Bai Lu raised her hand and unleashed a brilliant flash.
A flash of light.
With only a sliver of health left, the withered ancestral tree could not withstand the white deer's attack and was instantly killed.
"Eh...it's really weak, it doesn't even fight back." Bai Lu sighed as she lowered her hand.
The withered ancestral tree, however, wanted to retaliate.
But before he could even fully revive, he was instantly killed.
How should I fight back?
Hearing Bai Lu's evaluation of the withered ancestral tree, Lu Cang couldn't help but chuckle.
If my first incarnation heard this assessment, I'd probably feel quite helpless.
The withered ancestral tree was once a major boss among the lower races. Only after experiencing a crisis and reaching a consensus did the humans, goblins, and stone goblins form a temporary alliance to barely resist the tree spirits' offensive.
In this lifetime.
But it had already become a small monster that was easily wiped out by four humans.
The experiences from multiple lifetimes, when combined, would sometimes give Lu Cang a feeling of being in a dream.
The withered ancestral tree is completely dead.
He died a complete and utter death, his name erased from the realm of illusion.
The guild challenge missions for everyone have been fully completed.
After the withered ancestral tree died, black fruits fell all over the ground. Each fruit was plump and full, a stark contrast to its dry and withered appearance.
The Fruit of Abundant Life
"Boss, what's going on with this fruit?"
Lu Cang also picked up a fruit and explained, "After the withered ancestral tree absorbs the life force of other creatures, it will bear corresponding fruits. As time goes by, it will gradually absorb the life force in the fruits and transform it into its own life force."
"Before that, when it absorbed the life force of other creatures, it only temporarily stored it inside the fruit."
"Simply put, these fruits are its extra health points. If it is killed, these fruits will fall down."
"Oh, no wonder it lost so much blood after it died."
It turned out that the fruit had fallen.
"Therefore, consuming its fruit can increase our maximum health."
"Is this for real?"
"However, only one can be used."
"ah……"
The brave and fearless man looked at the fruit on the ground and thought he could gain a lot of health. Wouldn't this be a windfall?
“We are not the withered ancestral tree. This is its own unique ability. One is enough.”
"And you can keep the rest yourself."
There were about ninety [Fruits of Abundant Life] on this ground. It hadn't been in this game for long, and after absorbing life points, it didn't have much time to digest them before being killed by Lu Cang.
Lu Cang and the others each picked up a [Fruit of Abundance of Life] and ate it.
A warm current flowed into Lu Cang and the others' bodies.
Maximum health increased by 1,000,000.
"One, one million blood?"
Even Leng Qingying's pupils shrank slightly. She didn't seem like a fearless hero who was easily startled.
However, Leng Qingying was truly shocked that this single fruit could restore so much health.
An increase of one million HP is equivalent to 66,000 Constitution points.
Of course, a million HP doesn't actually make you as tanky as 60,000 Constitution, because Constitution not only increases HP, but also armor and various magic and elemental resistances, all of which are factored in.
Regardless, a million HP increase is definitely a good thing. Although it doesn't reach 60,000 constitution, it's roughly equivalent to 30,000 to 40,000 constitution attributes.
With so many attributes added to a single fruit, it's certainly worth it.
After the health was increased, Zuya's Ice Shield could withstand even more damage. The only drawback was that the damage reduction was based on his constitution value, so increasing health did not increase the damage reduction.
The members of the Godslayer Guild lost a significant amount of weight.
For fragile characters like Bai Lu and Leng Qingying, their health increased by two to three times. Even for Lu Cang, the health increase was close to double.
Even the bravest person couldn't help but marvel at how kind these races were; they traveled thousands of miles to offer their warmth without the person even seeking them out.
The fiery teeth training technique, the withered ancestral tree delivers the fruit of life.
In return, we could only send them back to their warm homeland.
"Let's pack up and get going."
"Especially the Fruit of Life, don't forget it."
Although you can't eat this yourself, it can be given to NPCs, traded with other players, or sold directly, and it can be quite valuable.
One million health points is a significant attribute for anyone in the early to mid-game.
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[Tree Spirit Forest]
The tree spirits await the triumphant return of their king.
But all that awaited him was a grayed-out avatar and name. Yute's name had turned gray; he had left the game forever.
Countless tree spirits watched helplessly as the avatar went gray.
"Are you kidding me?"
"Yute? How could he be removed from the Illusionary Realm?"
"He shouldn't have died. With the seeds planted beforehand, Chief Yut could have escaped in three to four seconds!"
With the vitality of the withered ancestral tree, shouldn't escaping be an easy task?
Moreover, plant-based races sacrifice mobility but gain extremely strong positional warfare capabilities.
How could someone whose combat power far surpasses that of other biological races die?
Humans have actually become this powerful?
The tree spirits panicked. The withered ancestral tree was a far stronger being than them and their only hope.
The ancestral tree is dead, so what will become of them?
Most ordinary tree spirits are just tree spirits.
It's impossible for it to be as powerful as the withered ancestral tree.
After a moment of contemplation, an old tree slowly said, "Without Chief Yute, we have likely lost the ability to compete and survive in the Illusionary Realm."
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it!" the young sapling protested.
"Our current strength is on par with that of the goblins. Even if we can find our race's sacred artifact, we still can't defeat the humans who have obtained the sacred artifacts of both races. Moreover, the humans haven't even acquired their own sacred artifact yet."
"If the orcs, or even the humans, launch an invasion against us, our most likely outcome is annihilation."
The old tree makes a very good point.
In the illusory realm, the top combat power of a race often represents the honor and disgrace of the entire race.
It's not just the humans on Earth who need to be considered for future invasions from multiple worlds.
Every race in the illusionary realm must prepare for that day to come.
The weak are invaded.
Those who are strong can safeguard their own peace and still have the power to invade others.
The tree spirits are an inferior race, and most inferior races have no future.
Unless a race produces a prodigy, a powerhouse far surpassing the strength of lower-ranking races, there is no hope of climbing the ranks. The existence of powerful individuals means the ability to clear higher-difficulty dungeons and obtain higher-level resources. Once the resources of the powerful become obsolete, the players who follow can continue to use those resources.
Become stronger and clear higher difficulty dungeons.
Otherwise, no matter how much you grow, you can only get three-star skills and gold-quality equipment. How can you fight against other races like that?
Just like when the equipment of the members of the Godslayer Guild becomes obsolete and is bought by the humans who follow, the successors will become even stronger.
The existence of the strong is like a wave, one after another.
Just as the tree spirits were grieving over Yute's departure, one of them brought back a message.
"Elder."
“There was a human outside the forest who requested an audience with him. He claimed to be a messenger representing the heavens.”
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Lu Cang and his companions continued their journey northward, crossing snow-capped mountains and gradually returning to lush green forests. Descending through the forests, they arrived at the edge of a cliff.
Under Lu Cang's command, everyone drank a bottle of Featherfall Potion and jumped off the cliff.
After about ten seconds of descent, it landed on flat ground.
Ahead lay a vast plain.
[Vietnam Plain]
“Original.” Stone rarely spoke.
It seemed to be in a good mood upon returning to the plains, where it could once again experience the thrill of high-speed racing.
Woodland lizards are ultimately not as fast as horses that can run on plains.
Moreover, the lizard seemed to harbor resentment towards it. With such a huge rock pressing down on it, and having to carry it for such a long mountain road, anyone would feel resentful.
So Stone prefers being pulled by a horse rather than a lizard.
In the distance, there is a broad and towering wall that stretches to the horizon, with no visible boundary line, as if a wall completely separates the whole world.
"Wow, what a magnificent wall!" Bai Lu exclaimed in amazement.
Even the fearless warrior remarked with some emotion, "It's even more magnificent than the Great Wall!"
"Have you ever been to the Great Wall?" Bai Lu asked.
"I've never been there."
"So how did you compete?"
"I've seen the video."
The brave man's fearless answer left Bai Lu speechless.
Lu Cang laughed and said, "Isn't it normal for the scenery in the game world to be more spectacular than in the real world?"
"Change your mount and continue on your way."
The group mounted the fastest horses on the plains and rode forward. The fearless warrior asked curiously, "Boss, what kind of wall is that? What's on the other side?"
Lu Cang smiled slightly and replied, "That's a dividing wall. On the other side of the wall are the enemies."
Beyond this wall lies a world teeming with middle-class races.
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