Chapter 2520 Tug of War

As the saying goes, one thing overcomes another; Ye Bufan’s ice wall was far more effective than Jiang Fangzhou’s sword, blocking all of the tree sap.

On the other side, Hua Feixue’s flying flower barrier also worked, blocking the splashing sap.

But it also caused him some loss; the petals in his hand were almost halved, and the protective range immediately shrank significantly.

At the same time, Yi Luoxiang’s zither music sounded again; the trees that had lost their sap did not have much defensive capability and were quickly blown into a sky full of sawdust.

This round of attack was quickly resolved, and Ye Bufan glanced at Jiang Fangzhou next to him, unable to help but laugh.

This Little fellow was now covered in branches and leaves, as if an earth painter had a bucket of paint poured on him, frozen there motionless.

His Divine Sense swept over them; these tree saps were only sticky, not poisonous, and two water balls thrown over them washed him clean.

“Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Damn it, where did this strange thing come from?”

Jiang Fangzhou regained his ability to move and spat several times.

Ye Bufan said, “It’s still because you have too little experience; this kind of thing cannot be resisted by brute force.”

When they reached the Seventh Layer, the reason he still kept everyone by his side was to give them more tempering and broaden their horizons.

“I understand, Ye Dage.”

Jiang Fangzhou nodded repeatedly.

And just then, another group of trees rushed over; this time, they were different from before, each one bare and dark, like iron trees cast from freshly poured iron.

“This time, I’ll do it! I refuse to believe I can’t defeat a tree!”

Jiang Fangzhou roared and rushed forward first, his sword striking the tree at the very front.

“Clang!”

The sword hitting the branch actually produced the sound of metal clashing, and then it was shaken high into the air, while the branch remained unharmed.

“My goodness, is this Little fellow really made of iron?”

Jiang Fangzhou was filled with shock, and at this moment, several branches directly whipped towards him.

He hurriedly swung his sword to meet them, but the opponent’s strength was surprisingly great, and their attacks were no less than those of a Void Tempering Stage expert, directly sending him flying backward.

At this, Jiang Fangzhou looked embarrassed, not expecting to actually be defeated by a tree.

At this time, Yi Luoxiang and Leng Qingqiu moved simultaneously, one plucking the zither strings, the other wielding a sword, barely blocking this wave of attacks.

Lu Xueman frowned: “This can’t go on forever; there are simply countless trees over there. If we keep fighting like this, we will lose sooner or later.”

Nalan Yujia said, “What should we do then? Should we take the initiative to attack? But these monsters are simply too many; I’m afraid we won’t be a match if we charge over.”

“That’s right, we need to take the initiative to attack, but there’s no need to charge over. I’ll do it!”

As Ye Bufan spoke, he flipped his wrist, and the Heavenly Thunder Pearl flew into mid-air, thunder rumbling, mixed with countless dense arcs of lightning, looking imposing.

“What is this thing?”

Hua Feixue was resisting the iron trees on her side; although she could barely cope, it was quite strenuous and consumed a great deal of energy.

At this moment, seeing the Heavenly Thunder Pearl ascend, all three showed expressions of astonishment.

Hua Xieyu was full of shock: “This Little fellow actually has a Divine Artifact, and it’s lightning-attributed!”

Hua Ruyu said coquettishly, “Little brother is indeed the man I fancy; he always manages to surprise me!”

Ye Bufan ignored their reactions, controlling the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, as streaks of lightning struck down from the sky, densely packed, as if a lightning rain had fallen.

“Rumble…”

Accompanied by a loud bang, a blue electric arc as thick as an adult’s thigh struck an iron tree.

With a crack, the iron tree, which was previously impervious to swords and blades, was instantly split into nothingness by the lightning.

The same was true in other directions; the lightning arcs emitted by the Heavenly Thunder Pearl never missed, and soon all several hundred iron trees were destroyed.

“This treasure is so powerful!”

Hua Feixue put away her petals, looking at the Heavenly Thunder Pearl in mid-air with eyes full of envy.

Jiang Fangzhou said excitedly, “Ye Dage, this treasure is truly powerful. I say we just strike all those tree monsters dead directly.”

Ye Bufan shook his head slightly; his Divine Sense was currently suppressed, allowing him to control only within a hundred-meter radius.

Furthermore, the power of the Heavenly Thunder Pearl was inversely proportional to the distance; once too far, its power would sharply decrease, and the lightning power it contained ultimately had a limit, making it impossible to destroy so many plants.

Although this wave of operations just now was incredibly powerful, those plants charging into battle had no thoughts whatsoever and quickly launched another wave of attacks under the command of the Man-eating Tree.

This time, it was a strange kind of tree, covered in various vines.

Ye Bufan controlled the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, and quickly destroyed all the trees that rushed over.

On the other side, the Huajian Sect members found it not so simple to cope; after fighting for so long, Hua Feixue’s true essence consumption was also extremely immense, and the protective barrier formed by petals was on the verge of collapse under the impact of those trees.

“Little brother, hurry and help, otherwise we won’t be able to hold on here.”

Hua Ruyu immediately called for help.

Ye Bufan did not hesitate; the Heavenly Thunder Pearl immediately split into countless lightning bolts and struck over, instantly annihilating those trees.

No matter what, they were all in the same boat now; once the Huajian Sect members were driven out of the Tongtian Tower by these plants, their own strength would be greatly weakened.

Next, a war of attrition began; the Man-eating Tree continuously sent out trees to attack, while Ye Bufan’s Heavenly Thunder Pearl continuously annihilated them.

After about half an hour, he couldn’t help but frown slightly.

Although the Heavenly Thunder Pearl was a Divine Artifact, and although it gathered countless lightning powers, it could not withstand such consumption; its current power had already weakened significantly compared to before.

If this continued, it would probably completely exhaust its lightning power in less than another half an hour.

And on the Man-eating Tree’s side, there was still an endless supply of vegetation, stretching as far as the eye could see, seemingly impossible to kill completely.

Lu Xueman also noticed something was wrong: “Little Fan, this won’t do; we’ll be worn to death here sooner or later.”

“I have a solution!”

Leng Qingqiu said, “As the saying goes, to catch the bandits, first catch their king; the same applies to these strange trees.

It’s clear that the Man-eating Tree is the king of these plants; if we eliminate it, perhaps today’s predicament can be resolved.”

Ye Bufan frowned slightly: “But you’ve seen that Little fellow’s attack power, and it has so many helpers; killing it doesn’t seem easy.”

“How will you know if you don’t try!” Leng Qingqiu said, “The two of us will cooperate; you cover, and I’ll go eliminate it!”

“Alright then!”

Ye Bufan hesitated for a moment but still nodded in agreement.

If he were to act, although the chances of success would be greater, without the Heavenly Thunder Pearl’s protection, the remaining people would immediately suffer overwhelming attacks.

In this situation, Leng Qingqiu charging forward with him cooperating and supporting from behind was the best method.

Thinking of this, he controlled the Heavenly Thunder Pearl to destroy all several hundred strange trees that had just rushed over, and at the same time, Leng Qingqiu moved, transforming into a blur, her long sword striking towards the Man-eating Tree like lightning.