readytorunbook Chapter 525 Detonating the First-Order Crystalline Energy Body
Chapter 525 Detonating the First-Order Crystalline Energy Body
Bai Mengyan was puzzled. Now was clearly the best time to harvest the tree crystals, so why wait?
She frowned and looked back at her surroundings. The tree canopies on both sides had completely blocked the path in front and behind her.
Although Cheng Kaixi's light provided illumination from above, this energy, which was closer to sunlight, clearly caused the leaves at the bottom, which were clustering around the teammates, to grow thicker and denser.
This can be seen in the charred main canopy of the mutated banyan tree, where many tender green buds have sprouted, attempting to revive the scorched parts.
The canopies of other banyan trees also conceal many sharp thorns beneath their leaves. Once the canopy completely closes, trapping all of them inside, they are bound to be pricked and their skin torn open.
Even if your teammates are capable of controlling the situation, it's never good to be in a disadvantageous and passive position.
Bai Mengyan quickly analyzed the situation in her mind. When she turned back to meet Leng Yuexiu's expression, Leng Yuexiu nodded slightly, his eyes conveying the words "Trust me."
She could only nod, activating her spatial abilities to solidify the spatial barriers supporting the pits on both sides, resisting the soil that was constantly squeezing inward.
Fearing that the barrier would be breached and shattered, rendering all her efforts futile, Bai Mengyan's eyes flashed with silver light once more. She solidified a tangible support between the two relatively parallel spatial barriers, making the pit she had created even more stable.
Leng Yuexiu looked up at the state of the mutated banyan tree trunk and his teammates' response. He looked at the twisting and turning roots at the bottom of the pit and jumped in without hesitation.
The moment Leng Yuexiu disappeared, Bai Mengyan's heart skipped a beat. She quickly took a few steps forward and stood beside the pit she had dug, staring intently at the bottom of the pit.
Fortunately, the space she created was stable enough. She was even afraid that the roots of the mutated banyan tree would rise from the bottom of the pit to hide the tree crystals, so she compacted the bottom of the pit.
Objectively speaking, her spatial power filling is like an irregular metal weight being stuffed into the hollowed-out cavity. No matter which direction the mutated banyan tree tries, its roots and soil cannot disrupt the state of the pit, let alone fill it with excess soil.
The trunk is here, and the main root system is here too. By fixing this core tree crystal that is exposed to people, it has no way to escape.
With the impenetrable space created by Bai Mengyan, Leng Yuexiu would not be ambushed by the hidden roots even if he fell to the bottom of the pit.
What Bai Mengyan feared was the massive, exposed root system. When it sensed someone approaching, it would treat him like a first-tier zombie, draining him of his nutrients.
Just as Bai Mengyan had feared, the moment Leng Yuexiu landed, a layer of fine white roots suddenly sprouted around the tree crystal, wrapping around Leng Yuexiu's landing point like a spider web.
Leng Yuexiu did not retaliate. He simply awakened the protective power of the wind element, causing wind circles to swirl around him, forming a relatively gentle wind pressure zone.
The spiderweb-like state that seemed to want to devour everything suddenly stopped, and it confronted Leng Yuexiu.
To outsiders, it looked as if they had reached some kind of reconciliation, or as if it were a still scene, calm and peaceful.
In reality, any life in Leng Yuexiu's position would have been used as nourishment, its body filled with roots, and eventually buried in the soil to rot over the years.
Seeing that Leng Yuexiu was unharmed, Bai Mengyan's heart, which had been clenched with worry, slowly calmed down.
The teammates behind them were methodically dealing with the branches that had invaded their space. In pursuing quantity, strength could not be taken into account, so these branches were very easy to cut off. Even if they hadn't reached the first level, with a sharp weapon, dealing with them was no problem.
Niu Erzhu and Su Jiancheng would occasionally conjure a fireball and throw it over to force back the encircling tree canopy, thus managing to hold their ground.
As Leng Yuexiu reached out to approach the tree crystal, clusters of white hair roots immediately blocked his way.
But the newly sprouted white roots were no match for the wind ring protecting Leng Yuexiu. They quickly entered the area covered by the wind ring, and the roots were pulverized.
The wind speed was too fast, making it appear to the naked eye that Leng Yuexiu's outstretched hand forced back the growth of the roots.
Perhaps Leng Yuexiu's strength was too great, and the mutated banyan tree had no choice but to urge the surrounding banyan trees to form a net as quickly as possible.
Leng Yuexiu methodically removed the useless roots on the side, revealing the tree crystal in its entirety.
When Bai Mengyan dissected the cocoon-like tree roots, she could only vaguely see tree crystals. However, with the mutated banyan tree's spontaneous protection, the tree crystals were quickly hidden again.
Now that Leng Yuexiu has personally trimmed it, it looks much cleaner and tidier.
After finishing these tasks, Leng Yuexiu turned to Bai Mengyan and said, "Xiao Yan, give me that first-tier crystal energy body."
Bai Mengyan took out the first-order crystal energy body and threw it down. Leng Yuexiu caught it, and the roots of the main trunk trembled excitedly.
The energy fluctuations emitted by the first-order crystal energy body were simply too flamboyant, which is why the mutated banyan tree, lacking energy replenishment, was able to instantly detect its existence.
The canopy of the mutated banyan tree trembled, causing trouble for the defending teammates, who dropped many charred syconia fruits and fragments of dead branches as the tree shook.
Seeing that Leng Yuexiu remained silent and motionless, Bai Mengyan whispered, "Xiu, what exactly are you going to do?"
Leng Yuexiu held the first-tier crystal energy body in his hand and looked up at the tall mutated tree trunk.
He turned to look at Bai Mengyan, "I need to transfer the power of the first-order crystal energy body into this tree crystal. The mutated banyan tree will become excited and launch a counterattack in a short period of time. I need you to use the power of the space system to create a space for everyone."
All you need to do is defend. Wait until I get the complete second-tier tree crystal, understand?
Bai Mengyan's eyes widened suddenly. "Are you crazy? Tree crystals are indeed precious, but there's no need to take such a huge risk just to reach the second tier!"
Leng Yuexiu shook his head slightly, his eyes filled with determination. "Believe me, the value of a second-tier tree crystal is far more than just that of a second-tier crystal."
Regardless of what Bai Mengyan said, Leng Yuexiu used the dual suppression of wind pressure and supernatural power to explode the first-order crystal energy body into a dazzling energy mist.
It is very easy to crush ordinary hard white crystals and soft crystals into energy mist, but transparent crystals and first-order crystal energy bodies are not so easy to crush into energy mist.
The concentrated energy being squeezed and exploded is no less powerful than detonating several kilograms of explosives on the spot.
The high-concentration energy fog that spreads rapidly to the surrounding area will not only fail to benefit the ability users in absorbing and utilizing it, but may even push them to their death.
Without any warning, Leng Yuexiu detonated the first-order crystal energy body in the confined space.
Bai Mengyan couldn't care less about Leng Yuexiu's safety, because the spatial barrier she set up trembled and loosened the moment the first-order crystal energy body exploded.