Chapter 554: Heart of the Earth (Second Update, requesting all support)

While Luo Jingfei was shocked, Aixi and the Giant God Puppet were locked in an inseparable battle.

Their combat styles were completely opposite: the Giant God Puppet possessed immense strength and defense, was relatively slow, and excelled at frontal assaults; Aixi's speed was like a phantom, its strength and defense were also quite impressive, and it excelled at hit-and-run tactics.

One was a Warrior, the other an assassin; one was like an anti-aircraft gun firing at a mosquito, constantly failing to hit the target, while the other struggled to inflict much damage, as if merely scratching an itch.

Even though Aixi possessed a certain degree of Armor Breaking ability and attacked the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg repeatedly, given the force of its attacks, it would take a great deal of effort to break the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg.

While they were fighting, Li Changsheng was also observing the data on the Giant God Puppet.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Giant God Puppet (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Demon King 7th Tier

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: None

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Earth Element

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Wood

Among Demon King-level Spirit Beasts, such data is the most common.

With Aixi's current strength, it was not impossible to defeat an opponent of a higher rank, but it would require a significant amount of time.

The Giant God Puppet was like a perpetual motion machine, with almost no limitations on its stamina; Aixi had to resolve the opponent before its own stamina was completely exhausted.

Boom—

The Giant God Puppet stomped into the air, once again blasting a pit over ten meters deep, and the earth-yellow shockwave spread rapidly, yet it still did not touch a single hair on Aixi.

Due to the Storm characteristic and the residual shadow effect from the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Ruler, the Giant God Puppet's speed and vision were weakened; coupled with the gap in speed and agility, the Giant God Puppet was simply unable to land a hit.

Most frustratingly, every minute, Aixi's Wind Speed Characteristic would continue to increase its speed.

Just as Aixi wanted to attack the gap on the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg again, the Giant God Puppet stomped on the ground, continuously drawing Earth Element energy from the soil to form a massive earth-yellow light screen, completely enveloping itself.

Bang—

In an instant, Aixi struck the light screen, causing only faint ripples to appear.

The light screen dimmed slightly, but in the blink of an eye, it returned to its original state.

Li Changsheng frowned; he recognized this as the Earth Protection skill, which could not only be maintained for a period of time but could also continuously replenish energy for the light screen as long as it stood on the ground.

The moment Aixi was blocked, the Giant God Puppet opened its mouth, countless earth-yellow energy particles converged, and it spat out an earth-yellow beam of light several meters thick.

Aixi moved rapidly, manifesting one residual shadow after another.

The Giant God Puppet moved its head continuously, and the earth-yellow beam of light followed closely, moving in pursuit of Aixi.

Boom—Boom—Boom—

The earth-yellow beam of light landed on the ground, blasting out a massive furrow, and then proceeded to blast a nearby small hill into fragments.

Wind Stealth!

Just as the earth-yellow beam of light was about to catch up, a flash of cyan light appeared on Aixi's body, and with a sudden burst of explosive power, it quickly circled behind the Giant God Puppet.

The Giant God Puppet's turning speed was relatively slow; as it turned, Aixi followed its movement, remaining behind the Giant God Puppet at all times.

Just at this moment, a flash of cyan light appeared on Aixi's body, and a second layer of Wind Cloak draped over it, which once again provided a certain boost to its speed.

However, Aixi could not shake the earth-yellow light screen no matter what; it wanted to unleash the Gold-Breaking Jade-Shattering Gang, but it lacked the time to gather its Qi.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng shook his head and directly summoned Kailan and Adai.

He did not want to wait any longer; if Aixi and the Giant God Puppet wanted to decide the victor, it would likely take a very long time.

To avoid keeping the 'employer' waiting, Li Changsheng chose to overwhelm the few with the many.

As soon as Kailan appeared, it immediately activated the Wood Realm Descent characteristic, and countless green light spots began to fall upon the earth.

The earth began to revive, and like bamboo shoots after a rain, a large number of tender buds sprouted from the ground.

In the blink of an eye, these tender buds turned into small trees three or four meters tall, but they continued to grow, eventually reaching a height of twenty to thirty meters.

At this moment, Adai took the initiative to meet it, engaging the Giant God Puppet in hand-to-hand combat.

Adai swiped a claw at the Giant God Puppet's chest, and Aixi also launched a powerful offensive at the same time, barely breaking through the Earth Protection on the Giant God Puppet's body.

Adai's momentum was slightly reduced; its extended giant claw had most of its force negated by the Mystery of Guard, yet it still left five marks several feet deep on the Giant God Puppet's chest.

The Giant God Puppet had no flesh or blood; its entire body was composed of rock, which allowed it to ignore pain and remain completely unaffected, and it likewise slapped Adai's chest with a palm.

Bang—

A dull sound rang out; unlike the Giant God Puppet, Adai did not possess the Mystery of Guard, so it could be said to have taken the full force of that blow. It opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward involuntarily for over ten meters before stopping in a half-kneeling posture.

As a Demon King-level Spirit Beast, the Giant God Puppet naturally possessed decent intelligence; it ignored Aixi, who was like a mosquito, and strode forward to continue charging at Adai.

It was also at this moment that Li Changsheng's voice rang out: "Kailan, Tree Man Mode!"

Following Li Changsheng's order, Kailan moved its hands, and under the influence of an invisible force, these trees were forcibly uprooted and flew toward Kailan one after another.

Crack—Crack—

The sound of countless trees breaking rang out; like building blocks, these trees combined at an extremely fast speed, eventually forming a tree man whose size was not inferior to the Giant God Puppet at all.

Immediately, Kailan controlled the tree man to intercept the Giant God Puppet, giving Adai time to catch its breath.

Boom—Crack—Crack—

The two behemoths collided instantly, emitting a dull sound, but looking at the scene, the tree man was clearly at a disadvantage; the tree trunks forming its body broke one after another, and it was forced into a steady retreat by the Giant God Puppet.

Although the tree man's size was not inferior to the Giant God Puppet, there was a significant gap in both weight and density compared to the Giant God Puppet.

Furthermore, the Giant God Puppet could fully utilize its own body, while the tree man could only be controlled by Kailan; which was superior and which was inferior was clear at a glance.

At this time, Li Changsheng once again consumed a large amount of Mental Power to buff Adai with the Giantization Secret Technique.

Adai's size surged instantly, growing from thirty meters to over forty meters, making it only a head shorter than the Giant God Puppet.

The next moment, Adai charged up and joined forces with the tree man to confront the Giant God Puppet.

For a moment, three behemoths, each a full forty to fifty meters tall, became entangled, fighting in a way that was hard to separate.

Kailan and Adai joined forces, and the strength they displayed was not only not inferior to the Giant God Puppet, but actually slightly superior.

The Treant was fearless of death, and Adai possessed the Eternal Indestructible Body trait and the Life Aura; even though the Giant God Puppet was very strong, it was still suppressed.

While they were entangled, Aixi took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Crushing Claw!

A sharp, cold light flashed, and Aixi's right claw viciously grabbed at the gap on the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg.

Clatter~

Countless stone fragments flew, and Aixi expanded the gap by a few more degrees, having already completed about 1/3 of the "project."

As long as the Giant God Puppet's right thigh was severed, its mobility would inevitably be greatly affected, making it almost no different from a target.

The Giant God Puppet naturally saw through Aixi's intentions; without waiting for Aixi to continue attacking, it immediately launched a counterattack, performing a kneeling motion and pressing its massive body toward Aixi.

Unfortunately, before being pinned down, Aixi's figure had already vanished once more.

Fast, it was simply too fast!

Even though the Giant God Puppet was a Demon King level Spirit Beast, it was ultimately not a speed-type Demon Pet, and there was a significant gap in speed compared to Aixi.

By the time Aixi reappeared, it had already put a distance of twenty or thirty meters between itself and the Giant God Puppet.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Treant's arms transformed into countless twisted tree trunks, instantly binding the Giant God Puppet.

Crack~ crack~ crack~

Under the Giant God Puppet's struggle, countless tree trunks snapped, emitting dense cracking sounds.

Before the Giant God Puppet could break free, Adai took the opportunity to crouch down, its giant claws viciously grabbing at the gap on the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg.

Countless stone fragments flew, and the gap on the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg was clearly over 1/2 in depth.

It was also at this moment that Aixi opened its large mouth, and countless golden light spots visible to the naked eye converged, being compressed by Aixi into a golden light blade several feet long.

The speed of the golden light blade was extremely fast, also landing on the gap in the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg.

Sizzle~ crack~

Accompanied by an exceptionally harsh friction sound, countless stone fragments flew; the penetrating power of the golden light blade was unprecedentedly strong, and even though most of its power was negated by the Mystery Guard, it still barely managed to completely sever the Giant God Puppet's right lower leg, cutting out a smooth gap.

The Giant God Puppet, having just broken free from the Treant's restraints, could not even launch a counterattack before its body, unable to support itself any longer due to its right lower leg being severed, involuntarily fell to the ground.

Having lost its right lower leg, the Giant God Puppet's speed would inevitably be greatly affected, and its threat level would drop significantly.

However, even with only its left leg left for support, the fearless Giant God Puppet still did not give up.

At this time, the Treant pressed up, and together with Aixi, barely restrained the Giant God Puppet's hands.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Adai sat astride the Giant God Puppet, forcibly enduring the Giant God Puppet's counterattack, and clawed at its chest.

The Giant God Puppet's Energy Core was right in its chest; under attack after attack, countless stone fragments flew, and the Giant God Puppet's chest was clawed open, gradually revealing an earth-yellow light orb the size of a water bucket.

This was the core of the Giant God Puppet—the Heart of the Earth!

As long as the Heart of the Earth was pulled out or destroyed, the Giant God Puppet would meet its end.

However, the Giant God Puppet was made entirely of worthless stone, and the only valuable thing was the Heart of the Earth.

Li Zhangsheng naturally could not waste it; after all, this was the Heart of the Earth from a Demon King level Giant God Puppet, which could be considered a quite rare material.

It could not only be used to refine Treasure, but could also allow Earth Element Demon Pets to absorb it and gain certain benefits.

(End of this chapter)