54: Why do I feel a chill on my back?
"The contract is complete. I've finally gotten my hands on a suitable Plant-type beast!"
Feeling the surging power within his body, Su Yuan wore a smile on his face.
His gaze fell upon the Mutated Poison Thorn Treant, and Su Yuan's brow furrowed.
Although he had now contracted the Mutated Poison Thorn Treant as his beast, it had been heavily injured after the recent battle and possessed very little combat strength.
Xiao Yan had also consumed a great deal of energy from using the Fiery Sun Incineration skill.
Despite having eaten several Awakening-level Fire-type Vicious Beast cores to recover energy, it couldn't recover much in a short time. Its combat strength was practically non-existent.
Below him were five strange Beastmasters whose backgrounds were unknown. He didn't know what their attitude toward him, their savior, would be.
Therefore, even though Su Yuan had contracted his fourth beast, he didn't dare let his guard down.
"I am Zi Yun, captain of the Zijinghua Adventure Team!"
"Thank you, benefactor, for saving our lives today!"
"Our Zijinghua Adventure Team will certainly never forget your kindness!"
"This is a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it, benefactor!"
While Su Yuan was deep in thought, below him...
Seeing the Aura on Su Yuan's body suddenly skyrocket, Zi Yun immediately understood that he had completed the contract with the powerful Treant King before them. She immediately called out to Su Yuan in gratitude.
At this moment, a bundle had appeared in her hands. It contained all the gains the Zijinghua Adventure Team had collected during their half-month stay in the Voodoo Jungle Secret Realm.
"Captain, this..."
Seeing Zi Yun take out all the squad's gains, the other team members nearby hesitated to speak.
Situ Lan, however, immediately gave the three of them a look, signaling them to stay calm.
Hearing Zi Yun's voice, Su Yuan was slightly startled and turned his gaze back to her.
"Zijinghua Adventure Team... the name is quite fitting, as the members are all female."
"This Zi Yun is indeed worthy of being the captain; she is much more thorough in her considerations than the other members."
Seeing Zi Yun respectfully offering the bundle in her hands toward him, a strange look appeared in Su Yuan's eyes.
Zi Yun offering everything they had gained in the Voodoo Jungle to Su Yuan was partly an expression of gratitude for saving their lives.
In reality, it was more about paying to avoid trouble and taking precautions.
After all, the Voodoo Secret Realm was isolated from the outside world, and there was no such thing as the rule of law found in the cities.
It was not uncommon for a Beastmaster to die in a Secret Realm.
Zi Yun didn't know Xiao Yan's current condition; she only knew that Su Yuan had wiped out the treant swarm that had driven them to a dead end using only one beast, Xiao Yan.
Even if everyone in the Bauhinia Squad joined forces, they would definitely be no match for Su Yuan.
Now that Su Yuan had even subdued the strongest treant as his beast, his strength had skyrocketed.
They were even less of a match for him now.
Wealth can stir the heart.
Encountering a strange Beastmaster in the Voodoo Secret Realm whose strength far exceeded their own...
Zi Yun proactively handing over all their gains from the Voodoo Jungle was also to prevent Su Yuan from taking an interest in their property.
After understanding Zi Yun's plan, a smile appeared on Su Yuan's face, and he spoke to her in a calm tone:
"There is no need. I came here specifically for this Poison Thorn Treant. Saving you was just a matter of convenience."
"Let's meet again if fate allows."
"Poison Thorn Treant, come in!"
After speaking, Su Yuan took out a beast taming bracelet he had prepared beforehand and directly stored the Mutated Poison Thorn Treant—now just a charred trunk—inside it.
Finally, he nodded to Zi Yun and the others before being carried away by Xiao Yan.
"This..."
Su Yuan's decisive departure without taking anything was unexpected for Zi Yun. She stared blankly as Xiao Yan carried Su Yuan away until they disappeared from her field of vision.
"Captain! Captain!"
"Captain, stop looking! Our benefactor is already far away!"
"Captain, I've never seen you look at a guy with that expression before."
"Quick, tell us, have you fallen for our benefactor?"
Beside her, Situ Lan watched as Xiao Yan and Su Yuan disappeared in the blink of an eye. She turned back to look at Zi Yun.
Seeing Zi Yun's state, Situ Lan couldn't help but smile and teased her with pursed lips.
"You brat, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Situ Lan's teasing voice immediately snapped Zi Yun's attention back.
Looking back at the snickering Situ Lan, Zi Yun's pretty face flushed red as she scolded her in a panicked, coquettish tone.
"Oh my! It's over! Our captain has really fallen!"
Seeing the blush on Zi Yun's face, Situ Lan's eyes widened, and she shouted loudly with feigned surprise.
"You brat, see if I don't teach you a lesson!"
At this, Zi Yun immediately made a move to hit Situ Lan. Seeing this, Situ Lan hurriedly scurried back and forth among the other three members to dodge Zi Yun's pursuit.
The chase and playfulness between the two also caused the other sisters to burst into fits of giggles.
The oppressive mood from having just survived a life-and-death crisis quietly vanished amidst Zi Yun and Situ Lan's antics.
"Captain, speaking of which, I've noticed our benefactor is not only powerful but also incredibly handsome!"
"If you two could really be together, that would definitely be a wonderful thing! Hehe!"
Half an hour later, as the members of the Bauhinia Squad traveled through the Voodoo Jungle, Situ Lan spoke to Zi Yun with a serious face.
"Together..."
Hearing Situ Lan's words, Zi Yun lowered her head and murmured in a low voice.
Her mind was filled with images of Su Yuan fighting the Poison Thorn Treant.
She even recalled the scene when Su Yuan saw her wearing only her undergarments on her upper body and their eyes met.
Asking herself honestly, she indeed had a significant amount of goodwill toward Su Yuan.
"An outstanding man like him surely wouldn't be interested in me."
But soon, she thought of her own situation, and her eyes dimmed as she fell into a silent gloom.
Seeing Zi Yun fall silent, Situ Lan didn't continue speaking, leaving the other woman to her thoughts.
In another part of the jungle...
Su Yuan was sitting in a clearing, and behind him was the newly contracted Mutated Poison Thorn Treant.
At this moment, the Poison Thorn Treant had plunged all its roots into the ground, frantically absorbing energy from the earth and converting it into Wood-type energy to heal its injuries.
A stream of green energy continuously flowed from the roots into the Poison Thorn Treant's body, and its wounds were rapidly mending.
The greatest advantage of a Plant-type beast was that as long as it was rooted in the ground, it could draw energy from the soil to repair itself.
At this recovery speed, the Poison Thorn Treant would only need three days to fully recover from its injuries.
Xiao Yan was also lying by Su Yuan's side, silently digesting the energy from the Fire-attribute Vicious Beast cores it had devoured to replenish itself.
"According to Big Tree's recovery speed, its injuries will be healed within three days."
"The main material needed for Big Tree's next evolution is the Rank 5 material, Poison Soul Wood Core. I have to say, this is too coincidental."
"It seems before leaving the Voodoo Jungle, I'll have to return to that Poison Mist Valley to dig out the wood core of that Poison Soul Fruit Tree."
"In a few days, once Big Tree's injuries are fully healed, I'll go meet that Giant Rock Tremor Frog again!"
Su Yuan sat cross-legged under the Poison Thorn Treant, looking at its evolution information and speaking in a low voice.
Big Tree was the name he had given the Poison Thorn Treant.
In the Poison Mist Valley, in the swamp, under the Poison Soul Fruit Tree.
The Giant Rock Tremor Frog was dozing when it suddenly felt a chill down its back, scaring it into opening its eyes and carefully scanning the surroundings.
Finding no enemies nearby, the Giant Rock Tremor Frog let out a strange croak and closed its eyes once more.
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