I couldn't be bothered with the power of Shen Xingyue's attack waves anymore. I immediately got up, ran towards Yaoyao, and dug her out of the mud. Fortunately, she wasn't killed by the fall, just in pain and covered in mud.
"Impressive, impressive," some demon grumbled sarcastically, "Truly a master of 'Sha Bi Ah'!"
I turned to look into the water. Shen Xingyue had emerged from the mud pillar, but strangely, she wasn't covered in water or mud at all. She was clean and stood directly in the headlights, so white and bright that even the smallest details were visible.
*Slap.* Yaoyao lightly slapped me and whispered, "Have you seen enough?"
"Almost..." I replied.
"If you've seen enough, go stand aside and don't get hurt," Yaoyao said, pushing herself up with her hands.
"Isn't it over?" I asked, confused. According to the previous method, wouldn't it be over once a winner was decided?
Shen Xingyue walked out of the water, a smug sneer on her face. "Bai Yi Ba Ya La, nothing more than this."
Yaoyao angrily pushed me aside, pointed behind Shen Xingyue, and unleashed countless water arrows again, attacking Shen Xingyue's back. The attack looked like it intended to turn her into a hedgehog.
Shen Xingyue responded in kind, pointing her hands at the ground and summoning two "earth dragons" that formed a shield the size of a manhole cover, hovering behind her. The water arrows disappeared upon hitting the earth shield. Shen Xingyue then enlarged the earth shield and moved it into the air, smashing it down towards Yaoyao's head. Yaoyao absorbed water again, forming a "water shield." However, the water shield was easily pierced by the earth, and a large amount of soil landed on Yaoyao, half-burying her, leaving only her upper body exposed.
Yaoyao shook her head, flicking off the dirt from her hair and mask. She tried to pull herself out of the dirt pile, but despite her efforts, she couldn't.
"It's over," Shen Xingyue walked directly to the car, picked up her clothes, and said to the demons behind her as she dressed, "Take Mu Jige back and continue the seal."
All the demons looked at the tallest demon, a snake demon, who seemed to be their leader.
The snake demon hesitated for a moment before walking towards Yaoyao. She drew out the silver-ringed snake from her waist. This time, it didn't transform into a spear but into a rope with a noose, ready to be thrown at Yaoyao.
"Wait," Yaoyao said softly, turning to Shen Xingyue, who was bending down to put on her shoes. "Captain Shen, finish dressing first, and then I'll fight you."
Shen Xingyue put on her ankle boots and turned back with a smile. "Is that still necessary?"
"I'm afraid you'll be embarrassed tomorrow morning when the villagers nearby see Captain Shen trapped here stark naked," Yaoyao chuckled.
Shen Xingyue pouted. "A cooked duck's mouth is stubborn. If you can't even break my Yellow Earth Seal, how can you make me... how can you trap me here?"
Yaoyao closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and pointed her fingers to the sky. The snake demon immediately retreated upon seeing this.
Three seconds later, countless small earth dragons simultaneously surged from beneath the ground in all directions, converging towards Yaoyao!
I instinctively looked at Shen Xingyue, thinking she was performing the technique, summoning earth dragons. Wasn't that her specialty?
But looking at Shen Xingyue's expression, it didn't seem like her. She looked surprised but quickly reacted, discarding the sock she was halfway through putting on her other foot. She responded with the same technique, starting from Mu Jige's position and sending out multiple earth dragons in reverse to destroy those "small dragons."
Unsuccessful, Shen Xingyue's earth dragons were devoured by Yaoyao's small earth dragons. There wasn't even a struggle. The large earth dragons were instantly disintegrated, and the small earth dragons continued to swim towards Yaoyao. They swam up to the dirt pile that was restraining her, and with a boom, the dirt pile was shattered. As the dust and smoke settled, I finally saw clearly. What Yaoyao had summoned were not earth dragons, but dense and long plant roots. At the same time, I noticed that the cornfields around the reservoir looked as if they had been doused with sulfuric acid, a large area blackened and dead.
What was the principle behind this?
Yaoyao flicked the dirt off her legs and walked out of the "ruins" of the dirt pile. She approached Shen Xingyue, who was still stunned, and patted her shoulder. In a tone like an elder scolding a junior, she said, "Go back and learn from your master for a couple more years."
"...So, wood element is your true basic attribute!" Shen Xingyue said dejectedly.
Wood element? Could that refer to the ability to control plants?