"Boom boom boom..."
These warriors were highly skilled archers, their shots almost never missing. The willow tree spirit, with its branches covered in willow twigs, had half the arrows shot at it deflected. The remaining arrows, however, were firmly embedded in its body.
Yet, the willow tree spirit's body remained completely unaffected. After all, it had no internal organs. These arrows lodged in it caused no hindrance to its movements.
It was akin to a level one character fighting a major boss; hitting the boss only inflicted a minuscule amount of damage.
"Baka! You fools! The king must be captured first! Ignore this monster and take down that guy!" Kitano Nozomikawa shouted furiously from the side.
Upon his reminder, the warriors seemed to snap out of their stupor. They immediately shifted their targets, their arrows now aimed at Ling Tian.
"Swish swish swish!"
More than ten arrows were shot at Ling Tian in unison. At a distance of less than 30 meters, it was difficult for a well-trained archer to miss.
However, just as Ling Tian was about to be turned into a porcupine, at the very last moment, the arrows aimed at him vanished! It was as if these arrows had never existed in this world!
This turn of events was too bizarre. The warriors and Kitano Nozomikawa had no idea what had happened!
How could these ordinary mortals know that Ling Tian possessed a treasure called the Spirit Realm Space?
As these arrows approached Ling Tian, they were locked onto by his spiritual power and then collected by him into the Spirit Realm Space!
Let alone ten arrows, even hundreds of arrows attacking simultaneously, Ling Tian could accept them all. He was that audacious!
"Yazi, give it to me!"
The leading warrior, having realized that ranged attacks were ineffective against Ling Tian, raised his katana and pointed it at Ling Tian. The remaining warriors, receiving the order, quickly placed their longbows and quivers on the ground. They then picked up their spears, aimed them at Ling Tian, and began to charge.
But before they could charge halfway, two massive figures moved sideways, blocking their path to Ling Tian. Following this, these two colossal figures swung their branches, sweeping directly at the more than ten warriors!
Those thick willow branches, five to six meters long, were devastating when swung. Several warriors, caught off guard, were struck. Although the immense impact force didn't kill them outright, as armor provided good protection against whips, the willow tree spirit's strength was measured in tons. These warriors suffered severe injuries, were sent flying several meters, crashed heavily to the ground, and spat out blood.
The leading warrior, possessing rich combat experience, thrust his spear into the ground as the willow branches approached. Using this leverage, he leaped more than two meters high, successfully evading the branches' attack!
He was quite pleased with himself. Mid-air, he drew his sword, preparing to continue his charge towards Ling Tian.
However, his plan was foiled. While his body was still in the air, another branch of the willow tree spirit swung down. This branch, however, was not adorned with willow twigs but carried a heavy gnarled wood hammer!
"Bang!" "Whoosh!"
This unfortunate warrior was sent flying dozens of meters like a baseball hit for a home run, soaring beyond the courtyard!
His bones were fractured in multiple places, his internal organs were shattered, and he died before he even hit the ground.
At this moment, the willow tree spirit swung its branches, pursuing the remaining warriors.
Pitiable warriors, severely wounded, lacked the mobility to escape. The willow tree spirit, using its wooden hammer, struck them one by one, smashing them into meat paste like a whack-a-mole game!
Kitano Nozomikawa's eyes turned red. These warriors were cultivated at great expense by Ise Jingu. They had trained fewer than a hundred in total, and in such a short time, over twenty had been lost!
This was a devastating blow to Ise Jingu. These warriors had been raised from childhood and were loyal to Ise Jingu.
Boya Zhuomo had led the elites of Ise Jingu to China, only to be annihilated. The remaining warriors were arguably the few remaining forces of Ise Jingu, and their existence prevented those with ambitions towards Ise Jingu from making any moves.
But now, the losses were too great!
"Fire Style: Blazing Dragon Unrivaled!"
Kitano Nozomikawa was desperate. He raised his zafu staff again. This time, a red gem on the staff lit up and then dimmed.
From the tip of the staff, two enormous fire dragons coiled and spiraled out, lunging towards the two willow tree spirits!
Without a doubt, Kitano Nozomikawa knew the weakness of Ling Tian's two willow tree spirits: they feared fire!
The five elements of Yin and Yang have mutual generation and restraint. Fire overcomes wood; this is common knowledge, even children know this. Therefore, using fire-based spells to attack these two wooden figures would yield the best results!
The two thick fire dragons, over 10 meters long and nearly a meter in diameter, were highly conspicuous against the night sky as they attacked the willow tree spirits.
Seeing this, Ling Tian calmly snapped his fingers. As his thoughts moved, the two massive willow tree spirits vanished before Kitano Nozomikawa's eyes.
Kitano was stunned. He had locked onto the two tree spirits with his spiritual power, preparing to control his spells. But now, the targets were gone. He paused, and the fire dragons circled in place. Only then did he reluctantly control the fire dragons, directing them towards Ling Tian!
However, this time, two fireballs appeared in front of Ling Tian. These fireballs rapidly expanded, one transforming into a flame-shaped toad, the other into a flame-shaped giant bear.
The two fire dragons collided with these flame-formed monsters and were surprisingly absorbed, disappearing without a trace!
With another flicker of thought, Ling Tian made the two fire spirits vanish, and the scene returned to darkness.
"Haha, I've said it before, when it comes to playing with fire, I can be your ancestor.
But thank you very much for helping me feed my pets!"
Kitano Nozomikawa's nose was practically steaming with anger. He called those monstrous creatures pets!
"Could it be... you are a summoner?"
At this moment, the chuunibyo spirit within Kitano Nozomikawa burned fiercely, automatically concocting an identity for Ling Tian!
This guy in front of him, summoning monsters that could absorb fire, and then releasing two terrifying tree people – what else could he be but a summoner!