"May the divine tree protect you..."
"With the divine tree here, we are safe..."
"This is a true divine tree..."
The mutated ancient banyan tree is tall and thick, its weathered and ancient trunk radiating a faint glow, appearing incredibly mystical.
In the outer areas, where humans no longer pay close attention, the swift vines are rapidly and efficiently absorbing the flesh and blood of the mutated beasts.
Broken skeletons, reduced to skin and bones, remain on the edge of the city ruins.
If outsiders saw these skeletons, they probably wouldn't take another step forward.
Most of the mutated beasts lack reason; they only have the desire to kill and eat.
But after the mutated banyan trees kept feeding the mutated beasts, the mutated creatures backed down. They were creatures that had failed to evolve, but they were still creatures.
Faced with an insurmountable and certain-death situation, they will also retreat.
The provincial capital originally had more than 10,000 mutated beasts that flocked from all directions, but after losing more than half of them in three days, the remaining mutated beasts turned around and left.
With no more mutated beasts approaching the banyan tree's vicinity, the banyan tree, which had just displayed its might, instantly returned to its peaceful and serene state.
The menacing, swift-moving vines drooped softly again, swaying slightly in the wind.
On the main trunk of the banyan tree, beams of light emanated from the vines, having already consumed the flesh and blood of several thousand mutated beasts.
When all the fluorescence was absorbed, the banyan tree's canopy suddenly trembled.
With a "whoosh!" sound, the huge, lush green canopy was instantly covered with red flower buds.
Looking at the reddened tree crown, the people below were somewhat dazed; they didn't know what had happened.
"Mom, the sacred tree has blossomed!"
A little girl's innocent and delighted voice rang out, and in her small, fair palm lay a fallen red petal.
The girl's mother looked at the petals in surprise and was about to reach out to take them when the petals seemed to melt and disappear into the little girl's palm.
The tiny specks of vermilion red instantly melted into the little girl's palm, leaving a red dot in her fair hand.
"Huh, they're flower petals!"
"Flowers blooming from the divine tree!"
In an instant, the crowd that had been praying quietly was filled with excitement, and exclamations of surprise, joy, or unease rang out everywhere.
"This is a blessing from the divine tree! I feel the divine tree protecting me!"
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A young woman suddenly stood on the huge roots of the banyan tree, spread her arms wide, shouted loudly, and then knelt down in utmost devotion.
The crowd seemed to find their direction instantly, and they all knelt down in worship, uttering devout words.
The little girl's mother knelt down, holding her daughter's hand tightly in her palm, her head bowed, her fingertips trembling slightly with nervousness as she carefully and repeatedly tapped the red dot.
She dared not use force, but she dared not let go either. It wasn't until the little girl could no longer bear the pain in her palm and cried out that she finally hugged her daughter tightly, her head bowed and tears streaming down her face.
The little girl nestled blankly in her mother's arms, whispering, "Mommy..."
The woman's tears fell like rain again. She didn't know what the red dots were, but she was afraid and worried from the bottom of her heart. However, no matter how uneasy she was, she dared not disturb anyone else.
The people around her had gone mad; they were constantly worshipping and shouting. In her increasingly blurred vision, the crowd had become the devil's followers, frenzied and disorderly.
Not far away, the official temporary administrators watched the fervent worshippers, their faces gradually turning pale.
The mutations in plants and the attacks by strange beasts were not limited to these two locations; such changes occurred throughout the world during this period. The number of mutated plants was far less than that of the strange beasts, and their attack power and damage were also far inferior.
The city, with its sufficient firearms and ammunition, has already killed the invading alien beasts and is gradually clearing away the mutated plants that have suddenly appeared in the city. Unlike Amo and his group, the people there do not need to flee; they still have their own homes.
The mutated beasts that attack cities are mostly cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, and other creatures that originally lived around human cities.
The same applies to mutated plants; they are mostly plants that already exist in the city.
Generally speaking, the older the plant, the stronger its ability to mutate.
Like the ivy, it reproduces very quickly by climbing rocks, but its attack power is not high, so Amo and his group didn't find it too difficult to defend themselves. The main threat they faced was the mutated beasts. If it were only the mutated ivy posing a threat, they would have been able to hold onto their territory.
Mutant plants like the ancient banyan tree generally possess powerful abilities once they mutate.
Although the banyan tree is over 3,000 years old and seems very rare, there are actually quite a few ancient trees of this age around the world.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, there were many ancient trees. For example, in the mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, there was a "Yellow Emperor Ancient Cypress" that was nearly 5,000 years old and was said to have been planted by the Yellow Emperor himself. Another example is a pine tree in the Confucius Temple that was said to have been planted by Confucius and is over 2,400 years old. There are also many other ancient trees that are over a thousand years old or nearly a thousand years old.
There are many ancient trees in the world that are extremely old.
It is said that on some islands in the Atlantic Ocean, there is a type of dragon blood tree, and trees that live to be 5,000 or 6,000 years old are only considered middle-aged.
Therefore, it is not uncommon for trees to be old. The growth cycle of plants is inherently longer than that of animals, which may be one of the reasons why plant mutations are more difficult.
Such a mutation in a common plant like the Virginia creeper is very rare and difficult to achieve.
Looking at it this way, it's clear that Amo and his friends weren't very lucky.
Even fewer ancient trees of advanced age have successfully mutated and evolved. In the current spiritual environment, the spiritual energy content is still very thin. There is only one such mutated plant as the ancient banyan tree in the Great Xia Dynasty.
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