Tearing Through the Hundred-Eyed Palm
Kael longed for an opportunity to eliminate Zhou Shengmo, as an ambush would offer better odds than a direct confrontation. However, the chance had never presented itself. Now, with Zhou Shengmo accompanied by two others, Kael knew he had to remain patient.
The voices of the three gradually faded, their figures disappearing into the dense forest. Kael waited until they were out of sight before emerging from behind the tree. He glanced in their direction once more, then turned his attention back to his mission, continuing toward the location of the Jade Dew Mushroom.
To conserve his strength, Kael avoided any Soul Pets he encountered along the way. Following the markers he had left earlier, he arrived at the Jade Dew Mushroom after about half an hour. It lay beneath a cluster of dense trees, accompanied by the Hundred-Eyed Palm.
The Hundred-Eyed Palm had large, thick leaves resembling layers of banana leaves, adorned with eye-like patterns that were eerily lifelike and somewhat terrifying.
"The leaves of the Hundred-Eyed Palm likely have a second-level cortex, and they're probably very tough. Focus your attacks on its stem," Kael whispered to Moye.
The intelligent Moye nodded, its silver eyes fixed on the Hundred-Eyed Palm with its hundreds of eyes.
Over the past two months, Kael had been feeding Moye beast-attribute Soul Cores, strengthening its claws, teeth, and limbs.
The Moonlight Fox's primary method of attack was its claws, with its teeth serving as a secondary weapon. Additionally, Moye didn't possess any skills that utilized its teeth.
"Let's begin the battle!" Kael agilely leaped onto a tree trunk, directing Moye to launch an attack from above.
Moye's movements were still incredibly nimble, scaling a twenty-meter-tall tree as if it were flat ground. It dashed to the end of a branch, leaped off, and its lithe body darted through the foliage.
"Clang!!" Its sharp claws extended from its paws, slicing several leaves in half!
In a flash of cold light, Moye swiftly descended, its claws poised to strike. It deftly maneuvered through the large leaves of the Hundred-Eyed Palm, aiming directly for the stem!
Tearing Claw!! Moye's Tearing Claw had become even more refined, executed with seamless precision—swift and decisive!
The Hundred-Eyed Palm immediately lowered its leaves, using them like shields to block Moye's attack and protect its vulnerable stem.
"Swish!!" The Tearing Claw slashed across the leaf shield, leaving deep gashes that extended from the center to the edge. Thick sap oozed from the wounds!
This eighth-stage Hundred-Eyed Palm had three shield-like leaves. Even after one was injured, it didn't falter. Instead, it twisted its stem like a propeller, turning the three leaves into razor-sharp blades that whirled toward Moye!
"Triple Blade, Moye, maintain a five-meter distance!" Kael immediately issued the command.
Moye landed lightly, its toes barely touching the ground before leaping again. Two consecutive jumps took it five meters away. It spun in mid-air, landed, and slid across the ground, its claws scraping the earth. Its head lowered slightly, its silver eyes calmly observing the Hundred-Eyed Palm.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!"
The Hundred-Eyed Palm's Triple Blade whirled like blades, stirring up chaotic gusts of wind. Leaves, branches, and weeds were flung into the air!
As the stem twisted, the Triple Blade's range extended up to four meters. A tree within this radius was effortlessly severed, crashing to the ground with a loud thud!
The Triple Blade continued for a moment, but when the Hundred-Eyed Palm realized Moye had escaped its range, it ceased the attack.
"Now's the time!" Kael's timing was impeccable. The moment the Triple Blade ended, he issued the command.
Moye darted forward like a bolt of lightning, its sharp claws extending. It moved in a zigzag pattern, unleashing another Tearing Claw!
"Swish, swish!!" With precise cross-strikes, Moye's claws landed squarely on the Hundred-Eyed Palm's stem, causing it to visibly snap.
"Watch out for its Hundred-Eyed Poison Needles!" Kael glanced at the half-broken stem and the eye-like patterns, quickly warning Moye.
Sure enough, as the Hundred-Eyed Palm teetered, the eyes on its three shield-like leaves suddenly opened, and black needle-like projectiles shot out!
The Hundred-Eyed Poison Needles locked onto Moye, the first leaf firing a dense, razor-sharp barrage.
"Thud, thud, thud, thud!!"
Moye leaped backward, and all the needles embedded themselves into the ground where it had just stood, riddling the earth with holes.
The second leaf fired next. Moye's claws gripped the tree trunk as it quickly climbed upward. The needles shot upward, narrowly missing Moye's elegant tail and embedding themselves in the trunk in a neat row.
"Crack!"
The tree, already fragile, snapped under the barrage of needles and fell with a crisp sound.
The third leaf unleashed the most needles, leaving a ten-meter radius completely barren. Moye was now fully exposed to the Hundred-Eyed Palm's line of attack.
"Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!!"
Hundreds of needles rained down like a torrential downpour, relentlessly striking!
"Moon Shadow."
Moye appeared to stand still, its delicate form becoming a blurry shadow…
All the needles passed through the shadow as if it were mist, meeting no resistance, and flew into the distant underbrush.
Moon Shadow was the Moonlight Fox's evasion skill, usable even without moonlight, though its effectiveness would be slightly reduced.
However, with proper mastery, Moon Shadow could easily evade many powerful attacks, even without moonlight.
Moye had mastered Moon Shadow at the first stage and had now refined it to an advanced level. Evading attacks of this caliber was no challenge.
"Good, finish it off!" Kael smiled confidently.
Moye's form solidified once more. It crouched, then darted forward. Without needing any special skills, its sharp claws swept across the Hundred-Eyed Palm's stem and leaves!!
The Hundred-Eyed Palm's body was already bent. With a single swipe, Moye severed the stem from the leaves, sending them crashing to the ground!!
Kael jumped down from the tree, his gaze fixed on the Hundred-Eyed Palm's corpse. He stroked Moye's fur and said with a smile, "Retrieve its Soul Core. I'll dig up the Jade Dew Mushroom."