The Man's Decree

Chapter 2239 Breakthrough

Witnessing the Spirit Connecting Tree withering before his very eyes, Elgado came to a realization.

1 can't believe he's draining power from the Spirit Connecting Tree!

It finally occurred to him that Jared was attempting to claim the strength of the Spirit Connecting Tree as his own.

After all, the energy within Spirit Connecting Tree was far more potent than any Spirit Connecting Fruit could ever offer.

No, he'll never attain yet another breakthrough—not on my watch!

Elgado let out a holler so deafening that clouds of black mist emerged and engulfed his body. Immediately afterward, he barreled in the crater's direction.

As he charged ahead, leaves fell from above and whirled past him, triggering fiery sparks of light. Still, nothing could halt his advance at that point.

Skyler, in turn, could somewhat tell what Elgado was up to. Putting her own life on the line, she gripped the sword firmly and darted toward him. Petals began riding the air current and cut her skin like a saber. Nonetheless, she showed no signs of backing down.

Jared some time, no matter how fleeting that moment would come to

transformed into a spirit snake and pounced on

though, could not even be bothered to spare her a glance. “Hmph! What an

flick of his fingers, Skyler was flung away into the distance like a kite with a broken

she would get to hold Elgado back even for a split second, not with the huge gap in strength between

enough, Elgado reached the crater, only to find that Jared was sitting cross-legged inside

pinned his gaze on Jared

A gigantic palmprint shrouded by black mist materialized in mid-air. It was so massive that it could cover the entire

drew closer and was about to reach Jared at any moment. All of a

golden scales enveloped him from head to

energy then burst from within him and zapped

of wrath, Elgado's enormous palmprint was completely destroyed before it

floated in mid-air. Behind him was the already withered

Tree was reduced to ashes. Gone was the divine, ancient tree, just like

mid-air, his eyes