Chương 349: Life Tree's Terrifying Hidden Strength.
Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos. · Mortrexo · 831 chương · ~20 phút đọc · Tạo 09/07/2026
Immediately after receiving Marlius's attack, the Life Tree used some skills to start regenerating Phoer reserves. However, Marlius's strength was truly too great. If his attack continued being as strong as those first two slashes, the Life Tree wouldn't last for long. Marlius smiled mockingly and shook his head.
"A Life Tree is indeed inferior. No wonder no one wants you." The Life Tree was somewhat scared. The damage Marlius did to her was beyond her expectations. Nevertheless, when Marlius attacked once again with <Double Scimitar Tree Cutter>, she retaliated.
"<Branch Extension>!" One of the branches of the massive tree was covered in energy as it flew toward Marlius. BOOM! Both attacks collided, proving that they were somewhat similar. Marlius raised his eyebrow.
"Oh? Not bad. To be able to stop the attack from my Scimitars, you are at least worth some attention." Marlius didn't seem to be in a hurry and showed his scimitars.
"These weapons were crafted by a master from the Core of a World Tree and imbued the refined material into the fangs of a massive Flood Serpent Fang. I almost went bankrupt buying this thing, but with them, I have reached heights I never dreamed about before. They are called <Flood Tree Slicer Dual Scimitar>. A Level 50 Flawless-level Advanced item, or, for an ignorant Life Tree like yourself, a C+ Tier Weapon.
Thanks to them, my <Physique> has broken through the 13, 000 point mark, and I have reached 170 Phoer Body Cores!" The Life Tree was scared, but beyond that, she was utterly baffled.
"Why are you telling me all of this? Do you like to brag?" Her sincere question made Marlius's face drop. He uttered coldly.
"I am telling you so that you don't have any thoughts of resisting and let yourself be killed quickly. I don't want to lose too much time here." The Life Tree humphed.
"You've done well reaching the same stats as me, but that doesn't mean I will give up!" Marlius's group paused and opened their eyes slightly.
"Huh?" The Life Tree snorted.
"What's wrong? I have 220 Phoer Body Cores and 13000 <Physique> as well. Is that a lot? A little Level 55 person bragging so much that you might grow flowers!" Marlius's face dropped, and he quickly attacked.
"Stop bragging! <Double Scimitar Tree Cutter>, <Body Strengthening>!" The Life Tree fought back again.
"<Branch Extension>!" BOOM! The air exploded when the sword and branch met, but this time around, the Life Tree's branch was actually cut off as a sword shadow rushed forward and struck the Life Tree. BANG! [-300, 000]! The number was high, but only if you took into account a direct hit. With the Life Tree's 22 million Phoer Body Shards reserve, 300, 000 was not negligible. Moreover, the only one attacking had been Marlius. Marlius snorted and started attacking continuously.
"Since you don't want a swift death, I'll chop you into logs and carry them back to my sect." Marlius flashed forward, and his swords flashed continuously and without rest, creating explosive sounds all around the Life Tree. Naturally, the Life Tree was not idle and counter-attacked, using both healing and damaging skills to maintain a semblance of a stalemate. Yet, as Marlius's speed increased, the Life Tree began having trouble. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Liu Shu became anxious as she observed the fight.
There were around 20 people in Marlius's group, with five of them focusing on the ground to stop the Life Tree's roots from acting out.
'If those fifteen people join the battle, it will be dangerous for Life Tree!' Her Arboreal Winged Serpents were in the way, but even with their swift speed, they would take fifteen minutes to arrive.
"Life Tree! Hold on for fifteen minutes! Or let me give you buffs at least by becoming part of my domain!" The Life Tree stubbornly answered while fighting.
"No! You are a World Tree. I can't become part of your domain!" Liu Shu really wanted to spank this tree! She had been developing a friendship with her during the last few years, and now that it was time to make those seeds bloom, the other side refused to budge. However, as she was looking at the situation anxiously, she suddenly saw one of the spectators frown and clutch his chest.
"Ugh? What's happening? Cough! Cough! COUGH! BLREGH!" Without any warning, the man started coughing and vomiting blood. The people around were confused. A woman at the side snorted.
"Have you taken any drugs recently? Tsk, tsk. Look at you, losing Lord Marlius's face in such an important moment." The man wanted to answer, but he just couldn't stop coughing. His eyes were teary as a strange heat continued to spread inside his body. The Life Tree's voice spread around.
"<Life Orb Sweep>!" The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. [You are being affected by <Life Orb Sweep>, recovering 100, 000 Phoer Body Shards per second! Duration: 20 seconds]. [You've been affected by <Spirit Of Health> fairies, increasing the healing power by 100%] A torrent of green orbs started spinning around the Life Tree and healing everyone in the area. The people around the coughing person laughed. That woman shook her head and sighed.
"Look at her. To heal herself, she needs to heal us as well. Talk about desperation. At this rate, Marlius might die out of boredom!" That woman paused, and a strange stiffness appeared in her chest. She rubbed her chest and muttered.
"What's wrong… Cough!" She used a hand to cover her mouth, but when she felt the taste of iron in her mouth and the wet feeling on her hand, she knew that something was wrong.
"Blood? How-Cough!... Cough! What-Cough! Ah-COUGH!" Liu Shu observed the situation with a bewildered face.
'What's happening?' The Life Tree's voice echoed around once more.
"<Life Tree Blooming Flower Field>!" Marlius finally realized that something was wrong and looked back. He saw that his weaker subordinates had started coughing blood, their bodies seemingly collapsing.
"Don't get distracted! <Extending Branch>!" Marlius hastily recovered her gaze and counterattacked. However, the rushed defense and offense could not block the Life Tree's decisive blow. BANG! [-0]! His body flew for a few hundred meters, his back slamming against one of the thick and robust trees around the Life Tree. However, the -0 was so inconspicuous that even Marlius felt baffled.
'Even if her attack power is weak, dealing a few thousand points of damage is normal! What's wrong?'
"Aiya! Why didn't you block properly? You got hit, stupid!" Liu Shu didn't even know how to react to her comment.
'Are you cheering for your enemy to dodge… dodge…' Liu Shu's intelligent mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration and quickly began thinking of the Life Tree's actions until now.
'The second the battle started, she had summoning healing auras. At first, I thought that they were her supporting skills and that she could not control them appropriately. However, I missed something very important.' Liu Shu's gaze was fixed on the Life Tree while she smirked.
'How can a Level 63 Life Tree living in the Wall Forest be unable to fight or defend herself? Even with the inherent protection a Life Tree had due to their aura, a Life Tree was the target of many beings that wanted to refine them.' Liu Shu activated the healing numbers on the coughing people and observed them. As soon as she did so, her heart jumped in fear. Dozens of green numbers were constantly flashing on top of their heads. [+84, 581]! [+254, 500]! [+186, 500]! [+450, 540]! [+91, 500]!
The green numbers continuously popped on their heads, pouring insane amounts of Phoer Energy into them. Suddenly, a massive green number appeared on top of one person. [Critical Heal!] [Title Activation!] [+2, 450, 500]! Liu Shu jumped in fear once more. The second the critical heal occurred, that person's eyes bulged as blood vessels in his body directly burst, overflowing with vitality.
"ARGGH!!" Liu Shu's mind shook when she saw that.
'She is overhealing them! No wonder Marlius didn't take damage! His body has been pumped with so much healing energy that the blunt damage was instantly recovered. Also, no wonder these people are coughing blood. Their bodies are filled with so much vitality that it is unbearable! They are literally being healed to death, and they don't know about it!' The person who received the critical heal could feel his own heart speeding up and pumping blood around his body extremely quickly.
His exploded blood vessels could not take the pressure and began ripping open like a cloth that was being pulled. Unbearable pain flashed in his mind. It was at this point that he heard the Life Tree's gentle and apologetic voice in his mind.
"I am sorry. I didn't want to do this… <Heal Enhancement>, <Critical Heal>." [Title Activation!] [+5, 000, 000]! A surge of vitality rushed into his heart, but unable to take so much, his heart ripped open and exploded, the rest of the organs following closely after. Blood flowed out of his mouth, eyes, nose, and ears, and then he fell down. Finally, the man's eyesight went black, and he was lulled into eternal slumber. One last blood-red number appeared on top of his head, equal to his max Phoer Body Shards.
[-7, 827, 224] Marlius noticed what was happening, and his face dropped.
'Dero died!? How!? Mental attack? No, how is she damaging all of them so much?' While he was arrogant, he was far from being reckless. Therefore, knowing that this Life Tree had unknown means, he quickly shouted.
"Retreat!" Everyone heard his orders and didn't even hesitate to turn around and flee outside of the Life Tree territory. The Life Tree didn't stop them and allowed them to escape. Liu Shu looked at the fleeing people with a sympathetic gaze. Who would've thought that this Life Tree was so strong? She sighed and muttered.
"Marlius's expedition was just a small group. So, the strength they could produce was not that large. Marlius's arrogance also contributed to their defeat. After all, if they all attacked as one, the results might've been very different. If it had been a one-on-one, the chances of Marlius winning would also not have been low. However…" Liu Shu glanced at the calm Life Tree, and a hint of respect appeared in her heart.
"Strong." The Aroboreal Winged Serpents arrived a few moments later and hovered around the Life Tree. The Life Tree was startled.
"Eh? Eh? What are you! L-Let me tell you, my leaves and branches are not tasty! If you come, I'll have to retaliate!" Liu Shu chuckled and spoke, her nature-like voice reaching the Life Tree.
"Don't worry, Big Sister Life Tree. They are my summons. I had moved them here thinking that you were in danger. However, it seems that I was overthinking." The Life Tree paused, and an unknown surge of warmth flowed into her core.
'Even when I have been stubborn and never accepted Little Sister World Tree's domain, she sent help… UGH! DON'T FALL FOR IT! SHE IS USING THESE DIRTY TACTICS TO WIN MY HEART!'
"Big Sister Life Tree."
"WHAT?" A smiling and oh-so-gentle voice spread around, making the Life Tree feel like she was being embraced by nature itself.
"You are really strong. Great job."
"AHH! SHUT UP! I WON'T FALL FOR IT! I WOOOOON'T!"
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