Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 401, Subjugation and Guardian

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silavin

After nearly half a day, on the hill where the medium-sized Fire-Attribute Spirit Stone Mine was located…

Yu Zi Yu had taken a firm root on the hill, with his countless roots resembling giant Pythons buried deep into the desert, enveloping most of the medium-sized Fire-Attribute Spirit Stone Mine.

At the same time…

*Gulp, gulp…*

His roots were expanding and contracting alternatively, absorbing dense, near tangible-amount of Fire-Attribute Spiritual Energy.

One could even see deep red lines spreading along the tree roots.

Soon, the green on Yu Zi Yu’s tree body had been completely replaced by crimson. A flame-like glow adorned his giant body, while blazing flames had ignited all over his branches. 

The shimmering crimson light radiating from him had not illuminated a significant portion of the desert, but also dyed half of the sky red.

His branches danced wildly, scattering countless specks of flames in the air, as if trying to ignite the night sky, tinting more than half of the night sky red. 

This was a kind of form, the Flame Form.

In this form, not only Yu Zi Yu’s resistance to Fire Element was significantly increased, but all his attacks possessed the characteristics of flames.

Violent and explosive.

And extremely difficult to defend against.

Meanwhile, a black-haired girl was sitting quietly on a large rock, gazing at the enormous tree that covered the sky not far away.

It was not until she had come closer that she realized this fiendish tree was not as terrifying as she had imagined.

No, to be more accurate, the Tree Monster was quite friendly to its companions and subordinates.

At least, the temperature in its vicinity was much cooler from the outside, where the temperature was so high that the air seemed to distort. Inside this region, the Mutant Beasts felt a slight and refreshing coolness, as if a gentle breeze was brushing against them. Furthermore, some green specks of light would drift down every now and then, which would relieve their fatigue, making them feel refreshed.

“I won’t be restricting you too much after you’ve decided to follow me. Just that when necessary, I need you to take action and protect my territory,” Yu Zi Yu’s calm voice rang in Snake Queen’s mind.

Snake Queen did not decline outright, but rather agreed with a nod, “Okay.”

After giving a short answer, Snake Queen fell silent, choosing to sit quietly, with her green-scaled Snake Tail tightly entwined around the giant rock.

At a glance, she looked truly enchanting.

One had to admit that Snake Queen was indeed very beautiful.

Pure and innocent, with a hint of charm.

[No wonder some perverted Humans are offering astronomical bounties for her. A beauty like her, despite being a member of different species, was extremely tempting to some individuals.] Thinking this, Yu Zi Yu could not help but sneer. [But, provoking someone like her, without the strength to back it up, is tantamount to pushing oneself on a path of no return.]

Snake Queen might be weaker before him, her actual strength could not be underestimated.

In Yu Zi Yu’s opinion, Snake Queen was strong enough to be ranked among the top ten on the continent. Even if his judgment was somewhat biased, he believed she would still secure a position in the top thirty.

Such strength was nothing short of terrifying. If she went all out, she could easily raze several cities to the ground, and annihilate tiny nations with just a flip of her hand.

This was Snake Queen, a terrifying entity with the upper body of a Human and the lower body of a Snake.

However, a current member of the Ten Monstrosities of the Continent had become the Guardian Protector of Misty Mountains, a position no less than Little White, the White Flood Dragon.

If Little White was the Right Guardian, then Snake Queen was the Left Guardian of Misty Mountains.

In terms of status, the Guardians were equivalent to the Nine Great Beasts and the Elemental Commanders. However, they each had their own responsibilities.

This was part of Yu Zi Yu’s plan.

In a massive force, just one faction could not be allowed to hold all the power. Only if the major factions were mutually restraining each other could they truly share victories and defeats and flourish for a long time.

…

Time passed quickly. In a flash, it was already past midnight.

At midnight, Yu Zi Yu started refining the Fire-Attribute Spiritual Energy once again.

Compared to the small Fire-Attribute Spirit Stone Mine in the Himalayan Mountains, the Spiritual Energy from the medium-sized Fire-Attribute Spirit Stone Mine here was undoubtedly much purer. Moreover, the Spiritual Energy was also several times more concentrated.

Even Nine Tails, who usually disliked cultivating in dirty places, happily picked a spot in the Spirit Stone Mine and chose to lay on a blazing red Spirit Stone.

*Yip…* With a fox howl, countless wisps of Fire-Attribute Spiritual Energy transformed surged towards Nine Tails’ body in a steady flow.

In just a moment, Nine Tails’ figure was blurred by a dazzling red glow.the figure of Nine Tails became blurry.

From afar, Nine Tails looked like the rising red sun, silently standing on the Spirit Stone.

However, at this moment, Yu Zi Yu keenly noticed that Nine Tails seemed to be undergoing a new transformation. A mysterious force was coursing within her body.

“So, this is the Celestial Fox bloodline!” Yu Zi Yu marveled in amazement, unable to deny the sheer brilliance of bloodline inheritance.

Entities like Nine Tails, as long as they managed to reach a certain level, would have their bloodline awakened and gain access to their inheritance. From then on, their combat power would ascend at a terrifying speed.

For instance, Nine Tails managed to overwhelm Snake Queen, relying on the geographical advantage.

But after this awakening, she might be able to suppress Snake Queen even in a cold environment.

This was what made Nine Tails so formidable.

Among the Nine Great Beasts, Nine Tails’s Bloodline Talent, and Golden Ant’s Innate Talent of Strength were undoubtedly valued the most by Yu Zi Yu.

As for the Bull Demon and the three Atavistic Great Beasts, while their Innate Talents were fairly strong, they still fell a bit short compared to these two creatures, who were the rarest of the rare.

Just a bit only though.

They might narrow the gap, or conversely, the gap might widen; the specifics would depend on their future development. Perhaps, the calm and stable personality of Bull Demon would pave the way for him to reach a level that many Mutant Beasts looked up to, but it was currently hard to say with much certainty.

At this moment, as if thinking of something, Yu Zi Yu’s gaze shifted to Snake Queen, who was still sitting on the giant rock not far away.

He realized that he forgot to give her a gift.

As a new member of Misty Mountains, it was essential to commemorate her joining with necessary gifts.

Of course, the gift was secondary.

The most important thing was using Rain of Vitality or Life Essence, which would allow him to infuse his aura into the Mutant Beasts.

This aura was a kind of mark. As for the deeper meaning, it was for tracking.

If anyone dared to betray Misty Mountains, Yu Zi Yu could track them using this aura. At that time, what awaited them would be a true Hell.

No, it might be even more terrifying than Hell…

As these thoughts swirled in Yu Zi Yu’s mind, his heart became slightly cold. [Hopefully, that day will never come.]

And now, before giving her a gift, Yu Zi Yu felt it necessary to understand Snake Queen better.

Thinking this, his gaze became focused.

Immediately after, a series of information flooded into Yu Zi Yu’s mind.