Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, Simulating Godhood

Chapter 33 Going All Out! The Battle of the Plant Kings!

The simulation is still ongoing.

The "dragon lizard's" entire shell began to tremble violently, its jet-black scales lifting to reveal countless vines and branches coiled beneath, resembling a giant python. These vines slowly and powerfully stretched outwards, tearing the entire camouflage shell apart from the inside out with a continuous cracking sound, like a statue having its layers peeled away to reveal its true core.

However, it did not completely abandon this disguise. Under the control of the vines, its scales, bone plates, and claws were reorganized into an even more ferocious fighting form, like a natural plant armor, protecting its true core deep within. Dozens of thick roots broke through the ground, slowly writhing in the air like living creatures, their tips tipped with sharp thorns, shimmering with a dark purple glow, clearly containing potent poison.

You stood silently, watching it complete this breathtaking transformation. Instead of panicking, a surge of excited fighting spirit welled up within you. A level 75 Soul Saint against a 100,000-year-old plant-type Soul Beast—this battle was enough to test your true limits.

[The six spirit rings beneath your feet lit up simultaneously, their golden-green light spreading outwards like a tide. The Golden Domain instantly unfolded, enveloping everything within a hundred feet in a golden halo. You sensed the aura fluctuations of the plant spirit beast within the domain; its life energy was extremely vast, like an inexhaustible treasure trove deep underground. However, under the suppression of the Golden Domain, the exit of that treasure trove was being gradually narrowed.]

The plant-like spirit beast clearly sensed the suppression of the golden domain; its roots trembled violently, emitting a low, dissatisfied hiss. Dozens of thick roots simultaneously stabbed towards you, like thousands of dark purple spears piercing the air, their speed incredibly fast...

The force was so great that it could pierce through a boulder.

[You swayed, instantly activating the Swift Wind Step, your entire body gliding to the side like a golden-green afterimage, easily dodging the first wave of root thrusts. Then, you raised your right arm, poised to unleash the devastating Strike. A brilliant purple light shone from your right arm as you threw a punch, striking the side of a thick root. With a crisp crack, the root snapped, spraying out dark purple sap that sizzled on the ground, corroding the soil and creating several small holes.]

"Highly poisonous." You knew it in your heart. The Blue Silver Emperor's life energy flowed continuously across your body, and the splashed venom vanished without a trace upon contact with the golden-green protective aura, posing no threat to you. The tempering by ice and fire, combined with your immunity to all poisons, rendered these plant toxins utterly ineffective against you.

The plant-like spirit beast cried out in pain, its severed roots rapidly retracting, and more vines surged towards you like a tidal wave. This time, it changed its strategy, no longer using a single spike, but instead weaving dozens of vines into a massive net, overwhelming you and sealing off all avenues for escape.

A slight smile played on your lips. Without dodging or evading, you flicked your right hand, and a hallucinatory domain silently unfolded. A ring of pale purple mental energy emanated from you, silently invading the spiritual core of the plant-like spirit beast. Its vine-like net suddenly faltered in mid-air, its speed decreasing by a third, clearly its judgment disrupted by the hallucinatory domain. Seizing this momentary opening, you leaped through the gaps in the net, your Blue Silver Emperor Vine shooting out and wrapping around a thick branch above your head, using it to propel yourself into the air.

[In mid-air, you adjust your posture, your left hand condensing a dense golden-green light. The power of the Fountain of Life surges forth from your left leg, transforming into a dazzling beam of light that strikes directly at the core of the plant-like spirit beast. That beam of light contains extremely pure life energy, but your goal is not to heal it with that energy. Instead, you utilize the reverse force of the Life Return to Nothingness, abruptly reversing the beam the instant it touches its outer shell, forcibly extracting a portion of its immense life force for your own use.]

[The beam of light struck its target, causing the plant-like spirit beast's shell to tremble violently, emitting a dense sound like thousands of ants gnawing at it. The small area hit visibly withered and shriveled, as if hundreds of years of life force had been drained away in an instant. You felt the returning energy surge into your body; your spirit power was not only not depleted, but was even slightly replenished, and you couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.]

"As expected, plant-type spirit beasts are naturally at a disadvantage against me."

The plant-like spirit beast was utterly enraged. It held nothing back, making a move that shook the very earth. All its roots and vines exerted their power simultaneously, like hundreds of giant pythons burrowing into the ground. Immediately, the ground within a radius of several hundred feet suddenly bulged up, countless roots emerging from the earth, transforming the entire valley into a dense and deadly forest of roots, covering everything without leaving any blind spots.

Your vision is instantly obscured by a dense mass of roots. All around you, writhing, tangled dark purple vines, their venomous thorns gleaming coldly in the shadows, like a living cage about to swallow you whole. You don't panic. You clasp your hands together, simultaneously unleashing two completely different forces—the Return of All Things to Spring and the Return of Life to Nothingness.

[On one hand, you force the roots to grow wildly and intertwine, causing them to lose their precise attack direction; on the other hand, you continuously draw life force from the surrounding plant energy to replenish yourself. These two forces achieve a delicate balance within you, perfectly harmonious like a yin-yang symbol. Under your reverse manipulation, the originally overwhelming root cages become chaotic, intertwining and binding each other, forming intractable knots that trap you halfway.]

The plant-like spirit beast let out increasingly agitated hisses, attempting to regroup and reorganize its attack by shrinking its roots, but you wouldn't give it that chance. You took a deep breath, your eyes blazing with golden-green light, activating one of your newly acquired strongest trump cards: the Wrath of the Emperor.

The light from the Blue Silver Emperor's left leg bone suddenly shone brightly. You concentrated all your life energy into a single point and then released it with a mighty roar. A towering golden-green beam of light descended from the sky, striking the core of the plant-like soul beast like the wrath of a god. The beam pierced through everything, tearing apart the sturdy scales, bone plates, and vine-like outer shell, striking directly at the central core energy.

A deafening wail echoed throughout the valley. After the pillar of light dissipated, the outer shell of the 100,000-year-old plant spirit beast had shattered, revealing a dark green sphere of light pulsating like a heart at its center. This was its true form: an ancient vine core emanating an ancient aura, continuously oozing dark purple sap and radiating an aura of near despair.

Standing amidst the wreckage of roots and debris, you took a slight breath, the light locking onto the exposed core, and raised your right hand.

The simulation is still ongoing.