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After Utu and the old man departed, Qi Xuansu and Madam Wu arrived at the end of the forest path. One step further was the circular clearing with the black tree.
Madam Wu took the lead and stepped inside.
In an instant, a yin wind arose, sounding like the wailing cries of ten thousand ghosts. The surrounding trees swayed violently from side to side.
For a fleeting moment, it seemed as though a human face emerged upon the trunk of the black tree, displaying a bizarre smile that was eerie and terrifying.
The roots tore themselves from the earth. Buried corpses were flung upward along with them, as if someone were pulling their feet free from a swamp. Those roots lashed out like tentacles, surging toward Madam Wu from all directions.
This explained why there were no guards or protective formations here. The tree itself possessed considerable combat power. Anyone who wandered into this place by mistake would likely become its fertilizer.
Unfortunately for the tree, it had encountered Madam Wu.
With a casual gesture, Madam Wu summoned a flame. Before the tentacle-like roots could even touch it, they curled up and charred, retreating one after another.
Holding the flame before her, Madam Wu advanced, and all the roots and vines scattered out of her...
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