The Fire Crown Treant suddenly waved its hands, "Thorn Storm!"
In an instant, countless sharp thorns burst from underground, intertwining and swirling, sweeping towards the Hanlu Turtle.
Seeing this, the Hanlu Turtle's expression tightened. It quickly infused magic into its Turtle Shell Shield. Dense black water droplets condensed on the shield, then merged together and detached, forming a thick, ink-like black water curtain.
The moment the Thorn Storm violently collided with the water curtain, a sharp, bone-chilling grinding sound erupted.
However, it did not break through the black water curtain immediately.
A sharp glint flashed in the Fire Crown Treant's eyes. It stomped its foot, and a green shockwave gently swept across the ground.
In an instant, the soil cracked, and hundreds more emerald thorns burst forth, twisting wildly and impacting the black water curtain.
The Hanlu Turtle immediately felt the pressure surge. It glared, letting out a roar towards the sky.
A ripple-like black light illuminated its single horn. The black water curtain exploded, and the surrounding thorns and water curtain shattered together.
Amidst the splashing water, the Hanlu Turtle's eyes were filled with killing intent. A highly condensed black water arrow shot from the tip of its single horn, directly charging towards the Fire Crown Treant.
Facing this fierce attack, the Fire Crown Treant neither dodged nor avoided. Its hands quickly clasped together.
"Lotus Bloom!"
Instantly, the ground beneath the Fire Crown Treant cracked, and a giant white lotus burst forth. The lotus closed its petals, enveloping the Fire Crown Treant.
The water arrow struck the white lotus, emitting an earth-shattering roar. Water splashed everywhere, like a torrential downpour.
However, the white lotus only swayed slightly a few times, blocking the sharp attack.
The black water slowly slid down the white petals. Before it could fall, it was burned and evaporated by a plume of red fire smoke.
The petals slowly opened, then dissipated with the wind, revealing the expressionless Fire Crown Treant.
"Cannot be defeated..." The Hanlu Turtle's expression sank, and it already had the intention to retreat.
It exerted force with its feet, its figure flashing like a ghost, transforming into a black shadow and dashing wildly backward.
"Trying to run?" A green light flashed in the Fire Crown Treant's eyes. It suddenly leaned down and slammed a fist onto the ground.
Countless huge and winding vines instantly rose from the ground.
These vines, like agile giant pythons, coiled towards the Hanlu Turtle.
The Hanlu Turtle hastily dodged, while simultaneously raising its shield and continuously releasing black water arrows to prevent the vines from getting close.
However, the vines were numerous and exceptionally flexible. A few still managed to seize an opportune moment, tightly wrapping around its legs.
The Hanlu Turtle struggled with all its might, but it was only momentarily restrained before more vines followed, coiling around its body.
Dozens of vines intertwined and wrapped, firmly binding the Hanlu Turtle, forming a giant vine ball.
More and more vines climbed on, and the vine ball grew larger and larger.
Wrapped inside the vine ball, the Hanlu Turtle felt it was difficult to breathe. The bones in its body made faint creaking sounds as the vines tightened and squeezed.
The Hanlu Turtle was certain that with such terrifying crushing force, in just a dozen seconds, all its bones would be snapped, and its body would be crushed.
Under the threat of death, the Hanlu Turtle's eyes turned completely black. The magic within its body surged out all at once. The single horn on its forehead resonated with the Turtle Shell Shield in its hand, and black, ripple-shaped magic emanated from its body.
The vine ball binding the Hanlu Turtle strangely began to emit eerie white smoke. A sour smell permeated the air, and the vine ball actually started to melt rapidly.
In just one or two seconds, a huge plume of white smoke billowed into the air. A strong, pungent sour smell spread, and on the ground lay fragments of vines emitting white smoke.
The Hanlu Turtle's pupils were pitch black. The shield in its hand was now embedded in its back. It was on all fours, transformed into a giant turtle with a black single horn on its head.
Black streams of water, like silk ribbons, circled and danced around its body.
Having only transformed, and having expended a large amount of magic, the Hanlu Turtle was now at the end of its tether.
So the Fire Crown Treant remained expressionless. Its hands formed a sword-finger gesture towards the ground, and it attacked again, "Sow!"
In an instant, countless, dense flower seeds appeared in the sky.
Each flower seed was the size of a human head, raining down like dense raindrops, overwhelmingly crashing towards the Hanlu Turtle.
After completing its transformation, the Hanlu Turtle did not even dodge. The black water currents surrounding its body rapidly twisted and split. Several streams of water rotated continuously around it, batting away the falling flower seeds one by one.
"Hmph, nothing more than this!" A disdainful sneer appeared on the Hanlu Turtle's face.
The Fire Crown Treant's gaze was indifferent. It raised its sword-finger towards the sky and whispered, "Sleep."
The fallen flower seeds on the ground trembled, then immediately took root in the soil. One after another, emerald vines topped with fiery red flower buds grew.
The flower buds bloomed, forming a large sea of red flowers, and pale red pollen drifted all around.
"Not good!" The Hanlu Turtle's expression changed drastically. It subconsciously wanted to quickly escape the range of the flower sea, but a strong floral scent entered its nose. Its body immediately went numb, its steps became soft, its tensed nerves relaxed, and a wave of drowsiness came over its mind.
Seeing this, the surrounding flowers immediately twisted, tightly coiling around the Hanlu Turtle's body. A huge amount of pollen sprayed onto the Hanlu Turtle's face.
The Hanlu Turtle held its breath and tried to struggle, but its body completely went limp after only two movements, and it was once again coiled into a ball by a large mass of red-flowered vines.
"Paralysis pollen?" The Hanlu Turtle had just had this thought flash through its mind when the vines on its body had already contracted, its breathing was suppressed, and the next moment its consciousness completely fell into a coma.
The Fire Crown Treant walked to the Hanlu Turtle, which was coiled into a ball by vines, and carefully observed its state.
After confirming that the Hanlu Turtle was unconscious, he muttered to himself, "I did not fail my mission."
Before he finished speaking, the Fire Crown Treant's eyes lit up with white light, and its expression suddenly became lively. Ezreal's voice appeared, "Well done."
The Fire Crown Treant knew that Ezreal's goal of capturing it alive was to use it as evolution material for his other Summoned Beasts.
After all, A-Class Mage materials were not so easy to find.
Therefore, the Fire Crown Treant did not use the crown of embers throughout the entire process. The Hanlu Turtle, apart from having its magic completely depleted, remained largely intact.
A complete A-Class Mage, absolutely premium material!
Through consciousness attachment, Ezreal once again gained control of the Fire Crown Treant's body. He looked down at the giant flower ball at his feet, nodded in satisfaction, then leaned down and pressed his hand onto the flower ball.
A bright, soft white light flashed and disappeared. The flower ball and the Hanlu Turtle vanished simultaneously.
Ezreal turned and, controlling the Fire Crown Treant's body, took a few steps to reach Laki and the others.
The four of them were now gathered together, sitting or lying in an undignified manner.
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