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The tree spirit's lantern-like crimson eyes swept over Jiang Yu and the others, her gaze filled with rage.

"Damn humans, how dare you thwart my advancement!"

Jiang Yu lightly shook his finger and smiled:

"No, no, no, it was your good children who interrupted you, how can you blame us!"

He never expected that the savage collision between the two tree spirits would be so effective.

Two giant tree spirits stood to one side, swaying slightly, looking completely bewildered.

The Tree Granny, with her myriad branches dancing wildly, roared in fury:

"You damned humans, you deceived my children!"

She doted on her children.

Tree Granny opened her tiger's mouth wide and roared with venomous hatred:

"I will make sure you all die a horrible death!"

Instantly, a wave of energy swept in all directions, and the emerald green demonic aura spread like mist.

Jiang Yu and the others looked solemn and were on high alert.

Kong Zhenhai's beard stood on end, and his brows furrowed.

"Although we interrupted the tree demon's advancement, its cultivation level is at least half a step into the Foundation Establishment stage."

Fortunately, the ghost realm hasn't fully formed yet, so it won't suppress our cultivation.

His expression was somber:

"Now it's time to go all out!"

"Everyone, use whatever means you have at your disposal!"

He was clearly referring to Xie Qiyun and Ying Ning with those words.

As a junior officer in the Demon Suppression Division, she definitely still possesses unexpectedly powerful abilities.

Ying Ning's identity is mysterious, and he can sense that her strength is not weak.

Kong Zhenhai said to Jiang Yu:

"Young friend Jiang, you've done everything you could. Now leave the rest to us. Just take care of yourself."

Jiang Yu, with the power of the third level of Qi Refining, killed the Painted Skin Ghost, who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

He even came up with ideas to destroy the tree demon's barrier, which was far beyond his capabilities.

Jiang Yu nodded, stepped aside, and took out all the spirit stones to absorb and restore his spiritual power.

His strongest attack right now is the Thunder Pestle, which can only be activated again with enough spiritual energy.

"The Forest of Piercing Needles!"

The tree demon roared in anger, and hundreds of its tendrils shot out of the ground like a forest of spears, attacking Jiang Yu and his companions indiscriminately.

"Looks like we have no choice but to use it!"

Kong Zhenhai made a snap decision, produced a crimson pill in his hand, and swallowed it.

At the same time, he took out more than a dozen mid-grade spirit stones and put them directly into his mouth to chew.

As a substance of pure spiritual energy, mid-grade spirit stones need to be absorbed slowly. Kong Zhenhai's frantic consumption of them could easily lead to spiritual energy disorder and demonic possession.

However, the pill that Kong Zhenhai took was called "Zengyuan Pill".

It can stimulate mental power and the dantian, increasing the absorption speed of spiritual energy several times in a short period of time, and also increasing the scale of spiritual power release several times.

With such terrifying effects, the side effects are naturally considerable.

Basically, this pill will cause significant damage to Kong Zhenhai's cultivation foundation, bringing his cultivation path to an end.

Therefore, his actions were absolutely a gamble, a desperate risk.

Kong Zhenhai's long beard fluttered, his pupils dilated, and spiritual energy surged around his body.

"Come on, Tree Demon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, spiritual energy formed tangible vortexes around him, and hundreds of icy blades condensed.

Instantly, the air in the surrounding space turned to extreme cold, and even a breath would turn into ice flowers.

Boom!

The icy blades and the forest of spears emanating from the tree demon clashed and cut against each other, with shards embedding themselves into the wall.

The ice froze the surface of the vine, preventing it from regenerating for the time being.

Kong Zhenhai roared, and ice grew on his short sword, condensing into a large ice sword more than ten meters long, which he slashed at the tree demon's main body.

"Overestimating yourself!"

The main trunk of the tree twisted like a python, its end sweeping towards Kong Zhenhai.

"cut!"

Halfway through the attack, Kong Zhenhai's eyes sharpened, and his body suddenly reversed, slashing at the two giant tree demons with his ice sword, which was more than ten meters long.

puff!

Before the giant tree spirit could react, its head was instantly severed, and it fell heavily to the ground, lifeless.

"You're asking for death!" Dark red sap flowed from the bark of the Tree Granny, and the main trunk slammed hard into Kong Zhenhai's back.

Jiang Yu thought:

"Senior Kong is risking his life to clear obstacles for us!"

Kong Zhenhai had long ago foreseen the potential danger posed by the two giant tree demons, who would hinder them at crucial moments.

Therefore, they risked their lives to completely eliminate these two destabilizing factors.

"May the Three Mao True Lords protect me!"

Jiang Yu quickly recited the incantation and used the last Vajra Talisman on Kong Zhenhai.

Kong Zhenhai got a chance to catch his breath and used all his spiritual power to generate a layer of ice armor on his body.

boom!

Kong Zhenhai's body was slammed heavily into the ground by the tree demon's trunk, which was the size of a carriage, creating a crater several meters deep.

Ten breaths later, the ice armor on Kong Zhenhai's body shattered, and he coughed up blood as he struggled to his feet.

Although he survived, he lost all his fighting abilities.

"You old bastard, I'll devour you alive to avenge my children!"

The mournful voice of Granny Tree could be heard.

Several vines with bone spurs shot out from its mouth, wrapped around Kong Zhenhai's body, and dragged him backward.

puff!

A flash of light appeared, and the vines were shredded by the sharp blade energy.

Xie Qiyun rescued the dying Kong Zhenhai, her bright eyes glaring fearlessly at the tree demon:

"Then you'll have to see if I agree!"

Kong Zhenhai's actions greatly encouraged her.

If even a rogue cultivator can achieve such a feat, how could she, as a minor officer of the Demon Suppression Division, possibly be afraid?

The Tree Granny's face revealed a smug expression:

"You humans always come one at a time, I'm exhausted. I'm going to finish you all off in one minute!"

Xie Qiyun fell silent, her eyes turning icy as she said:

"Then we'll see if you have the ability!"

Jiang Yu was shocked. At this moment, Xie Qiyun gave him a completely different feeling.

He transformed from a restless personality into a cold-blooded killer.

"Use the sword as your prison, train your mind through battle!"

Xie Qiyun slowly began to chant the incantation. The black shadow soldier behind him expanded to tens of meters in size, and the long sword with the demon-suppressing chain suddenly broke.

A surge of yin energy rose into the sky, and jet-black karmic fire ignited on the blade, causing subtle sonic booms to echo in the surrounding air.

With resentment in her eyes, the Tree Granny's branches transformed into three enormous dragons, tearing towards Xie Qiyun.

Xie Qiyun's face was cold and stern. He swung his blade, which was burning with pitch-black karmic fire, repeatedly, and the dragon's head was completely chopped off.

Xie Qiyun's longsword carried the power of the Yin spirit, and the tree demon's scorched vines could not regenerate.

"Humans, you forced me to this!"

The main trunk of the tree trembled, and its thick roots burst forth from the soil, engulfing the giant tree demon and swallowing it whole.

"Forgive me, my children!"

A tear of blood rolled down her cheek, and the dark green gem in her abdomen surged with demonic energy, covering her entire body. The surrounding space was suppressed by a terrifying pressure.

Jiang Yu opened his eyes slightly and said:

"She forcibly burned her life essence, temporarily raising her cultivation level to the Foundation Establishment stage!"