Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 134 Dragon-Eating Vine

Night solstice, the city's defense troops are all focused on being vigilant about their surroundings and the high altitude.

But unexpectedly, the danger came from underground.

Beneath the muddy ground, several vines, as thick as a baby's wrist, covered in thorns, and even with eyeballs growing out, suddenly pierced out.

Caught off guard, the Shadow Army's shield formation shattered instantly.

The Shadow Army's immovable defense is extremely powerful. Each Shadow Army soldier and shield guard transforms into a solid shield mountain. As the number of Shadow Army soldiers increases, the defensive power of the shield formation grows stronger day by day.

If one day Li Yelai were to be able to gather tens of thousands of Shadow Army soldiers to form a giant shield array, even the Spirit Energy Supreme would probably have to cover his arm and cry for a long time if he punched him.

Dunshan's defense has almost no blind spots, and it can defend against attacks falling from all sides and above.

It's described as "almost" because the shield array doesn't defend against ground attacks. This is the only flaw in the Immovable Mountain formation.

But who could have imagined that the enemy would launch an attack from underground where the army was located? They couldn't possibly form a shield, could they?

In an instant, the once perfectly sealed shield formation scattered like falling dandelion seeds.

Under the moonlight, the Shadow Army soldiers, clad in heavy armor, were lifted into the air by vines, pierced, entangled, and torn apart.

The armored soldiers let out a silent roar, creating an indescribably eerie scene.

Even though Li Yelai, who was in the circle of shields, sensed the danger instantly and immediately used his aerial stepping technique, he was still entangled in two vines less than a meter above the ground when his right leg and left arm were wrapped up respectively.

It is only as thick as a baby's arm, yet it has an incredibly strong toughness.

Even while wearing the Radiant Armor, Li Yelai could still feel the terrifying binding force. The sharp thorns seemed to want to devour his flesh and blood, but were blocked by the spiritual energy barrier and the armor.

At the same time, an even more terrifying pulling sensation suddenly struck, threatening to tear Li Yelai to shreds in mid-air.

Is this how the monster hunts its prey? No wonder there were no footprints, and no surveillance cameras captured it. It attacks from underground, dismembering its prey directly. Now, its target has become Li Yelai!

Li Yelai roared, his heart pounding like a war drum, his muscles throbbing, his blood surging like a tide, and with a burst of strength from his right arm and left hand, he forcefully pulled back the vines that were about to tear him apart!
At the same time, the large black umbrella in his right hand fired a series of heat-melting bullets at the vines that were wrapped around his right foot, and the terrifying high temperature instantly hit the vines.

The psionic barrier on the vines was torn apart, and under the bombardment of the Triple Heat Melt, the vines that were wrapped around the right leg were completely melted.

However, the vines on the left hand suddenly tightened and pulled down quickly, trying to drag Li Yelai back to the ground.

At the same time, more and thicker vines pierced out from beneath the ground.

Clearly, the monster realized that Li Yelai was more troublesome than other prey and wanted to pierce through Li Yelai in mid-air!

'Puff' 'Puff' 'Puff'

A series of dull thuds rang out as the large black umbrella in front of Li Yelai was pierced by vines.

The large black umbrella specially made by the equipment department is powerful enough to withstand bullets once deployed.

However, these strange vines can only serve to delay the inevitable.

But enough!

The moment he opened the large black umbrella, Li Yelai drew his Azure Dragon Halberd and changed his facial makeup.

Xiang Yu, the Overlord with Double Pupils!
Double pupils appear in the world, weaknesses are seen through!
Li Yelai wields a halberd with one hand, performing the Eighteen Thrusting Moves of Elephant Stomp!
The halberd followed the weak point of the black line and severed the vines that were wrapped around the left hand.

Then, Li Yelai used his aerial stepping technique to quickly move away from the ground.

The vines, like a forest, burst forth from the mud, growing rapidly from the ground and soaring into the sky, frantically chasing after Li Yelai in mid-air.

It was as if demons had sprung from hell, ready to drag their prey back into the abyss.

But a thief a hundred meters away, a magnet, suddenly reached out.

A jet-black dragon claw materialized and appeared, then clenched and pulled sharply backward.

At the same time, a huge suction force came from behind Li Yelai, pulling him out of the vine encirclement at an even faster speed.

This is the power of the magnet; he and Li Yelai are both psionicists of the Myriad Paths.

The fourth sense ability is a variant of Mimicry Dragon Claw, namely Dragon Capture Claw.

Just like Li Yelai's Abyss Dragon Scale is a variant of Mimicry Scale Armor.

This mimicry dragon claw has the ability to generate attraction or repulsion, pulling targets from a distance to its face or pushing them far away.

Of course, it can also grab objects remotely to attack targets. This is one of the few long-range attack methods in the Myriad Paths.

"They actually attacked from underground?" Magnet pulled Li Yelai to his side, his face showing a hint of lingering fear: "If you hadn't been strong enough, something terrible might have happened."

"Yeah, we almost got caught by that tentacle monster." Li Yelai didn't blame anyone. Who would have thought the enemy would suddenly bypass the defenses and launch an attack from underground?

And the moment Li Yelai was pulled back by the magnet.

Bai Yang and another woman, Ye Bu Shou and Qing Liu, acted simultaneously.

Bai Yang was the first to approach the muddy ground where the vines were, planted his right leg firmly in the ground, and then suddenly lifted his left leg up. He then slammed it down heavily.

This is the True Martial Ability that Li Yelai once witnessed on the tattooed man: Shock Wave!

A terrifying force emanated from beneath their feet, causing the mud to tremble as if an earthquake had struck.

Since the enemy is hiding underground, let the ground tremble!
As a fourth-sense psychic, Bai Yang's shockwave was far more powerful than the tattooed man's. The tattooed man could only unleash a shockwave within a distance of about ten meters.

But Bai Yang's movement caused the armored vehicle, a hundred meters away, to shake.

Bai Yang stomped his leg repeatedly, causing the shockwaves to intensify. Each stomp made the ground tremble, and even cracks appeared in the surrounding buildings.

Qingliu threw a flashbang behind her and pulled a huge machete from the weapon crate behind her, slashing it hard at her own shadow. As the light suddenly brightened, her shadow instantly extended and spread, covering a large number of vines.

The next second, dozens of black machetes suddenly emerged from her shadow, slashing at the large number of vines.

Some of the thinner vines were cut off directly.

Yes, Qingliu is a psionicist of the Netherworld Path, and this move is her fourth sense ability, Shadow Blade!

When your shadow covers the target, you can attack multiple units of the target from within the shadow by slashing your own shadow.

Of course, since the shadow needs to cover the other party, the user must control the light source.

Because of the significant limitations, if someone without experience acquires this ability, it might be better for them not to use it at all.

As the two attacked, inhuman roars echoed from the depths of the ground, and even more vines shot out.

Bai Yang's expression darkened slightly, and he abandoned his plan to continue approaching and attacking, immediately retreating.

At this moment, the city defense convoy, located in the distance, finally turned its cannons around.

All the plasma cannons, thermal heavy artillery, anti-aircraft guns, and so on were aimed at the vine forest.

"Fire! Full power! Full support for the handlers!" Under Zhao Ling's roar, all the cannons roared.

As the plasma cannons and thermal cannons concentrated their fire, a large number of vines were ignited or vaporized, and debris fell one by one.

The roars from underground turned into wails.

"Good! Let this monster taste the power of technology!" The soldiers were overjoyed at the sight.

Zhao Ling and the detective's expressions changed. As psionicists, their hearing was even more acute. At that moment, they heard the sound of mud rolling beneath the hard road beneath their feet.

Li Yelai, Bai Yang, and the others in the distance also noticed something was wrong and accelerated towards the convoy. "Evacuate! Abandon the equipment! Go!" Zhao Ling roared, while the detective grabbed two soldiers who were still controlling the turrets on the vehicles and used aerial stepping to escape from the convoy.

Although the other soldiers were taken aback, their instinct to obey orders led them to retreat quickly.

But just two seconds later, the hard ground beneath their feet shattered, vines shot out, and vehicles and gun emplacements were torn apart.

The three soldiers who were unable to evacuate in time were entangled in the vines.

The thorns on the vines have an extremely dangerous ability to devour. Soldiers who are entangled can feel their lives rapidly slipping away. They struggle and fire their guns frantically, while the retreating soldiers do their best to support them. However, this weapon is completely unable to tear through the vines' psionic barrier.

The soldiers struggled desperately, their eyes filled with a will to survive.

The next second, it was as if the god of hope had ignited a flame of despair in the midst of utter hopelessness.

They saw a general in full armor appear before them! Like a hero descended from the heavens!
A few seconds earlier, after sensing something was wrong, the psionicists quickly came to the aid of the convoy.

Among the psionicists present, Li Yelai was the fastest!
Li Yelai shouted "Magnet!" while simultaneously switching facial expressions, "Fenglang Juxu Huo Qubing!" Shadow Army, swift as the wind!
"Watch out, here we come!" Magnet roared back, unleashing its Mimicry Dragon-Capturing Hand and releasing repulsive force.

Li Yelai felt a powerful push coming from behind him, and his speed suddenly increased.

Despite the increased physical strain, Li Yelai once again took a step in the air.

The speed was unbelievable; it closed in on the convoy in the next second.

Then, switch the face again, revealing the Overlord's Double Pupils!

With the Azure Dragon Halberd in hand, he unleashed the Eighteen Single-Handed Swarm of Bees!
In an instant, the vines binding the three soldiers were severed.

Li Yelai and Bai Yang, who arrived second, scooped up the three of them in mid-air and then quickly retreated.

The magnet and the clear stream that arrived later began attacking the vines, drawing the vines' attack away.

The three soldiers were barely breathing, and the parts of their bodies that were bound were already a bloody mess.

But the soldier who was being carried by Li Yelai spoke up, "Thank you, General Ye."

"Don't speak, just survive," Li Yelai quickly replied. The detective and Zhao Ling jumped into the air and took the three wounded away.

"After sensing the danger to the convoy, it attacked them first. This won't do; we must find its true form. It has a strong vitality; no matter how many vines we destroy, it will be difficult to wear it down." Bai Yang said, looking at the undulating forest of vines on the ground. "Moreover, once it retracts its vines, we won't even be able to find it."

"What kind of extraordinary creature is it? Is there any record of it in our official records?" Li Yelai asked, looking down at the vines.

"Yes, it can be confirmed that it is a parasitic vine of the Golden Tree, the Dragon Devouring Vine! This one's strength is between the fourth and fifth level."

The Golden Tree? Isn't that the extraordinary giant tree where the King of the Forbidden Zone resides?

It is said that it is a giant divine tree in the core area of ​​the Doomsday Forest, containing powerful life force. The golden life liquid it produces has the effect of healing the dead and bones. No matter what disease or injury, as long as you drink the golden life liquid, you can recover immediately.

Every time Li Yelai saw this record, he thought, "If only my mother could have received a drop of the Golden Life Elixir before she died."
However, this golden life elixir is almost impossible for humans to obtain.

At least for now, during the period of the calamity, some humans and creatures from the forbidden zone were fortunate enough to obtain some. No one has obtained any since.

Because the king of the forbidden zone of the Doomsday Forest, the Annihilator, resides under the Golden Tree.

Even without the King of the Forbidden Zone, the Golden Tree is home to a large number of parasitic creatures, making it difficult for even psionicists to get close. The Dragon-Eating Vine is one of them.

It was named Dragon-Eating Vine because it was observed by scouts hunting dragons.

As a parasitic organism, it possesses the powerful vitality derived from the golden tree. It has extremely strong regenerative abilities.

It's estimated that 71 Calamity Mist had its eye on the Golden Tree, but it was driven away by the Annihilation King and ended up bringing the Dragon-Eating Vine with it instead.

"Can we use the Scarlet Notice?" Li Yelai asked.

“The Crimson Hunters won’t make a move unless they can get a photo of the actual Crimson Hunter,” Bai Yang replied.

“Then bring it out! I’ll take the lead, I’m strong!” Li Yelai replied, “You should know my Third Face, right?”

Bai Yang's expression changed slightly: "This is very dangerous!"

Li Yelai reached into the collar of his armor and pulled out a small cloth bag hanging around his neck.

"I have a way to escape." This is the trump card the doll has prepared for itself.

So much so that Li Yelai felt the doll's hair was getting shorter and shorter.
With this, if Li Yelai's plan fails, he can forcibly get rid of the threat of Thorns.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yang nodded: "I and the magnet can also help, and with your Dharma Image, we should be able to pull out its true form. But be very careful."

Li Yelai nodded and then fell from mid-air.

The vines seemed to sense Li Yelai's approach, and one by one they retracted into the ground, then pierced out from below Li Yelai.

In the Dragon-Eating Vine's perception, this human contained a blood aura as vast as mountains of corpses and seas of blood, which was an irresistible fragrance to the Dragon-Eating Vine.

Especially the beating heart, which seemed so delicious and sweet to the Dragon-Eating Vine.

Faced with the ever-growing number of vines, Li Yelai spread his arms and leaped down from mid-air, sneering, "A monster coveting my body? Heh, you really have good taste. Come on then! Enjoy!"

Then, to everyone's horror, he plummeted to the ground like a shooting star.

The Dragon-Devouring Vine let out an excited roar, and its tendrils shot into the sky, as if to welcome the arrival of a noble being in the mortal world.

The next second, dozens of vines wrapped around Li Yelai's body.

The vines tightened and thorns pierced out, frantically tearing at the dragon's scales and leaving scratches on the luminous armor.

Then a dazzling golden light exploded!

Li Yuanba, whose hatred is boundless!

The divine general's image!

A colossal Dharma image emerged from the encirclement of vines, breaking free from each vine.

Sensing danger, the Dragon-Eating Vine quickly retracted its tendrils, but was grabbed by Faxiang.

Why leave? We're already here! Why not just die here!
Li Yelai roared. His muscles bulged, and his heart pounded like a war drum.

Faxiang pulled hard on dozens of vines with his left hand.

And he raised the halberd, which was over twenty meters tall, in his right hand.

Dragon Scales, disarm yourselves!

The mimicry scales all over his body were scattered.
The dense golden patterns converged from various parts of the Dharma Image's body onto its halberd, and as the golden light shone, terrifying power gradually condensed.

The next second, the halberd slammed into the ground.

This is Li Yelai's theoretically strongest attack, unleashing Abyss Dragon Scale - Armor Removal in the form of a divine general!
This strike will be earth-shattering!
'boom'

With a deafening roar, the mud churned up, and the halberd pierced into the ground more than ten meters deep. The agonizing screams filled the sky!
It's been stabbed!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yelai twisted his halberd and pulled hard on the vines in his hands.

One-Handed Eighteen Throws - Dragon Raises Its Head!

The next second, the mud churned, and a colossal creature was lifted up from the ground by Faxiang's halberd!

The Dragon-Eating Vine has finally seen the blue sky!

(End of this chapter)