Lightning Is the Only Way

The battle was violent. The roots constantly clashed at each other, and they were continually severed. When one root was severed, the opponent absorbed the root to gain more Life Energy, which would result in the production of even more roots.

Meadow's domain slowly extended, pushing Narcissus back.

After a couple of minutes of violent fighting, 50% of the underground now belonged to Meadow.

"Get off my seat!" Meadow transmitted aggressively. "That's mine!"

However, Narcissus' answer was different from what Meadow had expected.

"Alright, we can have a fair battle now," Narcissus answered.

And then, Narcissus actually began trying.

As soon as Narcissus got serious, Meadow felt herself be overwhelmed.

They were both only fighting with some basic Laws, which made their Laws about equal. They were also only fighting with their Realms, physical power, and concentration.

This was not a battle to the death but a battle for supremacy.

One could see this as the equivalent of arm-wrestling for plants. A human could simply get their other hand and punch the opponent in the face, but that would feel like a loss to the person punching.

They would feel like they had lost in a battle of honor.

Meadow was overwhelmed with all the roots of her opponent.

Her opponent was using his roots with absolutely unreal finesse. It was like every single root was its own living being, which had gone through thousands of temperings on their path to power.

In just a minute, Meadow's territory was reduced to 20% of its previous size.

"Do you have any idea with how many other plants I have battled in my life?" Narcissus asked. "I lived in a thick forest filled with powerful plants, and the plants were even more numerous than all the beasts in the world."

"In comparison, I can tell that you've had it easy," Narcissus added. "You probably haven't fought many plants in your life. Your control over your roots is subpar and simple."

Meadow immediately became frustrated when she heard Narcissus' words.

However, Narcissus was right.

Meadow had spent a lot of her time in Styr's Tribe, and there hadn't been many relevant plants in there. Then, when Styr and the others had left, Meadow had already become one of the most powerful beings in the higher world, making all forms of war with other plants meaningless.

In short, Meadow was very inexperienced when it came to plant warfare.

Meanwhile, Narcissus had become truly powerful amongst a dense forest.

He was the strongest plant in the strongest higher world.

Meadow couldn't fight Narcissus on his own terms.

"Go on," Narcissus said. "You can unleash your actual Laws. I don't mind."

Meadow snorted.

BOOOM!

summoned her Avatar and actually used its powers to battle

no longer the plant-version of arm-wrestling but

the arm-wrestling match and switched

as nearly all her Laws became a full level more

severed an ocean's worth of

replaced them, and

roots were vastly more powerful, but Narcissus' roots were more

The humans couldn't win

occurred when both of them

now, Meadow's territory was too large. Since she covered a bigger territory now, she also had to

advantage of these weaknesses and extended his roots further into Meadow's territory, which required her to use a ton

on for over an

friends had joined

shouted in excitement as he saw Meadow, greeting her with pure

mutt! I'm busy!" Meadow shouted back

didn't mind

was only happy

Ferris liked Meadow.

at

an incredibly powerful hegemon in her eyes, and her power obviously

the Major Law of the Dead World. If Meadow reached the Star God Realm, Azure wouldn't

how powerful

shocked that Narcissus

of Narcissus, and she knew that he was powerful, but she had always believed Meadow to be more

even have

already fighting with her

Narcissus didn't

essentially fighting

of Energy soon?" Narcissus asked Meadow in a bored

Meadow countered with an exhausted

answered. "I haven't even used my Avatar

use it! I acknowledge that your control is superior to mine, but I won't accept that you're so superior to me that you don't

she had lost. Now, she

seemed like the person sitting in her seat was too fat for her to push

"Fine," Narcissus answered.

SHING!

appeared. It shone in a gentle light, and one could feel a boundless force of life coming

of Life!" Meadow

number of roots increased by ten times, and

even control

roots took out an army of roots, absorbing

was like a million rats were jumping on

Energy, and with the Major Law of Life, that advantage

of explosions, but the roots just kept

the end, the roots

Meadow had lost.

all, he wasn't very experienced in the

Meanwhile, Azure sighed.

she would be so

was taken aback by Azure's