Chapter 1260: The Eyes of the Black Crow!

“Caw, caw, caw…”

As if responding to Ye Yuan’s words, the crow on the treetop let out an extremely unpleasant cry.

Bai Guang was furious upon hearing this and raised his hand to strike a palm at it!

Ye Yuan did not stop Bai Guang, because he too wanted to see just how terrifying the Tree of Deathly Souls was.

However, the next scene shocked all three of them!

The primordial power of heaven and earth that Bai Guang summoned only advanced three zhang before dissipating into nothingness!

It was as if a force they could not comprehend existed within this space.

“This…”

Bai Guang looked at Ye Yuan, his face full of shock.

The Tree of Deathly Souls truly lived up to its reputation!

But at this moment, they would rather it had fallen short of its name.

Ye Yuan was equally stunned; he knew Bai Guang’s strength best.

With a perfect White Tiger body, Bai Guang had long comprehended the White Tiger Dark Light Divine Art to the divine path realm.

Now, Bai Guang’s strength was even a notch above Soul Martial God King Zhong Zizhen.

Yet, the force of his palm strike could not even travel three zhang in front of him!

Ye Yuan had never seen anything so bizarre!

Just now, he had clearly sensed a faint fluctuation. That fluctuation, at his current realm, was utterly incomprehensible.

“So this is the Tree of Deathly Souls… Truly, overwhelmingly powerful! No wonder even divine path experts die without a trace. It seems this tree is simply not something we can resist at our level.” Ye Yuan took a deep breath and said.

Suddenly, a distant and somber voice sounded in Ye Yuan’s ear.

The voice was extremely gloomy, giving a very uncomfortable feeling, as if… a crow were speaking.

Looking closely, wasn’t it the crow in the middle that was speaking?

“Finally, such fresh souls have come to me willingly! Hmm… Your soul seems quite delicious!”

Ye Yuan’s expression stiffened, his whole body felt as if stared at by the God of Death, and he felt his soul about to leave his body!

The crow was now staring at Ye Yuan, making him feel as if his soul was about to scatter.

A prickling sensation on his back—that was Ye Yuan’s true state at this moment!

Deep within his sea of consciousness, the Soul-Calming Pearl emitted a faint ripple, finally steadying Ye Yuan’s soul.

“Senior, we three have no intention to offend; we merely strayed into this place by accident. I hope you will let us leave.” Ye Yuan suppressed the oppression in his heart and cupped his hands.

“Oh? You can withstand my soul pressure? Interesting, interesting!” The crow’s voice revealed a hint of surprise.

But his voice sounded utterly hair-raising.

“Look into my eyes!” The crow spoke again, his voice seeming to carry a magical power.

Ye Yuan felt his soul tremble, and that feeling of collapse surged over him again!

Must not look! Absolutely must not look!

Ye Yuan did not know to what extent the Soul-Calming Pearl could help; he was also uncertain inside.

After all, the Tree of Deathly Souls was rumored to be an existence beyond the divine path!

In this age of withered divine paths, such an existence was almost as powerful as the Heavenly Dao itself, beyond imagination.

So, he dared not look into the crow’s eyes.

But his body seemed disobedient, and his gaze involuntarily shifted toward the crow in the middle.

Cold sweat burst from Ye Yuan’s body like a fountain.

In an instant, his clothes were soaked through.

In both his past and present lives, even when facing Ji Canglan back then, he had never felt such despair and powerlessness.

This was a confrontation on an entirely different level!

Even when facing the Heavenly Demon God Kano, he at least had the strength to resist.

At least he could imagine what kind of existence Kano was.

But now, Ye Yuan had no room to resist!

Ye Yuan wanted to strike back, but his body was as if frozen by a spell; he could not move even a finger!

The only thing he could move was his eyes!

Ye Yuan could not understand why such an existence existed in an age of withered divine paths.

Could it be that surpassing the divine path meant freedom from the constraints of the Heavenly Dao?

But there was no more time for him to think.

Ye Yuan tried desperately to shift his gaze toward Bai Guang, when suddenly, his mind shook violently.

He clearly saw Bai Guang’s soul leave his body and fly straight toward the crow on the left!

As for Shi Potian, the Stone Man race was very special; everything they had was stored in their stone heart, and they had no soul at all.

But Ye Yuan saw another scene that filled him with shock and fury.

Lü’er’s soul had actually flown out of the Heavenly Pagoda and toward the crow on the right!

Ye Yuan’s eyes widened, and he felt as if he was about to explode!

Powerlessness!

Deep powerlessness!

Only now did he realize that this third crow was not prepared for Shi Potian, but for Lü’er!

As for Li’er, because of her special constitution, her spirit and flesh were already inseparable, so the Tree of Deathly Souls had not prepared a crow for her.

However, Shi Potian was now also motionless, clearly subdued as well!

Shi Potian’s strength was greater than Ye Yuan’s; he had once been a true divine path expert!

Yet, he was still no match for the Tree of Deathly Souls.

“Hehe… Truly fine souls, they will surely be delicious! Since that old ghost died, this Immortal Forest Domain has been declining day by day. Now, it’s not easy to get such delicious souls!” The crow said in an extremely unpleasant voice.

Ye Yuan was now bristling with rage; how could he listen to the crow’s muttering?

All his strength was now used to resist the crow.

He had to save Bai Guang and Lü’er!

Their souls were slowly drifting toward the crows, as if also frozen, powerless to resist.

Then, the two crows opened their mouths wide, and Bai Guang and Lü’er’s souls grew smaller and smaller.

Finally, the two crows swallowed their souls in one gulp.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan’s eyes nearly split with rage!

He wanted to move, but he could not!

He could not mobilize even a trace of primordial power!

The only thing he could move was his eyes!

The crow let out an extremely unpleasant laugh and said to Ye Yuan, “Don’t worry, you’ll soon be reunited with them! Don’t try to resist, little fellow who can’t even break through to the divine realm. What can you do? Come, look into my eyes!”

An invisible force instantly struck Ye Yuan’s soul!

This time, Ye Yuan could no longer hold on, and his eyes met the crow’s!

The next moment, Ye Yuan felt his soul as if frozen, involuntarily flying out of his body.

“Haha, good! Very good! This soul… seems to have dragon bloodline, and… it resembles the ancestor of the dragons very much! Could it be the legendary atavistic dragon soul? Haha, what a treasure I’ve found!” The crow let out a cheerful yet unpleasant laugh.