"I wasn't afraid," Xu Zimo said blandly.
"Does my friend know this tree demon's origins?" the Worry-Free City Lord continued to ask.
"I do not." Xu Zimo shook his head slightly.
The Forgetfulness River Tree roared. Every sway of its massive body shook heaven and earth.
Countless cracks split open across the ground.
At this moment, several hundred more branches carried sharp force as they tore through layers of space and came slashing toward Xu Zimo.
"Friend, why don't we join forces and subdue this demon tree?" the Worry-Free City Lord asked Xu Zimo tentatively.
Xu Zimo said nothing. He watched the incoming branches.
He directly drew Overlord Shadow from his back, and blade light that pierced the heavens burst from its edge.
Twelve Forms of Seeking the Dao: Void Annihilation.
The blade light carried the sharpness to shatter the void, while explosions rumbled through the surrounding space.
At this moment, it was not merely space—even all the surrounding branches were ground apart and severed.
Thunder crackled and exploded along the blade.
Xu Zimo brought his blade down, annihilating every branch of the Forgetfulness River Tree directly before him.
Yet before he could react, countless more branches descended from the sky.
They bound Xu Zimo tightly.
Branches wrapped around him from every direction, then pulled simultaneously in several different directions.
They seemed intent on tearing him apart with five horses.
Seeing Xu Zimo trapped, the Worry-Free City Lord's expression turned panicked.
Sacred Might surged around him as he stepped into the air and shouted, "Do not fear! I'll save you!"
Then he clenched both fists, wisps of golden spiritual energy gathering around his body.
He resembled a rising dawn sun.
Dazzling and resplendent, golden light blazed from his fists as he smashed them toward the branches binding Xu Zimo.
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