Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 534, Cultivation

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silavin

At this moment, Yu Zi Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the information he wanted to see.

Race: Mutant Rat

Rank: Tier-3

Innate Talent: Fast as Lightning – It’s as fast as lightning and is capable of traversing the land and sky in an instant. It can freely shuttle from one point to another, disregarding the terrain. Even in the sky, it can move as easily as it can on the ground.

Unique Abilities: Lightning Flash – Like a yellow lightning bolt, it can instantly pass through enemies while also discharging terrifying electric currents.

Lightning Storm – With a squeak, its fur instantly stands up, unleashing a burst of lightning that can destroy half a city.

Shadow Dash –  It erupts with fearsome speed, leaving behind afterimages that blur the line between reality and illusion, while the true body masks its killing intent.

After going through the yellow, basketball-sized Rat’s status screen, Yu Zi Yu’s gaze flickered with a hint of astonishment.

He hadn’t expected such extraordinary abilities from a Mutant Rat living in the wild, alone.

Ordinary Mutant Beasts, even those of Tier-3, rarely caught Yu Zi Yu’s attention. Just like the recently joined Human-Faced Spider and Human-Faced Beast, they were nothing special in Yu Zi Yu’s eyes. They weren’t a match for Qing Gang or Little White, after all. 

However, among the wild Mutant Beasts, there emerged one that truly caught Yu Zi Yu’s interest. More importantly, it belonged to the social Mutant Beasts—the Mutant Rat Clan.

“Not bad, not bad…” Yu Zi Yu praised, feeling satisfied.

Although the Rat Clan in Misty Mountains had grown in number, there weren’t many powerful ones like Lightning Rat.

After all, the terrifying aspect of social Mutant Beasts lay in their numbers. If their individual combat strength was as formidable as Lightning Rat’s, other Mutant Beasts wouldn’t even stand a chance.

Moreover, the inclusion of the talented Lightning Rat would have a significant impact on the entire Rat Clan.

Leaving aside other things, the Racial Innate Talent of the Rat Clan granted them the ability to inherit some of the Rat King’s abilities through inheritance or learning.

If Lightning Rat were to join the Rat Clan, Yu Zi Yu believed that before long, the entire Rat Clan would undergo a transformation. Perhaps, it could even bring forth a legion of lightning.

With this in mind, Yu Zi Yu waved his hand, blasting a wave of Spiritual Energy towards the frozen Lightning Rat.

The wave of Spiritual Energy instantly melted the ice, exposing the cute Lightning Rat under the night sky.

*Squeak, Squeak, Squeak…* Squeaks suddenly filled the air, as the just-freed Lightning Rat dug its front limbs into the ground, its eyes filled with complexity.

It seemed to be afraid yet on guard.

However, at this moment, a very gentle voice suddenly rang in its ears, “Do not be afraid, I won’t harm you.”

Saying this, countless green raindrops gently fell on Lightning Rat’s body.

*Squeak, Squeak…* Lightning Rat started squeaking in joy right away, feeling its recently thawed body being alive again. At the same time, its entire body was strengthening at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was unbelievable, but it was an undeniable fact that its physical body was strengthening at a speed visible to the naked eye under the baptism of these green light spots.

“This is the Rain of Vitality. Every month, I sprinkle it all over Misty Mountains.” Explaining, Yu Zi Yu flicked his finger.

*Swoosh, swoosh…* In the somewhat bewildered gaze of Lightning Rat, two drops of rich green essense shot towards him.

“Life Essence…”  Lightning Rat looked at the two drops of green essence with incredulity, with lightning sparks flickering in his eyes.

Life Essence was now a renowned peerless treasure across the continent.

According to the rumors, it could bring the dead to life, grow flesh from bones, and even help individuals advance further.

It was designated as a Tier-3 Spirit Essence, and was considered as one of the few widely renowned treasures. 

It was not only well known among Humans, but also the many Mutant Beasts. Such a treasure has a considerable reputation.

“It seems like you know what this is.” Yu Zi Yu smiled, looking at Lightning Rat’s pleasantly surprised expression.

Then, he directly stated his intention, without beating around the bush, “From now on, stay in Misty Mountains.”

“Uh…” Lightning Rat was momentarily stunned by Yu Zi Yu’s proposition, but the next moment, it chose to remain silent.

Because it found that it seemed unable to refuse the Life Essence before it. More importantly, although the tone of the figure leaning against the Towering Tree was calm and indifferent, the words were full of irresistible power.

[I can’t refuse him.] With a wry smile in his heart, Lightning Rat resolutely bowed its head and respectfully greeted, “I pay my respects to the Divine Tree.”

“En.” Yu Zi Yu nodded his satisfaction.

He had already anticipated this scene.

Till this day, there were very few Mutant Beasts that could say ‘no’ to him. After all, unlike Humans, the world of Mutant Beasts revolved around strength.

Moreover, Yu Zi Yu’s original form was that of a Willow Tree, a genuine Heaven and Earth Treasure. His existence alone was very beneficial to many Mutant Beasts, not to mention that he also had treasures like the Rain of Vitality and the Life Essence.

And after subduing Lightning Rat, Yu Zi Yu directly ordered the Peregrine Falcon to take Lightning Rat to the Rat Clan.

With Leng Feng there, Yu Zi Yu naturally didn’t need to worry about the arrangement for Lightning Rat.

As for whether Lightning Rat would become another King of the Rat Clan, there was no need to consider it.

Most Clans revered the strong, and the strength of Lightning Rat was enough to make him a King.

Shortly after the departure of Lightning Rat, Yu Zi Yu exhaled a deep breath as the figure woven from branches slowly dissipated into the night sky, while his mind sank into his Tree Body, choosing to begin cultivation.

Three years of immersion had taught him not to care too much about trivial matters: Misty Mountains would operate smoothly even without him.

For him, cultivation was the primary focus, he was more than satisfied with cultivating in peace like this.

As for cultivation resources, Yu Zi Yu didn’t need to worry about them. With the current strength of Misty Mountains, it was enough to obtain sufficient resources for him.

And this was also in line with Yu Zi Yu’s original intentions of establishing Misty Mountains: while he would provide shelter to the Mutant Beasts, the Mutant Beasts would hunt resources for him, assisting him in cultivation.

With this give and take relationship, a force supported by the Pillar of Heaven would become increasingly terrifying.

On another note, Misty Mountains had gained as many as twenty-one Spirit Stone Mines until now. All these Spirit Stone Mines were secretly discovered by Misty Mountains in these three years, and were each guarded by a Clan.

Unfortunately, most of these Spirit Stone Mines were of Earth-Attribute, Fire-Attribute, and Ice-Attribute.

Rare Spirit Stone Mines like Lightning-Attribute or even Light and Dark-Attributes were few and far between.

However, they had just conquered Steel World, and it seemed to be loaded with many excellent resources.

These resources would later be compiled into a list for Yu Zi Yu to review.