The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1570: Chapter 1668: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

Pu pu pu pu!!!

More than a dozen martial artists from Tang Country, with varying levels of cultivation, the highest being at the first level of the Spirit Source, were still pierced through by the tree vines with no power to struggle.

Everyone in the city witnessed the horrifying scene where those martial artists, penetrated by the vines, withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, convulsing violently, and issuing pitiful screams, as if their flesh and blood were rapidly draining away.

“What on earth is this thing?” Li Jianshan, holding a black-gold spear, frowned deeply as he watched everything unfold.

Li Jianshan was the most skilled cultivator in the city, having reached the peak of the Spirit Source realm, just one step away from touching the threshold of the Minor Longevity.

Moreover, Li Jianshan had a very good chance of stepping into the Longevity Realm and becoming another esteemed Long-lived One of Tang Country.

After all, Li Jianshan was still young and had a blood relationship with the royal family of Tang Country, which essentially made him a royal relative.

Therefore, Li Jianshan was qualified to be stationed in this small city, commanding all the martial artists of Tang Country within it.

At this moment, Li Jianshan was somewhat stunned. Although the city was by the sea, it had been peaceful since the end of the great wars between territories. What was happening today? How did things suddenly go awry?

“Sir, we should hurry and save them!” one of his subordinates said to Li Jianshan.

Li Jianshan nodded and, taking up his black-gold spear, led a group of martial artists to rush forward, trying to cut off the strange vines and save those pierced martial artists.

However, more vines shot out from the white fog over the sea, and although everyone was on guard, seven or eight were still pierced through by the vines, withering away just like the previous group.

Now, those martial artists who had wanted to rescue others dared not act rashly. This was a matter of life and death; once the mysterious vines pierced through a body, one could not escape.

Li Jianshan’s face showed urgent concern; he did not want to watch his men be sucked dry by the vines. After a moment’s hesitation and gritting his teeth, he fearlessly charged forward again.

Clang!!!

His black-gold spear thrust fiercely onto a vine, but unexpectedly, the vine was extraordinarily tough, and even with all his might, Li Jianshan could not sever it.

Instead, Li Jianshan himself was lightly shaken by the vine, and was sent flying, spear and all.

A whooshing sound next to his ear, and narrowly a vine flew past Li Jianshan’s side, nearly skewering him like a candied haw.

If not for Li Jianshan’s formidable strength and sharp reflexes, twisting his body in the instant the vine flew at him, he would have met with misfortune.

Li Jianshan broke out in a cold sweat, shocked by the vines’ swift attack and their incredible toughness. If his black-gold spear could not cut through the vines, what could be done?

“Quick, go and report this to the higher-ups!” Li Jianshan shouted to one of his subordinates.

That person hurriedly used the Message Transmitting Jade Slip to report the incident that took place here to the city lord of the nearest large city.

Li Jianshan then opened his Spirit Eye, attempting to use the power of the Spirit Eye to discern what mysteries lay within the white fog.

Upon using the Spirit Eye, Li Jianshan saw a terrifying and grotesque Demon Tree, floating above the sea surface, with horrifying faces twisting on its trunk, and countless vines extending from its canopy.

“What kind of monster is this?” Li Jianshan exclaimed in shock. He was a well-informed person, but he had never seen such a bizarre Demon Tree before.

The Demon Tree seemed to sense Li Jianshan’s prying gaze. All the faces on the tree trunk let out shrill, angry roars together. The sound was deafening and carried a strange force.

Li Jianshan screamed, blood spurting from his mouth and nose, clearly injured by the Demon Tree’s roar.

Meanwhile, the other martial artists within the city suffered even more gruesome fates. Those below the Spirit Bone Realm died on the spot, their orifices completely burst open, their deaths terribly tragic.

For a moment, thousands of people inside the city fell, all were Martial Artists below the Spirit Bone realm. Not to mention the ordinary citizens without Cultivation, half of the ordinary citizens in the small city died an unnatural death.

Martial Artists above the Spirit Bone realm could still hold on, but they were also severely injured. The Demon Tree merely let out a roar of anger, yet it caused more than half of the people inside the city to die. If it happens again, I’m afraid this city will be slaughtered to the last man.

“City Lord, what should we do now?” All the surviving Martial Artists in the city gathered around Li Jianshan.

Li Jianshan wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth with one swipe. His vision was still blurring, as the impact he received just now was the most intense, consequently, his injuries were the most severe.

Glancing at the situation below in the city, Li Jianshan’s eyes nearly exploded with rage, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Looking again at those Martial Artists whose bodies were pierced by the tree vines, they had already been drained dry, leaving only a layer of skin wrapped around bones, looking very horrifying.

Li Jianshan clenched his teeth, his eyes completely reddened. This was the city he guarded. Although it was just a small city, he felt a great sense of responsibility. With so many people dead in the city, how could he, as the City Lord, have the face to live in this world?

“You lead the citizens out of the city and escape. I will stay here!” Li Jianshan said in a low and serious tone.

Upon hearing this, all his subordinates showed a look of surprise.

“City Lord, we should escape together!”

“Yes! There is no need to stay here and seek death.”

“Do not act blindly out of a sense of honor, City Lord.”

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However, Li Jianshan was very stubborn, shaking his head without paying attention to everyone’s persuasion, and with the black gold spear in hand, he flew towards the vast sea outside the city.

The others, seeing this, felt helpless, but they also did not want to stay here to meet their doom, so they could only use their Beast Bags to carry some of the surviving citizens of the city and escape.

However, the number of citizens in the city was still too great, and they could only take a few thousand with them.

The citizens of the city also knew that disaster was upon them, and they let their children and younger generations escape, while the older generation did not follow.

Li Jianshan flew out of the city walls and stood in the air above the sea surface, gripping the black gold spear tightly in his hand and swallowing a few Pills.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Three tree vines flew over, and Li Jianshan, with his quick eyes and hands, waved the spear to block all three of the vines.

“Kill!” In the next moment, Li Jianshan charged directly into the fog, intending to sacrifice his life to slay the Demon Tree.

Although he knew that hope was slim, Li Jianshan had already put life and death aside and was no longer afraid.

Puff puff puff!!!

The dense vines came flying, and Li Jianshan, in the end, could not block them. His arms, legs, and abdomen were all pierced by the tree vines.

In his dying moments, Li Jianshan let out the biggest roar of his life, using his last strength, he thrust his black gold spear hard towards a human face on that Demon Tree.

The black gold spear failed to injure the Demon Tree in the slightest; Li Jianshan showed a bitter smile, but he also died without regrets.

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