Chapter 368. Tree Mom to the Rescue! Life Tree’s Arrival. [End Of Volume Five]

The mood in the Golden Sap City was somewhat gloomy. Everyone knew that their World Tree had waged war on the <Dark Aether Swamp> and gotten heavily injured due to it. Of course, the signs of corruption were not that noticeable on a superficial level, but for those knowledgeable, noticing the World Tree and everything related to it lose vitality was a clear sign that something was deeply wrong.

Therefore, many business owners were preparing to move and leave the Golden Sap City. In a world where everything could go to hell in an instant, being alert was a natural instinct. 

While the entire city was starting to see a large amount of people moving, the still energy enveloping the city began stirring. 

The highest-level people were the first ones to notice, making them feel their heartbeat accelerate. After all, any spell that would affect such a large area could be anything but simple.

“What is happening?”

The earth below them began quaking, creating a faint but increasingly louder rumbling sound.

“Be careful!”

“Go inside the Tree Houses for protection!”

“Quickly, quickly! Return to safety!”

Chaos started spreading, resulting in many people rushing around like headless chickens. The reverberating vibrations spread from the ground to the air, and a small-scale earthquake ensued. 

Some shelves that weren’t tightly latched onto the walls wobbled back and forth, their carefully placed items tipping over and falling to the ground. “Earthquake!? Be careful and go to cover!”

It was at this moment that the world seemed to shatter.

BOOM!

A terrifying surge of Spatial Aether Mana enveloped almost a five-kilometer radius, with the center in the lake area of the Golden Sap City. 

The Level 50s that had returned from the expedition were solemn as they quickly rushed toward the event’s location. They were given the chance to break through by Liu Shu, and they would not abandon her now that everything finally turned calm!

Some of them found an abnormality, though. They didn’t see the ants rushing over with them. Taking into account the Ant Queen’s personality when attacking the <Dark Aether Swamp>’s World Tree, she should’ve been the first one to come over.

Ignatia would’ve indeed ordered her children to mobilize if she hadn’t been alerted by Wisdom that the events were it’s doing. Flor asked quite excitedly while gently caressing Liu Shu’s face. “Has the Life Tree agreed!?”

[Wisdom: The Life Tree has accepted to become part of Tianlian Liu Shu’s domain.]

Flor wanted to go and thank the Life Tree, but looking at the faintly frowning Liu Shu, she quickly hugged her head with her small body and started giving her kisses. “Shh… Sleep, love. Sleep. Mom will take care of everything, alright?”

While lying on Liu Shu’s other side, Igantia hugged Liu Shu’s petite body in her arms and spoke as well. “Leave the rest to us. Just sleep and rest. When you wake up, you’ll be as good as new.”

Mariane flapped her wings at the side, holding one of Liu Shu’s hands with her four hands. The moth scales floated from her wings, creating a faint fragrance that, together with Flor’s and Ignatia’s calming presence, relaxed Liu Shu’s frown. 

Sensing the earthquake becoming fainter and the energies condensing in that location, they knew that the process was about to end.

When <Recolocation> activated, the place where Wisdom located the Life Tree was filled with spatial cracks in the shape of a tree. The cracks went deep underground and spread around quite quickly, making sure that the Life Tree’s root net was perfectly transported and even improved. 

The spectators that had gone to the source, ignoring the prohibition that left the lake out of bound, looked at everything that was happening with a bewildered expression.

Tree, Liu Shu’s mother, was also confused and glanced over. During the last few years, she had reached Level 42, which was relatively weak. However, this was already a ridiculous leveling speed for someone of Tree’s nature. She was just an ordinary variant of the willow tree species that was slightly more extraordinary compared to the others. 

‘Hm… Should I attack? Liu Shu seems to be tired and in danger…’

Tree was slightly frustrated during this time. As someone deeply connected with Liu Shu’s roots, she could feel the change of her precious daughter. Even when Liu Shu actively protected the roots around Tree from carrying corrupted matter, Tree could easily sense the rest.

‘Liu Shu… I want to protect her…’ 

At first, Tree was okay with being just a spectator and observing how her little daughter grew. However, as her levels increased and her intelligence developed, her maternal senses also became much more pronounced. 

She was a Willow Tree whose seeds had birthed many ordinary willow trees. Still, Liu Shu’s specialness and being the only one that was able to communicate meant that Tree found herself much closer compared to Liu Shu’s other siblings.

Now that Liu Shu was in real danger, Tree felt anxious and wanted to do something for the first time. ‘If Liu Shu was smaller, I could protect her under my canopy…’ But that was impossible. As Tree thought deeper and deeper while the being from the spatial crack materialized, she became anxious for power.

‘What to do…?’ 

Her current height was relatively standard compared to the rest of the tree population, reaching around 50 meters in height. For a willow tree, that was gigantic. To support her height, she also had a wide root net that reached a few hundred meters around her, far enough to reach into the spatial crack. 

Seeing the spatial crack’s change, Tree became determined. Then, guided by her will to protect Liu Shu and her ignorance of the situation, Tree attacked the spatial crack with her slow but firm roots.

Wisdom realized Tree’s movements, but it didn’t stop her. If she had eyes, they would be observing with profound interest and expectations. 

S- Rank skills were not things easily activated. It was clear if you thought about how difficult it was for Liu Shu to activate <Enchanted Growth> for the first time. Moreover, since there was a qualitative leap from A to S rank, the effects were also closer to manipulating reality instead of just affecting it.

Therefore, when someone tried to tamper with them, the backlash would be tremendous.

When Tree came into contact with the spatial fracture, the energies ripped into her roots like corroding energy, splitting apart her wood as if they were dry branches being harshly bent. 

[-1,000]!

[-1,000]!

[-1,000]!

[-1,000]!

…

‘Ughh…’ Tree wailed in pain in her mind, but she didn’t stop. She was protecting her most precious child. Even if she had to give away her life, she would not hesitate. 

Seeing the willow tree reaching into the space crack and not back down even when she was getting corroded by the brutal spatial energies, Wisdom purposely slowed down the Life Tree’s summoning to the slowest speed without affecting the process of the skill. 

Ten minutes went by, and Tree’s Phoer Energy Cores were reduced to half. With her 13 Phoer Core reserve, 1,000 damage per second was not something she could easily bear. 

‘Protect…’ Tree’s mind was slightly fuzzy. ‘I must protect her…’

It was at this moment, this moment when her mind was fuzzy, and her body was surrounded by corroding spatial energies created from Liu Shu’s energy and the Life Tree’s energy, that Tree’s fate changed.

[<Temple Of Destiny> triggers! Your set <Destiny> will be broken! From now on, you will carve your own path.]

BOOM!

A pillar of spatial energy soared to the sky from Tree’s body, making all the spectating people look at her with fright. 

“H-Huh!? What is that tree? Wasn’t she an ordinary tree!?”

“Those spatial energies are terrifying! Is that tree mutating?”

[Hidden attribute <Intelligence> has reached the appropriate conditions.]

[Hidden affinity <Space> has been awakened.]

[Hidden title <Spatial Lord> has been unlocked!]

<Spatial Lord>: Born to govern space. 

Spatial Aether Mana affinity is increased by 200%.

Spatial Aether Mana control is increased by 200%.

Spatial-based attacks cost 15% less Aether Mana and deal 15% more damage. 

Spatial skills proficiency gained +100%. 

[Energy Cycle has been affected by <Perfect Energy Cycle> due to bloodline sharing. Upgrading it to 90% Completion Rate!] 

[Special evolution occurring due to <Spatial Lord> title! Race will change from <Lake Willow Tree> to <Dimensional Seedling Life Tree>.]

[Tier insufficiency detected (E+ Tier). Minimum <Tier> requirement for <Dimensional Seedling Life Tree> is <B- Tier>.]

[Searching for solutions…]

[Solution found! Spending evolution power and locking away High-tiered talents and passive abilities until reaching a higher level.]

[Starting Tier Up until <B- Tier>!]

[Tier Up!] (D- Tier)

[Tier Up!] (D Tier)

[Tier Up!] (D+ Tier)

[Tier Up!] (C- Tier)

[Tier Up!] (C Tier)

[Tier Up!] (C+ Tier)

[Tier Up!] (B- Tier)

[Benefit List: (Click to expand)] 

Tree’s mind became much sharper in a second, her adorable but muddled thoughts becoming orderly and more coherent. 

‘This strength…’ Tree glanced at her surroundings with her newfound sharper senses and muttered to herself. ‘I can protect her this way!’ 

When her motivation was at an all-time peak, and she was ready to attack the spatial fluctuations, a message popped into her mind.

[Wisdom: This spatial skill is transporting a Life Tree to heal Tianlian Liu Shu. There is no need for interference.]

‘Eh?’ 

Tree paused her actions and glanced at the message. She could quickly feel that this message was different from ordinary ones. The energy that it carried was similar to that of Liu Shu, making it clear that it originated from her dear daughter. 

With her heightened intelligence, a strange sense of embarrassment surged in Tree Mom’s heart. ‘I-I see… This was Liu Shu’s skill…’ Here she was thinking of becoming an unsung hero, but in the end, she almost messed up the skill. ‘Ugh… Why didn’t that thing warn me earlier?’ Even her branches were twisting slightly due to embarrassment. 

At that moment, space finally twisted, and the gargantuan figure of the Life Tree took over the space that had cracked to accommodate her.

Once she appeared, her life aura soared to the sky, eclipsing Tree’s aura. 

BOOM!

Together with her arrival, the Life Tree’s voice echoed around with a soothing and calming effect. “So much corruption… You’ve done well lasting until now, Little Sister World Tree. <Heal Enhancement>, <Critical Heal>, <Heart Of The Forest>!”

[You’ve been affected by <Heart Of The Forest>, recovering 40,000 Phoer Body Shards per second!]

[<Heal Enhancement> activates! All healing will be increased by 50%]

[<Critical Heal> activates!]

[+4,000,000!]

[Title, <Soul Of The Forest>, activates!]

<Soul Of The Forest>: Your healing abilities affect not only the physical body but also the soul. 

Starting from the Life Tree, a wave of pure life energy expanded like a wave, swallowing everything inside the city and beyond.

Healing energies seeped deeply into Liu Shu, and with <Critical Heal>’s massive restorative power, the World Tree in the middle of the City burst with vitality once more. 

The people watching felt their jaws drop. ‘What in the branches above!? What are these healing skills!? They are too strong!’

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