Chapter 210: Chapter 14 Shouzhe’s Bloodthirsty Vine Spirit Species_2
The artifact spirit is actually afraid of the Lord Elite Soldier causing trouble. Generally, those who reach the level of Elite Soldier are considered Celestial Pride.
All Celestial Prides have quite a temper. If they flare up, it’s possible to eliminate the artifact spirit. Just like the previous fellow... he definitely had a bad temper.
Afterwards, Liua Ruolan happily put away the low-level jade scroll and the blood vine spirit species, obediently handing them to Wang Shouzhe: "Husband, as long as you protect me, it’s fine."
She looked so obedient and reliant on her husband, like a little woman.
Wang Shouzhe’s heart felt warm and touched, filled with emotion.
"She is a Mrs. Wang who devotes all her energy to herself and to her children."
"Where else can you find a wife as great as this? It would be perfect if she doesn’t suddenly transform and hit me."
"Ruolan, rest assured, I, Wang Shouzhe, will protect you for a lifetime and beyond," Wang Shouzhe said sincerely.
"Husband, you’re really great."
"My wife is truly great."
Liua Ruolei pouted from the side, feeling this was a display of love, torturing single people.
It’s unbearable in the Changning Guard, better to return to the Academy sooner.
"Wife, please rest beside me." Wang Shouzhe had been preparing for this trial for a long time.
Then, Liua Ruolan obediently went back to watch the battle.
Standing in the center of the trial platform, Wang Shouzhe took a deep breath and said, "Artifact spirit, I’m ready to begin the trial."
"As you wish, commoner."
A demon puppet slowly emerged.
When everyone first saw the demon puppet, they felt it was very powerful. But when the Spirit Platform Realm demon puppet appeared, they realized the Qi Refining Realm peak demon puppet wasn’t much, looking rather weak and thin.
Yet in reality, it’s over two meters tall, weighing over three hundred pounds.
The moment the demon puppet appeared, it attacked Wang Shouzhe without saying a word.
Wang Shouzhe didn’t even draw the sword from his waist but scattered a handful of seeds.
Each seed was infused with green profound energy, appearing like strands of spirit light.
The seeds fell to the ground and sprouted spontaneously, growing rapidly into vines. The roots of those vines even sunk into the earth through the gaps of the thick bricks on the trial platform.
These vines were developed by Wang Shouzhe through continuous improvement, unlike the bloodthirsty vine spirit species.
However, their greatest characteristic is their resilience, rapid growth, and low energy requirement.
Employing the Willow Catkin Body Technique, Wang Shouzhe gracefully dodged the demon puppet’s chase around the vines. It felt like Jing Ke’s assassination, with King Qin circling the pillars.
This tactic is very simple, often used in games in a previous life, like circling a tower.
As the vines quickly grew, they soon formed a plant world that increasingly hindered the demon puppet’s movement.
The demon puppet seemed to be getting annoyed, extending its fierce claws and waving them.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
With each swing of its claws, many vines were severed.
Even if the non-spirit seed vines were quite tough, they couldn’t withstand such claw attacks and broke apart.
However, the demon puppet overlooked the sheer number of vines and their terrifying regenerative ability.
It paused only briefly, but its legs were unknowingly entangled by several vines. These vines grew rapidly, coiling upward and around it.
As if trying to wrap the demon puppet into a vine dumpling.
The demon puppet hastily swung its claws rapidly, clearing the vines off its legs.
The vines were constantly severed and torn into segments. However, more vines kept growing and coiling up relentlessly from its feet, legs, and even arms.
The demon puppet’s motions became slower and slower until, within moments, it couldn’t swing its claws anymore.
It was trapped alive in the vine array.
At the same time.
The vines continued to grow without stopping, absorbing the earth’s nutrients, prying open the hard bricks on the ground and exposing the soil.
They became increasingly sturdy and strong, like pythons coiling and squeezing.
The power of plants was fully demonstrated at this moment.
Unknowingly, the demon puppet’s bones started to emit cracking sounds. Black demonic blood seeped from its ears, nose, and throat.
At this point, it had no strength left to struggle, being crushed alive by dozens of vines wrapping around it like giant snakes.
Everyone took a sharp intake of breath.
Shouzhe’s combat method was not only strange but extremely powerful and terrifying.
Especially Ancestor Xuanfu, having seen many with wood bloodlines at the Academy. Most of them clustered under the Changchun Ascendant’s teachings.
The plants they researched were all kinds of oddities, yet they were mostly not adept at combat, preferring plant research.
Using vine-type plants to form a battle array for fighting was not particularly unusual.
But she hadn’t seen vines grow so quickly with such lethal strangling power as Wang Shouzhe’s.
Moreover, Wang Shouzhe hadn’t even drawn his sword at this point.
Could Shouzhe also pass the fourth stage? Everyone was both expectant and a bit incredulous.
"Congratulations, you’ve won," said the artifact spirit.
"Husband, you’re mighty, husband, you’re domineering." Now it was Liua Ruolan’s turn to display affection. She stepped forward, wiping sweat, massaging his back, and fanning him, like a dutiful servant.
While enjoying his wife’s attentiveness, Wang Shouzhe conversed with the artifact spirit and put away the Celestial Spirit Pill.
Soon he proceeded to the next stage.
This time, two demon puppets appeared, but Wang Shouzhe noticed the artifact spirit didn’t stop him, and the vines planted during the first round played a role on the battlefield.
Evidently, this was another small test for Wang Shouzhe.
Testing whether the vines planted in the first stage remained effective in the second stage?
Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe’s spirits soared.
His mindset differed from the brute force approach of his sister, niece, and wife.
He considered more aspects.
Since the artifact spirit approved this combat method, Wang Shouzhe was naturally unreserved.
He began circling the field, employing body techniques to play hide-and-seek with the two demon puppets.
At the same time, scattering seeds around. Those seeds continued to spread until almost one-third of the trial ground was covered.
Yet he wasn’t in a rush to strangle these two demon puppets. Instead, he expanded the planted area leisurely.
"Artifact spirit, can I take medicine or eat during combat?" Wang Shouzhe asked leisurely.
"You can use healing medicine or spirit pills to replenish profound energy, as long as your condition permits, and you can eat," replied the artifact spirit.
"But you cannot use excitement-inducing or stimulant pills to boost combat power."
Hehe, I understand.
Wang Shouzhe’s confidence was further strengthened.
Then, the vines gradually entangled the two demon puppets.
At this point, Wang Shouzhe’s profound energy was already depleted.
Therefore, he wasn’t in a hurry to strangle the two demon puppets but controlled them with vines, then took out some items from his storage ring and began to eat and drink.
Yes, he bought two storage rings. A couple’s pair, one for each. He even planned to equip every ancestor with one within a few years.
The intertwined vines transformed into tables and chairs.
He patiently took out spirit flesh, spirit fish, a small coal grill, teaware, and other things.
Then he started eating a clear soup hotpot, replenishing his previously consumed qi and blood. Meanwhile, he drank Cloud Mist Spirit Tea to nourish his spirit.
Ancestor Mang, Ancestor Ruhong, and others exchanged glances, finding Shouzhe’s combat style too peculiar. Furthermore, he seemed unbound, able to think of any combat tactics.
Watching this, Wang Lici swallowed hard and quickly said, "Artifact spirit, artifact spirit, can I go up to help eat?"
"Mind your status, warrior," the artifact spirit replied.
"Then, can Liua Ruolan go up to eat?" Wang Shouzhe asked testingly.
"If Lord Elite Soldier Liua Ruolan agrees, she can go up to eat but cannot assist you in combat."
This confirmed the difference in Elite Soldier status, Wang Shouzhe mused secretly.
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