Just as the guards were about to make their move, someone in the crowd suddenly wailed.
Everyone turned around and saw a Treant rolling on the ground. It looked like it was in great pain. Everyone looked at each other and thought, 'What's going on?'
They weren't attacked!
Xiao Ai said, "There is poison in the water, but the composition of these harmful substances has not changed. If they can swim in, they won't be afraid of the poison, so they can't be poisoned."
Just as everyone was puzzled, a terrifying scene appeared. The wailing Treant seemed to be vaporized. His body parts disappeared bit by bit, turning into invisible air. A living person was gone just like that.
"This!" Everyone was dumbfounded.
Before anyone could react, another person screamed and fell to the ground. He seemed to be struggling with all his might, but in a few seconds, he was vaporized and disappeared.
Zhi Yan and the others immediately scattered. The data inside the battle armor was quickly refreshed. Unfortunately, if even Ding Meng and Xiao Ai couldn't detect it, they wouldn't be able to.
The water was still rising. In just one minute, it had reached everyone's knees. However, in this one minute, more than ten Treants had turned into nothingness as if they were possessed.
It was as if an invisible demon had emerged from the temple. It could turn people into air. This was scarier than a massacre because no one knew what was going on.
The crowd was in chaos. All the Treants fled in all directions in the water. The two priests were also frightened. They quickly moved away from the temple gate.
The vaporization phenomenon continued. The elite guards of the Green Tree Clan disappeared into thin air one by one. They didn't even have the ability to resist. Many people fell to the ground and disappeared. Some disappeared while running, some disappeared while waving their weapons …
This was no longer a temple. It was a furnace that could melt people into nothingness.
All of a sudden, Ding Meng also felt a throbbing pain in her brain. It was as if a strange energy had entered her body. This energy was the same as the strange undulations that came from the door of the temple when she had just entered. It caused her consciousness to involuntarily change along with it.
"Be careful!" Xiao Ai yelled, which was a rare occurrence. "Focus! This is a consciousness invasion!"
However, it was too late. The energy instantly entered the depths of Ding Meng's brain, but the next second, the pearl mark on Ding Meng's forehead suddenly erupted with a golden light that was even more dazzling than the Tree of God. The light was so bright that even the people inside the armor felt it was blinding. This light was simply holy light, and it quickly dispelled all negative effects.
Ding Meng suddenly felt relaxed. It was as if this energy had been expelled by the mark.
"What the hell is that?" Ding Meng was still in shock. The treants in the square were still disappearing one by one.
Xiao Ai's tone was very grave. "I can't calculate the result, but if I'm not wrong, this ball of energy is very likely a spiritual body."
"A spiritual body?" Ding Meng's eyes widened. "But why can't I see it?"
Xiao Ai said in a low voice, "I'm afraid this isn't an ordinary spiritual body. According to my analysis, this spiritual body isn't complete. However, it still can't be compared to Miu Xing's spiritual body mark. Little Rascal just saved you again. Otherwise, you would have been possessed by now."
Possession wasn't something rare. In layman's terms, it was a spiritual body that ran into another person's body. However, possession required the spiritual body to be strong, and the method used was also very special. At least in the Federal Empire, no one had been able to completely master this method. Even someone as powerful as Fujen Xue Yue Mountain couldn't do it. He could only rely on the crystal energy artificial body to survive.
Ding Meng was puzzled as he watched the green tree guards vaporize one by one. "If it's possession, why are all the treants disappearing?"
Xiao Ai said, "This spiritual body probably didn't find a suitable body, so it might as well eliminate the target to make it easier to filter."
At this time, the water level had already risen to people's waists. The dwarf priest in the crowd suddenly began to tremble. It was as if something was strangling his throat. "Wuwuka Ka" sounds came from his throat. His pupils rapidly changed and his entire body began to twitch.
"What's going on?" The high priest was frightened. He had never seen this kind of thing before.
When the water level rose to people's necks, the dwarf priest returned to normal. At this time, everyone spontaneously distanced themselves from him. This was because everyone had seen the strange and terrifying changes on his body.
The dwarf priest's pair of pupils had completely turned into vermilion red pupils, emitting a strange and sinister ray of light. If one were to say that a demon really existed, then the dwarf priest's current appearance was definitely one.
The dwarf priest stretched his limbs and moved his shoulder joints. He muttered to himself, "Fortunately, I managed to fuse with it before it drowned."
Xiao Ai said in a low voice, "Oh no, that spiritual body has completely attached itself to his body. It has completely fused with him."
Ding Meng seemed to have thought of something as well. "When the cluster cannons attacked the door, the door made the Tree of God issue a warning. If we continue to attack, the demon-like spiritual body will be released. When the spiritual body comes out, it will look for a suitable body. If it doesn't match, it will kill indiscriminately. The Tree of God didn't release this poison to drown us, but to drown the spiritual body before it completely fused with us.
Xiao Ai said, "Could it be that this isn't a temple but a prison?"
Ding Meng looked at the chaotic crowd in the distance. "I think that's most likely the case."
At this time, the water level was completely submerged. Now, no one could stand normally underwater. Many narrow and thin crystal flames shot out from the soles and backs of the seven suits of armor. They were suspended in the water.
The remaining Green Tree Clan guards had an obvious advantage. The fin-like breathing organs under their ears automatically opened, and they were like fish swimming in the water. They didn't even need to use their limbs to stir up the water. They were like submarines, and their speed was even faster than on land.
Ding Meng still stood in place. He didn't need to float up. The Origin Energy circulating in his body was enough for him to stay underwater for eight to ten years without needing to breathe.
The dwarf priest suddenly floated up to the surface. Although the water level was constantly rising, the dwarf priest was able to stand on it as if it were flat ground.
As he floated up, the high priest also swam up. "Xiao Da, where are you going?"
The dwarf priest's red demonic eyes coldly swept across the water. He said sternly, "Who is Xiao Da?"
The high priest was stunned.
The seven suits of armor also shot out of the water and floated in the air. Jiang Ning asked sternly, "Who are you?"
The dwarf priest didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "What are you?"
Jiang Ning was also stunned. This dwarf priest seemed to have become a completely different person. Could it be that he couldn't tell that this was a suit of armor?
The dwarf priest's red eyes suddenly flashed. He said in surprise, "Yi, this suit of armor isn't bad. I want it!"
After saying this, he miraculously floated up. It was as if a pair of invisible hands had lifted him into the air. Although his speed was slow, he instantly exploded with powerful fluctuations. Then, he clawed at Jiang Ning.
Since he made the first move, Zhi Yan and the others naturally wouldn't stay idle. Immediately, three bright white beams shot towards him.
Everyone thought that he would dodge, but he didn't seem to care at all. He allowed the beams to hit him and burn him as he charged towards Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning was also shocked. As he quickly retreated, he immediately brandished his giant alloy sword to slash at the dwarf's claw.
The dwarf priest's other hand suddenly slapped out from the side, slapping the giant sword aside. His right claw grabbed the armor's shoulder.
He clearly wasn't fast, but Jiang Ning couldn't dodge. Moreover, this slap was inconceivably ingenious.
The dwarf priest forcefully pulled at the armor after grabbing it, as if he wanted to rip it off. However, Jiang Ning didn't dare to be careless. He quickly activated the energy defense array. A large amount of energy was released. The armor was immediately covered in an energy shield filled with electricity. The shield also forcefully shook off the dwarf priest.
The dwarf priest fell into the water. His expression was furious. "Little worm, you dare to attack me?"
Zhi Yan decisively ordered, "Go!"
This was to shed all pretense of cordiality and prepare to fight against the Green Tree Clan. However, in the next moment, the dwarf priest once again flew up from the water. This time, his entire body was like a cannonball as he directly smashed his head into Jiang Ning.
This kind of unimaginable attack was completely unexpected. With a muffled thump, the shield didn't break, but the armor was knocked back dozens of meters.
After his successful collision, two giant alloy swords and an energy light sword behind him attacked at the same time. The dwarf priest didn't even look. He waved his hand, and the steel ring weapon on the bone scepter emitted a large amount of silver light. It covered the three giant swords like mercury flowing down the ground. Then, there was a series of "ding ding dang dang dang" sounds. Sparks madly flashed in the air.
The power of the silver light was astonishing, and it quickly turned into countless crescent-shaped blades that covered the three battle armors. The three of them did not expect this priest of the Green Tree Tribe to be so strong and were caught off guard. They were all hit by the blades.
With a whoosh, the blades retracted, and the three armor bodies were also repelled.
Upon closer inspection, the three shields were actually riddled with scars from the blades. Many of the steel plates in front of the armor bodies had also fallen off. Zhi Yan couldn't help but be shocked. This kind of "True Warrior" armor was made of 128 yuan super alloy. How could the Green Tree Clan's weapons cause such damage?
In fact, the one who was the most shocked was not him, but Ding Meng, who was hiding under the water.
Before the dwarf priest was possessed by the spirit, this blade light was already able to cause damage to his diamond shield. Moreover, the current blade light was able to damage the shield, and at the same time, it was able to repel three advanced battle armors. This was enough to prove that after the evil spirit possessed the dwarf priest, this was only a very ordinary attack. The true strength of the evil spirit was hard to imagine.
However, the dwarf priest's attack had completely enraged the people of the Blue Light Group. Zhi Yan had already issued an order in the internal channel. "Increase the conversion rate. Activate the kinetic energy reactor. Maintain the formation. Don't be polite with them. Kill them!"
As soon as he gave the order, the seven sets of armor activated their electromagnetic shields one after another, and more crystal flames sprayed out from all over their bodies. The increase in energy and the strengthening of the crystal flames caused the temperature to suddenly rise, causing the water to boil, and a large amount of dense white gas to appear.