The Man-Eating Tree of Snake Cypress Valley

"You're from Mount Myoboku, aren't you?"

Long Ye looked at the frog, which was twice his height and covered in green skin.

Hearing the voice from below, the frog finally recovered from his grief. He lowered his head and looked at Long Ye.

"Human friend, thank you for your righteous rescue this time. If it weren't for you, I would already have died in Snake Cypress Valley."

Long Ye wasn't surprised that the frog could speak human language. He smiled and said, "You don't need to thank me. I saved you so I could rely on you to lead me out of this mysterious place. Without you showing me the way, I might have remained lost in there for a long time."

The green frog seemed quite pleased by his words, and his gaze toward Long Ye softened considerably.

"By the way! How did you end up in Snake Cypress Valley? That isn't a place humans should come. If it weren't for the opportunity I was seeking, I wouldn't have wanted to enter this place in my entire life."

The frog asked curiously.

Long Ye didn't hide anything. He frankly explained how he had pursued the bat, only to be brought here by a strange vine through a "Summoning Array Gate."

"Friend from Mount Myoboku, have you ever heard of this bat?" Long Ye's words were filled with goodwill.

Since he had arrived here by a twist of fate, he naturally wanted to accomplish his goal: reclaiming the Blood-Origin Cells of the Yuki Clan.

The cells had been absorbed by the bat. To take them back, he first had to find out exactly what this bat was.

The frog shook his head.

"I've never heard of this bat. But from your description, its method of sucking blood does resemble the