Nie Xiaoqian disregarded her shyness, pushed Ning Caichen aside, and rushed forward to face the sudden change.
"Cough cough!"
A rustling sound came, and soon, "Boom!" a huge tongue covered in slime stretched out of the soil and struck directly at Nie Xiaoqian.
"boom!"
Under this immense force, Nie Xiaoqian had no chance to fight back at all and was directly sent flying. The tongue continued its momentum and headed towards Ning Caichen.
"Tree demon, cease your rampage!"
At this critical moment, a giant sword appeared out of nowhere and struck the tongue precisely.
With a single slash, the tongue snapped off with a hissing sound.
The severed tongue turned into a withered branch upon hitting the ground, while its main body quickly retracted.
"ah--!"
A piercing scream came from afar, followed closely by a voice that was neither male nor female.
"You filthy Taoist priest, you've ruined my plans again! I'll never forgive you!"
The angry voice of the thousand-year-old tree demon came from afar.
"Haha, you old monster, come at me if you dare!"
A cheerful voice rang out, and then the bearded Yan Chixia and the young Xiao Ning appeared.
"Bookworm, I wasn't wrong, was I? This female ghost really isn't human!"
Yan Chixia looked at Nie Xiaoqian lying on the ground and pursed his lips.
"this…"
Ning Caichen stepped forward to help Nie Xiaoqian up, looking at the two of them with a complicated expression, somewhat embarrassed.
"Alright, take your lover and get out of the way. Don't get in our way of exorcising demons!"
Without hesitation, Xiao Ning pushed the two aside and stared solemnly at the severed end of the giant tongue.
Yan Chixia, however, disregarded everything else, his eyes gleaming as he searched for the tree demon's true form.
It must be said that this tree demon was very cunning. It refused to show itself for a long time and did not confront Yan Chixia head-on. Instead, it would only resort to underhanded tactics in secret.
Just then, the ground rippled, and a giant tongue burst forth from the earth, striking straight at Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian.
What a cunning old fox, always picking on the weak.
"Tree demon, prepare to die!"
Yan Chixia's gaze sharpened, and he slashed down with the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand without hesitation.
"Hehehe!"
Just then, a sinister laugh came from behind, and another large tongue burst out of the ground.
The next second, the tongue shed a layer of skin like a snake, revealing a sharp, large mouth.
With its mouth wide open, it revealed the thousand-year-old tree demon.
"Give me your life!"
The thousand-year-old tree demon let out a fierce cry and shot out tentacles that struck Xiao Ning directly.
It turns out that he was using a feint attack.
"Hmph, do you think I'm easy to bully?"
"Laojun, by my command, lend me heavenly thunder to subdue demons and monsters! Hurry!"
Just as the thousand-year-old tree demon thought it had succeeded in its attack, Xiao Ning showed no fear, forming hand seals and chanting incantations.
Instantly, a fist-sized ball of lightning appeared in his palms, crackling with lightning power, and wisps of electricity danced on Xiao Ning's hands, making a crackling sound.
At that moment, he seemed to be possessed by the Thunder God.
"go!"
Xiao Ning pushed with both hands, and the lightning ball in his palm met the numerous tentacles that shot towards him. A series of "sizzling" sounds rang out, and the lightning ball scattered, distributing itself to the tree demon's tentacles.
"Damn brat!"
With a miserable howl, the thousand-year-old tree demon was suddenly gripped by immense pain, causing it to swing its giant tongue back and forth. The lightning bolts seemed to be stuck to its body, and it could not shake them off. A foul-smelling liquid gushed out from inside its giant tongue.
"Heaven and earth are boundless, the universe lends its power! Old demon, prepare to die!"
At this moment, Yan Chixia, who had already dealt with the other tongue, rushed to the rescue. He swung his Xuanyuan Sword, and a golden light flashed. The giant tongue in the mouth of the thousand-year-old tree demon was cut in two with one sword, and the foul-smelling juice gushed out everywhere.
The thousand-year-old tree demon was caught off guard by Yan Chixia's appearance. The bearded Taoist priest with profound magic power was already formidable enough, let alone the mysterious appearance of Xiao Ning.
Yan Chixia severed his tongue, freeing him from Xiao Ning's barrage of divine lightning. He quickly retracted his severed tongue and prepared to flee.
"Good job, lad!"
Yan Chixia only had time to offer a compliment before he saw the thousand-year-old tree demon trying to escape, but it was not to be allowed to.
"Tree demon, where do you think you're going?"