Outside Tianrui Lifeng, at the spot where Xu Le had originally stayed.
The Night Demon legion had been utterly wiped out. Though their combat strength was formidable, it was still a drop in the bucket against the Oddities.
Without the Night Demon legion's protection, the Soul Tree left behind could only begin the fiercest close-quarters struggle with the remaining Oddities.
Its branches pierced the Oddities' bodies, sometimes without even having time to absorb their vitality.
New Oddities would bring it down, tearing and biting without pause.
Before long, a perfectly healthy Soul Tree was covered in wounds.
The Soul Tree had gained life, and now that life was about to end.
It would not wail or lament, because from the moment the tree was born, it had a clear purpose.
An ending, death, and fruit.
Ratatatat!
Gunfire sounded in the distance. The people from Tianrui Lifeng had arrived.
With support from the Warrior Mercenaries, the remaining Oddities were gradually cleared out and killed.
These Mercenaries found it strange, too. Normally, once the Black Tide ended, the Oddities would retreat like the tide.
People had followed them before. After traveling away from the city for a while, these Oddities would naturally disperse.
Some would also kill one another.
Today's situation, with Oddities lingering at a particular spot outside the city, was genuinely unprecedented.
So many people wanted to come and see what was happening here.
To try their luck.
After all, opportunists were everywhere. If they really discovered something valuable...
Even if they could not get the lion's share, picking up a few scraps would be good enough.
"Look over there..."
Someone in the chaotic crowd cried out in surprise, because they had spotted the tree amid the flesh and blood.
In fact, others had discovered the tree before them.
Those