The ground continued to shake. The high-frequency tremors sent grit and dust flying, shrouding the entire area in a haze of yellow sand.
Once everyone had retreated, Gula unleashed her full strength. She raised both hands toward the sky, and the ground for hundreds of meters around her exploded with a thunderous crash, throwing up a cloud of dust.
At the same time, thick vines as wide as buckets burst from underground in every direction like snakes pouring out of their dens. They formed an ocean of vines that surged toward Chen Hao, blotting out the sky.
Seeing Gula mobilize almost all the trees and vegetation within several hundred meters to launch such a terrifying attack, Chen Hao gritted his teeth and prepared to meet it head-on.
"Looks like beating this woman really won't be easy. I'll have to use my Heavenly Eye. I just don't know how many of you will survive once I open it—Gula or the Nine Blades clanspeople."
Nearby, Clone began trembling all over when he heard that Chen Hao intended to use Heavenly Eye Opening. He hurriedly organized the clanspeople to retreat even farther away.
But Chen Hao hadn't shouted that warning for Clone's benefit. He had another purpose.
Just as Chen Hao prepared to go all out, the voice he had been waiting for finally spoke. "Chen Hao, wait!"
Hearing that voice, Chen Hao felt both excitement and relief. "Well? Have you thought it through?"
The voice belonged to none other than the Saintess Remnant Soul. "Don't open your Heavenly Eye. Let me handle this!"
Back on Heavenly Gate Island, the Saintess Remnant Soul had witnessed the full might of Chen Hao's Heavenly Eye Opening.
Although her Wood Grain Power was also formidable, she knew perfectly well that once Chen Hao opened his Heavenly