Chapter 690 - 671: Not Alone

Inside the Five Elements Spirit Holding Bracelet, Nine Discount and the others were extremely anxious. The little companions spent every day together, and their Five Elements synergy had become incredibly well-attuned. They all cared for Little Flower. Seeing her so over-exhausted in this unfavorable situation, they were desperate to come out and help.

But Wang Meng refused.

’I can help her once, but I can’t help her forever!’

Little Flower, already covered in wounds, was tenacious and fought with all her might. She overcame attack after attack, defeating group after group of enemies. However, Wang Meng still hadn’t seen what he was looking for.

They could only press forward. Suddenly, the scene before them opened up, and they stepped into a great hall. This had to be the main altar of the Divine Hall.

There, upon the altar, grew a large black tree. Its branches were laden with black fruit. From time to time, a fruit would fall to the ground, and upon impact, it would rapidly grow into a variety of strange life forms.

There were Kobolds, smoke-like Demons, and even humans. As soon as these life forms finished growing, the black tree would drop a leaf, which would transform into a weapon and land in their hands.

Then, these newly-formed beings roared and charged toward Wang Meng and Little Flower.

Their numbers... were on a completely different scale than before. There were hundreds, even thousands!

Little Flower grew frantic, letting out a hiss. ’There’s no way I can hold them all back...’

However, Wang Meng’s heart was like iron. He only commanded Little Flower to fight. This was the Wood Element Space, a trial Little Flower had to overcome.

There was no retreat!

Seeing a horde of Demons and Exotic Beasts charge right up to Wang Meng, Little Flower once again unfurled her barrier. But there were too many enemies. In the span of a single breath, the barrier shattered.

A Kobold broke through and reached Wang Meng, swinging a huge Wooden Rune Warhammer down at his head. Yet Wang Meng didn’t move an inch!

In that instant, Little Flower’s snake-like tail shot out, wrapped around the Kobold, and, with a ferocious swing, used the Kobold itself as a weapon to smash into the other Demons.

But the impact sent her flying. Wang Meng remained expressionless. Inside the Spirit Containing Bracelet, the four other companions grew frantic, constantly sending requests to Wang Meng to let them join the fight.

Wang Meng still refused. ’This isn’t her limit. Life and death are part of the cycle. Whether you die sooner or later, her will hasn’t been pushed to the brink. Every one of these little companions has a spark of divinity within them. Poor aptitude isn’t the problem—my own aptitude isn’t that great either. But when an opportunity presents itself, you have to break through. It’s do or die. If she can’t pass this trial, she’ll only drag everyone else down in the future.’

Little Flower didn’t want to drag anyone down. There was only one way to defeat the enemies before her!

Rooting! She had to take root in the ground. Only then could she unleash her full power!

Little Flower’s root-like tail desperately tried to bore into the hard ground...

HISS!

Intense pain shot up from her tail. There was no way Little Flower could pierce this ground. A mysterious barrier force repelled her from the earth. It was the black tree. Like Little Flower, it was a Plant Element life form. This was the black tree’s space...

Little Flower didn’t give up. She didn’t know how. Because in her master’s mind, there was no giving up. Every enemy was just a part of the trial. Nothing was unbeatable. Nothing was impossible!

Failure only begins the moment you give up. As long as you persevere!

She had to open a path for her roots to dig in!

BANG... The ground trembled slightly, but not a single scratch appeared on its hard surface.

The main trunk of the black tree writhed, revealing a terrifying, face-like visage. Its icy eyes stared mockingly at Little Flower as a voice only Plant Element life forms could hear echoed through the Divine Hall: "It’s useless. This Divine Hall is me, and I am this Divine Hall. You will all die and become my nutrients, a part of me. You should feel honored..."

The suppression from a creature of the same element stunned Little Flower. This was an overwhelming pressure from a superior of her own kind. Little Flower’s aptitude was indeed ordinary, and she was already struggling with all her might to resist.

"Master, I can’t hold on! You have to get out of here," Little Flower cried out. The only thing she could do now was desperately resist the encroaching influence. She felt her consciousness starting to slip, that she was about to be controlled.

Just then, Wang Meng’s voice rang out. "I believe in you. We live or die together!"

In that instant, it was as if everything had frozen. Time itself seemed to pause.

Little Flower’s consciousness came to a halt...

’She couldn’t comprehend it. She knew she was just a trash-tier Plant-type True Essence Beast, probably only good enough to tend her master’s garden. But at this moment, she wanted to fight, no matter the outcome!’

Already covered in wounds, Little Flower swept her snake-like tail, knocking back the surrounding Demons, and then raised it high once more.

She was a Plant Element life form, and so she would take root in the earth...

Before, she had used strength.

Now...

She would use her life!

An indescribable light of life flared up on her snake-like tail as she slammed it down!

BOOM...

The ground lit up with a black light. This was the black tree’s absolute control over the Divine Hall; how could it possibly let Little Flower succeed?

The ground shook, but her tail still hadn’t created even a single crack.

Little Flower trembled. The pain... It was an all-out, unrestrained strike, like running at full speed into a solid wall. All the force she had smashed into the ground was reflected right back into her own body.

Fight!

Little Flower shrieked, slamming her tail down once more with one hundred and twenty percent of her strength!

BOOM...

The ground still showed no signs of cracking.

Then she would do it again! Little Flower’s entire body was crimson, her long, snake-like tail already a mangled pulp of flesh and blood, oozing a shocking, bright red gore. But she seemed to feel nothing, raising her tail again and again, slamming it down again and again, each time wreathed in the radiance of her life force...

BOOM! BOOM! ...Fight! Fight! Fight! ...Carrying everyone’s trust on her back, she fought with her very life!

Wang Meng watched quietly. He had made it this far because he was not alone.

The black light on the ground began to melt away, bit by bit. It was unclear if it was due to Little Flower’s light of life or her flesh and blood... It looked like scalding hot blood being poured onto black ice, dissolving it little by little.

One last strike!

The ground finally cracked open, revealing a small, dark hole. Little Flower’s root-like tail plunged into it like a bolt of Lightning...

But...

The face on the black tree twisted into a wild, mocking laugh...

This was its domain. So what if she broke through the floor of the Divine Hall? Below, there was no soil from which any Plant Element life form, other than itself, could draw energy!

This was a battle of authority!

"I told you, you will all die. Your souls will become a part of me. Did you think you saw hope? No. Only souls that have known hope and then fallen into despair are truly delicious. So now is the final moment, when you will have the honor of dying for me."

The number of fruits on the black tree abruptly doubled, then all of them fell to the ground in an instant. An army of countless Demons took shape in a matter of moments. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)