Chapter 977

Chapter 977: Total Annihilation

"That strike must have wiped out at least a thousand Wood Origin tribe members," estimated the human race commander.

Just then, two figures appeared beside him.

"Two powerful immortals, the outcome of this battle rests on you," the commander said eagerly.

"Leave the most critical areas to me," Xiong Li said calmly.

"Every forested area is crucial. Destroying all the forests would mean we’re halfway to victory," the commander quickly added.

He then projected a light curtain map, highlighting several key forested regions.

"Understood."

Xiong Li leaped into the air, transforming into a colossal chaotic golden form, towering a thousand feet. He charged towards the nearest Wood Origin tribe forest.

Meanwhile, Xu Gang conjured a thousand-hand illusion and began forming one divine technique missile after another.

"Powerful immortal, how often can you use this divine technique? If it drains too much spiritual energy, we should focus on the most vital targets," the commander asked, still awed by the earlier massive mushroom cloud.

"Using this East Wind divine technique barely saps my spiritual energy. I can unleash it as many times as needed," Xu Gang replied nonchalantly. Ever since his master crafted his first celestial tool for storing spiritual energy, he had never been short of power.

He now carried five such celestial tools, ensuring a continuous supply of spiritual energy during intense combat.

As Xu Gang’s East Wind divine techniques rained down on the Wood Origin tribe’s positions, the battlefield dynamics shifted dramatically. Even the resilient vines that sprouted from the ground were reduced to scraps under his relentless assault.

The rear of the Wood Origin tribe’s territory was soon dotted with mushroom clouds, much to the delight of the human race commander watching from a distance.

"This powerful immortal alone surpasses the combined strength of a hundred spell squads. Finally, my luck is turning, Chai Shi!" the commander thought with excitement.

On the frontlines, Xiong Li acted as a spearhead, piercing through one Wood Origin tribe battle formation after another, leading the human Diamond Troop to obliterate forest after forest.

Observing the battlefield, the Wood Origin tribe’s Golden Immortal looked grim, his aura intensifying as if ready to annihilate the human forces below.

"Consider your actions carefully. You’ve already broken the rules at the battle’s onset. How do you plan to proceed?" the human Golden Immortal cautioned, poised to intervene should the Wood Origin tribe Golden Immortal make a move.

Watching the destruction of the Wood Origin tribe’s forests, the human Golden Immortal felt a surge of satisfaction, dispelling the earlier frustration of the human troops’ setbacks.

"From what I see, unless your tribes fully unite, you’re not fit to challenge the human race," the human Golden Immortal remarked with a smile.

"Fortunes change. When you humans allied with other races to weaken my Wood Origin tribe, the narrative was quite different," the Wood Origin tribe Golden Immortal retorted coldly, struggling to contain his anger as he witnessed the plight of his tribe’s forces.

At that moment, a colossal mushroom cloud rose from the largest Wood Origin forest at the rear, signaling the tribe’s defeat in this battle.

Despite the loss of their most vital forest, the Wood Origin troops fought on with unyielding determination.

However, the relentless barrage of East Wind divine technique missiles gradually turned the warriors’ fierce resolve into fear.

Against an insurmountable foe, was their tenacity enough?

The battlefield, spanning a hundred thousand miles, lay entirely within the reach of Xu Gang’s East Wind missiles.

The human race commander monitored the unfolding events through the light curtain, keeping a close eye on the battlefield’s progression.

Especially as Xiong Li activated his chaotic golden form, charging forward with an unstoppable, crushing momentum, the human commander felt as if he was seeing his most beloved person.

"This kind of fierce warrior, I really wish to strike deep into the heartland of the Wood Origin Tribe in one go."

The commander then looked over at Xu Gang, who was continuously using the East Wind Divine Technique, and felt even more delighted.

At this moment, with the human forces counterattacking, they gradually encircled the Wood Origin Tribe, planning to surround and completely annihilate their troops.

“Taoist friend, which Immortal Sect do you hail from? Wan Sheng Immortal Sect, Five Elements Path Sect, Lightning Punishment Heavenly Sect, or Earthborn Gate?” the commander casually listed the top-tier Immortal Sects of the human race.

"None of those. Please don’t guess, Taoist friend. We are here solely to resist the alien race," Xu Gang replied.

Hearing this, the commander instantly understood.

At this time, the Wood Origin Tribe’s troops began to break through, charging out from the deliberately weak defense left for them by the human race.

“Taoist friend, I have forced them together; you can start now,” said the human commander.

“Okay~” Excitement flickered in Xu Gang’s eyes.

Behind the thousand-hand illusion, five celestial tools, the Five Spirit Pearls, appeared, and two giant dragons, one black and one white, intertwined and circled around the center of the five celestial pearls.

Then, the momentum of the thousand-hand illusion surged, forming one massive East Wind missile after another.

The original divine technique missile was equivalent to the East Wind 17; it was small and fast.

Now, the divine technique missiles gathered by Xu Gang had transformed into East Wind 41, designed specifically for bombing strategic targets.

As one massive East Wind divine technique missile after another flew towards the distance, the entire earth began to tremble, and mushroom clouds with a diameter of thousands of miles rose up.

The gathered Wood Origin Tribe troops were taken aback.

The protective spells they had managed to cast were ruthlessly crushed by the East Wind divine technique missiles, and even if they survived the first wave, there were still second, third, and fourth waves to face.

“All brothers of the Wood Origin Tribe, listen! Given the situation, we cannot escape. We might as well call upon the ancient tree and let it avenge us.”

“Now, begin to sacrifice yourselves, call upon the ancient tree, and let us meet our end with dignity!”

The commander of the Wood Origin Tribe looked at the sky with red eyes; he knew their golden immortal messenger was being watched by the human race’s golden immortals above, and could not help them, not even secretly.

All the Wood Origin Tribe members, upon hearing the commander’s words, first showed a hint of fear, then allowed themselves a relieved smile.

They knelt down with their hands together, and an ethereal alien song resonated across the battlefield.

Slowly, more and more voices from the Wood Origin Tribe joined in, drowning out the sound of the East Wind divine technique missiles exploding.

An illusory figure of a colossal ancient tree appeared between heaven and earth, before slowly settling down to the ground.

A green light radiated from this colossal ancient tree, as if it sought to protect the despairing Wood Origin Tribe.

As the green light swept across, all the bodies of the Wood Origin Tribe instantly dissolved into streams of spirit light, merging into the ancient tree.

As the gathered spirit light increased, the entire colossal ancient tree truly descended onto the battlefield.

The human commander saw the colossal ancient tree and slowly exhaled, ordering all human troops to defend.

“What is this ancient tree? Is it the last trump card of the Wood Origin Tribe?”

"Sort of, but this ancient tree is not easy to deal with. If we do not destroy it, the Wood Origin Tribe merged into the tree will revive again," the commander explained.