253: Chapter 253 Fusion!

"Sssshhh——!!!"

A piercing, extreme tearing sound rang out!

That incredibly hard black vine was finally no longer indestructible before the sharp spear gleam condensed from sixty-eight Spear Auras and blood auras!

The spear gleam instantly pierced through the dark defensive luster on the vine's surface, deeply stabbing into its interior!

"Boom!"

Violent aura energy erupted inside the vine!

The entire vine trembled violently, then began to crack and disintegrate inch by inch from the point of penetration.

Finally, with a "bang," it completely exploded into a sky full of billowing black smoke!

One strike, and the vine shattered!

Qin Yan's footsteps didn't pause in the slightest. Riding the momentum of his charge, he was about to directly rush at the Vine Evil Spirit's core body!

However, the Evil Spirit clearly also realized this human who had suddenly erupted with terrifying combat power was a huge threat.

To the side, the two vines originally attacking Elf Liu Feng actually abandoned their original targets in unison.

Like two intersecting black lightning bolts, one from the left and one from the right, carrying shrill sounds of tearing through the air, they came to pincer-attack Qin Yan!

Their intent was to stop him from approaching the main body.

"Block them!" Elf Liu Feng reacted extremely quickly, forcefully gathering his breath.

He drew his bowstring, shooting out a stream of arrows, desperately entangling one of the vines. Though fraught with danger, he managed to temporarily hold it off.

But the other vine had already fiercely swept to Qin Yan's side!

At this critical moment!

"Whoosh—Crack!"

A dark red whip shadow arrived later but struck first, wrapping with pinpoint accuracy around the middle section of that black vine attacking Qin Yan!

The whip body suddenly tightened, emitting a creaking sound, actually forcibly freezing the heavy vine strike mid-air!

Qin Yan glimpsed from the corner of his eye and saw that Su Liuli had, at some point, completely dealt with the vine she was facing. Now, with one hand holding the whip, her jade wrist steady as a rock, the dark red long whip tightly locked onto the vine attacking him.

Her eyes were clear and serious as she shouted:

"Qin Yan, focus on the attack. Leave this vine to me."

Qin Yan gave her a deep look.

He resolved in his heart to be more careful around Su Liuli in the future.

This person hid too deeply.

And was very cunning.

She clearly had the strength to deal with her own vine faster, yet she deliberately waited until he erupted and prepared to attack the Evil Spirit's main body before exerting her power?

"Is she foolish... or is she confident and unafraid?"

Qin Yan felt cold inside, leaning more towards the latter.

But now was not the time to dwell on this. The opportunity in battle was fleeting!

"Thanks!"

Qin Yan gave a low shout, hesitated no longer, and focused all his mind on the enemy ahead.

The blood and qi within his body circulated wildly. The light of the sixty-eight Spear Auras on his long spear grew even brighter, shining in concert with the blood auras.

Pushing off with his feet, the ground shattered. His whole body transformed into a sharp, golden-red arrow, fiercely breaking through the final stretch of obstacles.

He arrived before the Evil Spirit's main body!

long spear raised high, sixty-eight golden Spear Auras encircling the four-foot spear gleam and the crimson blood auras, emitting a tearing aura.

The ink trace in his hand transformed into a golden thunderbolt, fiercely thrusting towards the vital, intertwined root-stem joint of the Vine Evil Spirit, shrouded in black mist!

"Sssshhh—!"

Where the spear gleam passed, the thick black mist churned violently like boiling oil, parting to both sides.

The spear tip precisely pierced into the "joint" where the Evil Spirit's torso connected to the main vine below!

Immediately, large swathes of black mist were churned and annihilated by the fierce Spear Auras and blood auras.

The Evil Spirit's twisted upper body shook violently, and a sharp shriek even issued from the black bud!

Having succeeded with one strike, Qin Yan twisted his wrist, intending to withdraw the spear and thrust again, expanding the gains, and strike directly at the heart!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Behind him, two extremely sharp sounds of tearing air arrived almost simultaneously.

Tearing through the air, carrying a strong aura of death, they shot towards his back and the back of his head!

Alarm bells rang loudly in Qin Yan's heart, forcing him to forcibly interrupt his offensive.

He twisted his waist, the long spear Go with the flow changing from a forward thrust to a horizontal sweep, drawing a fierce half-circle!

"Clang! Clang!"

Two heavy explosive sounds rang out almost simultaneously!

The two black vines that had sneak-attacked from behind were heavily struck by Qin Yan's timely defensive sweep.

Great force transmitted, sending the vines flying back.

But Qin Yan was also shaken by the recoil, his body swaying slightly, his offensive completely broken.

He quickly stabilized his posture, his gaze sweeping sharply behind him.

With just one glance, his heart sank.

He saw that several teammates who had just been entangled with vines moments ago were now severely injured and dead!

He saw that several teammates who had just been fighting side-by-side were now lying scattered on the ground!

The elf Liu Feng lay on his back several zhang away, a bowl-sized bloody hole in his chest, his eyes glazed over, already dead;

The Molten Lizardman Yan Zhuo's massive body lay prone on the ground, his spine pierced through by a vine, molten-like blood soaking the ground;

The Shadow Leopard clansman You Sha leaned against a rock, his neck twisted at an unnatural angle, devoid of breath...

In the mere brief moment he charged towards the main body, three talented experts at the peak of the third rank had actually all perished!

The intensity of the battle far exceeded expectations!

Only that Xuanwu branch member "Jia Shan," relying on his body of indestructible heavy armor and tenacious vitality, was still struggling to hold on.

Resisting the frenzied whipping of a vine.

But his armor was already covered in cracks, his aura feeble, clearly not able to hold on much longer.

As for Su Liuli's side, she was brandishing her dark red long whip, maneuvering against a vine that was clearly thicker and had more frenzied attacks than before.

Whip shadows and black vines intertwined, dark red energy clashing intensely with evil energy.

Although she still seemed at ease, even slightly gaining the upper hand, she was clearly also temporarily held back by this enhanced vine.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse!

Their side was instantly reduced by more than half.

At this moment, the two vines that had failed to sneak-attack Qin Yan suddenly paused mid-air, then rapidly entwined and fused together!

In the blink of an eye, the two vines became one.

Transforming into a thick giant vine as thick as an adult's waist, its surface flowing with black light, emitting an even more terrifying aura!

Carrying an aura of crushing everything, it once again whistled towards Qin Yan!

"They fused? The power doubled!"

Qin Yan's eyes narrowed, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

The ink trace long spear in his hand once again bloomed with dazzling golden-red light as he met the attack.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!..."

Even more dense and heavier collision sounds rang out like a violent storm.

The fused vine had improved a level in terms of hardness, power, and flexibility.

Qin Yan executed the Four-Section Spear Technique to its limit. Coordinating with the sixty-eight Spear Auras and blood auras, his spear shadows were like dragons, thrusting, sweeping, collapsing, or pointing, fighting inextricably with the black vine.

Energy radiated in all directions, cutting the surrounding vines into a mess.

At one moment, the vine made a fierce smash that Qin Yan dodged by sidestepping. Qin Yan's spear tip Go with the flow lifted upward.

Just as the spear tip was about to touch the vine—

A fierce light flashed in Qin Yan's eyes as he inwardly shouted: "Condense!"