54: Pass through the first layer

There was no aiming process, only the purest, most direct will to destroy.

“Boom—!!!”

A bucket-thick, condensed, almost material blue-white bolt of destructive lightning roared out from Ji Linghan's war hammer, like a spear of divine punishment tearing through the sky.

Where the lightning passed, the air was completely ionized and twisted, emitting deafening explosions, and violent energy shockwaves spread out in rings.

The vines in the path of the lightning, whether thick as dragons or thin as snakes, instantly turned into flying black ash upon contact with the destructive lightning, without even time to let out a cry.

A wide “passage” with a diameter of over three meters was forcefully ploughed through the vine tide; the vines on both sides of the passage were torn and scorched by the violent energy aftermath, and charred debris rained down.

This destructive lightning, with an unstoppable momentum, struck precisely on the dark protrusion covered by vine roots on the inner side of the door.

“Dong—!!!”

A dull thud, like a giant hammer striking ten-thousand-year profound iron, resounded throughout the first floor of the temple; the entire first floor of the temple vibrated violently, and countless 碎stones and dust fell.

Under the bombardment of the violent thunder, the vine roots covering the surface of the dark protrusion instantly turned to ashes, revealing its true form.

It was a dark, irregular crystal, about the size of a washbasin, embedded in the stone wall; its surface was covered with mysterious natural patterns, and at this moment, it was frantically flashing with unstable dark light!

【Vine Core】(leader boss)

【Level: 25】

【Health: 40000 / 40000】

【Physical Attack: 4000 / Magic Attack: 4000】

【Physical Defense: 3500 / Magic Defense: 3500】

【Description: The source of power for all vines.】

“Crack!”

A clear crack appeared on the crystal's surface!

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“Hiss—Roar—!!!”

From the depths of the darkness, a furious roar, like the howling of an earth 脈, instantly reached its peak, filled with pain and rage.

All the vines, as if their backbone had been removed, suddenly paused their attacks; they twisted frantically, trying to retract into the darkness, but their movements became extremely chaotic, stiff, and slow, as if they had lost unified command.

“The core is damaged! Quick, now! Purify it!” Yu Yue roared, his voice hoarse with exhaustion but filled with excitement; the pressure on the light shield he was holding suddenly lessened.

“Moonlight Purification!” Han Ruoxue's clear voice rang out at the same time.

She pressed the Moonlight Stone she was holding onto the hilt of the moon-white staff in her right hand, and the staff's tip instantly burst into brilliant light.

A condensed, almost material beam of pure, flawless moon-white light, like a purifying sword descending from the nine heavens, instantly crossed space and precisely shone upon the dark crystal, which had a crack 劈by Ji Linghan's thunder and was intensely flashing.

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...“Chichich—!!!”

The dark light and the pure Moonlight collided fiercely; the mysterious patterns on the crystal's surface twisted and struggled like living things under the Moonlight, emitting faint squeals as if souls were being scorched, and more cracks spread across the crystal's surface like a spiderweb.

Just as the dark light and pure Moonlight were in a stalemate, Chu Yixing, using the moment the vines' attacks slowed, consecutively unleashed several sword qi; these sword qi condensed into a ten-foot-long, extremely refined sword light, which followed the temporarily existing charred passage blasted open by Ji Linghan, rushing directly towards the dark crystal.

“Clang—!!!”

A clear, melodious sword cry, like the striking of a jade chime, resounded throughout the first floor.

The condensed sword light struck precisely on the dark crystal, which was covered in cracks and fiercely struggling under the Moonlight Purification.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The next moment.

“Crash—!!!”

The entire dark crystal, along with a small piece of the hard stone wall around it, completely disintegrated like shattered glass, turning into countless tiny, dark fragments that had lost all luster, falling down.

“Woo…”

A weak wail, full of endless malice and unwillingness, came from the dark crystal, like the last sigh of a dying giant beast; then, the sound abruptly ceased.

【Killed Level 25 leader boss Vine Core, experience + 50000, copper coins + 50000.】

The entire space seemed to have been paused.

All the actions of the endless, frantically dancing Bloodthirsty Vines instantly froze.

Their massive bodies, covered with horny scales, seemed to have been drained of all life force; the deep purple rapidly faded, becoming dry and withered.

Like huge ropes that had lost their support, they fell limply, one after another, from the air, from the stone walls, and from the ground.

【Killed Level 24 Normal BOSS Bloodthirsty Vine, experience + 2000, copper coins + 2000.】

【Killed Level 24 Normal BOSS Bloodthirsty Vine, experience + 2000, copper coins + 2000.】

【Killed Level 24 Normal BOSS Bloodthirsty Vine, experience + 2000, copper coins + 2000.】

...“Crackle...Crash...”

The sound of vines falling to the ground was continuous, like a heavy rain composed of withered branches and leaves; dark green sap flowed freely on the ground, emitting an even stronger putrid stench, and those deadly fangs and mouthparts now hung limply open, silent.

On the entire first floor, only the the five people's heavy and varied breathing remained, along with a nauseating mixture of burnt, bloody, and decaying smells permeating the air.

The light shield dissipated, Yu Yue's body swayed, and he barely managed to stand steady by leaning on his large tower shield, sweat soaking his temples, and he panted heavily.

Chu Yixing's face was slightly pale, his right hand gripping the green lotus sword trembled uncontrollably, and his breathing was also slightly rapid.

Xu Bai lowered the hand that had been holding the bone staff and releasing cold breath; the abyssal chill surrounding him slowly receded, but his slightly rapid breathing revealed his current state of immense mental energy consumption.

Han Ruoxue held the moon-white stone, now much dimmer after leaving the staff, a trace of fatigue in her eyes, and several strands of her silver-white long hair were stuck to her smooth forehead with sweat.

Ji Linghan slowly retracted his war hammer; the electric arcs covering it had disappeared, and the dark blue crystal had returned to calm.

He stood there, expressionless, as if the earth-shshaking blow just now had nothing to do with him.

However, his pale face and the war hammer he could not hold and had to lean on the ground revealed his state of near exhaustion.

The the five people looked at the space, which had gradually brightened as the darkness receded after the core shattered.

Countless completely withered, thick main vine stems, like the skeletons of ancient giant dragons, twisted and coiled, forming the “framework” supporting the entire space and the twisted “stairs” leading to higher places.

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