What made everyone's faces even more unsightly was that the vine, like a black snake, twirled on the ground, devouring the giant wolf's flesh and blood, along with a Rank 6 demon core. The entire vine turned blood red.
Immediately after the vine strangled a Rank 6 demon beast, several screams rang out nearby. Using divine sense to scan the surroundings, one could discover that thick vines had emerged from the swamp below at some point.
These vines were black-green and were attacking everyone.
Not far away, a human woman was instantly besieged by three or four thick vines. On the other side, a half-demon man with furry eyes roared, brandishing a ghost-head saber and unleashing several saber rays, striking two of the vines.
However, he only left some white marks on the vines. Immediately, four or five vines emerged around him, trapping the half-demon within.
A light cry rang out in the sky as seven or eight thick vines were surrounding and attacking the golden-winged bird.
Zhang Ling's expression also changed slightly. He rapidly circulated his spiritual power, and the flying sword in his hand transformed into numerous sword shadows floating around him. At the same time, a cloud of yellow sand was drawn out from his sleeve. Just as he protected his entire body, a vine more than ten zhang long, like a snake, coiled around him.
The vine looked ordinary but was incredibly tough. Sword light striking it could only cut in a few inches, causing little damage.
At the same time, loud popping sounds echoed as several thick vines appeared beside him. Three of them attacked him, while the others coiled towards Huang Ying.
These vines emitted a verdant green light, not only moving extremely fast but also possessing the ability to fly.
The stone mountain they were standing on instantly spawned hundreds of vines, and even the sky was filled with countless vines. In particular, any cultivator who tried to fly away would immediately attract the strangulation of numerous vines.
These vines seemed to have a very clear target: to deal with the cultivators and demon beasts who were trying to seize the treasure.
In just a few breaths, four or five high-level cultivators and demon beasts were killed. The corpses of the killed cultivators and demon beasts were directly devoured by the vines, leaving no remains.
Subsequently, the vines that had devoured flesh and blood turned blood red, and their attack power greatly increased. These vines attacking everyone seemed to be the work of the giant cocoon.
For a time, everyone and the demon beasts used various means to protect themselves.
Naturally, Zhang Ling and others were not the only ones who saw this scene. The faces of King Crimsonfire and King Azurefox also changed slightly, and King Crimsonfire even said with a gloomy expression.
"Kui Wood Dragon, since you have not lost your mind, why are you attacking these juniors? Have you forgotten that you are also a demon king of Hidden Demon Valley?"
"Hmph, this king has just awakened and needs some blood. Do you two want to fight this king for these ants?" An aged voice came from the giant cocoon, sounding very disdainful.
"Crimsonfire, why waste words? Attack. While he's weak, the two of us working together might be able to suppress him. Thousands of years ago, this fellow offended everyone and was suppressed. These juniors below are all descendants favored by the demon kings in the valley. How can we allow him to kill them at will?"
King Azurefox snorted coldly, and an azure light burst forth from his body. His size rapidly expanded, transforming into a giant six-tailed azure fox. With a roar, he spat out a ball of azure light, directly impacting the giant cocoon.
Shockingly, this powerful attack seemed to cause no damage to the green giant cocoon.
King Crimsonfire also attacked in the next moment. Regardless, he would first take down this old fellow.
Circles of fire appeared around him, swirling and attacking. In an instant, they surrounded the giant cocoon. The fire circles rotated like vortexes, and fire dogs charged out from the flames, attacking.
For a time, the sky was dyed red.
The green giant cocoon immediately lit up with a dark green light, and several vines instantly grew out, rapidly dancing. Sizzling sounds filled the air, and only streaks of black-green light could be seen everywhere.
At the same time, the six tails behind King Azurefox stood up high, resembling human hands in a grasping posture, and orbs of pitch-black light appeared. Dull booming sounds echoed continuously, and the black orbs formed a line, attacking like fireballs.
The sky rumbled with the joint attack of King Crimsonfire and King Azurefox, and the giant cocoon began to move.
At the same time, the verdant green cauldron was summoned again, and wisps of deep green mist were released from it. This mist continuously spread, covering hundreds of miles of sky.
"Two juniors who have only recently transformed dare to attack this king. Then you can play with these fellows." The aged voice snorted coldly again.
In the green mist, more than a dozen gray-white light orbs, each several zhang in size, shot out. They emitted strange spiritual power fluctuations. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into more than a dozen wood demons of various shapes.
These wood demons seemed to be composed of vines. Only the eyes formed by verdant green patterns on their wooden heads flickered a few times and turned blood red.
Then, the dozen or so wood demons attacked the two demon kings.
One wood demon's hands and arms were composed of countless vines, rapidly extending and transforming into long black shadows.
Another wood demon, covered in withered wood, trembled its body, and balls of emerald green light fell out, followed by a whirlwind.
Still another wood demon held sharp wooden thorns, throwing them out. The wooden thorns shimmered with spiritual light, and a space was instantly filled with sharp green rays.
These wood demons had similar forms, but their attack methods varied.
An angry roar burst from King Crimsonfire's mouth. Amidst the flickering flames, a giant fire spear appeared in his hand. This transformed demon beast, like a master proficient in martial arts, brandished the spear, and the several wood demons attacking him were repelled.
King Azurefox was even more bizarre, moving extremely fast. Only streaks of azure light could be seen flashing constantly, dodging numerous attacks with speed alone.
Suddenly, a cold light flashed in King Azurefox's eyes. He opened his mouth, and a black ray, an inch long, flashed out, and a crisp clanging sound was immediately heard. The black ray pierced through the head of a wood demon, and the wood demon's head exploded.
The black ray's momentum did not diminish, and it quickly shuttled through the air, continuously shattering the heads of several more wood demons. The wood demons whose heads were broken seemed to lose their source of power, turning into withered vines and wooden pieces that fell to the ground.
Flames flickered nearby, and a giant flame spear pierced through three wood demons. Silently, the three wood demons directly turned into ashes.
Under the joint attack of the two transformed demon beasts, several wood demons were instantly annihilated.
Then, they launched a fierce attack, directly charging into the deep green mist, intending to attack the giant cocoon inside.
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