73: Chapter 73 No Reason Needed to Kill You! Absorbing the Whole Fruit Causes a Skyrocketing Increase in Affinity!

[Damage Dealt: 13,980+ (Firestorm 932 × 8 × 8 seconds = 59,648, single instance damage converted proportionally) ≈ 28,000; Actual Damage: 19,600 (after Ice Mirror absorption)]

The Ice Mirror shattered!

Shen Yutang was sent flying by the shockwave, coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood in mid-air!

"Pfft—"

He slammed heavily onto the ground, looking incredibly pathetic.

Those magnificent white robes were now stained with dirt and blood.

"You... you..."

He struggled to crawl up, and for the first time, fear appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lin Feng.

"What kind of monster are you?!"

Lin Feng did not answer.

He simply walked toward Shen Yutang step by step.

Light began to gather in his palm once more.

"I told you, I hate being threatened most of all."

"Since you want to kill me, you should be prepared to be killed."

Shen Yutang's face turned deathly pale.

He could tell that Lin Feng really intended to kill him!

He wasn't just bluffing!

"Wait... Wait!"

Shen Yutang shouted, "You can't kill me! I am a direct descendant of the Shen Family! If you kill me, the Shen Family will never let you go!"

Lin Feng did not stop.

"The Shen Family? I've already offended the Zhou Family; one more Shen Family doesn't matter."

Shen Yutang completely panicked.

He gritted his teeth and pulled a Jade Talisman from his bosom.

That was a life-saving item given to him by his father, worth a fortune.

He had thought he wouldn't need it, but to his surprise...

"Lin Feng, I'll remember what happened today!"

"The next time we meet, I'll definitely make you wish you were dead!"

After saying that, he crushed the Jade Talisman!

Hum—

A burst of white light erupted from the Jade Talisman, enveloping Shen Yutang's entire body!

In the next second, his figure vanished from the spot!

Lin Feng's strike hit nothing but air!

"He escaped?!"

His expression changed as he rushed to the spot where Shen Yutang had disappeared.

On the ground, only a broken fragment of the Jade Talisman remained.

[Spatial Teleportation Talisman (Red)]

[Quality: Red]

[Effect: Instantly teleport to any location within a hundred miles]

"A red-quality teleportation talisman..."

Lin Feng clenched his fists.

This Shen Yutang really had deep pockets!

"Damn it, I let him get away..."

Lin Feng cursed in frustration.

He had intended to kill him directly to end it once and for all.

Who would have known he had such a life-saving item.

Now, the man wasn't dead, and a grudge had been formed.

With Shen Yutang's petty and vengeful personality, he would definitely seek revenge once he got out.

"Forget it, he's already gone; there's no use thinking about it."

Lin Feng took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

Since he had already offended him, he would deal with whatever came his way.

At worst... he'd just kill him again!

He turned around and looked at the ancient elemental tree.

The tree full of fruits was still radiating seven-colored light.

"Ignore him for now, let's get down to business."

Lin Feng walked over to the tiger's corpse.

That massive body had already dissipated into more than half light particles.

Only a pile of Materials remained scattered on the ground.

[Multicolored Tiger Pelt (Purple Material) × 5]

[Effect: Can be used to craft armor, Defense +25%, Five Elements Resistance +15%]

[Multicolored Tiger Bone Spikes (Purple Material) × 8]

[Effect: Can be used to craft weapons, attack power +20%, Five Elements Damage +10%]

[Multicolored Tiger Eyeballs (Blue Material) × 2]

[Effect: Can be used to craft accessories, increases spirit +30]

[Elemental Guardian Essence Blood (A-Rank) × 20 units]

[Effect: After tempering, can permanently increase Five Elements Affinity +1%, Physique +5]

Lin Feng collected all the Materials into his wanxiang ring.

Especially those 20 units of essence blood—this was good stuff.

It could increase Five Elements Affinity!

Although it only added 1% for each, adding all Five Elements together meant 5%!

Plus the +5 Physique, it was top-tier!

"I'll process this when I get back."

Lin Feng stood up and walked under the ancient elemental tree.

He looked up at the tree full of fruits and swallowed hard.

"These... are all mine now!"

He reached out and plucked a golden fruit.

[Light Element Fruit (Purple)]

[Effect: After consumption, permanently increases Light Element Affinity +0.5%, with a 5% chance to comprehend a Light-series skill]

[Description: A treasure that the ancient elemental tree only produces once every hundred years, incredibly precious]

"0.5%!"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

His current Light Element Affinity was 99.1%, and it had been stuck there.

If he could eat a few more...

He no longer hesitated and stuffed the fruit directly into his mouth.

The moment he bit into it, a warm liquid flowed down his throat.

That liquid was like melted sunlight—warm, pure, and holy.

It slid down his throat and merged into every part of his body.

Every cell was cheering.

[Consumed Light Element Fruit, Light Element Affinity +0.5%]

[Current Light Element Affinity: 99.6%]

"Only 0.4% more to reach 100%!"

Lin Feng grew excited.

He plucked another golden one.

He ate it.

[Light Element Affinity +0.5%]

[Current: 100.1%]

Hum—

The moment his Light Element Affinity broke through 100%, Lin Feng felt the entire world change.

The golden light particles floating in the air suddenly became incredibly clear.

He could "see" the trajectory of every light particle.

He could "hear" the sound of light propagating through the air.

He could "feel" the pulsation of the sun in the distant sky.

[Light Element Affinity Breakthrough 100%, obtained special ability: Light Control]

[Light Control (Passive)]

[Effect: All Light-series skill effects +100%, mana Consumption -50%, Cooldown -50%]

[Can actively activate "Incarnation of Light" state, lasts 30 seconds, Cooldown 24 hours]

[Incarnation of Light: Become light itself, immune to all physical attacks, Movement Speed +500%, all Light-series skills become instant-cast]

"Holy crap..."

Lin Feng was dumbfounded.

Light-series skill effects doubled!

Consumption halved!

Cooldown halved!

He could even turn into light, be immune to physical attacks, and have his speed skyrocket!

This is... too broken!

"Again!"

Lin Feng looked at the Earth Element Fruit.

The earthy yellow fruits filled the branches.

He plucked one and ate it.

[Earth Element Affinity +0.5%]

[Current: 96.6%]

He ate another.

[Earth Element Affinity +0.5%]

[Current: 97.1%]

Ate another.

[97.6%]

[98.1%]

[98.6%]

By the sixth fruit, his Earth Element Affinity broke through 99%!

[99.1%]

By the eighth fruit, it broke through 100%!

[100.3%]

Hum—

Another qualitative change!

[Earth Element Affinity Breakthrough 100%, obtained special ability: Earth Dominator]

[Earth Dominator (Passive)]

[Effect: All Earth-series skill effects +100%, mana Consumption -50%, Cooldown -50%]

[Can actively activate "Earth Body" state, lasts 30 seconds, Cooldown 24 hours]

[Earth Body: Become the earth itself, Defense +500%, HP Recovery Speed +1000%, immune to all crowd control]

"Defense increased five times?! HP recovery speed increased ten times?!"

Lin Feng's eyes almost popped out.

If he activated this, he could just stand there and let people hit him without dying!

"Keep going, keep going!"

Lin Feng looked at the other fruits.

Fire Element Fruits, the red ones.

Eat!

[fire element Affinity +0.5%]

[Current: 10.5%]

Eat more!

[11%]

[11.5%]

He ate twenty Fire Element Fruits in one go.

His fire element Affinity rose from 10% to 20%.

Water Element Fruits, the blue ones.

Eat!

[Water Element Affinity +0.5%]

[Current: 10.5%]

Also twenty fruits.

Rose to 20%.

Wind Element Fruits, the cyan ones.

Eat!

Twenty fruits.

Rose from 10% to 20%.

Lightning Element Fruits, the purple ones.

Eat!

Twenty fruits.

Rose from 10% to 20%.

Ice Element Fruits, the silver-white ones.

Eat!

Twenty fruits.

Rose from 10% to 20%.

Dark Element Fruits, the black ones.

Eat!

Twenty fruits.

Rose from 10% to 20%.

Lin Feng was like a hungry wolf, crazily devouring all kinds of fruits.

One after another, he simply couldn't stop.

Xiao Jin watched from the side, absolutely stunned.

It let out "squeak squeak" cries, seemingly in protest.

But Lin Feng completely ignored it.

"Don't be in a hurry, I'll find you something good to eat in a bit..."

He brushed it off while eating.

Xiao Jin squatted to the side pitifully, watching the fruits become fewer and fewer.

He ate ten Light Element Fruits.

He ate ten Earth Element Fruits.

He ate twenty of each other element fruit.

In total, he ate one hundred and fifty fruits!

Only a few dozen fruits remained on the entire tree.

Lin Feng finally stopped.

He felt as if there was a volcano erupting inside his body.

Various elemental energies surged, intertwined, and fused frantically within his body!

However, due to the suppression of the golden tower soul, no conflict occurred.

Instead, under the guidance of the tower soul, they slowly merged, forming a brand-new type of energy!

[Multiple elemental energies Fusion detected]

[Generating new ability...]

[Generating...]

[Generation complete]

[Obtained Special Ability: Elemental Affinity Physique (Elementary)]

[Elemental Affinity Physique (Elementary)]

[Effect: All Elemental Affinities +20% (Permanent Bonus)]

[Description: A physical evolution resulting from the Fusion of multiple elemental energies; can be upgraded as Fusion deepens.]

"Elemental Affinity Physique?!"

Lin Feng's eyes widened.

He looked at the attribute panel again.

[Light Element Affinity: 100.1% + 20% = 120.1% (20% overflow converted to Light Skill Effect +40%)]

[Earth Element Affinity: 100.3% + 20% = 120.3% (20.3% overflow converted to Earth Skill Effect +40.6%)]

[fire element Affinity: 20% + 20% = 40%]

[Water Element Affinity: 20% + 20% = 40%]

[Wind Element Affinity: 20% + 20% = 40%]

[Lightning Element Affinity: 20% + 20% = 40%]

[Ice Element Affinity: 20% + 20% = 40%]

[Dark Element Affinity: 20% + 20% = 40%]

All elemental affinities skyrocketed!

Light and Earth had overflowed directly!

The other six had all reached 40%!

"This... these gains..."

Lin Feng's hands were shaking.

He originally only wanted to raise his affinity a little.

He hadn't expected to directly create an Elemental Affinity Physique!

All elements permanently +20%!

What kind of concept was this?

In the future, the success rate of learning any skill would be ridiculously high!

The power of any elemental skill he used would be terrifyingly great!

"I'm rich... I'm really rich..."

Lin Feng grinned from ear to ear.

Xiao Jin squeaked nearby, his voice full of grievance.

Lin Feng looked down at him.

Xiao Jin pointed his golden forelegs at the remaining fruit on the tree, and then at his own mouth.

The meaning was clear—

Where's mine?

Lin Feng felt a bit awkward.

"Uh... this..."

He had been too excited just now and ate all the fruit in one go.

He completely forgot to leave any for Xiao Jin.

"Well... Xiao Jin, these fruits might not be useful to you..."

Lin Feng started making excuses.

Xiao Jin let out a squeak and rolled his eyes.

That expression was as if to say—I don't believe you for a second!

"Cough, cough..." Lin Feng coughed twice. "How about this: when we get out, I'll buy you something delicious! I'll buy the highest-grade Materials! I'll let you eat your fill!"

Xiao Jin tilted his head and looked at him.

He seemed to be judging the credibility of those words.

Finally, he squeaked and reluctantly accepted the condition.

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

He was just about to see if there were any other good things on the tree.

Suddenly—

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the golden tower soul jolted violently!

Hum!!!

A terrifying suction force erupted from the pagoda!

Lin Feng's expression changed drastically!

He felt that the tower soul's target wasn't him.

It was... this ancient elemental tree!

"Holy crap! Don't!"

Lin Feng shouted.

But it was already too late.

The suction force of the golden tower soul directly enveloped the entire ancient elemental tree!

The hundred-meter-tall giant tree began to tremble violently!

Leaves rustled and fell!

The silver light on the surface of the tree trunk flickered frantically!

Streams of pure elemental energy were drawn out from the tree and poured into Lin Feng's forehead!

They were devoured by the golden tower soul!

[golden tower soul is devouring the ancient elemental tree's energy]

[Devouring progress: 1%... 3%... 5%...]

[Expected gain: ???]

Lin Feng was dumbfounded.

He just stood there, watching that divine tree, which had lived for who knows how many years, being devoured bit by bit by the tower soul!

He wanted to stop it, but he simply couldn't!

The will of the tower soul was not something he could contend with!

"It's over, it's all over..."

Lin Feng wanted to cry but had no tears.

If this tree was devoured, how would he explain it to the military?

Wouldn't Chen Ruoxi kill him?

But the tower soul didn't care about any of that.

It continued to devour.

10%... 15%... 20%...

The light of the ancient elemental tree grew dimmer and dimmer.

The trunk began to wither, and the leaves began to wilt.

The remaining fruits also lost their luster one by one and fell from the tree.

Xiao Jin hurriedly ran over and caught a few with his golden forelegs.

Then, holding the fruits, he hid to the side and chewed on them happily.

Lin Feng had no mind to worry about him.

He stared fixedly at the golden tower soul in his Sea of Consciousness.

After devouring the ancient tree's energy, the tower soul was undergoing... a change!

The runes on the surface of the tower lit up one by one!

The height of the tower began to grow!

From the original nine floors, it moved toward the tenth!

[golden tower soul growth progress: 28%... 35%... 42%...]

[Maximum HP +100,000]

[Maximum mana +100,000]

[Current HP: 350,000]

[Current mana: 350,000]

His HP and mana directly skyrocketed by a hundred thousand!

But the tower soul was still devouring!

50%... 60%... 70%...

The ancient elemental tree had mostly withered.

The trunk turned from silver to gray, and the canopy was bare, with only a few withered leaves remaining.

80%... 90%... 95%...

Finally, when the last wisp of energy was devoured—

Boom!!!

The golden tower soul erupted with blinding light!

The tower body changed from nine floors to... ten floors!

[golden tower soul evolution successful]

[Current Rank: Tenth Floor]

[Maximum HP +500,000]

[Maximum mana +500,000]

[Current HP: 850,000]

[Current mana: 850,000]

[New Effect: Elemental Affinity Physique (Intermediate)]

[Elemental Affinity Physique (Intermediate): All Elemental Affinities +50% (Permanent Bonus)]

Lin Feng looked at that line of data, and his whole being went numb.

Eight hundred and fifty thousand HP?!

Eight hundred and fifty thousand mana?!

All elemental affinities plus another 50%?!

He looked at the attribute panel again.

[Light Element Affinity: 100.1% + 50% = 150.1% (50.1% overflow converted to Light Skill Effect +100.2%)]

[Earth Element Affinity: 100.3% + 50% = 150.3% (50.3% overflow converted to Earth Skill Effect +100.6%)]

[fire element Affinity: 40% + 50% = 90%]

[Water Element Affinity: 40% + 50% = 90%]

[Wind Element Affinity: 40% + 50% = 90%]

[Lightning Element Affinity: 40% + 50% = 90%]

[Ice Element Affinity: 40% + 50% = 90%]

[Dark Element Affinity: 40% + 50% = 90%]

Light and Earth affinities overflowed, and skill effects doubled!

The other six elements had all soared to 90%!

What kind of concept was this?

It meant that whenever he used a skill of any element in the future, its power would be twice as strong as a mage of the same level!

"I'm... invincible?"

Lin Feng murmured.

He looked down at the ancient elemental tree.

At this moment, the ancient tree had completely withered.

The trunk was cracked, the canopy bare, and the ground was covered in withered leaves.

Only at the roots was there still a faint, lingering light.

Lin Feng walked over.

It was a fist-sized... seed that radiated seven-colored light?

[Ancient Elemental Tree Seed (Red)]

[Quality: Red]

[Use: After planting, it can regrow into an ancient elemental tree]

[Description: The essence of the ancient elemental tree; as long as the seed remains, there is hope for the ancient tree's Rebirth.]

Lin Feng carefully picked up the seed.

"At least it hasn't gone extinct..."

He put the seed into the wanxiang ring.

Then he looked around.

The entire valley was now deathly silent.

The elemental light spots that had been floating in the air had all disappeared.

Only a faint residue of energy remained in the air.

"Time to go..."

Lin Feng took a deep breath.

He looked at Xiao Jin.

"Let's go, Xiao Jin."

Lin Feng called out.

Xiao Jin looked up and wiped his drooling mouth with his golden forelegs.

"Squeak, squeak!"

He squeaked twice, as if to say—let's go.

Lin Feng took one last look at the withered ancient tree.

He turned and walked back in the direction he had come from.

Behind him, there was only a deathly silence.