The six-member team finally stood in front of the main root of the World Tree.
The ordinary branches of the World Tree were so thick that they required several people to hug them together, and the thinnest ones were as thick as a human arm. But compared with the taproot, they were completely different things. The taproot was like a building, standing upright.
Xiao Chen estimated that the diameter of the taproot was at least thirty or forty meters.
But what was even more amazing than the taproot was something attached to it. That thing was nailed to the tree root at a height of one person, and it sucked in the white mist like a funnel, causing the surrounding mist to continuously surge towards it.
Therefore, it was also obscured by thick white fog, and it was impossible to see what it looked like.
Xiao Chen looked at the long dragon-like mist, and suddenly said, "I know. I know what the white mist is!"
The white mist here was particularly dense, so dense that it was almost condensed into water. Therefore, Xiao Chen felt the nature of the energy contained in it, "That is the power of life, coming from the life energy in the roots of the World Tree."
"That's right. No wonder I'm staying here. I feel like I'm slowly recovering from the fatigue of the battle." Di Ning said, "But here, this thing has a great impact on me. Even with your mental barrier protecting me, I still feel very tired. It gives me a very... great feeling."
“Did you feel it?” Elena looked very sad, with tears in her eyes. “That is truly his power, the power of God.”
At this time, Evelyn, who had poor spiritual power, could no longer speak. She held the bow and began to tremble.
Maya summoned the last two golems, "I feel that pressure too. We must act quickly. We won't be able to resist for too long!"
"Why resist?" A voice came from the air, and an elf wearing a priest robe with a sun painted on it suddenly appeared in front of the taproot.
“That Sunfire Priest!” Di Ning shouted.
The Yangyan priest was obviously more aware than the warriors he had met before. He stretched out his arms and said, "Elves, my companions. Our master, the great god of nature, has begun his awakening here! Open your hearts, become his favored ones, and obtain the power he bestows..."
Xiao Chen would not wait for the enemy to get ready before attacking. He shot out five ice spears before the enemy finished speaking, attacking the enemy's head and body. At the same time, everyone else also moved. Roger raised his sword and charged, Evelyn bent her bow and shot arrows, Di Ning released lightning, Maya commanded the golem to charge, and Elena blessed everyone.
The Yangyan priest looked at the oncoming attack expressionlessly. He just raised his hands slightly, and then the mist no longer condensed on the tree, but gathered in front of him at an extremely fast speed to form a shield.
This transparent shield, composed of pentagons, condensed a huge amount of life energy. Under the sharp attacks of the crowd, the shield was shattered layer by layer, but their attacks were also consumed. Only Roger, who rushed to the front, broke through the shield and slashed at the Sun Priest with a sword. His Thunder Sword shone with a faint red light, which was the result of applying the God-Erosion Potion.
The priest held a thin branch of the World Tree in one hand and blocked Roger's Thunder Sword. Unexpectedly, a priest who looked so weak could actually match the strength of a high-level warrior who burst out his fighting spirit and launched the strongest attack.
"Humans who don't know how to live or die actually use such evil things." Yangyan Priest felt the potion on the sword. The God-Erosion Potion was indeed powerful. Although it did not touch the priest's body, the aura it emitted had already begun to corrode the divine power in the priest's body, causing the priest's body to tremble slightly.
The priest shouted loudly, and the surrounding mist began to flow into his body. His muscles swelled and his stature grew taller. From a thin and weak elf, he became a giant as tall and strong as a black bear. This was the power stolen from the World Tree.
The Sunfire Priest swung the branch with his right hand, and Roger's Thunder Sword was swung upwards. He leaned back, revealing a gap in front of him. The Sunfire Priest's left fist, mixed with huge energy, attacked Roger's chest and abdomen. The violent energy instantly crushed Roger's protective fighting spirit, and then hit him hard in the chest, breaking several of his ribs. He flew out with blood gushing out of his mouth, and fell on a tree root dozens of meters away.
Elaina rushed towards Roger, but before she reached him, the healing magic fell on him. However, Roger did not move, lying on the ground unconscious.
"The attack just now was pure power. Even a master-level elf warrior can't do that! We must think of other ways, otherwise none of us can withstand his attack." Maya said loudly while commanding two golems to intercept.
The Yangyan priest broke the branch in his hand into two and threw it out with all his strength, hitting the two golems of Maya. They each burst into a ball of sparks and fell to the ground.
Xiao Chen switched between ice and spirit magic, but the freezing effect of ice was very limited. Although it slowed down the speed of Yangyan Priest, it could not stop him from approaching the crowd. And spirit magic had almost no effect on this fanatic who was influenced by the gods.
However, the Sun Priest did not chase him, but guarded the tree roots behind him. He casually blocked the magic and arrows of others, and even if some attacks broke his wounds, the white mist would quickly heal his wounds.
"Look, what is he doing?" Maya shouted.
"He's going to cast a spell." Xiao Chen saw the Yangyan priest waving his arms like he was doing Tai Chi, and energy began to gather in front of him. "Whatever the spell is, we must interrupt it."
Xiao Chen took out a magic-breaking arrow from the Traveler's Heart, and the arrowhead was also coated with the God-Erosion Potion. This arrow was originally prepared for the last enemy, but now it had to be used. Since the elves would also have a strong reaction to the God-Erosion Potion, he had been carrying this arrow for Evelyn. Xiao Chen used his mental power to form a tentacle, rolled up the magic-breaking arrow and handed it to Evelyn.
However, they were still too slow. Before Evelynn could take the arrow and put the bow on, the Sunfire Priest had already completed his spell. White ripples pushed in like waves, sweeping over everyone present.
Xiao Chen saw everyone's mental barriers shattered, and then even he heard a voice in his ear: "Believe in me, follow me, and you will be favored."
Several elves lost their mental barriers and could only feel voices coming from all directions asking them to obey the will of nature. Under this pressure, they completely lost their fighting power and either knelt on the ground or fell down with their heads in their hands, struggling to fight against the instincts in their bodies.
At this time, the white mist in the sky had basically dissipated, and the object behind the Yangyan Priest also appeared. The thing that absorbed countless energies from the tree and caused the World Tree to slowly wither was actually a hand.