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!

and actually used its powers

was already no longer the plant-version of arm-wrestling but

had conceded the arm-wrestling match and switched over

all her Laws became a full

instant, Meadow's roots severed an ocean's worth

them, and they all

roots were

humans couldn't win individually, but with their

stalemate occurred when both of them owned 50%

too large. Since she covered a bigger territory now, she also had to control more roots. This weakened her offensive, exposing plenty of

into Meadow's territory, which

on

now, Gravis' friends had joined him in

shouted in excitement as he saw Meadow, greeting

mutt! I'm busy!"

didn't mind Meadow's

was only happy that Meadow

Ferris liked Meadow.

Azure looked at the war with

had always been an incredibly powerful hegemon in her eyes, and

knew the Major Law of the Dead World. If Meadow

how

that Narcissus was even more

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

even have

with her full power,

Narcissus didn't even

fighting with only one

Energy soon?" Narcissus asked Meadow in a bored

Meadow countered with an

"I haven't even

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

knew that she had lost. Now, she only wanted to

sitting in her seat was too fat

"Fine," Narcissus answered.

SHING!

Avatar appeared. It shone in a gentle light, and one could feel a

Life!"

by ten times, and

didn't even

army of roots, absorbing their Life Energy, but the enemy

rats were jumping on

Energy, and with the Major Law of Life,

unleashed a wave of explosions, but the roots just kept

end, the roots encircled Meadow's core

Meadow had lost.

happen. After all, he wasn't very experienced in the ways of

Meanwhile, Azure sighed.

Sary were still here, she would be so excited

taken aback by