A Sword Coming from the West

The energy reserves of the Ghostly Sophora Tree were, to exaggerate somewhat, likely much greater than those of a late-stage Aperture Refining Realm practitioner. The only issue was that the Ghostly Sophora Tree's power possessed very low cohesion.

A mid-stage Aperture Refining Realm practitioner could directly mobilize thirty-six acupoints into a unified whole, and a casual horizontal slash would rival the killer strike of an early-stage Aperture Refining Realm practitioner. With the slightest deployment of martial arts techniques, it was sheer suppression.

In contrast, a late-stage Aperture Refining Realm practitioner mobilized seventy-two acupoints, pushing power cohesion to an even higher level and possessing combat prowess that became all the more exaggerated.

Therefore, a demon plant like the Ghostly Sophora Tree possessed immense energy, but it ultimately appeared somewhat bloated.

Nowadays, when Chen Fei improved his cultivation, he leaned more toward spiritual power. This was because if his spiritual power was insufficient to control his acupoints, the increased power would not only fail to enhance his combat strength, but would instead become a burden.

Yet at this moment, the Ghostly Sophora Tree contracted all its power, completely wrapping itself up to become something akin to a tortoise shell.

This single move embodied its advantage of massive energy. Moreover, because it focused entirely on defense, the cohesion of the compressed energy increased significantly.

Compared to attacking, the defensive posture adopted by the Ghostly Sophora Tree undoubtedly elevated the utilization of its power by a massive margin.

If the attacks were insufficient to shatter the Ghostly Sophora Tree's defense, it would ultimately turn into a confrontation of energy depths. However, the primordial energy reserves of an early-stage Aperture Refining Realm practitioner were far from enough to outlast the Ghostly Sophora Tree.

Chen Fei raised the Qian Yuan Sword and tapped the ground lightly.