Palace in the Thunderclouds

The tree demon had kept its attacks within a thousand-zhang radius all along, as though anything beyond that boundary was forbidden ground to it.

From beyond a thousand zhang, Liang Zhaohuang and the others attacked again and again, steadily wearing down the tree demon's strength.

Though they remained wary in their hearts, as time dragged on, they inevitably grew somewhat lax.

And it was at that moment that the tree demon's thick branches shot forth like venomous dragons emerging from the sea, instantly breaking past the thousand-zhang boundary and stabbing toward Liang Zhaohuang and the others.

The instant the branches struck, Liang Zhaohuang's mind and consciousness sensed that something was wrong first. Terror surged through him, and his thoughts raced desperately, trying to drive his body backward to evade.

But at such a moment, the body could never keep pace with the mind.

Though his heart was already roaring for retreat, his body remained frozen in place. Even the Azure Roc beneath him had no time to react and flee.

The tree demon's vast power, accumulated over thousands of years—even without having transformed—was terrifying when it suddenly erupted. The branches stabbed forth with such speed and force that they seemed to teleport, already reaching Liang Zhaohuang's front.

Boom! Crack...

At that moment, Liang Zhaohuang's innate divine ability and natal treasure, the Five-Colored Lotus Platform, activated in response, instantly appearing to shield him.

The tree demon's branches stabbed furiously like venomous dragons, crashing into the Five-Colored Lotus Platform with thunderous booms and cracking sounds. Their speed and force were terrifying, and the Five-Colored Lotus Platform was pierced through in an instant.

Yet with the Five-Colored Lotus Platform buying him that brief moment, Liang Zhaohuang's body and spiritual power finally caught up with his consciousness and reacted.

Whoosh!

The Five-Colored Canopy instantly