Chapter 1573: Chapter 1573
Chapter 1573: Chapter 790: The Lord of Withering_3
Each of these faces represents a soul imprisoned by the Slaughter Divinity, serving as the nourishment he needs to become stronger.
Khan Yamun nudged again, sending the blood mist to the mouth of the strange giant tree.
As the most delectable food reached its mouth, the strange giant tree hesitated.
These souls were no ordinary souls but sacrifices under the Power of Slaughter. If it were to swallow them, the Slaughter Divine Power within them would inevitably follow, at which point being controlled by another’s Divine Nature Force would no longer be a matter of choice and it could become a puppet under their control.
“Hmm? What’s this? Are you trying to back out?” Khan Yamun’s blood-red eyes glared at the strange giant tree, emanating a ruthless and icy killing intent, as if ready to kill at the slightest hint of resistance.
Without a complete Slaughter Godhood and Divine Position to aid in controlling this terrifying Power of Slaughter, he was already on the brink of losing control.
Controlling himself to not go on a rampage against those useful to him was his limit; anyone daring to defy him would meet one end—death through relentless violence.
“How could I? It is my greatest honor.” The strange giant tree, being highly perceptive, instantly realized that there was only one path before it, and no matter the outcome, it had to follow through.
The blood-red vines on the strange giant tree swayed, willingly reaching out to the mass of blood mist, gently guiding it.
The blood mist seemed to find its path and eagerly entered the strange giant tree’s mouth.
This was the purest form of soul energy, requiring no chewing, dissolving instantly upon entry, and filling the strange giant tree’s entire being.
The strange giant tree involuntarily let out a strange roar.
It felt like an unprecedentedly colossal bomb had exploded within its body, tasting the flavor known as pain.
This did not mean its body suddenly developed sensations, but rather that this terrifying force acted directly on its soul, kneading and remolding it according to its own will.
An immense Will that had long lain dormant within the tree’s body severed its connection abruptly, like a scared rabbit, forsaking the power originally infused into its body.
“Oh! Interesting! It turns out this isn’t your original form but a puppet. Smart move, running off so fast. Otherwise, I’d have dug you out from your rabbit hole! No matter whose toy you originally were, now you’re mine, and you’ll fight for me alone.”
Khan Yamun laughed coldly, instantly seeing through the situation, but chose not to pursue it further, as he was not here to eradicate evil, but to forge a war machine for his own use.
His interest lay in the strange giant tree before him, not its shadowy master behind the scenes.
The blood mist swallowed by the tree earlier was just a prelude; once the connection was established, the blood mist flowed in torrents along the established path into the tree’s maw.
At this moment, the strange giant tree didn’t even have the chance to wail, as its entire body underwent dramatic changes.
The strange giant tree’s whole body crackled, countless blood-red, vein-like organic structures expanded from its wooden form, pulsating madly like living beings, as Khan Yamun forcibly infused the blood mist into its body.
Enormous, astonishingly thick blood-red roots burst from the ground, spreading wildly across the surface.
The entire Strange Forest seemed like a stirred hornet’s nest, as all trees, bushes, and withered branches suddenly animated, fleeing madly into the distance.
The Strange Forest, where the strange giant tree resided, was composed entirely of Awakened Plants—but in their dark and evil versions.
The reaction speed of these Dark Animated Plants was impressive, but with the Slaughter Divine Power and the countless souls within as nourishment, the strange giant tree grew even faster.
As the giant roots extended, numerous small blood-red roots emerged from the main roots, actively pursuing the fleeing Dark Animated Plants like massive ropes, binding them tightly.
Numerous thorn-like blood-red roots extended from the sprouting subsidiary roots, piercing fiercely into the bodies of these Dark Animated Plants.
It wasn’t absorbing, but injecting, the surge of Slaughter Divine Power from its body into their bodies.
Even for such an extraordinary being as the strange giant tree, the Slaughter Divine Power coursing through Khan Yamun was overwhelmingly immense.
This power was what Khan Yamun had ravaged across the whole Endless Wilderness and repeatedly invaded the Soaring Dragon Empire to plunder, his soul count alone exceeding millions.
The strange giant tree could only relieve its own pressure by such a method. The source of this content ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
Having received copious amounts of Slaughter Divine Power, the Dark Animated Plants began to swell like balloons.
Not only did their gray-black bodies shift towards a blood-red hue, but their body types also further expanded, became more distorted, and as their humanoid appearance intensified, their original features grew stronger,
such as those Awakened Plants formed from thorny shrubs, the group of needle leaves resembling pine needles on their bodies began to further lignify, transforming into long, sharp, blood-red tree spikes, secreting a viscous, sickly-sweet juice, their bizarre origin and evil nature implied these fluids were no mere decoration, but poison secreted from their bodies.
Those humanoid monstrosities wrapped and twisted with vines all over transformed all their vines to a blood-red hue, from arm to torso to the ends of their head vines, not only turning blood-red but also opening like snake mouths, moving flexibly, revealing rows of sharp thorn tree spikes within, which would be difficult to escape from if bitten until all thorn spikes were broken.
Likewise, the clusters of small Withering Branch Monsters, resembling tumbleweeds, had the tips of their limbs sharpened, like sharp blood-red wooden daggers, also exuding a sickly sweetness.