The weeds on the ground grew wildly, tangling around the Golden Ape Puppet Beast's feet. A Sky-Reaching Tree was uprooted and fell into the Tree Sprite's hands. The Tree Sprite swung the Sky-Reaching Tree and smashed it toward the Golden Ape Puppet Beast.
With a muffled boom, most of the Golden Ape Puppet Beast's body sank into the ground.
A deafening peal of thunder came from the sky. A hundred-mile-wide mass of golden thunderclouds appeared overhead without warning, lightning flashing and thunder roaring with astonishing force.
Bolts of Golden Lightning tore across the firmament and fell like meteors, all of them aimed at the Tree Sprite.
Fear appeared on the Tree Sprite's face. Just as it was about to cast a spell to defend itself, a full-throated shout rang out.
The Tree Sprite's face twisted, and its body trembled slightly.
One bolt of Golden Lightning after another struck the Tree Sprite. Golden thunderfire instantly engulfed its body, and a woman's shrill, anguished screams rang out.
Large numbers of Sky-Reaching Trees withered, while a dazzling green light emerged across the Tree Sprite's surface.
More than a hundred razor-sharp axe blades shot over. Large numbers of Sky-Reaching Trees were severed at the waist and toppled, sending clouds of dust billowing.
A merry flute melody rang out. One Sky-Reaching Tree after another was uprooted and torn into fragments by powerful sound waves.
In less than ten breaths, nothing remained within a thousand-mile radius but the Tree Sprite.
At the same time, the ground began to shake violently. A dazzling yellow light swept across the earth, which suddenly petrified and turned grayish white.
A dazzling purple light suddenly flared within the Golden Thunder Light. The Golden Thunder Light collapsed, and the Tree Sprite vanished without a trace.
Dozens of bolts of Golden Lightning tore