The frenzied energy filled the barrel, transforming the originally white barrel into a purple hue.

The immense thermal energy even distorted the air around the barrel.

This charging process took even longer this time, lasting a full minute.

The gathered massive energy had turned from pale purple to deep purple, and as the energy continued to converge, the "Wolf King" hovering in mid-air began to tremble unnaturally.

At the brink of the machine’s limit, Grey Wolf immediately pressed the fire button.

A thick beam of deep purple energy erupted from the muzzle, carrying terrifying heat as it descended from the sky, striking the protective shield released by the "Devouring Demon Tree."

Resolute destruction!

The silver protective shield did not hold for even a second before it twisted and shattered into pieces under this energy bombardment.

In the next moment, the residual power of the deep purple energy pillar also penetrated the thickened triple-layer tree root defense almost instantly.

The subsequent spiritual telekinesis shield also twisted and deformed almost at once, shattering into countless semi-transparent light spots after holding for a second, which then drifted away in all directions.

The original thick energy pillar, after three waves of consumption, had its energy reduced by more than half, and the remaining energy poured entirely onto the silver trunk.

The silver trunk was tinged with a purple glow but was not melted or shattered; instead, a faint silver light shone again.

The head on the crown of the "Devouring Demon Tree" began dissolving once more, turning into immense energy injected into the trunk, which then formed a silver light defense, starting a counter against the energy pillar.

Meanwhile, the silver trunk, being bombarded by the energy pillar, gradually bent, inclining towards the ground, and even though countless roots sprouted from the ground to support the trunk, they only slowed the bending process.

However, with resistance, the energy in the beam quickly depleted, and following the overload shot, it lacked continued output.

The "Devouring Demon Tree" trunk tilted halfway and withstood this wave of damage.

"A full-force strike from a late-stage Monarch-level still cannot break its defense, yet the heads on its crown have reduced by five. These heads are where it stores its condensed energy!"

Which exotic beast would hang energy in the shape of heads, that is just insanely sinister!

"Can it be scanned to see how many heads are hanging on the crown?"

This "Devouring Demon Tree" has consumed an unknown number of monstrous beings in Red Mist City to elevate its tier, further storing vast amounts of energy in head form.

"Boss, it can’t be scanned, its tier is too high, the "Wolf King’s" detector cannot scan Super Tier Nine exotic beasts.

Moreover, the imaging devices are blocked, only producing blurry images.

To know how many heads are on the crown, a micro-detector will have to count them at close range."

Grey Wolf shook his head; when this "Devouring Demon Tree" burst from the ground, he used the devices on the "Wolf King" for detailed reconnaissance.

Regrettably, nothing was found.

That’s why he used the "Wolf King’s" attack strength to test this entity’s power level.

"To capture it, it seems we must destroy its stored energy."

Just a while ago, an overloaded shot depleted only some roots and a bit of energy from the "Devouring Demon Tree."

At least those heads hanging on the crown showed no obvious consumption.

"Boss, there are new findings in the underground laboratory."

Grey Wolf’s paw tapped the screen, and a reconnaissance video appeared before them.

In the isolation chamber where the "Devouring Demon Tree’s" main body resided, tiny insect robots crawled in through the cracked crevices.

At this moment, the projected footage displayed some special metals emitting a blood-red glow.

"The data from the detector indicates that the gravity in this isolation chamber is extremely abnormal, at least a hundred times that of the outside.

Simultaneously, these metals with a blood-red glow seem to possess a special magnetic field, greatly inhibiting the growth of living beings within and restricting their power.

Moreover, the strength of this metal surpasses that of the current "Wolf King," likely reaching Super Tier Nine level."

The insect robots, made of special metal, are tiny yet exceptionally sturdy, and feature anti-gravity devices installed within, enabling flight.

Therefore, the hundredfold gravity of the isolation chamber only increased the energy consumption for these insect robots several times over.

These reconnaissance insect robots can not only scout but also hide some tools in their mouthparts.

However, even after using all tools, not a bit of metallic residue was pried away.

In essence, there was no way to deal with this blood-red metal.

Grey Wolf even controlled the insect robots to the crack in the ceiling torn open by the "Devouring Demon Tree," attempting to collect a bit of metal debris.

Yet, the result was the same with nothing gained.

The "Devouring Demon Tree," while ripping through the ceiling and metal layers, only tore an opening in these intact metals with no metal fragments left behind.

It was even discovered that this metal has a memory characteristic and can automatically repair and restore itself!