Chapter 107: Why Are You Forcing Me?

"Damn! This is just outrageous."

Ye Da looked up at the sky. The moment he saw countless vines descending to cover him, all he wanted to do was curse.

Is the wood-elemental ability a bit too absurd?

He was only at the second rank...

Yet he could unleash such a devastating move?

*Sigh.*

Ye Da glanced at Long Er, who was trapped outside the vine cage, and sighed. "I only wanted to spar with you properly, maybe even make a friend."

"Why do you have to force me?!"

"Earth Spikes!"

As Ye Da activated the Earth Spike ability stored in his treasure ring—

*Boom!*

*Boom boom boom!*

The ground before him cracked open, and one sharp earth spike after another burst out from beneath, thrusting toward Long Er several meters away.

Seeing the earth spikes, Long Er's expression turned pale. Hastily, he retracted the web-like vines and tried to flee.

But the earth spikes appeared too suddenly, and their thickest diameter was nearly ten meters wide. Despite their pointed tips, their attack range was vast.

By the time Long Er saw the spikes, even if he wanted to escape, it was already too late.

*Pffft!*

Long Er was lifted like a mosquito coil held high, swaying in midair.

The spike pierced through his back, tearing open a large hole in his abdomen. Blood dripped from the tip, staining the upper half of the spike crimson.

Though Long Er did not die immediately, blood gushed profusely from his mouth.

It was clear he wouldn’t survive.

"Impossible..."

Every time Long Er spoke, he spat out countless bloody bubbles. "I clearly took the enhancement potion, instantly boosting myself to the fourth rank!"

"I'm a fourth... fourth-rank!"

"How could I lose to you?"

"How could I die... die by your hands? I refuse to accept it!"

Long Er roared, but his eyes gradually lost their light.

Upon hearing this, Ye Da suddenly understood.

So Long Er had taken an enhancement potion—no wonder!

"Emmm..."

Ye Da watched from afar as Long Er dangled above the earth spike. In the end, he didn’t approach to check the body.

For some reason, he felt Long Er had died too easily.

So...

Ye Da condensed a spirit energy arrow imbued with fire element and shot it swiftly at Long Er’s "corpse."

Spirit energy arrows have the power to extract special attributes from corpses. This arrow had previously killed a female fire mage, so it naturally carried some fire element.

Yet, fire attributes cannot be applied to stone arrows.

Only spirit energy arrows condensed by the spirit energy bow can bear elemental attributes, and each use consumes a large amount of mental energy—an additional cost for elemental enhancement.

*Whoosh!*

The fire-element spirit energy arrow streaked like a rocket, trailing flames and scattering sparks in the air.

It would have looked spectacular at night, but unfortunately, it was daytime, so only the fire attribute was visible.

No chance to admire the fiery beauty.

*Puff!*

*Boom!*

The moment the spirit energy arrow struck Long Er, the fire effect erupted violently on the "corpse."

"Ah!!!"

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