Chapter 1687: 1687 ### Chapter 1687: The World is Drunk, I Alone Am Sober In the mission prompt, the walking maple tree, which was extremely dangerous and should be fled from upon sight, was easily dealt with by Lin Moyu. In the past, it wasn’t that no one had ever killed a walking maple tree, but it was something only genius gods could accomplish. Geniuses like Xiao Sheng and Qing Jian could naturally do it. There were also some powerful gods who could do it. But for someone like Lin Moyu, a god king, to kill a walking maple tree, it was unprecedented. After the maple tree died, a red light appeared in the sky again. The sky of the secret realm darkened for a few seconds before returning to normal. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚 Lin Moyu waited for a while but did not see anything unusual happen. After thinking for a moment, he roughly understood why. "If I’m not mistaken, continuing to collect blood-red maple leaves will trigger the next change." With that thought, Lin Moyu began to collect blood-red maple leaves again. He did not know that when he killed the walking maple tree, walking maple trees suddenly appeared in the maple forest secret realms where others were located. As soon as the walking maple trees appeared, they began to attack the cultivators in the secret realm. Moreover, the maple trees were very fast. They knew the location of every maple forest and where people were, sweeping through one forest after another. The sudden change forced many people to leave the secret realm. But they found that when they re-entered, they soon encountered walking maple trees again. Once or twice was tolerable, but encountering them five or six times made some people unable to bear it. Countless people were driven out of the secret realm, and upon exchanging information, they found that others were experiencing the same situation. Almost every secret realm had walking maple trees appearing. "What’s going on? I’ve entered the secret realm five times in a row and encountered walking maple trees every time." "This is too disruptive to earning merit points in the divine city. I feel like I won’t be able to earn much this time." "Forget about earning points, it’s good enough not to lose any." "Who knows what’s going on?" More and more people came out, and after trying a few times, people were afraid to go back in. Wasting some divine city merit points was a small matter, but if they were unlucky, they might die inside. That would be a tragedy! Someone suddenly said, "I remember something similar happening before." "It should be because someone killed a walking maple tree, causing the current situation." "Heavens, that maple tree is a god! Which god did it? It’s terrifying." "So what do we do next? Can’t we earn points anymore? We’ve waited decades for the secret realm to open, who knows how long until the next time." At this moment, everyone was slightly stunned as they received a message from the Human Emperor Network. [Due to Lin Moyu killing a walking maple tree, walking maple trees have appeared in all secret realms.] [According to the rules of the Maple Forest Secret Realm, the walking maple trees will disappear on their own in two days. Please be patient.] [You can still enter the secret realm within these two days, but it is highly dangerous and not recommended.] After receiving the message from the Human Emperor Network, everyone was stunned. Each person showed an incredulous expression. "It was Lin Moyu who killed it." "Heavens, is his combat power that strong?" "It’s not his combat power, it’s his puppets. His puppets are amazing, I’m so envious." "If only I had such puppets, there would be nothing to fear, just kill anything in the way." "I really don’t know where he got those puppets, maybe he inherited some ancient legacy." Almost everyone believed that Lin Moyu was relying on his puppets. When most people believed this, it seemed to become the truth. Luo Feiyu listened and sneered disdainfully, "Nonsense about puppets, a bunch of ignorant fools." He looked at these self-righteous people as if they were idiots, feeling a sense of pleasure in being the only sober one in a world of drunkards. He didn’t even care about earning divine city merit points anymore. Earning divine city merit points was not as enjoyable as watching the show. The Human Emperor Network’s reminder had been sent, and it was up to each person to decide what to do. If you wanted to take the risk, go ahead, but be responsible for your own life and death. If you didn’t want to take the risk, then wait. Of course, going in didn’t necessarily mean death. After all, the secret realm was quite large, and the maple trees might take some time to reach you. Most of those who escaped the secret realm were god kings, not many gods. Many gods were powerful enough to hold off the walking maple trees, even if they couldn’t defeat them. In the same secret realm, if someone held off the walking maple trees, others wouldn’t encounter them. It had to be said that encountering such gods was a stroke of luck. But the luckiest ones were those who were in the same secret realm as geniuses like Xiao Sheng and Qing Jian. They could not only hold off the walking maple trees but also kill them. After receiving the message, many people who were still in the secret realm but hadn’t encountered walking maple trees wisely chose not to come out. They knew that if they hadn’t encountered walking maple trees by now, they probably wouldn’t in the future. They took advantage of the two days to collect all the blood-red maple leaves in their secret realm. Changing secret realms would be a matter for two days later. Lin Moyu also received the reminder from the Human Emperor Network and couldn’t help but say, "The Human Emperor Network’s influence has indeed penetrated here, but not very deeply." The reminder appeared half an hour after he killed the walking maple tree, which was not in line with the Human Emperor Network’s usual style. If it were outside, the Human Emperor Network could almost respond in real-time. "I didn’t expect my actions to cause a chain reaction." "The Human Emperor Network’s approach..." Thinking of this, Lin Moyu smiled, understanding the deeper meaning of the Human Emperor Network. The Human Emperor Network did not stop others from entering, which was also a form of selection. Selecting the brave, the timid, the lucky, the powerful, the confident, and the ignorant. The Human Emperor Network’s selection was always ongoing, often choosing talents. For the human race, it wasn’t just the powerful who were considered talents. Those with exceptional luck were also talents and could play significant roles. But where exactly they would play their roles, Lin Moyu was not yet clear. After all, he hadn’t reached the upper echelons of the human race and didn’t understand many things. But he had this feeling, and he believed his intuition was not wrong. There were still many secrets within the human race, and to understand them, one must have enough strength. Strength equates to status, there is no other way. While thinking, Lin Moyu’s hands did not stop moving. He continued to collect blood-red maple leaves, and the number in his hands increased. When the number of blood-red maple leaves he collected reached 1198, the secret realm shook again. A red light flashed in the sky, and the sky turned red for a few seconds before returning to normal. This time, Lin Moyu had experience and knew that others had collected a total of 802 blood-red maple leaves. In total, 2000 blood-red maple leaves had been obtained. "The first change in the secret realm occurred when more than half of the blood-red maple leaves were taken." "The second change occurred when more than 2000 blood-red maple leaves were taken." "The first time, walking maple trees appeared. This time, it should be talking maple trees." As soon as this thought arose, a loud roar came from the sky. A giant maple tree, five hundred meters tall, appeared in mid-air. It appeared out of nowhere, without any warning. "You deserve to die!" "You all deserve to die!" The voice twisted the space, turning into a giant wave that crashed down.