Xiao Mo's brows furrowed deeply as he fell into thought after hearing Mo Wuxin's report.
The Treant tribe was indeed a powerful, high-level intelligent race on the Primordial Continent.
Even a single Treant tribe possessed a King-tier, four Spirit-tiers, and a legion of three thousand soldiers, with at least five-tiers among them.
If a single tribe was this strong, how terrifying must the Treant Empire at the heart of the continent be?
There were likely even God-tiers among the Treants there.
This was the Primordial Continent.
Though it appeared brutal, it was also brimming with vitality.
All races could flourish in this environment, provided they could survive.
It was clearly not easy for a territorial force to fully conquer this world.
However, Xiao Mo was confident.
Given time, his territory would undoubtedly develop into a vast empire in the near future.
Once his Immortal-Demon legions grew and developed, they would possess the strength to sweep through the empires in the central region.
But, this current Treant tribe was troublesome.
A King-tier, four Spirit-tiers, plus a legion of three thousand soldiers with at least fifth-tier strength.
It was almost impossible for the Immortal-Demon Squad, currently only seventy-two strong with a maximum of three Spirit-tiers, to conquer the Treant tribe.
Unless the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City was deployed now.
The Treant tribe was not far, only a little over a hundred kilometers away, so the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City would barely need to move.
It only needed to hover tens of thousands of meters in the sky to provide precision artillery bombardment on the Treant tribe.
He was quite certain that the moment the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City moved, it could directly slaughter the entire Treant tribe.
However, Xiao Mo was reluctant.
On the Spiritual Essence Map, Xiao Mo had only seen this single Treant tribe, and Treants were naturally close to all races in the world.
Therefore, Xiao Mo was unwilling to slaughter such a tribe.
If they could be subjugated, that would be the best course of action.
Just as Xiao Mo was struggling to decide, he suddenly found himself enveloped by three layers of light shields.
Immediately after, he heard Mo Jingjing's cold shout.
Without a word, Mo Wuxin produced a jet-black short sword and sliced a rift in the void with a wave of his hand.
The next moment, a graceful figure radiating mature charm emerged from the void with a sense of helplessness.
Xiao Mo looked up and saw a tall, mature female Treant wearing clothes made of leaves and vines, with her arms, lower legs, and feet exposed.
The only difference from humans, perhaps, was a delicate and fresh plant growing on her head.
However, this female Treant's form was somewhat illusory, clearly just a spiritual body evolved from mental energy.
It was obvious that this female Treant had sensed the unknown danger within the Immortal-Demon territory and dared not come in person.
As for this unknown danger, Xiao Mo naturally understood it was from the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City.
He had set the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City to automatic mode that morning.
The so-called automatic mode, of course, included automatic warning, automatic activation, and automatic attack...
Once a creature of Spirit-tier or higher approached the territorial influence range, it would be detected and locked onto by the spiritual formations engraved within the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City.
If the creature was detected to be making dangerous movements, it would automatically attack until the target was confirmed to be completely eliminated.
Thus, the moment this female Treant arrived near the Immortal-Demon territory, she was detected and locked onto by the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City.
As a powerful King-tier expert, the female Treant could naturally sense that she had been targeted by danger, and thus dared not move her physical body further.
In her helplessness, she could only manifest as a spiritual body, passing through the void, to appear before Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo carefully examined the female Treant.
This mature female Treant looked to be around thirty years old, like a ripe peach, her skin seemingly bursting with juice.
Of course, this age was merely a visual representation.
Like elves, the Treant race also possessed extremely long lifespans, at least over a thousand years.
Therefore, although this female Treant looked around thirty, her actual age might have been three to four hundred years.
"It's you! You followed me!"
Upon seeing the female Treant appear, Mo Wuxin narrowed his eyes, and his aura instantly turned icy cold.
Hearing Mo Wuxin's words, Xiao Mo immediately understood that this female Treant must be the Grand Priest of the Treant tribe.
Following this, Xiao Mo curled his lips, his figure flickering as he moved to sit on the throne adorned with Immortal-Demon bas-reliefs in the main hall.
"Please do not misunderstand! I have no ill intentions in coming here!"
The female Treant offered Mo Wuxin an apologetic smile.
Then, the female Treant surveyed her surroundings, finally settling her gaze on Xiao Mo, who was seated on the throne.
She understood that this man, who appeared to have ordinary strength but was unfathomable, was the master of this place.
"Respected Lord, I have no malice in coming here; I come with peaceful intentions!"
The female Treant nodded to Xiao Mo, offering a slight smile as she spoke.
Looking at this female Treant, whose beauty could captivate all beings, Xiao Mo's lips curved into a wicked smile, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest of the throne.
"Trespassing into my territory without permission and peeking through the void, is this what you call peace?"
"Lord, please forgive me, I had no choice."
Hearing Xiao Mo's accusation, the female Treant bowed slightly, offering her apologies to Xiao Mo first.
Undeniably, this female Treant was impeccable in both her etiquette and her appearance.
"Our Treant race has always wished to befriend all races. We love peace and detest conflict! Similarly, we have no desire to be involved in your wars with the indigenous forces. We only wish for a peaceful life."
"Therefore, I hope your territorial force can coexist peacefully and amicably with our Treant tribe!"
The female Treant looked at Xiao Mo, her eyes clear and her tone sincere.
"Oh? Peaceful and amicable coexistence?"
Xiao Mo's smile grew more wicked, his deep gaze fixed intently on the female Treant.
"If you do not believe me, Lord, I am willing to sign relevant agreements with you!"
The female Treant, believing Xiao Mo doubted her sincerity, stated firmly and seriously.
Xiao Mo waved his hand, then rubbed his temples, and said indifferently:
"I believe what you say about peaceful and amicable coexistence, but as a King-tier expert of the Treant tribe, are tracking my subordinate and secretly entering my territory truly solely for peace?"
"If I'm not mistaken, your original intention was to destroy my territory, but upon entering my territorial range, you sensed a danger that could instantly kill you, so you changed your mind temporarily."
"Therefore, you were forced to appear before me in spiritual form, first to probe, and then to seek peace. Am I correct?"
"Incorrect! Not seeking peace! But promoting peaceful coexistence!"
The female Treant raised her head, revealing her fair neck, and retorted loudly.
As a highly intelligent race, the Treants were favored by nature, and the strength of their race was enough to awe any power on the continent.
They were indeed peace-loving and wished to promote peaceful coexistence among all races.
But they did not fear war; after all, the Treant Empire was forged from blood and fire.
However, Xiao Mo's previous words had sent a chill through the female Treant's heart...