Yang Chen immediately employed his methods, releasing the lightning Law.
Of course, to be safe, he filled the area with Killing Intent, ensuring that when he used the lightning Law, the enemy would not notice anything.
The lightning Law emerged and struck the Heavenly Thunder Tree.
Yang Chen's expression was grave. He was meticulous and did not dare relax in the slightest.
He had no idea what effect the lightning Law would have when used on the Heavenly Thunder Tree.
But the result was soon revealed.
Once it was revealed, Yang Chen's entire body stiffened.
The Heavenly Thunder Tree crackled and erupted with astonishing power. Then Yang Chen felt his body jolt as the pull of the lightning Law was actually rebounded back at him.
How could Yang Chen not have been shocked? His attempt at drawing it in had not been interrupted by anyone—it had simply been rejected by the Heavenly Thunder Tree itself.
To gain an Origin Artifact's recognition and store it within one's spatial storage was no simple matter. One had to pay an enormous price and wield a force capable of suppressing and stabilizing the Heavenly Thunder Tree.
His lightning Law was clearly still lacking.
"Not good..." Yang Chen sensed that something was wrong. What troubled him most was not the failure of his lightning Law to absorb the Heavenly Thunder Tree, but the risk of being exposed once he failed.
Yang Chen's worries were not unfounded. The instant he failed, a Heavenly Mandate Realm expert of the Xiongsha Clan sensed that something was amiss.
"Hm? The Heavenly Thunder Tree seemed to have fluctuated just now. Was that the sign of a failed pull? Impossible. The Thunder Fire Separation Formation we prepared was foolproof, and everything before this had gone incomparably smoothly. How could it fail