It understood that the Martial Sages were artificially empowered by an extraordinarily powerful healing and regeneration.
That of a Transcendent-Grade gift.
The Tree of Healings didn't make one immortal and it was only as powerful as the one who consumed it.
That was why, in the hands of hundreds of Martial Sages, its sheer utility had been magnified to the absolute maximum, allowing all the Martial Sages to collectively withstand the onslaught of the eldritch chimera.
However, the intelligent creature and its powerful senses were also able to discern that this boost was only temporary.
It would not last forever.
In that case, it didn't need to waste its energy dealing with the invincible ants.
It simply needed to leave them be until the healing effects wore off.
Until then, it could afford to focus exclusively on the most pertinent threats to it in the entire battle.
