Chapter 446

were giant frog-like creatures.

Their bodies were dozens of meters long.

They had diamond-shaped spikes on their foreheads, a pair of leathery magnetic rods on their backs, and bodies no different from lizards.

Their four limbs and sharp claws were inserted into the trunk without restraint.

Gainyate flew higher and higher,

getting closer and closer to this frog monster.

Li Yao could look at this frog monster from a parallel distance.

Appraisal could not detect its attributes.

【Staff: Crystal Ball】 released.

Level 85 Lord-tier monster.

Li Yao stared intently at its claws embedded in the trunk.

"Is it absorbing the vitality of this giant tree?"

Li Yao's perception

could see that where the prism-spiked frog's claws pierced the trunk,

a rich vitality flowed along the monster's claws into its lower limbs and toward its body.

It wasn't just it;

above his head, all kinds of strange monsters were using their own methods

to suck the vitality of the trunk.

Gainyate continued upward,

passing countless monsters.

The higher they went, the more powerful the monsters were!

Even,

at the height where Li Yao currently was,

the resident monsters already had the confidence to scan the giant dragon flying up with an extremely violent gaze.

"It seems I misunderstood the first batch of monsters."

Li Yao said in a low voice.

Those monsters, as the lowest level above the clouds,

had their living space squeezed by these powerful monsters.

Every new monster that came up

would share their limited vitality.

That was why they united to guard the cloud layer and attack all new monsters!

And that cloud layer that could cover perception—

Li Yao had a guess.

That giant spider, the Shadow Weaver,

wove the 'Shadow Cloud Layer'

to hide the endless vitality above and the countless powerful monsters.

Just like the magic insects farming populations,

the Shadow Weaver regarded all monsters above the clouds as its farmed food.

Perhaps,

a long time ago,

the Shadow Weaver was also one of these monsters,

walking out from endless slaughter

to become the most powerful monster,

then occupying this towering tree to feast at will.

As they reached higher and higher positions,

the air became thin,

but the vitality was strangely rich.

Li Yao could even feel the stickiness of the air.

If he had a wound on his body,

in a place like this, it would recover as before in just a few breaths!

The monsters residing at this height

were already at least of the Name-Bearing rank!

Their levels were around one hundred!

If they were on the ground,

this would be an excellent place to level up.

But this was high altitude.

The only chess pieces that could fly were Gainyate and the Azure Bird.

If they were swarmed by these monsters,

even Li Yao would have to leave this place and avoid the sharp edge!

Fortunately,

perhaps these monsters cared more about the vitality on the trunk.

Even though Gainyate ascended all the way like a green light, the monsters they passed only threw dangerous gazes and took no further substantive action.

"Are they that hungry?"

Li Yao couldn't help but wonder. The trunk's vitality was inexhaustible;

even if there were ten or a hundred times more of these monsters, they couldn't suck it dry.

Why did every monster seem so urgent?

"Gainyate, pull further away."

He wouldn't plunder this vitality, and he had no direct conflict of interest with these powerful monsters.

There was no need to provoke them.

"Is it because of the Shadow Weaver?"

Li Yao thought it must be.

Perhaps in the past, because of the Shadow Weaver's existence,

they couldn't suck vitality as unscrupulously as they did now.

They didn't know the Shadow Weaver was dead,

only hoping

to be full before the Shadow Weaver returned.

Perhaps,

they knew the Shadow Weaver was dead,

and were sucking vitality with all their might now to

become the next 'Shadow Weaver'!

"Swish!"

Gainyate charged into the clouds again.

This time, it was ordinary clouds.

Li Yao's expression, however, was extremely solemn.

An extremely strong aura struck from above the clouds.

Inside the clouds,

in the continuous white field of vision, Li Yao vaguely saw black shadows flashing frequently.

But he was very sure...

the target was one!

"After clearly perceiving my strength, it is still circling and watching, thinking about whether to attack."

This monster hiding in the air

might be even stronger than the Shadow Weaver!

Was the cloud layer

the boundary of their hunting grounds?

"Swish!"

Gainyate rushed out of the clouds.

The first thing that entered his vision was not the dazzling sunlight, but the shadow covering his head.

Li Yao looked up and saw the source of the shadow:

a huge, boundless, lush green canopy!

The dense leaves were each as large as a building!

"Swish!"

A huge tongue swept over from the shadow of the canopy, wrapping around Gainyate's body with lightning speed.

"Shackles! Link to Kha'Zix!"

In an instant,

a terrifying aura burst out.

Li Yao held a blood-colored thin sword, appeared in mid-air with a flash step, and slashed horizontally.

"Swish!"

The giant tongue snapped in the middle.

The remaining tongue retracted violently.

Li Yao did not see any damage value displayed.

In other words, the owner of the tongue was very far away.

"The perception has disappeared."

Li Yao stared at the shadow of the canopy where the aura had vanished.

"A very cautious guy."

Gainyate broke free from the tongue's restraint and flapped his wings in the air,

looking unconvinced,

as if saying:

Sneak attack!

No martial virtue!

"Fly slower, it might come out again."

Hearing this, Gainyate slowly ascended.

In this area, there were no monsters.

The extremely rich vitality, yet the absence of any creatures around, seemed somewhat eerie.

"I'm afraid the monsters here were all eaten by that guy just now, right?"

Li Yao stared at the huge, dense canopy above his head.

The light source, which was usually omnipresent, was perfectly blocked by the canopy, casting a large shadow on the clouds below.

Even the light source could be blocked.

Li Yao naturally couldn't see the situation above the canopy.

All he could see was the canopy that remained motionless even when strong winds blew.

The wind could not shake the canopy;

not even a single leaf could be blown!

Li Yao let Gainyate land on a branch.

Just then,

the system panel suddenly refreshed.

【Spirit-Devouring Windbreaker has identified a sacrificable spirit item. Convert?】

"Spirit item?"

"Where?"

Li Yao looked around in confusion.

Except for leaves, there were only leaves!

He didn't find anything else at all!

Could it be...

that it was these leaves?