The Indian named Yingjila, controlled these plants desperately, attempting to restrain Ling Tian.
Although these plants had bound Ling Tian like a zongzi, rendering him immobile, Yingjila's consumption was also immense. To launch a surprise attack on Ling Tian, he had released almost all the life force he had extracted from these plants over the years.
Furthermore, continuously controlling these plants required a significant amount of mental energy.
Originally, Yingjila thought the matter was settled. Ling Tian would be finished off by Fanya, Fanya would have avenged her brother, and he and Fanya would receive a substantial reward, immigrate to the United States, have a brood of children, and live a shameless life...
But who would have thought that an unforeseen event would occur? A leopard, appearing from nowhere, had sent Fanya to meet Shiva the Great with a single swipe!
"You, you killed Fanya, I will kill you..."
Before he could finish speaking, the black leopard suddenly appeared beside the large tree where he was residing, and with a swipe of its paw, lunged towards the human face.
However, this time, the Shadow Leopard's attack missed. Its claws only left three deep claw marks on the tree trunk!
The human face on the tree quickly vanished. Almost simultaneously, on another tree several meters away, Yingjila's face reappeared.
However, the Shadow Leopard's attack had thoroughly enraged Yingjila!
"You... you actually killed Fanya, you killed my lover, I want you dead!"
As Yingjila spoke, he began to control these plants, injecting all his remaining life force into them.
Ling Tian felt the plants constricting fiercely, attempting to strangle him to death!
The plants and vines in the forest were not only incredibly strong but also extremely resilient. Hundreds, even thousands, of vines of varying thicknesses intertwined, making them difficult to cut or sever even with sharp blades.
Ling Tian could feel the power emanating from the vines. Even a tiger or a black bear, if entangled, would have its bones slowly crushed, eventually suffocating to death.
"Die, die...!"
The human face of Yingjila on the tree repeatedly uttered this word, appearing to have fallen into a frenzy.
At this moment, Ling Tian burst into laughter. His sudden laughter left Yingjila somewhat bewildered.
"What are you laughing at? You're about to die!"
"I'm laughing at your lack of culture! Haha!"
Ling Tian's words were a direct insult, and Yingjila was almost bursting with anger because he was indeed illiterate.
India, that peculiar country, had the highest number of illiterates in the world. The proportion of illiterates in its population was only slightly better than that of African countries suffering from poverty and famine.
In this peculiar country, tens of millions of people still couldn't even write their own names.
"If you had read more, you would know that we in China have the theory of the Five Elements.
The Five Elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—are mutually generating and overcoming. A common piece of knowledge that even kindergarten children know is that fire overcomes wood!"
Ling Tian's words almost caused Yingjila's brain to crash. He couldn't understand what Ling Tian meant by fire and wood, or how they were related to him.
But soon, Yingjila understood, because he saw that Ling Tian, enveloped by the plants, began to emit fierce flames.
These flames, reaching temperatures of several thousand degrees Celsius, instantly dried out the moisture in the vines binding Ling Tian. Subsequently, these vines were incinerated into ashes.
Ling Tian shook his body, and the restraints were shed, everything falling to the ground.
He strode directly towards the large tree where Yingjila was possessed.
Yingjila was greatly astonished. He had exerted all his strength, nearly exhausting his mental energy and the life force from the plants, just to bind Ling Tian.
But what he saw before him made his jaw drop. Ling Tian seemed to have effortlessly removed the vines.
"Heh, as I said, your pathetic stuff can't stop me."
Before his words had even finished, a talisman appeared in Ling Tian's hand. Ling Tian injected his true essence into the talisman, and a fireball the size of a human head instantly floated in his palm.
"Haste!"
Ling Tian raised his hand, and the Exploding Fire Talisman flew towards the large tree. The fireball fiercely struck the tree.
"Boom!"
The fireball exploded, and a large amount of flame engulfed the tree, instantly igniting it.
Soon, the entire large tree was engulfed in flames!
"Jie jie! Chinese, do you think your petty tricks can kill me?
To kill me, you'll have to destroy the entire forest, jie jie..."
Ling Tian looked in the direction of the voice. He saw that on another tree, several meters away, Yingjila's face had reappeared.
Ling Tian immediately understood the crux of the matter. This Indian's skill was essentially a substitution technique!
Just as he had said, as long as this forest remained, he could fuse with any tree using his abilities at any time.
Ling Tian frowned. He raised his hand, and another Exploding Fire Talisman flew out. This talisman hit the large tree, and the tree was quickly consumed by flames.
However, soon, Yingjila's face reappeared on another tree, his face filled with a disdainful smile.
"Jie jie, burn on, let's see how much strength you have left.
Also, I can tell you that dozens of people are already heading this way. They are all here to kill you. If they kill you, they will gain the friendship of Americans and receive the reward offered by the Americans!"
In his得意, Yingjila revealed the information he knew. In fact, the moment Ling Tian entered the forest, the entire Hell Paradise Island had erupted.
Not only the two of them, but many other countries' espers had also entered the free zone's forest.
"Jie jie, I will keep harassing you and relaying information to those hunting you until they kill you!
Although I don't have the ability to kill you, with my help, someone will eventually find you and kill you. I think they will share some of the reward with me, jie jie..."
Ling Tian ignored him and turned to walk deeper into the forest. However, after only a few steps, the bushes in front of him moved, and several vines extended from the previously flat ground.
Ling Tian, caught off guard, almost stumbled. He looked up and saw that the human face had reappeared on a tree about ten meters in front of him.
Ling Tian was furious. It seemed this Indian was determined to cross him!