Chapter 646: The Forbidden Forest Part 5

The girls stared at the gargantuan, serpent-like creature coiled around the ancient tree. Its scales were a deep shade of black, darker than the night, and glistened with an ominous green gleam. A malevolent and poisonous aura radiated from the creature, alerting everyone that it was the source of all the negative energy in the Forest.

Mira stared at it with intense eyes as she felt like she'd seen something similar before in the past.

On the other hand, the tree was used as a vessel to help control and corrupt the forest to the beast's liking. 

Its massive roots dug deep into the earth, anchoring it to the forest floor while also sprouting endless flora from them all over the forest. Its trunk was twisted and knotted, covered in thick, thorny vines that writhed and contorted like serpents. The leaves were a deep, poisonous green, and its sap was thick and black, oozing from the wounds inflicted upon it by those who would try to destroy it.