As he dodged the withered branches, Overlord Shadow in his hand had already slashed out.
Bang!
Overlord Shadow struck the withered branches, yet it could not sever them. Instead, a rebounding force surged from them.
It nearly knocked Overlord Shadow from his grasp, leaving Xu Zimo's arm numb from the shock.
"What is this?" Xu Zimo frowned.
He retreated two steps, intending to examine the withered branches more closely.
But while he was fast, the withered branches were even faster, scarcely giving Xu Zimo any time to react.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The withered branches seemed to have gone mad, stabbing relentlessly at Xu Zimo as though they wanted to drain the blood from his body.
Xu Zimo slashed several times in succession, yet he was still unable to do anything to the withered branches.
His expression darkened somewhat.
At present, there was no one of the same realm whom he regarded highly enough to block a single slash from him.
At the very least, they would have to be a Three Corpses Expert.
Yet these were merely withered branches, seemingly devoid of even a lifespan, and they had actually managed to anger Xu Zimo.
At the other end of the withered branches, the Demonic Beasts Sect Master Shi Ji had already been completely drained dry.
It was as if every movement of the withered branches required flesh and blood to sustain it.
Gradually, Xu Zimo noticed a pattern.
Though the withered branches were fast, they had no method to their attacks, lunging at people like rabid dogs.
Once he grasped that pattern, they posed virtually no threat.
He began carefully observing the withered branches.
They were entirely brown, mixed with dark yellow, like branches on the verge of death.
Yet at the very end of the withered