Countless vines coiled around Iris, trying to bind her, and then devour her in front of its soldiers.

Iris lightly stepped on the ground, and the platinum flame began to expand rapidly, surrounding the Jade God Tree.

The scorching heat caused the originally lush green vegetation to quickly wither, turning into black charcoal inch by inch.

Although the Jade God Tree had the ability to resist flames, this flame was too domineering. In just a short period of time, many of its branches were burned to ash, even emitting wisps of smoke.

Green liquid dripped onto the ground, sizzling, sounding like blood dripping into a boiling oil pan, harsh and unpleasant.

"Now we can talk, right?" Iris stood up straight, looking down at the Jade God Tree.

"Hmph! A mere vampire, do you think you're qualified to negotiate with me?" The Jade God Tree snorted coldly.

In an instant, a blazing white flame spewed out of Iris's palm, forming a gigantic pillar of fire.

The intense heat made the Jade God Tree feel fear, but it still refused to give up. It weakly resisted the flames by absorbing the underground water through its vines, attempting to extinguish the white flame.

Plants naturally feared fire, and although the Jade God Tree was no ordinary tree, Iris's flames were even more extraordinary. Moreover, the Jade God Tree relied on great effort to achieve little, while Iris exerted fifteen times the effort, not to mention that Iris had yet to unleash her full power.

Gradually, while the White Flame decreased, it continued to grow incessantly. The Jade God Tree was completely unable to stop this flame.

"We vampires are a very compassionate race. We never force others to do anything, do you understand?" Iris spoke, and the flames surged again, as if they would completely incinerate the Jade God Tree in the next second.

"What do you want me to do?" The tone of the Jade God Tree carried a hint of compromise, but it still had an air of arrogance.

"Work! Pay up!" Iris said indifferently.

The Jade God Tree was completely bewildered. What did she mean by work? Pay up? Did it owe her money?

"Be clear about what you mean!" The Jade God Tree asked sternly, already sensing that its branches were melting.

"One hundred soldiers of mine were killed by you. It costs money to train them, and now they died in battle, and compensation is a considerable expense. I don't care how you do it, but you have to compensate me." Iris said confidently, without any shame for her bandit-like behavior.

The Jade God Tree laughed angrily, saying, "You harmed my compatriots, have you ever thought about compensation? You vampires are truly despicable, finding such a self-righteous excuse for compensation."

"Where are your compatriots?" Iris couldn't help but ask back, "You're a tree, right? Where do you get compatriots? 'Compatriots' refers to people from the same country. But you're a tree~ How can a tree be considered a compatriot of humans? Your compatriots should be..."

Iris pointed to a tree in the distance, while the White Flame continued to burn the branches of the Jade God Tree.

"You..." The Jade God Tree was choked for a moment and couldn't speak.

"Don't waste time. If you don't compensate for the one hundred soldiers of mine tonight, you won't have peace. Unless..." Iris continued, suddenly revealing a cunning expression.

"Unless you agree to follow me. Otherwise, I will slowly consume all your vitality. Then I will use the White Flame to burn your entire body, and finally eat you!" Iris said with a sly smile. Her words had no hesitation or doubt, as if what she said was a done deal, something that couldn't be refused and couldn't be avoided.

Before the Jade God Tree could speak, she continued, "You are a tree, able to regrow your trunk through the method of branching. But you also know, surrounded by this raging fire, do you think you can escape?"

Iris's eyes were filled with confusion as she stared at the Jade God Tree, and she spoke word by word, "You are an intelligent tree, so you should understand your situation. I am not threatening you, I am telling you that you have no choice."

"You..."

"You can take your time and consider, no rush~" Iris said as she casually added another burst of fire.

In just a few short sentences, Iris's expression changed constantly. This expression made her appear even more elusive and difficult to understand, making it impossible for others to figure out what she was thinking.

The branches of the Jade God Tree were burned by the platinum-colored flames, causing it to feel pain. Its roots involuntarily bent under the fiery attack.

It felt that its life force was rapidly draining away, and it had no way to escape this suffering. The flames were eating away at its body, destroying all of its branches.

Finally, the Jade God Tree couldn't bear it any longer and spoke slowly with a voice as low as a mosquito, "I surrender..."

Although the Jade God Tree was unwilling, the current situation forced it to compromise. It now understood that what it encountered was not simply a vampire, but something that was a thousand times worse than a devil!

"Smart move." Iris clapped her hands in satisfaction and extinguished the White Flame.

At this moment, the Jade God Tree was covered in burn marks, with many leaves charred and emitting a strong burnt smell. Most of the fruits on its tree were destroyed, and the remaining branches were covered in blisters, presenting a scene of devastation.

"The vampire girl, the God Tree and the giant beast in Ruined Land can both transform into human forms. Make it transform into a human form, and then restrain it by your side. This way, you will gain the inexhaustible Jade Fruit." Chaos's voice suddenly sounded in Iris's mind.

"Ah, that's a good idea!" Iris's eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately walked towards the Jade God Tree. "Quickly transform into a human form and follow me to leave this place."

The Jade God Tree was momentarily stunned at the words and looked at Iris with surprise. It didn't expect this vampire to know about its ability to transform into a human form. This secret was only known to ancient trees and its fellow beings. Even the protected people of Ruined Land were unaware of these things. How did this vampire, who was in Divinity and Demon's Continent, know that it could transform into a human form?

"I'm not very patient, don't challenge my limit!" Iris's face turned cold when she saw that the Jade God Tree was unmoved, and the White Flame immediately enveloped it again.

The Jade God Tree exclaimed and quickly transformed into a human form.

Shaking its crown, a green light flashed, and the Jade God Tree turned into a young girl. She had pointed ears, with grey-white hair tied into a side ponytail, with obvious green gradients at the tips. Her pupils were light green, with dark patterns surrounding them. She wore a white bud skirt with a golden ribbon tied around her waist, and the neckline of the skirt was embroidered with delicate golden edges. Her legs were bare, with her small feet stepping on the ground.

Her limbs were visibly burned, and her back even showed signs of cracking, clearly just burned by Iris.

Iris took steps and approached the Jade God Tree. She reached out and touched the little girl's head, teasing, "I never expected that the human form of an ancient plant would turn out to be a little girl. Tsk tsk, so adorable!"

"Get lost, you're the loli! If it wasn't for you, my humanoid form would never be like this!" The Biyu Divine Tree glared at Iris angrily, but despite her soft words, she secretly cursed in her heart: "I've lived for millions of years, eaten more salt than the roads you've walked on, and yet you dare call her a loli? It's an insult!"

"You're so stubborn." Iris pouted and took out a red collar from her storage space, putting it around the loli's neck. With a click, the golden lock closed.

The Biyu Divine Tree struggled to remove the collar, but it was in vain. She felt her energy being sucked away, and the pale pink runes on the collar started to emit a faint glow.

"Vampire, what have you done to me?" The Biyu Divine Tree panicked. She felt her body growing weaker, as if she would lose her power soon.

"You have to wear this collar until you've paid off your debt. What if you secretly run away, who will I cry to?" Iris shrugged and said with a smile.

"Outrageous! I am a divine tree, naturally sacred. How could I owe a debt?" The Biyu Divine Tree scolded angrily. "If you dare to imprison me, I will be at odds with you!"

"Great!" Iris said, and flames in her hands ignited. These white flames had an extremely high temperature, enough to burn the opponent to ashes.

"You—"

"What about me? If you behave, it won't be so difficult for you!" Iris smiled, but thought to herself, "You dare to challenge me! You're not worthy."

"You're ruthless!" The Biyu Divine Tree gritted her teeth and spat out those three words.

After calming down, the Biyu Divine Tree said, "How do you calculate the debt?"

"You're just a loli, you can't handle physical work..." Before Iris could finish, the Biyu Divine Tree interrupted, saying, "Who said I can't?"

She raised her hand and shouted, "Vines!"

There was no response around her...

Vines!

Vines!!

Several times in a row, there was still no response. Even if she was injured, she could control the vines—a result of the collar on her neck, not only restricting her physical strength but also limiting her innate control ability.

Despicable vampire.

"I said a little kid like you can't handle physical work, but I heard you can bear Biyu fruits. How about using the fruits as compensation? Give me a hundred Biyu fruits, and we'll consider this matter settled." Iris seemed at ease. "Of course, you can refuse, since vampires allow bargaining. But I won't go easy on someone who owes a debt. I might hang you up and slow roast you with fire, or chop you up and turn you into a tea cup, a table, or furniture."

The Biyu Divine Tree shivered, listening to those words. This vampire allowed bargaining, but in reality, if you dared to bargain, she would hang you up and roast you with fire, or turn you into furniture.

Despicable and shameless vampire! The Biyu Divine Tree thought with resentment. She was convinced that this vampire was definitely a pervert! Purely a pervert!

"Fine!" The Biyu Divine Tree finally agreed. She knew that if she didn't agree, this vampire might just chop off her branches and use them as firewood.

Why are people so cruel nowadays? Especially this bad guy in front of her.

"Sign it!" Iris handed a piece of paper to the Biyu Divine Tree.

The Biyu Divine Tree looked at Iris with anger and signed her name, bowing her head in humiliation.

"Very well, you are a clever tree," Iris said, satisfied as she collected the documents. Then she continued, "You must remember one thing, never try to escape, as I might get angry and turn you into furniture."

"Hmph!" The Jade Tree turned its head away.

Ignoring the Jade Tree's arrogant appearance, Iris handed her some medicine for treating burns. "Rub it on your body, and it won't hurt anymore."

"You shouldn't exist in this world!" the Jade Tree muttered softly while applying the medicine onto its body.

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