"Hmm, the tokens that appeared on those lowly ants we eliminated before were in different colors. I think these tokens are based on the Five Elents: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth."
"The Wood Elent token should be that one."
"It's just hanging there so obviously, there's no challenge at all. Well, I won't be polite then."
Liu Mang said, raising his hand with a gesture. The flying sword in his hand seed to have a will of its own and flew out. In the next second, Liu Mang lightly tapped his toes and took off, stepping on his flying sword, heading straight for the token.
"Hmph."
Several Ninth Ring experts on the other flower carriages coldly snorted to themselves. They were locals of West City and well aware of the situation here.
The old tree in front of them was no ordinary tree. It was once a man-eating demon plant, alive, not an inanimate object.
In the Kunlun World, there are ten forbidden lands, each governed by a Demon Ancestor. One of these Demon Ancestors is a living demon plant.
The one before them is a seed collected during the human-demon war, planted here after the Nascent Soul ancestor of Ancestor Dragon City erased its divine sense, leaving only its primal nature.
Though the demon plant has no spiritual wisdom and only primal instincts, it's not an ordinary plant. The Bone Sea around it shows how this demon plant has grown.
They stayed on the periphery, not entering the tree's canopy range, remaining safe. But once soone steps into the covered area, the demon plant targets them.
The previous arena war slaves and death row prisoners were re appetizers, slightly troubleso but easily swept aside with caution and decent strength.
However, obtaining the Wood Elent token isn't so simple.
Liu Mang, in sword flight, headed straight for the token hanging dozens of ters above, encountering no resistance, and effortlessly grabbed the token.
It was truly as easy as reaching into a pouch.
So furrowed their brows at the sight, surprised that nothing happened.
Liu Mang picked up a token, and still, there was no movent around. He smirked. Was he just overthinking?
Without delay, he turned to the next token, effortlessly acquiring it as well.
"Hey, have you all seen enough? If none of you make a move, I'll just collect all these Wood Elent tokens. Then we won't need to continue the competition. Just announce the Oiran candidate."
Liu Mang taunted the cautious crowd who dared not approach.
"Sikong Lie, are you surrendering already?"
"Hmph, in your dreams."
Sikong Lie looked at the smug Liu Mang. Despite his wariness, he couldn't hold back and stepped onto his flying sword to charge out.
Even if there was trouble, he wasn't afraid of it with his strength.
"Yunge, I feel like I'm being watched, do you?"
Ji Wuyang asked with a furrowed brow.
Xuanyuan Yunge's eyes, like swords, deeply observed the old tree ahead. "It's peculiar, and too calm."
"However, even if there is an issue, we just have to break through it." Xuanyuan Yunge seed to sense sothing but confidently leaped, stepping onto his sword. He wanted to see what would happen.
Seeing people rushing in, the Ninth Ring experts from other flower carriages exchanged glances.
"It's a trap."
"Obviously, they're waiting for all or most of us to step in before launching their attack," one person coldly stated. It's a low-tier bait-and-lure tactic; uninford fools might just fall for it.
Just like that brainless idiot from the Upper Three Rings.
Thinking they can act with impunity just because they're from the Upper Three Rings with noble blood, missing out on so hard lessons from society.
"Since that's the case, let's not just stand idly by."
To erge as a Guardian Angel amidst dozens or even hundreds of competitors requires not only strength but also brains. In a lee, the strongest often falls first unless they can outright overpower everyone.
The crowd began to move, but they didn't rush straight in. Instead, they ventured into the tree's canopy area, hovering cautiously on the periphery, ready to flee at the slightest disturbance.
"We should go too. I glanced and there shouldn't be more than thirty Wood Elent tokens. If we don't act, we might get none."
"Still, this is likely a trap. Be careful, but with our strength, even if it's a trap, we can manage it."
Yuan Bin also sensed sothing was off. The demon plant's existence is rumored only among so high-ranking West City factions, rarely ntioned, as it's considered taboo in West City.
"Hmm."
To Yuan Bin's suggestion, Shi Lei nodded. Even if there's an ambush or a trap, in the face of absolute strength, it's all in vain.
"You stay guard, we'll get the tokens."
Shi Lei said, then leapt from the flower carriage with Yuan Bin, charging forward.
Li Feng watched but did not intervene, instead showing a look of amusent. Anyone with sense could see there was definitely a trap ahead, and everyone guessed as much, yet they still stepped in.
It's not stupidity, but a form of arrogance, thinking their strength can overco any trap or ambush.
Deal with each challenge as it cos.
Simply push through.
Within a few breaths, apart from a few who didn't move, twenty-plus people from ten flower carriages rushed into the area under the canopy.
Among them, Liu Mang and others grabbed tokens from the periter and delved deeper.
The Ninth Ring experts didn't take a direct path but circled around the canopy's edge, targeting so tokens on the outskirts.
Though few tokens hung in the periphery.
In the blink of an eye, several more breaths passed.
Suddenly, a wind arose around.
The wind rustled the leaves on the old tree's canopy, making a whispering sound, as if it was murmuring.
And this rustling leaf sound covered so other noises.
At that mont.
An unexpected change occurred.
The shadowy areas within the canopy above suddenly lit up with so green lights, the eerie glows like the tokens' shimring lights.
But these green lights were clearly not tokens.
In the next second.
A large net of webs descended from above, each web covering an area of a square ter, and there were many.
In an instant, dozens or hundreds of webs descended from above.
"Hmph."
As soon as the webs appeared, Liu Mang and the others sensed it. They might be arrogant but not foolish, always holding so vigilance.
Seeing the webs descending, they casually snorted disdainfully and unleashed their protective Gang Qi, slicing towards the descending webs.
However, unexpectedly, their sweeping protective Gang Qi didn't tear the thin webs like cicada wings apart.
"This is bad, these are not ordinary webs, but Demon-breaking Demon Spider silk."
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