Li Zhexian feared that if he kept watching, he would be discovered.
He quietly withdrew his gaze.
Deep at the bottom of the cliff.
The killing intent grew ever more intense.
The vicious aura permeating the air was piercingly cold, making Li Zhexian, lying on the ground, feel as though he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Yet.
The many Spirit Beasts remained still.
Pairs of greedy, violent beast eyes remained fixed on the mysterious little tree growing from the cliff wall.
They were all waiting for the little tree to bloom and bear fruit...
Time quietly passed amid the increasingly heavy breathing of the Spirit Beasts.
Finally!
A faint, elusive fragrance slowly spread.
The sole flower bud on the little tree's branch unfurled a crystalline petal.
The Divine Tree was about to mature!
In that instant!
All the suppressed ferocity erupted at once!
Roar—!
Roar—!
Earth-shaking beastly roars tore through the dead silence.
The bottom of the cliff turned into a boiling beast tide.
One Spirit Beast after another surged toward the cliff wall like a breached flood.
The ground shook violently, and rocks cascaded down like rain.
Li Zhexian's expression changed drastically.
Massive hooves the size of millstones crashed down, carrying a reeking wind.
Caught in the gaps, he narrowly escaped death. After several desperate evasions, he finally moved away from the path of the charging Spirit Beasts.
Fortunately!
In the eyes of all the Spirit Beasts.
Only that little tree remained.
They had no time to spare for a tiny human like him.
Li Zhexian held his breath and watched this slaughter, far more primitive and bloody than any battle between Spirit Masters.
Scarlet killing aura churned around the Blood Tooth Demon Tiger. Its enormous jaws snapped down, clamping onto the Silver White Centipede. Its fangs ground