bayedsolid Chapter 1084 Wood Spirit Priest
Chapter 1084 Wood Spirit Priest
“Ugh!”
A piercing scream shattered the deathly silence. The two level-ten priests convulsively clawed at the cold serpent fangs piercing their vitals, their divine power like a burst dam being devoured by the hydra's gaping maw! Their struggles visibly weakened, and in an instant, their frantically pulling arms fell limply to their sides.
The two bodies, as if their bones had been removed, hung limply atop the hideous snake head, lifeless.
Muraki's sinister eyes finally settled on the last remaining ninth-level priest, Ji Lian.
Thousands of purple-scaled venomous snakes crawling out from the ground surrounded Ji Lian, attacking her from all sides, leaving her nowhere to escape.
Ji Lian took a step back, and cold sweat finally trickled down her beautiful and holy face. But she remained calm, raised her hand with two fingers, and slightly parted her lips to chant an incantation, casting a divine spell.
"Divine Art - Heavenly Decree and Divine Law!"
A burst of light emanated from her body, and as she parted her lips slightly, she uttered ancient divine incantations in unknowable, grand syllables, like the whispers of ancient gods.
In an instant, countless dazzling golden points of light seemed to be summoned by an invisible divine oracle, surging and converging from within her body and from the void! They transformed into burning brushes of law, and where the brush tips outlined, dazzling golden divine runes emerged from the void!
"Oh?" The hydra Xiangliu said with interest, "Divine Decree? This human priest is quite interesting."
"Imperial decree!" Ji Lian shouted.
Thousands of divine texts burst forth like a rain of stars and arrows commanded by divine decree!
"Hah!"
Just then, a purple-scaled venomous snake pounced on them.
"Pfft!" The purple snake that lunged at him was pierced through the chest by a "Slay" character, and its body instantly burst into holy golden flames that burned away all filth;
"Clang!" A "town" character struck Muraki's blade, causing the samurai sword to tremble violently and emit a mournful cry, its blade cracking from the scorching evil energy.
Muraki narrowed his eyes and flicked his wrist, dispelling the golden flames on the blade.
At the same time, a dense barrage of the characters "封" (seal), "禁" (ban), and "殛" (annihilate) rained down on the swarm of snakes! The characters embedded themselves into the snakes' bodies, like red-hot irons branding rotten flesh, and the dark purple flames of the dead crumbled upon contact! A chorus of mournful hisses filled the air, and thousands of venomous snakes were covered in writhing divine runes, with burning golden chains spreading wildly along their necks!
"Divine Art - Binding Calamity with Ten Thousand Words!"
Ji Lian raised two fingers, intending to cast the spell again.
But Muraki no longer intended to give her another chance.
"Soul Skill - Sun Wheel Slash!"
Om-!
A dark purple blood-red light, condensed to its extreme, tore through the air, slashing out diagonally in a crescent shape! Wherever it passed, the hastily formed divine rune barrier shattered like glass!
The crimson light, still lingering, fiercely swept across Ji Lian's body! Her red divine robe ripped open with a "tearing" sound, revealing a patch of snow-white skin on her left shoulder, where a deep, bone-revealing wound was clearly visible, and blood instantly soaked through the tattered fabric!
"Uh-ah!"
Overwhelmed by the pain, Ji Lian flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a crumbling wall before slumping to the ground.
"Cough...cough cough..." She struggled to sit up, coughing up blood that stained her lips and chin. The divine light surging around her was like a candle flickering in the wind, suddenly extinguished.
The phantom of the Hydra undead behind Muraki suddenly attacked!
The hydra Xiangliu's greedy, dark purple vertical pupils suddenly lit up, and its huge, twisted serpent shadow, carrying a foul stench, pounced on the powerless Ji Lian!
However, at that moment, Muraki suddenly sensed another vast, forest-like divine power descending without warning! It instantly tore through the poisonous miasma-filled area filled with the aura of death!
He suddenly turned his head and saw a giant hand, formed by tens of thousands of gnarled ancient vines and powerful roots, tearing through the poisonous miasma and grabbing at the sky like a dark cloud!
Wherever the giant hand passed, the space could not bear the weight, and a series of low, piercing sounds of wood cracking and splintering were heard!
"Crack! Boom—!"
The giant paw collided violently with the ferocious snake head that lunged down to bite!
Thick vines, as thick as pythons, quickly wrapped around each snake's neck, their roots tightening like living creatures, unleashing a terrifying strangulation force!
puff!puff!puff!
The sickening sound of flesh being torn apart rang out repeatedly! The nine hideous undead serpent heads were torn off by this savage force, turning into countless dark purple specks of light scattered across the sky!
The giant vine hand did not stop. After its successful strike, it continued to swirl towards Muraki's body like a turbulent, emerald-green tide!
Muraki's eyes were icy cold. His katana transformed into a streak of purple lightning, slicing through the attacking vines in a few swift strokes! Using the recoil, he executed a swift backflip, instantly creating a ten-foot distance between himself and the attacker. As he landed, the tip of his katana pointed diagonally, his gaze fixed intently on the newcomer.
Having survived the ordeal, Ji Lian endured the excruciating pain and looked up.
The countless vines and roots that had torn apart the domain were now shrinking back like rivers flowing into the sea, eventually disappearing into the wide sleeves of the newcomer's deep green divine robe that fluttered in the wind.
The Wood Spirit Priest stared coldly at Muraki, his body wreathed in green divine energy, exuding an imposing aura: "A dark race that conspires with ancient evil undead, how dare you lay a hand on someone from the Priest's Palace."
Muraki looked at him without responding, his voice cold and flat as he muttered to himself, "I knew it, being too greedy won't bring any good. You're too hasty."
The dark purple necromantic light behind him surged and converged wildly, and in the blink of an eye, the nine severed necromantic snake heads reformed.
The hydra Xiangliu, with its greedy vertical pupils, locked onto the Wood Spirit Priest and let out a sinister laugh: "What are you afraid of? Don't you want to gain power as soon as possible? Besides, he's just a Wood Spirit Priest. We can take care of him all at once."
"If I can devour the soul of an eleventh-level priest, I will be able to forge a new physical body very soon."
Muraki's sinister eyes coldly stared at the Wood Spirit Priest.
'Such a powerful killing intent...'
The Wood Spirit Priest sensed the surging energy emanating from Muraki and thought to himself.
The power of the Hydra undead has reached the level of an eleventh-tier demon god!
Xiangliu's strength has actually recovered to this extent?
Could it be that... all those priests who went missing before were related to him?
Even facing an eleventh-tier ancient ghost god, the Wood Spirit Priest dared not be negligent and raised his hand.
"Divine Spell - Plant Giant Hand!"
His right hand suddenly transformed into the form of a plant, growing and twisting wildly at an astonishing speed! Countless thick and tough vines, like steel chains, and intertwined roots tangled and knotted together, instantly coalescing into a terrifying giant hand that blotted out the sky, carrying immense power, and fiercely slammed down on Muraki like a cage!
Before Muraki could even resist, he was gripped tightly by the giant hand formed by the entangled roots! Plant fibers wrapped around his entire body like living snakes in an instant, and even his right wrist, which was holding the knife, was bound by the roots and unable to move!
"I've got you." The Wood Spirit Priest's voice boomed like a bell, and divine power flowed continuously into the plant, reinforcing the seal.
Muraki remained calm, showing no sign of panic despite being restrained by the plant-like hand.
“The barrier has been destroyed. If we fight him here, we’ll eventually attract the other Five Elemental Officials. We need to find another place.”
"Heh, whatever you want," the hydra Xiangliu replied.
The Wood Spirit Priest frowned slightly, noticing that Muraki's bronze mask was emitting an eerie purple light.
"A malevolent force—the Swamp of Rotting Bones!"
Both the Wood Spirit Priest and Ji Lian immediately felt their bodies sinking rapidly!
Ji Lian quickly looked down and discovered that the once flat cement ground beneath her had now transformed into a bottomless swamp of decaying bone mud, constantly churning with purple poisonous bubbles! It was slowly swallowing the two of them!