Most of the pursuing demon kings and demon beast forces fell into the formations Fang Hong had designed, where the Restrictions self-destructed, suffering grievous casualties.
Liang Zhaohuang, meanwhile, fixed his sights on the Black Banyan King. Seizing the opportunity, he charged forward and swept down the Five-Colored Divine Light once more, brushing the Wood Origin Pearl it had unleashed into the divine light.
At the same time, he directly crushed a jade talisman in his hand.
Around the Black Banyan King, trapped amid the self-destructing formations and Restrictions and engulfed by flames and golden light, layer upon layer of formations and Restrictions abruptly emerged. They transformed into streams of sealing and binding power, wrapping around it and sealing it away.
These were formations and Restrictions that Liang Zhaohuang had specifically asked Fang Hong to set up separately, designed solely to coordinate with his attempt to seize the Wood Origin Pearl.
Roar...
The Black Banyan King had first been severely wounded by the self-destructing formations and Restrictions, then had its Wood Origin Pearl stolen by Liang Zhaohuang. It could not help but let out an enraged roar as countless branches and aerial roots lashed out in attack, only to be blocked one after another by the newly activated formations and Restrictions.
Although, under the Black Banyan King's furious attacks, these hastily arranged formations and Restrictions of Fang Hong's could not hold for long and were often blasted apart in mere moments, those mere moments were exactly what Liang Zhaohuang needed.
They were enough for him to withdraw the Five-Colored Divine Light, remove the Wood Origin Pearl from within, seal it inside a jade box, and place it in his Storage Bag.
This cut off any possibility of the Black Banyan King taking it back.
In that brief span, the Black Banyan