79: Chapter 79 Fierce Battle Against the Wood Demon!

Facing Shi Jian's thunderous blow, the Wood Demon remained completely unperturbed; in fact, it almost wanted to laugh...

Its mushroom cap gave a slight shudder. Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Thousands upon thousands of walnut-sized green spores shot out like a torrential downpour. Each spore contained terrifying piercing power, tearing through the air with shrill whistling sounds.

"Careful, it's highly poisonous!" Sun Yao dodged to the side and hurriedly warned.

Shi Jian did not dodge at all. He had absolute confidence in his "tortoise shell." With the thunder-covering mysterious armor layered over his Physical Body, even someone at the False Core Realm would not find it easy to injure him.

After all, while the False Core Realm was indeed superior to Foundation Establishment, it was not a true Golden Core. How could the power levels of the two be compared?

Shi Jian shielded his head and face with his arms, letting the sky full of spores pelt against his thunder-covering mysterious armor like raindrops, remaining as immovable as a mountain!

Clang, clang, clang! A dense series of metallic clashing sounds rang out, and sparks flew everywhere.

The defensive power of the mysterious armor was astonishing. Most of the spores were deflected, but a few still burst upon the armor plates... The dark green venom that splashed out made a "hissing" corrosive sound.

A fishy, sweet smell permeated the air. Shi Jian felt a wave of dizziness; he was truly tough, but this poison was genuinely difficult to handle. This poison was truly tyrannical!

Taking advantage of the moment Shi Jian was blocked by the spore rain, the Wood Demon's second wave of attacks arrived.

At this moment, the ground of the entire valley shook violently. Countless bucket-thick mycelial vines, like awakened giant pythons, burst through the soil and whipped toward Shi Jian from all directions!

The vines were covered in eerie, emerald-green patterns that radiated a certain powerful force of imprisonment.

"Get lost!" Shi Jian swung his bear paws, lightning flashing as he blasted apart several incoming vines on the spot.

However, at the broken ends of those vines, a green light flashed, and they instantly healed, becoming even thicker and more troublesome!

In the blink of an eye, Shi Jian was tightly bound by dozens of vines, unable to move.

Terrifying pressure came from all directions. The thunder-covering mysterious armor creaked under the strain, and countless arcs of electricity sparked from the joints of the armor plates!

"Old Ancestor!" Seeing this, Sun Yao's heart tightened. She didn't dare to hesitate for even a second and rapidly formed hand seals with both hands.

"Clouds Rise!" With a clear shout, spiritual power surged around her, and vast swathes of white clouds and mist appeared out of thin air, rapidly shrouding an area of a hundred zhang.

This was no ordinary mist; it was the "Cloud-Mist Qi" formed from her pure spiritual power, capable of obscuring vision and disrupting spiritual sensing.

Following that, she pressed her fingers together like a sword and pointed from afar toward the trapped Shi Jian. "Cloud Roll!"

Within the dense fog, a cloud tornado formed from high-density water vapor whistled out, like a spinning blade, fiercely cutting into the vines binding Shi Jian.

Sshh, sshh, sshh! The cloud tornado spun at high speed, grinding frantically against the tough vines and bringing up large amounts of green sap. For a moment, it was as if the wind and clouds were rising!

The patterns on the vines suddenly glowed with intense green light, resisting the cutting force with all their might.

The Wood Demon's indifferent gaze finally shifted from Shi Jian and landed on Sun Yao. This little bug... was even more annoying!

Its mushroom cap sank slightly, and an invisible force locked onto Sun Yao.

From the deep pool, a jade-green water arrow shot into the sky at extreme speed, silently aiming for the center of Sun Yao's forehead.

Within the water arrow lay terrifying power capable of piercing through mountains!

"Oh no!" Sun Yao's pupils constricted. All of her focus was on controlling the cloud tornado; there was simply no time to defend.

Just at this critical juncture, "ROAR!!!" An earth-shattering bear roar exploded.

Shi Jian, tightly bound by the vines, suddenly arched his back to the limit, his muscles bulging and veins popping. On the thunder-covering mysterious armor, all the lightning patterns lit up to their peak intensity at the same time!

"Open for this seat!" BOOM!!!

An indescribable, violent thunderous force erupted from his body. Lightning and demon power intertwined, forming a destructive thunder storm, and purple electric currents instantly swept through the surroundings!

Those seemingly indestructible vines were, at this moment, forcibly snapped, torn, and crushed by the countless bolts of lightning!

The instant he broke free, Shi Jian quickly rushed to reinforce her. He used his Physical Body to raise a barrier for Sun Yao, taking the water arrow head-on with his back!

Bang! A loud noise erupted, as if a mountain had collapsed. The jade-green water arrow slammed solidly onto the back plate of the thunder-covering mysterious armor.

Shi Jian felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow. The entire bear was blasted away, then slammed heavily into the distant cliff face, forming a huge crater...

"Pfft!" A mouthful of blood mixed with chunks of internal organs sprayed from his mouth.

On the back plate, the mysterious magnetic stone that served as the core of the Formation had actually developed a hairline fracture, and there was an additional puncture wound beside it! Shi Jian was injured.

But fortunately, Sun Yao was safe and sound. Not dying was a good thing.

"Old Ancestor!" Sun Yao's eyes turned red, her heart aching beyond measure.

"Girl, you must focus!" "Battles of life and death often happen in the blink of an eye."

Shi Jian crawled up from the rubble. His voice was hoarse but carried unquestionable majesty, and his Battle Intent was burning fiercely in his eyes!

"Break its Dao foundation! Don't worry about me!"

Sun Yao gritted her teeth; she knew this was no time to be sentimental. In just an instant, her gaze became incomparably resolute!

The next moment, a palm-sized jade talisman slowly floated before her eyes.

The jade talisman was snow-white, with extremely intricate cloud patterns carved on its surface. It was the life-saving trump card granted to her by Immortal Master Daoist Yun Du, and also a brand-new, undamaged talisman treasure!

"Cloud Firmament Heavenly Palace, Edict!" She poured the remaining majority of her spiritual power into it without the slightest hesitation.

Hum—! The jade talisman shone brilliantly and shot into the sky. In mid-air, it rapidly unfolded, transforming into a magnificent phantom of a palace constructed from endless seas of clouds.

The Heavenly Palace crashed down, completely shrouding the entire Wood Demon along with the deep pool! Inside the palace, clouds and mist churned, and the pressure was like a mountain. Countless chains formed from cloud qi reached out from all directions, tightly locking onto that wisp of heaven and earth qi that was being refined!

This was a trapping Formation, and also a killing Formation!

For the first time, the Wood Demon emitted an emotional fluctuation similar to "anger." It abandoned its restraint of Shi Jian, and green light shot into the sky from its mushroom cap, resisting the suppressing power of the "Cloud Firmament Heavenly Palace" with all its might.

An opportunity! A fierce glint flashed in Shi Jian's eyes, and he pounced again. This time, he held nothing back.

"Die for me!" Shi Jian roared, compressing all the lightning Origin within his body onto his right palm.

At this moment, his entire bear paw seemed to transform into a ball of lightning, the silvery-white electric light so blinding that one could not look directly at it.

He leaped high into the air, like a falling thunderous star, and smashed fiercely toward the center of the Wood Demon's massive mushroom cap!

Facing this world-destroying blow, the Wood Demon let out a sharp Divine Soul screech. The blurry figure beneath its mushroom cap suddenly stretched out a giant hand made of pure wood-spirit qi, meeting Shi Jian's thunderous palm!

Rumble!!! Lightning and wood, two completely different forces, collided in the ultimate clash. The entire Youyun Valley shook violently, as if it would collapse at any moment.

The phantom of the "Cloud Firmament Heavenly Palace" flickered frantically, and countless cloud-qi chains shattered inch by inch. Sun Yao's face was as pale as paper, her spiritual power instantly drained, but she gritted her teeth, willing to overdraw her Origin if necessary!

As for Shi Jian, he was blasted away once again in that terrifying clash of energy. His right palm was a bloody mess, the ghastly white bones clearly visible, and the right arm plates of the thunder-covering mysterious armor were completely shattered, turning into powder.

And that Wood Demon was not doing well either; its aura was chaotic and on the verge of collapse... Both sides were heavily injured!