Overlord of the Wilderness

“SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK!”

The surrounding tree branches and Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines were scorched by the high-temperature flames, immediately letting out pained screeches. In the blink of an eye, the massive branches and slender Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines turned to ash.

“HAHAHA!” The Flower King let out a long laugh, his body erupting in roaring flames. With an aura that could dominate the world, he reached a hand out toward Zhaang Ye from afar.

The Flower King’s Cultivation was profound. With a grasping motion of his hand, a crimson light shot toward Zhaang Ye. This crimson light was a type of capturing technique; as long as it touched Zhaang Ye, he would have absolutely no way to escape the Flower King’s grasp.

Seeing the Flower King use his flames, Zhaang Ye was not alarmed but delighted. While dodging the attacks of the Giant Trees and Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines, he chuckled and said, “Idiot!”

Just as the Flower King was about to fly into a rage, he suddenly felt the surrounding trees and Snake Vines turn berserk. Thousands of Snake Vines and branches swarmed toward him!

Each branch was several zhang thick. Each Snake Vine was hundreds of zhang long. The branches and Snake Vines filled the sky, squeezing out the very air. The space was filled with the RUMBLE of tearing air, and the crimson light he had unleashed instantly vanished into the dense thicket of branches!

“Hmm?”

The Flower King’s expression changed slightly. He abruptly waved his hands, sending out two massive fireballs. In an instant, they transformed into a sky full of fiery light, incinerating the Giant Trees and Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines completely.

HISS!

Two hundred zhang ahead, Zhaang Ye couldn’t help but be secretly shocked by the Flower King’s display. ‘This Flower King’s combat strength is even greater than I imagined.’

The Fire Spirit giggled and said, “Master, don’t worry. No matter how powerful this Flower King is, he can’t do anything to you now. By using his flames, he has enraged the Giant Trees and Snake Vines. He’s in for a tough time.”

Sure enough, before the Fire Spirit’s voice had even faded, strange noises echoed from all directions as the entire forest instantly came alive. Before the horrified eyes of the Flower King and Zhaang Ye, countless branches and Snake Vines surged toward the Flower King.

Even more terrifying, the forest floor began to tremble. Enormously thick roots, glinting with yellow light, burst from the ground and stabbed viciously at the Flower King!

“AH!”

Even with his heaven-shaking strength, the Flower King’s face paled in the face of such a terrifying assault. He waved his hands, unleashing streams of fire to destroy the surging branches, roots, and Snake Vines, leaving him no time to bother with Zhaang Ye.

Zhaang Ye took advantage of the moment the Flower King was under attack. He pushed his Body Technique to its absolute limit, using all sorts of ingenious movements to dodge the attacks of the branches and Snake Vines, flying several hundred zhang in an instant.

Seeing Zhaang Ye get farther and farther away, the Flower King grew anxious. ‘The Water Origin and the Fire Origin are both on him. In my eyes, Zhaang Ye is a massive treasure trove. I absolutely cannot allow him to disappear from under my nose.’

“Damn trees, die!”

The Flower King roared. With a wave of his Red Jade Folding Fan in the air, a fan-shaped light split the sky. Wherever the light passed, Giant Trees forty to fifty zhang thick snapped one after another. He had forcefully cleared an open space with a radius of a hundred zhang.

“Hiss! ‘This Flower King’s Cultivation has actually reached the True Dao Sixth Layer Middle Stage!’” Seeing the power with which the Flower King obliterated the Giant Trees, Zhaang Ye instantly deduced his Cultivation level and couldn’t help but be startled.

“SWISH SWISH SWISH!”

Zhaang Ye’s Cultivation had risen to the Late Stage of True Dao Fourth Layer, and he had originally wanted to test the Flower King’s strength. But seeing such terrifying power, Zhaang Ye immediately abandoned the idea. He focused all his energy on dodging the attacks of the Giant Trees and Snake Vines, fleeing for his life.

The attacks of the Giant Trees and Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines were both fast and bizarre, forming one unpredictable giant net after another. Dodging between these nets, Zhaang Ye felt as if he were walking on a Blade Tip; every inch he advanced was fraught with extreme danger.

While Zhaang Ye dodged with all his might, the Flower King triumphed through sheer force. Relying on his immense power, he would unleash a fan-shaped red light from his Red Jade Folding Fan every hundred zhang he flew. Wherever the red light passed, Giant Trees would snap, and the Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines would be blasted to dust.

Relying on his immense power and terrifying flames, the Flower King’s speed was slightly faster than Zhaang Ye’s. He closed the distance, now within four hundred zhang.

The Flower King had launched a series of fierce attacks, consuming a great deal of his Innate True Qi. However, he didn’t care. He stared excitedly at Zhaang Ye and sneered, “Zhaang Ye, you can’t escape! Stand still, and I might spare your life. I’ll allow you to become my servant.”

Zhaang Ye couldn’t be bothered to respond to the Flower King. His Spiritual Sense was locked tightly on the area within a hundred-zhang radius as his figure became a phantom, weaving through the dense branches and Snake Vines.

There were many Giant Trees in this forest, and they grew taller the deeper one went. A Giant Tree over ten thousand zhang tall and sixty to seventy zhang thick could shatter a mountain with a single casual strike. Though Zhaang Ye’s body was extremely tough, he didn’t dare let them touch him and could only dodge again and again.

“Be careful!” the Fire Spirit’s voice suddenly rang out.

Zhaang Ye’s body shifted slightly in mid-air, moving a foot to the side. Just as he moved, an extremely sharp whistling sound rang out, and a fan frame suddenly flew past him.

It turned out the Flower King had shot a fan frame in a sneak attack to slow Zhaang Ye down. Fortunately, Zhaang Ye had received the Fire Spirit’s warning and had barely managed to dodge it.

“HAHAHA!”

As Zhaang Ye dodged, the Flower King’s figure shot forward, closing the distance by several dozen zhang. Now, he was only just over three hundred zhang away from Zhaang Ye.

A distance of just over three hundred zhang was practically point-blank for an absolute expert like the Flower King!

“SWISH SWISH!”

Another fan frame shot out. As it flew, it was like an arrow, piercing straight through Giant Trees dozens of zhang thick!

Before the fan frame even got close, an immense sense of danger washed over Zhaang Ye’s Heart Spirit.

This fan frame from the Flower King was clearly launched with his full power, and its might was terrifying. Zhaang Ye couldn’t block it head-on. Otherwise, under the impact, he would completely lose control of his body and be instantly surrounded by the Giant Trees and Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines.

Facing the Flower King’s fan frame, his only option was to dodge!

In that instant, Zhaang Ye had to dodge not only the attacks of the Giant Trees and the Ten Thousand Feet Snake Vines, but also the attack from the Flower King! There was absolutely no room for error!

At this dangerous moment, Zhaang Ye’s Heart Spirit calmed. He instantly forgot everything. Before his eyes, there were only branches and long vines, and he had become a wisp of wind—a wisp that was gentle yet ever-changing!

“SWOOSH!”

Zhaang Ye’s body became extremely illusory, light, and nimble. In the span of a single blink, he actually executed thirty-three Transformations, dodging all the attacks from an angle so perfect it was sublime!

“Hmm?”

After launching the fan frame, the Flower King’s face had turned slightly pale. Seeing Zhaang Ye’s terrifying Body Technique, a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes. ‘What an exquisite Body Technique! That brat Zhaang Ye’s comprehension of the Wind Realm is getting deeper and deeper. I have to kill him quickly, or I’ll never be able to catch him!’

“WHOOSH!”

The Flower King took out a perfectly round Elixir that radiated a faint glow and swallowed it in one gulp. This was a Replenishing Essence True Pill, even more precious than a Top Grade Gathering Essence Pill. It contained the essence of dozens of Eighth-Grade Spirit Elixirs and could rapidly restore the True Qi of a Sixth-Layer True Dao Expert. If not for dealing with Zhaang Ye, the Flower King would have been reluctant to use it.

After consuming the Replenishing Essence True Pill, a faint red glow appeared around the Flower King’s body. His Innate True Qi rapidly recovered, and his pale complexion became ruddy again.

“Zhaang Ye, die!”

The Flower King roared, and three short red arrows shot from his hand. They formed a strange Array, whistling as they spun toward Zhaang Ye!

The Flower King’s most powerful weapon was his Red Jade Folding Fan. The fan frames within it had endless uses and were incredibly formidable, but they were limited in number, so he had to resort to attacking with short arrows.

The arrows, flying in an Array formation, crossed three hundred zhang in an instant and reached Zhaang Ye’s back.

“SWOOSH!”

At this moment, Zhaang Ye was in a wondrous state where nothing could escape his notice. As the short arrows arrived, he moved with incomparable skill, and the three red arrows grazed past his body.

“Hmph! Zhaang Ye, you can’t get away!”

The Flower King flicked his hand, sending out another three short arrows.

Zhaang Ye dodged again without a sound. However, although he avoided the arrows, his speed was affected, and the Flower King closed the distance by another thirty zhang.

“HAHAHAHAHA!”

Seeing that the short arrows had successfully slowed Zhaang Ye down, the Flower King laughed triumphantly. The red arrows in his hand shot out continuously like a meteor shower.

Zhaang Ye dodged relentlessly. A profound light flickered in his eyes as all sorts of mysteries and techniques of flight flashed through his mind. At this moment of extreme danger, Zhaang Ye had actually entered a state of enlightenment once again. His figure became even more illusory, like a shadow without substance.

“HAHAHAHAHA!”

After dodging another of the Flower King’s attacks, Zhaang Ye suddenly let out a long laugh and declared, “Wind is formless and intangible. It gathers and scatters at will, rising from the smallest of motions. The ancients also said that a tall tree attracts the wind. Haha, right now, I am the wind attracted by the great trees!”

A misty cyan radiance emanated from Zhaang Ye’s body. He no longer dodged but flew straight toward the branches and Snake Vines. Before the Flower King’s astonished eyes, Zhaang Ye’s figure, like a true wind, actually passed directly through the dense web of branches and Snake Vines. His speed increased again and again, and in the blink of an eye, he had flown a thousand zhang away!

“Th-this is impossible!” The Flower King’s eyes went wide. He had just clearly seen Zhaang Ye’s body transform into dozens of wisps of wind, forcing its way through the gaps between the branches and Snake Vines. A man of Zhaang Ye’s size had actually slipped silently through a finger-sized gap!

‘Could it be… that Zhaang Ye’s Wind Realm has already reached the Great Success Realm?’ The Flower King chased desperately for a while, but the distance only grew, and his expression turned exceptionally ugly.