"Rock Dragon Vein!"
The sound of magic rolled across the land. A mountain ridge surged from the earth like a dragon rising and turning over, shielding Lü Yi from every attack with its back. Its massive body stood before her, blocking the Divine Tree Main Root that threatened to tear space apart!
Boom!
The thunderous impact echoed through the sky. Almost instantly, countless cracks spread across the Rock Dragon Vein's impossibly hard body. It crumbled, scattering great quantities of stone across the ground.
The force within the Divine Tree Main Root was spent as well. Its strike had failed, yet the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree's evil face slowly split into a grin, as though some scheme had succeeded.
But in the next instant, that grin froze. Countless branching roots burst from the ground and thrashed wildly, shaking the earth in a fit of helpless rage.
It had planned to seize that perfect opening, use its vast Mental Strength to trap Lü Yi briefly in an illusion, then deliver a fatal blow.
Yet no sooner had it launched its mental attack than that fatal strike was stopped. Such a perfect chance had gone to waste!
"Hmph. Trying to sneak attack someone right in front of me? You must have a death wish!"
Bei Yue Shangchen stood calmly high in the air. A silver gleam flashed through his eyes, and his lips curved in disdain as he gave a cold laugh.
He was the one who had blocked the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree's mental attack. With nothing more than a thought, he had scattered that concentrated assault into the air.
The Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree was already seething. When it saw Bei Yue Shangchen's mocking expression, its rage nearly exploded. Once more, it swung a thick main root at