Chapter 1349 - 796: Black Thorn Tower_4

Dragon Cypress waved its tentacle again.

The power of the dual Fire and Thunder systems erupted.

The sky filled with dense clouds, rolling thunder roared, crimson lightning struck the earth, and the snowy field instantly transformed into a Thunderfire Domain.

The giant stone python coiled again, gathering strength, leaping into the sky.

Like shedding its skin, the stone scales turned into fine sand and dispersed, a giant python made of water mist and coursing with lightning emerged, with eight wings on its back, flying horizontally, crossing forty to fifty kilometers with each breath, diving into the dense forest.

Carnivorous Flower!

The giant python turned to wood, transforming into a giant vine with a cage, its branches rapidly spreading.

In an instant,

the plants in the forest grew rampant, thorny vines spread, ancient trees grew rapidly, piercing the sky, sealing the heavens and earth.

The serene Forest Sea instantaneously turned into a perilous Senluo Hell.

"A regular life planet can hardly accommodate a Star Realm Origin Force Life."

Dragon Cypress muttered, communicating with the scouting Umbrella Bird in the sky.

The hemispherical fortifications built by White Ivy and others were still there, mobilizing nearby Vortex Worms to sense, isolated by a Soul Force Barrier, still hidden inside.

"..."

Dragon Cypress's heart stirred, the Carnivorous Flower transformed into an Ice Centipede.

Without the support of Wood Primordial Energy, the rampant jungle and rapidly growing plants withered and died.

Water System Primordial Energy activated,

the carapace of the Ice Centipede, thirty thousand ice pillars over ten meters long, more than one meter in diameter, rose vertically into the air.

An almost forgotten ability: Explosive Jet.

Thirty thousand ice pillars pierced through the clouds, traveling from the sparse stratosphere, crossing four thousand kilometers, adjusting their tilt, and locked vertically downward on the hemispherical fortifications, accelerating for impact.

A bombardment spread across the sky, the area centered around the hemispherical fortifications, ten kilometers around, was instantly engulfed in flying ice shards.

White Ivy and the three insects finally detected the 'Dodder Child' distributed in the jungle and immediately found a way to evade it.

Dragon Cypress's three scouting abilities were all rendered ineffective, losing the trace of White Ivy and others.

Just as he was considering changing to another scouting method,

suddenly, a slight Origin Force fluctuation emanated from behind, and a sense of deadly danger arose in his heart.

White Ivy!

So quickly deducing my position in reverse?

Only a hundred meters away, blue, yellow, gold, blue, red, silver, transparent—eight spikes about half a meter long, encompassing the Elemental Seven Systems and the system, shot fiercely towards him.

- Ambush?

Dragon Cypress raised its claw and swung it, a slight explosion of strength and Wind System Primordial Energy, an aggressive vigor swept up condensed air currents, effortlessly shattering the incoming eight spikes, with power undiminished, speed incredibly fast.

At short range, White Ivy was hit by the strong wind before she could manage to cross space, knocking her back heavily.

Dragon Cypress's body flashed with Wind and Thunder Primordial Energy, transforming into a bolt of lightning, reaching White Ivy the moment she hit the ground, with its claw striking again.

Pale Flame Touch.

Two beams of pale lightning penetrated from White Ivy's forehead, piercing through two holes from head to tail...

There's more!

As soon as Dragon Cypress's body stabilized.

A sharp claw emerged from the side, straight towards his forehead.

Red Peach,

the close-range assassination of the Metal Mantis.

Dragon Cypress was already on guard, Waterfire System Primordial Energy circulated, and the blue-purple Umbrella Bird pattern instantly covered its whole body.

Puff! Sizzle!

The claw had not yet touched the carapace, the Umbrella Bird ability autonomously triggered detonation, and the icefire jet backfired.

Red Peach was knocked away.

Dragon Cypress's body turned into a shadow, sticking close, the tentacles tapped continuously, two blue ice cones, forcibly stabbing two holes into Red Peach's head.

Three missing one.

Dragon Cypress suddenly turned his head.

"..."

Yellow Peach raised its Catching Feet, crossing space, and happened to meet Dragon Cypress's gaze.

Awkward stiffness for a second.

Reluctantly, Yellow Peach withdrew its claw and said: "I concede."

The battle ended.

The world scene shifted.

Dragon Cypress, White Ivy, Red Peach, Yellow Peach, and Fish Vine returned to the spacious hall.

"Red Peach, your tactics were useless."

"Fish Vine, you useless, why did you disappear as soon as you went up?"

White Ivy angrily questioned.

Red Peach: "..."

Fish Vine: "..."

Fish Vine: "My idea was to cleverly use words to attract Dragon Cypress Ant King's attention, creating conditions for your ambush..."

"Alright, alright. The gap between the Planet Realm and the Star Realm is a vast difference, there's no way to play."

Dragon Cypress broke the atmosphere, activated the Star Network ability, cheerfully said: "One million, don't try to deny it."

"...Won't deny it!"

White Ivy followed, activating the Star Network ability to make the payment.

Dragon Cypress said smugly: "Did you practice coordinated combat? To be honest, your coordination isn't great. If I got serious, I could kill you a hundred times a day. Still want to play? A million per round, and you'll lose all that money you've made in less than a year."

"Not interested..."

White Ivy turned to connect to the Star Pillar to check.

There was no relatively fair friendly match mode that could narrow the gap between the Planet Realm and the Star Realm.

"Not playing anymore!"

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, are you still testing abilities?"

"Of course. I'm going to try the Black Thorn Tower."

"Oh——"

White Ivy regained interest and asked: "This isn't your first time, right? What level have you reached?"

Dragon Cypress asked back: "What level can you reach?"

White Ivy answered truthfully: "Yellow Peach and I can reach the fourth level. Red Peach the fifth. Fish Vine is weaker, stopping at the second level."

"Oh——"

Dragon Cypress said: "It seems Ink Orchid is quite impressive. Ink Orchid can reach the ninth level."

"Ninth level?"

White Ivy, Red Peach, Yellow Peach were shocked.

The Black Thorn Tower challenge matches combatants of the same Evolution Level and equivalent Star Core strength.

These combatants are based on the ability information and combat techniques of numerous Insect Clan warriors, figured to form an intelligent combat program.

The two sides engage in pure ability duels within a limited space.

It's a battle of will, consciousness, skill, and adaptability.

The Black Thorn Tower, matches from levels one to three are qualified combat targets; levels four to six are elite. From the seventh level up, the matches are against combatants optimized by the Wisdom Brain program, their combat capabilities exceeding the typical Insect Clan warrior range.

"Ink Orchid is too strong, right?"

White Ivy exclaimed, asking: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, what about you?"

Dragon Cypress said unhappily: "If Ink Orchid can reach the ninth, I, as its Great Leader..."

White Ivy incredulously asked: "Tenth level?"

"No way!"

Dragon Cypress vigorously shook its tentacles, saying: "The tenth level has a fixed roster of 18 famous warriors. They were the top 18 demigods specializing in combat during the Old Universe Era Insect Clan Civilization. Restrictions apply to the challenge, only those at or above the Habitat Realm in Evolution Level can participate. They can independently choose their opponent, and defeating one earns a 'small reward' of 100 million Primordial Crystals."

"Oh——"

"Is there such a saying?"

"It's not written above! This must be hidden information, right?"

"Did you guys manage to clear the ninth level?"

White Ivy, unwilling to admit defeat, felt a burning flame igniting in her heart, her fighting spirit surging, calling out: "Red Peach, Yellow Peach, Fish Vine, let's continue to challenge the Black Thorn Tower! We won't leave until we clear the ninth level!"