Chapter 942 - Sword Spring
The sudden events caught Fiery completely off guard, and the withered branches wrapped tightly around it before it could react.
Right then, Liu Wuxie roared, and the Heretic Blade descended.
The branches that had wrapped around Fiery abruptly recoiled, releasing him as though frightened by the blade aura. Fiery tumbled from mid-air and quickly scampered back to Liu Wuxie's side.
"These trees are already dead. How are they moving on their own?" Such a bizarre occurrence baffled even someone as knowledgeable as Liu Wuxie.
The Corpse Devouring Beasts had never appeared in the True Martial Continent. Aside from some scattered records in ancient tombs, few had ever seen such creatures.
He had never seen these trees before. After all, the Fleeting Cloud Celestial Realm he originally hailed from was just a single plane that couldn't possibly contain everything in the universe.
Then again, it wasn't surprising.
Rustling sounds came from the surrounding trees. The branches began to sway like withered hands reaching for Liu Wuxie.
"Dark spirits?" Liu Wuxie muttered, suspecting they were behind the movement of the trees.
"Enough with the tricks!" Liu Wuxie swung the Heretic Blade at the nearest tree, severing it from the base with a sharp crack.
Ink-green fluid oozed out from the cut, prompting Liu Wuxie to frown. These trees were dead. Why was there fluid inside them? Had they always been like this, or did these trees mutate somehow?