As Jiang Yuebai stepped into the forest, walls of stone conjured by Demon Art surged from the ground. With a swift wave of her hand, the White Vine rapidly grew, transforming into a long whip.

A scythe-like gleam sliced through the stone walls, sending debris and petals flying everywhere. A terrified Pangolin Demon screeched as it burrowed into the ground to escape.

"Trying to trip me before we’ve even started, where do you think you’re going?"

Jiang Yuebai stomped her foot, and the White Vine swiftly coiled down from her ankle, burrowing deep into the soil.

Soon after, the Pangolin Demon screamed as it was dragged out from the earth, bound tight like a dumpling by the White Vine, and was mercilessly slammed onto the ground.

Boom!

A deep crater was left in the ground. Jiang Yuebai leapt over to find only two of the Pangolin’s scales in the pit; the Little Demon had vanished.

"Not bad, anyone selected to participate surely has some skill."

Jiang Yuebai summoned her Divine Thought, and a breeze spread out the surrounding petals. Her long-unused Wind Net was once again employed to scout the surroundings.

Ahead in the woods, a lion and a tiger were fighting fiercely. A red leopard lay in ambush behind the bushes, and a giant python coiled atop the trees.

Those Extraordinary People running ahead split in three directions, avoiding the battle site as they advanced.

Competition began across the forest.

The cry of an eagle pierced the skies; Jiang Yuebai jumped onto the branches to see the first Red Flame Eagle fly towards the Divine Tree, only to be knocked down by an invisible barrier.

The Four-Eared Monkey also screamed as its tail was ruthlessly whipped by the suddenly animated tree vines, crashing heavily into the forest.

A faint ripple in the air brought a sense of unease; the Divine Tree harbored hidden threats.

"Climbing this tree is no easy feat."

A disturbance came from behind. Previously, Jiang Yuebai could only sense the wind’s movements through her Wind Net. But after cultivating in the Divine Tree’s Spiritual Realm this month, her third pair of Leaf Hands had grown, elevating her Divine Soul strength to seventy percent Yue, with much finer perception.

She could even discern outlines, colors, and scents from the wind’s fluctuations—more precisely, even emotions and heartbeats were visually ’perceived.’

Compared to the Divine Thought of the Demon Clan and the Divine Sense of the Human Clan, the intangible wind was harder for cultivators to detect, making it a more secretive method for probing.

Shen Huaxi and Little Fox Yu Xiao had come, seemingly running towards her.

Ahead, the battle raged; the black tiger sprouted twin wings, likely possessing the fierce bloodline of Qiongqi. Jiang Yuebai’s demon body formed by Cloud Mushroom Grass and Rootless Vine was not sturdy enough to clash head-on, so waiting a bit longer would do no harm.

"Finally caught up to you."

"Something wrong?"

Shen Huaxi cautiously probed, "Are you participating in the Divine Sacrifice ceremony as a member of the Grass and Wood Demon Clan?"

The White Vine on her shoulder lifted, scratching the head, "Isn’t that obvious?"

"May I ask, how did you obtain your demon body?"

Shen Huaxi was certain Jiang Yuebai was a human before. Years ago, during a small competition at the Heavenly Interence Sect, he had secretly probed her while clearing sword qi for her; she had a human’s flesh and blood body.

Jiang Yuebai glanced back at the Divine Tree, "The Divine Tree made me start from grass and cultivate to the form I have now."

Shen Huaxi’s eyes lit up, "Can the Divine Tree truly achieve such feats?"

Jiang Yuebai frowned, but remembering how he helped detoxify her before, she spoke sincerely: "I know what you’re thinking. If Extraordinary People wish to completely transform into demons, they cannot avoid the Heavenly Tribulation. Historically, no Extraordinary Person has ever survived it. I am only temporarily a demon; once the Divine Sacrifice ceremony ends, I must revert to... an Extraordinary Person."

"Extraordinary Person? You’re also an Extraordinary Person?"

Jiang Yuebai did not deny it, "There was a mishap back then at the Heavenly Interence Sect, and I became an Extraordinary Person."

Shen Huaxi’s gaze lowered, lost in contemplation.

Little Fox Yu Xiao waited obediently by the side, his bright blue fox eyes harboring a subtle, dangerous glint. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Be wary of Tian Nanxing; he’s greedy and ambitious."

Shen Huaxi sent a telepathic message as a reminder, leaving with Yu Xiao.

Jiang Yuebai recalled what Tian Nanxing had said to her earlier, her gaze becoming gradually deeper.

Tian Nanxing had specially informed her that, once she became a Divine Tree Servant, aside from obtaining the Emperor’s Liquid, she could also request something from the Divine Tree.

As a member of the Grass and Wood Clan, Tian Nanxing advised Jiang Yuebai to ask for a segment of the Divine Tree’s trunk.

Jiang Yuebai looked at the Divine Tree; discussing this was premature. She would consider it once she climbed to the tree’s summit.

"You two stay here for now; it’s dangerous following me. I’ll come for you when I return."

Jiang Yuebai set down the two Dragonfly Little Demons from her head, and with a flash of white light, reverted to White Vine roots burrowing into the ground.

Avoiding the copper walls and iron barriers of the tree roots, Jiang Yuebai spread her Divine Thought through the Wind Net, observing the situation outside.

The Spiritual Turtle from the Water Clan crawled slowly through the woodland, while a carp with a small dragon tail employed the Water Gathering Demon Technique, continuously forming water pools in the air, leaping layer by layer toward higher grounds.

A swarm of Green Armor Bees escorted the Queen Bee, buzzing swiftly, while a Heaven-Swallowing Frog on a tree unexpectedly snatched a few bees with its long tongue, then turned to flee.

With blood all over, the Blood Qilin that resembled both horse and dragon charged through a wolf pack with majestic divine power.

The Three-Tailed Little White Fox sat atop the Qilin, commanding it to stomp the ground, transforming it into magma. The wolf pack suffered a crushing defeat, forcing Jiang Yuebai to retreat and detour.

And there was the Hideous Beast, horned like a red leopard, carrying chunks of meat in its mouth, walking arrogantly while covered in blood.

Flocks of birds collided with the sky, repeatedly knocked down by an invisible barrier.

The Little Demons capable of Transformation reverted to human forms, surrendering shortcuts to earnestly climb back down to the tree base, using both hands and feet to climb.

Jiang Yuebai evaded as much as she could until all paths underground were blocked, tangled tightly with the roots of the Divine Tree.

Jiang Yuebai attempted to pierce them with her White Vine, but it was as hard as iron and impenetrable.

She then tried to plunder, but an immense force exploded from the Divine Tree, throwing her out of the earth, slamming her roughly onto the ground.

Tree roots merged with mountain rocks, waterfalls cascaded, while the Dragon Carp ascended the waterfall, aspiring to leap through the Dragon Gate.

The eagle’s cry resounded; the Red Flame Eagle that had been knocked down earlier discovered the Cloud Mushroom Grass as a nutritious bounty, diving down from high altitude.

Jiang Yuebai did not resist, allowing the eagle claws to seize her, carrying her into the sky.

Once at a suitable altitude, Jiang Yuebai exploded with pollen, the White Vine rapidly growing to bind around the Red Flame Eagle.

The Little Cloud Mushroom turned the tables, its pollen planting parasitic spores on the Red Flame Eagle, while the White Vine strangled its neck. Transforming into a little person, she rode atop the Red Flame Eagle.

"Behave and listen, or I’ll blow you to smithereens right now!"

The Red Flame Eagle, proud all its life, refused humiliation, igniting fierce flames. It spun turbulently in the air, diving and soaring to shake off Jiang Yuebai.

"Hmm? It actually feels like Phoenix True Fire. Little Green would devour as much fire as you can muster."

The White Vine burned but regenerated continually; Jiang Yuebai’s Divine Soul strength allowed her to manipulate a spiritual energy amount far exceeding the Red Flame Eagle. She both nourished new vines and communicated with the parasitic spores inside the Eagle.

Soon, numerous Little Cloud Mushrooms sprouted from the Eagle’s fiery feathers, frantically absorbing its demonic power and bloodline essence qi to grow.

The Red Flame Eagle nearly wept; it hadn’t yet met its Phoenix Old Ancestor, yet was already subdued by some mere grass. Was this grass? More like a blood-sucking leech!

The Red Flame Eagle fought back but refused to submit, resolutely crashing toward the invisible barrier that restricted high flight.

Bang!

Jiang Yuebai felt like she’d been struck, blasted off the Eagle, her whole Divine Soul nearly scattered, her body plummeting rapidly.

The hum of bees faintly emerged; Jiang Yuebai had a flash of inspiration. She activated a disguise demon art, instantly blooming orchid flowers in Queen Bee shape on her hair, releasing an irresistible fragrance for bees.

Nearby, the Green Armor Bee swarm behaved like wild dogs scenting meat, abandoning the real Queen Bee to charge at Jiang Yuebai, keeping her aloft with their wing power.

Ribbit!

The Heaven-Swallowing Frog seized the moment, the Green Armor Queen Bee, in checkmate!