As she leaped high into the air, her slender fingers released the string, and three arrows whistled out in a triangular formation.
The bone dragon naturally sensed the incoming arrows and jerked its massive head to the side, causing the arrows to strike only the edge of its eye socket, instantly throwing off a shower of sparks.
Xia Duo’s magic-breaking arrow only managed to shatter a corner of the bone dragon’s eye socket.
Before the bone dragon could even breathe a sigh of relief, a fourth arrow—the Sacred Wood Arrow hidden in the shadows—suddenly appeared in its vision. It curved through the air and pierced directly into the eye socket through the damaged area.
The moment the arrowhead sank into the soul fire, the life energy stored within it erupted!
Emerald radiance spread through the skull like a tide, reacting violently with the death power.
“Roar—!”
The bone dragon threw its head back and let out a heart-wrenching wail, its massive body convulsing violently.
Because the massive amount of life energy had exploded inside its skull, it fell into a brief state of confusion.
At the same time, Imira beat her wings, and a frost breath poured down, freezing the bone dragon’s pale head into a block of ice.
Before the enemy could react, Imira spun around, her long dragon tail sweeping across like a warhammer.
Bang!
The frozen skull shattered upon impact, turning into a cloud of ice crystals!
As the ice crystals fell, the bone dragon’s massive body collapsed.
The shattered bones were completely destroyed by natural energy before they even hit the ground, turning into pale ash that scattered in the wind.
Xia Duo landed lightly from the air, the tips of her boots making almost no sound as they touched the ground.
She raised her hand to catch a wisp of falling ash and rubbed it between her fingers. Only after confirming there was no longer any ripple of soul fire within it did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
“Well done.” Lian’s figure emerged from the shadows, her silver-glowing eyes looking toward the remaining two battlefields.
The empowered Rift Dragon King had completely suppressed the two bone dragons before him.
Countless spatial rifts entwined the bone dragons’ bodies like living things, tearing off large chunks of bone with every spatial fold.
Suddenly, a piercing cracking sound rang out. The head of one bone dragon was shredded by a sudden spatial rift, and even the soul fire within its brain was sucked into the alternate dimension.
Seeing its companion killed so cleanly, the other bone dragon—which shouldn't have possessed any emotions—actually froze in place for a moment.
Yserazor naturally showed no mercy to such a twisted monster. The moment the bone dragon showed a weakness, he clenched his dragon claw.
The spatial rifts around the bone dragon instantly merged, rapidly collapsing and crushing it into dust.
As for Lions, although Moen’s blessing had helped him recover some ground, as an archer, it was still difficult for him to secure a victory.
But just as he was starting to feel anxious, two other figures suddenly charged into the battlefield from the flank!
Lions looked back and realized the newcomers were the two Night Elf Sword Saints—El and Liu Ye.
One on the left and one on the right, they struck the bone dragon’s leg joints, forcing back its pounce.
“You guys...”
Lions spoke in surprise, only to see El wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and offer a weary but firm smile.
“Sorry we’re late.” Liu Ye nodded to him and spoke softly.
It turned out that the two had previously held back Cantia’s earth-element clone to clear a path for the Leaf-Cutter Squad.
Although the earth clone wasn't as aggressive as the others, its defense and endurance were terrifying. El and Liu Ye had nearly exhausted all their strength just to stall it.
Fortunately, when Cantia’s main body was killed by the Gold Flame Dragon King, her earth clone also turned into a pile of lifeless sand and stone.
The exhausted El and Liu Ye had also survived. After a brief rest, they immediately rushed to the center of the battlefield.
With the two Sword Saints joining in, the pressure on Lions decreased significantly.
El’s sword was as fast as lightning, specifically targeting the bone dragon’s weak joints; Liu Ye moved like a ghost, her armor-breaking short spear piercing countless holes in the bone armor.
“Now’s the chance!”
Lions’s eyes flared with light as the elven longbow in his hand erupted with a brilliant emerald glow.
The ancient vine patterns entwined on the bow’s surface all lit up at this moment, as if resonating with the natural blessing on him.
Whiz—!
The arrow leaving the string was entwined with Moen’s natural mana and Lions’s own battle qi, trailing a spiraling current of air as it pierced through the sky.
This fused energy arrow passed precisely through the opening created by El and Liu Ye, plunging straight into the bone dragon’s eye socket.
The bone dragon threw its head back and let out a screech that didn't sound like a dragon's. Its skeletal frame shook violently as it began to disintegrate, finally turning into a pile of debris on the ground.
Sword Saint El sheathed his sword. Looking at the motes of light falling into his palm, he said in a deep voice, “It’s finally over.”
But Liu Ye looked toward Moen, who was kneeling on the ground in the distance, and her expression changed drastically. “Oh no! That girl has overextended herself!”
Moen’s body was trembling slightly, and the brilliant emerald light around her was dimming at a rate visible to the naked eye.
But what was truly alarming was that fluorescent beads of blood were beginning to seep from beneath her fair skin, each drop saturated with an overly dense life energy.
“Moen!”
Starlight rushed forward, wanting to support her, but his hand was repelled by powerful natural energy the moment he touched her skin.
He discovered in horror that the World Tree Essence was running rampant inside her body, with emerald streams of light spreading through her meridians like thorns.
Any form of energy carries risk once it exceeds a certain limit.
Even the gentlest natural power, when its concentration exceeds the limit a physical body can withstand, will become like an out-of-control wildfire, burning the host to ashes.
“Little Shadow, how did this happen?! Is there anything we can do?” Po Kong-Mars looked at Moen kneeling on the ground, his face full of anxiety.
Xia Duo understood his feelings all too well, but she was also at a loss regarding the rampaging natural energy.
Moen’s skin was beginning to take on a translucent, wood-like texture—a sign of excessive erosion.
“Calm down, calm down! There must be a way!” Starlight’s mind raced as he searched his knowledge for a solution.
Just then, Noah’s voice suddenly rang in his mind.
“The rampage inside Moen is essentially an excess of energy. If possible, you can try using the Power of Destruction to decompose that extra energy.”
“You mean you want me to use the Power of Destruction on Moen?” Starlight shouted in shock. “But... that’s inside her body! If the Power of Destruction deviates even slightly, then...”
“Yes. Although it is dangerous, it is the only way I can think of.” Noah’s voice grew lower, filled with helplessness.
However, Noah’s suggestion was indeed the best solution. If he had Noah’s soul power as assistance, accomplishing this wasn't an impossible goal.
“To minimize the potential damage from the Power of Destruction, I should directly cut off the source of the rampaging energy... but how can I control it precisely... how do I find the source? That’s it!”
A flash of inspiration struck Starlight’s mind, and he immediately turned to Lian.
“Lian, I need your help!”
Lian was momentarily stunned but reacted immediately. She came to his side and spoke decisively, “Brother Starlight, what do I need to do?”
“Share your ‘True Vision’ with me.” Starlight took a deep breath. At the same time, the mana in his body began to fuse, turning into pure white. “We’re going to perform a... small surgery on Moen.”
The Power of Destruction erupted at Starlight’s fingertips, but with the help of Noah’s soul power, it was quickly suppressed until it became a spike as thin as a strand of hair.
Lian reached out and gently held Starlight’s other wrist. A silver flow of light began to flow into his body through her fingertips.
In an instant, Starlight’s vision changed abruptly.
In his eyes, Moen’s skin became as crystal clear as glass. He could see the rampaging natural energy inside her body like countless emerald snakes, wildly surging along her meridians.
And at the location of her heart, a mass of the most brilliant green light was constantly expanding. That was the source of the World Tree Essence!
“Found it!” Starlight’s eyes narrowed, and without looking back, he said, “Xia Duo, help me open a cut right in the center of Moen’s chest!”
Although Xia Duo didn't know what Starlight planned to do, she immediately drew her short sword and gently sliced open the clothing on Moen’s chest, making a finger-wide cut on her smooth chest.
To Xia Duo’s surprise, because the natural energy inside Moen was so violent, no blood flowed from the wound. Instead, it erupted with a brilliant emerald light.
Even more terrifyingly, the split flesh was healing at a rate visible to the naked eye, and wood-like fibers began to grow wildly at the edges of the wound.
“It’s no use! The wound is healing too fast!” Xia Duo finally realized that the power of the World Tree Essence was protecting Moen’s body, instinctively resisting all external interference.
Just as the blade was being tightly entwined by the fibers, two hands—one large and one small—pressed onto the blade at the same time.
It turned out that Po Kong-Mars and Little Gold had knelt by Moen’s side at some point, their palms surging with brilliant golden light.
The War God Battle Qi in Po Kong-Mars’s palm flared, instantly severing the fibers that were entwined around the sword tip.
And in Little Gold’s hand, an even purer halo bloomed. It was the bloodline power from the Gold Flame Dragon King, which neutralized the destructive force of the War God Battle Qi.
“Now!”
Xia Duo pressed her wrist down, and the blade sliced through smoothly. This time, the edge broke through Moen’s skin without resistance, leaving a cut about an inch long on her body.
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