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In fact, as soon as Morova approached the entrance of the maze, Chen Xuanfeng had already sensed the still not fully restrained "presence" of the other party and clearly realized that the newcomer was the new generation inheritor of the "Ten Realms Red Lotus Sword," a newly entered "Holy Sigil Knight." Although he was quite surprised that the inheritor of the "Flame Saint" had appeared so quickly, he was not panicked. Given his current ability to simultaneously wield two types of martial energy, even under the condition of a human body, he had a sixty to seventy percent chance of winning against a fully intact "Holy Sigil Knight." Therefore, he even considered killing the opponent and seizing the "Red Lotus Sword" in the process. After all, the human long-distance teleportation magic arrays and the blood elves' "Red Glory Royal City" had already been reduced to ashes. As long as he killed the weapon's master, the divine weapon would naturally fall into his hands.

However, Chen Xuanfeng did not immediately act on his plan. After all, someone who could ascend to the Holy Realm within three months was definitely not a fool like Hein, the previous master of the "Red Lotus Sword." Whether he could successfully eliminate the opponent was uncertain. Moreover, although it was rumored in the human world that the "Red Lotus Sword" had been stolen by an unknown figure, who knew if this was just a facade hiding some deeper conspiracy?

Thus, he ultimately decided to bide his time. After all, seizing the "Holy Spear Kunilong" had already completely eliminated the possibility of humans setting up the "Six Stars Demon-Slaying Array" again. Even if he eliminated one "Holy Sigil Knight," it would not decisively impact the overall war situation. His true goal now was the forbidden spell casters, so he did not want to cause unnecessary complications.

When he finally met Xi Luo and Morova in person, his killing intent further diminished. Although he did not expect these two youths to be the ones who had caused chaos in the human world by stealing the "Red Lotus Sword," he did not plot against them. After all, he only intended to use the fame of this ancient ruin. Having two young prodigies join would naturally boost his future fame.

"Then, welcome to explore this ancient ruin together. If our estimates are correct, opening this door will allow us to reach the core of the entire ruin," Chen Xuanfeng said with a slight smile, addressing his former disciple and the newly ascended Flame Saint.

"Creak—————Boom————" With a series of creaks and booms, the nearly twenty-meter-tall black metal door swung open, but what they faced was not treasure.

"What is that?" Everyone was startled.

"Roar————————" With a thunderous roar, a massive humanoid shadow, even taller than the door, charged out, its head lowered.

The Heroic Werewolf Scroll, Chapter 21: When Did the Black Tree Become a Demon?

The Xinghai Continent is a land of chaos, home to all sorts of bizarre creatures, even more peculiar than those recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" or "In Search of the Supernatural" that Chen Xuanfeng had read in his previous life. However, despite this, all life is still bound by the fundamental laws of the world, such as food, weight, body composition, living space, and so on. Therefore, there are still some basic patterns to be discerned.

Simply put, an ordinary human without martial energy would inevitably break their legs if they fell from a height of ten meters. Similarly, a giant beast with the same bone and muscle strength might not withstand a five-meter fall, while a smaller, more agile creature could survive a twenty or thirty-meter drop unscathed. There is no direct correlation between size and mobility. Thus, only creatures with incredibly tough bones and immense magical power can enjoy the privilege of having a massive body. And those who stand at the pinnacle of this world's physical forms have always been the super magical beasts.

However, even the forms of super magical beasts are not without limits. Generally speaking, a height of fifteen meters and a weight of forty to fifty tons is the maximum. Apart from sea dragons and hydras that spend most of their time in the ocean, few super magical beasts exceed this size.

Yet now, before everyone's eyes, stood a twenty-meter-tall humanoid beast.

Though humanoid in shape, it had only limbs, a torso, and a head, walking upright. Beyond that, there were no similarities. The monster was jet black, yet shimmered with countless golden lights. From head to toe, it was covered in thick, snake-like tentacles that writhed and twisted in a bizarre manner. Despite its twenty-meter height, it did not appear thin, as its body was nearly ten meters wide and over five meters thick. A rough estimate would place its weight at over a hundred tons. Its forelimbs were slender, while its hind limbs were robust. Though it walked upright, its hands nearly touched the ground. Of course, its hands and feet were not shaped like those of ordinary creatures but were instead composed of several sharp spikes and countless tentacles.

Golden Beamon King? That was the first thing Chen Xuanfeng thought of when he saw something this large.

Elemental giants? That was the initial impression of Morova and Xi Luo.

"It's a Black Gold Tree Demon Guard!" Li Jia directly dispelled everyone's doubts, announcing the final answer.

The Golden Tree Demon Guard, also known as the Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Tree Demon, is a plant creature split off by the Golden Tree every ten thousand years using accumulated energy. Its combat power is at the peak of ninth-level magical beasts. Although not a super magical beast, due to its ability to manipulate forests and magic, when combined with a team of elven mages, its combat effectiveness surpasses even that of a Dragon Knight, making it the primary combat magical beast of the elves.

As for the Black Gold Tree Demon Guard, although Chen Xuanfeng had never heard of it before, based on Li Jia's explanation, he could guess that it was a monster derived from the "Black Gold Tree" developed by the Twelve Sages in the past. Though the two looked quite different—the typical Golden Tree Demon being around thirteen to fourteen meters tall, entirely golden, and more slender, adorned with golden leaves rather than snake-like vines—Chen Xuanfeng could still see that this monster was closer in appearance to the Golden Tree Demon than to any other creature.

But...

"Wasn't it said that the research failed back then?" Chen Xuanfeng couldn't help but ask.