Wizard: Stronger through Marriage

Chapter 1238: Chapter 574: Awakening of Life_2

It is not a solid entity, but a semi-transparent energy form composed purely of wood element energy and strong life force, its figure hovering majestically like a mysterious incarnation of the Earth.

The Python’s pupils shine coldly, like flowing green gems, its gaze seeming to pierce through the void straight into the depths of the soul, making one shiver.

It silently slithers forward, each sway of its tail creating swirling gusts that blow the surrounding branches with a crackle.

The atmosphere of the space suddenly becomes stagnant and oppressive, even the moist earthy scent in the air is masked by a cold, toxic mist, making it difficult to breathe.

David’s expression is grave, he knows that this is no simple trial, but a true survival challenge—

The World Tree’s will warns him through its guardian form: Communication is just the beginning, the harsher tests are yet to come!

”I must remain calm...” he murmurs, slightly opening his palm to hold water droplets tightly in his hand, to resist any upcoming assaults.

He feels the surrounding Elemental Spirits becoming increasingly alert, those lightly flying little figures gather into a protective barrier, weaving a faintly glowing protective net around him.

The Jade Vine Python suddenly raises its head, spewing out a thick and corrosive green toxic mist.

This toxic gas quickly spreads, engulfing the surroundings like fog, simultaneously corroding all life energy and soul power it touches, plunging the space into an oppressive suffocating realm.

”This kind of poison...is no ordinary element!” Liliana furrows her brows, quickly using the ancient chant on a Rune Scroll, placing her palm near her chest, activating a protective barrier to shield David from harmful attacks.

Her gaze is firm yet with hidden concern, ”Not only is this guard powerful, it also possesses strong regeneration and environmental transformation abilities.”

The vast green snake wanders around the projection area, the winding and entwining body occasionally extending slender vines, these vines agile and swift like living creatures, each movement seemingly harboring lethal mechanisms.

Once it touches its prey, it rapidly tightens, binding the target like an iron lock, while injecting venom that paralyzes their actions, plunging the enemy into a hopeless predicament.

David’s eyes are sharp, he constantly adjusts his breathing, fully focused on deploying Elemental Spirits for a counterattack.

He uses his fingertips to guide a gentle breeze silently across the snake’s surface, merging water droplets into crystalline ice beads to shoot at the Jade Serpent, hoping to disrupt its regeneration rhythm.

However, this energy guardian reacts swiftly, constantly changing its posture to dodge and evade, making the attack ineffective.

As the battle progresses, the massive energy body demonstrates an astonishing regeneration speed—

Almost any part damaged by attacks instantly heals and restores, as if possessing the most fundamental and resilient immortal trait of nature’s life force.

This causes the battle to stagnate, transforming the originally communication-based trial into a desperate struggle for survival!

Plants in the Illusion Realm also respond to the Python’s will, countless new buds suddenly emerge from cracks, sharp as needlepoints, attacking David from all directions.

These plants bear minor but rapid damage capability, forming a vicious linkage with the menacing serpent, constructing layers of encirclement, making it nearly impossible to escape the battlefield.

”I cannot let it sever ties!” David reminds himself, fully focused, deploying Elemental Spirits to form a water curtain covering his body to dilute the toxic erosion, and using a breeze to manipulate mist flow as concealment.

But each of his movements carries extreme risk, a slight misstep would lead to being bound to death or crippled by deadly toxins!

Sweat beads appeared on his forehead, yet he grits his teeth to persist, using his magic staff to strike the ground, stirring larger waves of wood element, hoping to utilize the roots’ inherent power to aid in resistance.

Green lines instantly flash and swirl around his magic staff, resonating with the underground lush vegetation, creating stronger ripple effects to provide extra support and enhance shield protection against the opponent’s assault.

Confronted with the opponent’s fierce assault and astonishing vitality resurgence threat, his face does not show a trace of fear, only determination, steadiness, and the bursting respect and awe from deepening understanding of natural law—

This immense Jade Vine Python is not a simple adversary, but part of the World Tree’s strict test of the hero’s mind and endurance, an advanced form of trial, an indispensable checkpoint to higher levels!

Time flows, each clash accompanied by earth-shaking tremors and atmospheric vibrations, amidst the rustle of leaves, weaving a magnificent tapestry of primitive life’s rhythm and wisdom’s integration in the vast green projection space, leaving every viewer in awe of the earth’s miraculous wonders!

Despite feeling immense pressure, his heart is unusually calm, for those arduous illusions have already forged his resilient muscles and bones;

The baptism from the World Tree’s information flood also made him realize that only by adapting to the cycle and respecting coexistence can one find the true source of power!

For this reason, even faced with such formidable foe, he can still maintain clear thinking and unyielding determination to courageously forge ahead!

Suddenly, a slender green vine shot over fiercely, like a predator’s blade cutting through the air, aiming straight for the vulnerable spot!

At this critical moment, David’s body swiftly dodges while releasing long-held clear water droplets from his palm, the clear liquid momentarily forming a transparent shield against the fierce attack.

For a moment, two diametrically opposed elemental forces crash and explode into dazzling sparks, but through constant adjustments paired with precise timing, the catastrophe is successfully averted!

”It’s not over yet...” he growls lowly, his body tense, ready for the next charge.

As the dim, faint radiance of his own spreads and the gigantic dragon-like form, seemingly illusionary yet concrete, continues to hover and leap, embracing this challenging and grand natural stage without a trace of slack...

At the core of the projection, the air remains shrouded in a layer of eerie green glow, the earthy scent gradually saturated by a corrosive rancid odor.

David feels the surrounding environment suddenly turn cold, the wind mixed with the scent of decaying leaves, stinging his breath.

He grips his magic staff tightly, eyes deep as ancient wells, with no trace of fear, yet unable to conceal the weight on his brow.

The Jade Vine Python coils like a forest ghost, its vast energy body emitting a suffocating pressure.

Suddenly, it contracts its neck swiftly, spewing out several radiantly shining, green glowing toxic liquids.

These toxins hit the ground eliciting a fierce reaction—the corroded soil suddenly erupts with billowing smoke, the smoke carrying an intense acidic smell, spreading like thick mist.

David furrows his brows tightly, he can almost feel each breath cutting through his throat like sharp blades.

He can no longer ignore the immense pressure this harsh environment inflicts on his physical strength and spiritual power.

The corrosive smoke in the air, like an invisible toxic net, constantly erodes his nerves and will.

Even worse, the vast Jade Vine Python seizes the chance to spit out several bright green seeds.

These seeds, upon landing, suddenly expand and grow, instantly breaking through the grayish-brown soil, their branches densely covered with sharp thorns and intertwining rapidly, encasing David in a large, rapidly spreading, exceptionally tough yet toxic thorn cage.

His chest heaves violently, heartbeat like a drum, vibrating in this cramped space, each movement heavy and anxious.

Yet he does not retreat, only his gaze becomes sharper, a cool and steadfast will gathers at the depths of his pupils.

”I cannot let it control the rhythm.” he reminds himself, while slightly raising his left hand, summoning Ice Element Spirits.

Cold water vapor quickly condenses into thin ice encircling his wrist, slowly forming several sharp ice blades under the guidance of the breeze.