Demon King-Class Plant!

"The oil is here!"

Some people rushed to the supplies depot on the city wall at top speed, each carrying two wooden buckets filled with lamp oil!

Chen Fan and the others drove these demons and devils together, then continuously doused them with lamp oil. A few torches were thrown, and the demons and devils immediately burst into raging flames.

Sizzle, sizzle!

A sizzling sound came from the demons and devils, and then, countless black willow branches drilled out from their orifices. Their bodies quickly shriveled.

"Who dares to ruin this seat's good deed?"

"You court death!"

These black willow branches intertwined, eventually forming a weeping willow covered in black branches. An ancient face appeared on the trunk of the willow tree. The willow tree, engulfed in flames, actually stretched out continuously, completely unaffected by the fire!

The old face that appeared on the trunk of the black willow tree wore a sinister smile. The next second, it suddenly attacked, countless black willow branches extending in all directions, coiling towards Chen Fan and the others!

"Everyone back up, leave it to me!"

Chen Fan roared, unleashing his Meteorite Iron Blade. A terrifying blade intent swept across the scene. If he were a Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist, with true qi born within him, this strike would undoubtedly carry a terrifying blade aura, condensing qi into a blade, unparalleled in its ferocity!

Unfortunately, he was only a Spirit Concealment Realm martial artist, able to mobilize only his own blood and qi, using blood and qi to replace true qi, unleashing this strike that resembled a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

This strike was one of utter determination, heading straight for the black willow tree in the flames. He severed countless black willow branches harder than steel and struck the black willow tree with a single blow!

RUMBLE!

The Meteorite Iron Blade struck the black willow tree, splashing sparks of fire. It left a deep blade mark on the trunk, which resembled a coiled dragon. Black liquid gurgled out!

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

All the black willow branches that had extended were retracted and transformed into a colossal fist, which smashed down fiercely towards Chen Fan!

Chen Fan raised his blade to block. The Meteorite Iron Blade and the giant black fist collided fiercely. As a result, the roots of the black willow tree intertwined, forming a large black foot, which kicked Chen Fan flying!

The black willow tree wanted to chase after Chen Fan, but it only moved a short distance before stopping!

Then, countless black willow branches on its body continuously extended, like sharp arrows, piercing towards the flying Chen Fan!

"Chen Fan, be careful!"

Lu Xuenning twirled her sword, unleashing an unfathomably profound sword technique. For a time, the sky was filled with sword shadows, constantly clashing with the black willow branches.

Chen Fan landed on the ground and quickly got up, pulling Lu Xuenning as they retreated continuously!

"It's slow-moving. As long as we don't get close to it, the further away we are, the weaker its attacks will be!"

Chen Fan said.

"You have some insight, but it's not enough!"

The old face on the trunk of the black willow tree revealed a mocking expression. The black willow tree instantly disintegrated, then transformed into four giant spheres formed by countless intertwined black branches, soaring into the air and landing before the four great gates of Ping'an County!

Swish, swish, swish!

The four giant black spheres landed and took root, and then four black willow trees grew at each of the four city gates of Ping'an County. The branches of these black willow trees continuously extended, covering towards the direction of the county town.

"Retreat!"

"Retreat into the city!"

Chen Fan shouted loudly, and everyone desperately retreated into the city. Behind them, the black willow tree extended countless black branches, like a black sea of trees, chasing after them!

By the time everyone had fled into the city, Chen Fan and Lu Xuenning each pushed a massive city gate, quickly closing them. With a loud boom, the city gates were shut, and Huang Chengyue immediately dropped three bolts.

Chen Fan and the others returned to the city wall and found that the entire Ping'an County was surrounded by a black forest. These black branches began to climb up the city walls. Perhaps soon, they would completely engulf the city walls, then move towards the inner city, until the entire Ping'an County was enveloped in this black sea of trees.

"It wants to slaughter the entire Ping'an County!"

"What is the origin of this black willow tree, capable of producing three Spirit Aperture Realm great demons, and also capable of enveloping the entire Ping'an County by itself!"

As Chen Fan spoke, he looked towards Lu Xuenning.

Lu Xuenning was a martial artist from Longyuan Prefecture, after all, and had more experience.

"This black willow tree is too bizarre. It's like the legendary Ghost Willow, but Ghost Willows are best at devouring and controlling souls."

"It also has the characteristics of a Bloodthirsty Vine, capable of devouring blood. I just saw our brothers who died outside the city gates being wrapped by the willow branches and directly sucked dry into mummies. But Bloodthirsty Vines are vine plants, not willow trees."

"Furthermore, it can control its vines to transform into various shapes, which is also like a Sky-Reaching Vine."

"Its branches and leaves are as hard as steel, with hardness comparable to Cloud Ironwood."

"And now it can extend its branches and leaves to cover the entire Ping'an County. Such a method is unheard of and unseen. Generally, only legendary top-tier Demon King-level vines can achieve this."

"It's like a 'four unlike,' possessing the abilities of many plant-type demons and devils, but without their weaknesses. This is truly terrifying!"

"At most, it has currently displayed the level of the Spirit Aperture Realm. If it is allowed to grow to a higher level and develop its advantages to the extreme, it will definitely become a top-tier Demon King-level plant."

"It dares to cover the entire Ping'an County now, using all the people of Ping'an County as nourishment. In the future, if it grows to the level of a top-tier Demon King, it will dare to use all the common people in the entire Longyuan Prefecture, or even Yunzhou, as nourishment."

Lu Xuenning said with a grim expression.

She truly didn't know how such a terrifying demon and devil could appear in a small Ping'an County. Although such a demon and devil might not seem that terrifying in strength now, its growth potential was simply astonishing.

Once it devoured all the people of Ping'an County, its strength might experience a period of rapid surge. If it continued to cause trouble at that time, the experts of Longyuan Prefecture would definitely discover the tragedy of Ping'an County and realize the terror of this black willow tree.

But if it was very clever, after devouring all of Ping'an County, it would lie dormant, slowly digest, and improve its strength in secret. Then, the next time it appeared, perhaps no one in the entire Longyuan Prefecture could restrain it!

Now, tracing back the entire demon disaster in Ping'an County, it's highly probable that it was manipulating things from behind the scenes.

Not only did it cultivate three Spirit Aperture Realm thugs, but it also used the demons and devils to control the entirety of Ping'an County, intending to silently devour it.

Furthermore, it had even planted seeds within the demons and devils of Black Mountain. With a mere thought, it could turn all the demons and devils of Black Mountain into its nourishment.

And a demon with such cunning, after pulling off this scheme, would undoubtedly flee to distant lands. It would not only leave Ping'an County but even the sphere of influence of Longyuan Prefecture, to secretly plot its next move elsewhere!

If this were truly the case, it would be incredibly dangerous.

"This doesn't seem to be its true form."

"Its true form should still be on Black Mountain."

"That Jinyiwei brother back then wasn't mistaken; there really is a towering black willow tree at the summit of Black Mountain."

"Many people at the time thought he was just scared by the demons and devils in Black Mountain and saw things incorrectly."

"But now it seems he wasn't mistaken at all. That black willow tree has been situated on Black Mountain for over twenty years."

Huang Chengyue said with a grave expression.