In the past, Ning Xiaochuan had stayed in the Imperial City and Heavenly Emperor Academy. Even when he encountered opponents, they had all been outstanding talents of the younger generation. But now, every foe he met was a ruthless figure from the older generation. Every step was fraught with peril; one moment of carelessness, and he would be crushed to pieces.
Although the Dragon Elephant was indeed extremely fast, the two of them were still caught up to.
The old man with skulls hanging around his neck stood atop Half-Mountain Cliff, staring at the Dragon Elephant racing below. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
With a wave of his shriveled arm, a cloud of azure profound qi appeared in the air. It condensed into a vat-thick vine covered in branches and leaves, eighty meters long. Like a wood dragon flying from the clouds, it wrapped around the Dragon Elephant's neck and hoisted it into the air.
"Roar!"
Though the Dragon Elephant possessed tremendous strength, it could not contend with that thick vine. Its body was dragged more than sixty meters into the air, left dangling there.
Ning Xiaochuan and Ji Hanxing leaped from the Dragon Elephant's back at once. The moment they steadied themselves, they immediately raised their Profound Fortification Protective Shields and went on guard.
A massive vine swayed in the sky, like a tentacle reaching down from beyond the heavens. The sight was utterly terrifying.
The Dragon Elephant was suspended in midair by the vine and lifted ever higher. Its four hooves thrashed ceaselessly, and flames poured from its mouth, but to no avail.
Unable to fly, Ji Hanxing could only watch helplessly as the Dragon Elephant was dragged into the sky. Her fists clenched tightly, and it seemed flames were about to burst from her whole