This Taoist priest is so unprofessional!

"puff--"

In the distance, A-Yue suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, her face instantly turning ashen.

That jade-green mantis was her natal Gu, connected to her soul; if one was damaged, the other would be damaged as well.

The Gu worm was severely injured, and she herself felt as if she had been hit hard in the chest by an invisible hammer, as if her internal organs had been displaced.

She knelt on one knee, desperately supporting herself on the ground to keep from falling.

But her gaze never left that evil dragon.

It’s over.

They used their last trump card.

However, to the evil dragon, this was nothing more than a trivial prelude to its meal.

The real feast is still there.

Its enormous, blood-red eyes, burning with greed, turned again and locked onto Wang Xiaoer, who was fleeing in panic.

Its massive body had completely climbed onto the shore.

"boom!"

"boom!"

With each step it took, the earth trembled violently.

It moved at a leisurely pace, as if taking a stroll in its own backyard, but the oppressive feeling brought by its massive size made the two fleeing men feel that the shadow of death was rapidly approaching.

This time, nothing could stop it.

Zhang Chen dragged Wang Xiaoer along, running for his life, his lungs burning with pain.

He could feel the foul-smelling gale getting closer and closer behind him, and the mountain-like pressure almost crushed his spine.

Out of the corner of his eye, he could already glimpse the enormous, sky-covering claw rising high once more!

There's no way to avoid it!

Death is just around the corner.

Wang Xiaoer was dragged along, staggering, and the feeling of exhaustion made it difficult for him to even lift his legs.

He looked at Zhang Chen's pale profile, at A Yue kneeling and spitting blood in the distance, and felt the killing intent behind him that almost froze his soul. He gave a bitter smile.

"Brother Chen... how can you say this incredibly powerful thing isn't its true form?"

After laughing, a surge of grief and resentment erupted from the deepest part of Wang Xiaoer's heart like a volcano!

On what grounds?

Why is it always like this?!

Time and time again!

He doesn't want to die!

He doesn't want to die here!

A flash of mad ruthlessness suddenly appeared in Wang Xiaoer's eyes!

He made a decision that even he himself found absurd!

He faced the vast emptiness, and at his own mysterious yet real destiny, and with all his might, he let out the most unwilling roar of his life.

"That one in heaven!"

"Give me one more breath!"

Just one bite!

"Consider it a debt I owe you!"

This idea was less of a plea and more of a hysterical gamble!

I'm betting that God can really hear it!

I'm betting that his invisible and intangible luck will actually work!

The moment the thought arises.

A scorching warm current seemed to be injected into Wang Xiaoer's body, which was already parched and exhausted, unable to squeeze out even a trace of strength!

This warm current did not originate from the dantian, nor from the meridians.

It created something out of nothing!

It appeared so abruptly in every cell of his body!

At this moment, his boundless fortune was actually forcibly transformed into energy that he could use directly by "overdrawing" or "borrowing" it!

The dried-up riverbed was flooded by the Milky Way!

His empty dantian was completely filled almost instantly, and then expanded and filled at an unprecedented speed!

That force was even more surging and powerful than it had been at the beginning!

All the weakness that had drained my body vanished.

Instead, it has become more powerful than ever before!

"Damn it, I'm not running anymore!"

With a loud shout, Wang Xiaoer pushed Zhang Chen away.

As Zhang Chen was dragging him along in a desperate dash, he felt an irresistible force coming from his arm.

He was shoved and stumbled several steps to the side, almost falling to the ground.

Zhang Chen steadied himself and turned around in astonishment.

He witnessed a scene he would never forget.

Wang Xiaoer did not run away again.

He stopped and turned around, advancing instead of retreating!

Alone, he charged back against the ferocious dragon as large as a mountain and against the giant claw that blocked out the moonlight!

"Um?"

Upon seeing this, the evil dragon's incarnation flashed a hint of extreme contempt in its blood-red giant eyes.

It doesn't believe it.

It simply couldn't believe that this mortal could unleash such a threatening power twice in such a short period of time.

This must be a bluff!

It's just an ant's pointless struggle before death!

Its claws struck even faster!

However, this time...

Wang Xiaoer, who charged forward, did not emit that dazzling golden light.

He didn't even make a punching motion.

Under the horrified gazes of Zhang Chen and A Yue, Wang Xiaoer's hands traced mysterious and unfamiliar trajectories in front of him.

His fingers flew so fast that they almost left afterimages.

One by one, ancient and complex incantations took shape at his fingertips with effortless grace.

At the same time, obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations flowed naturally from his mouth.

The sound carried a peculiar rhythm, as if it resonated with the heavens and earth.

As he cast his spell, a strange change occurred!

The ground beneath his feet began to hum softly, and thick, earthy-yellow halos of light spread outwards from him.

The trees around him, which were being blown about by the strong wind, and the vines and weeds that covered the mountains and fields, all seemed to shimmer with a faint, vibrant green light that was full of life!

One yellow, one green.

Two completely different forces achieved a perfect harmony within him.

"This is……"

Zhang Chen, who was in the distance, suddenly contracted his pupils.

He recognized the starting stance of that technique!

He recognized even more the magical fluctuations that drew upon the power of the earth and the essence of plants!

That is……

Before he could even utter a sound of surprise, Wang Xiaoer in the arena had already completed his unbelievable spell.

He stomped his feet hard on the ground and pushed forward with both hands.

A low shout, like a thunderclap, echoed throughout the mountain valley.

"The Five Elements Theory—Earth is the prison, Wood is the lock!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The giant claws of the evil dragon were less than ten meters from Wang Xiaoer's head.

But at that very moment, the ground in front of it suddenly exploded!

Four massive, incredibly thick earthen walls, shimmering with a halo of earthy-yellow runes, rose abruptly from the ground like four mountain peaks!

They rose at an incredible speed, and in mid-air they suddenly closed together, forming a huge, airtight cage that tightly imprisoned the evil dragon's massive upper body inside!

"boom!!!"

The evil dragon's giant claw slammed heavily against the inner wall of the earthen prison.

The entire cage shook violently, producing a deafening roar, but it wasn't smashed!

"roar--?!"

The evil dragon let out a roar filled with surprise and uncertainty.

But its nightmare had only just begun.

The moment the earthen prison took shape, all the surrounding trees and vines seemed to come alive as an army instantly imbued with life and will!

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Countless thick tree roots burst forth from the soil, like writhing giant pythons, coiling around the lower half of the evil dragon trapped outside the earthen prison.

The century-old trees on the hillside had their branches twisted and grown wildly, turning into thick wooden chains that lashed out with a howling sound.

The vines on the ground grew rapidly in the wind, becoming thicker than a person's thigh in the blink of an eye. Like countless living tentacles, they burrowed into the cracks of the earthen prison, tightly binding the evil dragon's limbs and body!

Layer upon layer!

Round and round!

Earth serves as a cage, to suppress its form!

Wooden chains were used to bind his body!

In just a few breaths, the enormous, ferocious dragon that had been so arrogant just moments before was forcibly imprisoned in place, unable to move!

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.