Deities: Rulers of Nature

The virtual arena was completely stabilized, and a primeval forest covering an area of ​​one hundred square kilometers was presented before Ji Xuan's eyes.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Xuan and Matsushita Ichiro appeared in the air above the arena, with two teleportation portals opening on either side of the arena.

Qinglu and Qingdao led 148 temple guards out of the portal in an orderly fashion, all of them wearing snakeskin armor made from the skin of the Inkscale Python.

The dark snake scales gleamed with a metallic sheen, complementing the scales of the snake people.

However, the snakeskin armor is not only more defensive than ordinary metal, but also more flexible. Although the snake people have never seen metal armor before, the temple guards have tested it and found that even black iron-level wild beasts have difficulty leaving marks on the snakeskin armor.

The temple guards in the front row held stone knives in one hand and wooden shields in the other, while those in the back row carried stone spears on their backs and bows and arrows, with bowstrings made from the black-scaled python.

Green raised the stone knife in its hand and shouted, "For the glory of the God of Nature, warriors of the Serpent People, charge with me!"

"For the glory of the God of Nature!" All the temple guards raised their weapons at the same time, and a chilling atmosphere descended.

Because Ji Xuan released his divine sense before drawing in the divine realm, the snake people were all prepared.

In contrast, there is the cherry blossom spirit.

A dense swarm of cherry blossom spirits flapped their thin wings and flew out of a scarlet portal, like a pink and white cloud.

In Ji Xuan's eyes, the clothes of these cherry blossom spirits were made of vines and leaves, offering no defense whatsoever, and they carried no weapons, as if they had been hastily driven into the battlefield.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Matsushita Ichiro sent out a thousand cherry blossom spirits to fight this time. Although there were only two hundred and twenty-three black iron-rank spirits, many hands make light work. Even ants can kill an elephant if there are enough of them, so mortal-rank cherry blossom spirits would naturally be useful as well.

Once the portal disappeared, Matsushita Ichiro's triumphant laughter rang out in the air, devoid of his previous panic.

"I thought someone who could go all in was some tough nut to crack, but it turns out he's just a fool with a huge divine domain. One hundred and fifty against a thousand, what do you have to fight me with?" Seeing that the snake people were all at the Black Iron rank, Matsushita Ichiro turned to look at Ji Xuan, his eyes full of mockery. "Since you've come to me willingly, then I'll thank you for your kindness, hahaha."

In contrast, Ji Xuan remained as calm as if he had only heard a fly buzzing, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

"Enough with the nonsense, let's talk after we actually win."

Ji Xuan's indifferent attitude was so irritating to Matsushita Ichiro that he immediately snorted coldly: "You Chinese have an old saying, 'Stubborn as a mule,' and I think you are one of those people, hmph."

"Go! Tear these damned reptiles to shreds, or you'll be waiting to go back and prepare offerings!" Matsushita Ichiro's divine thoughts were transmitted to all the cherry blossom spirits.

The offering He spoke of was not a wild beast, but a living cherry blossom spirit. That's right, Matsushita Ichiro demanded a blood sacrifice when he was angry.

The cherry blossom spirits turned pale, then quickly increased their flight altitude and flew towards the snake people.

The snake people of Xishan also advanced, with Qinglu using her True Eyes to keep a close eye on the movements of the cherry blossom spirit.

"Fire!" Qinglu gave the order the moment the enemy flew into range.

Forty temple guards drew their bows, aimed, and released their arrows in one swift motion, immediately striking more than thirty cherry blossom spirits.

"Next round, fire again!" Another volley was fired, but this time the cherry blossom fairies reacted and no longer flew so densely.

"Give them a lesson," the cherry blossom spirit leader commanded.

Three streams of pollen of different colors were released from the palms of all the cherry blossom spirits, instantly enveloping all the snake people.

The pale yellow paralyzing powder has a crisp, refreshing scent; any snake-man who comes into contact with it immediately feels their body stiffen. The light white hypnotic powder has a sweet, cloying fragrance, making the snake-man drowsy. The deep purple poison powder has a slightly bitter taste; any skin that comes into contact with it will turn that area purple and ulcerate.

"How about it? These three fans aren't having an easy time, are they? Haha, just wait and see, the real show is just beginning," Matsushita Ichiro mocked.

Cherry blossom spirits can fly and are also spellcasting units, while the snake-people, who can only crawl on land, struggle even to attack. Matsushita Ichiro could tell from any angle that Cherry Blossom Spirits had the advantage.

Ji Xuan remained silent, preventing Matsushita Ichiro from harming the snake people.

Qingdao raised the Staff of Nature, and a pale green halo rippled out from it, purifying all pollen wherever it touched. Then, a red halo swept across, clearing away all the abnormal states of the snake-people and boosting their morale.

After all, Ji Xuan also has a plant domain, so the branches he picked from natural oak trees are definitely not ordinary.

Matsushita Ichiro thought the advantage was with him, but actually the opposite was true; the advantage was with Kigen.

"All snakemen, climb the trees and fight nimbly!" Upon receiving Qinglu's order, all the snakemen climbed the nearby trees and reached the canopy at lightning speed.

In order to attack the snake-men, the cherry blossom spirits did not fly very high, so many ordinary cherry blossom spirits were killed by the snake-men if they were not careful.

"Whip them to death!" the cherry blossom spirit leader commanded again.

At the same time, she conjured a vine whip in her hand and attacked Qingdao. She knew that if she didn't get rid of this old man, the mortal-level cherry blossom spirit would have a hard time playing a role in this battle.

But the leader of the cherry blossom spirits obviously didn't expect that Crimson had stayed near Seido to protect him, and her charging body was exactly the best target for her attack.

Vines materialized from the void and wrapped around the cherry blossom spirit leader, a technique known as the Entangling Technique.

Before it could react, Crimson had already extended its claws and applied both putrid venom and burning blood venom. The putrid venom came from the Black Scale Boa, and Crimson certainly wouldn't let it go.

The attack struck precisely, and the flesh at the wound site of the cherry blossom spirit leader was rapidly corroded.

"Ah! You reptile, how dare you hurt me!" The cherry blossom spirit leader roared, and then countless petal-shaped throwing knives shot out, heading towards all the snake people around her.

This is the talent of the Cherry Blossom Spirit. At the Mortal level, it can release three powders with different effects, and at the Iron level, it can mobilize its spiritual power to release vine whips and petal throwing knives.

Normally, without divine intervention, most races can only freely mobilize their blood and spirit to unleash skills when they reach the Bronze rank.

However, the snake people of Xishan were not in a normal situation. The other snake people hurriedly raised their shields to protect themselves, and a thorny shield appeared in front of Chihong and Qingdao.

Although the petal-throwing knives successfully hit the thorns, the cherry blossom spirit leader felt as if she were being cut by knives.

At the same time, on another battlefield, Qinglv, having activated her ultimate, darted among the trees, each attack capable of injuring or even killing a Black Iron Rank Sakura Spirit.

Far from the Seido, some cherry blossom spirits tried to release three powders to attack the snake people. Although it had some effect, the snake people's counterattack resulted in the deaths of a large number of ordinary cherry blossom spirits.

"Baka! How dare you!"

Matsushita Ichiro's forehead veins bulged as he watched, and he was about to unleash his skill to attack the Shioyama Snake Man.