A fierce battle erupted between the two.
Dozens of clones, each equipped with different superpowers, worked together seamlessly. As soon as they clashed, the Sorokin suppressed the Tranquil Tree King. The combination of various superpowers and combos was dazzling. A series of exquisite and complex operations left the Tranquil Tree King completely disoriented and dizzy.
When the Sorokin first summoned his clone, all the Beyond Grade A beings on both sides of the battlefield were drawn to it. Now, seeing the Tranquil Tree King in such a sorry state, everyone couldn't help but show a strange expression.
"Such powerful ability users! With so many Beyond Grade A clones assisting in the battle, although the Tranquil Tree King has the advantage in direct burst damage, every action he takes is interrupted by a bunch of clones working together, making it impossible for him to gain the rhythm of the battle and leaving him completely on the defensive..."
While wrestling with Hyperion, Anchor Tree King observed the battle on Tranquil Tree King's side, growing increasingly wary as he watched.
The Tranquil Tree King was tightly bound by a large group of Sorokin clones, unable to control the situation. He was like a weak teenager being forced into an alley by a group of strong men using their chest muscles, unable to control his own destiny and increasingly separated from the main force.
This formidable foe doesn't possess the overwhelming, terrifying strength of Black Star, but Anchor Tree King finds it equally troublesome—a superhuman with a single ability is at a disadvantage against this type of opponent if there isn't an insurmountable gap in their raw strength; martial artists who only know how to hammer are a prime example.
'Luckily, I'm a mechanic...'
The thought popped into Anchor Tree King's head subconsciously.
On the other side, many of the Three Universal Civilizations' Beyond Grade A beings frequently glanced at the Sorokin displaying his divine power, their eyes flashing with astonishment.
"An unbound Sorokin is truly terrifying; his actual combat power is so formidable..."
Many people were deeply moved.
Most people knew of the Sorokin's reputation, and many had even fought him personally, but the Sorokin's combat power at this moment was much stronger than they remembered; he hadn't been this fierce before.
"It seems the Netherland suits him well."
Manison's eyes flickered, his tone complex.
The Sorokin had been imprisoned for nearly a century, wasting so many years, but once he entered the Netherland, he was like a fish in water, all his ailments disappeared, and his combat power increased dramatically. Meanwhile, he himself had been studying diligently for so many years, but due to Black Star's relentless targeting, his own combat power had actually declined, not as strong as it had been in his prime. With this shift in power, he found that he had no confidence in dealing with the Sorokin now, and was even weaker than before.
Compared to this, Manison felt a pang of sadness and a bitter taste in his mouth.
Seeing the battle between the two, everyone was shocked but quickly took action. The World Tree experts tried to go and provide support, while the morale of the Three Universal Civilizations was greatly boosted, and they intensified their efforts to obstruct the enemy and prevent the enemy experts from leaving the battle to help.
The two temporarily disregarded their teammates' actions, focusing intently on the battle and dealing with their opponents.
The green meteor rampaged across the battlefield, but it was like a small insect caught in a spider web. All its attacks were neutralized by a group of Sorokin clones using various strange and wonderful defensive abilities. The Tranquil Tree King could not break through the Sorokin ' encirclement and could only be carried along.
The Tranquil Tree King unleashed another close-range combo, but the heavy punches, gleaming with green light, easily pierced through the Sorokin's body, failing to hit anything substantial, as if passing through an illusion.
Before he could make any further moves, a clone of a Sorokin suddenly appeared from the side, drifting in like a wisp of smoke. It transformed into a curse and attached itself to him, causing him to suddenly feel weak all over and unable to muster even half of his strength.
Before the Tranquil Tree King could clear away the negative status effects, more than a dozen Sorokin clones around him simultaneously released different types of energy attacks.
Some shoot high-energy lasers from their eyes, some shoot out "X"-shaped silver rays with their hands folded, some spin electromagnetic fields like shuffling mahjong tiles to emit lightning chains, and some push out dark red energy waves from their hands—a variety of bizarre and All Kinds of Oddities.
Thump thump thump--
Multicolored energy bombarded the Tranquil Tree King, causing the light in the field to expand and explode, sending the Tranquil Tree King tumbling and flying backward, covered in dust.
Before he had flown far, the Tranquil Tree King felt a tightness around his waist. It turned out that an Sorokin's avatar was already waiting on the road and had grabbed him around the waist.
He reacted quickly, sidestepping and Heavy Strike a powerful elbow strike to the head of the Sorokin avatar. However, he failed to repel it. Instead, the Sorokin avatar's head suddenly became blurry, as if it were vibrating at a high frequency, with all its kinetic energy being absorbed.
The next moment, the Sorokin's avatar thrust its hips forward, the kinetic energy rebounding and rushing into the body of the Tranquil Tree King without missing a beat, causing him excruciating pain all over his body.
"Get out of here!"
The Tranquil Tree King's expression twisted, and his aura erupted as he broke free from control, throwing the Sorokin's clone away with a grappling technique.
Before he could take any further action, more than a dozen mental shocks from different supernatural abilities suddenly exploded in his brain. The Tranquil Tree King immediately spat blood from his mouth and nose, his soul was injured, and he suffered a lot of negative mental states, including dizziness.
He endured the pain, trying to use the World Tree to break free, only to find that the World Tree had been controlled by another group of Sorokin clones using spatial and force field abilities, making it as if he were stuck in a quagmire and unable to move.
Just how many superpowers do you have?!
The Tranquil Tree King was utterly astonished.
After such a fierce battle, this opponent has used hundreds of superpowers, encompassing all areas of attack, defense, control, evasion, and more, like a bottomless abyss with no limits!
Throughout the battle, the Sorokin hadn't used any powerful moves to inflict serious injuries on him in one fell swoop, but this fighting style was like slowly eroding his life, constantly causing minor injuries that allowed his wounds to accumulate, making it extremely disgusting.
"I didn't count."
The Sorokin spoke calmly and continued his attack.
His supernatural abilities were endless, making him practically omnipotent. He completely controlled the rhythm of the battle, giving the Tranquil Tree King no chance to breathe. His destructive power was secondary; his greatest strength was his near-perfect control chain, which allowed him to almost completely manipulate the Tranquil Tree King.
While enduring the intense attacks, Tranquil Tree King struggled to observe the situation. As the main force receded into the distance, a chill ran down his spine.
"My teammates are tied down and can hardly come to my aid. If we continue fighting like this, my performance will continue to decline, and the chance of retreating will become increasingly slim..."
The Tranquil Tree King' expression shifted, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.
By the way, Black Star hasn't shown up yet. How could he not participate in the battle? He must be secretly waiting for me right now!
With the Heart Tree King fallen, Black Star knew that the other Tree King would be even more vigilant, so he temporarily hid himself, pretending not to participate in the battle, hoping to lull me into a false sense of security. He planned to launch a surprise attack and seal me away once this ability user had exhausted my strength to a certain extent!
At that moment, Tranquil Tree King felt his mind suddenly clear.
It must be true, this is a trap!
"That was close! If I hadn't been decisive, I probably would have fallen for his trick today... I absolutely cannot fall for his scheme!"
He believed he had seen through Black Star's plan, and with a determined mind, he immediately made up his mind.
The Sorokin was completely unaware of the Tranquil Tree King's thoughts. Just as he was about to command his clone to launch a new wave of attacks, a chilling energy suddenly erupted from the Tranquil Tree King.
"Hmm? This feeling is..."
The Sorokin's eyes narrowed, and he retreated without hesitation.
The Tranquil Tree King's face was fierce, and his body suddenly burst forth with intense light.
"I'd rather self-destruct than let you succeed!"
Bang!
His entire body exploded, and a violent energy shockwave spread out, blasting away all the surrounding Sorokin clones, and the World Tree turned into light dust and disappeared inch by inch.
Tranquil Tree King has always considered himself a rational martial artist, and his choice at this moment is based on his own interests.
Entangled with the Sorokin and with the Black Star lurking in the shadows, his chances of escape were slim. So, before his condition deteriorated to the point where he could no longer fight back, he recklessly self-destructed.
On the one hand, this thwarted the enemy's surprise attack and sealing tactics; on the other hand, it prevented other teammates from providing support, thus minimizing losses.
In the midst of laughter and conversation, two birds with one stone!
In short, brilliant!
Sa--
The Sorokin flashed, dodging the shockwave of the self-destruction, his expression one of surprise.
He finally encountered a worthy opponent and wanted to have a good fight, but unexpectedly, the enemy exploded on the spot, and he was instantly killed.
In his view, although the Tranquil Tree King was at a disadvantage, it was still Tree King -level combatant. Even if he had the upper hand, killing it would be extremely difficult. His current situation was far from requiring self-destruction...
"Never mind, at least the objective has been achieved."
The Sorokin suddenly shook his head and chuckled.
The battle situation is constantly changing. If the Tranquil Tree King had resisted to the end, there might have been a chance to escape. But for some unknown reason, it has suddenly self-destructed. In that case, there is no need to worry about any unexpected situations.
Black Star's instructions were to kill this guy; by having his opponent take his own life, he actually saved himself the trouble.
On the other side, the Anchor Tree King was stunned and shocked when he realized that the Tranquil Tree King had self-destructed.
He felt that although the situation was dire, it wasn't entirely hopeless. How could he give up hope of survival so easily? There was still a chance to save him...
Anchor Tree King quickly received the mental activity of Tranquil Tree King before his death and immediately understood.
"So that's why they did it, fearing they'd fall into an enemy's trap..."
Anchor Tree King was speechless.
Because of the resurrection mechanism, this tactic of self-destruction to avoid being captured by the enemy is common among the powerful beings of the World Tree. The last time, the Tranquil Tree King died by self-destruction in this way, and it's unexpected that it will be the same this time, which is surprisingly similar...
It's hard to say whether to praise Anchor Tree King Tranquil Tree King for his decisiveness or for planting Tranquil Tree King in the same spot twice – what a terrible mistake.
He broke a Tree King with just one attempt, and he felt utterly exhausted.
"Well, it's not necessarily a bad thing. He died quickly, but at least he won't suffer the same fate as the Heart Tree King."
Anchor Tree King sighed inwardly, and could only think of the bright side... At least Tranquil Tree King's sacrifice was not in vain, as he had at least probed the enemy's strength.
This unfamiliar superhuman, whose abilities rival those of Black Star, and that seamless, wide-range life-annihilation device, must be the enemy's trump card.
With this intelligence, they can prepare in advance for the next battle... This battle was finally somewhat fruitful; he felt that the Tranquil Tree King had at least died a worthy death, and it wasn't too much of a loss.
It's a pity that this "tool person" is gone; we can't slack off anymore.
With this in mind, Anchor Tree King lost his will to fight, suppressed his anger, and immediately ordered a retreat.
"Walk!"
The many powerful World Tree warriors ceased their pursuit, retreating while fighting, paying a price before finally slinking back to their main camp and being sheltered by the fleet once more.
Seeing this Three Universal Civilizations Beyond Grade A civilizations did not pursue further and withdrew into the defensive perimeter.
Seeing this, the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations, who were watching the battle from a distance, relaxed and were secretly delighted.
Even without Black Star making a move, a group of Beyond Grade A experts dealt a heavy blow to the World Tree powerhouses, causing them to suffer a setback. In their eyes, this was undoubtedly the result of Black Star's training of everyone over the past ten years.
"Although Black Star is unpredictable, he is still trustworthy in this respect."
"There's probably no one in the entire interstellar society who understands how to cultivate superhumans better than him. Black Star deserves a lot of credit for this tremendous progress. His efforts over the past ten years have given us the advantage in terms of individual superpowers."
The three of them felt somewhat relieved.
At the same time.
Inside the base, Han Xiao saw the Tranquil Tree King explode into the most beautiful fireworks, and immediately raised an eyebrow.
"To choose self-destruction at this moment... Could it be that he's afraid I'll ambush him? Ha, isn't this a case of being too clever for his own good? Among martial artists, you're quite the naive one."
Han Xiao couldn't help but laugh.
He hadn't intended to make a move, but unexpectedly, it caused the Tranquil Tree King to scare itself and promptly lose its life... It can only be said that we left a considerable shadow in the heart of the World Tree.
Without his help this time, the other teammates managed to give World Tree a hard time, showing significant improvement. Hila and the others were even able to stand on their own, which made him very satisfied.
Most importantly, some of the Revived and newborn suppressed their impulses and did not show up to fight until the end of the battle, which meant that the Sanctum's revival was still not exposed. In Han Xiao's view, this was a great thing.
The World Tree's attack was clearly just a probe, and our side only revealed the tip of the iceberg, without revealing all our secrets. By killing the Tranquil Tree King while retaining some of our trump cards, and sending that damned man home to hibernate, this was a more worthwhile outcome than expected!
As a result, the World Tree did not obtain any further intelligence and continued to make the mistaken judgment that the exchange tactic was effective.
Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he stroked his chin, a playful smile on his face.
"It seems that the gift I prepared for you is not even worthy of your attention... Fine, I'll give you this surprise when you send out a Tree King of sufficient stature."