#115 - Killing the Demon Eye and the Demon Tree alone, Ana's growth

The corpse of the cave spider had completely withered, its nutrients utterly drained, leaving only a tattered husk with patches of bone exposed.

The already grotesque cave spider now appeared even more horrifying. An ordinary person witnessing such a gruesome scene would likely wet themselves in fear.

Davis glanced down at Anna, and as expected, the little girl's legs were trembling. Though her expression remained composed, she was clearly terrified.

If he could, Davis would have preferred to deal a heavy blow to the Evil Eye Demon Tree, as he had in the past, allowing Anna to absorb the spirit ring directly.

But now, Anna was a Soul Grandmaster in the making, and it was time to hone her combat skills.

"It's a secret!" Davis pinched the girl's rosy cheeks, clenched his fist, and encouraged her, "Go for it, Nana. Your brother believes in you! But don't be afraid. If you're ever in real danger, I'll definitely protect you!"

"Okay! Brother, I believe in you!"

Anna perked up, releasing her Ink Jade Divine Grass spirit while holding a repeating flintlock pistol in one hand, with grenades and a dagger strapped to her waist, ready for battle.

Sensing the aura of the Ink Jade Divine Grass, the Evil Eye Demon Tree's previously dormant demon eyes slowly opened, staring at Anna.

After absorbing a portion of the Blue Silver Emperor's essence, the Ink Jade Divine Grass had gained a hint of imperial presence, exerting some level of suppression on plant-type spirit beasts like the Evil Eye Demon Tree.

"Come on!"

Anna cried out, then darted forward, transforming into a valiant rose, fearlessly charging towards the Evil Eye Demon Tree.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

As a ten-thousand-year spirit beast, the Evil Eye Demon Tree was not to be outdone. It unleashed its skill, 'Myriad Branches,' as countless willow-like branches suddenly extended dozens of meters, piercing towards Anna's petite and vulnerable form.

Whoosh—

The sound of wind breaking through the air came suddenly. Anna immediately noticed a sharp branch lashing towards her.

She leaped into the air, performing a somersault to easily evade the Evil Eye Demon Tree's attack. The Evil Eye Demon Tree's branch struck a tree trunk that required two people to encircle.

Swoosh!

Instead of a heavy thud, the sound of the branch striking the tree trunk was a sharp slicing sound. Following the sound, Anna was shocked to see that the tree, which required two people to encircle, had been cleanly severed at the trunk, like a scythe cutting through chives!

The slender branches were not like tree limbs, but rather like sharp blades!

"That was a quick cut! If I got hit by that branch, I'd be done for!" Anna said grimly, as more and more branches attacked her.

"First Spirit Skill: Bloodthirsty Entanglement!" Anna's first spirit ring lit up, and she shot out strands of Ink Jade Divine Grass, entangling them with the Evil Eye Demon Tree's branches, attempting to absorb the Evil Eye Demon Tree's spirit power.

The dark Ink Jade Divine Grass, like venomous snakes, twisted and turned, avoiding direct collisions with the branches, instead tightly coiling around the sharp limbs.

However, Anna underestimated the sharpness of the Evil Eye Demon Tree's branches. Even after absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor's essence, and with the Ink Jade Divine Grass's toughness improved, it still proved vulnerable against these blade-like branches!

The sound of "Swish, swish, swish" was incessant, and countless strands of Ink Jade Divine Grass were being cut in half, completely shattered, as if they had entered a meat grinder.

"As expected of one of the top plant-type spirit beasts. It's powerful indeed!" Anna thought to herself, then retreated rapidly, creating distance from the Evil Eye Demon Tree while gathering spirit power.

"Third Spirit Skill: Tenacity!"

In an instant, the Ink Jade Divine Grass's toughness increased dramatically. Anna, understanding the principle that "a single chopstick is easily broken, but ten chopsticks are as hard as steel," twisted ten strands of Ink Jade Divine Grass together into a rope, further enhancing its resilience.

Subsequently, the rope-like Ink Jade Divine Grass shot towards the Evil Eye Demon Tree's branches, tightly wrapping around them, and she activated her spirit skills once more.

"First Spirit Skill: Bloodthirsty Entanglement!"

"Second Spirit Skill: Parasitic Seed!"

The Ink Jade Divine Grass firmly bound the myriad branches, while simultaneously scattering seeds onto them. The seeds frantically absorbed the Evil Eye Demon Tree's spirit power, growing into Ink Jade Divine Grass, further entangling the Evil Eye Demon Tree's branches.

At the same time, after absorbing the Evil Eye Demon Tree's spirit power, Anna's spirit power was replenished!

"Heh heh heh, now your branches are useless!"

As if hearing Anna's taunt, the Evil Eye Demon Tree exerted itself, manipulating its branches to rise into the air. Because its branches were tightly intertwined with the Ink Jade Divine Grass, Anna was caught off guard and lifted up.

Simultaneously, the myriad branches suddenly secreted a large amount of corrosive venom, completely corroding Anna's Ink Jade Divine Grass. Then, even more venom sprayed from the branches, attacking Anna!

"No way? It can even attack from a distance?" Anna exclaimed in shock, but her hands didn't stop moving as she murmured.

"Self-Created Spirit Skill: Ink Jade Divine Armor!"

Countless strands of Ink Jade Divine Grass coiled around her delicate body, transforming into armor that completely enveloped her.

After Davis's guidance, Anna had also developed self-created spirit skills. Besides the Ink Jade Divine Dragon, there was also the Ink Jade Divine Armor. The defense of this armor was comparable to that of a defense-type spirit master of the same level, and it could become even stronger by absorbing plant essence.

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The dark green venom struck the armor, immediately emitting a "Sizzle" sound, but Anna herself was unharmed.

"It's time to end this! Self-Created Spirit Skill: Ink Jade Divine Dragon!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a wooden dragon coiled around Anna, making her look like a forest dragon girl.

Placing five grenades in the dragon's mouth, Anna immediately manipulated the Ink Jade Divine Dragon to dart out, flying towards the Evil Eye Demon Tree.

The Evil Eye Demon Tree continuously sprayed corrosive venom, corroding the wooden dragon's body, but this did not slow down the wooden dragon's soaring speed.

Finally, the wooden dragon tightly wrapped around the Evil Eye Demon Tree's trunk, and Anna pulled the trigger on the wooden dragon's mouth.

Bang!

The bullet burst out of the chamber, accurately hitting the grenade in the wooden dragon's mouth. Finally, the grenade exploded violently, and the powerful shockwave directly overturned the Evil Eye Demon Tree. The flames from the explosion incinerated its branches and roots, setting it completely ablaze.

In the end, the Evil Eye Demon Tree was burned to charcoal, dying on the spot. Black spirit power emanated from its body, coalescing into a black spirit ring.

Seeing this, Davis nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "Nana, well done. Go absorb the spirit ring!"

"Okay."

Anna also smiled, her heart filled with unparalleled joy. This was the first time she had personally defeated a spirit beast, and a ten-thousand-year spirit beast at that.

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Anna went to the Evil Eye Demon Tree's corpse and quietly absorbed its spirit ring.