In the distance, the grove of trees glowing emerald green suddenly shuddered for some reason, and the light surrounding their leaves instantly turned a ghastly blood-red.
That rich, pure color surged forward like a relentless tide. Everywhere it reached, flowers, grass, and trees were dyed a grotesque red. Set against the moonlight, cold as frost, it brought to mind a deathly silent funeral hall.
The three of them were naturally unable to escape the same fate.
"What's going on?"
Scarlet red swept across the entire forest sea like splashed ink. Even the leaves seemed stained with blood, swaying lightly in the wind like gaunt, jagged bones that had just crawled out of hell.
He Zhizhou couldn't make sense of the situation. He looked into the distance and spotted two people rushing toward them.
"Quick, run!"
The young man on the left was deathly pale and gasping for breath. "Something's happened in the forest!"
Xu Ye raised his voice. "Fellow cultivator, what happened?"
"The trees—the trees seem to have come alive... The entire Ancient Wood Forest Sea has gone mad!"
The young man's expression changed as he spoke. He pointed at Xu Ye and shouted, "Fellow cultivator, watch out behind you!"
Before the words had left his mouth, a vine as thick as a man's arm suddenly shot into the air and lashed toward Xu Ye with blinding speed!
All three of them had been focused on the young man. They only turned around in a hurry when they heard his warning. The vine was already right before them; there was no time to draw a sword or dodge, so Xu Ye could only hastily form a Sword Formula and thrust with all his might—
But the vine was astonishingly tough. The hastily formed Sword Formula lacked power, and the moment