Shen Hui rode his sword through the air and raised a hand toward the heavens.
With two fingers pressed together, he pointed. A divine thunderbolt answered the gesture, tearing through the sky and crashing down upon Vine Mountain.
With just one strike, the mountaintop formed from piled green vines was blasted into four pieces and five fragments.
Broken vines and shredded leaves burst outward like rain.
Thick smoke billowed, and the stench of burning rose into the sky.
Yet the vitality of this plant monstrosity was truly astonishing.
While those blasted-apart green vines were still hanging in midair, dense new shoots had already sprouted from their severed ends.
The vines twisted around one another. Within only a few breaths, they had recovered completely, even growing lusher than before.
Within Vine Mountain, countless green vines surged together, forming a giant palm that blotted out the sky. It rose from the ground, pierced the heavens, and reached straight for Shen Hui.
Shen Hui stood upon his sword, his robes snapping in the wind.
He looked at that dark, oppressive giant hand, flipped his palm, and poured all of the Five Elements Divine Light into his blade.
The sword light suddenly swelled.
Then he gripped the sword and slashed with all his strength.
A streak of shifting five-colored radiance swept through the air, splitting the sky-covering palm in two.
Taste the Dragon God's Sword!
Broken vines rained down like a deluge, yet countless vines at their severed ends swiftly entwined like living snakes, reconnecting in the blink of an eye.
Seeing how quickly Vine Mountain recovered, Shen Hui furrowed his brows, secretly alarmed.
After a brief moment of thought, he changed his fingers into a hand seal.
As his palm turned, a ball of fire fell from nowhere.
At first, the fireball was