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"Oh—! Is that so?" the man in black tightened his grip on the sword, his already icy eyes shooting beams of cold light, "If you’re capable, kill me and say that."

Lan Xi was destined to be the supreme god, and yet a mere Tree Spirit dared to covet her soul, to inhabit her body.

"I gave you a chance to live, but you didn’t cherish it; now I will kill you first, then seize that woman’s body. By then I’ll be the most beautiful woman in this world. Hahaha!" The Tree Spirit swung its vines, its face and body covered in terrifying cracks.

Clearly, this world suppressed its growth, so that after hundreds of thousands of years of cultivating, the abundant Spiritual Energy caused its soul to become overwhelmed and begin to swell slowly. If it didn’t find a powerful body to inhabit soon, it would self-destruct.

A vine, like a whip, lashed out at the man in black with terrifying force.

The man in black stood unmoving, holding the girl in his left arm and gripping the longsword tightly in his right, his gaze as sharp as a blade as he stared ahead.

As the vine rapidly approached, the sword in his hand flashed out of its sheath, and with just one slash, the vine was severed into two pieces.

"Ah!" The Tree Spirit screamed in agony. It hurt so much!

It immediately looked at the man in black warily, continuing to emit squeaking cries, "What is that in your hand?"

It had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years and there was nothing that should be able to hurt it now.

Even if its vines were cut, it could quickly recover and sprout anew.

Why did the sword from just now cut her vine and now it couldn’t grow back, and pain beyond measure, diminishing her Cultivation by tens of thousands of years?

At this moment, she looked at the man in black again, not daring to act rashly anymore.

Perhaps the sound of the battle awoke Lan Xi.

She looked at the Tree Spirit not far away, frowning slightly, "Ah Qing, be careful. Her control abilities are very strong; don’t let her vines entangle your body. Put me down, you can’t beat her with me in your arms."

She was very clear about Ah Qing’s abilities; his strongest were the space-time travel and the Heavenly Sword in his hand, and the ultra-fast speed he had developed over the years.

Now that space-time travel wasn’t possible in this world, and he couldn’t escape to the heavens or burrow into the earth, it became very hard to dodge the huge number of vines. Once entwined, he would be immobilized, and the Heavenly Sword would lose its effectiveness, then it would be dangerous.

"Okay!" Ah Qing always listened to Lan Xi.

Because he knew that whatever she said was right.

He set the girl down on a grassy patch nearby, looking at her weak and pale cheeks, he caressed her head, "Lan Xi, the Spirit Vein is right in front of us. The white Spiritual Lake can heal your injuries."

"Ah Qing! Be careful. I’ll wait for you to come back, to take me to heal," Lan Xi nodded, a gentle smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

The man in black looked at her reluctantly, clutched the longsword in his hand, and stood up resolutely, stepping towards the Tree Spirit not far away.

"Unless you can kill me, you’re as good as dead today."

"Your sword is powerful, huh? Hahaha! Then let me kill you, take your sword, and then swallow that girl’s soul, occupy her body, and who will then be a match for me?

" The Tree Spirit was unafraid, even though it had just been wounded by the Heavenly Sword, the slight damage was not enough to make it fear or back down.

The vines of the Tree Spirit were growing at a rate a thousand times, a million times faster.

Soon, the whole world was enveloped by roots, and the longsword in the man in black’s hands was swung mercilessly.

With every slash, the Tree Spirit let out a piercing scream, yet it didn’t shrink back but instead attacked the man in black even more ferociously.

But the man in black’s speed was incomparable to the Tree Spirit’s.

He had accompanied Lan Xi for tens of thousands of years, and as the Heavenly Sword that had only ever practiced speed, he had long ago achieved Sword Union with Human, wielding it as if it were an extension of his own will.

Soon, the ground was covered with a carpet of broken branches and fallen leaves, causing the Tree Spirit such agony that it had no choice but to retract its limbs and retreat to a safe distance, looking at the man in black with a gaze filled with both shock and rage.

Its fierce onslaught had not managed to inflict even the slightest harm on its opponent, yet it had sustained grievous injuries itself.

"Stand back!" the man in black ordered, pointing his sword at the Tree Spirit. "As long as you leave quietly, I won’t make things difficult for you."

At that moment, the Tree Spirit stood still, casting a covert glance at a woman lying nearby who seemed so frail as if a mere breath could snuff out her life.

Thus, it silently extended its branches underground, rapidly heading towards Lan Xi.

Just as the twig was about to reach Lan Xi, the man in black suddenly reacted, and without any hesitation, he swung his sword swiftly towards it.

Seizing the opportunity, the Tree Spirit attacked the man in black from behind, as dozens of branches surged forward and swiftly entwined around the man’s arms.

With his arms entangled, naturally, he couldn’t swing the Heavenly Sword.

More and more branches grew rapidly, wrapping around the man in black’s body in an instant, and turning him into a dumpling.

"Hahaha! Boy, I’ve finally got you trapped," the Tree Spirit laughed maniacally, and even the wounds that had been so painful moments ago seemed to ease somewhat.

Its attack on Lan Xi was but a feint, merely intended to throw the man in black into disarray; the moment he was distracted, it could take advantage and immobilize him.

Now that the man in black’s arms were entwined and his body was bound by vines, the Tree Spirit looked on to see how he would struggle.

"You!" the man in black furrowed his brows. He had been careless, yet, it was Lan Xi who was in danger.

How could he stand by and do nothing? He gripped the Heavenly Sword tightly, and although he couldn’t move his hands, he refused to give up the struggle.

"I’d advise you to save your strength. You chopped at me so vigorously, didn’t you? Now, I’m going to let you watch as your beloved woman’s soul is devoured and her body taken over by me. I imagine you’ll go insane all by yourself!"

Lan Xi lay on the ground, looking towards the man in black who had fallen into the plot, her face full of worry, "Ah Qing! Focus your mind, wait for the chance to fight back. Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to me."

She didn’t know if her words of comfort had any effect on him now.

At least, they allowed him to continue living on through sheer willpower.

The life-sharing contract merely made their lives equally long.

As the Contract Master, if she died, he would only lose the promise of everlasting life. With Divine Blood, he could still live on, perhaps even for tens of thousands of years.

So, as far as he was concerned, she could not affect him.

"Lan Xi!" the man in black bellowed like a crazed beast. His arms continued to struggle fiercely, trying with all his might to break free from his bonds.

But the Tree Spirit wouldn’t give him that chance. Its branches stacked upon one another, and soon wrapped him up into a ball, leaving only his head exposed.

The Tree Spirit moved in front of Lan Xi, lifting her chin with a twig and gazed upon her stunningly beautiful face, unable to refrain from bursting into laughter, "I finally have the perfect body I desired.

The bloodline of the gods? Go and die for me; after you die, I will take your place and become the supreme god of this world. "

The lawn was a whirlwind of thrashing branches as Lan Xi clenched her fingers tightly, her breathing becoming more and more labored.

What should I do?

She didn’t even have the strength to move at this moment.