This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Chapter 245 The Dwellers of the Divine Tree

To Ling Xue's astonishment, the little star, like a dazzling shooting star, fell straight onto a branch of the divine tree, and then snaked its way up the trunk like a serpent.

Seeing this, the tree spirit flew into a rage, and countless branches lashed down like a storm, but all of this was like throwing mud into the sea, having no effect whatsoever.

All the attacks seemed to vanish without a trace after passing through Xiao Xingchen's body, as if Xiao Xingchen were a phantom, ethereal and unharmed.

"What on earth is going on? Why can't I hurt him?" The tree spirit's face was twisted like a pretzel, and his branches continued to extend, as if chasing after endless death.

This is the sealed depths of memory, a limited cage. As long as he breaks through the memory blockade here, these memories will flood back into Xiao Xingchen's body like a tide.

At this moment, his body was under his control.

Since the problem cannot be solved in this space, let's return it to its original state!

However, his idea was still too naive. As his branches continued to extend, it became like an endless abyss, with no end in sight.

With a small child able to act with impunity, he even began to consider retreating. Everything before him had exceeded his expectations.

This wasn't the first time he had used a human body as a means of transformation. Among the people he had transformed into in bronze form, Xiao Xingchen was utterly insignificant; his existence was as ancient as the river of time itself.

Throughout history, mythical beings, emperors, rulers of alien races, and demon kings have all been transformed into bronze by him.

However, he had never encountered anything so bizarre.

It was clearly just a little child's memory, yet it was as solid and indestructible as a fortress of bronze and iron.

It's important to understand that memory is like a painting unfolding in the brain; there's no reason why a brain could be so vast and have such a large capacity.

"Play, play..." Seeing that Little Star had already climbed up the tree trunk, the little guy seemed to be attracted by the mystery on the bronze tree trunk, and tiptoed around like a thief, observing the tree trunk.

Under the stunned gaze of the tree spirit, Little Star suddenly opened its pink little mouth and pounced on its prey like a hungry tiger.

With a "crack," a huge gash was instantly bitten into the incredibly hard tree trunk. This sudden turn of events terrified Ling Xue and the tree spirit.

A tiny creature, as if carved from white jade, with a set of pearl-like baby teeth, actually gnawed a hole through the bronze tree in one bite.

"It doesn't taste good, it doesn't taste good..."

The little guy pursed his lips with a look of disgust, then spat out the bronze tree fragments like grape seeds.

But just as the little guy was about to climb the tree again, his gaze seemed to be drawn to something, like a magnet being attracted to iron.

The tree spirit desperately tried to escape this memory space, where he was like a fish on a chopping board, completely helpless and at the mercy of others.

The little guy was like a fierce little tiger at that moment, and he was really afraid that the little baby might suddenly have a whim and do something to provoke him again.

It was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly. The little guy was at the age where he loved climbing trees, and seeing such a big tree lying across the blue sea, like a mysterious castle, he was curious and excited. So, like a nimble little monkey, he climbed up the trunk and headed towards another branch.

"Oh no!" Sensing the direction the little guy was crawling, the tree spirit was startled. On that branch stood a strange thatched hut. From a distance, it looked ordinary, but the presence of a thatched hut in such a place was itself extraordinary.

The little guy seemed to be deeply attracted by the thatched hut and climbed up it without hesitation.

The Bronze Tree tried to stop it, but it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; all its attempts to stop it were like a gentle breeze, having no effect whatsoever on the little creature's crawling.

Ling Xue, who was standing to the side, was also observing quietly. At this moment, she also noticed the things on the bronze tree branches. The Golden Crow had been plucked beyond recognition by the little guy, resembling a turkey with its wings plucked. It was now screeching at the entrance of the Star Palace. The screech seemed to contain endless anger, resentment, and grievances, with all kinds of emotions intertwined together.

However, a turkey with its wings plucked can no longer recapture the magnificent glory of its former fiery brilliance. Now, it can only gaze longingly at the branch, waiting for it to come and catch it. Meanwhile, on the branch of another thatched hut, the little creature is diligently climbing.

There were three branches in total, like shy maidens, half-concealing their faces. Ling Xue tried her best to see what was on them, but no matter how hard she tried, she could only see a blurry image, like trying to see flowers through a fog. Just as she was racking her brains, the little guy, like a nimble monkey, quickly climbed up the thatched hut.

This caused the Bronze Tree's expression to change drastically, like a chameleon.

However, no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't shake off the little guy. Instead, the little guy was as agile as an eel and pushed open the door of the thatched hut.

With a loud "boom," the door opened its massive maw like a startled beast, and a golden light that had been suppressed for countless years erupted out like a volcanic eruption.

Golden light spread like a surging tide, quickly dispelling the bronze light.

The little guy was also startled by this sudden change. Like a frightened rabbit, he rolled backflip and fell off the tree branch.

However, he quickly regained his balance, a childlike smile spreading across his face as he began to clap, as if he had seen an extremely interesting toy. Seeing this, the spirit of the Bronze Tree was instantly enraged. The bronze light surged once more like a burning flame, crashing down upon the thatched hut, seemingly intent on slamming the door shut again, burying it forever.

"What is that?" Ling Xue looked up and saw a figure through the golden light. It was a graceful figure, like a fairy.

For some reason, at first glance, she felt a sense of déjà vu, as if she had encountered it in a dream.

Upon closer reflection, the figure was strikingly similar to Xiao Xingchen's mute wife, which puzzled Ling Xue, who felt she must be seeing things.

But just as she was about to get a better look, a lock suddenly flew out from another branch of the bronze tree as if by magic, and then, like a giant steel beast, it locked the door of the thatched hut tightly. The golden light, like a tamed wild horse, was completely absorbed inside.

This infuriated the little guy, who puffed out his cheeks and tried to climb up again to smash the lock. But this time, a cage suddenly flew out from another branch like a ghost and pounced on the little guy like a hungry tiger.

The little star, which even the bronze divine tree could not harm in the slightest, was easily trapped in this cage like a lamb to the slaughter.

The little creature struggled desperately, trying to escape the cage's confinement. However, whenever it touched the cage, a cloud of mist would rise from its body like smoke.

The mist seemed to be the smell emitted by the little creature as it was corroded and evaporated by the cage.

Inside the cage, the little creature, as if under a spell, gradually became tangible, meaning it could no longer evade attacks.

"Boundary Sea, Star Palace, this is a forbidden area. You lowly scoundrel, leave at once."

From the branch that flew out of the cage came a magnificent sound like a booming bell, which made the bronze tree spirit frown and feel a surge of resentment. It retorted, "What is the Boundary Sea and the Star Palace? This is just a person's memory."

"It has nothing to do with you. Leave quickly before they arrive, or you will regret it later."

Faced with this majestic warning, the Bronze Tree felt a great deal of resentment, but it also knew that Xiao Xingchen was no ordinary person.

If he could seize control of this memory, it would mean that everything Xiao Xingchen possessed would belong to him, and these wondrous memories would become his foundation. Now, everything was ready except for the final push; how could he easily give up?

Seeing the little star tightly bound in the cage, the Bronze Divine Tree had a sudden inspiration. Just as the majestic sound faded, a branch like a venomous snake shot out from behind it like lightning, rushing straight towards the little creature. It intended to devour the little star and seize the opportunity here.

"Not good!" Ling Xue had been closely monitoring the situation. When she saw the branch flying towards the cage, she rushed towards the cage without hesitation.

She swung her ghost sword like an arrow, trying to stop the tree branch from devouring the little guy.

The cage seemed to sense the tree spirit's intentions, struggled slightly, and then imprisoned the little star again, as if acquiescing to the tree spirit's actions.