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!

actually used

already no longer the plant-version of arm-wrestling but a real

had conceded the arm-wrestling match and switched over to

more powerful as nearly all her

severed an ocean's worth of

roots quickly replaced them, and they

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

monster. The humans couldn't win individually,

when both of them owned 50%

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

Meadow's territory, which required

raged on for

friends had

as he

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

mind Meadow's

only happy that Meadow was

Ferris liked Meadow.

looked at

powerful hegemon in

even knew the Major Law of the Dead World. If Meadow reached the Star God Realm, Azure

how powerful

was shocked that Narcissus

Narcissus, and she knew that he was

have a

with her full power,

Narcissus didn't

was essentially fighting

Energy soon?" Narcissus asked Meadow

Meadow countered with

"I haven't even

accept that you're so superior to me that you

lost. Now,

seemed like the person sitting in her seat was too

"Fine," Narcissus answered.

SHING!

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

of Life!" Meadow said with

Avatar, the number of roots increased by ten times, and he shot all of

didn't even control

roots, absorbing their Life Energy, but the

was like a million rats were jumping on a

had an incredible amount of Life Energy, and with the

wave of explosions, but

the end, the roots encircled

Meadow had lost.

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

Meanwhile, Azure sighed.

Sary were still here, she would be so excited for Meadow," Azure

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