The Giantwood Ferocious Beast's strength had truly exceeded both men's expectations. They had no idea whether its unusual species was what gave it such terrifying combat power.
Even the special Spirit Formation Sunfire had painstakingly prepared around it could only trap the Giantwood for less than half a day. As it struggled relentlessly, more and more cracks appeared in the formation. Fortunately, neither man was a pushover. Once they had destroyed nearly half the special crystals, the loss of those crystals' ray attacks made things much easier for them.
They fought their way upward. Three hours into the battle, after destroying countless roots and branches, they finally approached the Life Crystal. At that moment, Huo Hai swept both hands through the air, and an enormous Spirit Formation appeared before him.
"Break! Sunfire, get up there!" Huo Hai roared. Vast quantities of Sword Qi sprang from the Spirit Formation. He had spent two minutes preparing it, and the instant he unleashed it, Sword Qi blanketed their surroundings.
A torrent of Sword Qi shot upward, shredding countless wood fragments and branches like a meat grinder. A great swath of red flame followed close behind. Bloodflame burned its way directly inside along the sap. As the Giantwood mutated, its sap had actually become something akin to blood, leaving it vulnerable to Bloodflame.
A passage opened before them just like that. Sunfire nodded and called out, "All right, I'll go up first. Be careful!" This was no time for unnecessary words. He immediately became a streak of lightning.
His figure shot upward along the newly opened passage. The closer they came to the Life Crystal, the tighter the Giantwood's defenses became. Huo Hai could only remain here to keep the passage open, so he could not go up with Sunfire.
If he stopped destroying