"Hmm? Something’s coming?"
Besides these monkeys, were there other creatures in the Earth Cave?
Qin Hao trained his gaze on the rock walls.
Sure enough, he caught sight of something resembling tendrils.
This thing, somewhat like a tree branch, could actually move.
No wonder there are all sorts of strange things underground!
Qin Hao watched these eerie "branches".
They seemed to be gathering strength, poised to strike at the Transcendents.
All the Transcendents present were fully engaged in combat with the monkeys,
completely unaware of these tendrils.
Almost instantly, hundreds of branch-like tendrils on the rock walls lashed out in an attack.
Over a hundred tendrils shot out like arrows released from their bowstrings, instantly moving to strangle the intruders.
The tendrils were too fast.
Some people couldn’t react in time.
Among Japan’s Yin Yang Masters, one was impaled by a tendril before they could even grab their talisman, and was suspended in the air, life extinguished.
The Sand Country Saint Master was also wounded by a sudden tendril to his arm, but fortunately, his spiritual power reacted fast enough to avoid a fatal blow.
Two more of the Temple Saintesses perished.
After all, their magic, although unique, required too long to cast.
Face to face with such instant-kill attacks, magic was hardly effective.
Even the Golden Bell Shield of the Tianzhu Master developed cracks.
It was getting challenging.
"Nine-Headed Snake Pine, Octopus Tree? Damn it, this place even has these kinds of monstrosities!"
The Holy Hall Saint Master cursed.
The Nine-Headed Snake Pine was a peculiar underground tree,
with hand-like tendrils that devoured people—thus known as "Octopus Tree" in foreign legends. It could wrap around and kill any prey that came close, then consume it.
It was already tough to deal with, yet it appeared at this moment.
Suddenly, within the Earth Cave, hundreds of three-headed six-armed monkeys and the Octopus Tree’s tendrils were intertwined together.
They unexpectedly started to coordinate their attacks.
Against the invading Transcendents.
Outside the Earth Cave, a cold wind blew.
Already struggling to hold on, the Transcendents’ faces changed dramatically upon hearing the wind.
That swarm of Fire God Moths had returned!
Consequently, within this one Earth Cave, three types of terrifying creatures had all converged.
Fire God Moths, Alien Monkeys, Nine-Headed Snake Pine.
Every Transcendent wore a grim look on their face.
Were they going to die here today?
Just as they say, misfortunes never come singly—and at the moment of utter despair,
Japan’s Yin Yang Master suddenly heard a chilling infant’s cry from deep within the cave.
From the shadows, several massive figures emerged.
Of course, when I say they "walked," it wasn’t on two legs,
but with numerous tendrils assisting their movement.
To everyone’s shock, from deep within the Earth Cave, three large ’Willow Trees’ emitting eerie cries ’walked’ out.
Countless willow branches were flailing wildly.
The willow leaves transformed into flying blades, swiftly slashing towards where the Transcendents were.
The Holy Hall Saint Master took one look and was so frightened he nearly lost his crown from the top of his head.
"Shit! Thousand-year-old Willow Demon! Seriously freaking haunted!"
The Saint Master had thought these tendrils were from the Nine-Headed Snake Pine.
But now, it was clear he was mistaken.
This freaking thing wasn’t the Nine-Headed Snake Pine at all, but something even more terrifying.
This creature was a Thousand-year-old Willow Demon!
And those tendrils that ambushed them were the roots of the Willow Tree Demon!