Cornflower Witch

Chapter 303 The Fruit of Pure Blood
Feeling that improving proficiency with the [Lock in the Eye] ability had become more difficult after its upgrade, Sylvia switched abilities again, this time using [Intimidating Eye].

The chains were stripped away from the sky, and the 'Invisible Child', now free, no longer tried to attack Hilti, but instead panicked and tried to escape. Unfortunately, at that moment, Hilti blinked, and her light blue eyes turned into a majestic gold, as if a supreme will was manifested within them, causing the fleeing 'Invisible Child' to pause.

Its body froze, as if it were terrified and dared not move.

('Intimidating Eyes' Proficiency +25)

"Not bad," Hilti blinked. The golden light dissipated, and everything returned to normal. Only then did the 'Child of No Form' dare to move again, preparing to escape the scene.

However, it hadn't taken more than a few steps when Hilti once again unleashed her golden 'Eye of Intimidation,' stunning and immobilizing the opponent.

('Intimidating Eyes' Proficiency +16)

Once again, the opponent was unable to move, their body stiffened by the supreme will emanating from those eyes.

After that, Hilti repeatedly used and tried it. Each time, the Child of the Unseen would freeze in place, his body stiffening. This repetitive process, lacking much challenge, caused the proficiency gained each time to drop sharply. After about ten tries, the proficiency level became...
('Intimidating Eyes' Proficiency +1)

Even without adding proficiency
Seeing this, Siltia had no choice but to give up on further enhancing 'Eye of Intimidation' and switch to other abilities.

【Magic Eye】

The golden light in the girl's eyes faded, turning into a bewitching purple, which, combined with her innocent and pure face, created a strange charm.

Under such gazes, the 'Invisible Child' seemed to lose its mind, slowly approaching Hilti and gradually lowering its guard.

This guy has poor mental strength and weak will. Hilti can easily guide him to walk around and even do some simple actions.

"Turn around." Hilti's eyes blinked, conveying the command through her gaze.

The invisible child slowly turned around.

('Magic Eye' proficiency +15)

"Form your body into a ring." The girl's commands gradually became more complex.

The Invisible Child hesitated for quite a while before slowly turning its body into a ring. It seems that after being controlled by the 'Illusionary Eye', its already low intelligence and processing speed have further decreased.

('Magic Eye' proficiency +17)

After that, Hilti tried many more commands. As the commands became more and more complex, the other party's response became slower and slower until finally they could not understand them and stood there blankly.

('Illusory Eye' Proficiency +3, Progress 301/300, Trial Requirements Met)
【Illusionary Eyes Lv.5→Lv.6】: Use your pupils to cast illusions, causing the target to hallucinate, confused their mind, and guide them to execute simple commands. Normal use is harmless, but when used with focus, it can cause the target to develop inexplicable good or bad feelings towards you. Focused use will put a strain on your eyes (recommended not to exceed 12 minutes/day).

Compared to before, a guidance function has been added, which allows the other party to complete simple actions.

While Sylvia was interacting with the 'Invisible Child', the monsters under the Bloodlimb Tree also began to fight. One of them, a tall, muscular blood bull, had its brain pierced by a black snake and died under the tree. On the other side, the winged 'Demon Child' defeated a stone monster that looked like a pineapple. The monster's consciousness dissipated and turned into shattered stones that rolled to the ground.

After the two monsters died, three remained on the scene. The 'Invisible Child' in front of Hilti was completely under her control and stood there blankly.

"Fine, I won't kill you." She had originally intended to use this unseen being to practice her attack skills, but seeing how obedient it was, Hilti was still a little reluctant to kill it directly.

She raised her finger, aimed it at the 'Invisible Child' in front of her, a faint starlight flashed in her eyes, and then a card appeared in her hand.

【Sealed Card - Child of No Form】(Tier 3 - Twisted)

Although it cannot be controlled as freely as the Eye Demon, it can be made to execute some very simple commands because the other party will not resist.

After removing the Child of No Form, there are now four competitors under the Great Tree, including Hilti.

【Bone-Eating Black Serpent】(Tier 3 - Blood Law)
[Child of the Demon] (Tier 3 - Nightmare)

[Lion-Headed Monster] (Tier 3, Beast Fang)

Among them, the [Bone-Eating Black Serpent] is the strongest. It has just devoured the brain of a muscular and blood-bodied bull of the same level and is currently swimming in the air. The joints of its body tremble and collide, making unsettling sounds. Its sharp fangs are exposed, and its blood-red tongue occasionally flicks out from its black snake head.

The Lion-Headed Monster resembles a standing lion, but its claws are more human-like. It has strong arms that hold four bone-toothed daggers, and the fur on its paws glows with a strange blue light, which allows it to step and gain momentum in the air, making it extremely fast when it runs.

Originally, the Lion-Headed Monster was the strongest of the six monsters, but after devouring the Blood Bull, the Bone-Eating Black Serpent was significantly enhanced and can now subtly suppress the Lion-Headed Monster. Currently, the two are wary of and restrain each other. As for the Demon Child, it is currently a little far away from the fruit tree, watching both sides with a sinister look, seemingly waiting for an opportunity.

After defeating its original opponent, it was quite exhausted. In addition, its physical constitution was not as good as the previous two monsters. Once it lost control of its opponent, it would be torn apart by the black snake or the lion-headed monster. Currently, it is the weakest of the three monsters.

Under normal circumstances, a knight can probably defeat the 'Child of the Demon', and can hold his own or have a 50% win rate against the 'Bone-Eating Black Serpent', but he will most likely be no match for the 'Lion-Headed Monster'.

The opponent's strength and speed far surpassed those of creatures of the same level, and those four sharp knives could easily pierce through the rock.

As Hilti approached, the 'Child of the Demon' let out a sharp cry, attempting to stun and intimidate her, hoping to find her weakness. However, Hilti simply raised her hand, and a jade-green spear pierced through the opponent's body, killing it instantly.

The 'Child of the Demon' was too weak to be a suitable opponent, and besides, she really disliked his strange and shrill shouts, so she simply and cleanly killed him.

As Hiltiya approached, the 'Bone-Eating Black Serpent' and 'Lion-Headed Monster' that had been confronting each other temporarily turned their attention to her. After seeing Hiltiya easily kill the Demon Child, they also became wary of this girl.

As if by prior agreement, the two monsters attacked Hiltiya simultaneously, deciding to eliminate this 'outcast' first.

In the murky, twisted, and corrosive abyss, the pure aura emanating from this girl was so jarring that it made the monsters uncomfortable.

"Oh, so they're all coming at once?"

Seeing the two forces suddenly attacking, Hiltiya leaped lightly, hovering in the air, dodging the black snake's bite attack, then gripped her emerald twin swords and engaged the lion-headed monster in combat.

Her long-unused swordsmanship was suddenly overwhelmed by the simultaneous attack of four sharp blades, and the lion-headed monster was also incredibly strong. With each clash, Hilti felt her hands go numb from the impact, and her sword blade was covered with large nicks.

In a simple sword fight, Hilti was overwhelmed by her opponent's strength and speed, finding it difficult to defend herself.

As the sharp, heavy bone fang dagger stabbed from the side, Hiltiya, whose twin swords were still blocking the other two descending blades, was unable to defend herself. Helpless, Hiltiya could only briefly teleport through space to avoid this fatal blow.

But then the 'Bone-Eating Black Serpent' arrived, giving her no chance to catch her breath. As soon as she emerged, the serpent attacked her face. In a moment of danger, Hiltiyateng turned her body and tilted her head back, narrowly avoiding the sharp fangs that brushed past her.

This is a bit difficult. Do I have to use 'Evil Eye Shot' again to overcome skill with brute force? Hilti thought to herself, feeling slightly unwilling.

She flipped over again, dodging the lion-headed monster's blade, and then used her sword to parry its incoming slash. At that moment, a glint flashed in her eyes.

【Eye of Intimidation】 A dazzling golden light appeared in her eyes. The lion-headed monster, staring directly at her, froze, slowed down, and was easily dodged by Hilti. Then, she swung her sword backhand, leaving a scratch and bloodstain on the lion-headed monster for the first time.

The wound is too shallow to kill.

Then, Hilti used her spatial teleportation ability again to avoid the black snake attacking from behind and appeared in the air.

Being attacked from both sides is indeed quite troublesome. She looked down at the black snake that had missed its target, and chain symbols appeared in her eyes. Then, transparent chains stretched out from the void and bound the black snake's body.

At first, the black serpent could struggle and break the invisible chains one by one, but as Hilti continued to pour power into it, more invisible chains extended, binding the black serpent one by one until it was finally completely trapped.

After isolating the black snake from the outside world, the spiritual energy within its body was suppressed, making it difficult for it to regain its mobility.

Now, Hilti can finally have a proper fight with that lion-headed monster.

This time, she retrieved the 'Jade Spirit Sword' she was using and took out a two-handed sword made of radiant gold. Holding it in her hand, she began to recall the various sword techniques and combat skills she had learned in the past.

When the lion-headed monster charged again, she swung her sword, using the 'Garden Sword Technique' she had learned to defend herself.

The sharp, gleaming gold and the bone-tooth longsword clashed, the blades scraping together with a soft, crackling sound. A few bits of bone-tooth powder fell. Even though Hilti blocked the blade's strike, the heavy force still forced her to stagger backward. In the end, she managed to barely hold on by shifting the force of the blow.

No, the difference in strength is too great, and the opponent is also fast. She can't dodge easily. It seems that without using additional methods, she can't defend herself in a head-on confrontation.

After stepping back for the moment, Hilti's eyes blinked again, radiating a dazzling golden light. But this time, the lion-headed monster was wary and avoided her gaze, greatly reducing the effect of 'Intimidating Eyes'.

Although it did not play its intended role, the lion-headed monster's movements also became distorted, and it failed to catch up with Hilti.

"It does have some use, doesn't it?" Hiltiah thought, becoming slightly excited as she faced this challenging opponent.

In the ensuing battle, she constantly switched between various abilities to weaken, hinder, and interfere with the Lion-Headed Monster. Despite being outmatched in strength, she fought back and forth, occasionally gaining the upper hand and inflicting wounds on the monster.

After some time, Sylvia's [Eye of Intimidation] leveled up to Lv.6, and her [Lock in the Eye], [Illusory Eye], [Astral Floating], and [Astral Traverse] all received varying degrees of improvement, bringing her much closer to Lv.7.

Seeing that her condition was getting better and better and that she was dealing with things more and more easily, while the lion-headed monster on the other side was suffering and feeling more and more tired, and even began to have the idea of ​​retreating.

Unfortunately, it was too late to escape. After several exchanges, the lion-headed monster gradually exhausted its strength and was immobilized by Hilti's golden [Eye of Intimidation], then bound with [Lock in the Eye], finally completing the seal.

【Sealed Card - Lion-Headed Monster】(Tier 3 - Beast Fang)

'A powerful lion-headed monster with four arms, capable of leaping through the air, possessing immense strength and speed.'

After dealing with the lion-headed monster, the remaining black snake was even easier to handle. This time, Hiltiya no longer held back and instead released it to test its various attack abilities.

[Evil Eye Shot] [Penetrating Ray]

The purple beams fired by the Evil Eye can carve black and red pits into the black snake's body, but a single shot cannot penetrate it.

The penetrating ray attack can pierce through the snake's bones; however, this ability takes a long time to charge up, and if a single shot fails to hit a vital point, it will leave a long gap.

Using the two types of rays alternately, this blood-phase black snake possesses excellent regenerative abilities. Apart from the one 'piercing shot' that shattered its spine and caused it to fall from the sky, other attacks, even if they inflict wounds, cannot render it immobile.

('Evil Eye Shot' Proficiency +16)

('Penetrating Ray' Proficiency +12)

……

Ten minutes later, [Evil Eye Shot] and [Piercing Ray] were upgraded to Lv.7 respectively, while the black snake, which had been the strongest after devouring the blood bull, lay on the ground, its ferocious body still writhing, but its head had been shattered.

Finally, it was killed, and Hilti breathed a sigh of relief.

Although trapping the black snake was not difficult, killing it took an unexpected amount of time, perhaps because Hilti was carefully avoiding vital points and wanted to fight for a longer period of time.

Now, the third-tier monsters around the fruit tree have been cleared out. Other low-tier monsters dare not approach, frightened by the aura of the dead third-tier creatures, and only dare to observe from a great distance.

Her body floated up, and Hilti gently placed her fingers on the large 'Blood Fruit', feeling the viscous, twisted blood breathing within. At this moment, the 'Blood Fruit' was 99% complete, needing only a little more time.

Hilti did not pick it immediately, but closed her eyes to carefully perceive the changes and explore its gestation process. This strange fruit, produced by the interaction of multiple phases of 'blood rhythm', 'emerald honey', and 'twisting', has research value that is rare among ordinary plants.

About half an hour later, Hilti opened her eyes, and a faint message surfaced in her mind.

(Gardening skills breakthrough, reached Lv.7)

The technique that had been stalled for so long finally took a step forward, allowing Siltia to take her plant cultivation to the next level.

After a moment's thought, she transformed herself into the 'Emerald Honey' nature and then gently placed her hand on the fruit.

First, it helps to sort out its internal chaotic structure and blood vessels, and remove excess impurities. This makes the originally brightly colored fruit gradually become somewhat transparent, and the previously eerie aura becomes purer and more tempting.

Afterwards, Hilti used the ability of [Natural Growth] to allow the 'Blood Limb' tree in front of her to absorb the blood and corpses of various monsters left on the ground, transforming the remaining sexuality and power within them.

Soon, the blood essence inside the fruit solidified further.

After that, Hilti slowly descended to the roots of the fruit tree and closed her eyes to cast her spell.

The silvery light of the moon appeared behind her, and clear spring water poured into the soil for the fruit trees to absorb.

The strange, dark red limbed fruit tree gradually lost its twisted color and became more restrained and calm. The 'twisted' characteristics that were originally mixed in with the fruit were gradually purified and removed.

Finally, as the fruit's radiance condensed and subsided, the eerie light it had previously emitted was completely contained, transforming into a clear, crystal-like appearance, and its nature and rank also underwent a transformation at this moment.

【Pure Blood Fruit】(Tier 4 - Blood Law)
The perfect blood fruit, now free of distortion and impurities, has broken through from the third to the fourth tier in quality. Consuming it greatly increases the power of the "Blood Law" attribute, and can be used to cultivate powerful creatures, create high-level potions, learn special secret techniques, and serve as a rare offering in rituals, etc.

The girl carefully picked the fruit, sniffed it, and smelled its faint sweet fragrance, which made her want to take a bite.

However, it would be a waste to eat it like that, so she carefully stored it away as her most outstanding creation so far.

(End of this chapter)