When everyone saw the appearance of the divine tree clearly, their brows immediately furrowed.
The divine tree that should have been holy was now tightly wrapped in a mass of writhing black matter.
The thing seemed to be some kind of living creature. Its surface was covered in vein-like patterns that pulsed slowly with its breathing.
"Creak—"
A teeth-grinding sound suddenly rang out.
The black matter suddenly split open with countless cracks, revealing tens of thousands of scarlet eyes!
Every eye spun madly before locking onto the intruders in unison.
Then, everyone saw another huge gash split open on the divine tree's trunk, revealing rows upon rows of sharp teeth.
An ancient, evil whisper drifted from that twisted maw.
"Heh... heh... heh..."
"More... new... food..."
Coal Ball's fur stood on end as it let out a threatening growl.
The Great Beast Lord's lightning surged wildly as he directly entered his Primordial Thunder Beast form!
The others all entered combat mode as well!
Yet at this moment... Han Xing stared at the divine tree with a strange look in his eyes.
He could sense that the divine tree was in immense pain. Deep within its body, two different wills were tearing at each other.
Han Xing asked tentatively, "What... happened to you?"
"Were you invaded by some special power?"
The divine tree's trunk trembled violently, and the scarlet eyes flickered in and out.
A hoarse voice came intermittently from deep within the trunk.
"Save... save me..."
"It's... the Void... Devourer..."
Hearing this, everyone exchanged looks.
"Void Devourer? Does anyone know what that is?" Han Xing asked in confusion.
Everyone fell silent in thought for a moment.
Demon Lotus said softly from the side, "I once came across records of it in an ancient book. It is a creature that lives within