Chapter 231: The Defeat of the High-Crowned Spirit Chief

After revealing its true form, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief initiated an attack on Zhu Zhiquan, its massive palms swinging toward him like mountains.

Zhu Zhiquan nimbly leaped onto a tree, dodging the giant palms, and kicked off the trunk with force, flying toward the High-Crowned Spirit Chief's towering body.

Swish—

A small wound was slashed under the High-Crowned Spirit Chief's armpit; it was a wound Zhu Zhiquan had carved with his Spirit Valley Longsword.

The High-Crowned Spirit Chief roared at the sky, then stomped the ground, causing thorns to immediately burst from the earth and lunge at Zhu Zhiquan.

Zhu Zhiquan countered by releasing Nether Cold Ice Spikes to clash with them; for a moment, ice cones and thorns intertwined. A large number of thorns were severed by the ice cones, while many ice cones were simultaneously crushed by the erupting thorns, covering the ground in a layer of unique ice sand.

The two sides stalemated for a moment before charging at each other to engage in close combat.

The Plant Monsters flapped their branches and leaves one after another, as if cheering and shouting to build momentum for the High-Crowned Spirit Chief; some even rushed toward the battlefield, wanting to help the High-Crowned Spirit Chief achieve victory.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Several consecutive Arrows pierced through their bodies, causing some of the weaker monsters to die on the spot; the other monsters turned their heads to look in the direction from which the Arrows had come.

They saw that Zhao Yuxin had somehow deployed a Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter in front of her, and a Lock-Hook Tree Demon was acting as a lookout on the roof of the Tricycle behind her.

"If you're going to watch the show, watch it properly. Don't go meddling, understand?" Zhao Yuxin's gentle voice carried a hint of a threat, and the Plant Transport Bag in her hand was still releasing more Combat Plants.

This caused the other monsters who had originally wanted to go over and help to freeze in place; after exchanging glances, they all tacitly cheered and rooted for the High-Crowned Spirit Chief from afar.

Zhao Yuxin and Xuebao also stood side by side, cheering for Zhu Zhiquan together.

Amidst the intense shouting, the battle between Zhu Zhiquan and the High-Crowned Spirit Chief gradually reached a fever pitch; the shockwaves of their fight severed all the ordinary flowers, grass, and trees in the vicinity, and some animals that couldn't dodge in time were crushed by falling trees.

Soon, Zhu Zhiquan gradually gained the upper hand; his coherent skill chains and sword techniques, which were so fast that even afterimages were hard to see, suppressed the High-Crowned Spirit Chief, forcing it to retreat repeatedly while new wounds constantly appeared on its body.

Realizing that the High-Crowned Spirit Chief was likely going to lose, the Bloodthirsty Grass monsters were the first to retreat behind the other monsters, preparing to run away at any moment.

Seeing that the High-Crowned Spirit Chief might be defeated, the other Plant Monsters shouted and cheered even louder.

As for those controlled Plant Monsters, they were even more miserable, because if the High-Crowned Spirit Chief couldn't defeat these two-legged beasts, they would end up like their other kin, dismembered by this female two-legged beast beside them!

Seeing that Zhu Zhiquan had the upper hand, Zhao Yuxin leaned her face toward these controlled monsters and gloated, "How about that? My man has your boss in the palm of his hand. Let's see if you dare to provoke us again!"

"Mm-mm~" Xuebao chimed in from the side, waving its arms at them to show its confidence in Zhu Zhiquan.

The controlled monsters lowered their heads, unwilling to accept this terrifying reality; among them, the Flower Chief Demon understood its impending fate and shed tears of despair.

The Ghost-Horn Tree Demon roared at them to express its dissatisfaction, but none of them resisted.

In the end, only the smallest Bloodthirsty Grass remained, looking around; feeling that it hadn't been noticed, it snuck away toward the outside.

Bang!

A foot made of tree branches blocked their path, and the wind it stirred up nearly made them lose their footing. These Bloodthirsty Grass slowly looked up to see a Durian Warrior standing before them like a mountain.

The Bloodthirsty Grass knew they couldn't escape; each of them drooped their heads and sat quietly with the other captured monsters, not making a sound.

"Eh? So you guys have emotions!" Zhao Yuxin felt a bit surprised, then took out paper and a pen to start recording.

At this moment, the battle between Zhu Zhiquan and the High-Crowned Spirit Chief was nearing its end, and the surrounding monsters began to feel uneasy; the Bloodthirsty Grass, in particular, took to their heels.

In the end, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief was defeated by Zhu Zhiquan and turned back into thick fog, fleeing deep into the jungle. Zhu Zhiquan didn't pursue, walking toward the Tricycle with an expression of satisfaction.

As soon as he passed by Zhao Yuxin, she grabbed his ear and dragged him into the carriage; immediately after, the sounds of Zhao Yuxin's scolding and Zhu Zhiquan's shrill screams came from inside.

"Told you to stop messing around!"

Slap, slap—

"Told you not to be disobedient!"

Slap, slap—

"How many times have I told you? I'm trying to do research and you just have to go and cause trouble. You! You're trying to be the death of me!"

"Azhao, we..."

Slap—

"No, I was wrong, I..."

Slap, slap, slap—

………………

After giving Zhu Zhiquan a lesson, Zhao Yuxin took some of each of the monsters outside for research and released the rest. Mostly because having too many was useless, and these monsters didn't have anything good, so she couldn't waste space in the carriage.

Hearing that they could leave, the controlled monsters first maintained a deathly silence; after a dozen seconds, these monsters scattered and fled, though only a few plants were held back.

For example, Zhu Zhiquan caught two Ghost-Horn Tree Demons to do some work; the plants that were kept behind were surprisingly quiet and didn't put up any struggle.

Afterward, Zhu Zhiquan posted the information about the High-Crowned Spirit Chief to the World Channel and prepared to continue playing on the swing with Xuebao.

Although the original swing had been dismantled for some reason, this allowed him to make a better one.

This time, Zhu Zhiquan picked and chose inside the carriage, ignoring Zhao Yuxin's suspicious gaze, tucked the materials under his arm, and walked outside. At this moment, Zhu Zhiquan looked like an efficient designer, and the materials under his arm became his briefcase.

This time, he still used two Ghost-Horn Tree Demons as supports; it was unclear if Zhu Zhiquan was very confident or just didn't learn his lesson, daring to bet that the High-Crowned Spirit Chief wouldn't dare come back, or perhaps he just wanted another beating from Zhao Yuxin.

The two Ghost-Horn Tree Demons knew that even the High-Crowned Spirit Chief couldn't do anything to him, and their eyes became incredibly clear.

During this time, many people @Zhu Zhiquan, but he had entered a state of focus and didn't reply at all.

Soon, the new swing was finished; this time, the swing had an extra wooden-carved seat, covered with a layer of cowhide as a cushion, and the armrests of the chair were decorated with flowers from the Flower Chief Demon.

"Come on, Xuebao, sit on it. I'll push you." Zhu Zhiquan gestured for Xuebao to sit on it.

But Xuebao was a bit hesitant; after all, it had played on the swing twice in a row and been chased by that strange thick fog twice. What if that fog came back?

So Xuebao didn't choose to sit on it, just watching from where it stood.

Zhu Zhiquan knew its concerns, so he sat on the swing himself and started to sway.

The two Ghost-Horn Tree Demons cooperated with Zhu Zhiquan by shaking their branches, their eyes revealing fawning smiles.

At first, Xuebao hid in the carriage to watch, but after a long time passed without seeing that mass of fog or the Ghost-Horn Tree Demons arriving, Xuebao finally gathered the courage to come to the side of the swing.

Seeing that Xuebao was willing to approach, Zhu Zhiquan decisively gave up his seat and let Xuebao sit on it. The two Ghost-Horn Tree Demons immediately shook their branches and got the swing moving.

Xuebao was soon immersed in the swing, constantly making excited "Mm-mm" sounds.

Seeing that Xuebao was having a great time, Zhu Zhiquan nodded with satisfaction and immediately arranged for two Durian Warriors to stand guard on the left and right of the two Ghost-Horn Tree Demons, while he himself began a new round of training.