novelonline Chapter 3299 Tree Desire
Chapter 3299 Tree Desire
Chapter 3299 Tree Desire
There was no wind in the Tombstone Wasteland, but after reaching the bottom of the Corpse Tree, a biting wind blew. The hound corpse embedded in the tree asked:
"Have you met Lord Rotting Corpse?"
"What? That guy is really a knight?"
Xia De thought that the carriage even introduced itself falsely.
"This is the kingdom of the Tomb King. Isn't it reasonable for a knight to exist here?"
The hoarse voice sounded very old, and it was indeed very familiar with this world:
"But don't worry about offending it. Nobles are not uncommon in this land of the dead. What's really rare is living people like you. This scepter is a symbol of its noble status. Keep it for now. It might be useful."
The hound's face moved on the tree trunk, and the whole tree rustled. The breath of death surged, and even Shade felt uncomfortable. After all, he was a living person, so he didn't say anything more, but went straight to the point:
"Well, as agreed upon last time, I have brought a method that can free you and fulfill your master's wish."
The hound's soul danced around under the tree, and the shrunken hound's head on the trunk nodded:
"Free my soul, subdue this tree, and I will give you what you want."
Xia De then took out the box containing the [Benevolent Doctor's Injection Needle]. The thin silver needle reflected the blue light above his head. The fact that this relic could be brought to this time and space meant that the hound must have grasped the key information.
The "three-step" plan provided by Danister is simple: extract the spirit, strip the soul, and defeat the tree.
The first step is to use the relics in Shade's hand to extract the huge amount of spirit transformed from the corpses of this giant tree. The key to this step is to let the soul in the tree suppress the instinctive resistance of the [corpse tree].
He briefly introduced his plan to the hound, and the latter promised to do his best to control the tree so that it would not resist when its spirit was extracted.
So the next thing was much simpler. Xia De came to the trunk of the corpse tree and then inserted the thin silver needle into the trunk, roughly on the side of the hound's head.
The relic entering the relic only caused the crown of the Corpse Tree to continue rustling. One of the shriveled corpses hanging under the tree trembled violently for a moment, but soon returned to calm.
The beagle's soul jumped happily around Shad and the tree trunk. Its soft barking sound added a bit of life to the dead silent world.
Xia De rolled up his left sleeve again, and after preparing himself mentally, he pressed his left index finger against the other end of the needle until it pierced his skin. This was also the requirement for using this poet-level relic.
According to Father John, who sold the relic, the efficiency of converting spirits was very low. But after the silver needle glowed slightly, Xia De clearly felt the endless flow of spirits rapidly entering his body from the other end of the silver needle.
After the spirit is "filtered" by the relic, the huge whispering element has become quite small due to the relic's characteristics, but even so, the accumulation of whispering elements through this way of extracting spirits is still very amazing. [The injection needle of the benevolent doctor] is actually used to extract the spirit of the ring warlock to weaken the enemy. Directly extracting the spirit of the relic is an attempt that people conducting containment experiments dare not easily carry out.
"Will I get the 'Tree' Spirit Rune from this?"
Xia De was still thinking about the "Miracle-Tree" spirit rune that he had given up in order to spend six more hours with Chloe at the Ice Lake last time. Of course, if he could really get a "tree" this time, it would definitely be a whisper type.
And although he had a very high resistance to various elements, and an even more amazing resistance to the supernatural spiritual pollution of the relics, as more and more powerful spirits entered his body through the [Benevolent Doctor's Injection Needle], he gradually felt something wrong with his body and mind.
But he was not the only one who felt uncomfortable at the moment. The massive stripping of the soul caused the instinct of the Corpse Tree to take effect. It wanted to use its own power to eliminate the "thief" that was so close to it, and the tired soul embedded in the trunk had to firmly suppress the instinct of the Corpse Tree.
The suppression was relatively easy at the beginning, but as the loss of spirit became faster and faster, the old soul could no longer be suppressed.
Then, with the sound of "Wang wang~", the soul of the beagle jumping around at Shade's feet gently rubbed the tree. The soul power it gave to its mother was insignificant, but it gave the mother a reason to continue to persevere.
The prompt [Stranger, you have come into contact with "Whisper"] appears every five seconds. At this time, Shade no longer has the ability to care about the hound soul. The characteristic of [Benevolent Doctor's Injection Needle] is that the longer the extraction time, the faster the extraction speed. Although this makes it completely useless in actual combat, it also means that under the current circumstances, the accumulation of whisper elements in his soul and body is exponentially exploding.
The huge amount of spirit accumulated in his body was gradually transformed into pure "moon fire" and flowed along his body with blood to help him maintain his sanity. But even so, when the auditory and visual hallucinations became stronger, Shade still saw stories that did not belong to this era in a trance.
It was a long time ago. The kingdom was hit by a plague and suffered a great disaster. So the king paid money to buy a magical sapling from a mystic. People planted the sapling in the center of the city and buried a large number of corpses infected with the plague in the soil as fertilizer, which gave birth to a strange "Tree of Life".
The Tree of Life has a large amount of life energy, enough to restore the health of anyone on the verge of death, enough to regenerate broken limbs, and enough to give a new life to those infected with the plague. People celebrated the new hope that the "Tree of Life" brought to the kingdom, but gradually people discovered that this tree can not only cure diseases, but also allow mortals to live longer through its life energy.
Thus, the seeds of sin sprouted in people's hearts. After the plague ended, the kingdom could still obtain a steady supply of corpses, and the citizens, who became stronger and healthier, were willing to follow the king in wars and killings.
The "Tree of Life" received more nutrients, but no one knew that it also became hungrier. Finally, one day, when the "nutrients" provided by the kingdom were not enough to satisfy its huge appetite, the "Tree of Life" extended its roots and vines to the citizens who absorbed too much of its life energy.
A long time later, when the mystic scholar who had sold the wonderful sapling to help the kingdom visited this place again, he unexpectedly found that the fertile plain had turned into a desert. In the dead city in the desert, there was only a blue tree with lush branches and leaves in the center, and countless corpses hanging under the tree.
The illusion ended completely, just like a dream, and not much time actually passed. This dream about greed and sin, gift and price seemed to be the true origin of the Corpse Tree, but it was also possible that it was just a picture that the tree wanted Shade to see.
But in any case, under such a huge amount of whispering elements, Shade, who saw the strange scene, certainly did not gain nothing. In addition to feeling hungry for some reason, he also gained a new power:
[Stranger, you have listened to the whispers of the Corpse Tree.]
[Your magic - Fullness Food has been upgraded, with the following new effects: The number of selectable foods has been increased to 3.]
[Stranger, your sin of "gluttony" has increased. ]
"Huh? Isn't it related to the tree? Why did it become gluttony?"
[You have acquired a new magic - Hungry Kiss: Through a kiss, you can greatly strengthen a certain individual's emotions and desires. Corresponding to the [Tree Kiss] spirit rune.]
"Hmm? What kind of magic is this? Is there something wrong with this effect? It looks like it should be placed in the Pink Book like Witch's Pleasure?"
In fact, there is such a magic in the [Pink Book], which is specifically used to play the role of tiao/qing. Xia De became more and more puzzled, and then suddenly realized something:
"I didn't get the [Tree] Spirit Rune, could it be because I already have the [Tree Kiss]?"
He felt the increasingly large spirit entering his body, and was very confused as to why reading other people's stories would lead to the increase of his "gluttony" sin. He was clearly watching the story from a bystander's perspective, and it was not him who "ate" the kingdom.
[Because you have permanently acquired a part of the "Corpse Tree", you have inherited some of its "sins". ]
"She" smiled softly:
[Just like, after you ate the flesh and blood of "desire", you officially came into contact with sin. ]
Xia De was even more puzzled:
"If I really have obtained a part of this tree, should it give me some power related to this tree? That kiss was too much, wasn't it? If we weren't in the Kingdom of the Dead in the Fifth Age, I would even suspect that this situation was a trap set by the mermaid."
【Hold on. 】
"Her" smile was still light and pleasant, and as more spirits flowed into Shade's body, the power of the "tree" also took shape:
[Outsider, you have acquired the magic "Photosynthesis": absorbing external light can slowly heal injuries and greatly restore physical strength, and slightly restore your own spirit. Corresponding to the [Witch's Light] spirit rune.]
Iluna has also used this magic (Chapter 1475), but unfortunately Shad does not have the [Sun] spirit rune, so the corresponding one is still [Witch's Light].
"But you've given me 'Photosynthesis', but you still don't give me 'Trees'?"
Xia De asked in his heart, but got no answer, and then he noticed another thing:
"Wait, so you can just absorb the light? I remember this magic can only absorb the sun's light?"