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Chapter 344 Testing the Waters (Please Subscribe)

Before we knew it, a night had passed.

With three crisp sounds, the True Qi Pills in the three alchemy furnaces were completed.

Chen Fan opened the furnace lid, and immediately, an extremely strong fragrance of elixir filled the entire alchemy room.

"That's about enough, let's stop here for now."

He muttered to himself, his gaze drifting toward the clock on the wall.

7:40.

According to Meng Xue's prediction, around 8:20, the twelve Heavenly God Fruits on the Heavenly God Tree will be fully ripe and ready to be picked.

If the time is missed, they may be taken away by nearby ferocious beasts, or snatched away by some awakened beings.

The latter scenario seems unlikely, since not everyone has Meng Xue's hints about the location of the Heavenly Tree and when its fruit will ripen.

But the world is full of wonders. What if someone else also has some special means and already knows about the existence of that Heavenly Tree, and has been waiting for the fruit to fully ripen?

Therefore, he preferred to get there sooner, even if it meant waiting around at the scene.

However, there is one very important thing to do before setting off.

Chen Fan consumed all three batches of True Qi Pills that had just been fired while they were still hot.

On the panel, the potential points suddenly surged from the previous 20 to 30 million to 4 billion.

His gaze slowly moved upwards, landing on the plus sign behind the boundary column.

A thought crossed my mind.

One hundred million potential points were invested.

The true essence within his body suddenly increased by more than a dozen drops.

True Yuan: 13230.7/334.1 (+3860%)

The original true essence has increased from 330 points to 334 points.

With only a 4-point increase, the total amount of True Essence increased by nearly 20 points.

Chen Fan glanced at the remaining potential points; he could use them 40 more times.

337.5, 340.8, 344.2...

For every 100 million potential points consumed, the original true essence increases by a few points, and as time goes on, the number of points increases more and more.

When the last hundred million potential points were used up, the original true essence in his body had reached 497.2 points, an increase of 50% compared to the initial 330 points!

Realm: True Essence Realm, First Stage (17.1%) (+)

True Yuan: 19687.2/497.2 (+3860%)

"Nearly 2 points of real energy."

Seeing this, Chen Fan smiled.

Two million points of true energy are enough for him to use the Sun-Shooting Arrow with a hundred times the power twenty times.

"All those internal energy cultivation techniques weren't learned in vain."

His original true essence was already close to 500 points. Consuming 100 million potential points would increase his true essence by as much as 5 or 6 points. The previous increase was only half of what it is now, also consuming 100 million potential points.

It is conceivable that as the amount of primordial true essence increases, clicking the plus sign once will result in a total increase of more than ten points of true essence!

"I feel that reaching the second level of the True Essence Realm is just around the corner."

Chen Fan's lips curled slightly, and then a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

It's time to set off.

Anshan City was bustling and lively in the early morning.

Chen Fan reached the highest point and looked at the vast mountains behind him, his eyes narrowing involuntarily.

Compared to the wilderness, the deep mountains are more dangerous.

Because it contains not only countless ferocious beasts, but also all kinds of mutated plants, which, in some ways, are more dangerous than the ferocious beasts.

He silently put on the mask, and with a few leaps, he entered the deep mountains.

Upon entering, a putrid stench assaulted the nostrils, as if one had entered another world.

The giant trees rise from the ground, generally exceeding ten meters in height. It would take five or six people holding hands to barely encircle their trunks. The treetops are like umbrellas, with leaves blocking out the sun. Occasionally, a sliver of sunlight can pierce through the gaps between the leaves.

In the dim sunlight, you can see a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground, with various crawling insects occasionally moving by.

In the distance, there grow all sorts of plants whose names I don't know, each a different color.

Chen Fan determined his location and then headed towards his destination.

They hadn't gone far when a fiery red figure suddenly fell from a tree ahead.

It was a venomous snake over two meters long!

It was incredibly fast, like a bolt of lightning, its mouth wide open, lunging to bite at Chen Fan's neck.

But the next moment, it seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall of air, exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Chen Fan seemed oblivious to this and continued on his way.

Along the way, ferocious beasts launched surprise attacks on Chen Fan from all sorts of unexpected angles.

There are venomous snakes disguised as fallen leaves.

A poisonous spider the size of a washbasin.

There is a strange bird with wingspan of nearly three meters.

Even the vines on the ground, which looked no different from ordinary ones, seemed to come alive as soon as they sensed Chen Fan approaching, and rushed towards him at high speed.

Without exception, they were all shattered by the Golden Bell Shield.

Even so, various attacks continue to emerge.

The ferocious beasts below the commander level have no intelligence. To them, Chen Fan, who suddenly appeared before them, was just prey.

The deep mountains are indeed much more dangerous than the wilderness.

Chen Fan sighed inwardly.

The ferocious beasts encountered along the way were only of the mid-to-high level, but they were extremely well hidden by taking advantage of the terrain. Even a martial artist in the Meridian Refining Realm would be caught off guard and fall victim to them, let alone an ordinary person.

If we continue forward, encountering elite-level ferocious beasts is to be expected.

Even, the ruler-level ferocious beasts.

However, he is now much stronger than he was yesterday. If he were to encounter a commander-level opponent, it would only take one arrow to defeat him.

A few minutes later.

Chen Fan stood atop a tree, gazing ahead.

"Could that be... the Celestial Tree?"

He opened his eyes wide.

On the mountainside ahead, unlike the giant trees that had lined up one after another along the way, there was only one solitary tree within a radius of several dozen meters.

Yes, there wasn't a single tree or weed around; it was a completely empty space.

On the branches of the giant tree hung bright red, oval-shaped fruits, resembling lanterns.

Each one is as big as a cantaloupe.

"That must be the Heavenly God Fruit, right?"

Chen Fan muttered to himself.

As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed and appeared in the open space surrounding the Heavenly God Tree.

This tree is nearly thirty meters tall, about the height of a ten-story building, with a trunk diameter of nearly ten meters. Its branches and leaves spread out, covering an area of ​​several hundred meters below.

It has to be said that, from this perspective, it looks quite normal.

However, all of this was a disguise.

Anyone who gets close to its attack range, which is that open area, will be attacked immediately.

Chen Fan thought for a moment, then strode forward.

One step, two steps, and just as he was about to take the third step, his left foot was about to land.

With a "whoosh" sound!

A tree root as thick as an adult man's forearm burst forth from the ground where Chen Fan's left foot was about to land! With a sharp momentum, it pierced towards Chen Fan's left foot, as if trying to pierce through his body.

Chen Fan neither dodged nor made a move.

With a "bang".

The moment it hit the ground, the tree root snapped into several pieces, scattering across the ground. The remaining half quickly shrank back into the ground, and strangely, the hole that had emerged from the ground disappeared.

Chen Fan's face showed a thoughtful expression.

Then he walked on.

After all, there are still about twenty minutes before the fruit is fully ripe.

Since we've been idle for a long time, we might as well figure out this guy's attack methods. That way, when the fruit ripens, harvesting it will be much easier.

He had only taken two steps forward when another tree root, as thick as a forearm, burst out of the ground and pierced towards his feet.

However, the result was no different from the first one.

A smile appeared on Chen Fan's lips as he continued walking forward.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Suddenly, several tree roots burst out of the ground and attacked Chen Fan's body from all directions. Compared to the previous two roots, their speed increased by more than double!

"Bang bang bang!"

Several dull thuds rang out in succession, and the tree roots broke into several pieces.

"The attack method is the same, but the number has increased, and the speed has also increased."

Chen Fan recalled the attack he had just witnessed.

If it were an ordinary elite-level ferocious beast, whether it could dodge it is another matter.

He continued walking forward.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

More than ten tree roots broke through the soil one after another!

Compared to the previous ones, this time it's much faster!

Moreover, the thickness has changed from the thickness of a forearm to the thickness of an arm.

Unfortunately, the result this time was no different from the previous times.

These tree roots not only failed to harm him in the slightest, but were also shattered by the surging true energy within his body, with the remaining parts fleeing back underground in a sorry state.

"This attack is probably capable of killing a high-level elite beast."

Chen Fan muttered something to himself and then walked forward.

One step, two steps, three steps...

After walking more than ten steps, and seeing that most of the several dozen meters had disappeared, the Heavenly Tree still showed no sign of life.

Just as Chen Fan took the next step,

"Whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Hundreds of tree roots, each as thick as a thigh, burst forth from the ground at the same time, their tips tinged with an eerie red.

This time, they were two or three times faster than before. Almost the instant they broke through the ground, they were in front of Chen Fan, on his back, head, arms, thighs, feet, and so on.

"Clang clang clang!"

A series of impacts rang out, and sparks flew everywhere!

To Chen Fan's surprise, these hundreds of tree roots that appeared this time were actually very tough. When they hit the Golden Bell Shield, they were only repelled, not shattered.

And the very next second after being repelled, it will come back with a vengeance.

It was as if it were alive.

Chen Fan directly activated the counter-shock active skill.

A flash of white light appeared on his body.

"Snap!"

Dozens of crisp sounds.

Dozens of tree roots were seen broken into several pieces.

But the next moment, the broken part grew back and stabbed back fiercely.

"snort."

A cold smile appeared on Chen Fan's lips.

Should we wage a war of attrition against him?

He would play along to the end and see whether his true essence was consumed faster or the roots of the Heavenly God Tree were consumed faster.

"Clang clang clang!"

Hundreds of tree roots danced wildly, so densely packed that they seemed to be impenetrable, like a madman in a frenzy.

Chen Fan remained unmoved, like a reef, letting the waves crash against him.

After a full minute, the more than one hundred tree roots that had been waving around seemed to retract into the ground at the same moment, as if by unspoken agreement, and the broken parts disappeared from the open space.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

"Is that all?"

Chen Fan looked around.

I must say, this tree was cleaned up really well.

This raises the question: does it possess intelligence, like a ruler-level ferocious beast?

"I feel there's a good chance."

Chen Fan thought for a moment.

An attack of that magnitude would have been fatal even to the most powerful elite-level ferocious beast.

However, its destructive power has not yet reached the level of a ruler-level ferocious beast.

At least, he hasn't used his full strength yet.

"Does this tree still have some strength left?"

Chen Fan looked at the Heavenly Tree.

I feel it's very likely.

Since it was still early, he continued walking forward.

Twenty meters, fifteen meters, ten meters...

Just as I was about to reach the tree, there was nothing unusual about the surroundings.

Everything seemed so calm and peaceful.

Something's not right.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

This guy must be preparing some amazing move.

Step by step, he had reached the tree trunk, and still, he had not been attacked.

Chen Fan raised his head and his gaze fell on the nearest Heavenly God Fruit.

The celestial fruit looked ripe, a deep red color, emitting a delicate fragrance that drew him in irresistibly.

"wrong."

Chen Fan's pupils contracted slightly.

This fragrance seems a bit off; it seems to have an effect on a person's mind.

"Yes."

A smile appeared on Chen Fan's lips.

Meng Xue once said that picking the Heavenly God Fruit was not an easy task.

The Celestial Tree can use Celestial Fruit as a medium to influence people's minds, even causing them to hallucinate. In this situation, it can then launch a sneak attack.

Unless one possesses exceptional mental strength, it is easy to make a mistake and fail unexpectedly.

"So, it's planning to wait until I pick the Celestial Fruit before making its move?"

Chen Fan thought to himself.

If he's not mistaken, this attack will be the strongest ever, right?

If he hadn't picked them, he could have avoided all of this, but wasn't he here specifically for the Heavenly God Fruit?

Combined with the previous observation that the tree cleans up the battlefield, it's clear that it possesses wisdom.

This is an open conspiracy.

"Just in case, let's leave this as a mystery for now."

Chen Fan stopped in his tracks.

He was very confident in his mental strength and wouldn't easily fall for the opponent's illusions. Even if he did fall for an illusion, his defense, when he used all his strength, was comparable to that of a high-level commander-level ferocious beast. This Heavenly God Tree might not be able to do anything to him.

What he was worried about was,

There is still some time before the Celestial Fruit matures.

If he rashly goes up there, and the Heavenly Tree finds that it can't do anything to him, will it try some underhanded tactics?

For example, deliberately delaying the ripening of the Heavenly Fruit, driving it away, or simply destroying the fruit.

At first glance, this seems utterly absurd.

How can a tree think about so many things? It's not a person.

But upon closer inspection, isn't this Heavenly God Fruit just bait released by the Heavenly God Tree to lure its prey?

If the prey is too powerful, it's perfectly normal for the hunter to cut their losses in time.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Chen Fan decided not to reveal the truth. He moved and reappeared outside the open space. He glanced at the time and saw that there were still fifteen minutes left.

"Fifteen minutes."

Chen Fan looked around.

Hopefully, no one will come along to cause trouble.

Thank you so much, Qiqi, for the generous donation of 6000 coins!

Thank you everyone for your monthly votes and recommendation votes these past few days!!! I didn't think we'd break 2000, but we'll surpass it in a quarter of an hour.

Happy National Day to everyone! I recently went back to my hometown for my childhood friend's wedding and helped out. I'm exhausted, and I have to go pick up the bride tomorrow.

I was planning to take a day off, but I was reluctant because I haven't missed any updates so far. So I can only update one chapter, 4000 words. I'll update two chapters as usual tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)