Just as the divine light was about to strike the little piece of wood, several thick tree trunks burst out of the ground around it. They intertwined at incredible speed, wrapping the little piece of wood tightly within them.
Whoosh!
The instant the trees closed around it, the divine light arrived and struck the intertwined trunks.
In an instant, terrifying light erupted across the entire mountain peak. The terrain was torn apart, and dust flew everywhere. The shock waves from the explosion as the light struck the enclosing trunks instantly corroded every vine and trunk they touched into fine powder that dispersed into the air.
Gradually, the light faded. All the vines and trunks vanished, leaving only the broken trunks at the center that sheltered the little piece of wood, still struggling to hold on and refusing to disintegrate.
The entire mountain peak fell briefly silent. Supreme Yin True Qi, black wood yin qi, and black wood death qi intertwined in the air, throwing the natural energy in the area into utter disarray.
Crack, crack.
At last, once the light had completely vanished, the trunks wrapped around the little black piece of wood could bear no more. They fell to the ground in sections, then turned to dust and dispersed between heaven and earth.
The little piece of wood was now completely exposed. Its aura had weakened somewhat, and anger and resentment radiated from it.
Hun Changqing's pupils contracted in surprise. He had not expected the little piece of wood to withstand his divine light, but he was hardly rattled. A Water Sword condensed once more as he prepared to close in again and finish it off while its aura was in turmoil.
Yet the little piece of wood's aura suddenly swelled again. Hun Changqing could sense its anger climbing