Aksai decided to bring down the opponent's puppeteering network altogether by serving its connection with the nodes.
"The metal rods are used to control the actions of the tree devils and define their responses to various situations. As soon as these rods are removed, the tree devils' connection with the demon tree gets severed.
It's like severing the strings attached to the puppets, eradicating the puppeteer's control over them. Or like unplugging the nodes from a network.
I could use this weakness to my advantage and neutralize hordes of the tree devils at the same time," Aksai thought to himself as he caressed his chin in contemplation.
As a Spirit cultivator, Aksai could think of several ways he could prevent the tree devils from overwhelming him at the time of his direct confrontation with the corrupted druid. He just needed to find a way that suited him the best in his situation.