More than a thousand li from Liuyun City, deep in a vast, unbroken stretch of mountains and marshland.
A woman in red wielded a long whip and lashed out.
With a hiss, blazing red flames erupted along the whip. In an instant, they formed a fire dragon that roared forth, its savage cry as it lunged straight ahead.
Not far in front of her stood an enormous tree, towering like a giant.
The colossal tree rose like a rugged ancient pagoda. Its trunk was dozens of meters thick, and countless gnarled roots burrowed deep into the marsh, coiling like horned dragons.
Its bark was a deep, nearly black brown, scored with countless vertical cracks that made it resemble thick armor. At the center of the trunk's front, twisted wood grain naturally formed a vague face.
Its eyes were unfathomably dark, like two balls of pale green ghost light flickering within them. Countless roots and vines dangled from its branches like savage giant pythons.
All around it—even on its branches and the hanging roots and vines—lay countless bleached bones and corpses.
At a glance, the sight was horrifying and chilling, like a scene straight out of hell!
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
As the fire dragon unleashed by the woman in red's whip drew near, the giant tree immediately waved its branches like thousands of arms, shaking its countless dark green leaves with a rustling sound.
"Bang!"
An explosive crack rang out as one of the giant tree's branches whipped hard against the approaching fire dragon. A streak of cold ghost light flashed.
The fire dragon was actually dispersed on the spot, bursting into countless flames!
The woman in red was shocked. Her delicate features turned grave in an instant, with a hint of anxiety showing through.
"Jie jie..."
At that moment, the giant