A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 547 This is the first time someone has thanked me.
Luo Fei led his team back laden with prey; each orc carried a load larger than himself on their shoulder, though the meat looked rather tough and old. With the pollution expanding and wild animals becoming increasingly scarce, they avoided hunting cubs, targeting only the old and wounded.

The beastmen even began to consciously raise docile animals as food reserves.

Back in front of the tent, a campfire was lit, and the aroma of roasted meat filled the air, making mouths water.

A graceful figure with dark green wavy hair swayed closer. She took a deep breath, stamping her foot greedily, "You damn black pig, give me a piece of meat!"

Luo Feibai glanced coldly at Fu Teng, ignoring her completely. If this androgynous creature weren't still useful, he would have already sent her to her death with a single punch.

Fu Teng didn't press the matter. She turned and beckoned to a young orc not far away, her eyes sparkling, her voice soft and seductive, "Handsome young man, that roasted leg of meat in your hand smells so good, can you share a bite with me~"

That's right, Fu Teng has reverted to her female identity. In this place where males congregate, this is the only way to thrive.

The young orc blushed, knowing this person was strange, but still couldn't help swallowing hard. He tore off half a beast leg, wrapped it in clean leaves, and handed it to her.

After eating and drinking his fill, Fu Teng was just about to resign himself to his work when his eyes suddenly lit up. He looked in a certain direction and exclaimed, "My little darling is here!"

Luo Fei's ears twitched, and before he could even swallow the meat in his mouth, he instantly transformed into a black shadow and rushed out.

"Snapped--"

A green vine whipped him several meters away, sending him crashing to the ground.

"Damn bitch! When I catch you, I'll skin you alive and boil you into soup!" Luo Fei roared angrily, pounding the ground, but he quickly got up, carefully tidied his clothes and hair, and made sure his handsome face was unharmed before rushing off to pick up the person.

Although the surrounding orcs didn't know who "Little Darling" Fu Teng was talking about, seeing their leader's excitement, they quickly realized who it was.

"His Majesty is here! Go and greet him!"

……

As soon as Shen Tang arrived, a fiery figure rushed towards her, startling her so much that she took a half-step back. Before the figure could get any closer, it was forced back by a cluster of foxfire.

"Ouch! Who dared to burn me—" Fu Teng grimaced in pain, reverting to his original form as he cursed angrily, but fell silent instantly when he met a pair of smiling fox eyes, his voice trembling, "It's...it's the Fox King...long time no see, long time no see! I came here especially to welcome you, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now..."

She turned to flee, but a chain of flames suddenly materialized in the air, binding her tightly.

"Why are you running? I'm not going to kill you." The man's smiling voice was so gentle it sent chills down your spine.

Fu Teng trembled all over.

It's like enemies meeting; their eyes are filled with hatred.

If Shen Tang hadn't been there, she had no doubt that the fox would have burned her to ashes!

Shen Tang coughed lightly and tugged at his sleeve. "Brother Li, Fu Teng has reformed. Please let her go and don't frighten her."

Shen Li naturally didn't believe that the man-eating vine could abandon its evil ways, but since Xiao Tang'er had spoken up and softly called him "Brother Li," he was too lazy to settle old scores. He casually loosened the chains and threw her to the ground. "Fine, for Xiao Tang'er's sake, I'll spare your life."

His voice remained gentle, yet every word was piercing: "But if I discover that you have ulterior motives... I will not let you off lightly."

Xiao Jin leaned against a tree with his arms crossed, a wisp of crackling lightning dancing on his fingertips, and said with a wicked smile, "Then we'll cut it down and make planks, perfect for building a pigsty."

Lu Xiao nodded. "That's a good suggestion."

Xue Yinzhou glanced coldly at Fu Teng, his eyes saying nothing.

Those who dare to harbor evil intentions will suffer a fate worse than death.

Even though Fu Teng was in her stunning female form at that moment, Shen Li and the others showed her no mercy!

"I'm Xiao Guai's man, how could I harm her!" Fu Teng said confidently, but a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes as he lowered his head.

What are these orcs so arrogant about? Once she regains her strength, she'll teach them a lesson!
She was secretly plotting her revenge when she suddenly realized something was wrong. Her beautiful green eyes widened in shock. In just a few months, these people had broken through in strength again.

Xue Yinzhou, Xiao Jin, and Lu Xiao have all reached the tenth level, and even Shen Tang has entered the tenth level!
That dead fox was even more unfathomable, and it was very likely that it had already stepped into the legendary Yuan Beast Realm, a realm that she herself was just one step away from breaking through at her peak!
Damn it! What kind of revenge is this?!
The vine-bound woman wanted to cry but had no tears.

Am I really destined to be a beast of burden for the rest of my life?
"Your Majesty, why didn't you tell us you were coming? We could have prepared to welcome you." Luo Fei scratched his neck, his dark face showing no blush, but his tone carried a hint of embarrassment.

The situation was urgent, so Shen Tang got straight to the point: "We have obtained a tree species that can purify polluted land, but one is not enough. We need vines to help it grow."

Fu Teng was taken aback upon hearing this. There was something that could purify polluted land?
Although she hated the orcs, she hated the polluted land even more; that filthy, rotten place was so bad that even plants withered and it was difficult to survive.

Shen Tang handed the seeds to Fu Teng, asking her to try catalyzing them.

Unlike the orcs who had weak plant senses, the moment Fu Teng touched the seed, she felt the immense power within it, which made her soul tremble!
This is absolutely priceless!

She almost wanted to abscond with the treasure, but Shen Li and the others were watching too closely, so she had no choice but to bury the seeds in the soil and use her power to encourage them to sprout.

Strands of emerald green energy flowed into the seed, and soon it sprouted from the soil and slowly grew into a seedling.

The binding vine's strength had recovered to the sixth level, which should have allowed it to easily grow into a towering tree. However, it seemed to have exhausted all its strength on this sapling. Its bewitching face gradually turned pale, and the sapling only grew to knee height.

She lost her balance and fell, but was caught by Shen Tang who was behind her.

Before she could even steal a kiss, a silver-white figure had already sent her flying.

"Ouch! Are you guys being unreasonable? You want me to work but you want to kill me too? I'm not doing it anymore!" Fu Teng fell to the ground in a sorry state, yelling in pain.

Xue Yinzhou sneered, "Then you don't need to live either."

He had long disliked her and wanted to chop her up and burn her as firewood.

Fu Teng immediately fell silent. His back and legs no longer ached. He scrambled to his feet, forcing a fawning smile, "I... I was just saying it offhand!"

Shen Tang handed over a bottle of recovery potion and said softly, "You've worked hard. Take a rest and drink some potion to recover your strength."

Fu Teng was so moved she almost cried. Little Guai was definitely the best!
Shen Tang was genuinely afraid of exhausting her, after all, there was no other Fu Teng in the world.

Fu Teng drank the potion and activated its power once more. The sapling grew slowly, and three days later, it finally grew into a large tree.

The purifying tree resembles a weeping willow, with slender, ribbon-like branches that scatter pure white starlight energy in the wind, like willow catkins drifting into the distance.

Pedestrians, orcs working in the fields, warriors hunting in the wild... anyone who touches this pure white energy feels an indescribable purifying power, as if their body and mind are being cleansed.

Shen Tang once tried to graft branches onto the vine to accelerate reproduction, but unfortunately, the grafted branches all withered and died and could not survive, so they had to rely on seeds to germinate.

The petals of the Purification Tree are also pure white, containing sacred purifying power, and it will quickly wither after bearing five seeds.

……

Green Field City.

City Lord Shi Ye and his wife Song Wan had not seen Shen Tang for a long time. Upon hearing that she and her beast husbands were coming, they excitedly waited at the city gate early.

Greenfield City and its surrounding cities, as the border of the polluted area, are under tremendous pressure. In just over a year, Lion Ye has aged visibly, and his temples have turned white.

Shen Tang brought many gifts for the two elders, as well as Rejuvenation Pills that he redeemed from the system shop, which can strengthen the body and prolong life.

Upon learning their purpose, Shi Ye immediately led his elite troops and personally escorted them to the border of the contaminated area.

The territory that originally belonged to the empire has been polluted and eroded, with low- and mid-level mutants roaming around, and occasionally high-level ones appearing, killing many orc civilians.

Xiao Jin and the others cleared out the surrounding mutated beasts; this place would become the first experimental field. Shen Tang handed five seeds to Fu Teng, instructing her to encourage their growth before harvesting new seeds.

Fu Teng looked at her and said seriously, "Little darling, the energy consumed to catalyze these purification seeds is too enormous. With my current strength, I can only catalyze one seed every three days at most. This speed is too slow and cannot keep up with the speed of the spread of pollution. I must have stronger strength before I can catalyze more seeds."

The implication is clear: he needs greater strength.

In recent days, Fu Teng has been deliberately suppressing his breakthrough in strength, fearing that he will be seen as a thorn in their side and eliminated.

But if it is allowed to grow unchecked, this heartless and cold-blooded man-eating vine will become completely out of control, and they will be the first to turn on it!

Shen Tang stepped forward, took her hand, and looked at her earnestly. "Fu Teng, I have some things I really want to tell you."

The plant-beastmen's skin is also cool, with little temperature, but it's quite different from the snake-beastmen and mermaid-beastmen, having a more herbal texture.

Fu Teng felt the orc female's warm, soft hand, and his body stiffened slightly. He subconsciously met her pure and earnest eyes and was somewhat stunned.

He let her drag him to a secluded place.

Fu Teng thought to herself: She really trusts her.

Okay, although she really can't beat Shen Tang right now.

Shen Tang stopped and turned to look at Fu Teng.

She said, "This world will be destroyed."

Fu Teng was stunned.

Shen Tang gazed into those exquisitely beautiful, feminine eyes and said earnestly, "I know you don't like orcs, and you don't like me either. You hate me for forcing you to do things you don't want to do, but the polluted land will destroy this world, and I believe you don't want this world to be destroyed and reduced to that desolate and filthy polluted land."

"Now, only you can help me, and I sincerely hope to cooperate with you. As long as the contaminated site is resolved, I will set you free."

“From now on, we’ll go our separate ways. Even if you want revenge, I won’t stop you. If you succeed in killing me to get revenge, that’s your skill… But before that, I hope you can put aside all your worries and help me accomplish this. This will not only save many people like this, but also benefit you and your descendants.”

"I..." Having his secret exposed, Fu Teng's expression became somewhat unnatural, and he also showed a rare hint of the embarrassment that a normal person should have.

Looking at her like this, Shen Tang seemed to remember something and couldn't help but smile. "When I first met you, I felt really lucky. You called me Xiao Guai, and you were the first person in the world to call me that. You also prepared a lot of delicious food and fun toys for me. Even the cat bed you slept in was hand-knitted by you."

"Back then, I really liked you and wanted to be your friend."

“Back then, I really trusted you. Even though I knew you were the second-in-command of the rebels, I was still willing to take you away from there and bring you back to my home because of that affection and trust.”

"If it weren't for what happened later, the time I spent with you would truly be one of the most beautiful memories of my life."

Fu Teng's face turned pale, and he moved his lips, unsure of what to say.

She was so good to Shen Tang back then; besides wanting to use her, she probably also had some feelings for her.

Does she like it? She doesn't know; she doesn't know what it feels like to like something.

But when she held the kitten, she felt that it was fluffy and soft, and it was very comfortable to hold.

Sometimes when the kitten was sleeping, it would lie down next to her. She used to be all alone... Although Fu Teng never felt lonely, she had to admit that she slept exceptionally well those few days.

For a while afterward, I always felt like something was missing from my life.

The kitten was very smart and powerful, and also the most beautiful orc female she had ever seen.

If it weren't for wanting to use her and obtain her superpowers, she might not have actually wanted to kill her...

After a moment of silence, Fu Teng glanced at the polluted land in the distance, frowned, and said, "I hate this filthy place. I will help you."

"Thank you, Futeng."

"Little darling, do you know what? This is the first time someone has ever thanked me."

Suddenly, Fu Teng transformed into a male body, wrapped his arms around her waist, and lowered his head to lightly peck her lips.

Shen Tang's beautiful eyes widened in astonishment!

The next second—

"boom!"

Foxfire, wind blades, black mist, lightning, and earth spikes all attacked at once!
Fu Teng was blasted away and almost lost half his life.

He simply gave up and remained in his male form, since he was useful to them anyway, and being the only one of his kind in the world, he had nothing to fear!

Even if Xiao Jin and the others disliked him, they really couldn't kill him.

Five months later.

Fu Teng's strength broke through to the tenth level.

Because he is only recovering his strength, not starting cultivation all over again, which is difficult and slow, as long as he has enough energy, his advancement speed is extremely fast.

A level 10 strength is sufficient to catalyze and purify tree species over a large area.

The military planted hundreds of purifying trees along the border of the contaminated area.

A mountain breeze swept by, scattering pure white specks of light from the trees, dancing like cotton wool, purifying everything they touched.

The mutated species howled amidst the swirling specks of light.

Mildly contaminated variants will revert to their original form.

Severely polluted variants are beyond saving and will be wiped out on the spot.

In just a few months, thousands of kilometers of polluted land were purified and restored.

Lu Xiao, Xiao Jin, Shen Li, and Xue Yinzhou were all extremely shocked.

The people cheered and rejoiced, praising His Majesty's divine power.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Public morale across the country has improved to a certain extent!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, your Monarch Prestige has increased by 500!]

Despite the remarkable progress in purification efforts, the rate of pollution spread remains alarming, and the current scope of purification is still far from sufficient.

Fortunately, hope has been rekindled, the gloom in people's hearts has been dispelled, their enthusiasm has increased, and they are no longer as lifeless as before.

Next, all they need to do is acquire more purifying tree species and get more countries involved; perhaps they can truly reverse that predetermined tragic outcome.

News of the purification of the tree species spread like wildfire, reaching all the empires within a few months, and even reaching the ears of the rebels.

　Four thousand words, two chapters combined into one.
　　Good morning!

　　(End of this chapter)