Huang Lu crashed in what appeared to be another marsh, and unlike the earlier marsh, this marsh was stuffed with vines and roots that were everywhere. As he landed, he saw other cultivators battling what appeared to be small, treant-like creatures, and another group of monsters that resembled a tangled bunch of vines. The vines were extremely tough, and they were able to strike at unnatural angles that caused the cultivators to lose balance.

It was horrible, since the marsh itself was a terrible terrain to fight. The cultivators attempted to fly, but these were 2nd and 3rd realmers, and the vines could easily pull them back down to the marsh, and trap them.

As Huang Lu approached, he noticed there were already many other cultivators that had been captured by the tangle-beasts. They weren't dead, well, except one or two that drowned in the marsh, but most of them were just unconscious. There were two groups here, Huang Lu could tell from the different clothes and robes they wore, and the way they fought.

They tried to fight together, but there were just too many tangle-beasts.

The tangle beasts did not dare approach Huang Lu, simply because he was a 5th realmer, and the tangle beasts were 3rd realm monsters. But there was a boss here. A monster tangle.

"We must retreat and call for help!" One of the cultivators said.

"We can't! The entrance to the secret realm closed!" The tangle-beasts captured more of them, and it was clear they were losing!

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"We must save the mistress, at least!"

Huang Lu saw two ladies, among many others captured by two far larger tangle-beasts. This were the giant tangle beasts, and Huang Lu sensed its power in the first stages of the 5th realm. The giant tangle beasts had at least ten cultivators trapped in its vines, each! The cultivators battled hard, but they were losing. None of them were strong enough to challenge the Giant Tangle Beast.

As Huang Lu approached, the tangle beasts all stayed away. Huang Lu's muscles was so powerful he could rip the tangled vines apart easily.

The cultivators of the two sects were gradually being whittled down by the tangle beasts, but Huang Lu knew that the only way to win was to defeat the two giant tangles. It was instinct that told him that if he defeated the giant tangles, the lesser tangles will flee rather than fight.

"Help!" One cultivator noticed him. But the tangle beast quickly injected something into his body and the cultivator fell asleep.

Huang Lu took off his shirt, and lathered as much oil as he could on his body. He felt his power surge.

[You've collected 60,000 Heavenly Qi! You've ascended to the middle steps of the 5th realm!]

One middle step 5th realm against two first step 5th realm giant tangles!

He flexed his muscles, and then gathered his strength. The giant tangle noticed him, and quickly recognised that he was a threat. Vines and roots shot out, and attempted to catch him.

It failed because his skin was covered in oil! He was too slippery!

Yet, it was a double-edged sword. His slippery oily hands couldn't grip the vines of the giant tangle well, and it was like two slippery eels coiling against each other.

Also, what should he punch? Where should he punch? The giant tangle mass seemed to regenerate quickly.

What should he do?