Boom!
A thick golden vine slammed hard into the defensive barrier. Sloth Old Devil's defensive light screen shattered in an instant, and dense life energy swept through with the momentum, blasting Sloth Old Devil's soul body apart into pieces that turned into countless tiny motes of soul-light drifting through the air.
But in the next instant, the surrounding fog of destruction rapidly gathered. The shattered motes of soul-light instantly reformed, and Sloth Old Devil appeared again, completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Ruin Old Devil immediately raised a hand and controlled multiple pillars of destructive light within the island, sending them all blasting toward the Golden Ancient Tree's trunk. The ultimate power of destruction sought to burn and wound the ancient tree's roots.
A faint light flashed across the Golden Ancient Tree's crown, and a gentle life-light barrier formed automatically. After all the destructive light pillars struck the barrier, not only did they fail to pierce its defense, they were rapidly neutralized and absorbed by the life energy, all turning into nourishment for the ancient tree.
Nightmare Old Devil seized the opening and spread out a full-domain mental illusion with all his strength. Endless scenes of nightmares enveloped the entire airspace, trying to interfere with the Golden Ancient Tree's consciousness.
But the Golden Ancient Tree itself was a vessel of planar consciousness. Its spiritual level far surpassed the Seven Old Devils. The instant the low-level illusion touched the ancient tree's consciousness, it collapsed outright, and the backlash instead sent a burst of agony through Nightmare Old Devil's soul.
Devouring Old Devil took advantage of the chaos and flashed forward, charging straight at the Golden Ancient Tree's trunk. He wanted to directly devour the life origin overflowing from the ancient tree to strengthen himself.
Vines across the sky instantly coiled and sealed off