After trekking all the way there, the group finally reached a secluded corner of the life vine thicket.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, dappling the ground, while a faint fragrance of greenery filled the air.
Zhu Jiazhen stood at the front, pointing at the two vines entwined ahead, excitement gleaming in his eyes. "Look, those are the two. The thicker one is an eight-thousand-year-old life vine, and the slightly slender one beside it is fifty-five hundred years old."
Chen Xiaojun turned toward Xiao Yi, his eyes full of concern. "Xiao Yi, we'll do everything we can to suppress the eight-thousand-year-old life vine. Can you handle the fifty-five-hundred-year-old one by yourself?"
Xiao Yi smiled faintly, determination shining in her eyes. "Don't worry, Brother Xiaojun. I want to try on my own first."
Although she looked delicate, she was unyielding at heart. Chen Xiaojun had almost always captured his soul beasts independently, and this time, she wanted to face the challenge alone too.
Chen Xiaojun nodded with an indulgent smile. Knowing that Xiao Yi was soft on the outside but strong within, he said no more.
Everyone spread out, taking their positions and preparing to act.
Xiao Yi drew a deep breath, closed her eyes, and began mobilizing the soul power within her.
Her martial soul was the Immortal Evergreen Vine. Now, she would let it reveal its true might.
As Xiao Yi's soul power surged, a fissure suddenly opened in the ground, and an Immortal Evergreen Vine, likewise jade-green with five-colored edging, broke through the earth.
It grew rapidly, soaring straight upward. Before long, it had become an enormous vine tree over ten meters tall, like a queen raising her throne.
Xiao Yi leaped lightly onto the leaves of its crown, like a fairy descending into the mortal