Alas, even with wings, he couldn't fly out of this wooden cage.
"Cough, cough cough." Qiong Hao gave up on trying to hack the wooden cage with his saber. This cage, woven from wood vines, was incredibly sturdy, comparable to solid bronze walls. Though he didn't understand why, he was certain of one thing: the little stoic had intended to trap him in a cage from the very beginning. Otherwise, she wouldn't have endlessly released wood spirit energy, causing the ground to be overgrown with such vines.
At this point, there was dead silence in the arena; everyone was speechless. They had witnessed Qiao Mu's methods, and what was most terrifying was how effortlessly she dealt with a mutated evil-body master. Everyone looked up at Qiong Hao suspended in mid-air. The vines on the ground were intertwined and wrapped around each other, extending all the way into the air, forming a colossal wooden cage. This created a peculiar and visually stunning impact on everyone.
No one had ever been able to control wood spirit energy to this extent. Today was the first time they had seen someone manipulate wood spirit energy in such a way. Qiong Hao was now confined in that wooden cage, with no way to escape, either to the heavens or the earth. He could only pant slightly, subconsciously flapping the wings on his back.
Qiao Mu glanced at him indifferently, then looked down at her small palm. Her wood spirit energy was naturally inexhaustible, thanks to the presence of the Sacred Wood. The spirits of all things in heaven and earth, all wood-elemental power in the world, could be used by her, providing her with an endless supply of strength. As for why this wooden cage was so sturdy, it was naturally because she had added three solidification talismans to the outside of the wooden cage. You think you can just cut down these wood vines if you want to? What a pipe dream.
A faint blue flame danced between Qiao Mu's fingers. She looked up at Qiong Hao in the wooden cage and, without another word, unleashed the flame towards him. The flame seeped through the gaps in the wooden cage, burning directly into Qiong Hao's body.
Everyone only heard hissing roars from within the wooden cage. The dozens of burly mercenaries who had come with Qiong Hao were already trembling with fear. They hadn't expected their formidable captain to be utterly helpless against this little girl. So, their trip here was simply asking for death?
Saint Child Mi Yan stood up, cleared his throat, and announced, "Stoic-face, uh, ahem, that, Crown Princess wins." No one had any objections. In fact, many of those present were already on the verge of backing out. The Crown Princess's own strength was so formidable; what else could they do? Why bother fighting? Going up would just be suicide.
Qiao Mu burned the guy for a while, but only heard him wailing miserably. She frowned, then said coldly, "So much wasted talk, still not transforming?" She didn't have the time to keep wasting on him. She wanted to see this person's true strength. Since he had already fused with the power of an evil beast and undergone modification by Heaven's Fortune, it was impossible for him to only have this much strength.
A crimson blood color flashed in Qiong Hao's eyes. His cheeks were flushed from being burned by the Blue Spirit Purifying Flame, and a faint scent of blood emanated from him. He suddenly let out a roar inside the wooden cage. This roar startled everyone. The sound was no longer human; it was clearly the roar of a wild beast. Mo Lian's eyes flickered slightly, and with a subtle movement of his finger, a black flame emanated from his fingertips.