The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Once he gets back and prepares thoroughly, eliminating Fang Yun won't be difficult. However, he needs to overcome the immediate hurdle first.

"You're wrong. What I want isn't that jade pendant, it's you."

Fang Yun wasn't there, so he just reached out and grabbed Master Kumu's shoulder.

At that moment, Master Kumu suddenly took several steps back, shouting, "Activate the formation!"

Then, sure enough, many vine-like things suddenly sprouted from under Fang Yun's feet. These vines looked like plants that had grown wildly for many years, like those from a tropical rainforest.

Besides being extremely thick and tough, the branches and leaves wrapped around Fang Yun's ankles. Fang Yun tried to tear them off with his hands, but couldn't.

"Well, now that you've entered my withered tree formation, just wait to die slowly."

Master Kumu's eyes were full of smug smiles. The reason he had patiently talked so much with Fang Yun was to lower his guard so that he could secretly set up his own formation.

To his surprise, Fang Yun actually stood there motionless and talked to him. This allowed him to easily wrap his vines around Fang Yun's ankles.

Meanwhile, the vines continued to grow, slowly winding around Fang Yun's knees. They were about to continue winding upwards, binding Fang Yun completely inside.

Fang Yun summoned a fire lotus from his hand, intending to burn the vines. However, this fire lotus was not made of real fire, but rather a manifestation of his own true energy, so it was not very effective against such a real object.

Even if some vines are burned to ashes, the process is very slow. In the meantime, new vines have already successfully grown, which can only delay the time it takes for these vines to entangle you. However, in the long run, they will inevitably break through your defenses.

"Kid, give up struggling, it's useless. These things were summoned directly from the depths of the earth. As long as they can still absorb nutrients underground, they will not stop, but will only keep increasing. The more you struggle, the more you will waste your energy."

Master Kumu circled Fang Yun several times, a smug smile on his face. His Dharma name wasn't given lightly; it was given to him because someone had witnessed his formidable abilities.

But that wasn't all. Then, flower buds slowly began to bloom on these vines, and inside these buds were poisonous thorns.

Once these needles pierce Fang Yun's skin, begin to numb his nerves, and eventually the toxins spread throughout Fang Yun's bloodstream, then it's safe to say that no one can save Fang Yun.

The other wealthy people who were still waiting for Fang Yun to save them were now ashen-faced, their only hope now gone, and they didn't know what to do.

"Damn it, where did this old man come from? I've never seen him before."

"They don't seem to be from our country, or perhaps they're assassins who infiltrated from somewhere else. Where are our guardians? Why haven't we seen them yet?"

Seeing that Master Kumu had no intention of letting them go, these wealthy men stopped holding back and began cursing loudly, wishing they could spit Master Kumu to death.

However, Master Kumu still had a cold smile on his face and just stood aside silently watching Fang Yun.

Once Fang Yun is dead, he can then slowly torment these wealthy people. Fang Yun is the biggest threat right now, and he doesn't want to divert any of his attention from him.

"If I'm not mistaken, what you said about absorbing nutrients from the ground is all nonsense, right? The reason these vines are able to grow is entirely because you're watering them with your true energy. Once your true energy is exhausted, these vines will naturally disappear."

At this moment, Fang Yun calmly raised his head and said these words in a light tone.

Chapter 647 Shocking and Mind-Blowing

As expected, when Master Kumu heard Fang Yun say that, his expression changed immediately, and an uneasy look appeared in his eyes. However, he was certain that Fang Yun was deliberately trying to trick him with his words, so he forced himself to remain calm.

"Don't think you can get away with putting on airs in front of me. Killing you is as easy as crushing an ant for me right now."

Master Kumu snorted, quite displeased, as Fang Yun had repeatedly provoked him.

This was a humiliation that Master Kumu had never experienced before, and he never expected that a mere brat would do it today.

However, Fang Yun was indeed right; Master Kumu did indeed need the constant support of Truth to sustain the growth of that vine. Otherwise, with his current abilities, he simply wouldn't be able to directly extract the power of nature for his own use.

Those who can draw upon the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth from nature are already at the level of a Celestial Master.

Although Fang Yun had conjured several fiery lotus flowers out of thin air, Master Kumu did not believe that he had used natural power. Perhaps he had used some kind of talisman, or perhaps it was caused by the true power within his own body.

As for what Fang Yun just said, Master Kumu guessed that he had deliberately guessed that way to make his own people uneasy.

But Master Kumu has eaten more salt than Fang Yun has eaten rice, so how could he be frightened by him like that?

"Boy, let me tell you the truth. Even if what you say is true, that these vines were watered by my true energy, so what? At least before my true energy was exhausted, you would have already become a skeleton."

After saying this, Master Kumu burst into laughter. A smug look involuntarily appeared on his face; he enjoyed seeing that expression of despair and helplessness on the other person's face.

At this moment, he could clearly see that the vines were wrapping around Fang Yun's body more and more tightly, and the poisonous thorns were also slowly growing. Now, Fang Yun was using his remaining true strength to desperately resist the poisonous thorns with his skin, but it shouldn't be long before the poisonous thorns could pierce through.

If these toxins can penetrate, then Fang Yun's death is only a matter of time.

"Are you really that sure your vines will work on me? I was just a little itchy and asked them to scratch it for me."

At this moment, Fang Yun chuckled and then forcefully broke free. The vines fell to the ground, and the leaves of these vines were clearly charred black, indicating that flames had just erupted from Fang Yun's body.

It was the flames formed from this concentrated true energy that burned these vines to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Master Kumu sensed something was wrong and quickly took a few steps back.

"Kid, you're lucky you managed to break free, but your luck has run out. This is your death day, and you forced me to do this."

Master Kumu knew that Fang Yun's close-combat abilities were also very strong, so his first priority was to defend against Fang Yun's direct attack.

Immediately, he formed a hand seal and quickly threw down a magic talisman. Just like the situation under Fang Yun's feet, the ground began to tremble under Master Kumu's feet, as if something was about to emerge.

However, this time, what emerged from below wasn't the vines used to bind Fang Yun, but rather some thick tree trunks. These trunks all had a brownish-yellow color, clearly the color of old tree trunks that had grown there for many years.

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These tree trunks were also very thick, as wide as an adult's arm. Then, the tree trunks that came from all directions immediately formed a circle around the Deadwood Master, surrounding him and essentially creating a protective shield for him.

Fang Yun chuckled from a distance. Then he picked up a fire lotus and threw it at the tree trunk.

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"I'd like to see if your tree trunk can catch fire. If it can, you'll probably be roasted alive inside."

Fang Yun laughed, and then saw the fire lotus collide with the tree trunk and go out.

Seeing this, Master Kumu laughed and said, "How about it? Your fire lotus is useless now. My withered branches are from ancient trees that are thousands of years old. There is basically no moisture inside them. Your flames can't do anything to me."

Indeed, like trees that have grown for many years, their bark is as hard as iron. It is very difficult to ignite unless subjected to prolonged exposure to flames.

The fire lotus that Fang Yun is currently creating is only a weapon for instantaneous use and cannot burn continuously.

The wealthy business owners nearby also noticed something amiss. If they let this "Deadwood Master" hide inside, wouldn't he be able to cast spells at will? Wouldn't that put everyone in danger?

So someone signaled to the security team to quickly draw their guns. Previously, in a moment of confusion, no one had dared to use their weapons, but now that Fang Yun was standing in front, they had become bolder.

Chapter 648 A Thunderous Strike

“Young Master Fang, there’s no need to rush. Let us break his tortoise shell now, and then you can go in and catch it.”

The crowd was filled with righteous indignation. The auction was going well, but unexpectedly, this old geezer suddenly appeared and threatened them, causing them to lose face.

These are all respectable people; how could they possibly endure such humiliation?

If it were just a failure at the auction, everyone could still move on peacefully. But now, it's like someone is taking advantage of us.

Immediately, several wealthy men with the surname "933" walked over, snatched the pistols from the security personnel, and then frantically shot at the tree bark outside the old man.

Then they did see that when the bullets hit the tree trunks, they only sparked a few times, and then the bullets were embedded inside the trunks. They didn't penetrate at all.

This left many people dumbfounded. They hadn't expected this pistol to be unable to even shoot down a tree; what kind of pistol was that?

At that moment, someone shouted, "Quickly bring over all the submachine guns or sniper rifles!" but Fang Yun stopped them.

“You don’t need to bother anymore. What looks like an ordinary tree on the surface is actually quite special; it’s supported by an array.”

"The bullets you just fired were partially resisted by the array's defenses, while the rest were neutralized by the formation. In other words, your blind firing was completely ineffective."

"And I don't really know what special effects his formation has. But I do know that there is a kind of formation that can bounce back. If the force of what you throw is not enough to destroy the formation, it is very likely to bounce your thing back."

Fang Yun's words immediately startled these wealthy people.

If someone had actually brought a submachine gun or sniper rifle, and it ricocheted, then it wouldn't be us who would die. Everyone fell silent immediately; no one spoke again, and of course, no one suggested getting a new weapon.

"Young Master Fang, we really want to help you, but we're afraid we can't. As ordinary people like us, all we can do now is offer our encouragement."

Of course, these wealthy people weren't fools. They knew that it would be very easy for Yi Fangyun to leave if he wanted to. In fact, if he took the jade pendant right in front of them, no one would dare to say anything.

Moreover, they could tell that Fang Yun wasn't the kind of cruel and bloodthirsty person; he hadn't come here to kill. As for the old man, it was hard to say. He was shrouded in a gloomy aura, and the vengeful spirits he had just released immediately startled everyone.

Therefore, this Master Kumu is like an unstable bomb; if he cannot be eliminated, everyone present will be in danger.

"Young Master Fang, name your price. We won't let you work for nothing today. We're willing to pay whatever we can afford."

At the time, many people discussed it privately, and then spoke to Fang Yun. They naturally all had this sense of crisis and wanted to keep Fang Yun firmly tied to this place.

"No need. I already said, I didn't come here for you, but for him!"

As he spoke the last word, Fang Yun's voice suddenly turned cold... Then he pointed to the sky, and a rumbling sound came from the sky that had just been clear.

Everyone quickly looked up into the hole in the roof and saw that lightning was flashing in the sky outside.

"What's going on? It was sunny just a moment ago, and now it's suddenly raining."

Although everyone saw Fang Yun's actions, they also found it unbelievable. Could there really be such a magical person who could summon lightning and control the wind and rain?

That's not entirely true; Fang Yun could only change the situation in a very small part of the space. That is, the area visible above their heads, which was indeed where lightning was concentrated.

As for the more distant parts of the sky, it's still the same as before; Fang Yun doesn't yet have the magic power to envelop the entire city in lightning.

But even this was enough to nearly make everyone present drop their jaws in astonishment.

As for Master Kumu, who was hiding in the withered tree in section 1.3, he stared wide-eyed at the sky, muttering to himself, "This, how is this possible! Summoning lightning, this is a technique only a Celestial Master can possess!"

Master Kumu was only able to briefly use the power of nature because he relied on his true power, the power of the Fuzi and the formation to summon these vines and withered trees.

However, at this moment, Fang Yun seemed to have no external assistance whatsoever; he simply pointed to the sky, and the lightning rolled in.

And it was done so easily and casually. There wasn't even any incantation or hand seals; it was truly astonishing.

Chapter 649 Taken Under My Control