Chapter 400: Wood Overcomes Earth

"Boom! Boom!" Every step the Rock Giant leader took made the earth shake and the mountains sway. Before long, he arrived beside the Secret Realm Master with his eight underlings.

"Little Stone, long time no see," the Secret Realm Master said with a smile.

"There is the Master's aura? Yet it is somewhat different. Who exactly are you?" The Rock Giant leader blinked his lantern-sized eyes, looking at the Secret Realm Master standing on the mountain peak.

"I am your Master. I have now awakened; you may hand over the Earth Origin," the Secret Realm Master said. As long as he obtained the Earth Origin, he could once again master the Earth World.

When the Secret Realm Master fell years ago, he split the World Origin into five pieces. His final remnant soul attached itself to a fragment of the Wood Origin, and by utilizing the life-giving power of wood, he lingered on until now, finally ushering in a chance for resurrection.

"No, you are not the Master. I cannot hand over the Earth Origin." The Rock Giant leader sternly refused. On one hand, the aura currently on the Secret Realm Master was indeed vastly different from the aura of the Secret Realm Master from back then, and his strength was far from what it used to be.

On the other hand, over the long years, the Rock Giant leader had gained his own intelligence and found his own path of evolution. His Life Source had already fused with the Earth Origin; if he handed over the Earth Origin, he would also perish.

Even ants struggle to survive, let alone the Rock Giant leader, such a Fifth Grade Peak powerhouse.

"Little Stone, you dare to betray the Master? You traitor!" the Old Locust Tree roared in anger.

"It was the Master who bestowed life upon us. He is our father, he is our king, and everything we have belongs to the Master. Little Stone, hand over the Earth Origin; do not be a shameful traitor," the Man-Eating Flower also accused.

"Little Stone, hand over the Earth Origin, and I can preserve your memories. Once my strength is restored, I will help you reshape your body. By then, you will become even more powerful," the Secret Realm Master said.

"No, you are not the Master. You are an intruder! The Master's order: all intruders must die!" The Rock Giant leader shouted loudly, then stomped his foot fiercely. Circles of earthy-yellow ripples enveloped the surroundings; this was the Earth World Power.

The Rock Giant leader had mastered the Earth Origin. Although he had not yet advanced to the Sixth Grade World Master Realm, as long as he was within the Earth World, he could mobilize the Earth World Power within a radius of ten kilometers.

In an instant, the earth shook and the mountain peak swayed. Spikes several tens of meters long grew out from within the mountain peak, stabbing toward the Secret Realm Master and the others.

The Secret Realm Master waved his right hand, and a towering tree as thick as ten people could embrace appeared before his eyes. Its massive root system extended into the earth like a needle to calm the sea, stabilizing the shaking ground, while dozens of branches hundreds of meters long, like vines, coiled around the Earth Spikes.

The Earth Spikes were like granite, extremely sturdy, but wood overcomes earth. The tree's root system was like a guest-welcoming pine on a cliffside; no matter how hard the mountain body was, it could take root, sprout, and grow against the wind.

The tree shimmered with the green power of the Wood Origin, while the spikes shimmered with the power of the Earth Origin. The tree wanted to infiltrate the spikes, while the spikes constantly flashed with earthy-yellow light, making them increasingly sturdy and increasing their mass, wanting to squeeze out the tree's roots and branches.

This was a contest between two different World Powers. Wood overcomes earth, but if the earth is too prosperous, it can also inhibit the growth of wood.

It is like how loose soil is suitable for plant growth, but if it condenses into a large rock, it becomes very difficult for plants to grow upon it.

The Rock Giant leader was fighting on his home turf; as long as his feet touched the earth, he could draw an endless supply of power from it. The Secret Realm Master, however, was fighting an away game, using the energy within his own body. If the stalemate lasted too long, it would be very disadvantageous for him.

At the same time, the Old Locust Tree, the Man-Eating Flower, Lang Batian, and Lang Badi attacked simultaneously. All four of them were of Fifth Grade strength, and they all unleashed their Supernatural Abilities and laws to fight against the eight Rock Giants.

The mountains collapsed and the ground cracked, loose stones flew, and branches snapped; both sides fought extremely intensely.

The Old Locust Tree and the Man-Eating Flower were both demon plants. Wood overcomes earth, so the Supernatural Abilities they unleashed were able to suppress the Rock Giants. Even though they were each fighting three, they could still keep the Rock Giants suppressed.

The other two Rock Giants were left for the Lang Batian brothers to deal with.

The Lang Batian brothers were wolf demons. Fighting the Rock Giants, they could only clash head-on, and their fight was even more brutal.

Meng Shuangdao was a Fourth Grade Zombie. He had also come to the Earth World, but his strength was too weak. In such a Fifth Grade battle, the role he could play was very small, so he followed the Secret Realm Master's orders and did not participate in the battle.

The underlings were evenly matched, and neither side could do anything to the other. The outcome of the battle would still depend on the Secret Realm Master and the Rock Giant leader.

After a minute passed, the Earth Spikes had already pierced the tree's trunk and were rushing toward the Secret Realm Master's body. It looked as if the Secret Realm Master was about to be impaled through the heart by the spikes.

At the critical moment, the Secret Realm Master smiled and said, "Little Stone, so many years have passed, and your head still seems not very bright. Haha, why do you think I chose to stand on this mountain peak to fight you?"

The Rock Giant leader was stunned, feeling that something was wrong somewhere.

Suddenly, an incredible thing happened. The Wood World not far away began to tremble, and the entire world surged like waves, rushing toward the Earth World.

The Wood World was moving, wanting to cover this mountain peak of the Earth World.

The Rock Giant leader was shocked. After all, he was not in the Sixth Grade World Master Realm. Even if he had mastered the Earth World Origin, he could only mobilize the Earth World Power within a radius of ten kilometers, whereas the Secret Realm Master had completely mastered the Wood World.

The Rock Giant leader used the Earth World Power by borrowing it through the Earth Origin, while the Secret Realm Master was in control; the power of the Wood World all belonged to him to use.

There is an essential difference between borrowing and controlling.

The Wood World was like a part of the Secret Realm Master's body; it could be moved.

The Rock Giant leader was panicked and hurriedly wanted to retreat. He knew that his ability to contend with the Secret Realm Master relied on the Earth World Power. If the Wood World covered this mountain peak, he would be unable to mobilize the Earth World Power, and he would undoubtedly be defeated.

However, just as the Rock Giant leader wanted to leave, two green vines suddenly emerged from beneath the earth and coiled around his thick thighs.

"Break for me!" the Rock Giant leader shouted loudly. He grabbed a vine with both hands and tore at it fiercely, wanting to snap the vine.

But to his complete surprise, his arms could tear apart the earth and this high mountain, yet he could not tear these two soft vines.

This was because those two vines were connected to the Secret Realm Master's Root Network underground. To tear these two vines, one would need the strength to tear apart the entire Root Network.

From the moment the Secret Realm Master began fighting the Rock Giant leader, he had been extending his Root Network underground. At this moment, the Root Network was already connected to the Wood World, and the vast, sea-like Wood World Power was constantly being transmitted, making these two vines extremely tough.

Unless the Rock Giant leader also advanced to the Sixth Grade World Master Realm and could completely master the Earth World, he would be unable to tear these two vines.