Chapter 545

Slashing echoed as sharp branches pierced through flesh, and blood splattered everywhere. The villagers, who had been noisy and panicked, were stunned into silence by the sight. They stood frozen in place, blinking as they stared at Walter. Walter also looked down at his own body in disbelief. Dozens of branches had pierced through him. In the next moment, all the branches retracted. Walter collapsed onto the ground, blood gushing from his mouth as his gaze was fixed on the sacred tree. How could this be… Why was this happening? How could the sacred tree dare to kill a practitioner like him? Iris rushed forward, pressing her hands desperately against Walter's wounds. "Sir, sir…" The branches came alive again, all of them reaching for Walter. Iris threw herself in their path, but a branch lashed out, knocking her aside. The branches lifted Walter, who was barely clinging to life, binding his limbs and head. They raised him high into the air. "Mr. Davis!" "What's wrong with the