that had persisted since ancient times. Its determination could not be eliminated. It had waited a long time.

Wei Huo was not the only one who understood this. Xiao Bin and the other two understood it too. These emotions influenced the three of them as if they wanted to turn them into people with perseverance.

Since it could influence the emotions of others, this was a truly imposing aura!

Wei Huo clasped his hands and said, “Congratulations, you’re a true imposing warrior!”

The Tree-Man said, “You’re my benefactor. I’ll repay your kindness. If there’s anything you need, feel free to tell me! However, please do tell me as soon as possible because I still have my own path to follow.”

Wei Huo asked, “Where are you heading next?”

The Tree-Man said, “I plan to travel northeast and plant seeds along the way.”

Wei Huo nodded and said, “I’m planning to head southeast. It’s on the way.”

The Tree-Man thought for a few seconds. “I want to set out with you, but I’m very tired right now. Please wait for me.”

Wei Huo said, “Rest properly. I won’t set off until I’m fully prepared!”

The giant tree said, “Thank you very much. Please wake me up when we have to leave!”

After saying that, the giant tree sank into the soil and entered a deep sleep.

Wei Huo saw a few wounds on the Tree-Man’s body under the soil. Had it fought with a powerful creature before?

Xiao Bin and the other two continued to build the camp with lingering fear.

They had witnessed the horror of the Epic-ranked Tree-Man and Wei Huo’s terrifying power. Under the circumstances, as the lowest-ranking beings, they could only choose to please the two big shots. Wei Huo was fine, as they were all humans, but the giant tree was different from them. It would not be unusual if it suddenly swallowed them whole.

However, what was odd was that their mood was constantly improving those days as they worried and worked hard.

Could these three be submissive people? No, maybe they felt that such a life was meaningful.

That night, after the three of them finished their work, they lay on the grass and looked at the moon. Xiao Bin said, “I wonder if we can return? However, these days are not bad either. You all have seen Big Brother Wei’s strength, right? He’s only two or three years older than us, but he’s really powerful. This shows that there are endless possibilities in this world. There’s a chance that he could become stronger!”

He sat up suddenly. “This is both a challenge and an opportunity. There are not many people who have the chance to transmigrate to this alternate world. Plus, it is even harder to survive the transmigrating process. We are already very lucky!”

Xiao Bin was about to continue talking, when Lu Ren and Long Tao looked behind him in confusion.

Xiao Bin asked, “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Lu Ren said, “Xiao Bin, there seems to be someone behind you.”

Xiao Bin chuckled. “How is that possible? Don’t make such jokes…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Xiao Bin heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw a naked savage rushing toward him. Xiao Bin was so frightened that he fell on the ground.

The three of them scrambled backward and saw the naked savage. It was a male savage with a huge stick in his hand. He bent over and stared at the three of them with wide eyes.

Xiao Bin and the other two quickly got up. The savage ran a few steps backward and turned around to look at them. He kept staring at them until their hair stood on end.

At that moment, Xiao Bin and the other two realized that more savages had appeared in the woods. The savages stared at them with emotionless eyes. There were male savages and female savages in the forest. They all looked the same: They were not wearing anything, and their hair was messy.

There were at least a dozen of them. Some were holding weapons, some were holding wooden sticks, some were holding stone axes, and some were using skulls and bones as clubs.

The group of savages stared at Xiao Bin and the others. The first savage took a few steps closer and suddenly charged toward Xiao Bin. Xiao Bin could not dodge or take out his weapon in time. He was hit on the shoulder by a club.

Bam!