49: Chapter 49, Second Round of Challenges—The Demon Tree Demon

Unfortunately, just as Peppa said, in the face of the absolute strength of a Rank 7 Burst Bear, all those flashy tricks were useless.

As it threw a punch that shattered the void, everything—ice abilities, Defenses—was completely torn apart.

Han Xin, Han Xiaoshou, and Han Dapang... were clearly severely injured and no longer had the strength to fight back.

"Quickly, retreat." Mu Cheng took action, instantly releasing his Space Ability.

Layer after layer was released by him, and he indeed successfully managed to pin down the Burst Bear.

"This guy has a bit of cleverness, knowing how to use Spatial Stacking... but this isn't a long-term solution. No, I must find a way." Bai Yi was thinking very calmly at this moment.

"You idiot, isn't it better to just watch the show? Why did you have to provoke this Burst Bear? Isn't that just seeking death?" Peppa scolded.

Mu Cheng suddenly snapped out of it. "You... can you blame me? It felt like I acted subconsciously just now."

At this moment, he also had no idea why he had stepped in.

"It seems to be because of the Devouring Bloodline. Well... it's etched into your brain; ultimately, it's not something you can change." Peppa naturally understood the reason very well, so it didn't press the matter further.

Han Xin, Han Xiaoshou, and Han Dapang... also successfully escaped, but they no longer had the strength left to fight.

After offering their thanks... they could only retreat to the back!

"He just had to show off... now we're probably cooked." Bai Yi had no solution at all.

That was truly a desperate situation; a gap of two major ranks was no joke.

Fortunately, she had some foresight and didn't rush in to help in a moment of heat!

Instead, she shouted, "Don't you all plan to attack together? If this continues, we're all going to be finished here."

"It seems this girl isn't stupid." Peppa actually had the same idea... but Bai Yi beat it to the punch.

Then it would just stay put and watch the show!

Sure enough, it worked. The ones who stepped forward were a pair of twin brothers; one had blue hair, and the other had red hair.

They looked only about eighteen years old and were only about 1.6 meters tall... yet they gave off a very mature and steady feeling.

Without a single word of nonsense, they charged directly at the Burst Bear...

Even Mu Cheng's Space Ability was instantly torn apart by the ice and fire energy radiating from their bodies!

"What a terrifying aura. Are these two guys at Rank 7 strength?" Mu Cheng couldn't withstand the radiating energy either.

He had no choice but to back away...

"No, no, they only have the strength of the peak of Rank 5. To be able to emit such a terrifying aura, it's a Combined Extraordinary Martial Arts!" Peppa explained.

In no time, the ice and fire energies condensed together, forming a super-large vortex.

It trapped the Burst Bear directly inside...

"I really didn't expect these two to be so strong. But why did I only sense a Rank 5 aura from them just now?" Bai Yi was also incredibly shocked...

Peppa felt particularly speechless and had to explain again. "Of course, it's Combined Extraordinary Martial Arts. However, it works against a strength-type like this Burst Bear; for others... it might not!"

"I see. No wonder the aura reached Rank 7." Bai Yi understood immediately.

She had read more books than Mu Cheng, so she was naturally very familiar with Combined Extraordinary Martial Arts...

It could provide a massive boost in a short period of time...

It varied from person to person, and the magnitude of the boost was also different. The lowest could cross one major rank, and the highest had no upper limit!

Peppa said, "The wonder of this Ice-Fire Vortex is the vacuum. A strength-type like the Burst Bear, whose brain is as useless as this guy's, will 100% be finished."

What the hell? Getting insulted while just standing there? Mu Cheng was quite speechless, but he didn't pay any attention to Peppa.

Instead, he kept looking straight ahead...

After a while, just as Peppa had said, the Rank 7 Burst Bear was indeed finished.

Before they knew what was happening, the environment changed again. Everyone found themselves atop a giant tree.

Below the giant tree, it looked like a bottomless abyss; they couldn't see what was down there at all...

[Round Two: Challenge the Rank 7 Magic Tree Demon. Clear conditions: 1. Defeat the Magic Tree Demon, 2. Endure for 30 minutes.]

[Please prepare yourself. 59 seconds remaining... Start.]

In front of everyone, a prompt appeared once again.

"You're finished. This guy is not a Burst Bear; you'd better be careful." Peppa said this casually.

In reality, it... didn't care at all and looked as if nothing was wrong.

"This guy won't be easy to deal with. Let's attack together!" Mu Cheng couldn't care about anything else at this moment and hurriedly shouted.

It was effective. Although the twin brothers didn't speak, their arrival at Mu Cheng's side was enough to prove their agreement to cooperate.

"Let's attack together! Even if we don't get first place, there will at least be decent rewards." Han Xin naturally expressed his agreement as well.

Han Xiaoshou and Han Dapang naturally joined in as well...

Having passed the first round of challenges, they had all recovered to their peak states!

"They've recovered. It seems to be because they passed the first round." Mu Cheng was able to guess as much.

"Do you take me for a fool? Besides, do you dare to touch me right now? Wouldn't it be better for me to just sit back and reap the benefits?"

The burly man was clearly playing small tricks, and the remaining two young ladies were completely indifferent... it was clear they didn't want to act.

"Don't you... three plan to help? Don't forget, we are Captain Ling's people. Even if you pass this round, we definitely won't let you get any rewards in the third round." Bai Yi suddenly spoke up with a threat.

Mu Cheng also cooperated, saying, "Yeah, we won't be polite then!"

Against a Rank 7 control-type Tree Demon, having one more person naturally meant a higher chance of success.

Threatening them... was a move born of desperation!

"Fine, we're in!" The blue-haired young lady also stepped forward.

Although the red-haired young lady looked quite reluctant, she ultimately compromised!

"We're in, alright! Are you satisfied now!"

"I'm in too." Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the remaining burly man naturally also declared his cooperation.

As the countdown ended, the Magic Tree Demon appeared. Although it was only about seven meters tall,

it was surrounded by countless tough vines... and the aura it emitted was exactly the same as the Rank 7 Burst Bear.

Before one could even blink, the twin brothers were the first to act again.

They started with their ultimate move, that Ice-Fire Vortex again... but unfortunately, the cool moment didn't even last three seconds.

In just an instant, the Ice-Fire Vortex was torn apart by six vines, which then sent the two flying.

Fortunately, Mu Cheng released his Space Ability; otherwise, the two would likely have fallen from the giant tree...

"Let's all attack together! The vines shouldn't be very hard." Bai Yi held the green lotus sword and instantly swung out a streak of green sword qi.

Sure enough, her guess was correct. The Magic Tree Demon's vines were very easy to cut, but their regenerative ability was extremely strong!

In less than a few seconds, they had already fully recovered.

"What terrifying recovery power. It seems we can only all attack together!" Han Xin, holding a Silver Spear, also rushed forward.