274: Long-range confrontation!

Great Xia, Imperial Capital.

In this massive city, filled with fortress-like buildings, grew an incomparably tall Willow God.

The Willow God's canopy was like a hat, with slender, flexible branches full of willow leaves like sharp blades. The branches intertwined, almost covering the entire Imperial Capital, yet never preventing the Imperial Capital from enjoying the sunlight.

Everyone who passed by the Willow God showed profound reverence.

Beneath the giant Willow God, a beautiful young girl leaned against its trunk and softly spoke, "Willow God, you mean... the Jiangnan Tiger King has come to the Central Plains District?"

The girl's expression was languid, but a flicker of disgust and killing intent flashed deep in her eyes, seemingly very displeased with this news.

The giant Willow God did not speak, but at this moment, a willow branch extended, swaying up and down, as if exploring the traces of the wind.

The girl, however, understood the meaning conveyed by the giant Willow God.

She pondered for a moment, then asked in a serious tone, "Then... at this distance, can you make a move?"

The willow branch, hanging beside the girl, swayed up and down again.

This brought a smile to the girl's lips... Central Plains District, somewhere.

Xia Fan, due to the feeling he just had, realized that his location had been locked onto by a force. As he was trying to discern the nature of that power, he suddenly turned his head sharply to the east.

He saw ripples suddenly appear in the calm sky, and then three willow branches emerged from within, seemingly out of thin air.

As soon as these willow branches appeared, they immediately burst forth with a powerful aura, and like a taut bowstring, they whipped straight towards him.

Wherever the willow branches passed, they caused violent spatial turbulence, seemingly containing immense power.

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

"Tiger Brother, be careful!"

The Black Dragon King and Magic Cat, sensing the danger, immediately cried out in alarm.

In fact, the Black Dragon King instinctively moved to block, completely unaware if these three willow branches were something he could handle.

"Hmph!"

Xia Fan's senses were even keener. Seeing the three willow branches attack him without a word, he immediately snorted and extended his paw, striking forward.

Rumble—

In an instant, the Divine Firmament Lightning Technique caused a storm cloud to gather above Xia Fan's head, with flashes of lightning and thunder rapidly condensing within it!

Crack!

When the three willow branches had sped most of the distance, lightning struck in an instant, scorching them badly and causing their movements to freeze for a few moments.

However, the willow branches did not break.

They only paused briefly before attacking Xia Fan again.

The sharp aura grew even more intense, as if Xia Fan's previous action had angered it.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Xia Fan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "The vitality of these willow branches is actually so strong. It seems I underestimated it earlier."

"However, to dare make a move in front of this king, you overestimate yourself!"

Rumble—

In a blink of an eye, Xia Fan continued his actions, throwing out several heavenly lightning bolts in succession, all landing on the three willow branches.

The willow branches immediately trembled violently, still trying to bravely advance amidst the lightning, but ultimately, the power of the lightning was greater. After a few seconds, it had no choice but to retreat.

Xia Fan, however, did not intend to let the opponent off. With a cold snort, he threw out more bolts of lightning.

This time, the willow branches seemed to have been fundamentally injured, or perhaps it cherished its vitality, as it retreated with extreme speed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the three willow branches returned from whence they came, and the surrounding sky returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Tiger Brother, what... what just happened?"

The Magic Cat, seeing the danger depart, couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Why would it suddenly attack you out of nowhere? But this shouldn't be!"

In her opinion, the willow branches came from the giant Willow God of the Imperial Capital, and the other party was also a guardian of Great Xia. The two sides should not be so at odds, yet it still happened.

For a moment, countless thoughts raced through the Magic Cat's mind, and she finally thought in surprise, "Could it really have been the Willow God that made the move?"

She didn't think anyone else could command the Willow God to do such a thing.

"The Willow God's main body isn't here!"

Xia Fan did not immediately answer the Magic Cat's question.

At this moment, he stared fixedly at the location where the three willow branches had appeared, his brows slowly furrowing, "Even across tens of thousands of miles, the Willow God can actually attack me. It seems it has grown quite a bit after the great changes in heaven and earth."

"And there's something even more important..."

Although Xia Fan had just repelled the willow branches and had the upper hand, he was not happy about it.

The fact that these willow branches could reach across such a vast distance indicated that the Willow God's main body had achieved a considerable level of mastery in spatial techniques, and it was something it truly controlled itself.

Thinking of this, Xia Fan's mood became even more solemn, "If it were near its main body, the power the willow branches could unleash should be several times stronger than just now!"

"I still underestimated beings that could make a name for themselves before the great changes in heaven and earth in my previous life."

"Such fellows are not as simple as they appear on the surface..."

..."What?"

Imperial Capital.

The girl, who was the Descendant of the Earth Mother, exclaimed in surprise, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She had just asked the giant Willow God to make a move, also with the intention of testing, but she never expected the willow branches to finish the test so quickly, and even fall into a disadvantage.

The three scorched willow branches were enough to prove the Jiangnan Tiger King's strength.

One must know that the Descendant of the Earth Mother was very clear about the giant Willow God's strength, and so far, no one of later generations had been able to stop the Willow God.

After the Descendant of the Earth Mother took control of the Imperial Capital, she used her identity to establish a very close relationship with the giant Willow God, knowing its strength well, which is why she was confident in having the giant Willow God make a move to test.

Moreover, the Evil Soul that had previously run rampant in the Central Plains District, chasing the Disciple of the True Lord everywhere, was also driven away by the giant Willow God.

The Descendant of the Earth Mother knew very well the strength of the Evil Soul. The current situation made her feel very unhappy, "The Willow God's test failed, which means... the Jiangnan Tiger King's strength has reached that level."

"Its progress is indeed unexpected."

"However... the Jiangnan Tiger King gained such strength through evil methods!"

The Descendant of the Earth Mother had always detested anything related to dark powers, and just now, it was merely a test, not a true battle with Xia Fan.

Therefore, after a brief moment of panic, the Descendant of the Earth Mother's heart gradually calmed down.

She looked at the scorched willow branches and murmured, "If it were closer, the Willow God's strength would be unleashed even more. At that time... it would be hard to say if the Jiangnan Tiger King would still be the Willow God's opponent."

Thinking of this, the Descendant of the Earth Mother's heart became even calmer, and she was not overly worried about this matter.

She knew that Xia Fan had only just entered the Central Plains District and would not be able to threaten the Willow God, or even the safety of the Imperial Capital, in a short time.

However... if the Jiangnan Tiger King were to go further in, the outcome might be different.