Rumors tend to become exaggerated and distorted during their spread.

Chen Shouyi didn't know how the barbarians who escaped last time had painted and portrayed his fearsome image after returning.

When he charged forward, he found that apart from five individuals who stayed behind with the courage to fight back, the rest of the barbarians were already fleeing desperately into the forest in terror.

These people couldn't be caught, so Chen Shouyi deliberately slowed his pace.

From a sprint to a jog, eventually walking forward.

His previously hurried breaths gradually evened out.

In contrast, the breathing of the barbarians opposite grew more and more rapid.

The five barbarians held long spears, forming a semicircular formation. This might be a defensive tactic against a powerful beast, but facing Chen Shouyi with his bow and arrows ready for ranged attack, such a stance was simply suicidal.

Within a hundred meters, he swiftly drew an arrow and slowly pulled the bowstring.

At seventy meters, he released the bowstring, sending an arrow flying out.

The next moment, a barbarian groaned, clutching his pierced chest, and collapsed slowly to the ground.

What followed was a complete massacre.

He continuously drew his bow, shooting with a steady and rapid rhythm.

Some barbarians attempted to charge over, only to immediately fall with their heads pierced by his arrows. Others attempted to escape but were similarly taken down with arrows chasing their backs, the only slight danger was a spear thrown by a barbarian before his death.

However, Chen Shouyi didn't even move, and the spear landed on the beach, several meters short of hitting him.

This spear wasn't a short spear made for throwing. Unlike the previous clan leader, the barbarian wasn't strong enough; each spear was about three meters long and quite heavy, meant for dealing with beasts and couldn't be thrown far.

Within seconds, all five barbarians had fallen.

He walked over, preparing to pull the arrows from the bodies of the barbarians.

The air began to stir with wind.

Starting as a breeze, it quickly turned into a gale, with branches swaying and leaves rustling loudly in the nearby forest.

At the same time, an incredibly oppressive aura spread out.

Chen Shouyi sensed something was amiss and immediately stood up.

Only then did he realize that unbeknownst to him, his surroundings had turned gloomy.

There were no clouds overhead, the sun still hung high in the sky, but the light seemed considerably diminished here.

"Giant, let's go back!" Shell Lady said with a trembling voice, shivering all over.

Chen Shouyi said nothing, his expression grave, his heart equally terrified. He quickly stepped back along the beach a few paces.

He realized this "Tree of Sanctity" was far more powerful than he had imagined. Its mere presence left him with no will to resist.

His feet soon reached the seawater, ready to dart into the ocean at the first sign of danger.

Having grown up in Jiangnan Water Village, he was naturally adept in water.

Even if the "Tree of Sanctity" pursued, he could escape smoothly.

After all, a tree couldn't swim.

At this point, he keenly observed a phenomenon: the closer he got to the sea, the brighter the light seemed, and the oppressive feeling became weaker.

It seemed this approach was ineffective.

The gale subsided quickly, and the light soon returned to normal.

Everything calmed down, as if nothing had happened.

Chen Shouyi stood by the sea, tense for a long time, and only relaxed when no further movement occurred.

The aura just now was truly terrifying, like facing an enraged fierce beast from the barbaric wilderness, which filled him with intense fear.

Yet, it felt like much ado about nothing, a storm in a teacup.

...

The Tree God was agitated.

Recently, its followers had been decreasing rapidly.

In just a few days, nearly a tenth of them were gone.

That was nearly a tenth.

Since it began to be worshipped by the Barbarian Tribe and gradually gained consciousness, it had never suffered such a huge loss.

Yet, it was utterly helpless against that invader.

It was not an animal but a tree, a tree that was simply tremendously large.

Its immense form and terrifying weight made it impossible to move.

Although it had grown stronger since developing divinity—its trunk harder, its perception range more expansive, gradually covering the entire island.

It even possessed some supernatural abilities; for instance, it could now alter the climate within a certain range, ensuring favorable weather and reducing the impact of natural disasters.

It even had some precognitive ability.

Through the barbarians' faith, it formed a preliminary domain of faith, driving away those eerie natural spirits.

These abilities allowed the barbarians to grow and thrive rapidly.

In just over a hundred years, the tribe had grown from a struggling community of over a hundred to a large tribe of over three hundred.

Yet, these abilities had no effect when faced with a strong enemy.

At most, it could attempt to intimidate; when intimidation failed, it was left with no options.

...

Under the huge tree at this time.

A large number of barbarians were kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear at the sudden rage of the Tree God. Some children and women were so frightened they wet themselves, wailing and crying.

The aged wizard lay prostrated on the ground respectfully, ceaselessly communicating with the Tree God.

Suddenly, he entered a trance, becoming half-asleep. After a short while, he woke up, stood shakily, and said in a sorrowful voice:

"The evil one has come, do not approach the sea."

...

As the saying goes, when both parties fear each other, they are equally wary.

Chen Shouyi observed for a long time before relaxing slightly, feeling increasingly apprehensive about the forest.

He pulled the arrows from the bodies and returned them to the quiver.

Then he continued along the coast while keeping a close eye on any movement in the forest not far away.

However, since the outburst earlier, nothing abnormal had occurred, and there were no barbarian attacks.

He felt more and more at ease, moving forward swiftly.

On the other side of the island, he found two more canoes out fishing near the coast.

He circled the island afterward but didn't find more.

These were probably all the canoes of the Barbarian Tribe.

Having located his targets, he eagerly pushed the canoe back into the ocean.

As the island receded, Chen Shouyi finally breathed a sigh of relief, his body relaxing completely.

The previous pressure had been immense, several times nearly causing him to flee, but in the end, he escaped unscathed.

...

For a time after, Chen Shouyi attempted to lure and attack the two canoes like the previous day, but unfortunately, they were too close together. Once the other noticed anything amiss, they immediately fled; ultimately, he only succeeded with one canoe.

He gave chase for a while, but alas, he was just one person, while their canoe had two people, so they were much faster.

Moreover, the barbarians didn't flee towards the island but sailed further into the vast sea.

Chen Shouyi could only bemoan his uncompleted feat, unable to do more.

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