Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

Ian hid behind the tree and observed for a full fifteen minutes.

The trajectory of the flowing mist, the frequency of the writhing of the Soul-Eating Tree Demon's tumor, the weakest point of the mental field... all the details were pieced together and analyzed in his mind.

"The spiritual energy fields of the five tree spirits completely overlapped, covering the entire open space."

His eyes were calm. "There are no blind spots. Anyone who steps into the area will be discovered."

The white bones entwined around the roots are proof that without exception, those who tried to infiltrate became nutrients.

Mira's intelligence was correct; the strength of these Soul-Eating Tree Demons was indeed comparable to that of top-tier advanced apprentices, and the combined mental attacks of the five trees would be amplified.

"Since we can't dive in..."

Ian slowly straightened up, the hem of his dark gray robe swaying slightly in the mist.

"Then kill them outright."

He no longer concealed his presence, stepped out from behind the tree, and walked step by step toward the open space.

The first step into the range of the mental field...

"Buzz!"

The fleshy growths at the top of the five Soul-Devouring Tree Demons simultaneously contracted violently!

The crack suddenly opened, revealing five enormous, bloodshot, pale eyes!

His eyes had no pupils, only a murky white, but Ian could clearly feel five cold, viscous spiritual energies instantly locking onto him.

Immediately afterwards, a silent shriek exploded in my mind!

That was not a sound, but a spiritual impact that directly affected the soul, like five red-hot iron spikes piercing the temples at the same time!

The surrounding mist churned violently, and the outline of the ancient tree began to twist and elongate.

Countless frantic murmurs and screams filled my ears, and a vision of mountains of corpses and seas of blood appeared before my eyes...

For an ordinary advanced apprentice, this shock would be enough to cause a mental breakdown, turning them into a walking corpse.

But Ian only frowned slightly.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, an array of twenty-seven will runes lit up simultaneously, and the misty spiritual power surged like the tide.

More importantly, the dark red "Soul Devourer" rune was spinning wildly!

The shockwave that invaded the mental sea was like hitting a black hole, being torn apart, devoured, and decomposed by the invisible suction force emanating from the runes.

Those illusions and murmurs, upon touching the "Soul Devouring" rune, melted and disintegrated as quickly as ice and snow meeting lava.

Ian even felt that after absorbing these mental shocks, the "Spirit Devouring" rune became slightly hot, feeding back a trace of pure mental energy to nourish his mental sea.

"As expected... the Bloodline Purification Technique after breaking through the limits is the nemesis of this type of mental attack."

He kept moving forward without stopping.

The five Soul-Devouring Tree Demons seemed to be enraged.

At the same time, the giant eyes on the tumor glowed with blood, and roots were pulled from the ground, with white bones wrapped around them making a "clattering" sound, like the tentacles of a living creature lashing out at Ian!

Each root is as thick as an arm, its surface covered with barbs, and it makes a sharp, whistling sound when it is swung.

The roots are covered with extremely strong spiritual pollution; if you are hit by it, not only will your skin be torn open, but your soul will also be eroded.

Ian's eyes turned cold.

Raise your right hand and bring your index and middle fingers together.

The icy blue light condensed and compressed at his fingertips, causing the temperature in the air to plummet and the mist to condense into tiny ice crystals that fell softly.

"laugh--!"

Two extremely thin, ice-blue rays were instantly unleashed!

There were no incantations, no gestures, only pure killing intent.

The first ray struck the roots that the foremost tree spirit was waving.

Extreme cold outbreak!

The thick roots were instantly covered with a thick layer of frost, spreading rapidly from the point of impact to both ends.

"Click..."

The root structure inside the ice layer is broken down by the extreme cold, becoming as fragile as glass.

Ian raised his left hand at the same time, and a bright white [Burning Ray] burst forth!

"boom!"

Ice and fire intertwined.

The frozen roots exploded under the high temperature, turning into countless frost-covered fragments that scattered in all directions.

The second [Secondary Frost Ray] struck precisely at the center of the tree spirit's trunk.

"Buzz..."

The fleshy growth at the top of the tree demon trembled violently, and its giant eyes flashed with blood-red light as it tried to unleash an even stronger mental shock.

But the icy blue rays had already penetrated its defenses.

A terrifying, extreme cold erupted from within!

On the gray trunk of the tree spirit, a thick layer of ice condensed at a visible speed. The ice rapidly spread upwards, covering the tumors, and extended downwards, freezing the roots.

In just two seconds, the six-meter-tall Soul-Devouring Tree Demon transformed into a giant ice sculpture.

The enormous, pale eye on the tumor still glared angrily, but it had been completely frozen in the ice.

Ian did not stop.

His footwork shifted, and his figure moved like a ghost along the edge of the open space, avoiding the attacks of the roots of the other four tree demons.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the "Spirit Devouring" rune continued to operate, devouring and transforming the constant onslaught of spiritual impact.

Tap continuously with your right hand.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

Three [Secondary Frost Rays] were fired almost simultaneously!

The icy blue trails crisscrossed in the mist, precisely striking the vital points of the three tree spirits.

The tumor at the top of the plant was struck, and the extreme cold instantly froze its mental organs, extinguishing the blood-red light in its giant eyes.

A plant was shot through the center of its trunk, and the ice layer spread from the inside out, causing the roots to stop moving abruptly.

The last plant tried to block the rays with its roots, but the rays penetrated the roots directly and continued to penetrate the main stem.

"Click...click..."

The sound of freezing echoed repeatedly.

The three tree spirits transformed into ice sculptures, frozen in place while maintaining their attack postures.

Only the largest tree spirit remained.

The tree spirit seemed to sense the danger; the giant eye on its tumor suddenly contracted, and all its roots stopped attacking and instead frantically plunged into the ground.

It is drawing energy from the ground!

The honeycomb-like holes on the surface of the trunk spew out gray-black mist, which is mixed with denser spiritual murmurs, like thousands of insects crawling around your ears.

The surrounding temperature dropped further, and the ice crystals that condensed in the air turned dark gray, carrying a corrosive smell.

"sucker Punch."

Ian remained expressionless as he raised both hands simultaneously.

On the left index finger, a bright white [scorching ray] condensed, the high temperature distorting the surrounding air.

The icy blue [Secondary Frost Ray] on the index and middle fingers of his right hand was compressed to its limit, and the chill caused the ground beneath his feet to frost over.

Two limit-breaking runes vibrated simultaneously in the mind's sea, and the energies of ice and fire reached a balance at the fingertips.

"go."

He uttered a single word.

Two rays, one of ice and one of fire, spiraled out!

Instead of canceling each other out during flight, their energy frequencies achieved a strange resonance under Ian's skillful control.

Ice blue and bright white intertwined, transforming into a spiral beam of light that tore through the mist and shot directly at the last tree spirit!

The tree spirit's roots emerged from the ground and intertwined in front of it to form a shield, with a thick, viscous protective layer of gray-black mist forming on its surface.

But it didn't work!

The moment the spiral beam of light struck the shield...

"BOOM!!!"

The simultaneous eruption of ice and fire energies, which catalyze each other, produces a destructive force far exceeding that of simple superposition!

The extreme cold froze the shield's structure, and then the high temperature ignited from the inside.

The shield woven from roots exploded into countless fragments with a deafening roar, and the gray-black mist was dispersed by the shockwave.

The beam of light, still powerful, pierced through the shield and slammed into the trunk of the tree spirit!

"laugh--!"

The tree spirit's trunk was pierced by a hole the size of a bowl, with half of the edges charred and carbonized, and the other half covered with thick ice.

The wood around the hole rapidly crumbled, and the energy of ice and fire spread wildly along the internal channels.

The tumor at the top swelled violently, its giant eyes flashing with blood-red light, emitting a silent wail.

But it was all too late.

The ice spread outward from the hole, and flames burned from the inside. In just three seconds, the entire tree spirit completely disintegrated from the inside out.

"Splash..."

The main trunk shattered into countless charred and frost-covered chunks, the tumor burst open, spurting out a cloud of dark red pus that sizzled and corroded the ground upon landing.

The last tree spirit is dead!