Chapter 345 - No Choice
Chen Chen clenched his fists. With the scanning of his divine senses, he had already found the traces of Yu Qiong and the Saintess of the Haoran Sword Clan.
Both of them were entangled in that large plant.
The Saintess of the Haoran Sword Clan was still fine. She was an innate wood spirit body, and even if those plants were devouring her Blood Energy, they were doing so at an extremely slow speed.
On the contrary, Yu Qiong was an innate fire spirit body and at this moment, she was no longer poised and graceful as she usually was. In fact, flames began to burn in her eyes, and they were constantly struggling, looking a little manic and riled up.
Chen Chen noticed that Yu Qiong was seriously injured, and her breath was as weak as that of those Essence Soul realm cultivators.
Sensing this scene, Chen Chen took a deep breath and said, "You have helped me several times, and it's even right to say that you have saved my life. I don't want to be your enemy either, but the Master has also saved my life, so I can't sit back and watch her be in danger.. If you were me, what choice would you make?"
Hearing this, Yao Qing stayed silent for a long time before asking rhetorically, "If I release those two Void Refinement realm cultivators of the human race, will they choose not to make me their enemy? By then, there will be three Void Refinement realm cultivators of the human race, including you, going against me. There aren't any other experts in the demon race. Releasing them would mean that everything I have done so far, is again for the sake of paving the way for you people. If you were me, what would you choose?"
Chen Chen had nothing to say in response.
It's just that helpless being a human in this world. Regardless of who you are, you'll forever be playing more than just a role.
With that thought, the gaze in Chen Chen's eyes became stern, and he said in a deep voice, "Since the conflict cannot be resolved, let's go on the battlefield for a fight!"
A powerful aura emanated from his body and it crushed Yao Qing.
Seeing this, Yao Qing took two steps backwards and sneered, "I knew I would have to fight you sooner or later."
As soon as she said that, the demon god flower mark on her forehead suddenly lit up. Although they were no longer moving anymore, two of Chen Chen's doubles formed in the air via divine senses.
As soon as these two divine sense doubles appeared, they became entangled.
Chen Chen looked grave, but he didn't panic at all.
Although Yao Qing's real body was really at the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, it was still inferior to his previous body. Besides, now that his divine senses had reached the late stage of the Void Refinement realm and coupled with his Divine Condensation Pearl, he might not really lose the battle.
Just now, he had also asked the system, but the system couldn't determine his and the demoness's strength.
That also meant that he had a chance to trump the demoness.
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He and Yao Qing were sparring in divine senses while Yuan Qingtian and Zhou Renlong had already emerged from the Little Carefree Immortal Palace and flew to the edge of the huge green sphere with Green Bean. They began to brainstorm for ways to break open the huge green sphere.
Yao Qing watched this scene indifferently, and she seemed to be extremely confident in this giant green sphere.
In fact, just as she thought, the giant green sphere did not belong to the field of arrays and even Green Bean couldn't break it with its natural divine ability.
Green Bean kept spitting Black Tortoise water at the giant green sphere but to no avail as it was eventually all bounced back.
On the other hand, Yuan Qingtian took out his newly made magic treasure and gestured at the giant green sphere, but he still couldn't move it.
They had put all their resources to use but nothing seemed to work on the green sphere. Even though there were wounds, they were all repaired in the blink of an eye.
Soon, a hint of green appeared vaguely in the air and their bodies gradually became slower.
Chen Chen, who was confronting Yao Qing on top of the giant sphere, reminded loudly, "Hold your breath, there's something strange about the environment here!"
Hearing those words, Zhou Renlong and the others sulked. Not only did they hold their breaths, but they also took out their masks and put them on too.
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Chen Chen once again looked at Yao Qing who was in front of him. He then said with difficulty, "Nowadays, the human experts of the late-stage Void Refinement realm have either fallen or ascended. From now on, I am the strongest person of the human race."
"Besides, I'm now the Clan Master of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan! Apart from the weakened Void Spirit Clan, the other two clans will also obey my orders. How about you retreat now and release the cultivators here while I order the entire human race to not harm any of the Botanic Demons?"
Yao Qing had an indifferent expression, and her gaze was a little shifty.
"My position in the demon race is far higher than yours, but will they really listen to me? The world is filled with greedy humans and demons. There's an Adversity-Overcoming Seal on your body, so you should know clearly the kind of feeling of being targeted."
"Among the humans, you're the only one who has the Adversity-Overcoming Seal, but all the Botanic Demons are akin to people with Adversity-Overcoming Seals. As long as you eat us, not only can you improve your cultivation level, you can also improve the power of your essence soul, and divine senses. These effects are far better than ordinary treasures."
"If we Botanic Demons want to live in this world normally, the only way we can do so is to become the masters of this world by exterminating the humans and demons."
After she said that, the three demons Xiao Hua, Xiao Huang, and Shengfan flew out of the Little Carefree Immortal Palace.
Although the three little demons looked young, Shengfan, who was the strongest of the three, was actually only one step away from the Void Refinement realm.
Xiao Hua and Xiao Huang had also stepped into the late Essence Soul realm, and at this level, they had plenty of thoughts of their own regardless of how naive they may be.
Seeing that Chen Chen was still fighting with Yao Qing, Xiao Hua immediately rushed over in a bid to block it, but before he could reach the vicinity of within a hundred meters near them, he was deterred by a powerful pressure to the point that he could no longer inch forward by a millimeter.
Upon sight of Xiao Hua, Chen Chen's eyes lit up and said, "Xiao Hua, try and see if you can help me save my master."
Xiao Hua subconsciously obeyed Chen Chen's orders, and the branches of her body slowly inched closer towards the giant green sphere. Finally, it crept into the sphere without any hindrance.
Seeing this scene, Yao Qing's expression changed, and he hollered menacingly, "Stop!"
Xiao Hua shuddered and looked at Chen Chen and Yao Qing aggrievedly, suddenly stuck in a dilemma.
Seeing this, Chen Chen looked at Xiao Huang and Sheng Fan again. They were both at a loss for words.
A few moments later, Xiao Hua suddenly cried out loudly, and the clear sounds of her crying spread across miles. She sounded extremely miserable.
Hearing this cry, both Chen Chen and Yao Qing felt sour.
However, Chen Chen didn't have a choice.
In the giant green sphere, the rate at which Yu Qiong was weakening was increasing rapidly. Her aura had already weakened to the Essence Soul realm.
Clearly, she, the innate fire spirit body was extremely disliked.
"Xiao Hua! Just listen to me once! Take it that I'm begging you!"
Chen Chen's eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse as he shouted.
Seeing her master looking at her with such a bitter expression, Xiao Hua's crying came to an abrupt halt.
The scenes that happened after she developed sentience continuously appeared in her mind.
If it wasn't for the master, she would have been crushed to death by a carriage on the side of the road.
Her master was the one who had raised her in the spiritual soil and gave her the opportunity to cultivate. He was also the one who taught her to speak.
Although Yao Qing had bestowed her a high cultivation level, Chen Chen still mattered the most to her.
While thinking about it, her gaze became firm, and the branches on her body gradually extended to the inside of the giant green sphere. Soon, it reached Yu Qiong.
Even after picking and pulling with force, she failed to move the huge green grass around Yu Qiong.
Seeing this, Yao Qing exclaimed coldly, "Don't forget that you're a Botanic Demon! Some things are inherent!"
Xiao Hua stayed silent for a while and looked at Shengfan and Xiao Huang with a pleading gaze.
Xiao Huang didn't hesitate and began to fiddle with the green sphere. Eventually, it managed to drill itself into it.
"Fool! Absolutely foolish! It is precisely because of our foolishness that the Botanic Demons would wither to such a state!"
Yao Qing flew into a rage when she saw that, and the divine sense manifestation that was fighting Chen Chen in the sky became more and more ruthless.
Seeing this, Shengfan's puerile face was covered in anxiety, and he yelled, "Sister! Senior Brother promised me that he would sooner or later let the Botanic Demons roam freely in this world. I'm willing to trust him!"
After saying these words, he burrowed into the green sphere in a flash and flew to Yu Qiong.
With the combined efforts of the three little demons, they soon cleared the green strange grass around Yu Qiong.
"Three little dimwits!"
Yao Qing hollered furiously and dozens of vines suddenly extended from the giant green sphere towards the three little demons. In the blink of an eye, the three small demons were bound tightly.
Besides, there were various gold patterns interspersed between the vines. Tried as they might, the three demons couldn't break through.