1348 The Second Form


    This was enough!


    The more the sacred tree absorbed the abyssal demon, the weaker the abyssal demon became, and the more it struggled.


    After absorbing the Power of Foulness of the abyssal demon, the strength of the sacred tree increased slightly again. The area of the vine forest expanded again, and the boundary slowly spread out in all directions.


    With this, the abyssal demon was even more unable to escape!


    In the sky, due to the influence of the gue aura and the fear of the explosion of the abyssal demon, the people on the falcon did not choose to get too close. They only stood on the falcon’s back and observed from afar.


    After a long wait, another hour passed.


    Most of the gue aura had been dispelled. If one looked carefully, even the huge puddle of rotting flesh had disappeared.


    The appearance of the abyssal demon gradually turned ck and dry. It looked like only a small ck object in the shape of a log with some rotting flesh on it.


    The unsealed light holy sword was no longer able to pierce into the body of the abyssal demon. It fell to the side.


    Suddenly, the ck log stopped emitting the gue aura.


    Eh?


    Fang Heng raised his eyebrows.


    What was suspicious was that the vines that were originally entrenched on the abyssal demon’s body were rapidly decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    The vines that had gathered around the abyssal demon quickly retreated.


    In just a few seconds, not a single de of grass grew within 500 meters of the ck log. Any vines that tried to approach the ck log would slowly rot and wither.


    What was going on?


    Fang Heng’s heart skipped a beat. He immediately used his spiritual link with the sacred tree to investigate the situation.


    “Can’t continue absorbing energy?”


    “Furthermore, I’m affected by the negative effects in the area around the log and can’t get too close?”


    Fang Heng sensed the message from the sacred tree, and his face became even more suspicious as he stared at the round log below.


    What did it mean? Could it be that the abyssal demon had a second form?


    Mo Jiawei was also observing the abyssal demon’s condition curiously. He covered his left eye again and released his innate skill to investigate it. However, he still could not find any relevant clues.


    High up in the sky, the advanced mages saw the strange changes happening to the abyssal demon and began to discuss in whispers.


    “Has it evolved?” Fang Heng was puzzled, so he looked at Qiu Yaokang and asked, “The sacred tree can’t continue to absorb energy from it. Why does it seem like it’s bing more dangerous?”


    “Yes…”


    Qiu Yaokang looked down with his binocrs and nodded with interest.


    “I think it might be a kind of structural mutation.”


    Mutation?


    Fang Heng frowned, indicating that he did not understand at all.


    Qiu Yaokang continued to look down at the shape of the ck log below and continued, “It might be rted to the extraction of the Power of Foulness. Right now, it doesn’t seem to have the ability to take the initiative to attack, so the danger is not high. I need to get closer so that I can observe and get more information.”


    “Yes, it might be dangerous if you get close. Be careful. We’ll escort you there.”


    Fang Heng gestured to the barbarians behind him.


    Wan waved his hand, and the barbarians controlled the giant falcon to lower their altitude and prepare tond.


    Soon, Qiu Yaokang and the others followed him and jumped down from the sky.


    A ck, round-shaped objecty quietly at the bottom of the pit. At first nce, it did not seem dangerous.


    Fang Heng tried to walk toward the center of the deep pit.


    The game prompt immediately appeared on his retina.


    [Hint: The yer has entered a special area. Arge number of unknown high-concentration infection sources have been discovered in the current environment. yer, please be careful.]


    [Hint: A simr infection source has been detected in the yer’s body. The yer is highly immune to this infection effect, but the yer will still be affected by the negative infection effect. Please be careful.]


    Eh?


    Looking at the game notification, Fang Heng felt strange. He was clearly immune to the gue aura, so why was there still a notification?


    So the source of infection wasn’t the gue aura?


    Fang Heng could not help but slow down his pace. He nced at the infected tree branch on the mission attributes and waited for his teammates to follow behind him.


    Mo Jiawei and Zhuo Lingfang received an infection warning as soon as they approached the area. They took dozens of steps forward, but when they saw the soaring infection index, they immediately dared not move forward. They obediently retreated and stopped at the edge of the deep pit.


    Warren and the rest of the mages from the Mage Association also sensed the danger ahead. They activated their defensive shields and tried to walk forward for more than a hundred meters before stopping.


    The barbarians carried the infection and followed Fang Heng forward for more than 200 meters. When they realized that the ck cuticle on their bodies had dissolved, they did not dare to continue and retreated one by one.


    “Fang Heng, this is all I can do. The rest is up to you. Go up and check. It’s best if you can find a way to get some samples back.”


    “Yes.”


    Fang Heng nodded and looked at his character stats window again. After confirming that the increase in the infection index was still within the controble range, he continued to walk toward the log, until he arrived in front of the round log.


    Fang Heng carefully examined the round wood.


    The ck logy quietly on the ground. At first nce, it looked like a very ordinary piece of rotten wood. Its surface was a little ck and charred as if it had been burned by fire.


    He could not sense any danger from it.


    This thing was the true form of an abyssal demon?


    What had happened to it?


    ...


    Fang Heng temporarily suppressed his doubts and took out the sample collector from his backpack. He slowly approached it, ready to find a way to collect some samples first.


    “Chi, chi…”


    Just as his hand was about to reach the log, a fine structure suddenly extended from the seemingly ordinary log.


    What the hell!


    The structure slowly approached Fang Heng’s hand.


    Fang Heng’s heart skipped a beat. He instinctively shivered and quickly withdrew his right hand.


    After losing its senses, the structure immediately shrank back into the log and returned to its charred ck appearance.


    Qiu Yaokang, who was standing about 100 meters behind Fang Heng, also noticed what had just happened. His eyes narrowed.


    This life form was too strange! It was simply unheard of!


    “Fang Heng! It also has biological activity. It might be able to sense the virus in your body, or it might simply be able to sense the existence of living things. For safety reasons, it’s best not to be touched by it.”


    Fang Heng turned his head and cast a puzzled look at Qiu Yaokang who was not far behind him.


    ...


    Biological activity?


    What did he mean? So?


    What should he do now?


    Qiu Yaokang stared at the ck log not far away and thought for a moment before continuing his analysis, “If my analysis is correct, the creature in front of you is the original body of the ancient ‘demonic seed.’ It has yet to awaken its consciousness and only has the instinct to survive.”