Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 436 Overall Level 77 Lv New Totem

Under the Fire Moon

9 month 1 day.

Half a month has passed since the Demon Tree incident ended, and the entire human kingdoms have fallen into an inexplicable atmosphere of calm.

A rare defeat for the Empire.

After paying the ransom, the Blood Emperor redeemed all the captured soldiers.

This victory should have been an unprecedented source of inspiration for the kingdom, yet it created two distinct atmospheres between the ruling class, the nobility, and the common people below.

The crowd is cheering!
The nobles are terrified!

This resounding victory came too suddenly.

Suddenly... the nobles were completely unprepared, fearing that the empire would retaliate, triggering a national war and disrupting their decadent lives.

And the Slane Church.

Upon witnessing the annihilation of the entire Black Codex army, the nation, like a frightened wild beast, instinctively mobilized its resources for defense.

The information about the Platinum Armor, secretly guided by Tang Zheng, pointed directly to the Council of States, further provoking the Church.

As for the reviewing countries, they have remained silent throughout!
—Aberlein Hills.

From the deep, lush jungle came strange rustling sounds, like some kind of special wild beast moving through the forest.

Large numbers of birds took flight from the forest, probably sensing danger, and flew to more distant locations.

The sound was getting closer.

The enormous dark shadow became clearer; it was a strange tree about twenty meters tall, with a thick trunk, lush green leaves on top, and blooming red flowers.

In the middle and lower part of the thick tree trunk, there is a huge mouth that takes up the entire face, with root-like teeth twisted in the gaping maw.

It looks extremely fierce and terrifying!
The wild beasts and monsters in the forest dared not approach, fleeing desperately and disappearing completely.

This is a terrifying tree-man!
The tree spirit Pines controlled six octopus-like roots as she moved through the forest, her speed varying, and sometimes her body tilting involuntarily.

It's a bit like a newborn baby learning to walk.

"You look so ugly... I had no intention of eating you." The tree spirit Pines said with some grievance as she saw the animals fleeing as soon as they approached.

However, this feeling of being wronged...

In the blink of an eye, it was replaced by a complex mix of happy emotions.

"You can walk now."

The tree spirit Pines carefully manipulated her roots, moving forward with a mixture of surprise and excitement.

As an alien tree spirit, her true form is just like an ordinary tree; she cannot move freely and can only transform into a fairy to leave her true form, but she cannot go too far!
"Its appearance has become ugly, but it can move freely."

The tree spirit Pinessie muttered to herself, a habit formed over a long period of solitary life in the Great Forest of Tob.
"This is probably what people often refer to as the 'cost of loss'."

"Yes, thanks to that gentle human, otherwise I would have died."

She didn't know what had happened either.

All I knew was that I was about to die, and then that powerful human used an item called "fusion potion" to save me.

She fused her dying body with the seed within her body, transforming into a terrifying tree-man, yet she survived.

"You're too slow, Pines!"

A somewhat shrill sound came from the depths of the forest.

The tree spirit Pinis looked ahead and immediately noticed a white, misty figure moving swiftly through the forest.

The other party was a demi-human race called White Mist, whom she had never seen before, and had never even heard of.

The White Mist Witch was holding a pile of herbs in her arms.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
A large quantity of medicinal herbs were thrown over.

The tree spirit Pines hurriedly raised her six tentacles to catch all the herbs, then carefully placed them on the lush canopy.

A faint, pale green light flashed by.

"It's because you're too fast, White Mist."

The tree spirit Pines responded softly, while simultaneously controlling the canopy above her head, which contained a certain amount of magic that could protect the harvested herbs.

It's roughly similar to a "preservation" spell, except it only works on plants.

This ability doesn't come from the Terror Treant, but from herself, because she possesses the [Farmer] production class.

Perhaps it's a racial talent.

The tree spirit Pinis felt very confident in his ability to grow plants.

When she was bored in the Great Forest of Tob, she liked to plant some trees or seeds that birds would bring from who-knows-where.

Cultivating seeds into timber is a very enjoyable thing, and I even got a job as a "crop expert" because of it.

"Ah."

The white female demon scoffed, "You're too slow."

"Really, why did Master pick so many medicinal herbs?"

In response to this criticism...

"It seems to be a human named Enferea who has been conducting potion research recently, and he has consumed a lot of medicinal materials."

The tree spirit Pines quickly responded, adding a sarcastic remark: "My master used up all the herbs he provided recently."

The White Mist Witch called the black-haired human who saved her "master," and she felt she could do the same.

She is a tree spirit who knows how to be grateful.

now!

On the other side, deep in the hills and valleys.

The [Two Realms Mandala] floats in front of Tang Zheng, unfolded flat, its surface flowing with the golden luster of Buddha.

A thin twig.

Emerging from the surface of the [Two Realms Mandala], this location resembled a ripple on the water's surface, about the length of an arm. Tang Zheng reached out and grasped this slender branch, closing his eyes to sense it subtly.

moment!

The location of the tree spirit Pines appeared in Tang Zheng's mind.

"interesting."

Tang Zheng sensed it for a moment, then released his hand, and the branch disappeared back into the [Two Realms Mandala].

This branch originated from the demonic tree trapped within a world-class artifact.

His research on the magic tree had ended during this period, and the monsters formed from the seeds of the magic tree were terrifying tree people.

The monsters formed from the seeds of the terrifying tree people are ordinary tree people.

This "command tower" structure gives higher-level units absolute control over lower-level monsters.

just.

With this ability, Tang Zheng can instantly seize control of the tree spirit Pinis's body at any time by controlling the magic tree.

"It really took a lot of effort."

Tang Zheng shook his head; the process of subduing the demon tree was a truly troublesome affair.

The demonic tree lacks normal reason, which means that the only way to subdue it is through methods similar to those used to ensnare an eagle.

“The tree spirit Pines is a pleasant surprise.” Tang Zheng smiled gently.

This tree spirit itself wasn't very strong, but what surprised him was its production-related class build.

It's still a production-related job related to planting!

In Tang Zheng's mind, the value of the tree spirit Pines was comparable to that of Enferea.

"Properties panel."

…………

[Ability Chart]

Innate Superpower: [Player]

Overall Level: 77
[Experience Bar: 1061/1403w]

Skill points: 135
……

— "Totem Possession"

Head (empty)

Chest (Sun Anglerfish - HP +50) BUF - Fire Immunity
Arm (Forest King - Physical Defense +50) BUF - Physical Armor
Back (Magic Tree - Magic Defense +50) Buff - Pulse of the Tree Rings

Legs (empty)

…………

Counting from August 2nd, when he last leveled up, to September 1st, Tang Zheng has collected a total of 45 million experience points, including several million from killing the Demon Tree.

In a full month, with nearly 5000 million experience points, Tang Zheng only leveled up by 3.

Nowadays, the experience required to level up is in the tens of millions, and the pressure increases as you level up.

In addition to leveling up.

Tang Zheng also completed a new "totem possession" and gained a skill called "Pulse of the Annual Rings".

This is a special skill that can resist time-based magic; it is an ability that the magic tree is born with.

After killing the Demon Tree, Tang Zheng used a 9th-tier resurrection spell to revive it, so the Demon Tree only lost two levels and is currently still above level 80.

"Totem possession" is the process of acquiring the power of a soul and then gaining the abilities of the person being possessed.

When Tang Zheng first killed the Forest Wise King Cangzhu, he conducted an experiment and found that the soul energy he absorbed after killing the opponent was not all of it.

It's just a part of the soul.

Therefore, it does not affect its resurrection, but it will still cause some damage to its soul itself, which may be the reason!

After the resurrection of the Demon Tree.

The demon tree's chaotic consciousness seemed to have been affected, which allowed it to be completely subdued.

Swish!
The [Two Realms Mandala] rolled up again and landed in Tang Zheng's hand, which he then tucked into his waistband and put away.

Tang Zheng stood up and activated a teleportation spell, his figure disappearing from the spot.

As perspectives shift.

We arrived at a wooden house in the hilly area.

The strong aroma of herbs filled the air, creating a slightly pungent smell.

when! when!
Tang Zheng walked to the door and gently knocked.

After waiting for a while without any response, all that could be heard from the room were various strange noises.

Tang Zheng chuckled to himself, then pushed the door open with a slight effort, and was immediately met with an overwhelmingly strong smell of herbs.

inside the room.

Enfield's golden bowl-cut hair partially obscured his eyes as he intently and excitedly observed the various herbs and the alchemical potion in his hand.

Tang Zheng did not disturb the scene, but walked to the shelf next to him to observe some semi-finished products.

After the Demon Tree incident was over, Enferea came to the hills at Anli's invitation, which was much easier than Tang Zheng had expected.

After all, the other party's grandmother, Lizzie, was not an easy person to approach. The fact that things went so smoothly was largely due to the reputation of "Free Will" and Tang Zheng's own title as a genius alchemist.

Enferea's value to Tang Zheng goes far beyond being just a pharmacist; her innate ability also makes her a qualified user of the "Alluring Beauty" skill.

"Yes, that's it."

“No… we’re still missing one ingredient,” Enfield’s excited voice came through.

(End of this chapter)