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Chapter 588 Tree Spirit
Ye Mo was deeply impressed by the strength of the Tree Spirit Clan, marveling at how they had managed to maintain such power until now.

It's important to understand that, under normal circumstances, since tree spirits are natural growers, the trolls would most likely only harvest the various spirit trees and magical herbs cultivated by the tree spirits.

However, since the establishment of the Demon City, the trolls have been preparing for war as a whole. Under such circumstances, there is a high probability that the tree spirits, whose physical value is not low, will be harvested by the trolls along with their physical bodies.

The fact that there are so many tree spirits here, and that they are quite powerful, shows that they are very lucky.

However, after careful investigation, Ye Mo was able to guess a few possibilities from the data panels of the four fifth-tier tree spirits.

Firstly, it's possible that the Tree Spirit race hasn't been discovered by the Trolls. After all, based on his observations, while the Tree Spirits are quite powerful, they've only dominated this area for a few decades—a piece of information he received from the old Frost Wyvern leader.

Located on the eastern edge of the Snowfield Mountains, this place is some distance from the Frost Troll tribe, so high-ranking trolls rarely come here. Furthermore, the Flame Emperor Alliance has established Demon Extermination City here, and various troll tribes, in preparation for war, have to send their strongest warriors to Okan Fortress to guard the front lines.

In this situation, it's still possible that the Tree Spirit race remains undiscovered, and the possibility isn't low.

After all, even a group of Tree Spirits with four Tier 5 Tree Spirits wouldn't be considered a valuable resource for the Frost Trolls, so it's impossible for them to expend a lot of effort and resources to specifically search for them.

The second possibility is that after the Tree Spirit clan was discovered by the scouting troll powerhouse, the troll did not find the existence of four fifth-tier Tree Spirits, or perhaps the Tree Spirit clan did not yet have four fifth-tier powerhouses at that time.

In Ye Mo's view, this possibility was much greater than the previous one.

After all, with his detection ability, he could see the skills and levels of the four fifth-tier tree spirits of the tree spirit race. Among them, two were only at level 51 and 52. Based on their racial level, they had obviously broken through not long ago, most likely within the last ten years.

In addition, among the four fifth-tier tree spirits, one of them is indeed quite good at concealing his aura. If an ordinary fifth-tier peak transcendent or even a sixth-tier transcendent did not use detection skills, he might not be able to find him.

That's why Ye Mo felt the latter was more likely.

However, it didn't matter to him why the tree spirits hadn't been harvested by the trolls; all he felt was surprise.

After all, if he could subdue these tree spirits, he would have made a huge profit. Even if these tree spirits couldn't participate in the subsequent siege battle due to racial restrictions, as reinforcements, few races could compare to them.

After all, the Tree Spirits are not only natural cultivators and planters, but also a group of healers.

After assessing the strength of the Tree Spirit Clan, Ye Mo led his spirit pets to openly and honestly confront them.

The main objective this time is to subdue the opposing group. In order to have a higher success rate, the sneak attack tactic used against the Earth Rock Rat King last time will not be used.

Thus, amidst the shock of numerous tree spirits, several powerful auras of fifth-order beings surged forth within the opponent's territory. The terrifying energy fluctuations they unleashed directly attracted the attention of the four fifth-order tree spirits within the entire forest.

Faced with the overwhelming power of Hanhan and the Frost Wyvern King, the tree spirits below the fifth rank wanted to resist and drive out the outsiders. However, unfortunately, the tree spirit clan, scattered throughout the forest and numbering only a few hundred, lacked the ability to form a unified leadership.

Therefore, even the best among the fourth-tier tree spirits, those who have condensed their domains, would shatter upon a single touch when facing the simpletons, utterly powerless to retaliate.

Fortunately, Ye Mo's purpose this time was to subdue the tree spirits, so thanks to the deliberate restraint of Hanhan and the others, the tree spirits and the flowers, plants and trees in this forest were not harmed.

The rest of the story unfolds quite normally. Faced with the threat posed by Hanhan and his group, the only four fifth-tier tree spirits in the entire forest arrived together to confront Hanhan and his group.

Perhaps out of concern for harming other tree spirits, or perhaps because they feared the battle would destroy the entire forest, the four fifth-tier tree spirits who arrived after regrouping did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, they used defensive measures while questioning Hanhan and his companions.

Ye Mo naturally wouldn't hide his purpose. In the end, through the intimidation of his apparent strength and a little bit of verbal provocation, he managed to make a bet with these tree spirits who, despite their considerable age, were quite immature.

The wager was simple: each side would send a powerful fighter to battle. If Ye Mo's side lost or drew, they would lose and have to leave, never to disturb the tree spirits again.

If the Tree Spirits lose, then the Tree Spirit clan will have to obediently submit and become Ye Mo's underlings.

And so, just as Ye Mo had hoped, the powerful warriors sent by both sides engaged in battle high above the forest.

Among them, Ye Mo's side naturally sent out Hanhan. As someone who has mastered a sixth-order overlord-level domain, he didn't know how Hanhan could lose.

The Tree Spirits also sent their strongest opponent, a level 54 Eternal Green Tree Spirit, a powerful being no less formidable than the old leader of the Frost Wyverns, and even more troublesome on their home turf.

The battle lasted for three hours in total. The Evergreen Tree Spirit, as a fifth-tier monarch-level powerhouse with both life and wood elements, performed quite well in the battle, and its recovery ability was even more impressive, successfully recovering from several serious injuries.

With this level of strength, he could probably defend himself and remain undefeated even if he were to be besieged by the Frost Wyvern King and the old Frost Wyvern leader.

Unfortunately, his opponent was a simpleton. Under the overwhelming suppression of the Overlord-level domain, the Evergreen Tree Spirit's recovery effect was greatly weakened, and its other skills performed only so-so.

Ultimately, under the unleashing of power far exceeding its own level, the Eternal Green Tree Spirit, a tiny boy barely fifty centimeters tall, fell from the sky, exhaling black smoke and covered in charred soot.

Thus, the battle came to an end, and Ye Mo emerged victorious in this bet.

Even if he wins the bet, in his judgment, it will still take some persuasion to get these mostly childish guys to sign the transaction contract.

He then entrusted this important task to Xiao Liu'er.

After all, as a spirit tree in her true form, Xiao Liu'er and these tree spirits could be considered relatives, since they were all closely related to trees.

However, Little Willow was originally an extraordinary spiritual plant that had awakened its intelligence, so the giant tree was her true form.

Tree spirits, or tree sprites, are different. They are more like little elves born from extraordinary spiritual plants, and are more like the children of giant trees. And children are never just one, so if conditions permit, a giant tree can give birth to many tree spirits.

This is why there are hundreds of tree spirits in this forest. Otherwise, if each extraordinary tree could only give birth to one tree spirit, wouldn't this forest have hundreds of extraordinary trees capable of nurturing tree spirits? If the trolls discovered that, they would probably have cut them down and harvested them long ago. After all, none of the extraordinary plants are of low value. As for magical beasts with flesh and blood, in terms of value alone, most of them cannot compare to spiritual plants of the same level.

And so, those fifth-tier tree spirits, whose faces were complicated with frustration at their defeat, gradually came to accept, through Xiao Liu'er's persuasion and explanation, that surrendering was not so bad, and that they might even be the ones who benefited. In the end, they became more and more convinced of their right to surrender.

Since it was agreed that if you lose, you must submit, then you have indeed lost. If you don't submit, wouldn't that prove that they were all liars?

After Bai You crafted the rhetoric and relayed it through Xiao Liu'er, the four fifth-tier tree spirits of the Tree Spirit Clan, after much wise deliberation, finally acknowledged and submitted to Ye Mo and his group.

At this point, seeing that it was almost time, Ye Mo also condensed a trading contract without hesitation. The terms of the contract were quite lenient, and there was no requirement for them to fight on their own initiative.

After all, as tree spirits, even the fifth-tier powerhouses among their kind cannot stray too far from the trees that gave birth to them. Therefore, it would be difficult to get them to take the initiative to attack.

Therefore, it would be better to let them follow Xiao Liu'er and become planters, cultivating rare and precious spiritual plants, and also using their strength to protect the territory.

Under certain conditions, although they cannot stray too far from the trees that gave birth to them, if they expand like this forest, they can gradually broaden their range of movement.

In this situation, the Tree Spirits are the perfect protectors.

Thus, after the four fifth-tier tree spirits successfully signed the transaction contract and announced their submission, even if some tree spirits in the tree spirit clan were still dissatisfied, they could only follow their elder brothers and sisters and submit to Ye Mo.

With the submission of the Ice Crystal Frost Wolf Clan, the Ice Frost Wyvern Clan, the Earth Rock Rat Clan, and the Tree Spirit Clan, Ye Mo has finally unified this snowy mountain range, fulfilling the long-held pursuit of the Ice Crystal Frost Wolf King.

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Within the territory of the Tree Spirits.

In the dense forest, a huge oak tree, 160 or 170 meters tall, stands out, making the surrounding trees, which are 70 or 80 meters tall, appear small in comparison.

At this moment, atop the giant oak tree, on a thick branch, several figures sat or stood, none other than Ye Mo and his companions, along with the magical beasts and tree spirits they had subdued.

The morning sun pierced through the clouds and leaves, bringing a touch of warmth.

"Looks like the weather's nice today." Ye Mo opened his eyes, looked up at the sky, and murmured as he woke up from his rest.

Compared to yesterday's snowstorm, today's weather is really nice, and that's no exaggeration.

Like the territory of the Tree Spirits. It seems that the weather has made the forest more vibrant.

"It's already the second day. Now that this snow-covered mountain range is unified, the next step is to find a way to expand our sphere of influence and subdue as many of the surrounding magical beast groups as possible. Ideally, we should subdue the powerful magical beast groups in the Snowfield Mountains. That way, we should have enough magical beasts to form multiple large armies to launch an attack on the troll race."

As Ye Mo was thinking to himself, he glanced over and saw Xiao Liu'er supporting her waist on a huge oak leaf not far away, telling something with a smug look on her face.

Beside Xiao Liu'er, four small, young-looking children were surrounding her.

Those four little elves were the previous owners of this forest, the four fifth-tier tree spirits.

Unlike yesterday, when they were somewhat arrogant and aloof, today the tree spirits were truly like children. Although two of the boys tried to act mature, their occasional furtive glances revealed their true thoughts.

Ye Mo listened for a moment and immediately understood the whole story.

It turned out that Xiao Liu'er was recounting her past experiences, all of which were after she became his spirit pet.

Although Xiao Liu'er's descriptions were a bit unclear and many scenes were poorly depicted, even so, the sights and scenery from the outside world and even other worlds were still full of surprises for these tree spirits who had never left their territory.

Seeing this, Ye Mo shook his head, feeling a slight sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection).

Although tree spirits are born with extraordinary potential, most of them are confined to the vicinity of giant trees for their entire lives. Isn't this a unique form of punishment for them?

Although with increased strength, the tree spirit might eventually break free from the giant tree and become free to go wherever it wants, according to the information he had, tree spirits born from extraordinary giant trees can only move freely under normal circumstances once they reach the seventh-tier legendary realm.

In other cases, even if one reaches the sixth level of transcendence, the only way to go to other places is to leave with the giant tree.

However, whether it is the seventh-tier legendary level or the sixth-tier transcendent level, it is very difficult for even the Tree Spirit race, whose average potential is not bad, to cultivate to this level.

Even for some tree spirits with extremely high potential, it takes a lot of time to break through to the sixth rank.

Since they cannot leave their territory, it is difficult for them to obtain external resources. Therefore, they can only rely on the resources within their territory. Thus, even though their cultivation speed is still fast due to factors such as territory resources and environmental influences, it is impossible for them to break through in a short period of time.

After all, resources are fixed, and no matter how fast you cultivate, there's only so much left.

Now that these tree spirits have become his subordinates, perhaps it's their good fortune.

After all, as someone from another world, and possessing the ability to build a teleportation channel between the two worlds, he could indeed take these tree spirits to other places to see all sorts of scenery if he wanted to.

As for the restriction that tree spirits cannot stray too far from the giant tree until they reach a certain level, this is not a problem for Ye Mo. He can simply take the tree with him when the time comes.

(End of this chapter)