Su Wu witnessed this scene, his complexion changed drastically, and he immediately strengthened his control over Jie Cha, intending to reverse the declining situation.

However, his actions were ultimately half a beat too slow.

As soon as the consciousness of Jie Cha recovered slightly, he unhesitatingly raised his hand and heavily struck his own chest.

A dazzling azure light suddenly burst from Su Wu's body, becoming instantly blinding, as radiant as the rising sun, making it hard to look at directly.

"Boom" sounded a loud explosion.

Jie Cha's body exploded amidst the thunderous noise, transforming into countless azure lights, like meteors streaking across the sky, eventually dissipating into nothingness.

He would rather destroy his physical body than be controlled by Su Wu anymore, an act of determination that invokes lament.

"Just an Artifact Spirit, how dare it rebel like this!" Su Wu was furious in his heart, his face livid.

Without the assistance of Jie Cha, his attempt to break through the silver space upheld by Yuan Ming with the World Tree became ten times more difficult.

Now that things had come to this, Su Wu could only suppress his inner anger and resentment, continuing to perform the Great Void Slash, trying to breach that silver spherical space.

Unfortunately, no matter how he wielded his sword to cleave, the silver space could always swiftly repair itself after shattering, seemingly possessing endless life force.

Su Wu helplessly stopped his actions, turned around, and shouted to the people behind him, "Come over here!"

Master Tantai, Long Hou, Jin Chen, and others heard this and quickly flew over, gathering around him.

Su Wu condensed a silver Light Sword in one hand, while the Black Sword in his other hand lightly pointed at the crowd.

On the Black Sword, black light surged, and a rolling black qi flowed out, winding through the void like tiny streams, eventually flowing towards Master Tantai and the others.

Those people appeared dazed, as if they had lost their own consciousness, raising their heads and opening their mouths, allowing the black qi to pour into them, continuously infusing into their bodies.

As the black qi kept pouring in, their pupils suddenly enlarged, their eyes round and wide, faces contorted with a ferocious and painful expression, yet they were powerless to resist, passively swallowing the black qi.

Under the continuous erosion of the black qi, the expressions of several people gradually became calm, as if even the last trace of their own Divine Sense was being obliterated, and their bodies quietly undergoing transformation.

In the blink of an eye, Master Tantai and others transformed into bizarre half-man half-cicada beings, with a pair of black cicada wings growing from their backs, and their hands turning into sharp hooks.

These people turned into black shadows, swooping out, their hooks shooting streaks of black light akin to Sword Qi, which were burning with black flames, striking at the silver light sphere.

Bang bang bang…

The power of these black lights was astonishing, almost on par with Su Wu's Great Void Slash, and under their attacks, the silver light sphere trembled as if it might collapse at any moment.

Seeing this, Su Wu also continued to perform the Void Slash, tearing the defense of the silver space once more with his silver Light Sword.

The silver light sphere shook violently, constantly being slashed with cracks, yet the Spiritual Power contained within the World Tree was overwhelmingly vast, causing those cracks to quickly recover under the surge of power.

No matter how fiercely Su Wu and the others attacked, the silver light sphere steadfastly held on.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not relax his vigilance because of it.

At this moment, suddenly multiple regions around Su Wu and others appeared with distorted spaces, and one by one, grayish-green tree vines unexpectedly shot out from within, directly aiming at them.

Su Wu let out a cold laugh, unflustered, and continued to wield the Light Sword condensed in his hand, slashing at the silver space.

Simultaneously, black qi billowed around him, forming into large black mist hands from thin air, reaching toward the thrusting tree vines.

Those black mist hands moved extremely fast, quickly gripping all the tree vines tightly, with black qi surging in their palms, trying to corrode and devour these vines.

However, the vines of the World Tree were not ordinary, contained exaggeratedly immense Power of Ten Thousand Wood Origin, and showed no fear of the erosion by the Heavenly Cicada Black Qi.

The surface of the vines lit up with a gleaming green light, contending with the black qi, with neither side conceding.

Seeing this, Su Wu was slightly startled, then he discovered to his astonishment that the bright green light emitted by the vines of the World Tree contained incredibly rich life force.

This life force not only resisted the erosion of the Heavenly Cicada Black Qi but also consumed the energy of the black qi inversely.

At this, Su Wu was suddenly somewhat unsettled.

Silver light blossomed from both of his hands, fingertips emitting a sound akin to a sword singing, seemingly gathering an even more formidable power.

A gigantic silver Light Sword soared into the sky, carrying a world-ending momentum, once again slashing down.

The silver light sphere surrounding the World Tree was torn apart by an enormous sword light, like a silver screen sliced by a sharp blade, leaving a shocking gash.

The sword light plunged deeper within, even cutting a deep sword mark on the ancient trunk of the World Tree, as if attempting to cleave the entire tree in two.

Before the crack in the silver light sphere could fully heal, Master Tantai and the others shot forward like arrows off the bowstring, heading straight for the body of the World Tree.

As they were about to get close, vines of the World Tree suddenly extended from the void, either launching a surprise attack from behind or wrapping around from the sides, like cunning poisonous snakes, aiming to trap them.

With the vibration of the black cicada wings behind them, Master Tantai and the others moved with exceptional agility, weaving through the void, effortlessly avoiding the vines and gradually approaching the World Tree.

As they flipped their palms, black light blades shot out, like meteors in the night, tearing through the void, slashing towards the World Tree.

At this moment, the World Tree radiated dazzling silver light once again, as a new silver light sphere emerged from within, rapidly expanding.

Master Tantai and the others couldn't dodge in time and were struck by this newly appeared silver light sphere, their black light blades dissipating amidst the sphere's shockwave.

Su Wu witnessed this scene, furrowing his brow as a wave of unease surged within his heart.

He knew deeply that if things continued like this, capturing the World Tree would become increasingly difficult.

Elsewhere, Yuan Ming was fiercely battling while also striving to refine the World Tree, though his progress was exceptionally slow.

He could feel that the World Tree had been growing for countless years, its immense life force and energy far beyond his imagination, while his own World Tree had just completed its transformation and was still relatively weak. Absorbing the larger World Tree in its entirety was by no means easy.

"The situation is dire, Jie Cha has already fallen, and you face Su Wu alone. Unless you can completely control this World Tree, you have no chance of winning. Persist in entanglement with Su Wu and the others, and loss is inevitable." At this moment, Xi Ying's voice sounded in Yuan Ming's ear, calm yet laced with concern.

Yuan Ming was naturally aware of what Xi Ying said.

If he could successfully refine and devour this World Tree, his own World Tree could rapidly evolve and grow to an unimaginably powerful level.

As its host, he would naturally gain enormous benefits.

Unfortunately, the World Tree before him was far too vast, its life force and energy exceedingly strong, beyond his expectations.

To absorb it completely, he might need to spend decades or even hundreds of years, yet the current situation did not allow him the time to refine it slowly.

Just as Yuan Ming was deep in thought, Kong's voice suddenly echoed in his Sea of Consciousness: "Miss Xi's words hold truth, relying on yourself alone, there's little hope of capturing the Three Realms Immortal Boat. Instead of passively taking hits here, why not take the World Tree and flee?"

Startled by what he heard, Yuan Ming asked doubtfully, "Take the World Tree and run? Senior Kong, this World Tree and the Three Realms Immortal Boat are refined into one. Without complete refinement, how can it be taken away?"

"Haha, a good question. This World Tree is essentially the power chamber of the Three Realms Immortal Boat, providing power for its operation. When the Immortal Boat is intact, indeed, separation is difficult. But now that the restrictions within the Immortal Boat are severely damaged, the connection between them is not as tight." Kong's voice carried a hint of laughter.

"May I ask, Senior Kong, if you have devised a method?" Yuan Ming asked eagerly upon listening, his eyes gleaming with desire, humbly seeking Kong's guidance.

To him, as long as he could grasp this World Tree, the gains or losses concerning the Three Realms Immortal Boat were insignificant.

Kong responded calmly, "Simple, just store it inside a Space Spiritual Treasure."

Yuan Ming furrowed his brow, showing some difficulty, "Store it inside a Space Spiritual Treasure... the World Tree is so massive, its roots buried deep in the void, still somewhat linked to the Three Realms Immortal Boat, is it really possible to extract it easily?"

Kong chuckled lightly and explained, "You don't need to act in haste to pull the tree out all at once. Even a Mahayana cultivator struggles in achieving such a feat. Since you've already gained initial control of the World Tree, you can gradually extract its roots and let them take hold in the Space Spiritual Treasure, thereby being able to carry it away."

Yuan Ming was overjoyed at hearing this, expressing his gratitude with clasped hands, "Many thanks for your guidance, Senior Kong."

With that said, he raised his hand, ready to summon the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

However, Kong stopped him in time: "Hold on, don't use the Stealing Heaven Tripod to collect the World Tree. The space within the Stealing Heaven Tripod is unique, incomparable to ordinary space treasures, not suitable for transplanting the World Tree."

"What should I do then? I only have the Shura Palace, a space treasure that doesn't even reach the level of a Spiritual Treasure, can it truly hold the World Tree?" Yuan Ming felt a chill in his heart and promptly inquired.

"You need not worry. The World Tree is a divine skill of Earth's creation, possessing the power to open space. Transplanting it into the Shura Palace will not only avoid damaging the treasure but can lead to its transformation, advancing to a Spiritual Treasure is not out of the question." Kong chuckled.

Receiving Kong's affirmative response, Yuan Ming no longer had any concerns and immediately began attempting it while fending off Su Wu and others' attacks.

Things are easier said than done.

The roots of the World Tree spread throughout every corner of the Three Realms Immortal Boat, to transplant it means first extracting these roots one by one, and gradually moving them into the Shura Palace.

Fortunately, Yuan Ming had previously refined the restrictive stakes of the Three Realms Immortal Boat, at this moment his World Tree was gradually merging with the ancient World Tree, the boundaries between the two becoming increasingly blurred.

This allowed him to simultaneously control them to some extent, making the transplant work relatively easier.

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