Why is my territory in a 2D anime art style?

Chapter 134 Energy-Devouring Giant Tree

Sui An removed his fingers from the talisman on the back of his hand and realized that the treant was so powerful and agile that the subsequent Sword Star might not be effective. His first thought was of his own talisman spirit.

But I've been using this thing recently, and I only have one on me, even the talisman is still cooling down.

Therefore, he still wanted to try other methods first.

He glanced at the illusion that had just dissipated in the field, but did not try to use the illusion to control the remaining low-level treants. His elemental statues were enough to wipe them out.

He manipulated two illusion altars, summoning two phantoms almost one after the other, which rushed toward the Crimson Treant who was less than a hundred meters away from his territory.

Bright, dark yellow light emanated from the banner and shot into everyone's bodies.

At the same time, swords of fire were also forming in the sky.

Even after seeing their own illusions, the group of treants instinctively moved forward, shielding the crimson treants behind them. The crimson treants even conjured a new spear from their palms and threw it at the two fleeing illusions.

The illusion did not react, and the spear flew across the ground again, landing on Sui An's territory.

Fang Si and Erhu swooped down from the wall almost instantly, their two long swords gleaming as they tried to intercept the terrifying wooden spear.

However, the Crimson Treant was simply too powerful. Even though the two were prepared, their weapons were still unable to catch up with the wooden spear. They could only cut off a section of the end of the spear, while most of the spear still flew away.

The section of the wall made of gray steel rock shattered into countless fragments almost instantly, while the spear continued its momentum, slamming into the combined Thousand Wind Barrier.

This time, the barrier wasn't pierced on the spot, but the impact still made it shake violently.

Such a terrifying scene sent chills down everyone's spine.

Fang Si frowned even more. Having already fought against a level 5 ice demon and even killed a half-crippled level 5 ice demon, he couldn't even keep up with the speed of this flying spear.

Is this a level 4 Origin Beast of the Lord level?

Even a level 5 Ice Demon would have its body shattered by this attack, being among the top existences of its kind among source beasts.

But in the distance, two illusions had already arrived beside them, passing through the shield without any hindrance.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Like bubbles bursting, the two illusions shattered one after the other, turning into a sky full of blue starlight that obscured most of the southern battlefield.

Under the amplification of the [Starry Sky] debuff, the effect of the second illusion [Disillusionment] did indeed take effect, but it seemed to only affect the six Guardian Treants.

After a moment of stillness, they disassembled their six shields and simultaneously swung their wooden longswords at the crimson treants behind them.

Although the crimson treant had not entered a state of illusion, it seemed to be overwhelmed by the powerful hallucinogenic effects, and was completely unable to resist the six wooden swords.

"Pfft~"

Amidst a series of harsh scrapes, the wooden sword pierced directly into the massive trunk of the crimson treant, jolting it out of its stalemate.

Its expression looked somewhat confused, and it even tilted its head to look at the tree-man in front of it, its mouth moving slightly, as if it did not understand why its guards would attack it.

The spear in his right hand was growing rapidly, attempting to slay these rebels.

The fiery swords in the sky had already descended, and thirty-two fiery swords fell like a meteor shower, frantically piercing towards the group of targets.

The six guardian treants were completely unaware of the fiery sword in the sky, and offered no resistance whatsoever. They simply kept swinging their sharp wooden swords in their right hands, trying to tear the crimson treant's massive body apart.

"boom!"

Completely unprepared, these treants had no strong defenses, and one sword after another pierced into their bodies as they stood still.

The six guards were instantly riddled with huge, charred holes, and even the source stones inside their bodies were pierced out by the Flame Sword.

The crimson lord-level treant attempted to block the flaming swords with half of its growing spear, but half of the flaming swords were focused on it, making it impossible to intercept them all. It was quickly pierced through its body.

As the guardian treant fell, after the long sword was drawn, the crimson treant's body was riddled with holes, with hardly any intact parts, and it also fell backward to the ground.

The lights on the detection platform gradually dimmed, and Erhu and Fang Si rushed forward, originally worried that they wouldn't be able to kill him, and tried to finish him off.

I didn't expect that using those two illusions at the same time would be so powerful; they could actually make a level 4 source beast rebel.

Even the scattered treants nearby were now frantically slaughtering their teammates, making them shudder involuntarily.

"This thing is too evil."

"Yeah, there's not a single normal building!"

The two of them approached the group of intermediate-level tree people, each saying a sentence, and sure enough, they were all silent.

"The evolution path of this kind of source beast is very unconventional; one side only evolves defense, and the other side only evolves attack."

The erhu's blade struck the crimson tree-man's trunk, revealing that its defense wasn't particularly strong; at least he could still cut through it, unlike the black-armored beast king before, whose blade had sparked when he tried to strike it.

He had just pulled the knife out of the treant and slightly dragged its body when he noticed a blue light shining from its base.

"Hey, the shipment's been delivered!"

"Let's lend a hand!"

The two moved the tree trunk aside and saw a blue ball of light appear.

Erhu quickly picked it up, but after only a casual glance at the trophy orb, his mouth dropped open.

"Damn it, is it because my hands are too good, or is that bastard Sui An just too lucky?!"

Seeing Erhu's expression, Fang Si immediately became interested. She knew that Sui An had produced at least five or six blue orbs, so what was so surprising?

He leaned over to take a look and was immediately stunned.

"It does have a bit of luck about it, take it back!"

Erhu nodded, and the two of them left the place and returned to their territory without waiting.

"Call me 'Big Brother,' or I won't give you this!"

The sour taste from Erhu's mouth almost overflowed, leaving Sui An completely bewildered.

What's going on?

The loot is amazing!

"Big brother, big brother, let me take a look!" Sui An showed no shame whatsoever and started shouting.

Erhu's brows were furrowed. This kid is shameless; he's got the makings of a gangster.

He threw the ball of light over, and Sui An caught it and quickly examined it, and was indeed somewhat surprised.

The first trophy appears to be a very special plant seed, and it's a sealed seed. There are three of them, along with a densely packed description and planting instructions.

[Plant Name]: Energy-Devouring Giant Tree [Plant Level]: Level 3 [Plant Quality]: Blue [Plant Function]: When the Energy-Devouring Giant Tree grows to Level 3, it can be transformed into an Energy-Devouring Treant by forming a contract by smearing the trunk with the blood of a professional. The contractor can issue commands through the blood contract. The Treant possesses low-level intelligence and low-level combat instincts, can control its own limbs to grow and fight, is good at finding and mining source energy minerals, and can survive by absorbing free source energy from the outside world, with a maximum lifespan of one year.

After being transformed into a Treant through a blood pact, one or two Energy-Devouring Giant Tree Seeds will be randomly born, and Originium cannot be born within the body; therefore, the Treant will no longer be considered an Origin Beast.

After reaching level three, if a blood pact is not performed for more than six months, an Originium will be born in its body, automatically transforming it into a Treant, and one or two Energy-Devouring Giant Tree Seeds will be randomly generated.

[Plant Requirements]: The Energy Devouring Giant Tree species requires a high concentration of source energy to grow. If the concentration does not meet the requirements, it will not be able to germinate and grow. The minimum growth time is six months. The higher the concentration, the faster the growth rate. A large amount of source beast flesh and blood can accelerate its growth rate.

[Note]: A high-quality source energy environment with a single attribute, or long-term nurturing of a high-level source beast with a single attribute, may cause it to mutate. The mutation tends to increase the resistance of that attribute. There is a very small chance that it can undergo a metamorphosis after reaching level three, breaking through the current level and obtaining a random form.

"This is good stuff!"

Sui An glanced at it casually and then blurted it out.

No wonder Erhu gave that look just now; it's like he could train a level three henchman in at least six months.

However, judging from the treants on the ground, this thing's fighting ability is probably average. It would probably need to break through to level four and obtain a new form to become as good at fighting as these treants.

But combat isn't its specialty; its real specialty is its mining ability!

Isn't this exactly what I need most?

With it, if there are enough of them, I won't need to risk exposing the secret realm by recruiting a large number of miners.

It completely solved my number one problem!

After all, the more people who have been to the secret realm, the greater the risk of being leaked and discovered.

If he could, Sui An would love to have just a few people slowly dig, but now that a Yinghua stone ore vein has been discovered inside, he has no choice but to prepare for large-scale excavation.

Sui An looked at the tree-man who was still walking towards him and immediately understood the reason.

"No wonder all these treants are level three and so fire-resistant; they must live in a volcanic area or something similar."

"It's probably because their physical strength is average, not as good as those level three scaled beasts."

Erhu nodded in agreement. At first, his posture of resisting the flaming greatsword was indeed very intimidating, but once they started fighting, he was as fragile as an ordinary level three source beast.

"Why don't you try giving it some metal ore later? Maybe after it absorbs the metallic properties, it will turn into a robot, and its combat power will probably be stronger."

Sui An rolled his eyes at the erhu: "What would I need it for fighting? Its purpose is mining!"

"That's right!" Erhu's eyes lit up. He had only glanced at it and hadn't paid much attention to the attack. If he could mine, that would save him a lot of trouble.

Sui An put away the spoils of war. He needed to study them carefully. He doubted whether his current territory could even allow them to sprout. He wished he could get his hands on the blueprints for a special nursery.

The saplings might grow faster in that secret realm, but there's no one guarding it 24/7. If a source beast comes down and eats them, all the saplings will be wasted.

After all, there are only three seeds of this thing, and it will take a long time to increase the quantity using this thing.

With the seven level 4 mutated treants killed, the southern part of the territory returned to normal.

Without the pull of illusions, things should be more complicated.

But the tree-men in front of him were running towards him in a line, without the overwhelming force of the source beasts. Sui An suddenly felt that without the illusion pulling him, it didn't seem like a big problem.

They simply try to block and dodge, but despite their large size, they are not very agile. Even if they try to do these things, they still cannot escape the bombardment of the elemental statues.

It's roughly the same as before, one grenade was enough, but now it might take two.

Sui An glanced at the time; more than twenty minutes had passed, and the crack remained firm, not yet beginning to shine.

"We're not really going to slowly die like this, are we?"

But just as Sui An had predicted, the rift didn't completely close until almost three thousand minutes later.

Then, after another two or three minutes, Sui An finally finished clearing away all the remaining tree people.

Sui An opened the barrier and came outside the territory. He reached out and patted the thing. It felt like real wood. Even after transforming into a tree person, it seemed to have only become a little softer.

After thinking for a moment, Sui An called out to the back, "Fang Nian, can you retrieve this?"

"It should be possible, I have to try." Fang Nian wasn't too sure either, but her older brother had already very conscientiously cut off a small piece of the torso and handed it over.

Erhu asked curiously, "Didn't you mention this in your alchemy knowledge?"

Fang Nian subconsciously spread his hands and said softly, "The extra professional knowledge that each alchemist gains when advancing is random, and this is not in my knowledge base."

"Well, this profession is quite peculiar." Erhu stepped forward, wanting to see what this thing would become after being extracted by an alchemist.

Fang Nian refined a small piece of wood quickly. After about five or six minutes, a ball of green and red intertwined matter condensed in her palm. As the source energy was depleted, it gradually solidified and deformed, looking like a red tree core.

It seems that the thing turned red because it absorbed fire-attribute energy.

"Although I don't know the specific name of the material, based on my alchemy knowledge, it shouldn't be a basic material like elemental essence. Rather, it's more like ore refining, with special elemental properties mixed in."

Fang Nian handed the item to Sui An, who touched it with his fingers. It did indeed feel like wood, but much smoother, more delicate, and more elastic.

"Then this tree-man's body shouldn't rot as quickly as flesh and blood, right?"

Fang Nian recalled the refining process and explained, "Based on my refining experience, it is a relatively stable material, more reactive than ore but less reactive than flesh and blood. I estimate it should be fine to store for a few months."

What inertia, what liveliness?

The long-lost knowledge of chemistry suddenly struck Sui An. He subconsciously touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and then made a decision.

"Then I'll ask the caravan tomorrow. If it's scarce, we'll mine all the Originium and leave it for you to refine at your leisure."

"Thank you, boss!"