"Clang--!"
The sharp claws collided with the roots, producing a metallic clang that sent sparks flying and wood chips flying!
This attack, too, only tore through the surface, failing to inflict the desired serious damage.
Without dwelling on the attack, Wang Hu glanced around and looked at the ground that had just trembled.
One after another, wooden spikes sprang wildly from the ground, aiming straight for various parts of his body.
Underfoot, protruding stone spikes knocked the wooden splinters askew.
The stone spikes tried to extend further outwards, but their hasty formation ultimately couldn't keep up with the attack of the wooden spikes.
The wooden spikes stretched wildly further away, heading straight for Wang Hu's chest.
Suddenly.
"Whoosh--"
A blur flashed by.
At the critical moment, Wang Hu's tail, which he hadn't used before, suddenly lashed out from the side.
With a "crack" sound, the suddenly formed, not-so-hard, splinter was pulverized.
The whooshing sound of wind breaking rang out again, and branches shot down like steel spears once more.
Without hesitation, Wang Hu used the force of his tail pull to flip his massive body to the side with incredible flexibility.
Its sharp claws carved deep furrows in the ground, narrowly avoiding this insidious ambush.
He landed more than 30 meters away, then stood up straight again, his hideous jaws open, breathing slightly.
His coarse, yellowish hair was stained with sawdust and green sap, and several shallow scratches, from where splinters had grazed his chest and abdomen, were oozing blood.
He slightly raised his eyes and looked at Weeping Cypress Demon again.
Looking at his two masterpieces, Wang Hu's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Interesting! This guy's much tougher than those weaklings!"
Amidst the somber voices, he continued walking forward.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
The deafening roar of impact echoed wildly across the battlefield.
Gravel flew everywhere, and dust billowed high.
The tall, dark figure stood amidst the billowing dust, surrounded by branches waving wildly.
If you look closely, you can also see that among those waving branches, figures much smaller than the tall tree shadows are constantly tumbling and turning among the branches.
For a long time, on the edge of the battlefield.
Shi Ruiyuan gritted his teeth, staring intently at the situation in the center of the battlefield.
In their previous battles, they had consistently attempted to launch attacks against the Weeping Cypress Demon.
However, the difference in energy level, coupled with the difference in rank, left them somewhat powerless when facing the Weeping Cypress Demon.
Unlike Wang Hu, who had already reached the Late Fourth Tier, the best of the four people present had only reached the middle stage, and had only recently achieved that.
Under these circumstances, let alone letting them injure Weeping Cypress Demon.
Faced with their attacks, Weeping Cypress Demon didn't even bother to defend herself, simply standing there and letting them attack.
The result was also frustrating; they were indeed unable to break through the Weeping Cypress Demon's defenses.
Of course, they are not entirely useless; at least they can provide some assistance or restraint through attacks, such as the stone spikes he just used.
However, the most useful among them was Huang Jun.
He could use his ability, Flowing Wind, to increase Wang Hu's speed to a certain extent, making him move faster.
"No, is the difference between the Fourth Tier and Fifth Tier really that big?" Huang Jun asked with a bitter expression.
He had considered that there was a significant gap between the Fourth Tier and Fifth Tier, but he hadn't expected it to be this large.
Why does it feel like Fourth Tier trying to fight Tier 3 is similar to Tier 3 trying to fight Fourth Tier?
The other two teammates beside him nodded in agreement.
"Don't overthink it. There's no time for idle chatter on the battlefield!"
Shi Ruiyuan said in a deep voice, then shouted:
" Li Liang, light sphere, illumination!"
Upon hearing this, one of the people who had just nodded raised his hand, and a ball of light immediately rose up and flew into the distance.
The ball of light flew into the smoke and dust, illuminating the scene within even more clearly.
Illuminated by the sphere of light, the towering figure lunged at the enormous tree shadow time and time again.
His figure clashed head-on with the wildly swirling branches, his sharp claws tearing them apart time and time again.
Of course, during this process, the branches would occasionally strike his back and shoulders, which were covered with thick fur and muscles, with dull thuds.
However, these attacks only caused Wang Hu to stagger, and failed to seriously injure him.
The human face on the main trunk of the Weeping Cypress Demon Distortion slightly, as if it had made some kind of judgment.
Once again, the thick, python-like main branch swept across with a fierce wind pressure.
Wang Hu instinctively lowered his waist to block, preparing to take the hit head-on.
However, the moment he made contact with the branch, Wang Hu's pupils suddenly contracted.
The force coming from the branch this time was different from before.
If the previous force was concentrated on one point, attempting to break him with overwhelming power...
This time, however, it was different. The force on the branches became a supple feeling with a subtle stickiness and pushing sensation.
"This is?!"
Wang Hu's beastly eyes contracted rapidly.
He sensed something was wrong, but it was too late to change his strategy.
"Bang!"
The massive tiger's body was violently lifted up by this combined force of softness and strength, as if it had been launched by a catapult, and hurled far towards the outer edge of the battlefield!
" Brother Hu!"
Shi Ruiyuan exclaimed in surprise.
He was just watching from afar and didn't understand the key point; he only thought that Wang Hu was no match for him and had been knocked away.
However, before he could worry too much about Wang Hu, he stood frozen in place, his pupils contracting rapidly.
He wasn't the only one in the same situation; several other people standing to the side were also in the same state.
The figures in their pupils reflected the figure that seemed to collapse like a mountain, and the branches that lashed out straight at them.
After knocking Wang Hu away, Weeping Cypress Demon instantly changed targets.
Without the slightest pause, more than a third of the branches on the main trunk suddenly turned around, like a swarm of venomous snakes that had been gathering power for a long time, and shot towards the four people in an overwhelming manner!
The attack was faster and more concentrated than when they attacked Wang Hu before!
"Quickly, split up and run!"
Without time to think about what to do, Shi Ruiyuan instinctively opened his mouth and roared.
He simply couldn't imagine what would happen to them when facing the Weeping Cypress Demon without Wang Hu's resistance in front.
Without him even shouting, the people behind him, upon seeing the attack, immediately leaped to their sides and rear.
Shi Ruiyuan also retreated, but he stopped before he had gone very far.
Reason told him that he, at the Mid Fourth Tier, could not possibly be faster than the Weeping Cypress Demon, let alone the Weeping Cypress Demon's attack.
He immediately crouched down, slammed his palms into the ground, and roared:
" Rock Barrier! Rise!"
In an instant, large swathes of land rose up, forming a thick, arc-shaped rock barrier in front of him.
However, he had no time to feel happy.
"Puff puff puff puff--!"
A series of piercing sounds rang out.
The rock wall trembled violently, and after only two seconds it was pierced and cracked by countless sharp wooden spikes!
From the shattered rocks, subsequent branches, like deadly spears, pierced straight at you!
A gentle breeze had somehow wrapped around Shi Ruiyuan.
Having been teammates for many years, he didn't need to be reminded and immediately retreated to the rear.
Meanwhile, the other two launched attacks, harassing Weeping Cypress Demon.
This seems to have some effect, but...
"Whoosh--"
Shi Ruiyuan's pupils contracted rapidly. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a branch that was skimming along the ground and suddenly shot up.
He only had time to turn to the side, and then watched helplessly as the sharp wooden splinter shot rapidly towards him...
"Boom--"