The trees, which were originally dark red, suddenly became gloomy and eerie, and the silent branches suddenly swayed without wind.
The three flaming fruits that were so spiritual disappeared.
The huge tree in front of him was not a flaming fruit tree at all, but a bewitching tree demon with the cultivation level of Qi training reaching the great perfection!
The peaceful scene before was just a trick to confuse people.
A thick branch hit Zhao Mingren who was on the tree hard.
Zhao Mingren was caught off guard and was hit directly by this, falling from the tree to the ground.
Then he saw that the places on his body where he was hit by the branches were torn and bleeding.
Everyone was shocked by this sudden change. The next second, countless branches rushed towards them.
The power of each branch is no weaker than a full-strength attack from a sixth-level Qi training cultivator.
Among them, there was an especially thick one that flew towards Huangfu Yao at a rapid speed, arriving in the blink of an eye. Its force was comparable to a full-strength attack from a seventh-level Qi training cultivator.
Huangfu Yao's eyes suddenly jumped, and he crushed the life-saving talisman given by his brother without hesitation.
An astonishing sword light burst out from her hand, chopping the thick branch in front of her into dozens of pieces.
However, this action seemed to anger the tree demon, and countless branches rushed towards Huangfu Yao, intending to kill him on the spot.
Even the offensive against others was slowed down.
Zhao Mingren got a chance to catch his breath and fought and retreated with the branches.
Huangfu Yao's face turned pale. Facing the tree demon's stranglehold, he dared not fight back and retreated backwards.
But before she could take two steps back, something unexpected happened.
The originally quiet roots on the ground had somehow turned into ferocious vines, blocking everyone's way back.
Huangfu Yao pursed her lips and said nothing, urging the flying sword to chop hard at the vines.
With the power of the top-grade flying sword, the vine was instantly cut into several pieces.
But because of this delay, the branches behind her had caught up and were about to touch her body.
Being hit by that branch, even Zhao Mingren, who was at the eighth level of Qi training, could not bear it, let alone Huangfu Yao, who was only at the sixth level of Qi training.
When Qi Haozhi saw this scene, he was so frightened that he took a step forward and stood in front of Huangfu Yao.
At the same time, he pushed Huangfu Yao out with his intact left hand.
Huangfu Yao's eyes flashed, and with the force of the push, he ran outside without hesitation.
At the same time, countless branches hit Qi Haozhi fiercely. His face turned pale and he suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood. Then he fainted and died on the spot.
The branch passed Qi Haozhi and continued to chase after Huangfu Yao.
Huangfu Yao took out a handful of talismans and smashed them hard behind him, only to see that the talismans fell on the branches without even leaving a mark.
A trace of pain flashed across her eyes. She took out a second-level talisman, activated it, and threw it behind her.
The talisman caught fire without wind, and flames about ten feet high appeared in an instant. The branches were burned and made a "hissing" sound.
With the help of the talisman, Huangfu Yao finally escaped from the attack range of the bewitching tree demon.
The chosen target escaped, and the bewitching tree demon was completely enraged, and its branches attacked other people frantically.
Originally, with Huangfu Yao attracting most of the tree demon's attention, they could barely deal with these branches and vines. However, after the bewitching tree demon intensified its offensive, their pressure increased several times.
Xiao Qingyu, who had the worst cultivation, was the first to die. He was pierced through the body by a branch and died instantly.
"puff!"
Immediately afterwards, Zhong Sheng was hit by a branch, and then his body was tightly entangled by vines, making him unable to move.
"elder brother!"
Zhong Wei's eyes were red with anger when he saw all this. If his brother hadn't tried to save him, how could he have been chosen
"Run!"
Entangled by the vines, Zhong Sheng felt his vitality rapidly fading away, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
After just a few breaths, Zhong Sheng fell silent.
A trace of hatred flashed in Zhong Wei's eyes. He did not listen to his brother's words and run for his life. Instead, he poured his spiritual power into the flying sword as if he was risking his life, and instructed the flying sword to cut fiercely.
But his flying sword was just an ordinary low-grade spiritual weapon, and after this full-strength attack, it only made a hole in the vine.
The vines were enraged by his actions, dropped the body, and swept towards Zhong Wei, surrounding him tightly...
The situation of the others was similar. They were no match for this bewitching tree demon who had reached the great perfection of Qi training.
It is rare to be able to barely save your life under its fierce attack.
Not long after the Zhong Sheng brothers died, Wei Qingqing also died under the attack of the elusive branches and vines.
Apart from Zhao Mingren, she was the person closest to the Enchanting Tree Demon and endured more attacks than anyone else.
Zhao Mingren felt a strong sense of regret in his heart. He was careless. Without careful investigation, he rushed forward and fell into the trap of the tree demon.
He had stayed at the eighth level of Qi training for too long, so when he saw the Fiery Fruit, he lost his usual vigilance.
Xiao Qingyu, Qi Haozhi, Zhong Sheng, Zhong Wei, and even Qingqing... have all met with misfortune.
Even if the remaining people could survive, his mission would be a complete failure!
Zhao Mingren felt more and more desolate. His eyes turned red and he fell into an abnormal mood. His movements became slower and slower.
"not good!"
Dai Yuzhu, who saw this scene from afar, was startled.
Recalling the previous incident where Zhao Mingren was injured and bleeding after being hit by branches, he knew that Zhao Mingren was poisoned and his mind was bewitched by the bewitching tree demon.
If left unchecked, he would soon die on the spot!
"Brother Zhao, wake up quickly!"
Dai Yuzhu shouted loudly. She and Zhao Mingren were the only ones with the highest cultivation level here, both at the eighth level of Qi training. If they wanted to fight against this bewitching tree demon, they had to join forces.
However, Zhao Mingren's eyes were red and he could no longer hear Dai Yuzhu's calls. It was obvious that he had been completely bewitched by the bewitching tree demon.
Dai Yuzhu's expression changed slightly and she didn't dare to delay any longer.
"Junior brothers and sisters, follow me and retreat!"
As her voice fell, Feiyunhu sent out wind blades in the air, slashing at the vines blocking its back.
Dai Yuzhu added a fireball, burned some vines, and quickly followed Feiyunhu out.
Lin Yuxuan and Xiao Fen, one on the left and one on the right, followed Dai Yuzhu and broke out.
The three of them were at the farthest point in the attack range of the Bewitching Tree Demon, and they were under much less pressure than the others. With Dai Yuzhu, who was at the eighth level of Qi training, and the Fengyun Tiger leading the way, they managed to get out without any danger and were not even seriously injured.
The others were not so lucky. They were located deeper in the enemy's territory and had to fight and retreat all the way. They used almost all means to escape and were all injured to varying degrees.
Among them, Xie Lian was the most seriously injured.
Her thigh was pierced by a branch, her arms were covered in blood, and she had fallen into a coma due to excessive blood loss.
There were ten people in Zhao Mingren's group, but in the end only four people were left: Huangfu Yao, Chu Chaner, Wei Dawu and Xie Lian!
And all this happened in just half an incense stick of time.
When everyone left the attack range of the bewitching tree demon, the tree demon slowly regained its composure. Only the few corpses lying under the tree proved that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.
Several people looked very unhappy. They thought they had come across an amazing opportunity, but they never imagined that the Fiery Fruit was actually an illusion of the Bewitching Tree Demon. They almost lost their lives.
Huangfu Yao's eyes were as sharp as a knife as he swept towards where Xu Chunniang was.