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"Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, today is your doomsday!"
As the voice faded, Anna, transformed into a colossal tree demon, suddenly exerted her strength. She stomped down viciously, intending to crush Xue Qinghe into meat paste.
Xue Qinghe attempted to dodge, but his calves and thighs had been pierced by bullets. He simply could not stand. Every attempt to move sent waves of agonizing pain coursing through his body, causing him to gasp sharply in cold air.
"Young Master!"
Seeing Xue Qinghe injured, Qianjun Douluo, who was currently being suppressed by Davis, instantly lost his composure. His expression shifted drastically as concern for Xue Qinghe's safety took over.
"Hahaha! Do you regret trying to stop me now?" The Star Luo Sacred Tiger roared towards the sky, the sound carrying Davis's mocking laughter. "Since you wanted to stall me, I will grant your wish! I won't go support Nana, but don't you dare think about going to save Xue Qinghe either!"
As he spoke, the Star Luo Sacred Tiger spread its razor-sharp claws. Channeling tens of thousands of pounds of force into its arms, the tiger firmly gripped the Coiling Dragon Stick, which was sized like a pillar reaching the heavens, effectively pinning Qianjun Douluo in place.
Qianjun Douluo's entire strength lay within this Coiling Dragon Stick. If he lost control of his weapon, he would be lucky to exert even twenty percent of his full power. Whether he could save Xue Qinghe in such a state was unknown; he might even lose his own life in the process!
"Damn it!"
Qianjun Douluo cursed furiously, the flames of rage soaring in his eyes. If looks could kill, Davis and his two companions would have already died ten thousand times over. Despite his humiliation and anger, Qianjun Douluo understood the reality clearly: the only way to rush to Xue Qinghe's aid was to first kill Davis and his team.
Watching the giant tree demon's massive foot descending, Xue Qinghe hurriedly gathered his soul power. His wings trembled slightly before he shot straight into the clouds, hovering before the giant tree demon's face with a cold sneer.
"Although I fell for your little trick, do not forget—this Crown Prince can fly!"
As he spoke, Xue Qinghe's tone was filled with pride, excitement, and arrogance. He ascended higher into the sky, looking down upon Anna in her tree demon form, and continued.
"The higher I fly, the more insignificant those who cannot fly appear in my eyes! Little girl, you are nothing but a field mouse imprisoned by the earth, while I am an eagle dominating the sky! Second Soul Skill..."
Before he finished speaking, Xue Qinghe had already condensed a majestic amount of soul power. His yellow second soul ring erupted with light, and the golden wings on his back, resembling those of a swan, radiated a holy brilliance.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the next instant, Anna heard the ear-piercing sound of wind being torn apart. She watched as the golden wings suddenly fired countless golden feathers. Like arrows released from a bow string, they screamed through the air, bombarding the giant tree demon.
"Sacred Light Feathers!"
This was Xue Qinghe's wide-range area-of-effect attack. It consumed very little soul power but possessed immense destructive force. Aided by gravitational potential energy, the higher he flew, the more terrifying the power of the Sacred Light Feathers became.
"Not good! Divine Grass Shield!"
Seeing the thousands of light feathers approaching with ferocious momentum, Anna, hidden within the giant tree demon, felt her expression change dramatically. On the thick right arm of the tree demon, countless strands of Ink Jade Divine Grass suddenly sprouted, weaving together to form a massive shield.
Just as the light feathers were about to strike the giant tree demon, it raised the shield to intercept Xue Qinghe's attack.
Boom—
In a split second, tens of thousands of Sacred Light Feathers rained down, smashing heavily against the shield. The penetrating power of every single feather was no less than a bolt fired from a high-quality heavy crossbow!
Moreover, unlike ordinary bolts, these light feathers exploded instantly upon impact, blasting the enemy into fragments.
The deafening sounds of "Boom! Boom! Boom!" rang out incessantly. Under such a dense bombardment, the sturdy shield became tattered and ragged, on the verge of shattering completely at any moment.
Anna had no choice but to continuously release soul power, controlling the Ink Jade Divine Grass to keep growing and repairing the shield to withstand Xue Qinghe's assault.
Inside the giant tree demon, Anna furrowed her brows tightly. She knew she couldn't continue like this; she had to take the initiative to attack. With that thought, her fourth soul ring suddenly flashed.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Vines of the Demon Domain!"
From the back of the giant tree demon, twenty vines laced with deadly poison abruptly sprouted. The vines instantly extended over a hundred meters, lashing out toward Xue Qinghe like wildly dancing spirit snakes.
"Hmph, a meager trick!"
Xue Qinghe waved his large hand. As his fourth soul ring bloomed with light, ten sharp blades of light materialized around him, flying toward the twenty strange, shooting vines.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Angelic Light Blades!"
Just like his father, Qian Xunji's fifth soul skill, Xue Qinghe's fourth skill was the Angelic Light Blade. The difference was that Qian Xunji's "Angelic Light Blade" was a ten-thousand-year soul skill, while Xue Qinghe's was a five-thousand-year skill, so their power could not be discussed in the same breath.
However, the power of Xue Qinghe's Angelic Light Blades was not to be underestimated; the cutting ability of each light sword was extraordinary.
A series of shua shua shua sounds echoed through the air. Like a kitchen knife slicing through vegetables, the moment the light swords touched the vines, the poisonous creepers were severed into multiple segments.
Xue Qinghe held his head high and puffed out his chest, sneering coldly. "Little girl, I told you. In front of me, you are nothing but a little mouse that can only run on the ground! No matter how long your vines stretch, it is impossible for you to hurt me!"
"Calling me a little mouse over and over again... you are truly annoying!"
Anna stared at Xue Qinghe and said coldly, "You keep saying that I am imprisoned by the earth, but aren't you, this so-called eagle, also imprisoned by the sky?"
"It is precisely because I realized I was trapped in the cage of the earth that I thought to rush into the heavens and soar through the skies. Even you, this eagle, cannot stop my footsteps."
"If you think you can hide in the high heavens and rest easy just because of your wings, you are gravely mistaken. Right Leg Bone Skill: Flight!"
Anna let out a lovely shout. Soul power poured into her right leg bone, and she rose into the air, flying directly in front of Xue Qinghe, leaving him utterly stunned.
Just half a month ago, in order to enhance their combat capabilities, Davis had given the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone to Anna.
A one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone was incredibly precious. After absorbing the soul power within it, Anna's soul power had reached the peak of level sixty-nine, just one step away from level seventy.
Furthermore, she had gained two extremely practical soul skills: "Flight" and "Wildfire Burns Inextinguishable, Spring Wind Blows Life Anew."
Flight gave Anna the ability to soar through the skies, while the regeneration skill allowed her to recover rapidly, enabling her to accomplish miraculous feats like regrowing severed limbs.
"The real battle is only just beginning!"
Anna roared. From the palm of the giant tree demon, the Ink Jade Divine Grass grew frantically, rapidly weaving into a pitch-black heavy sword. She slashed down violently at Xue Qinghe!
At this moment, Xue Qinghe still wore an expression of shock. Seeing the giant tree demon suddenly attack, his expression changed abruptly. He hurriedly condensed the Holy Sword he had used previously, holding it horizontally across his chest to block.
Bang!
The wooden sword and the Holy Sword collided violently, the roar deafening. The scorching flames on the Holy Sword quickly ignited the giant tree demon's Ink Jade wooden sword.
Seeing this, Anna acted immediately. "Third Soul Skill: Tenacity!"
With her shout, the hardness of the Ink Jade wooden sword instantly doubled, and even its resistance to fire increased significantly.
(End of Chapter)