Chapter 685 - Fire Tree Human
Chapter 685 of "Invincible Little School Doctor" kicks off with thrilling moments: Ye Haochuan sensed danger.When he looked up, he realized the sky had not darkened; it... Read more!
Ye Haochuan sensed danger.
When he looked up, he realized the sky had not darkened; it was because a kind of flying creature covered the heavens, obscuring the daylight.
Damn!
What the hell are these things, and there are so many of them.
Thereâs even a presence among them that feels threatening to me.
Ye Haochuan saw that the flying creatures were at least three meters long with fiery red bodies and large, flame-shaped crowns on their heads.
They had sharp claws and beaks, and their eyes were sharp and vicious.
The creatures were circling in the sky incessantly as if there was some treasure on the ground that they were determined to acquire.
Damn, what rotten luck to encounter them while Iâm on my way.
Looks like I have no choice but to avoid them.
Without hesitation, Ye Haochuan decreased his flying altitude and skimmed low across the ground.
After some time, the number of flying creatures overhead hadnât decreased at all, and two of them had even noticed Ye Haochuanâs presence.
âDamn it, thereâs a forest up ahead.
Looks like I have no other choice but to go in and hide, to avoid these creatures for now,â said Ye Haochuan, rushing into the forest without a second thought, hoping to conceal himself.
After flying into the forest, Ye Haochuan landed.
âThat was close,â Ye Haochuan said as he released the others.
âSenior Brother Ye, what are these creatures above usâŚâ Langfan exclaimed in shock, looking up at the oppressive number of flying creatures.
Their sheer number was truly terrifying.
Before he could finish speaking, the trees around them seemed to come to life, twisting their bodies.
One tree, in particular, had a pair of eyes that opened up, and the tree spoke in human language, âWho is it?â
âMove quickly,â Ye Haochuan warned.
It was too late, however, as countless roots suddenly sprouted from the ground, rushing towards Ye Haochuan and the others.
The roots formed a vast net, tightly ensnaring them.
âSenior Brother Ye, whatâs going on?
Are these roots?
Why are they so hard to break?
We canât break free even with all our inner strength, and we canât get our magical treasures out,â Nong Quan asked anxiously.
Ye Haochuan also tried to break the roots with his Longevity Gang Qi and found they were hundreds of times harder than steel.
The tree with eyes beside him spoke, âSly and vile humans, how dare you step into the territory of the Fire Tree Humans.â
What Fire Tree Humans, Water Tree Humans.
If you anger me, Iâll set fire to this place and burn it down.
âRelease us now!
Otherwise, Iâll burn down your territory,â Ye Haochuan threatened, releasing the aura of the Innate Realm.
âAh!
Your cultivation is so high?
Release you?
I, I, I canât make that decision.
Only the all-knowing, all-powerful Eldest Elder has the authority to release you,â said the Fire Tree Human, clearly intimidated by the aura Ye Haochuan released.
âGo inform your Eldest Elder and ask him to release us, or Iâll burn you allâŚ
Believe me, weâre capable of doing it,â Ye Haochuan threatened.
The other six simultaneously released their Innate Realm aura to support the threat.
âAh!
Youâre all at the Innate Realm?
Thatâs too terrifying,â the Fire Tree Human said, fearfully.
âThen why donât you hurry up and inform your so-called all-knowing, all-powerful Eldest Elder to come and release us?â Langfan demanded.
âNo, we Fire Tree Humans cannot move.
Only you can go see our Eldest Elder to ask for your release,â said the Fire Tree Human that had captured Ye Haochuan and the others.
âFine.
If you want us to see the Eldest Elder, you must release us,â Ye Haochuan replied.
âI canât do that.
What if you run away?â the Fire Tree Human refused.
âHmph, you tell us to find the Eldest Elder and then refuse to release us.
What do you want exactly?â Nong Quan spoke up.
âHmm, this is bad, what should I do now?
Iâm not smart enough for this,â the Fire Tree Human pondered to itself.
It even scratched its own trunk with its roots.
Damn!
It turns out to be an idiot.
Long Piaoying said that the beings in the Sub-Fire Elemental Realm had low intelligence, and it seems to be true.
Ye Haochuan thought to himself but said aloud, âWell then, just release our feet, and we can walk over ourselves.â
âEh!
Why didnât I think of that?â said the Fire Tree Human, happily.
The faces of the group were unhappy; to be captured by such a low-intelligence foolâŚ
The Fire Tree Human released the roots from their feet, but their bodies were still entangled.
âWhere is your Eldest Elder?â Ye Haochuan asked.
âThe center of the forest.
Keep walking and youâll see it,â the Fire Tree Human answered.
After speaking, it closed its eyes and mouth, blending into the surroundings like a mere tree.
The group continued toward the center of the thick forest, surrounded by dense and lush trees on both sides.
âSenior Brother Ye, now that weâre away from that Fire Tree Human, why donât we just make a run for it and think of a way to break these roots once weâre out?â Langfan suggested.
âDonât act recklessly.
Take a good look at the trees on both sides,â Ye Haochuan warned.
It was only then that everyone carefully observed the large trees around them, noticing that more than half of the trees in this forest had eyes and mouths.
Could these all be Fire Tree Humans?
âIf there are this many Fire Tree Humans, thereâs no way we could escape,â Zhu Gao said, worry evident on his face.
âDonât worry, weâll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Letâs go meet that Eldest Elder first,â Ye Haochuan said calmly.
Nodding in agreement, they all continued toward the center of the forest.
Arriving at the forest center.
âEldest Elder, where are you?
Show yourself and release us,â Ye Haochuan called out.
âWho are you?
How did you come to the center of the forest?â an exceptionally tall Fire Tree Human opened its eyes and shouted angrily.
âAre you the Eldest Elder?â Ye Haochuan asked.
However, the tall Fire Tree Human didnât respond to Ye Haochuan.
It conveyed a message to the surrounding forest, âHmph!
Forest guards, why didnât you execute them on the spot?
Do I really need to take action myself?â
Having said that, it moved its massive body, and countless thicker roots shot out from the ground toward Ye Haochuan and his companions.
Damn, this damn tree person attacks as soon as we meet, as if Iâm already dead.
Ye Haochuan also prepared to fight, ready to give it his all.
âWaitâŚ
justâŚ,â a feeble voice intervened, and a withered Fire Tree Human, looking nearly wilted, opened its eyes to speak up.
The taller Fire Tree Humanâs roots that were shooting towards Ye Haochuan and the others stopped.
It then said angrily to the Eldest Elder, âWhy do you stop me?
They could very well be the minions of the Flame Eagle Beast, here to steal our tribeâs holy object thatâs about to mature.â
âElder YigeâŚ
letâsâŚ
hearâŚ
what theyâŚ
have to sayâŚ,â the Eldest Elder asked weakly, âWhoâŚ
are you?
WhatâŚ
are you doingâŚ
in our tribeâsâŚ
territory?â
Damn.
Is this sickly being the Eldest Elder?
By its aura, it appears to be at the mid-stage of the Innate Realm.
Ye Haochuan had no choice but to reply, âWe are none of the Flame Eagle Beastâs minions, nor do we harbor any interest in the holy object your tribe is about to harvest.
Weâre just a group of people who wandered into this forest by mistake; please let us leave.â
âPrevarication!
Eldest Elder, you must not trust these cunning humans,â Elder Yige said angrily.
âShut your mouth.
Nonsense,â Ye Haochuan snapped at Elder Yige.
âHowâŚ
can youâŚ
proveâŚ
youâre notâŚ
the minionsâŚ
of the FlameâŚ
Eagle Beast?â the Eldest Elder asked slowly.
âYouâre sick.
I can cure that.
A minion of the Flame Eagle Beast wouldnât heal your sickness,â Ye Haochuan told the Eldest Elder.
âOhâŚ
Can you trulyâŚ
cureâŚ
my illness?
ItâsâŚ
the fatalâŚ
diseaseâŚ
of our tribe.
Anyone who contracts itâŚ
will surelyâŚ
die, with not aâŚ
single exception,â the Eldest Elder inquired.
âEldest Elder, donât listen to his nonsense.
Our withering disease cannot be cured, not even by a human at the Foundation Establishment Stage who we once invited in exchange for a holy object.
That human was powerless and even forcibly took the object away.
Could his cultivation really be higher than the Foundation Establishment Stage?
Humans are deceitful; they are even more malicious than the Flame Eagle Beast,â Elder Yige said furiously.
âHmph, if someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage canât do it, that doesnât mean I canât.
When I say I can cure your illness, I mean it,â Ye Haochuan stated unequivocally.
âRidiculous, utter nonsense.
I will subject you to the ultimate punishment,â Elder Yige said coldly.
âHold onâŚ
HumanâŚ
Are you trulyâŚ
confidentâŚ
that you can healâŚ
my illness?
And youâŚ
are just atâŚ
the early stageâŚ
of the Innate Realm,â the Eldest Elder questioned.
âWhat does being at the Innate Realm have to do with anything?
Tell me, did it start with black spots on the leaves, followed by the tips drying out, then the trunk slowly withering, and finally the bark starting to peel off?â Ye Haochuan said.
âHowâŚ
do youâŚ
know that?
Can you reallyâŚ
cure it?â Great Old Zhang asked excitedly, thinking his life was nearing its end.
It was unexpected that this human could describe his illness.
âEldest Elder, donât be fooled by him, humansâŚâ Elder Yige tried to interrupt.
âShut up!
Do you have a betterâŚ
solution?
Or would you ratherâŚ
watch meâŚ
die?â the Eldest Elder retorted angrily.
âI wouldnât dare,â Elder Yige fell silent.
âRespectableâŚ
human, let meâŚ
witnessâŚ
your medical skillsâŚ
Please cureâŚ
my illness,â the Eldest Elder bent its withered form, pleading.