As the ’Water Origin’, and Lin Dong completely shed their disguise.

Lin Dong and the Water Origin began a battle in the ancient forest.

The wind howled, leaves flew, and the entire forest seemed to tremble for this battle.

The massive tree demon beside them also joined the fray, its thick branches waving and bringing with it endless pressure, attacking Lin Dong.

Water Origin still appeared in the form of "Tian Sha", its voice as cold as the winter wind, piercing through Lin Dong’s eardrums:

"Human kid, you couldn’t even defeat the tree demon, do you think you can win against our joint attack?"

It saw Lin Dong’s encounter with the tree demon just now and thought he wasn’t the tree demon’s match.

But little did it know, Lin Dong was merely acting just now.

It was the Shadow Emperor, and so was Lin Dong!

Moreover, Lin Dong was a different league of Shadow Emperor.

At most, it was a Golden Rooster Award Shadow Emperor, whereas Lin Dong was the Oscar Shadow Emperor.

At this moment, Lin Dong smiled slightly, his eyes flashing with a strange light:

"So, you’re not really Tian Sha; if you were, you’d never say such a thing. You truly think I couldn’t beat that tree demon? You underestimated me."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Dong moved like a graceful eagle, soaring upward. The long Sword in his hand shone with dazzling light; it was his display of the "Sword of Wuji".

This Sword, condensed with his Infinite Force, directly aimed at the tree demon’s vital spot—the location of the roots.

Seeing this, Water Origin’s expression changed, yet soon scoffed:

"Tree demon’s defense, how could you break it? The tree demon is known for its defense, which rivals your human Fourth Heaven’s Heavenly Realm Martial Artists. You, a Second Heavenly Realm Martial Artist, can’t break its defense."

It thought the tree demon’s defense was unbreakable, sufficient to block any attack from Lin Dong.

However, it hadn’t finished speaking before witnessing an unbelievable scene.

Lin Dong’s Sword pierced through the heavy defense of the tree demon like the light of dawn.

With a flash of Sword Light, the tree demon’s thick roots were severed, and green sap gushed out, dyeing the surrounding earth green.

The tree demon let out a shrill scream, and its huge body began to sway.

Water Origin stared wide-eyed in astonishment, unable to believe what was happening before it.

It initially thought Lin Dong was just a Second Heavenly Realm Martial Artist and posed no threat to the tree demon.

Yet reality slapped it hard in the face.

"This...how is this possible?" Water Origin mumbled.

Lin Dong landed on the ground, retrieving his long Sword. He looked at the fallen tree demon, neither happy nor sad.

He said calmly: "Nothing is impossible. Just now, I was merely acting with you."

"Such a tree demon could never be my match."

Water Origin looked at Lin Dong, its eyes reflecting a complex expression.

It began to realize this human kid might not be as simple as it had imagined.

It needed to reassess Lin Dong’s strength and threat.

However, the battle wasn’t over. Water Origin took a deep breath, gathering its power into its hands.

It knew, the next strike would be the key to deciding victory or defeat.

"Human kid, you indeed surprised me. But that doesn’t mean you can defeat me." Water Origin said coldly:

"Next, I will start attacking with one of my strongest trump cards. If you can take it, I’ll admit you have the qualification to stand on equal footing with me."

"Equal footing? Heh, who wants to stand on equal footing with you? I want to defeat you and then consume you." Lin Dong’s voice was as cold as the winter wind.

Flames of intensity flashed in his eyes, a desire for victory and a pursuit of strength.

Water Origin sneered at this: "Two-legged beast, you think highly of yourself, don’t you? You think you’re truly amazing? Just defeating a Three-star Demon Emperor level tree demon allows you to say such things to me."

"Below Junior Patriarch, dreaming of defeating me? Dream on. Consuming you is more realistic, that way I can go further, becoming what you humans call a Junior Patriarch-level existence." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Saying this, Water Origin started channeling the surrounding Water Origin forces.

The water mist permeating the air seemed to be endowed with life, gathering and condensing into droplet after droplet of crystal clarity.

These droplets appeared harmless, but each contained extremely terrifying power, capable of tearing through space and destroying everything.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh～～" Accompanied by sharp sounds, the droplets, like dense rain arrows, howled towards Lin Dong.

Their multitude was jaw-dropping, possibly no less than tens of thousands.

Each droplet was equal to the Sword Qi exerted by a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist at full strength, the energy it contained so powerful, even a single droplet could destroy an average village.

Facing the overwhelming and formidable droplet attack, Lin Dong’s expression naturally changed.

He was well aware that this strike was by no means one ordinary beings could withstand.

So, at the critical moment, he without hesitation activated one of his trump card defenses—Body Dragon Blood Saint Body Reverse Scale Transformation.

With a deep dragon roar, Lin Dong’s body began to undergo a dramatic transformation. His skin became as hard as dragon scales, glinting with a metallic luster.

His strength surged, seemingly able to shake the heavens and earth.

Nevertheless, even in the Body Dragon Blood Saint Body Reverse Scale Transformation state, Lin Dong dared not be complacent.

He again executed the Limitless Transformation, merging his body with the surrounding Heaven and Earth Essence, to disperse the droplets’ attack power.

"Boom boom boom boom～～～" Alongside deafening explosions, those energy-laden droplets all fell onto Lin Dong.

They exploded on his body, releasing brilliant light and strong impact.

At that moment, the area where Lin Dong stood was engulfed in smoke and mushroom clouds.

The entire forest seemed to shiver under the strike, as if even heaven and earth were trembling at this terrifying power.

Water Origin, after executing this move, still maintained the ’Tian Sha’ form, suddenly found Lin Dong’s breath missing.

It assumed Lin Dong had been wiped out by the attack, and couldn’t help but laugh ’haha’.

"I said, human two-legged beast, you’re nothing before me. Seems I overestimated you; thought under this attack you’d not be obliterated directly."

"Who knew, you’d turn to dust, leaving no trace of breath. Pity, I wanted to consume you, but now you left nothing, what can I consume?"