Yuyan studied the burns closely, only to realize they weren't ordinary scars. Running her fingers over them, she found the skin smooth to the touch, yet these marks resembled intricate, chaotic black tattoos etched into Yino's arm. They exuded an aura of dark malevolence, almost as if alive.
Yino, letting Yuyan hold his arm for inspection, began reciting the story he had carefully rehearsed:
"When I entered the Azure Forest with Yunjin and the others…"
"We discovered, deep within the forest, an ancient, towering tree. Beneath it lay a thousand-year-old temple that housed the sealed guardian of the Azure Forest—the ancient Tree Spirit."
"At the time, under the Holy Maiden of Full Moon Sect's dark ritual, the Tree Spirit was just moments away from succumbing to demonic corruption…"
