Color-Changing Fire Snake

This towering tree was especially conspicuous, its lush branches and leaves unlike the surrounding trees.

The trees around it all bore fiery red leaves, while only this one remained a normal emerald green.

Amid that verdant green, four or five red specks could faintly be seen swaying. Sherry immediately recognized the shape of those fruits.

"Everyone, stay alert. There are Magic Beasts around the big tree ahead. No one moves until I give the order!"

Although the Qi Vein Blood Fruits were right before his eyes, Nalant restrained the urge to charge forward at once, because he still had not spotted the giant snake Little Gray had mentioned.

Next, Nalant lay prone in the grass and observed carefully, but after watching for quite some time, he found nothing at all.

"Strange. Did that Magic Beast snake go out hunting?" Nalant was rather puzzled.

But waiting like this would only waste time. Especially now that evening had arrived—if night fell, this trip would have been for nothing.

After thinking for a moment, Nalant called Sherry over and instructed her, "Sherry, have Big Fireball test the clearing. See if it can lure that Magic Beast snake out!

"Yes, my lord!"

Sherry immediately set to work upon hearing this.

Roar!

Before long, Big Fireball followed the order and darted out of the grass, then let out a thunderous roar in the clearing.

Roar!

Nalant's tactic of luring the snake from its hole proved effective indeed. As Big Fireball's roar faded, a change immediately appeared on the great tree.

A shadow began to writhe atop the dense fruit tree, which had seemed silent and tranquil a moment ago. At last, the shadow hung upside down from the trunk and slowly descended.

"Hiss!" Nalant sucked in a sharp breath. The giant snake's girth was as