The resilience of the Demon-Born Flower Vine far surpasses that of a typical Tier Four Demon. Once ensnared, it's nearly impossible to break free using only the strength of a Transcendent Realm physique.

Creatures rely on Magic Power for strength, but all Magic Power is greedily absorbed by the Demon-Born Flower.

Zoe, just bound, immediately sensed something was wrong and knew she couldn't stay entangled by this thing.

Dorothy smiled: "My attack range is limited. I was waiting for you to strike like this."

Zoe immediately summoned the power of the Star Soul, the Light of the Star Soul even spread to her body surface. In this gleaming light, her slender arms burst with incredible strength, slowly prying open the Flower Vines.

Before being ensnared, she even aligned her snake tail parallel to her body to squeeze through the gaps in the tangle, making it easier to break free.

The snake tail's strength surpassed the young girl's own, and with the addition of the Light of the Star Soul, it directly yanked the Flower Vines with snapping sounds.

However, even with this, she couldn't break free from the Demon-Born Flower's bindings.

One by one, white flowers covered her body, extracting Magic Power.

Zoe gritted her teeth, instantly switching to the Ice Wolf form, ice fog spreading around her, directly condensing sharp Ice Blades between herself and the Flower Vines.

She wriggled her body, willing to be cut by the Ice Blades to try and sever the Flower Vines.

Under the biting of the white Demon-Born Flowers, the Ice Blades were drained of Magic Power and shattered into ice shards.

The Demon-Born Flower blossoms were also slashed and would automatically wither and fall from the Flower Vines, immediately replaced by new white flowers blooming again.

Nevertheless, through Zoe's determined struggle, risking further injury, she managed to break free from some Flower Vines that weakened as they were cut open.

Zoe's right hand was tightly bound by the Flower Vines, while her left hand wielded the Wind Breath Sword wrapped in the Ice Blade, slashing wildly. The Flower Vines reaching towards her were cut to pieces.

White petals and snowflakes danced in the air, forming a ring of frost and fallen flowers around the two young girls.

The wolf-eared maiden's toes, with sharp claws, clawed at the ground as she darted and rolled back and forth like a beast. It seemed as if she had endless strength within her, making Dorothy sway from side to side, unable to stand firm with just a few vines tethered to the ground.

Zoe found the Half Elf's current weakness; by applying brute force to the Demon-Born Flower, making her fall over or be knocked back, she could find a way to deal a heavy blow.

However, no matter how she moved, the Demon-Born Flower stubbornly clung to one of her hands. The vines were difficult to cut, and when one was severed, another would replace it, with a significant amount of the Light of the Star Soul being absorbed by the flowers.

Dorothy also knew she could not release this girl. Otherwise, with her speed, if she reached the Half Elf's true body, the outcome would be decided.

The two were temporarily at an impasse.

"Damn... so you have this kind of power," Zoe said quickly amidst her rapid breaths.

"You too. There's only you at the moment who can contend with the Demon-Born Flower," Dorothy forced a smile, looking as if she was about to faint.

Both displayed signs of weakness on their faces; whether it be the Star Soul Greenhouse or the host of the Demon-Born Flower, they were both overextending this power beyond what their bodies could fully withstand.

"It's time to stop," Li Ang said from the side.

"Then, a draw?" Dorothy squinted her eyes; dealing with such a tenacious opponent like Zoe, she had to continually create Flower Vines and Flowers. The Demon-Born Flowers looked more flourishing, but she was exhausted, able to open her eyes only a slit.

"I... I don't want to..." Zoe panted, even though the Light of the Star Soul could replenish some of her stamina, she couldn't concentrate her strength to launch low-energy attacks as long as she was entangled by the Demon-Born Flower.

"Hiss!" Zoe suddenly felt sharp pain.

She looked at her right arm in pain, where a new bud had appeared on the Flower Vines wrapping around her arm.

This bud was different; it wasn't white, but had a glassy texture, with dots of fluorescence flowing inside it.

If the Demon-Born Flower itself was a supernatural life form, this bud seemed unlike life altogether, filled with an alien quality.

Centered around the bud, a few brand new vines with the same glassy texture sprouted, detaching from the original Flower Vines. Acting independently, they directly pierced Zoe's skin, greedily drawing the Light of the Star Soul.

"Ah!"

Zoe cried out in pain, forcefully slicing at the glassy bud with her Ice Sword, but the glassy Flower Vines quickly moved to block the slashing, forming cracks under the Ice Blades, and breaking amid continued strikes.

Zoe summoned even more of the Light of the Star Soul to rid herself of these Flower Vines, a portion of it being absorbed by the glassy Flower Vines to defend against her attacks.

The glassy vines increasingly shattered at the girl's feet, but the bud grew larger, almost the size of a human head.

"Dorothy?"

Li Ang looked at the Half Elf.

She too was in shock, her iridescent eyes wide open, saying: "I don't know, I had just commanded that vine with the bud to return, but it wants Zoe's Magic Power, and I cannot control it."

Li Ang opened a panel towards the glassy bud.

[Demon-Born Flower [Star Crystal Branch]]

[A special branch of the Demon-Born Flower born from absorbing the Light of the Star Soul. This branch is unique within the same cluster, possessing greater strength. Within the cluster, superior individuals will bloom more brilliantly]

[Species: Plant

[Combat Wisdom: Tier 5]

[Servant: Demon-Born Flower Whipper, Tier 3]

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