422. Repair the Plank Roads, Secretly Cross the Chencang Pass

"They've made their move?"

Chen Changming smiled indifferently.

Through the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect, he had long since captured the movements within the great hall, so he had been prepared well in advance.

He certainly could not dodge the lock-on of the Fire Spirit Cannon, but Chen Changming had no intention of dodging either—

Whoosh!

With a thought, the Demon Spirit Vine in mid-air extended countless vines, instantly weaving them into a massive net.

At the same time.

In front of Chen Changming, circular Spirit Energy Barriers appeared, nested one inside the other—a full ten layers deep!

Boom!

Firelight flared. Before the Demon Spirit Vine's net had even finished weaving itself together, the fireball, traveling at a terrifying speed, descended.

The fireball collided with the net, emitting a heaven-shaking roar as countless sparks flew violently in every direction!

Hundreds of vines were shattered, barely managing to slow the fireball's momentum. Seeing this, the Demon Spirit Vine did not hesitate; it used its massive body to block the fireball's path.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, too fast to describe!

Boom!

The fireball slammed into the Demon Spirit Vine, triggering a terrifying explosion. The powerful shockwave, carrying flames, blasted indiscriminately in all directions.

The frozen seawater, struck by such intense fire, developed small pits where the ice had melted, though there was no large-scale thawing.

After the explosion, the fireball vanished.

This signaled that the Fire Spirit Cannon's attack had concluded.

The massive body of the Demon Spirit Vine fell limply onto the ice sheet covering the sea, smashing through a section of it before sinking out of sight.

Puff, puff...

A series of dense sounds rang out as the shockwave from the explosion shattered the layers of Spirit Energy Barriers one by one.

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