Chapter 1073: The Man-Eating Tree!
As soon as Gu Yin finished speaking, many agile tree roots suddenly sprang out from the quiet forest! They grabbed them and dragged them deeper into the woods!
Her hands were tied, but that didn't prevent Gu Yin from using her superpowers.
The thick, lightning-fast whip lashed out directly towards the source of the tree roots!
A sharp howl instantly echoed throughout the entire mountain forest!
Gu Yin and the others fell to the ground together.
Gu Yin got up and ran quickly towards the direction of the screams! As she ran, she raised the lightning bolt in her hand, ready to unleash its lash at any sign of trouble!
When Bai Wuwen and the others caught up with Gu Yin, they saw her standing in front of an old, withered tree full of wrinkles.
"This is what attacked us? This huge black hole, was it just cleaved? It even smells burnt." Bai Wuwen approached, sniffed, and looked at Gu Yin.
Gu Yin nodded: "It's this one. I don't know what kind of tree it is, but it's definitely not the one from the intersection. Do you recognize it?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison.
Gu Yin lifted her foot to approach.
"Be careful! It's alive! It can kill!"
Gu Yin nodded: "I know, it's afraid of fire and lightning. I just noticed something suspicious, I have to go check it out."
“I’ll go with you.” Chi Xing immediately followed.
They had expected a fight scene, but when Gu Yin and Chi Xing got close to the tree roots, the old tree, which would take ten people to hug, didn't make a sound at all!
Gu Yin walked towards the roots, and when she reached the charred area, she reached out and picked up a fresh piece of wood, examining it closely.
"What is this?" Chi Xing asked, puzzled.
"These are yew trees, the original trees that caused those two big potholes at the intersection."
"That tree over there? But that old, withered tree isn't a yew tree!!"
Gu Yin climbed up the crack she had split open and looked inside. Sure enough, she saw the branches of the yew tree.
There are no yew trees here, and this tree is growing here, so it's very likely that this old, dead tree swallowed up the yew tree!
As the lake water flowed out, her biggest worry about this turn of events was that the powerful species would indiscriminately devour the temporarily weaker species. Although the law of the jungle is normal, it is very detrimental to humans.
"What's wrong? What's up there?"
Gu Yin snapped out of her daze and jumped down from the tree.
"Chi Xing, take a look around and see how many kinds of life forms there are. Make a list, and then...!!"
"careful!"
The moment the name Chi Xing was uttered, Gu Yin was already swarmed around by branches and wrapped around a tree trunk! The branches wove together to form a cocoon, imprisoning Gu Yin inside!
Wrapped up layer upon layer, airtight!
While Chi Xing and the others were attacking from the outside, Gu Yin was not idle inside either, severing one section after another with lightning!
As a result, this thing grew back immediately after it broke!
Those branches even turned into sharp, thin twigs, piercing Gu Yin's skin directly!
Gu Yin's blood excited the withered tree even more! Its branches, like thousands of needles, pierced directly at Gu Yin!
"Holy crap! They're using me as nourishment!" Gu Yin immediately shut down the Yin-Yang Diagram and activated her healing ability!
That thing was like a tiger released from its cage! It started sucking directly at the tree branch!
"You guys go and attack its roots! Chi Xing, burn it! Don't use dragon breath, and it's best not to kill it, so you can take it back for experiments!"
This thing must have evolved by eating a lot of its own kind! This is a great opportunity for experimentation!
After absorbing so much spiritual energy for the first time, Gu Yin felt that her healing ability had reached its limit and she had to let it go back to rest.
Without the interference from this side, the old withered tree sprouted many vines, trying to strangle Gu Yin to death!
Gu Yin directly unleashed lightning, scattering the branches binding her! The lightning, accompanied by sparks, ignited a raging fire!
With Chi Xing at the base, the withered tree was already struggling to survive. After all the branches were destroyed, Gu Yin plummeted downwards, but Lan Yan leaped high and caught her!
The moment the man and the wolf landed, the vines lashed out at them again!
Before Gu Yin could get up from the ground, the lightning in her hand split into dozens of purple dragons and coiled around it! Crackling and popping! Sections of the tree branches fell to the ground!
"Roar!! Screech!!!" A terrified scream mixed with anger shook the entire mountain forest!
Five minutes later, calm was restored.
The once towering, withered tree has shrunk to a sapling about one meter tall.
It is no longer a withered tree, but has a few green leaves.
"Is this thing really newly sentient? It doesn't look like it!! Its fighting power is terrifying!"
"What's going on now? Have we reverted to our original state?"
"It doesn't look like it to me; be careful, it might be a trap."
Gu Yin circled the sapling once: "Dig it up and take it back. If you put it here again, it'll eat people next time you come here."
This thing is injured and has temporarily turned into a small tree to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The spiritual energy here is so abundant that it will recover again in no time!
The spiritual energy of this lake far exceeded Gu Yin's imagination!
After digging up the tree, Gu Yin put it directly into the Sumeru Mustard Seed. Anyway, everyone knew she had this thing, and those who didn't would assume it was given to her by Jin Wanli.
After they finished packing up, the rain stopped and the sky cleared. Fog rose in the forest, so for safety reasons, they temporarily retreated to the campsite to rest.
"After that battle, the spiritual beings in the mountains will be quiet for now. We won't go back tonight. After we've rested enough, we'll continue our patrol and finish inspecting the area around the lake as soon as possible. I'll feel at ease when we get back to do our experiments."
While warming themselves by the fire, Gu Yin explained the plan, and no one had any objections.
After resting, Gu Yin packed her things: "Let's continue before it gets dark. The terrain by the lake is low, so let's rest again at the next gully." Even though it was getting dark, she didn't plan to stay any longer; time was of the essence and she couldn't afford to waste any.
"Okay, let's go!"
The group continued moving forward.
They originally thought they would be back in a day, but then an accident happened, so they thought they would be back in two or three days. In the end, this patrol took more than half a month! The figures of the group finally appeared at the entrance.
"Finally out! The weather in here is torture, damp and sweltering! It rains all the time, and it's sunny all the time! We're in the Great White Mountain, and there are snow-capped mountains on the other side! This is actually a tropical rainforest, what a weirdo!! I must get a good night's sleep when I get back! I'm so tired!" Bai Wuwen dragged his tired body forward step by step.
"You're finally back!! If Chi Xing hadn't been posting your information here every now and then, we would have been terrified!! You were supposed to be gone for two or three days, but it took almost half a month!! Even the old leader has come! If you hadn't come, he would have mobilized the troops to search for you!"
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