In the mana ecosystem, the ground vine is the absolute main body, like the queen ant in an anthill, controlling the operation of the entire ecosystem.

The earth vines no longer need to go out to forage for food; they can obtain nutrients entirely by relying on the soul-devouring beasts that roam the outside world.

The Soul-Eating Beasts are like worker ants that go out to find food. Among them, there are subordinate relationships like the Calyx Beast and the Spiny Eel, as well as independent individuals like the Snake Dog and the Bull Roar, none of which obey the others.

Normally, Soul-devouring beasts of the same level do not obey each other's commands.

However, as the evolved Soul Eaters continue to evolve, higher-level Soul Eaters can exert a strong deterrent and suppressive effect on lower-level Soul Eaters.

It can even command these low-level soul-devouring beasts.

If they encounter prey, lower-level Soul Devouring Beasts can only approach and hunt with the permission of higher-level Soul Devouring Beasts.

Without permission, one can only watch from afar.

Otherwise, if you rush over there rashly, you might very well be bitten to death by those high-level Soul-Devouring Beasts.

However, once those high-level Soul Devouring Beasts die, the sense of intimidation disappears, and these smaller Soul Devouring Beasts will completely ignore the corpses of the high-level Soul Devouring Beasts, focusing only on their prey.

Even now, they still stand at a distance and watch, entirely because there is still a colossal soul-devouring beast alive in that deep pit.

The little stone monkey leaped and bounded, dodging the attacks of those giant claws, and stood at the edge of the pit.

He exchanged a glance with the enormous soul-devouring beast lying in the pit.

"roar!"

The colossal Soul-Devouring Beast unleashed another earth-shattering roar, its eyes flashing with ferocious light.

The claw that was originally aimed at the RV changed direction and grabbed at the little stone monkey standing by the pit.

Not to be outdone, the little stone monkey bared its teeth and roared twice at the Soul-Devouring Beast below the pit.

Immediately afterwards, he nimbly dodged to the side, avoiding an attack from a sharp claw.

Then he picked up the Gatling gun and aimed it at the eyes of the giant soul-devouring beast below.

"Da da!"

The little stone monkey moved nimbly and fired two shots quickly, but was soon forced to nimbly dodge and weave again by the attacking claws.

The two shots hit the eyes of the colossal Soul-Devouring Beast lying in the crater with pinpoint accuracy.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

With two muffled sounds, endless green sap gushed out like a fountain from the damaged eyeballs of the colossal Soul-Devouring Beast.

"roar!"

The intense pain caused the colossal Soul-Devouring Beast to roar hysterically, as if it wanted to shatter the heavens and earth.

The enormous body writhed wildly in excruciating pain, its six tentacle-like limbs flailing and slapping wildly in all directions.

"Bang!"

Another deafening explosion rang out from inside the colossal Soul-Devouring Beast.

The terrifying explosive force shattered the body of the colossal Soul-Devouring Beast.

Large amounts of pus and blood spurted out, like a bloody downpour.

The entire pit was dyed a nauseating dark green, emitting a pungent and unpleasant odor.

The six tentacles that the colossal soul-devouring beast had been waving around lost their power and fell limply to the ground, splashing up a cloud of dirt.

"Chirp, chirp chirp!"

Trash should stay in the garbage dump!

The little stone monkey looked at the scene before him and a smug smile appeared on his face.

Its expression was a clear mockery of the colossal Soul-Devouring Beast's clumsiness and incompetence.

Despite the disgusting pus and blood and the pungent smell that filled the air, the little stone monkey paid no attention and slowly walked back carrying the Gatling gun.

At the same time, more and more Soul-Devouring Beasts gathered around.

The sheer number of them—in the sky, on the ground, layer upon layer—is suffocating.

After hearing the mournful howl of the enormous Soul-Devouring Beast in the deep pit, all the low-level Soul-Devouring Beasts around raised their heads.

Their scarlet eyes gleamed with a terrifying bloodlust.