Supreme Dragon Lord-Chapter 364: Troublesome Branches!

Just as Long Chen was about to grab the gold bead, the large tree suddenly moved. Its dense branches shot out, enveloping him.

Long Chen was shocked. He had never expected the gold bead to be a lure.

He reacted quickly, drawing his Blackwind Sword and slashing fiercely. A blast of Sword Qi shot straight toward the branches.

BANG!

A dull thud echoed. To Long Chen’s surprise, his attack hadn’t damaged them at all. The branches weren’t even blown back; instead, they lunged toward him even faster.

Long Chen frowned. The branches were incredibly tough. They also contained immense power and moved with remarkable speed. Since he didn’t understand the tree, he decided to retreat for now and come up with a plan.

Just as he was about to fall back, the branches seemed to read his mind and closed in on him. Long Chen’s eyes narrowed, and he quickly brought the Blackwind Sword up to defend. An extremely terrifying force erupted from the clash.

BOOM!

Dense cracks spread across the surfaces of the hard branches before they finally exploded. Seizing the opportunity, Long Chen immediately slipped through the opening.

Once Long Chen was at a safe distance, the large tree returned to normal, as if nothing had happened. He stared intently at the tree, pondering how he would counter its attacks. From their brief exchange, he could already feel the immense power contained within the tree. Obtaining the gold bead would not be easy.

Just then, Zhang Cangsong belatedly arrived and stopped near Long Chen. He shot Long Chen a sinister and vicious glance, but his eyes lit up the moment he saw the gold bead in the tree.

He sneered at Long Chen. "Kid, you’d better not try to compete with me, or the consequences will be severe!"

Hearing this, Long Chen just shook his head and smiled. He said plainly, "Since you want it so badly, you can have it."

Zhang Cangsong was startled for a moment. Then, a smile spread across his face, assuming Long Chen was being sensible and no longer wanted to oppose him.

"Kid, you know your place! Seeing as you do, I can be magnanimous and not dwell on our past grudges."

After speaking, Zhang Cangsong’s gaze locked back onto the gold bead. His figure flashed, and he vanished, leaving only an afterimage behind.

"The gold bead is mine!"

Zhang Cangsong’s heart filled with joy as he drew closer and closer to the gold bead. But just as he entered the tree’s range, the unexpected happened.

The branches of the large tree suddenly moved! A dense swarm of them descended upon Zhang Cangsong like a tidal wave.

Zhang Cangsong was completely stunned. What is going on?!

Before he could react, the branches were already upon him. A jolt of shock snapped him back to his senses. With no time to think, he hastily threw a palm strike at the branches!

BANG!

The branches were completely unaffected by his palm strike and continued rushing toward him. Seeing this, Zhang Cangsong’s face fell. He quickly moved to defend himself against the oncoming impact, but to his dismay, the powerful force sent him flying.

Instantly, his face turned ashen. The Qi and blood roiled in his chest, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably. He was utterly shocked. How could the power unleashed by these branches be so immense?!

Before Zhang Cangsong could recover from the numbing pain, the branches charged at him once more. Sensing the intense danger, Zhang Cangsong’s eyelids twitched violently. Fear took hold. He no longer dared to face the branches head-on, hoping to use his speed to evade them.

But even as he dodged with all his might, he couldn’t escape. The countless branches swarmed toward him, systematically cutting off every escape route. By this point, Zhang Cangsong’s expression was incredibly foul. This is preposterous! The strength and speed of these branches are actually greater than mine?!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The thuds were punctuated by Zhang Cangsong’s pained moans. He was tossed around like a ball, smacked back and forth by the branches. Finally, like a kite with its string cut, Zhang Cangsong was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground. His face was bruised and swollen, his body covered in blood, and he lay on the ground like a dead dog—a truly wretched sight.

Seeing Zhang Cangsong’s miserable state, Long Chen couldn’t help but sneer, "Even when I give you a chance, you’re still useless."

Hearing Long Chen’s mockery, Zhang Cangsong felt completely humiliated. He lowered his head in shame, wishing he could dig a hole and hide in it, never to show his face again.

However, Zhang Cangsong soon realized something and raised his head again. His gloomy gaze landed back on Long Chen. He stared fixedly at him and snarled in exasperation, "You damn beast! So that’s why you were so accommodating! You must have known this tree was strange and deliberately lured me in to make a fool of me, didn’t you?"

"Oh?" Long Chen feigned surprise. "You’re smarter than you look. Figured out the truth so quickly."

"You..." Hearing Long Chen’s admission, Zhang Cangsong was so enraged he was speechless. His face turned livid. Being so thoroughly played by Long Chen and unable to reclaim his dignity was an unbearable feeling.

Nevertheless, he braced himself and spat, "If I can’t have the gold bead, then neither can you!"

Long Chen merely smiled faintly at the remark, saying nothing. Then, he took a step forward. His body blurred into an afterimage as he sped toward the large tree.

Seeing this, Zhang Cangsong slowly pushed himself up from the ground. He snorted coldly, settling in to watch the show. Even I suffered such a heavy loss. There’s no way you’ll fare any better!