"Xu Le, what's wrong with you? Hurry up."
Xu Le had been distracted by a flower growing on his Soul Tree. After all, the Soul Tree was his foundation, the key to his Heart Energy, and beneath it lay the Spirit Energy Pool.
Developing the soul pool would even let him connect to the Soul River. It could be called his most important possession.
Of course he was particularly worried about a flower growing on the tree.
Previously, his tree had only borne fruit, never flowers. After he released so much Heart Energy just now, the Soul Tree had been stripped bare. An extra red flower was truly conspicuous.
"Uh, I wasn't feeling well just now. I'm working through it."
Xu Le transformed his body through Elementalization, preparing to fly some distance upward, but the moment he left the hanging ladder, the rotten red branches around him coiled toward him.
It was as though they could sense something.
Seeing this, Xu Le immediately lay obediently against the hanging ladder and continued climbing.
"Holy shit, it's burning down below."
After climbing just a few rungs, Xu Le sensed something wrong. Though the upper part of the Golden Radiance Tree had been red before, it had been the red of decay.
Now, the Golden Radiance Tree looked fiery red. Sparks appeared from time to time, and it was even scorching his backside.
Duo Lei glanced down and frowned slightly.
"Could the battle between Chi Xiao and that Flower Maiden have caused this? Flames on this scale might burn down the entire Golden Tree. I need to get the evidence as soon as possible."
Duo Lei turned and grabbed Wang Man, urging Xu Le again:
"Chi Xiao probably started the fire below. We need to hurry, or we'll die too once it spreads."