Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 220 Old Friends

"Hey, you dead tree spirit, have we met before? Judging from your tone, it sounds like we have some deep-seated grudge." Qin Xiaochuan frowned as he looked at the tree spirit in front of him, which had become somewhat eerie due to the murderous aura emanating from it.

"It all started with a deep-seated hatred. Over the years, I've thought about taking revenge on you every single moment," the tree spirit said excitedly. "It seems you've forgotten everything. Well, you've changed your appearance now, and your strength is negligible. But I will never forget that familiar scent in your spiritual power. Whenever I think of that scent, a certain wound on my body will ache faintly."

"Oh, you're really in a bad situation," Qin Xiaochuan said with deep sympathy.

"Shut up!" the other person roared. "I thought I had no chance anymore, but God sent you to me. And now you've become so weak that I can crush you like an ant."

"If you're going to fight, then fight! Why are you being so long-winded?" Qin Xiaochuan said impatiently. "I don't want to listen to an old tree rambling on and on."

"You brat, do you think I'm just going to kill you? I'm going to make you wish you were dead, and let you experience the fear of death before you die."

"But I didn't feel any fear. It's just a talking tree spirit, isn't it? I've even killed a snake spirit before," he said nonchalantly.

"You're asking for death!" the tree demon roared. Its branches grew wildly, quickly filling the entire courtyard. Even so, it didn't stop, but continued to spread until Qin Xiaochuan felt that the whole world was covered in green branches, at which point it finally gave up.

Qin Xiaochuan frowned as he looked at the branches surrounding him. The opponent's strength was not to be underestimated; he seemed to be a formidable adversary.

"Shadows everywhere!" Tree branches swept towards Qin Xiaochuan from all directions.

He had just dodged the attack in front and used his Blazing Dance to repel the branches above when another branch wrapped around his right foot, followed by his left arm. The attacks were relentless and there was no way to avoid them. In no time, all four of his limbs were entangled in the branches, and the tough branches pulled him so tightly that he could not move.

"You're really weak now, how arrogant you were back then! If I hadn't escaped through the tree roots, my thousand years of cultivation would have been ruined by you. Now you've finally fallen into my hands, hahaha!" The tree demon laughed maniacally, and with its laughter, Qin Xiaochuan felt the shadows of trees all around him swaying.

"So you're a defeated opponent." Qin Xiaochuan's eyes were full of disdain. "But I regret to inform you that it's not that I've fallen into your hands, but rather that you've fallen into mine." As soon as he finished speaking, a bluish-white flame ignited around him, followed by a huge pillar of fire rushing towards the tree demon.

"Holy Flame Baptism!" Qin Xiaochuan shouted, and a huge flame engulfed the tree demon. After the raging fire, all that remained of the once lush tree demon was its charred trunk.

"These little tricks can't stop me." Qin Xiaochuan rubbed his nose and said with a smug look. It seems that his strength has been improving by leaps and bounds recently, and dealing with these demons and monsters is a piece of cake.

"You think you've already won? I was just careless just now." The tree spirit's voice suddenly came from the charred tree trunk, but now his voice was even more hoarse.

"Still not dead?" Qin Xiaochuan frowned. "You're quite resilient." With that, he leaped forward and kicked the tree trunk in half mid-air.

"You think you can kill me? Not so easy." The tree demon's voice rang out again from behind Qin Xiaochuan. After his voice fell, a new locust tree sprouted from the ground.

"Scattered leaves fly through the air!" it shouted, and countless leaves transformed into sharp weapons, shooting towards him in an endless stream.

"Eight Fire Wall Formation!" Qin Xiaochuan dared not be careless. With a wave of his hand, he summoned several fire walls to block in front of him. At the same time, he gathered spiritual power and released another "Holy Flame Baptism".

The enormous flames once again completely engulfed the locust tree.

"Your skills are useless against me," the treant's voice rang out again behind him. "Shadow Dance!"

It was as if a wind was blowing from an unknown place, carrying various whispers that kept ringing in Qin Xiaochuan's ears. In a daze, he seemed to see someone walking towards him. Before he could see clearly, a sharp blade suddenly stabbed straight at his eye.

Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback and quickly dodged. Fortunately, he was agile enough to barely avoid the blade grazing his cheek, leaving a shallow wound. If it were him six months ago, his right eye would probably be gone.

"Illusion!" Qin Xiaochuan reacted immediately, and immediately recited the exorcism spell that Xin Wanru had taught him. His mind cleared instantly. Even though countless voices rang in his ears and shadows flashed before his eyes, his attention was only on the heavy branches and leaves surrounding him.

"Break!" he shouted, and a burst of fire erupted from his body, instantly burning the fluttering leaves to ashes. The world returned to silence, with only the mercury-like moonlight quietly scattering across the courtyard.

"Your skills are useless against me!" Qin Xiaochuan said provocatively, leaving the ancient locust tree with only a dashing back view.

"Let's see who can last the longest. Your skills all consume a lot of spiritual power. I want to see how long you can be arrogant." As soon as it finished speaking, another wave of skills swept towards Xiao Chuan.

"Then you'll have to wait and see, but I'm afraid I'll disappoint you." Qin Xiaochuan turned around and unleashed another "Holy Flame Baptism".

"Is this all you know?" the tree spirit roared as the flames engulfed it once more.

"Of course not, but this skill works." He smiled provocatively.

"Die!" the tree demon roared again, and several thick tree roots suddenly emerged from under Qin Xiaochuan's feet, wrapped around his ankles, and pulled him directly to the ground.

"Blood Surge!" Qin Xiaochuan gathered his power at his feet, not only stopping his descent but also engaging in a tug-of-war of power with the tree roots.

"The game is over. This place will become your grave, and you will become my nourishment." The tree demon laughed maniacally, and at the same time, another tree root sprouted from the ground and tightly wrapped around Qin Xiaochuan's neck.

"Yes, it's time to end this, but this isn't my grave, it's yours." Qin Xiaochuan grabbed the tree root with one hand and struggled against the other.

"Even in your current state, you still dare to talk big! Let's see how long you can keep this up!"

"Hmph, you think you can get away with this by hiding underground? Do you think I can't do anything to you? The game is over—Flaming Fist!" Qin Xiaochuan gathered his spiritual power into his fist and slammed it hard into the ground. A huge bluish-white flame shot through the soil and into the ground.

"Ah!" A heart-wrenching scream came from underground. Just as the scream was heard, a dark shadow darted out from underground. Qin Xiaochuan reacted quickly and used a holy flame to completely engulf the dark shadow.

The tree roots that had been wrapped around him had completely lost their grip. Qin Xiaochuan jumped up from the ground, reached out and picked up the charred tree root, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "This thing can probably be forged into a high-grade spiritual weapon."