Chapter 689: The Terrifying Willow

Ruxley White flickered, his whole body turning into a streak of light as he slipped into the trees. Before long, he reached the heart of the grove. At its center lay a lake hundreds of meters across, and in the lake's heart rose a colossal willow. It towered several dozen meters high, its canopy flared like a giant parasol, throwing the entire lake into shade. A curtain of whip-like branches trailed from the canopy into the water. From a distance it was a dense, bristling curtain that made his skin...