As he finished speaking, Logan and his group felt a big shake under their feet.

Then, the underground space, which was as big as a town, suddenly dropped down.

"Watch out!" Logan reacted quickly and called out his horned hawk, Red Feather, to catch the girls beside him.

Natalia, Sophia, and others also summoned their flying familiars to stop the sudden fall.

Other council members and familiar tamers used their familiars to stop the fall as well.

Logan stood on the back of Red Feather and slowly landed. It took about thirty seconds before he finally touched the ground.

After everyone landed, Logan finally looked around and his face turned very serious.

Before them stood a huge tree, reaching the sky, over 500 meters tall. It looked like a skyscraper rooted in the ground.

Around the tree, countless blood vines were crawling on the ground. They had already surrounded Logan and his group.

[Race: Blood Vine]

[Type: Dark, Plant, Life]

[Ranking: A-level 5 stars]

[Stage: Legend 5 stars]

[Ability: Super Regeneration, Thorn Aura, Power-Up, Ability Return]

[Skills: Parasitic Fruit, Soul Devour, Root Tendrils, Bloody Spikes, Life Drain, Soul Drain]

[Stats: Power 268, Stamina 388, Mind 69, Agility 286]

[Note: Blood vines are independent plant life born from the blood tree. They are controlled by the blood tree and can reproduce infinitely. They are the main energy source keeping the [Fire Seed] burning.]

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Looking at the Blood Vines in front of them, Logan frowned and quickly warned: "Everyone, watch your step!"

Everyone followed Logan's voice and was shocked by the thick, tangled roots on the ground.

Some familiar tamers didn't watch where they stepped and were suddenly grabbed by the Blood Vines around their ankles. They were pulled down into the roots at the bottom of the blood tree.

Seeing this, everyone stepped back instinctively until they formed a circle, standing back to back.

At that moment, Eugenia and the Temple Knight Squad landed in the center of the circle.

When they saw the Blood Vines, they immediately used their familiars to merge with them.

"Temple Knights! Use your holy light!" Eugenia shouted.

As she spoke, all the Temple Knights called out their Light Side Familiars and released a bright light, lighting up the whole underground area.

The Blood Vines shook under the strong light. Their movements slowed and they became stiff and less active.

Soon, the Blood Vines stopped attacking and backed away fifty meters before stopping.

Everyone sighed in relief.

Evelynna walked up to Eugenia and asked: "Do you have a way to deal with them?"

Eugenia shook her head. "These red vines often appear in Temple legends. It's said that only holy fire can burn them completely."

Logan nodded quietly after hearing this.

So the Temple had dealt with these Blood Vines before.

At that moment, a cold, eerie laugh caught everyone's attention.

The Blood Vines suddenly moved apart, revealing a path leading straight to the blood tree.

At the end of the path, Dale Morgan, Alex Morgan, and Adam Morgan stood side by side, each connected to a Blood Vine.

Logan looked at them and frowned. "Old monster, are you really eating your own family?"

Dale Morgan smiled. "They only got where they are because of the Blood Vines on me. I'm just bringing them back home early."

With that, Dale Morgan's old, worn-out face began to change.

His wrinkles faded, and the folds on his skin disappeared quickly.

Meanwhile, Alex and Adam's skin started to shrink and dry up.

Everyone watching the scene was shocked into silence.

Old Tattalia, with his dull eyes, stared at Dale Morgan and pulled his mouth into a bitter smile. "You were one of the founders of the Human Federation! Why are you doing this? You know we nobles grew up reading the stories of your group, the pioneers of the Federation. You left us so much glory, but now you're doing terrible things! You've brought shame to our noble name! You're nothing but an animal!"

As Old Tattalia's words faded, Dale Morgan completely absorbed the life force of Adam and Alex.

In an instant, a massive wave of life energy spread out, so powerful it made everyone feel dizzy and struggle to stand.

Dale Morgan turned to look at Old Tattalia, laughing coldly. "The Tattalia family's descendants are still so naive. How disappointing."

With that, hundreds of Blood Vines shot out and pierced Old Tattalia's body.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had dozens of bloody holes in his body.

Seeing this, the Tattalia family's familiar tamers and main members all turned red with anger.

"Grandpa!"

"Family leader!"

"Uncle!"

Over a hundred familiar tamers, like wild beasts, rushed forward with their familiars, trying to save Old Tattalia.

But Dale Morgan just laughed. In a flash, the Blood Vines formed a huge wave of blood and crashed forward.

Everyone was shocked by what they saw.

Some of the better-eyed familiar tamers quickly counted the number of Blood Vines ahead — there were more than two thousand.

Two thousand Legend 5 stars Blood Vines under Dale Morgan's control — this power was almost as strong as a Saint Stage.

Next, the Tattalia family's familiar tamers had no chance. They became food for the Blood Vines and were dragged into the roots of the blood tree.

Old Tattalia was hanging in the air, watching the terrible scene. His face looked pale and defeated.

He struggled and turned his head toward Natalia, Sophia, and Lucia with a guilty look. "Sorry, I didn't let you become supernovas back then."

With his last bit of strength, he summoned more than a dozen of his familiars.

Dale Morgan saw this and laughed in mockery. He quickly called out dozens of Blood Vines and shot them straight at the familiars.

Though the old man's familiars were strong, there were just too many Blood Vines. In the end, they were all pierced and turned into meat skewers.

But what Dale Morgan didn't expect was that among the familiars was a small mouse — only a C-level rank.

The mouse hid among the others and avoided the attack. It managed to send a space ring to Logan's feet.

Old Tattalia looked at Logan and smiled. "The proof I promised you is in this ring. Take care of this little one and give it to that old man Corleone."

With that, Old Tattalia exploded his own familiar space in front of everyone's eyes.

With a loud explosion, he was surrounded by purple light.

The light bent and twisted, forming strange spiral shapes.

Then, the space around them began to warp, shrink, and finally exploded.

Everyone felt the space in front of them shatter like glass. It exploded, and their vision became a mess.

When everything finally calmed down, the Blood Vines that had surrounded Old Tattalia seemed to vanish in big chunks, as if they had been wiped away.

Even Dale Morgan turned red with anger. He cursed Old Tattalia, calling him a "disgraceful coward."

Holt and the other council members watched the Tattalia family fall. They felt a chill — like when a rabbit dies, the fox feels sad.

"Damn it! Everyone, fight! Take this old monster down!" Holt raised his axe and immediately used his "Familiar Possession" ability. He charged forward from the front line.

Inspired by Holt, the other council members got fired up. They each called out their familiars and ran through the open space Old Tattalia had created, heading straight for the blood tree.

Other free familiar tamers saw the chance and joined the charge.

Eugenia saw the group risking everything. She sighed and ordered the Temple Knights to switch from defense to attack.

Some knights used [Purifying Light] to remove the poison from the Blood Vines. Others used [Holy Seal Punishment] to stop the vines from moving.

With the help of the Temple Knights, Holt and the council members broke through the Blood Vines and reached Dale Morgan.

In an instant, a storm of magic attacks, arrows, and sword strikes hit Dale Morgan.

But what no one expected happened next.

Suddenly, hundreds of Blood Vines shot out from behind him.

Some shot [Ice Beams], others fired [Burning Lasers], and some changed into [Steel Blades]. Each Blood Vine showed a different talent skill, attacking Holt and his group.

The battle turned in an instant.

At first, Holt and his group thought their numbers and different skills would let them take down Dale Morgan.

But they didn't expect that Dale Morgan had hundreds of Blood Vines hidden behind him — and each one had powerful talents and skills.

Natalia watched the Blood Vines firing all their skills wildly. Her face turned cold. "Looks like all the talents and skills Alex and Adam absorbed went to this guy."

Logan stared at Dale Morgan's body, his expression turned even more serious. He called out, "Don't be fooled by this old monster! His real body is the blood tree!"

When they heard Logan's warning, Holt and the others looked shocked.

Dale Morgan smiled when he heard Logan's words.

In a flash, one of the Blood Vines close to Logan changed into Dale Morgan's shape. It laughed: "Good eyes. But even if this is just a clone, you can't beat it."

As Dale Morgan spoke, the Blood Vines launched a storm of skills toward Logan.

But before the attacks hit Logan, Vincent's voice suddenly said, "I don't think so!"

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