A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 859 - 845: The Great Tree

In terms of Black Moon research, Shi Yixian dares to say second; probably no one dares to say first. She is a fervent researcher of the Black Moon and always dreams of restoring the Black Moon cult, although the possibility of restoring the cult exists only in theory.

If she had the combat power of the Great City's City Lord, restoring the Black Moon cult wouldn't be a difficult task.

Let's get back to the main topic.

Baiyu obtained many methods of utilizing Black Moon Power from Shi Yixian, and this time he used them in battle.

The swirling black energy kept spreading, like the most terrifying plague, instantly killing all tree warriors and turning them back into charred seeds, falling on the floor of the dueling arena. If Rugal represents the power of life, then Baiyu represents the power of withering and death. The two sides are intrinsically opposed, and upon contact, the fiercest struggle erupts.

Black energy constantly surged from Baiyu's body, like an ocean of black, instantly engulfing the large tree. The entire dueling arena was covered with thick black energy, leaving the audience unable to see inside.

"Wow, didn't our warrior surprise us? Not only can't you see, but even I, who lack eyes, can't see clearly."

The Fireball remarked exaggeratedly from above.

It flashed several times with red light, then directed its light to the special guest area beside it: "Our special guests, do you have any solutions?"

Among the three.

Skeleton King looked around, and finally, Thunder Knight stood up, slowly grabbed the space in front, then dispersed a small portion of the darkness. This neither affected the battle in the dueling arena nor impacted the spectators' view.

The crowd saw the situation in the dueling arena again. Baiyu was pressing Rugal relentlessly, but despite being like a small ship in a storm, constantly at risk of being swept away by waves, it remained steadfast.

No matter how Baiyu strengthened his power or quickened his attacks, Rugal absorbed it all, leaving Baiyu feeling bewildered. Is the defense of this large tree so terrifying? Or perhaps he hasn't found the right method, hence the delay in prevailing.

From the previous attacks, he could roughly determine that the large tree's defense far exceeded its attack power. However, the two sides couldn't continue with this stalemate. The dueling arena doesn't have ever-tightening electrical nets, so prolonging it reveals Rugal has the greater advantage.

It can continuously produce seeds, summon tree warriors to fight for it. Even if these tree warriors are weak, their sheer number and unlimited supply mean Baiyu will eventually be overwhelmed.

At this moment, the big tree that had been defensive suddenly extended countless vines from all directions toward Baiyu, forming a sky net, leaving no escape.

But faced with this attack, Baiyu wasn't worried at all; instead, his eyes lit up. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

It's just a problem when you're not attacking!

Baiyu had been observing the entire large tree. During its attack, the green spots on the tree increased instantly, and its roots seemed to dig deeper into the ground. Roots, yes, it's the roots.

At this moment, Baiyu seemed to have comprehended something.

The tree moves to die, the person moves to live; trees do not grow legs. Even when entering the dueling arena, Baiyu didn't see Rugal with legs. It moves using its roots, immediately rooting itself into the arena floor.

Based on the situation, Rugal's roots should still possess the common characteristics of ordinary trees. That is their source of life, source of power—roots! Like the human heart, the tree's roots are its most important organ.

This is why Rugal immediately rooted into the dueling arena and didn't move around.

It's not that it doesn't want to move, but that it cannot move.

Even though Baiyu knew its weakness, its roots were deeply underground, making it very difficult to deal with them. Baiyu frowned, took out Shark Bite, and fired two Flame Bullets at the big tree.

With the current intensity of the battle, Shark Bite barely satisfies Baiyu's needs. Its bullet power struggles to inflict truly effective damage on the enemy. The two Flame Bullets only slightly affected a few of the large tree's vines, while more vines stretched out from all directions quickly approaching Baiyu.

In an instant.

Countless vines whipped down like a storm.

Baiyu hurriedly raised his long blade, defending with difficulty, but more and more vines emerged from the treetop, endlessly, seemingly neverending.

At this point, Baiyu knew that continuing to probe might lead to his demise.

His entire body shook, and a drop of Golden Blood within him exploded, boundless energy instantly infused into every bone, every muscle.

"Hah!"

Baiyu's upper body instantly glowed like gold, his fierce momentum like a blade, instantly shattered the surrounding vines. However, he descended like a golden Fireball, striking brutally against the big tree's trunk.

The Black Moon Blade in his hand emitted a corrosive black energy.

"Die for me!"

Crack!

One cut, two cuts... The blade shadows moved so fast they were unclear, densely landing on the tree trunk, and the corrosive black energy continually seeped into the bark beneath, instantly causing a tenth of the tree to rot.

By this point, Rugal began to shift its strategy, ceasing attacks on Baiyu, focusing instead on healing its wounds, constantly emitting green shock waves to repel Baiyu.

Watching the corroded areas slowly improve.

Baiyu resolved himself, heavy-leggedly stomping on the ground, creating countless cracks. Then he transformed into a Golden Warrior-like pair of arms, and drove them deep, creating a ten-meter-deep pit.

In the overturned soil, traces of intertwined large tree roots could be seen growing, absorbing nutrients. The tree's rapid recovery was due to these roots. Baiyu didn't hesitate, raised his blade, and slashed at these roots.

With one slash, dozens of thick roots were severed, and Rugal shook angrily, the whole trunk teetering. But this was only the beginning; Baiyu saw it was effective and how could he abandon this opportunity for continued offensive?

Instantly, several dozen more slashes followed.

The tree trunk's roots were cut one by one. They tried to regrow but were corroded by the Black Moon Blade's black energy, losing their regenerative ability. As a result, not long after, Rugal was uprooted by Baiyu.