Time and Space Management Bureau: Live broadcast with Dingliu in the end of the world

The burning sensation of the juice quickly followed, leaving a stark black spot on Yan Lina's skin, from which a wisp of barely perceptible blue smoke rose.

The smoke from other people's clothes, which were burned by the sap, was white, but the smoke from Yan Lina's face was black.

Yan Lina's eyes turned sharp, and a strong aura emanated from her, the mere presence of which made Bai Mengyan feel suffocated.

Zhang Zhiheng had no choice but to retreat back to his teammates and leave the pit under the tree trunk.

If he stayed there any longer, Zhang Zhiheng believed he would be the first one to fall in the group, or be accidentally injured by his own people.

Yan Lina's aura surged, and the small black spot at the corner of her eye, burned by the sap of the mutated banyan tree, faded in color, turning into a bright red rose mole.

Her fingers lightly traced the spot where the rose mole had been, her tone icy as she said, "You dare to ruin my appearance, you deserve to die!"

As she spoke, she recklessly unleashed the surging, corrupting power, destroying all the tender white roots that the mutated banyan tree had painstakingly sprouted.

As Yan Lina angrily waved her hand, a dark red arc of light, emanating black energy, disappeared into the exposed clump of roots.

The tightly clumped roots were like a piece of clay, and a chunk was easily shaved off.

Yan Lina made quite a fuss, and her angry gestures attracted the attention of many people.

Leng Yuexiu glanced at Yan Lina with displeasure and sternly reminded her, "Take the tree crystals and leave!"

Bai Mengyan raised her eyes, her gaze passing through the pale golden arc of light shield, and saw several red "lines" extending from both sides of the cracked bark of the mutated banyan tree, piercing straight into the trunks of the banyan trees on both sides, causing them to huddle together.

Clearly, the others who heard Leng Yuexiu's reminder also noticed the changes in the mutated banyan tree itself immediately.

They had no time to worry about the sap splashing on them and the ground; their priority was to get the tree crystal and leave immediately.

By launching a desperate counterattack and inflicting damage on itself, the mutated banyan tree bought itself an opportunity to successfully pierce several thorns encased in its bark into the neighboring banyan tree, thereby quickly drawing nutrients to recover.

This is completely different from absorbing the crystal energy within zombies. The energy of crystal energy is enormous, but it takes time to be converted into one's own power.

However, extracting nutrients from other trees is equivalent to extracting their life force, which is the very force upon which the banyan tree depends for its survival.

Only when this capacity is replenished can the continuous decay at the root level be slowed down.

After connecting to the trunks of other banyan trees, it activated the tree crystals it had refined, unleashing unparalleled energy. The canopies of those trees were pressed down and contracted inward from both the front and back.

It looks like they're going to be trapped inside.

The burned syconia and fig wasps were only part of the crown of the mutated banyan tree. Other banyan trees also had lush crowns, but the number of syconia was much smaller.

Leng Yuexiu remained completely calm, showing no fear in the face of the overwhelming aura surrounding the tree canopy.

"When you see oranges, they'll swarm around you; just keep burning them."

Su Jiancheng laughed freely, "Yes, sir!"

Besides Black Hawk and Yan Lina, only Bai Mengyan was facing the deep pit beside the tree trunk.

Forced by Yan Lina's imposing presence, Zhang Zhiheng had no choice but to pack up his tools and prepare to help his teammates pack their belongings and retreat at any time.

Bai Mengyan relentlessly used her spatial Void Claws to dig away the soil that kept rolling down to the bottom of the pit. The soil was full of broken roots and rotten debris, making it difficult to distinguish what it was.

The more discarded things were dug out, the more the soil on both sides was squeezed into the cavity, like sand, making it impossible to dig to the depth where the hidden tree crystals were.

Yan Lina said angrily, "I'll chop it down right now!"

Bai Mengyan raised her head unhappily, feeling the familiar chilling aura behind her. She glared at Yan Lina, and with a wave of her hand, she erected spatial barriers on both sides of the pit to support the constantly rolling soil. She continued to use her Void Claws to dig apart the clump of tree roots.

All around were the crackling sounds of branches breaking, and even the sunlight that had just peeked out overhead vanished without a trace, plunging us back into darkness, obscured by the canopy of trees.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Kaixi immediately released a ball of light into the air to provide illumination. The scorching heat of the ball of light also resisted the downward pressure of the tree canopy, preventing it from touching it.

Leng Yuexiu, exuding a murderous aura, walked from the back of the group to the front. He grabbed Yan Lina's raised hand and shouted, "Stop!"

Yan Lina trembled and turned around, her face pale. When she saw Leng Yuexiu's angry eyes, she knelt down in front of him with a thud and lowered her head to the ground.

Black Hawk was also intimidated by Leng Yuexiu's aura. His body, which had been transformed into a "blood slave," involuntarily knelt on one knee, bowing his head and waiting for instructions.

Leng Yuexiu kicked Yan Lina, who was lying on the ground, in the shoulder, and she immediately fell backward.

Leng Yuexiu's voice followed, "Xiao Yan has been too nice to you, making you forget your place?"

He lifted his long leg and stomped heavily on Yan Lina's chest with his black leather boot, completely disregarding whether the striking female figure in front of her was fragile.

Leng Yuexiu leaned forward, his arm resting on the knee of the leg that was stepping on Yan Lina's chest, and he squinted and cursed.

"Do you think you have the same influence as a peak-level first-tier tree crystal? Who gave you the audacity to act on your own?"

Yan Lina didn't dare to breathe, dare not resist, and dare not fight back. She could only brace her elbows on the rough, muddy ground to support her upper body and endure Leng Yuexiu's rage.

Ignoring Leng Yuexiu's reprimand of Yan Lina, Bai Mengyan finally located the tree crystal from the soil and roots.

It's like a green heart; just by being there, it exudes a vibrant and energetic power.

Bai Mengyan dared not continue, afraid of damaging it. She whispered, "Xiu, it's out..."

The spatial barrier supported several points in the pit, constantly transmitting pressure, as if Bai Mengyan was fighting against the entire surface of the earth.

Even as a third-tier spatial ability user, she still struggled to fight against the forces of nature.

Upon hearing Bai Mengyan's voice, Leng Yuexiu turned his head to look towards the bottom of the pit, where the energy fluctuations were enough to explain everything.

He pulled his long leg back, glanced at her, and said, "Get out of the way and stop getting in my way!"

"Black Hawk is looking at her. This is none of your business."

Yan Lina felt as if she had been granted a pardon. Ignoring the mud on her body and the shoe prints on her chest, she lowered her head and walked past her teammates to the back of the group.

Black Hawk responded devoutly and followed Yan Lina's steps, leaving only Bai Mengyan and Leng Yuexiu at the trunk of the mutated banyan tree.

Leng Yuexiu looked up at the changes in the tree trunk, then turned back to look at Bai Mengyan with a hint of pity in his eyes.

"Xiao Yan, hold on a little longer. We can't pick the tree crystals yet."