I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 533 Extraordinary Confrontation
boom----

As several white 'pigeons' exploded with a deafening roar, a giant fire beast in the shape of a lizard, more than ten meters long, finally gave way and collapsed into the lava like a collapsing mountain.

"Ok?"

"What's wrong, Xiao Qiong?"

Looking at Qiong Mei, who was turning her head to look northwest, Xiao Ying asked in confusion.

"nothing,"

Qiong Mei shook her head, casting aside her inner turmoil.

"These fire monsters are a real nuisance."

In addition to their raging flames and sturdy bodies, these monsters also wield the power of 'explosion'.

In a sense, it shares the same origin as Sora's power, and is even more 'advanced', making it extremely effective against Sora's various explosives.

Even the 'divine wood' created by Xiaoying was somewhat countered: Wood Release is inherently countered by Explosion Release in terms of its elemental properties; moreover, these fire creations are not simply Explosion Release, but rather a higher level of power.

If they weren't lacking in spiritual power and intelligence, the battle would have been reversed.

"Only when the opponent is formidable can it be considered true training, right?"

For this,

Xiao Ying didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

If fighting is just about crushing noobs, how can you possibly improve?
"That makes sense."

Qiong Mei nodded. Her brother must have had a deeper meaning in sending her here to cultivate.

As a Ghost-level expert, he could see this clearly: if he could comprehend the power of these fire creatures and then simulate the power of that 'Heaven,' stepping into the Dragon level would be a natural progression.

"Let's go, let's continue deeper."

The outermost edge of this island is occupied by three-meter-tall, humanoid 'Hellfires', whose strength is around the Tiger level.

As the two ventured deeper, they encountered a powerful tiger-level 'Flaming Dragon Lizard'.

If they continue to venture deeper into the mainland, encountering a Demon-level being is only a matter of time.

But since it is a form of spiritual practice, one must naturally face the challenges head-on, therefore:
"Roar~~~~!!!"

At Qiongmei and Xiaoying's speed, they quickly penetrated hundreds of kilometers into the continent and stopped in front of a lava 'lake'.

Just as they could sense a 'ghost-level' being in the lake, the other party also sensed their undisguised aura and emerged from the lava lake with a deafening roar.

"Who has disturbed Manolos's slumber?!"

With a roar, a massive creature suddenly leaped out of the lava lake.

This was a colossal creature engulfed in flames, with a lower body resembling that of a giant elephant or a rhinoceros: it had thick hooves and a crocodile-like tail.

The upper body is that of a powerful demon—yes, with a pair of tattered bat wings behind him and two curved horns on his head, what else could it be but a standard Western demon design?
As the 'Fire Demon' leaped from the lava lake, countless streams of lava followed his figure, splashing onto the obsidian ground and instantly transforming into large and small fire monsters that surrounded the giant monster—no, they were his subjects, soldiers, and servants!
"Tear them apart!!"

As the 'Flame Demon' pointed, countless large and small flame monsters rushed towards Qiong Mei and her companion.

"Why are all these fire monsters styled like monsters from European mythology?"

"Perhaps it's because of that 'Father of the Sea'?"

Faced with the scene of being surrounded by a large number of 'flame monsters', Xiaoying answered Qiongmei's complaints while raising one hand.

"The art of cuttings!"

Puff puff puff puff puff puff—

Countless wooden spikes suddenly shot out from the ground, instantly piercing the charging flame monster from bottom to top!
That wasn't all. The wood that pierced the enemy's body continued to branch and grow, tearing the enemy's body to shreds from the inside: cruel and efficient.

In an instant, the battlefield that had been roaring and charging just moments before transformed into a 'thorn forest'; countless obsidian bodies, now cooled and devoid of flame, were the last traces of those monsters.

"Hmph, two legendary experts?"

Xiao Ying was right. According to the "setting," the monsters in this area are a fusion of the "Heaven's" Radiant Escape and the flesh and blood of "Cthulhu," so they will definitely exhibit the style of Western monsters.

Of course, the real reason is:
Someone was too lazy to 'pinch' the Eastern fire monster.

"I am Mannoroth, the Lord of Flames!"

"After I have devoured you, I will follow the will of the Creator and set all the continents, skies, and seas ablaze!"

The monster, engulfed in flames, roared and opened its mouth full of sharp teeth.

With a roar, a massive fireball, like a star, appeared from his mouth, poised to be unleashed.

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This is it!

Qiongmei's eyes lit up.
Without a doubt, this 'Flame Lord' possessed a power that was superior to his own.

"Xiao Ying!"

"The Art of the Wooden Dragon—"

Before Qiong Mei could finish speaking, Xiao Ying had already pointed her index and middle fingers together like a halberd at the 'Flame Lord'.

boom! ! !
The ground of the obsidian lava lake exploded, and a giant wooden dragon suddenly charged out, crashing into the jaws of the massive 'Fire Lord' from below.

The light, seemingly capable of igniting the void, was forcibly shut before it could even leave the 'Flame Lord's' mouth!
The light exploded in its mouth, but for the 'Flame Lord' composed of flames, it was nothing more than being choked by water while spitting out water; however, several huge-bellied birds took the opportunity to fly out and circle around the 'Flame Lord's' head.

boom------

The birds that had been spiked exploded with a bang.

The intense light from the explosion illuminated the dark red continent!

A massive circular shockwave swept out, and a mushroom cloud rose slowly, its power comparable to that of a tactical nuclear weapon.

but:

Hahahaha~~!

"How could mere explosions and flames possibly kill me, Mannoroth?"

Amidst the maniacal laughter, a gigantic, flaming arm emerged from the smoke and dust, sweeping sharply to the side. Whoosh—

The strong winds whipped up the aftershocks and smoke from the explosion.
The 'Flame Lord' was revealed, its flames still raging fiercely, and its demonic body suddenly tilting its head back for a deep breath.

The monster's chest bulged high, and with this inhale, it stirred up a level twelve gale! The flames around the battlefield, along with the remaining 'Flame Monsters,' surged toward its massive maw full of sharp teeth, plunging into it as if being sucked into an endless abyss by a vortex.

The terrifying suction force even stirred up the magma in the lava lake behind them, creating towering crimson waves that were over ten meters high!

"Mortal, witness the power bestowed upon me by the Creator!!"

Amidst the roar, eyes appeared on the chest of this 'Flame Lord'.

call out------

As one eyeball suddenly opened, a blinding white light shot towards Qiong Mei.

"The art of ranking!"

Xiao Ying raised her hand, and a huge ghost-faced 'wall' rose from the ground, blocking the light.

Pfft

The blazing white light fell on the wooden shield, scattering countless scorching sparks!
One side is a living creation of 'Radiant Release', and the other side is a user of 'Pillar Release'; both are at the Demon level in strength. Although they do not have the domineering aura of 'Heaven' or 'Divine Child' state, they are still very powerful.

This is why Qiongmei wanted to bring Xiaoying along.

Since her brother 'entered' her, Xiaoying has become the strongest among them.

"A futile resistance!"

With a roar, the eyes on the 'Flame Lord's' chest opened one by one.

The second, third, and fourth beams of blazing white light shot out from his eyes, unstoppable!
In an instant, the black and red continent lost its luster; only the dozen or so eyes on the chest of this 'Flame Lord' and the dozen or so crisscrossing beams of light dyed the battlefield into a white expanse.

Brush, brush, brush, brush, brush, brush—

The obsidian ground was easily cut open, the mountains formed by lava accumulation were flattened, and the flowing magma was cut off and flowed into those bottomless straight cracks!
The enormous demon mask, 'Ranking Technique,' was repeatedly sliced ​​by more than a dozen beams of light, like metal being welded.
It burst into countless sparks that shot out dozens of meters high!
"Xiao Qiong, retreat for now."

Toughing it out wasn't an option, and Xiaoying couldn't help but frown at the situation.

"it is good."

"Escaped?"

A few seconds later, the huge wooden demon mask was finally cut open, but the two 'mortals' were no longer behind it.

Although this 'Flame Lord' kept referring to mortals, in its understanding, such 'legendary superhumans' were not so easy to kill, and today's battle would end here.

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"This is tricky,"

In the sky, a giant white dragon flew towards the outer edge of the continent.

Standing on Dragonback Mountain, Qiongmei and Xiaoying were 'reviewing' the battle they had just fought, and their conclusion was:

"The monsters here are all very good at controlling us."

Those monsters have high resistance to explosions, flames, and strong light; and the environment is really not suitable for 'Wood Release' to be used. Even Xiaoying's 'Pillar Release' will be suppressed by the environment: unless Yu possesses her and absorbs the power of the Divine Tree to enter the 'Divine Child' state, she can defeat all enemies with her own strength.

But then what's the point of them going out to cultivate themselves?
"Should I go back and have Yuluo come over instead?"

Xiaoying suggested that Yuluo's power is ice, which is a perfect counter to these fire-type monsters.

"No, I'll figure something out."

Qiong Mei shook her head slightly; doing that would be taking a shortcut.
While one may use any means necessary in a life-or-death battle, how can one become a strong person if one relies on tricks in cultivation?
As her brother grows stronger, Qiong Mei will feel uneasy if she can't keep up with him.

"Maybe. Hmm?"

Before Qiong Mei could finish speaking, the two of them looked up.

Explosions and various fluctuations of spiritual energy came from the dark red horizon ahead.

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"Dear viewers, this is the outer waters of 'Sun Island'!"

A figure weaving through a hail of bullets is live-streaming while dodging and dodging.

"I, KYG, will bring you firsthand information about the war between the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department and the American 'Veterans Guild'!"

This bastard!

On the battlefield, this curse flashed through the minds of countless extraordinary individuals on both sides.

That's right, the fierce battle is between the island nation's extraordinary special police and America's nightmare space 'veterans'.

The reason they started fighting was...
Isn't it all thanks to this guy who was live-streaming from the battlefield?
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
America's 'flying fortress' hovered in mid-air, with countless large and small cannons constantly spitting out deadly giant armor-piercing shells! These high-strength alloy shells drew deadly white trails across the battlefield at several times the speed of sound.

With its immense mass and speed, even a Tiger-level superhuman would be unwilling to physically withstand such an attack.

Streaks of pale green light streaked across the sky, traveling at speeds of hundreds of meters per second, leaving behind countless refracted trails that were quite beautiful, but in reality, fraught with danger.

"Don't let them get close!"

"These guys' 'nuclear radiation attack' is disgusting. Those who don't want to spend money, be prepared!"

Above the aerial fortress, America's 'veterans' used ranged attacks to fill the gaps in the artillery defenses.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's 'Uranium Light Wave Fist' is infamous, a notoriously disgusting ability; even superhumans don't want to be exposed to nuclear radiation: while the space does provide repair services, where do you replenish the points consumed?
The two sides met unexpectedly and both declared sovereignty over the continent.

When neither side is willing to concede to the other, the obvious answer is:

Let's gesture.

If they could hit him, both sides would have loved to take down KYG first!

They were fighting to the death, and that guy was live-streaming it.

It's infuriating!
When Qiongmei and Xiaoying arrived at the beach, this was the scene they saw.

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(End of this chapter)