Lu Zhen raised his hand and spoke with a smirk on his face.


    "Fire."


    Boom!


    The cannons roared like dragons, releasing small ck balls directly towards the army.


    However, upon impact, they proved disappointing, failing to kill even a single individual. With a disappointing thud, they fell to the ground, merely pushing the soldiers back slightly.


    Zhang Shi looked on with a disappointed expression. "He is still a young brat after all, no matter how powerful these monsters can be."


    Just as he was thinking this, with a smug smile on his face, something strange happened.


    The ck balls from the cannons suddenly exploded, covering a distance of half a kilometre each, decimating a significant portion of the army.


    Lu Zhen extended his hand with a cold expression, tightening it. The nt Qi in his body instantly moved towards the explosions.


    A strange and fantastical scene unfolded before Lu Zhen''s eyes as his nt Qi made contact with the explosion.


    From the epicentre of the explosion, countless trees erupted from the ground, sprouting with astonishing speed and reaching towering heights in mere moments.


    These were no ordinary trees; they bore humanoid features, with legs resembling those of a person and vines extending like arms.


    Their aura surged dramatically, reaching the formidable third stage of the martial realm, emanating a chilling and ominous energy.


    These demonic trees, animated by a sinister force, turned their attention to the approaching army.


    With swift and calcted movements, theyunched their attack, ensnaring the soldiers with their powerful vines.


    Once captured, the unfortunate victims found their vitality slowly drained away, their life force feeding the insatiable hunger of the demonic trees.


    From their withered forms, new trees sprouted, creating an endless cycle of growth and consumption.


    Though individually their strength may not have been remarkable, their resilience was unmatched.


    Even if severed, their branches regenerated in a matter of breaths, ensuring an unyielding onught against the helpless army.


    In the chaos that ensued, the advance of the soldiers came to an abrupt halt as they struggled against the relentless assault of the Verdant Demonic Trees.


    "Combat art: Verdant Demonic Tree," Lu Zhen murmured with a satisfied grin, observing the havoc he had unleashed upon the enemy forces.


    Zhang Shi looked at the scene in front of him, with countless demonic trees emerging and destroying the army. His expression was stunned.


    "Leader, is this...?" he respectfully inquired of Lu Zhen at the front.


    Lu Zhen casually nced at Zhang Shi.


    "This is abat art I created in my free time," he said casually.


    "Casually created!?" Zhang Shi was shocked to the core. "How could someone createbat art casually?" However, he knew that Lu Zhen had no reason to lie to him.


    His worldview copsed. Creatingbat arts was challenging even for first-stage martial artists, requiring a deep understanding of martial arts and the application of Qi.


    Although rudimentarybat arts for lower-stage martial artists could easily be created, their powers were typically tiny, generating barely any force.


    But... the power of Lu Zhen''sbat art far exceeded that of the second-stage martial realm; even a first-stage martial artist might not be able to create such an evestingbat art.


    You should be aware that Lu Zhen''s singlebat art suppressed the entire army of millions.


    This was beyond Zhang Shi''sprehension, as he came from the outside world.


    "Even Holy sons and daughters are nothingpared to him," Zhang Shi muttered, with some fear in his heart.


    "Lu Zhen, when did you be so powerful?" Xia Mei asked apprehensively, looking at the army in chaos.


    She, too, was from the outside world and recognized the terrifying strength he had disyed, a level ofprehension nobody she had ever known could reach.


    "It''s just abat art I casually created. I don''t know why you''re so shocked," Lu Zhen said helplessly.


    "Are you doubting my young master?" Lily said with a pout.


    "No, but…" Xia Mei was speechless. "I guess he really can hold the sky with one hand."


    Whenever Xia Mei saw Lu Zhen, his aura seemed to grow stronger each time.


    At this moment, although Xia Mei was very close to reaching the second-stage martial realm, she knew deep down that with just a simple sh from Lu Zhen, she would meet a miserable end with no chance of survival.


    The feelings she experienced from Lu Zhen wereparable to those she felt from her master in the sect, a first-stage martial artist.


    Lu Zhen simply shook his head. He wasn''t lying; he did create thebat art casually.


    "System," he willed, and the blue panel appeared in front of his eyes, though he was solely focused on thebat art section.


    - [Eternal Verdant Whirlwind (full mastery)]


    - [Whispering Shadow Step (full mastery)]


    - [Verdant Vajra Fist (full mastery)]


    - [Butterfly Hidden Dance (full mastery)]


    - [Verdant Demonic Tree (full mastery)]


    Lu Zhen nodded as he viewed the multiplebat arts disyed neatly before him.


    He had modified some of thesebat arts with his highprehension to suit his taste, significantly increasing their power, just like the Verdant Whirlwind.


    Previously, their power could be considered weak.


    Ever since he entered the second-stage martial realm, just utilizing his raw strength and Qi was more effective than using abat art. However, after his modifications, all thesebat arts had be terrifying.


    Lu Zhen''s eyes glowed with gold as he looked at his newly createdbat arts.


    - [Verdant Demonic Tree]


    - [Remark: Uses thebination of demonic Qi and nt Qi to create terrifying demonic trees with the strength of the third-stage martial realm and possesses inexhaustible vitality as long as they can absorb vitality from the enemy]


    "However, these shouldn''t be able topletely halt the army. If they did, I would be disappointed," Lu Zhen muttered, looking ahead.


    As expected, the demonic trees were suddenly bombarded by second-stage martial artists.


    Although theirbat strength wasn''t significant, the trees'' vitality couldn''t withstand the bombardment of thousands of second-stage martial artists and gradually diminished.


    However, the damage had already been done. Almost one-fourth of the army had been destroyed by just onebat art!