Xu Tong had only meant to glance casually behind him, but instead, he witnessed the most shocking sight of his life.
Countless branches suddenly shot out from beneath the Chaos Sea, where the tide of energy had erupted!
The branches formed a cage, sealing every last bit of the energy tide he had unleashed inside.
Then the tides of energy visibly collapsed, vanishing before the eyes of Xu Tong and Soul.
"What... what on earth is going on?"
Xu Tong was stunned. Until now, he had never known that life could exist within the Chaos Sea.
Judging by how those branches behaved, they were definitely alive.
Yet there was no trunk in sight. Its roots were here, but its trunk lay beyond the range of his vision.
Just how enormous must this tree be?!
Could the Chaos Sea be nothing more than a tiny pond for this tree to sink its roots into?
Once that thought arose in Xu Tong's mind, he could no longer shake it.
"Get out of here, quickly! That's a terrifying being from the Chaos Sea Forbidden Zone!"
Soul, whom he was carrying, spoke in terror, repeatedly slapping Xu Tong's back.
He acted as though even a moment's delay would cost him his life.
Since Soul had said so, Xu Tong naturally chose to trust him for the time being.
No, that was not quite right. It could hardly count as trust when Xu Tong had never intended to approach that place anyway.
After all, the power of those branches was too great, too bizarre.
He himself had no idea whether he could survive if he went near them.
Soul fell silent, no longer saying a word as he let Xu Tong carry him away.
He was beginning to doubt himself. Perhaps he should never have