John keenly felt that the energy in his hand was even more intense than anything he had encountered before.


    His expression turned serious, but he was not the type to easily let go.


    If he wanted to get answers from this ce, he would have to deal with this situation first.


    However, this individual seemed determined to die before revealing anything, which meant John would have to resort to force.


    Dealing with a diamond-tier awakener forcefully was certainly going to be challenging.


    The most crucial issue was that they both possessed different kinds of divine power.


    This meant they were naturally in opposition; if one didn''t overpower the other, the bnce would tip the other way.


    Without any hesitation, John began to unleash his spells at close range:


    Fire Meteor!


    Light Sword Rain!


    Thorn Wrap!


    Windde!


    One spell after another was unleashed, leaving Godson astonished.


    Honestly, he had thought that without the de, John would be significantly weakened, but it was shocking to see that his strength remained so formidable, defying all expectations.


    Godson had been gathering energy in his orbs, but at this moment, he had no choice but to retreat forcefully.


    The vines on the ground intertwined, forming a wall in front of John.


    With ordinary power, this wall would have been imprable.


    Yet, the Bloodthirsty de, as if possessing its own consciousness, flew towards the wall and shed through it several times.


    Boom!


    The wall was split open by arge hole, just enough for John to pass through.


    Although the vines continued to repair themselves, their regeneration had significantly slowed.


    They no longer grew back as quickly as they had initially after being cut.


    This indicated that their cutting was indeed effective and significantly suppressed the growth of the vines.


    Silver Tear and Dark Fox, although harboring different thoughts, were still astonished and somewhat frightened at that moment.


    They felt overwhelmed by the pace, which was too difficult for them to keep up with.


    "We can''t keep going like this; the damage we''re able to inflict is virtually negligible, it''spletely useless against them," Silver Tear said as sheunched another fire-based skill, managing to burn away a small patch in front of her before gasping for breath.


    Her MP was nearly depleted, and the damage caused by other skills was minimal.


    Dark Fox''s expression grew serious.


    If they continued like this, they would eventually be overwhelmed,pletely devoid of any means to defend themselves.


    If Godson were to approach and use even a fraction of his power, they would surely perish on the spot.


    "No, this is just a drain, a battle of attrition without any supply!"


    Their resources were finite, and the recovery rate here was too slow, the area seemingly suppressing them.


    "Ugh..."


    Silver Tear was too slow to dodge and a vine pierced through her arm, causing a rush of blood to flow out instantly.


    The nearby vines, like sharks sensing blood, surged towards her.


    The vine soaked with her blood rapidly transferred the energy to Godson.


    His previously pale face instantly flushed with color, his whole demeanor bing visibly excited.


    "Although I can''t deal with this man for now, I might as well start with you. I am curious to see what the blood of Hidden Stars tastes like," Godson dered, his tone filled with malicious anticipation.


    At this thought, he burst intoughter, and the surrounding vines rushed towards Silver Tear and Dark Fox like mad.


    Silver Tear was terrified, frantically trying to dodge backward, while Dark Fox strenuously tried to protect hispanion.


    However, there were too many vines, and soon their ankles were entwined.


    Sharp thorns pierced their skin and began rapidly draining their HP.


    Both involuntarily gasped as they felt as if their bodies were being hollowed out, helpless except to quickly pull life-restoring potions from their backpacks.


    They could feel their strength gradually returning, but it still wasn''t fast enough.


    John nced over and noticed that their health bars, which had dropped to 30%, were slowly beginning to recover.


    But as long as the vines wrapped around them, they continued to drain blood, and Godson''s condition was bing particrly terrifying.


    John keenly sensed that Godson seemed even stronger than at the beginning.


    No, this wasn''t right.


    They had cut down so many vines already; logically, Godson''s strength should have decreased by now.


    John had a connection with the Bloodthirsty de, and he had instructed it to search for the seeds of these vines.


    However, even after scouring the ground, the de could not locate any seeds.


    John was growing anxious.


    If they continued like this, they could not oust the enemy in a war of attrition.


    His only reliance now was on his Spring of Soul and Mana Recovery.


    The Bloodthirsty de also had a blood-sucking feature, so theoretically, he was like a perpetual motion machine.


    But that was just theoretically.


    Any slight mishandling could disrupt this bnce.


    Moreover, the Bloodthirsty de''s chance of blood-sucking was too small; sometimes, if luck was against him, he might not gain any blood shield during an entire battle!


    No, he had to find a way to break through!


    Godson manipted the vines around him, causing them to grow wildly.


    Yet, there was no sign of any seeds.


    What was going on? Every nt, when it needs to grow, goes through stages of rooting, sprouting, flowering, and seeding.


    So why!


    Why did these vines show no signs of such processes?


    Where were the seeds?!


    John suppressed his confusion, swinging his staff forcefully.


    One spell after another crashed towards Godson, but was quickly blocked by the vines.


    The spells struck the vines without causing any damage; instead, Godson''s smile only grew more radiant.


    "Don''t worry, it will be over soon. I will drain all your powers and take everything you have!" he boasted.


    "I am the only true ruler of this world, the sole child of the gods. You are nothing but an imposter!"


    Godson''s tone grew increasingly manic.


    John noticed that the vine attacks were bing more ferocious.


    He gripped his staff tightly.


    The surrounding vines became even more frenzied.


    Any leaf that scratched his skin caused his wounds to bleed continuously.


    Wherever blood fell on the vines on the ground, they grew aggressively towards him.


    If this continued, the ce would soon be a haven for vines!


    Although the Bloodthirsty de could cut through the vines, its speed was rtively slowerpared to the overwhelming growth.


    It was too much!


    This is too slow, he thought.


    I must exert more force!


    Suddenly, John stopped mid-air, and Godson sneered.


    "What''s the matter? Don''t want to run anymore? Ready to die?"


    John chuckled coldly and extended his hand into the air.


    Then, the previously gleefully swirling Bloodthirsty de flew directly towards him.


    John caught the hilt of the de in one swift motion.


    The elegant de, shimmering brilliantly in the air, cast dazzling rays of light.