The Weave groaned beneath Lin Tian's feet.
The branch he stood on tilted sharply to the left, forcing him to shift his weight. Around him, the others adjusted too—Xueya's ice anchoring her in place, Su Lan's flames stabilizing her footing, Yue Chan's silk lines pulling her toward a thicker branch.
"What's happening?" Yan Jiao called out.
Lin Tian didn't answer. He was watching the Apex above.
The Resonating Spike pulsed faster now, its violet light casting long shadows across the canopy. The Weave was responding to it, the entire structure of the Floating Forest bending to the Spike's will.
"We need to move," Lin Tian said. "Now."
They climbed faster.
The branches grew steeper, the gaps wider. Lin Tian jumped from platform to platform, his Domain creating Solid Air steps where the Weave had shifted too far apart.
Then he saw it.
