The rustling sound grew louder and louder, sounding as if countless Demon Beasts were approaching this area.

The battle had just ended, and everyone was quite drained and hadn’t yet recovered. If they were to face a surprise attack from Demon Beasts now, they might be unable to fend them off.

"Stay alert!" Ying Chuan and Ying Yue exchanged a glance, their expressions turning extremely serious, even more tense than when they faced the Wanyan Sect.

They had already scattered large amounts of medicinal powder around, so logically, the Demon Beasts and Demon Plants in this area should not dare to approach.

A sharp, metallic whistle-like sound rang out, and from the bushes emerged a giant centipede about five meters long, but it looked rather peculiar.

Its entire body’s skin resembled tree bark, full of wrinkles.

In the center of its body was a massive mouth about the size of its body, which spewed blood-red mucus.

The upper half of its body was raised high, and its nearly hundred legs, resembling tree roots, kept moving continuously.

Its lower half was like a tree, deeply rooted in the soil, and as the centipede’s body twisted, the ground shook violently.

"It’s the Red Fire Centipede Tree!" Ying Chuan and Ying Yue saw the centipede monster tree, and their expressions changed dramatically.

The Centipede Tree is a parasitic Demon Plant, a type of magic vine that parasitizes the eggs of newly born Red Fire Centipedes, growing over a hundred years by absorbing the centipede’s blood and flesh, becoming a formidable half-beast, half-plant Demon Plant.

This Demon Plant is highly poisonous, and although it roots in the soil, it can move freely in the forest like a Demon Beast, able to use both Earth Element and Fire Element magic to fight in the forest, especially formidable as a dominant force in Wei Wu Forest.

Under normal circumstances, Ying Chuan and the others would not rashly enter Wei Wu Forest and provoke the Red Fire Tree Centipedes.

But this time was an exception; Ying Chuan and Ying Yue entered Wei Wu Forest primarily to find this Centipede Tree.

Three years ago, Ying Yue’s father was ambushed by the Wanyan Sect and severely poisoned. Over the years, the people of Bai Ren Sect have been searching for an antidote, and not until half a month ago did Ying Chuan spend a fortune at the Divine Power Pavilion to learn that the Soul Crystal of the Red Fire Tree Centipede can cure the sect leader’s poison.

However, because the Red Fire Tree Centipede is difficult to deal with, the Shadow Sect Leader didn’t want the two to venture into the forest.

The two, along with several disciples, entered the forest secretly, without the sect leader’s knowledge.

This Centipede Tree generally only appears in special areas of Wei Wu Forest, and it was unexpected for it to appear here suddenly after everyone had fiercely battled.

It was clear that the scent of blood from the fierce battle between Bai Ren Sect and Wanyan Sect had attracted this Demon Plant.

Ying Yue, a woman, had never seen such an ugly Demon Plant before, and her hand holding the bow and arrow trembled involuntarily.

Woo—

While the people of Bai Ren Sect were momentarily stunned.

The Red Fire Tree Centipede swept like a whirlwind, capturing a Bai Ren Sect disciple with its tree-like legs and stuffing him toward its mouth.

"Beast, release my junior brother!" Seeing the Centipede Tree wreak havoc, Ying Chuan’s knife flashed intensely, and he kicked powerfully off the ground into the air.

His knife wrapped in fierce fighting spirit pierced toward the Centipede Tree’s body.

The Centipede Tree paused its mouth at the sound of the fierce blade wind, and from the giant mouth on its abdomen, "poof," a fiery blaze erupted.

The blaze melted gold and devoured bones, and Ying Chuan’s blade barely approached before seeming to melt.

He forcibly threw the knife, which turned into a silver flash, piercing the Centipede Tree’s mouth, while he pulled his captured junior brother, sending him behind, away from the poisonous mouth. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The blade stabbed into the Centipede Tree’s mouth, and it let out a mournful cry, its vine-like legs suddenly extending for several meters, wrapping around Ying Chuan’s waist to drag him back.

Ying Chuan lost his knife but did not panic; he shouted vigorously, his fist wrapped in fighting spirit, smashing toward the centipede vine leg. Yet his iron fist, capable of shattering a thousand-pound boulders, didn’t budge it one bit.

"Senior Brother!" Ying Yue and the others caught the rescued junior brother and turned to see Ying Chuan captured by the Centipede Tree.

In her urgency, Ying Yue’s bow and arrow gathered magical power, and arrows shot one after another toward the Centipede Tree.

Arrows carrying Wind Magic Elements flew swiftly and accurately, striking the Centipede Tree one by one.

Ying Yue’s actions thoroughly angered the Centipede Tree, and it emitted a sharp shriek.

Dragging Ying Chuan, it suddenly drilled toward the ground.

"Where is that monster!" The surroundings quieted instantly, and Ying Yue and the disciples of Bai Ren Sect were flustered, unable to find the Red Fire Tree Centipede for the moment.

Yun Sheng’s black eyes sparkled, his gaze scanning the ground inch by inch.

"Be careful underfoot! It’s Earth Element Super Magic, Earth Wave Shock," Yun Sheng suddenly shouted.

Such a cunning beast to use Super Magic; they had underestimated it before.

A brown-yellow magic array appeared on the ground.

Roar——

It was as if a small-scale earthquake occurred, cracks appeared all over the ground.

The people of Bai Ren Sect were panicked, and Ying Yue, unsteady, was about to fall into the gaps.

Woo—

Another roar rang out, and the previously vanished Centipede Tree suddenly burrowed out of the ground, ready to swallow Ying Yue.

Seeing Ying Yue about to be devoured by the Centipede Tree, she felt a hand around her waist, her body moving back several meters, narrowly escaping the Centipede Tree’s deadly attack.

"Thank you... how are you!" Ying Yue intended to express gratitude, her mouth forming a large "O."

She discovered that the hands that saved her were delicate, and her savior turned out to be the light punishment criminal, Yun Sheng, whom she had always looked down on.

"Well, it’s me," Yun Sheng smiled charmingly, "Miss Ying Yue, dealing with a big creature like the Red Fire Tree Centipede, arrows like yours won’t be sufficient."

Ying Yue felt some gratitude initially, but upon hearing Yun Sheng dare to belittle her archery, her anger surged, ready to explode.

But Yun Sheng’s hand revealed a delicate lute, appearing as flawless as jade, which she handed to the Bai Ren Sect disciples. Her Magic Wings lightly fluttered, and she flew toward the Red Fire Tree Centipede like a shooting star.

"Is she mad?" Ying Yue saw Yun Sheng confronting the Centipede Tree with a lute and looked as though she’d seen a ghost.

Yet what happened next instantly petrified Ying Yue.

Yun Sheng stood in mid-air, a chilling glint flashing through her black eyes.

Her slender fingers landed on the lute, and suddenly, the seemingly plain lute strings were infused with multiple strands of magical power, abruptly lighting up with several beams.