545: Ancient Tree of Life Seeds

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

On the open ground, collision sounds echoed continuously like hammering iron.

Under Wang Chen's relentless punches, Mengduo had no room to resist, his body gradually being smashed into the ground.

He had long since lost his grip on the greatsword, which was now pressing on his shoulder, crushing its bones.

By the time Wang Chen withdrew his fists, Mengduo's body, apart from his head, was almost completely pulverized into a meat paste by the immense force.

He was as dead as could be!

On the other side, Duolunsi had intended to drag Afuna and flee, but he hadn't expected Mengduo to be utterly defenseless against Wang Chen.

In just a few breaths, he was practically blasted into dust.

At this moment.

Duolunsi and Afuna stared at Mengduo, who was now just a head, their eyes wide with extreme horror.

Mengduo was an old Seventh-Order Saint who had been in the Seventh-Order for many years; although they had shown disdain earlier, that was because they had a numerical advantage.

If it came to a one-on-one fight, none of them would ultimately be a match for Mengduo.

Now, this black-clothed man had virtually instantly killed Mengduo, so killing them would undoubtedly be even easier.

“Esteemed Sir, we are willing to surrender and offer all our wealth, begging you to spare our lives…”

At this moment, Duolunsi and Afuna could no longer care about anything else; they could only hope that their Seventh-Order strength would be valued by the opponent, giving them a chance to be a dog.

However.

Before they could finish speaking, their expressions suddenly changed dramatically.

The black-clothed man, who had been in the distance, appeared before them in the time it took them to speak.

And he looked at them with utterly indifferent eyes.

“Sir…”

Duolunsi and Afuna trembled, sweat pouring down, their eyes pleading with Wang Chen.

“Next time, for sure.”

But to this, Wang Chen merely shook his head.

With a wave of his arm, he pulverized the two, who had no Battle Intent, into dust.

“If you had chosen to resist, you might have had a chance to escape, but unfortunately…”

As he collected the spoils of war, Wang Chen shook his head.

These three native Seventh-Order Saints were all stronger than Akitake Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Mitsutomo, the Sakura Country thousand-man squad leaders he had encountered before.

However, their combat awareness was far inferior to those two.

The battle was even easier than dealing with Akitake Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Mitsutomo.

Of course, this was also partly because his strength was somewhat greater than when he was in the Dark Dense Forest.

Soon.

After collecting the spoils of war, Wang Chen did not linger there.

He cremated the bodies of the three and quickly left the spot.

...

...

Twenty minutes later.

Deep within the Godfall Land, in a cave, Wang Chen pushed a boulder to block the entrance.

Having done all this, he illuminated the cave with a crystal lamp, then took out the box containing the white jade seed.

“Ice Purity, what exactly is this thing?”

Opening the box, Wang Chen casually asked Ice Purity.

He had used his detection skill to examine this white jade seed, but the information he obtained was even more disappointing than that of the previous evil god’s bone.

[Unknown Wonder: Contains extremely strong vitality.]

The description was incredibly brief, making Wang Chen suspect if there was something wrong with his detection skill.

Such concise information was less than what he had observed himself.

What good are you?

“This is a seed of the Ancient Tree of Life.”

Just as Wang Chen was muttering to himself, Ice Purity, who had come closer, said excitedly:

“Master, don’t ask me why I know; when I sensed its aura, this information naturally appeared in my mind.”

“Tsk tsk…”

Wang Chen stroked his chin, feeling a bit envious upon hearing this.

Indeed, it was a memory from the Bloodline; Ice Purity and the other little ones still had more potential waiting for him to uncover.

“Then what’s its use? Are we supposed to plant it and wait for it to grow into an Ancient Tree of Life, then eat its fruits?”

However, this was not the time to dwell on that, Wang Chen asked curiously, holding the Ancient Tree of Life seed.

“How is that possible!”

Ice Purity rolled her eyes upon hearing this, circling around Wang Chen as she spoke:

“The Ancient Tree of Life has an extremely long growth cycle; it would take at least several millennia for it to reach the fruiting stage.”

“To raise it like that, are you crazy?!”

The little one's words were blunt, and she even swallowed her saliva as she spoke.

“Just eat it directly; it contains extremely strong life energy, which is greatly beneficial to us!”

“Although it cannot directly increase strength, it can accelerate our growth, allowing us to enter adulthood earlier, and for you, Master, it can increase your life potential.”

“Is that so?”

Wang Chen nodded upon hearing this, his gaze on the Ancient Tree of Life seed becoming serious.

Accelerating Ice Purity and the others’ growth, allowing them to enter adulthood earlier—this effect was very powerful.

One must know that, as Ancestral Divine Beasts, it would normally take an extremely long time for Ice Purity and the others to reach adulthood, probably not much less than the time it takes for an Ancient Tree of Life to grow from a seed into a large tree.

Although their growth speed had greatly increased since being contracted as Beast Masters, they would probably have to wait until Wang Chen reached Eight-Turn before entering adulthood.

Those Mystic Beasts, Origin Beasts, and even Divine Beast-level Beast Masters, by the time their Beast Master reached Eight-Turn, would not only be in adulthood but even at their ultimate peak.

And increasing his life potential, to put it plainly, was to expand the limits of his talent.

Awakeners on Blue Star were divided into different ranks based on the profession they obtained during their class change, and this was determined by their talent limit.

Ordinary and even common professions, for Awakeners who successfully changed classes, would ultimately only reach Seven-Turn or even Eight-Turn, reaching their talent limit and being unable to improve further, unless they obtained Heavenly Treasures like the Ancient Tree of Life seed.

And the top-tier professions all represented that the Awakener who successfully changed classes had the potential to reach Nine Revolution, challenge the peak of their profession, and even transcend the Awakener system.

Therefore, this Ancient Tree of Life seed was indeed a treasure worthy of being remembered by the Bloodline of an Ancestral Divine Beast.

If it were put up for sale, it would likely drive countless people crazy.

Of course.

Wang Chen would never sell such a good item; he and the few little ones wouldn't even have enough to share.

“Come on, let’s divide it among the five of us.”

Summoning all four little ones, Wang Chen took out his longsword, divided the Ancient Tree of Life seed into five portions, and handed them to the impatient little ones.

Watching them eat, each of them enveloped in a shimmering spiritual light, Wang Chen’s eyes became distant.

He was already at 5th Rank, and it was foreseeable that by the time he left the Huiguang World, he would not be far from Six-Turn.

“By then, won’t I have two empty Beast Master slots?”

“It’s tough!”

“I’ve almost searched all the Beast Masters on Blue Star, and I don’t know when I’ll find another little one with the potential of an Ancestral Divine Beast?”

Thinking helplessly, Wang Chen threw a fragment of the Ancient Tree of Life seed into his mouth.