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!

Avatar and actually used its

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

had conceded the arm-wrestling match and switched over to

powerful as nearly all

Meadow's roots severed an ocean's worth of Narcissus'

roots quickly replaced them, and they all attacked Meadow's

were more numerous, and

of mortal humans fighting a gigantic monster. The humans couldn't win individually, but with their teamwork and tactics, they managed to bring down

occurred when both of them owned 50%

now, she also had to control more roots. This weakened her offensive, exposing

into Meadow's territory, which required her to use a

raged on

Gravis' friends had joined him

as he

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

didn't mind Meadow's

happy that Meadow was

Ferris liked Meadow.

Azure looked at

in her eyes, and her power obviously

of the Dead World. If Meadow reached

how powerful Meadow

shocked that Narcissus was

of Narcissus, and she knew that he was powerful, but she had always

even have a

with her full

didn't

was essentially fighting

soon?" Narcissus

countered with an exhausted

"I haven't even used

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

had lost. Now, she only wanted to lose

like the person sitting in her seat

"Fine," Narcissus answered.

SHING!

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

Life!"

soon as Narcissus summoned his Avatar, the number of roots increased by

didn't even

took out an army of roots, absorbing

million rats were jumping

with the Major Law of Life,

a wave of explosions, but the roots just kept

end, the roots encircled Meadow's core

Meadow had lost.

would happen. After all, he wasn't

Meanwhile, Azure sighed.

she would be

taken aback by Azure's