259: Chapter 259 Vine Dragon, Return to One!

Right at that moment, as if disturbed from its "feeding" and "slumber" by the intruder Qin Yan,

the central Vine Evil Spirit... "awoke."

It did not use its vines to attack like its kin on the ground; instead, its trunk simply turned slightly toward Qin Yan.

The exquisite flower bud at its tip, which looked as if it were carved from black crystal, trembled gently.

Whoosh!

A condensed, fist-sized pitch-black projectile tore through the thick mist silently.

It shot toward Qin Yan in an instant!

Qin Yan's eyes sharpened as he lunged with his long spear!

Squelch!

The golden Spear Light accurately pierced the black projectile, detonating it in mid-air!

The black mist exploded, and a wave of cold, wicked energy tried to spread along the spear shaft, only to be instantly dispelled by Qin Yan's scorching blood and Gang Qi.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

Before Qin Yan could catch his breath, three more identical black projectiles arrived in quick succession in a triangular formation!

Their speed was so fast they almost formed a single line!

Qin Yan's wrist flicked rapidly, and his spear shadows transformed into a fan-shaped golden screen that swept outward!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

With three muffled sounds, all three projectiles were struck by the Spear Light and annihilated almost simultaneously.

Qin Yan retracted his spear and stood ready, his gaze locked onto the central Evil Spirit. He thought in confusion, "The attack method... is different from the Evil Spirits outside!"

The Vine Evil Spirits outside mostly attacked with physical vine whips and entanglements, occasionally supplemented by black mist erosion.

But the one before him could condense these "projectiles" so rapidly.

Before Qin Yan could think further, another change occurred!

As if to answer Qin Yan's question, nine ink-black vines of uniform thickness suddenly branched out from the Evil Spirit's stationary trunk!

These nine vines did not attack directly; instead, they danced and crisscrossed in the air along a profound trajectory.

Finally, they froze, forming a standard Nine Palaces Grid formation!

Each vine occupied a node of the grid, connected to one another by black energy threads.

They formed a black magic circle suspended in mid-air, emitting eerie fluctuations!

What made his heart race even more was what followed.

In the center of the Nine Palaces Grid, thick black mist and evil energy gathered, compressed, and took shape frantically!

In the blink of an eye, a lifelike Vine Flood Dragon—composed of pure black vines and evil energy, with towering horns and distinct scales and claws—condensed within the formation!

Roar—!

The flood dragon let out a low growl that wasn't biological but was filled with an evil pressure. Its crimson energy eyes locked onto Qin Yan.

Then, with a swing of its dragon body, it pounced toward Qin Yan like an arrow from a bow, carrying a terrifying momentum that seemed to tear through space!

As its dragon claws swung, they brought forth gusts of wind!

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Qin Yan didn't have time to overthink. He let out a roar, pushing the blood energy in his body to its limit, and the long spear in his hand erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant golden light.

All eighty-one Spear Aura appeared, and his Blood Gang roared!

His feet were firmly planted on the ground as his long spear, like a furious dragon emerging from the sea, stabbed directly into the gaping maw of the lunging flood dragon!

Clang—!!!!

The spear tip and the dragon claw collided violently!

This time, it wasn't an easy victory.

A heavy, condensed force traveled down the shaft of the spear.

It shook Qin Yan's arms until they were numb and sent his blood churning, causing him to uncontrollably retreat several steps back!

"Such powerful strength! Its combined blood energy burst is definitely around 350 calories!"

Qin Yan's expression changed slightly. The combat power of this flood dragon was already no less than the four guardian Evil Spirits on the ground!

In fact, because of its "living" characteristics, it was even more difficult to deal with!

He took a deep breath, about to adjust his tactics.

However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the black mist within the Nine Palaces Grid formation beginning to churn and condense violently once again!

"There's more?!"

Qin Yan's heart sank.

The outline of a second, equally ferocious Vine Flood Dragon was slowly taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye!

One was already this difficult. If two attacked together, wouldn't he be doomed?

There was no time to hesitate. Qin Yan raised his spear and met the first flood dragon again.

Spear shadows and dragon shadows collided fiercely, the sound of clashing metal deafening in the enclosed space.

Qin Yan pushed his four-stage Spear Technique to its limit as he maneuvered around the flood dragon.

What added even more pressure to Qin Yan was that the central Evil Spirit's main body wasn't idling.

It still condensed black projectiles from time to time, launching harassing attacks from tricky angles.

Qin Yan had to divide his attention, dealing with the flood dragon's fierce onslaught while guarding against the

Before long, several wounds appeared on Qin Yan's body.

His left shoulder was grazed by the flood dragon's claw wind, tearing the flesh and revealing the bone beneath;

his back took the aftershock of a black projectile, leaving a charred burn mark;

and his leg was struck by the tip of the flood dragon's tail, causing a burst of sharp pain and slightly slowing his movements.

Blood stained his clothes, and the intense pain combined with the constant depletion of blood energy made his breathing increasingly heavy.

But his gaze remained as firm as iron, even carrying a sense of resolve to find life within death!

As he fought, he quietly adjusted his position.

Every collision with the flood dragon and every movement to dodge the projectiles was intentionally or unintentionally bringing him closer to the central Evil Spirit's main body, inch by inch!

He knew well that the Nine Palaces Grid formation and the flood dragons were all controlled by this central Evil Spirit.

If he didn't deal with the main body, the flood dragons might be summoned indefinitely, and the black projectiles would be endless.

To catch the bandits, one must first capture their leader!

Roar—!!!

The roar of a second flood dragon rang out!

At the Nine Palaces Grid formation, the second Vine Flood Dragon had already finished condensing!

Its crimson eyes instantly locked onto Qin Yan, and it pounced with overwhelming ferocity!

At this point, Qin Yan was less than ten meters away from the central Evil Spirit's main body!

Life and death hung in the balance of this single moment!

"Now!"

A terrifying glint erupted in Qin Yan's eyes!

In another hard-on-hard collision with the first flood dragon, he used the massive counterforce from the dragon's body.

His entire person shot forward like a human cannonball toward the nearby Vine Evil Spirit main body!

The central Evil Spirit also seemed to sense a fatal threat.

Countless small vines on its body danced and gathered frantically.

They quickly wove and condensed in front of it, forming an incredibly thick, giant vine shield!

It attempted to block Qin Yan's life-risking strike!

While in the air, there wasn't a hint of hesitation in Qin Yan's eyes, only a bone-chilling killing intent and the determination of someone burning their bridges!

"Converge as One!!!"

A low shout, like a clap of thunder, burst from his throat!

Buzz—!!!

The eighty-one pale golden Spear Aura that were brilliantly shining around the Spear Light all trembled violently!

Then, they no longer fought individually or circled around.

Instead, with the spear tip as the core, they frantically... compressed! Condensed! Merged inward!

The strands of Gang Qi blended with each other, the light became restrained, and a qualitative change occurred!

In the blink of an eye, the eighty-one Spear Aura vanished.