The earth erupted as a strange plant sprouted from the ground. It resembled a young lotus shoot, yet its growth was anything but ordinary.0

A lone, bare trunk emerged, producing a single leaf. As it expanded, Long Chen was startled to sense the vegetation within thousands of miles withering. Their lifeforce was forcibly drained, leaving the surroundings barren.0

The ground itself began to crack and decay as the plant absorbed energy. In the end, the plant was also withering until all that remained was an enormous floating leaf.0

This strange leaf had turned the land into a desolate wasteland, yet it pulsed with an aura stronger than...0