Just as Lin Zichen suspected Luo Qianxue was an undercover, lurking in the city—

"Buzz—"

A sound of cutting through the air exploded.

The only two Rare Level team members, Zhao Qingxian and Zhang Tao, suddenly erupted with Qi-Blood and launched an attack on Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen's senses were exceptionally sharp, and he detected their assault the moment they made their move.

In the face of their attack, he just calmly focused his gaze, unleashing a terrifying biological pressure that was overwhelming.

The next second, "bang bang" two sounds followed.

Zhao Qingxian and Zhang Tao were instantly suppressed to the ground by this powerful biological pressure, their bodies completely embedded in the hard ground, leaving numerous heart-stopping cracks at the edges.

As soon as one wave settled, another arose.

No sooner had Lin Zichen dealt with Zhao Qingxian and Zhang Tao than the other Alien Human Level Geniuses in the team also launched an attack on him, including the compliant Shen Qinghan.

At a thought, Shen Qinghan drew forth massive amounts of underground water just as Yuan Dongzhi had once done in the Coastal Forest during the fierce battle with the Divine Plant Cult's Ninth Elder, forming a hundred-meter dragon that blotted out the sky and fiercely slammed towards Lin Zichen.

It wasn't until then that Lin Zichen belatedly realized that Shen Qinghan and the others were being controlled.

He remembered the fragrance he had suddenly smelled earlier.

Without a doubt, that fragrance was likely to be the culprit.

Although he had identified the issue, Lin Zichen didn't know how to wake the people controlled by the fragrance.

Having no other choice, he could only secrete a large amount of Venom that could paralyze nerves, poisoning all the attacking members to the ground.

By the time Lin Zichen had done all this—

"Bam!"

A huge bud broke through the soil, emitting pale blue mist and spreading a pleasant fragrance.

This was the fragrance!

Lin Zichen instantly became alert, his Qi-Blood bursting out as he fixated on the mysterious bud that had suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Hiss!"

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A crisp cracking sound rang out.

The huge mysterious bud had a finger-wide crack appear on the surface, oozing out a rich fragrance that quickly filled the entire cage.

Lin Zichen's nerves were taut, his gaze not daring to deviate in the slightest, keeping a close watch on the bud before him.

Under his watchful eyes,

The crack on the bud widened further.

Until it bloomed into an incredibly seductive blue flower.

Revealing a woman wrapped in vines.

"Lin Zichen, not only is your body strong, you have more tricks than one can imagine, you must have some unknown secret on you," the vine-wrapped woman said with a seductive and enticing look, a captivating smile softening her voice.

Lin Zichen frowned deeply, scrutinizing the vine-wrapped woman, not recalling knowing such a powerful individual.

Seeing his puzzlement, the woman smiled gracefully and said, "You are well known in the Sun-Moon Sacred Land by now, all the living beings there want to bring you back as a sacrifice to the Flower God."

The Flower God?

A Mythical Level creature of the Sun-Moon Sacred Land?

What does sacrifice mean?

To be a bed servant?

Or is it my life they want?

In just a fleeting moment, Lin Zichen had such thoughts in his mind, finally voicing one question aloud:

"What does sacrifice mean?"

"It means exactly that, sacrifice," said the vine-wrapped woman, gesturing with her fingers in a playful manner, smiling ambiguously.

Having said that, she then continued in a soft voice, "Alright, enough talk, the offering to the Flower God, it's time we leave."

The moment she finished speaking,

The hair on the vine-wrapped woman's body suddenly grew into blue vines and whipped out like the tentacles of an octopus, attempting to drag Lin Zichen into the bud and take him away.

Faced with this sudden attack, Lin Zichen did not sit and wait for death but instantly raised his Spiritual Strength to the maximum and activated "Flame Breath" towards the assaulting vines.

Soon, the red flames and the blue vines fiercely collided, causing a terrifying aftermath that flung everything in the vicinity away.

But after only a moment, Lin Zichen could no longer withstand the strength of the vines, and he was blown away, slamming heavily against the prison's root wall and spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The vine-wrapped woman was extremely powerful, if not at the Epic Level then close to it.

Lin Zichen, who only had a Rare Third Order Biological Level, simply could not withstand her attack.

"Withstanding one of my hits and only spitting out a little blood without major harm, indeed your flesh is strong, I believe the Flower God will be very pleased," said the vine-wrapped woman with a slight smile.

After saying that, she controlled even more vines, wrapping the still-blood-spitting Lin Zichen like a chrysalis and pulling him into the giant bud.

Before leaving, the vine-wrapped woman glanced at the fallen Alien Human Level Geniuses on the ground, her expression showing regret.

These were Earth's top geniuses.

With exceptionally outstanding Evolutionary Talents.

If they could all be brought back to the Holy Land and made part of it, then I would surely receive the highest reward from the Holy Master.

However, the bud's capacity was limited and simply could not take so many Earthlings.

It's truly a pity...

Thinking this, the vine-wrapped woman manipulated a barbed blue vine and whipped it fiercely at these Alien Human Level Geniuses lying on the ground.

To completely extinguish these future Earth powerhouses in their early growth, right in this cage.

"Buzz—!"

The vine moved incredibly fast, friction creating a thunderous sound as it targeted the group of Alien Human Level Geniuses on the ground.

Then with a "bang," the sound echoed.

The spiked vine, striking the closest youth first—Xia Liu.

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