Man-Eating Tree?

The place where he had first encountered the Icefire Bird was the deepest Huo Hai had ever ventured. Yet when he continued onward, he discovered that back then, he had not even gone halfway into Mijia Mountain.

Beyond that lay the most dangerous regions hidden within Mijia Mountain. Its terrain was extraordinarily peculiar, making it difficult for Huo Hai to calculate distances. The map in his hand had originally been incomplete as well, leaving him with no idea how far he had gone. More and more Spirit Practitioner Realm Spirit Beasts appeared around him, which likewise meant fewer and fewer people had ever come this far.

Suddenly, Huo Hai frowned as he noticed a very strange place. His heart stirred. Strange places often meant danger, but they also meant opportunity. Since that was the case, he might as well take a look.

"What happened here? How did it become like this?" When Huo Hai arrived, he could not help frowning. No wonder the Star Gu had given him such an odd warning. This place was truly strange—almost sinister.

The surroundings were deathly quiet; there was not even a single little insect. As an insect-type Spell Spirit Master, Huo Hai understood better than anyone whether insects were present. The ground was covered in fallen leaves and dust, forming an unusually rare clearing within the forest.

There were very few trees in the clearing, only a scattered handful. What Huo Hai could not understand was why this place was so bizarre. At this depth, Mijia Mountain's interior was overflowing with Spirit Beast resources. Wild beasts were everywhere as well, since they served as food for most Spirit Beasts. On the Heavenly Spirit Continent, wild beasts possessed terrifying reproductive capabilities.

Yet this clearing held neither Spirit Beasts nor wild beasts. Birds did not