455: Zhang Wu, it finally worked!

As this voice fell, the nearest Devil Fruit Ability User in the distance suddenly vanished.

This was like triggering a chain reaction, centered around the Bizarre Tree.

One by one, the Devil Fruit Ability Users disappeared from where they stood before they could even react.

Dragon Xuanyuan and the other three raised their heads abruptly. They looked at the Bizarre Tree, knowing this should be the so-called holy war.

However, they had never seen the method the other party used to make those Ability Users disappear, it was as if those people were pulled into another space.

"Never mind, stop him first!"

Bai Yuan made a move to interrupt the Bizarre Tree directly, but before he could act, swarms of parasitic insects covering the sky pressed down on them.

"Four of you, just watch!"

A noisy and hoarse voice drifted from the insect swarm, evidently the final will of Li Wuji after transforming into a Gu.

"Dream on!"

Bai Yuan naturally wouldn't give up because of this one sentence. "This is your final method, right? Let's see how long you can last!"

With that said, Bai Yuan transformed into a bloody shadow and directly charged into the wave-like insect swarm.

"Xuanyuan, you go deal with that tree, we'll go help Old White!"

Green King transmitted his voice to the two, then exchanged glances with Phoenix King and charged directly into the sky full of insects.

In an instant, countless plants, vines, and flames slaughtered within the insect swarm. Seeing this, Dragon Xuanyuan exhaled deeply, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

"Roar~"

The next moment, a dragon's roar echoed through the heavens and earth. Dragon Xuanyuan punched out, and the golden dragon attached to him opened its bloody maw, as if to destroy the Bizarre Tree and its main body that occupied the sky.

As Dragon Xuanyuan's punch was unleashed, the air seemed to be torn apart, and an indescribable pressure permeated from the punch's wind, directly pressing towards the Bizarre Tree.

The golden dragon phantom circled in the air, each scale shimmering with dazzling light, as if containing power to destroy the heavens and earth.

However, just as this strike was about to hit its target, the Bizarre Tree suddenly emitted a strange light, instantly enveloping the golden dragon phantom.

"Hmm?"

Dragon Xuanyuan's brows furrowed. He could feel his attack being slowed down by an invisible force, and even his body was slightly affected.

"This is time, it can actually affect time?!"

As he was in shock, the branches and leaves of the Bizarre Tree began to grow wildly, as if alive, spreading outwards, attempting to restrain Dragon Xuanyuan's movements.

Dragon Xuanyuan snorted coldly, spiritual energy surged within his body, and a faint layer of golden dragon scales appeared on his surface, directly counteracting that influence and shattering the branches that were attempting to entangle him.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Bai Yuan, Green King, and Phoenix King fought fiercely in the insect swarm.

Bai Yuan's bloody shadow weaved through the insect swarm, each sword swing accompanied by the fall of countless parasitic insects.

But his expression grew increasingly solemn, because these parasitic insects seemed endless; for every batch killed, more would surge from all directions.

"This won't work!"

Bai Yuan thought to himself. He suddenly paused, and the blood-fiend energy around him boiled, a terrifying aura bursting forth from his body.

"Bai Yuan, no!"

Green King and Phoenix King shouted simultaneously, but their words were suppressed in their throats by Bai Yuan's powerful willpower.

Bai Yuan's eyes turned crimson, and the blood energy around him condensed into a dark red fierce beast. Its appearance was surprisingly similar to the legendary Taotie.

It swiped forward fiercely, instantly clearing a large area of the insect swarm, but because of this, fine blood traces began to appear on his body, clearly indicating that this strike caused a great burden on himself.

"Go quickly, go help Xuanyuan!"

Bai Yuan's voice carried an unquestionable resolve, and then he plunged into the sea of insects again.

"You go destroy its main body, I'll help Old White!"

Green King said, then mobilized strands of life energy to surge into Bai Yuan's body. The blood traces on his body were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You're still so aggressive."

Green King waved his hands, and the plants in the surrounding void grew rapidly, forming green barriers that blocked the spread of the insect swarm.

"The two of us will play with you, just stay here obediently!"

And Phoenix King flapped her wings and flew, unleashing her speed to the extreme and charging straight towards the Bizarre Tree's main body.

Dragon Xuanyuan perceived all this and attacked the Bizarre Tree before him with more focus. Under his repeated heavy blows, the light of the Bizarre Tree began to dim, and the power that restrained him also weakened.

Dragon Xuanyuan seized the opportunity, gathered all his strength again, and threw a punch. This time, the golden dragon phantom directly penetrated the Bizarre Tree's light and struck its main trunk.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, the Bizarre Tree shook violently, and fine cracks spread all over it, but it was not shattered.

"Hehehe... cough cough..."

The nearly shattered insect faces on the trunk of the Bizarre Tree all revealed a maniacal smile. "I have, after all, succeeded."

The next moment, under everyone's astonished gaze, the Bizarre Tree's form flickered and became illusory, then it suddenly vanished from where it stood.

Below, just as Phoenix King was about to approach the Bizarre Tree's main body, its light suddenly appeared and then vanished without a single sign.

"Boom!"

With a roar, Phoenix King's attack missed, but the powerful aftershock flattened the manor in that area.

"Damn it!"

At the same time, Bai Yuan and Green King had killed the insect swarm until only one-tenth remained, and the remaining insect swarm could no longer pose a threat.

"Did we still fail?"

Bai Yuan and Green King frowned slightly at the scene before them. Suddenly, the remaining insect swarm rapidly gathered, and eventually transformed back into Li Wuji's appearance.

He still wore the smiling face mask, his otherworldly aura unchanged, but at this moment, he was like an illusion, as if he would dissipate the next moment.

Li Wuji quietly looked at the location where the Bizarre Tree had been, with a smile in his eyes, seemingly unconcerned about the Four Kings who had surrounded him again.

"Four of you, isn't everything as you wished?"

He turned to look at the Four Kings, finally fixing his gaze on Dragon Xuanyuan.

"The Bizarre Tree has been expelled, the civilians were not harmed, and the only loss is a manor."

"Is Your Excellency perhaps joking? Our Military Department and Martial Security Bureau personnel were also taken away!"

Dragon Xuanyuan said in a low voice. He could feel that the Devil Fruit Ability User team he had locked onto earlier had all disappeared.

Not only that, but the same was true for those who possessed spiritual tools.

Regarding Dragon Xuanyuan's question, Li Wuji simply smiled faintly, his eyes filled with indifference.

"Since they enjoyed the power brought by the devil fruit, they naturally have to bear the consequences.

Whether it's the devil fruit or the so-called spiritual tools, whether they were ordinary people before or people from your Military Department or Martial Security Bureau, it's all the same.

Isn't this fair and just? Do the four of you think there's such a thing as a free lunch in this world?"