Without waiting for the Subduing Tree King to do anything, Hella had already attacked. A red light flashed in her eyes, and clusters of death energy that had been brewing into an ocean shot out. They contained a destructive aura, sealing all of the Subduing Tree King's dodging angles.
The Subduing Tree King suppressed the shock in his heart, and his entire body flashed with green light. His vigorous Pugilist flames were like a supernova erupting, emitting a thick circle of light green light. The approaching death energy froze in midair and shattered one after another. However, more death energy surged down, continuously filling the gap.
After being strengthened by the power of the dead, the corrosion strength had increased by many times. Although the Subduing Tree King's protective barrier had blocked the death energy, there was still a portion of the red air current left on it, continuously wearing down the thickness of the Pugilist flames. The flames that were tainted by it quickly lost their vitality and turned into stars that dissipated into the universe.
"This ability has the offensive attributes of impact, corrosion, vitality weakening, mind, and so on. Furthermore, it seems to have some kind of superimposed killing technique. If my body is hit, it won't be good …"
With a thought, the Subduing Tree King channeled more energy into his protective barrier. At the same time, he used his authority as a Tree King to summon the World Tree Roots. They quickly swirled as though they were forming a whirlwind, shattering the incoming death energy.
He did not stop moving. Immediately after, he bent his knees and stomped on the ground. A shockwave instantly exploded behind him, and his entire body shot out like a cannonball, turning into a stream of light that charged toward Hella, leaving behind afterimages.
"Come!"
Hella's eyes turned fierce, and a red to black energy suddenly surged out of her body. Then, it quickly rolled back and covered her body layer by layer, instantly solidifying. The death energy seemed to have turned into some kind of gelatinous substance, and her entire body turned into a five to six-meter-tall red-black giant.
At the same time, dense and complicated silver-gray patterns crawled all over the giant's body, looking rather mysterious.
The outline of the giant's body was exactly the same as Hella's main body, but there were no facial features on its face, only a pair of burning white eye sockets.
The next moment, the green meteor suddenly collided with the giant's abdomen and flew out with her. Like a ray of red and green, it smashed through dozens of starships, leaving behind a path filled with fireworks.
Dong dong dong dong!
The green fist shadows that filled the sky rapidly fell, bombarding the little giant's body like a torrential storm, making it hard for him to breathe. However, her reddish-black body was extremely tough. Only ripples appeared on the surface of her body, and there were no signs of it being shattered.
Suddenly, the fist shadows disappeared. The little giant caught the Subduing Tree King's fist with both hands and lowered his wrist.
Bang!!
The powerful force created a flowing ripple on the surface of the little giant's body, passing from his palm to his back and then out of his body. A green energy shockwave spread out in the space behind him, shattering over a hundred battleships that were engaged in battle.
"Martial artists are invincible in close combat? I don't believe it! "
A mental wave with a strong fighting spirit spread out, and the red-black giant suddenly smashed its head onto the Subduing Tree King's head. The vibration was transmitted through the two of them, and with a loud clang, a friendly meeting took place between the two of them.
Immediately after, the little giant let go of the Subduing Tree King and clenched his fists. In the blink of an eye, countless red lights flashed, and hundreds of fists with red flames appeared on the Subduing Tree King's protective shield. A huge driving force erupted and sent him flying.
In this form, Hella had actually repelled the Subduing Tree King once in close combat!
"… Interesting."
The Subduing Tree King, who was sent flying, immediately stopped and rubbed his stuffy head. Other than that, he was unharmed. He was a little surprised by Hella's close combat skills.
After the previous exchange, he realized that the toughness of this little giant's physique was frightening, and her strength was extremely strong. If not for the lack of Pugilist flames, he would have thought that he was fighting with a peak Beyond Grade A Pugilist.
"Again!"
Hella waved her hand, full of fighting spirit.
Although her ability was good at mid-range and long-range attacks, she still preferred fierce melee combat the most.
After challenging Black Star for so many years and being pressed to the ground time and time again, Hella was already enjoying being beaten up. Not only did she like to be beaten up, but she also liked to beat others up like how Black Star beat her up. Aurora had suffered many punches in the past ten years.
Because the Power of the Dead contained the inheritance of her previous owner, Nerkese, Hella did not need to develop her abilities to comprehend the usage of many Esper Abilities. After stepping into the peak Beyond Grade A realm, she had unlocked many new abilities. Transforming into a red-black giant was one of them, and it was a core ability.
The death energy that Hella controlled was usually released externally. Now, she could condense and compress it in her body, transforming herself into another form called 'Death God's Liberation'. This was one of Nerkese's main battle methods.
This ability had many transformation stages, and the further one progressed, the stronger it became. However, each stronger stage required a sufficient Energy Rank to be unlocked. The unlocking condition for the ultimate 'Death God' required an Energy Rank of more than 90,000 Ona. Hella had yet to meet the requirement and had only unlocked the 'Burial Spirit' stage, which was the red-black giant she was currently transforming into.
After entering the 'Death God's Liberation' state, her body would fuse with the Underworld dimension to a higher degree, and a new talent would be activated. The more Hero Spirits in the Underworld and the higher the quality, the more buffs she would receive. The effect was similar to [Proof of Leadership], and this was also one of the reasons why Hella's combat strength had soared.
At the same time, because her body was highly condensed death energy, the characteristics of her ability still existed. Even if she used physical attacks, they would still have mental damage and corrosion. Furthermore, just by touching her body, the vitality of others would be drained.
The two of them looked at each other in midair, and lightning flashed. The next moment, they moved at the same time, and the red and green figures collided again. Their fists landed on flesh, and the aftershock spread out, disrupting the battlefield.
"Tsk tsk, so scary."
Han Xiao stayed in the base to watch the battle. Looking at the intense battle on the screen, he could not help but grin.
He had tried Hella's form before, and her close combat ability was indeed very strong. Coupled with her recovery ability, she was so tanky that it made one's hair stand on end. Her combat strength was firmly in the top tier.
However, in his opinion, even with this move, Hella was still far from being able to defeat the Subduing Tree King. Before he advanced, even if he could defeat the Subduing Tree King one-on-one, he would not be able to do anything to him for a while. Hella's combat strength was far inferior to his before he advanced, so it was impossible for her to deal with the Subduing Tree King alone.
However, with her disgusting tankiness, she would not be beaten into a meat patty by the Subduing Tree King for a while.
Han Xiao stopped looking at the two lumps of meat rubbing against each other and turned his gaze to the other battlefield.
Fortitude Tree King and Herberlon were old opponents, and their eyes were exceptionally red when they met. They were fighting passionately, and the two huge bodies of the two Mechanical Deities rolled across the battlefield, crushing starships one after another.
Other than the two of them, there were also many Mechanical Deities on the battlefield. Due to the size of their bodies, they were all the most eye-catching in the Beyond Grade A battlefield.
As for the old dragon, after successfully 'losing weight', he had already escaped the fate of being a target. At this moment, he was chasing after a World Tree Army Leader and throwing spells at him. His improvement was huge, and it fully demonstrated the benefits of acknowledging an ancestor.
As for Manison, Kasuyi, and the others, they had all found their opponents and were fighting non-stop. In addition, golden light would shoot out from time to time. That was Aurora's precise healing. Her control was much better than ten years ago, and her success rate was also higher. It could be seen that the special training was quite effective.
After a few rounds of Sanctum Revivals, the number of first-tier experts on the three Universal Civilizations' side had increased by quite a bit. However, the ten Executive Officers of the World Tree, the high-level Holy Tree Emissaries, the thirteen Ancestral Spirits, and the army leaders were not to be trifled with either. However, not all the first-tier experts on both sides had entered the battlefield. The World Tree did not allow all the experts to participate in this probing attack, and the three Universal Civilizations had also hidden a group of revivors and new Beyond Grade As. Although the three Universal Civilizations were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, their strength had increased, so they did not suffer any losses and were in a stalemate for the time being.
"Fu Ding is about to make his move, right?"
Han Xiao looked away and narrowed his eyes at Fu Ding, who was hiding in the fleet and waiting for orders.
Although the souls of all the enemies were bound by the World Tree, causing the Soul Swapper to only be able to launch destructive attacks on them and not transfer their souls out, it was still very sharp.
As expected, after Han Xiao watched for a while, Fu Ding finally took out the Soul Swapper, took a deep breath, and activated this Universal Treasure.
The next moment, the souls of the crew members in the surrounding World Tree starships were instantly torn into pieces, and they died on the spot. Not a single person was left alive on the ship.
The World Tree battleships that had encountered this situation numbered in the tens of thousands, and they were still spreading into the distance.
"Hmm? What's going on? "
The Subduing Tree King's expression changed as he sensed this abnormality.
The strange thing about the Soul Swapper was that it did not leave any traces. In the eyes of the Subduing Tree King, a large number of World Tree crew members had died without any warning. He could not find the source of the attack, but it was definitely the enemy's doing.
Although he did not know what special weapon the enemy had used, it was obviously not a coincidence that the dead were gathered in one area. The World Tree fleet immediately began to adjust and avoid this area.
Although this was a stupid method, it was indeed effective. The Soul Swapper did not have an infinite range. Although it could cover a planet, in the scale of the galactic battlefield, such a range was relatively small. Of course, Fu Ding was not a fixed cannon. As long as he moved around the battlefield, he could kill more enemies.
The Subduing Tree King naturally did not know about this. He observed the sudden deaths of the soldiers and then looked at the current situation of the Beyond Grade As. His mood was solemn.
"This test is about done. It's time to retreat."
Although the most troublesome Black Star had yet to appear, the Subduing Tree King already had the intention to retreat.
He had thought that this probing attack would give him the upper hand in terms of individual strength, but he did not expect the situation to be bad. This civilization that was viewed as prey was very tenacious. It seemed like even if they reached the other party's territory, they would not be able to defeat the other party easily.
This time, it was not the main attack. If the situation was good, the Subduing Tree King would not mind switching. However, the situation was not as expected, and he felt that there was no need to continue fighting.
The Subduing Tree King's eyes focused, and his energy erupted. His fist glowed with a green cross-shaped light, and he punched Hella's abdomen at lightning speed.
Bang!
The impact halo bloomed!
The two of them were originally locked in a fierce battle, but this heavy punch suddenly broke the stalemate. Hella was blasted away, and at the same time, the World Tree Root beside the Subduing Tree King swung out, sending Hella flying even further, smashing a row of starships like a meteor.
The Subduing Tree King did not chase after her. Instead, he turned around and retreated. The other World Tree experts received the order and retreated at the same time, leaving only the Lord's Avatars of the Fortitude Tree King and the other Mechanics to cover their retreat.
Although he could not kill Hella in a short time, the difference in strength was not so easy to make up for. If he wanted to leave, Hella would not be able to stop him.
"Chase!"
Kasuyi shouted in the mental network, and everyone who was fighting chased after him.
Hella finally managed to stop herself. When she looked up, she realized that the Subduing Tree King was already far away. She immediately chased after him, but the distance between them was still increasing.
She could not help but release a mental wave and shout,
"Don't run! Continue fighting with me! "
The Subduing Tree King turned a deaf ear to her and did not want to pay attention to her at all. He quickly shuttled through the area where the two fleets were fighting, getting closer and closer to his own formation, leaving her with a back view that was getting further and further away.
At this moment, Dylan, who had already materialized, suddenly appeared on the battlefield. Looking at the Subduing Tree King's figure from afar, he let out a disdainful sneer.
"No way, you call yourself a King? You're just a piece of trash who fled. You're not even worthy of being the most useless Pugilist. "
As soon as he finished speaking …
The Subduing Tree King suddenly stopped running, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
What's going on … It's just a single sentence of ridicule. With my temperament, I actually stopped for some reason and couldn't help but want to turn around and beat this guy to death?
Could this be some kind of mind control similar to the Spirit of Words?
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