For the final kilometer, Su Xiao was exceptionally cautious. Baha was responsible for observing from high above, while Bubu Wang blended into the surroundings and scouted ahead.
Not until he reached the base of the Leyline Tree did Su Xiao's intuition give no warning. It seemed that the Moon God had not noticed him.
The Leyline Tree stood several hundred meters tall, with a diameter of around ten meters. Its thick trunk was as hard as metal.
Su Xiao stood beneath the Leyline Tree. Not far away was a huge square stone, clearly carved by human hands.
A metal frame stood on the stone, with a metal bell less than a meter tall and roughly spherical in shape hanging from it. This was the Moon Bell. Its appearance was bizarre, as if a hole had been dug beneath an iron ball.
The Moon Bell was covered in ocher-yellow rust. In the stone slab beneath it was a basin-sized depression filled with a dark-red substance.
Su Xiao tapped the Moon Bell with his finger, and a crisp chime rang out.
"Give... up... mighty... human."
A muffled voice rang out. Su Xiao's hand pressed against the hilt of his blade as he swept his gaze around. Within the range of his intuition, no enemy appeared.
"I... am... here."
A sluggish voice came from somewhere. Su Xiao looked toward the Leyline Tree. At that moment, a huge face had appeared on its trunk, formed entirely from tree bark.
"The Leyline Tree?"
"It... is... me, mighty... human."
The Leyline Tree's face was nearly twenty meters tall, at the very least, and looked dry and withered.
"Human, human."
"Strong, strong."
Two crisp voices rang out. This time, they did not belong to the Leyline Tree, but to two creatures resembling fairies. They were tree sprites,