The two flew one behind the other, swiftly crossing the thousand-meter-wide crater torn open when the Tree of Ages burst out of the ground.
They charged straight toward the enormous crown of the Tree of Ages at the center of the crater.
"Lightning!"
The Poison Flood Dragon's immense Demon Power swiftly gathered in the Lightning Spear Butt of the Fire-Tipped Spear.
A Thunder Ball several meters in diameter rapidly took shape.
Just over three hundred meters from the enormous Tree of Ages, Li Xia unleashed this Thunder Ball brimming with destructive energy-his first probing attack.
The enormous Thunder Ball slowly expanded as it hurtled forward. In a few blinks, it struck the surface of the Inheritance Orb atop the Tree of Ages' crown. It exploded on contact, instantly releasing a blinding flash and showers of devastating electrical arcs.
"Did it work?"
Slightly farther back, protected by the Mutated Soul Collectors, Kikyo narrowed her eyes.
She was already prepared to draw her bow and loose an arrow.
When the light faded, a corner of the Tree of Ages' top was gone, but the Inheritance Orb remained unharmed.
"As expected, it didn't work!"
Li Xia sighed inwardly.
In the original timeline, Inuyasha had swung Tessaiga at it repeatedly, but the purple Inheritance Orb had withstood every slash without exception.
There seemed to be an extremely powerful Barrier over it.
That should have been a Barrier passed down through generations of the Flying Demon Moth Tribe.
Wait, did the Dog General deliberately leave this threat behind for Tessaiga?
If that was true, this arrangement of the Dog General's was impressive indeed.
After all, the Hundred Demons Bat Tribe's Coral Jewel could only erect a powerful Barrier. It fell short of an advanced Barrier with a unique ability.
(A powerful Barrier was something like