Xie Xie, having successfully stormed in and smoothly landed, boasted with a smug face, "So what if there are many of you? I entered right before your eyes and you all couldn't even react!"
"Gu Yue, oh Gu Yue, are your subordinates always this lax!"
"Alright, now let's see what secrets you have been hiding!!"
After saying that, he carefully inspected his surroundings...
Several minutes later, he voiced his confusion, "Hm? It's just some Artificial Spirit Beasts here, nothing unusual at all!"
"Could it be that nothing really happened in the soul beast forest, and the Spirit Pagoda simply staged this to confuse the federation and other forces?"
He thought that this possibility was quite likely!
Then, shaking his head, "Forget it, since I've found nothing, I might as well head back!"
He didn't plan to waste any more time here, as everything was far too calm, revealing no signs of anything abnormal!
However, just then, a ripple of energy suddenly spread from a distance...
Xie Xie immediately narrowed his eyes, "Hm? Someone is fighting, could it be Gu Yue?"
If so, against what formidable opponent was she fighting?
Just in case, it would be better to go and take a look!
With that thought, he immediately dismissed the idea of retreating and headed towards the source of the ripple...
...
Guo Xiaoxu, her clothes in tatters, looked down at her injuries large and small and clenched her teeth in frustration, "Damn, this guy's hide is really tough; even using my Martial Soul True Body, I still can't inflict any effective damage on him!"
"And yet, I've already lost half my life!"
Indeed, trying to kill the Thousand Demon King alone was too overambitious!
If no miracle occurred, she feared she would fall right here!
However, the Thousand Demon King wasn't in a hurry to finish her off, instead it taunted, "Human, is that the extent of your attacks? You can't even harm me, so you might as well surrender!"
"I promise to leave you a whole corpse!"
It wanted this human to understand the vast gulf between them!
Guo Xiaoxu immediately rejected the idea without hesitation, "Hmph, mere beast, you expect me to surrender? Never!"
"Even if it costs my last bit of Soul Power, I will make you suffer!"
This statement undoubtedly enraged the Thousand Demon King, the crimson in its eyes intensifying...
"You are really courting death!!"
"I thought to let you live a bit longer, but now it seems unnecessary!"
In the previous battle, it had been holding back, but now, it decided to unleash its true power!
In an instant, all the vegetation around began to grow as if sprouting roots, expanding rapidly...
In just mere seconds, the entire area became completely dominated by thick vines and branches, significantly reducing the space available for movement!
Seeing this, Guo Xiaoxu's brows furrowed slightly...
He was already being forced to flee all over when he had such a wide range of motion; now, the situation looked very grim...
So, he decided to strike first!
The Eighth Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet, and he launched another attack at the Thousand Demon King...
However, his attacks couldn't even reach the opponent, as they were completely intercepted by the layers of coiling vines...
Guo Xiaoxu's expression grew increasingly unsightly, "Damn it, can't any attacks get through?"
That was his strongest attack, the eighth soul skill, yet he couldn't even get close to the Thousand Demon King!
In this way, the opponent was merely dragging out time, able to exhaust him to death!
Seeing this, the Thousand Demon King was not at all flustered, "It seems you've run out of Soul Power, and your eighth soul skill is only to this extent, so, die now!"
From the vines it controlled, a green liquid exuded, and simply by looking, one could tell its interior was filled with intense corrosiveness and toxins...
Following that, the vines seemed to have grown eyes, intricately striking from tricky angles at Guo Xiaoxu...
Guo Xiaoxu, seeing this, hastily executed the Ghost Shadow Elusive Step to dodge, but having seen it once, how could the Thousand Demon King let him easily dodge...
With a thought, the vines moved erratically...
"Puchi," Guo Xiaoxu, unable to dodge in time, had his right foot harshly grabbed by a vine...
The intense paralysis and the pain from the corrosiveness made him unable to help but cry out...
"Ahhhhhh!!"
He exerted all his strength trying to break free, but it was futile...
More and more vines took advantage of this moment, precisely coiling around his limbs...
At that moment, he found himself completely powerless to struggle, feeling only numbness and pain...
"To... die? Truly unwilling ah, to die here... without even avenging Zhao Chong!"
The Thousand Demon King, seeing this, let out a deafening laugh, "Hahahaha, see? Human, you are now at the end of your rope, no one will come to save you!"
"Just quietly turn to ashes under my poison!"
"To kill Hall Master Guo, you'd have to see if I agree!"
The Thousand Demon King's pupils contracted, "Who is it? Hiding in the dark!"
But what responded to it was only a streak of white blade light...
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
The vines that were indestructibly wrapped around Guo Xiaoxu were severed in an instant...
And with the binding lost, he directly plunged downward...
Xie Xie, who had been waiting below, timed his leap, catching him and helping him to the ground...
Looking at the blurry figure in front of him, Guo Xiaoxu trembled and said, "Xie... Xie Xie, how... how did you get here?"
He hadn't expected that a miracle would really occur!
Xie Xie rolled his eyes irritably, "If I hadn't come, you would have died, really! Why would you come to such a dangerous place alone!"
Though it was a reprimand, the concern in his words was very apparent!
Guo Xiaoxu, hearing this, again said, "Xie Xie, thank... thank you so much, I originally wanted to gather intelligence in the soul beast forest, but I never expected to be discovered by this Thousand Demon King as soon as I entered!"
Xie Xie's gaze turned towards the Thousand Demon King in front of them and narrowed his eyes, "Thousand Demon King? This guy? No wonder even I felt a threat!"
"Alright, Hall Master Guo, you go rest aside, I'll play with this guy!"
Knowing he was a burden now, Guo Xiaoxu voluntarily stepped back...
But still didn't forget to remind, "Xie Xie, you must be careful, this guy is very strong, once those vines coil around, you won't be able to move!"
Xie Xie responded with a look, "Don't worry, Hall Master Guo, this guy won't be able to get ahold of me!"
The Thousand Demon King was probably using plants for attack, from this aspect, it was impossible for him to lose!