Death… And Me

Chapter 1376: The Door

Naturally, that demon beast also felt the Divine Blood in Kentucky. ”Oh! So you can tell? Sorry, but Iʼm not going to talk about it as my raceʼs abilities might be found. However, you can know my name at least. Iʼm called Tutilin. I can tell that your Demon Bird also has Divine Blood. However, since it hasnʼt gained sentience yet, it canʼt make full use of this Divine Demon Tree. Itʼs not intelligent enough.”

It was then that Kentucky snorted in response. ”Hmph! Are you calling me dumb or something?”

Rean and Roan agreed with the guy, though. ”Brother, you sure have good eyes. Thatʼs indeed a nonintelligent Demon Bird.”

Kentucky felt like crying after that. ”Fuck you!”

However, Tutilin was shocked to hear Kentuckyʼs voice. ”I-i-i-it has sentience?! How?! Itʼs only a Peak Stage Seven Divine Demon Bird!”

Seeing that the Minokawa had already spilled the beans, Celis took the chance to talk as well. ”Alright, thereʼs no need to continue this conversation. Kentucky and I have already formed our connection. Even if I were to go with you, I wouldnʼt be able to do the same thing again. You better look for another Divine Demon Tree.”

Tutilin was losing his mind after that. ”How... even the Demon Tree can talk...”

Rean shrugged his shoulders as he said, ”Well, leaving aside that they shouldnʼt be talking that freely, the fact is that demon beasts and plants can talk in the continent we came from.” Rean then used the same excuse he has used countless times already.

”A continent where all demon beasts can use Divine Sense since Stage Five to send messages and literally talk at Stage Six? Well, thatʼs a first. Iʼve never heard about this Turin Region either.” Tutilin didnʼt know how to proceed anymore. However, he still wished to have Celis. ”Well, itʼll be faster if I can directly talk to the World Swallowing Cedar.”

Tutilin continued, ”Celis, right? I can offer you all the resources theyʼre giving you and so much more. How about you cut your connection off with that other guy?”

Kentucky felt like he was invisible. ”You know I can hear you, right?”

Tutilin didnʼt seem to care, though. ”So what? Do you have any idea how rare Divine Demon Trees are? Theyʼre definitely many times rarer than Divine Demon Birds like us. If not because everyone is protected by this annoying barrier, I would have killed you already just so that I could have Celis for myself. Well, at least that was the plan until I found out that you and Celis already had intelligence.”

Hurio then looked at the twins before asking in a low voice, ”Arenʼt you going to do anything?”

Roan didnʼt even bother answering as Rean replied with a smile, ”Whatʼs fun about that? Let them decide whatever they want. Donʼt forget that we arenʼt really their masters or anything. If they so wish to, we will let them go at any time.”

Kentucky wouldnʼt give up that easily, though. ”Is that so? Too bad I do have sentience, and so does Celis. Now that we have our connection, our lives are also connected. Youʼre too late. Go away and try to find another Divine Demon Tree for yourself.”

Celis was surprised about another thing, though. ʼSo in the Realm of Gods, Divine Demon Trees are rarer than Divine Demon Birds, huh? Hmm... perhaps, this is only a regional thing.ʼ

Nevertheless, he put those thoughts aside for now. He was supposed to be cultivating, after all. ”Alright, thatʼs enough. I already have Kentucky, and he and these brothers have done a lot of things for me. Iʼll be following them even if you can give me a better cultivation environment.” Celis didnʼt really believe that, though. Rean and Roanʼs potential to earn even more high-level Divine Stones in the future was higher than any of the people he had seen so far. Especially Rean with his Circuitry Formations and forging methods.

Tutilin obviously didnʼt like that answer, saying in response, ”Youʼre wasting a great opportunity here.”

Celis didnʼt care. ”Even if I am, I am me. I have my own thoughts and am free to do whatever I want. At the moment, I have no interest in switching Kentucky for another Divine Demon Beast. Now, if youʼll excuse me, I need to cultivate.”

Rean then patted Tutilinʼs shoulder after that. ”Well, I let him decide what he wanted and didnʼt intervene. Good luck finding another Divine Demon Tree in the future, brother.”

Tutilin wanted to do nothing else but give Rean a beating. Didnʼt he hear about the rarity of Divine Demon Trees? Chances are he might never see another one again. ”Hmph! I wonʼt give up that easily. Youʼll eventually see that Iʼm definitely a better choice.” Soon after, he left the twinsʼ group alone.

”Alright, letʼs cultivate. Just ignore everyone else for the moment,” Roan said.

Celis agreed. ”You guys can fully focus on cultivation as well. I have all my roots spread a kilometer away from us around our position. If anyone enters its range, Iʼll be able to tell immediately.”

Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Hurio were obviously satisfied to hear that and immediately sat down to cultivate. Then again, the real difference there was Celis. The moment he began to absorb Divine Origin Energy, it looked like a whirlwind of energy formed around him. He could truly absorb a ridiculous amount of Divine Origin Energy at once.

Seeing that reminded Hurio of the first Divine Origin Energy area they found. Back then, a similar phenomenon happened. ʼOh... so it wasnʼt the twins who were absorbing Divine Origin Energy that time, but this Divine Demon Tree. Itʼs just that the concentration of Divine Origin Energy in this place is much higher, so the phenomenon is even larger. Well, that makes sense,ʼ Hurio thought.

Naturally, the others also noticed the huge whirlpool of Divine Origin Energy around Celis, but they couldnʼt do anything about it. Fortunately, Divine Origin Energy seemed to be unlimited in this place, so it didnʼt affect their cultivation either.

And just like that, half a day went by, and Celisʼ power brought the twins and Kentucky, as well as himself, to the door of the Elemental Transformation Realm and Stage Eight.