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!

her Avatar and actually used its

no longer the plant-version of arm-wrestling but

the arm-wrestling match and switched

as nearly all

severed

and they all attacked Meadow's

vastly more powerful, but Narcissus' roots were more numerous, and they were moving with

be a group of mortal humans fighting a gigantic monster. The humans couldn't win individually, but with their

occurred when both of them owned 50% of

also had

Meadow's territory, which required her to

on for over

friends had joined him in

he

own barf, mutt! I'm busy!" Meadow shouted back when

didn't mind Meadow's

was only happy that Meadow

Ferris liked Meadow.

at the war

powerful hegemon in her eyes, and her power obviously

of the Dead World. If Meadow reached the Star

how powerful Meadow

Azure was shocked that Narcissus was even more

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

didn't even have a fighting chance

was already fighting with her full power,

Narcissus didn't even use his

fighting with only one

out of Energy soon?" Narcissus

Meadow countered with

answered. "I

won't accept that you're so superior to me that you don't even need to use

she had lost. Now, she only

her seat was too fat

"Fine," Narcissus answered.

SHING!

shone in a gentle light, and one could feel a boundless

Major Law of Life!" Meadow said

increased by ten times, and he shot all of them

even control

roots took out an army of roots, absorbing their Life Energy,

million rats were jumping on a

amount of Life Energy, and with the Major Law of Life, that advantage became even more

unleashed a wave of explosions,

roots

Meadow had lost.

what would happen. After all, he wasn't very experienced in

Meanwhile, Azure sighed.

still here, she would be so excited for

taken aback by Azure's