Just as Li Hao was about to erupt with power, the quiet Panther abruptly howled. The dog hadnât done anything so far, apart from the initial devouring of the coconut treeâs leaves.
âI am the king of all monster spirits!â Mental ripples surged through the area. They didnât seem to originate from Panther since the dog didnât know how to talk, but it seemed to be the source at the same time.
Everyone saw itâthe evaporation of Pantherâs golden blood! Another dog seemed to manifest in the air over its head. It was something like a dog, yet not a dog. Golden in color, there were horns on top of its head. It rather looked to be a, well, panther.
The big tree jerked with surprise and fear flashed through its eyes. The projection of the Monster Spirit Envoy! So this dogâs bloodline had already been purified to this level! The strength contained within its bloodline had pulled the projection of the Monster Spirit Envoy out of the bloodline memories!
The golden shadow erupted with an unquestionable supremacy that dominated the four corners. Fear rose from deep within the coconut treeâs heart. This was the king of monster spirits! The king anointed by the Human King himself!
Its subconscious told it that it could not attack, that it needed to bow its head and submit. But soon enough, the treeâs mental ripples agitate furiously again.
âYou are dead, but I am alive! You are... no longer the king!â
BOOM!
Its presence flared and clashed with the golden shadow. The latter remained supreme and crashed down on the big tree! Panther was incredibly weakened by the collision, but ignored the constant evaporation of its blood. The projection of the Monster Spirit Envoy grew ever more domineering and its supremacy reigned supreme.
The king of monster spirits naturally held sway over all of its kind! The coconut tree was one such beingâmonster spirits came under the golden shadowâs jurisdiction. It was the official and legitimate king as decreed by the Human King.
The coconut tree roared with indignation, but weakened as it was continuously suppressed. The little tree continued directing the projection of the imperial palace to clamp down on the treeâs core origin dao.
The rest of the group shot into the air again with battle cries, sending blade, spear, sword, and halberd forward. Supernatural characters exploded to bring overwhelming might down on the big tree!
Panther howled again when the coconut tree wanted to retaliateâits blood had almost completely run dry. The golden shadow in the air sharpened into focus, seeming to walk straight out of the black dogâs memories. Thunder and lightning erupted, as if a heavenly tribulation from its golden horns.
Fear dawned in the big treeâs eyes!
BOOM!
Thunder and lightning raged, forcing the big tree back while countless branches exploded. Various supernatural character attacks arrived, but the golden thunder and lightning soon dispersed.
Not only that, but the golden shadow faded away as well. Panther fell heavily to the ground, completely drained of strength. It was a black dog again and unconscious. Almost all of the blood in its body had been extracted, but the projection of the Monster Spirit Envoy had been limited in its capabilities. It hadnât been able to kill the Immortal level plant spirit.
As the shockwaves faded away, the air cleared to reveal charred marks on the coconut treeâs golden trunk. The fear in its eyes quickly changed to mirth.
Was that it?
The king of monster spirits was very strong, but that had just been a mark left in the bloodline. The king was long dead, but the plant spirit was still alive.
A ray of sword light slashed down on it as the tree laughed. Li Haoâs body was falling apart; flesh and blood flew off of him, even his heart was shattering! But this was precisely the chance heâd been waiting for, an opportunity to catch their opponent off guard.
He knew that facing the coconut tree head-on would be very hard, so heâd maintained the strength of six elements all this time. But now, his fire aura blazed and his body started falling apart as it was too difficult for it to endure seven elements. Li Hao ignored the strain on his body. A ferocious tiger manifested over Stellaris, the look in its eyes startlingly cold!
Li Hao had said that the skies and earth would shake when its tiger emerged. There was no such disturbance as his tiger stepped forward, just a merciless predator quietly manifesting over his weapon. Supernatural characters collided over Stellaris and formed a new combinationâa dragon of sword intent seemed ready to condemn the world!
Li Hao had been observing all this time, trying to determine where the coconut treeâs heart of life was. And now, he finally saw it.
BAM!
A massive collision rang through the air as Stellaris pierced the big treeâs stomach. That was where its heart of life was! Li Hao had seen it with his unique eyes, the eyes that saw through falsehood. This was where the core of the treeâs strength lay.
Kaboom!
The formidable body flew apart, Stellaris continued forward until it hit a rock, one that was clear and crystalline.
âScree!â A piercing shriek grated on the earâthe coconut tree. Its face contorted with anguish as it gaped at Li Hao with shock that quickly turned to fury and hate!
Li Haoâs move did not pierce through its heart of life, but it left numerous cracks that horrified the tree. The little bastard had concealed his strength! How was that possible?! How could an existence on par with Apex appear in this age? Although the boyâs body was weak and a far cry from a true Apex, his sword intent could be regarded on the same level as an Apex!
First it was the little tree, then the projection of the Monster Spirit Envoy, then the blade of a Saint, and now the force of an Apex from Li Hao. The coconut tree was increasingly terrified by the fight. If it wasnât for its body being that of an Immortal, it might truly perish here.
Boom!
Powerful strength emitted from the heart of life. Li Haoâs physical body was so weak that when the force traveled up the little sword, it nearly blew the young man apart. The immense recoil shattered his organs; the golden armor proved to be of no use as the force directly seeped into the body.
The coconut tree watched with a vicious expression! What a pity that your body is too weak. Your aura is strong enoughâthe aura of the modern age is an interesting thing. It is on par with the core origin dao of my time, but what use is it?
Its cultivators have physical bodies weaker than those who follow the path of mental spirit.
A figure rose in the aura as Li Hao suffered in agony. Deputy Zhou howled; his golden body erupted with aureate splendor. A peculiar strength surged into Li Haoâs body!
Indestructible matter!
This was a strength unique to golden body powerhousesâit made the golden body undying. Li Haoâs breaking body spontaneously healed when it assimilated into him. It was an effect faster than the healing properties of Water of Life or sword energy.
The young man roared with determination and stabbed forward again, blood streaming from every opening in his face!
Clang!
A rapidly spreading fissure appeared on the heart of life. The coconut treeâs expression shifted drastically. Nine turns of the golden body? Where else would so much indestructible matter come from? How could modern humans fashion such a golden body in their training?
Aureate light emanated from Li Haoâs body; his weak body was thus fortified and his wounds immediately closed. Deputy Zhouâs golden body dimmed. He fell to the ground, the golden hue fading away to reveal a pale face.
Deputy Zhou smiled wryly, damn if this wasnât a tough opponent! Half of his indestructible matter had been expended. He would have to consume enough sufficient core origin power and Water of Life for recovery if they were able to survive this.
âHmph!â The big tree brought forth fearsome strength once more, punching at Li Haoâs head. It remained a force to be reckoned with even in this condition.
âSkies capsize and earth turns!â someone shouted. The earth truly turned with this move. The big treeâs punch was sent off course and punctured the void near Li Hao. The young man stabbed out once more. He vomited successive mouthfuls of blood as he did so!
Rays of splendor exuded from the little sword.
âSeal off the void!â Yao Si yelled. Supernatural characters manifested from each martial master and gathered together in a gigantic net. It sealed off the void, but shockwaves crashed into it!
Rumble!
Supernatural characters crumbled away as the group toppled to the ground. However, the big tree was also halted for a split second.
Li Haoâs Windchaser Boots sparkled as he vanished from sight. The scene momentarily flickered in front of the big tree. The little tree was beginning to buckle under the strain of suppressing the coconut treeâs core origin dao all this time. However, the avenue of light that represented the otherâs dao was firmly locked into space by the projection of the imperial palace!
The incomparable strength of an Arcanus exploded out of Stellaris and the aura of the Lifeless Sword ripped out of the void! One sword stroke descended, cleaving the firmaments into two!
A crunch sounded from the great avenue that seemed to lead straight to the heavens as the stroke... cut off a portion of it!
âLi Hao!!â screamed the big tree. The young man was no longer attacking its heart of life, but had utilized the Windchaser Boots to disappear and shift his attention to the treeâs great dao instead.
The coconut tree had been preoccupied with the little tree all along since the latter was equipped with the projection of the imperial palace. Although the treeâs core origin dao had not been able to suppress the little tree, the coconut tree found it acceptable since it prevented the little tree from joining the fight.
Who wouldâve thought that Li Hao would suddenly vanish, taking advantage of the rest of the group's actions?!
Just as the coconut tree sought to break through the air to kill Li Hao, a long blade abruptly arrived. It was as if a Saint wielded it and brought it down on its target!
Bam!
The big tree took a step backward; Chen Zhongtian suffered from incredible backlash as well. The one blade dimmed as multiple sky-level origin weapons exploded within the manâs body. His supernatural locks snapped as well. He looked at Li Hao with resignation.
Woe is me! Itâs up to you now. If you still canât kill it after this... then weâre out of ideas. Iâll be able to become one of them supernatural character cultivators after this, if you live through it, right?
His origin weapons protecting his supernatural locks had exploded in fiery glory, resulting in his locks snapping. He was a martial master no longer. Water of Life appeared inside his body to protect his organs.
Chen Zhongtian crashed to the ground, blood streaming out of his wounds. However, he was smiling. Thereâs no way you wonât teach me after this. If we both survive, youâll have to teach me that method!