NOVPUBChapter 84: Chapter 86 The Impotent Rage of the Primitive Ancient Tree_1
Chapter 84 -86 The Impotent Rage of the Primitive Ancient Tree_1
As his talent was being upgraded, a sudden rush of scorching heat surged through his body!
This intense flow seemed to originate from the depths of his soul, storming every limb and bone in its path.
Lin Xun only felt a sense of swelling within his body, as if his bones were being gnawed and bitten by myriads of ants, causing an unbearable feeling of discomfort and itchiness.
Clutching his teeth tightly, he managed not to cry out loud.
After a while, the warm current slowly receded.
His front and back were already soaked in sweat, as if he had just been dragged out of the water.
The sweat brought with it a stinky, foul smell.
Disgusted by his stench, Lin Xun quickly took a bath in the bathroom.
With a gentle rub, the original skin turned into blackish old peels, revealing a new, fair, and shiny skin underneath, soft yet resilient.
Lin Xun tried to lightly draw a sharp razor on the back of his hand, which left only a faint white mark.
After taking a bath and looking at the mirror in the bathroom, he noticed that his originally burly muscles, which could compete with bodybuilders, had largely receded.
What replaced it was streamlined muscles, similar to a professional athlete dedicated to combat and track and field events for many years.
The perfect body shape that appeared thin in clothes but muscular when undressed.
He vaguely felt an unprecedented height in his ability to control his body.
He tried doing a split and effortlessly split his legs 180 degrees apart.
Standing and raising his leg high, he could effortlessly bend his leg back to his head without any effort.
When he curled his fist, an even stronger force surged within his body compared to before.
Both his flexibility and strength had broken through the human limit.
“Have I undergone a metamorphosis?”
Lin Xun has been in the organization for some time now and knew how greatly an increase in Soul Talent affected an Apostle’s physical abilities.
It was said that when the Soul Talent reached the fourth level, there would be a new height.
That was not just limited to physical improvements!
But the Soul Talent from level one to three is one stage, which only requires an Epic Grade Divinity item.
The stage four, meanwhile, requires a Legendary Grade Divinity item.
The Epic Grade Divinity item rewarded by the organization was indeed passed down by the elite apostles who had reached the third level of Soul Talent.
After experiencing the physical improvements brought about by the talent upgrade, Lin Xun continued to carry on with his writing task.
He was unsure whether it was due to the sudden inspiration, or a result of the talent upgrade.
He only felt a clear thought process, and the plot of his online novel was much smoother after organizing it.
“Can a talent upgrade even prevent writer’s block?”
Lin Xun softly smiled, the keyboard beneath his fingers clicking away.
The next morning.
Lin Xun, whose spiritual strength has already recovered, pulled out his phone.
Starting the Book of Salvation!
[A weak Wandering Soul awakens in the familiar shanty…]
The Engineer’s body was already remodeled last night. Now, Lin Xun was going to use the remaining spiritual strength on the Three-headed Lion.
[Do you want to consume 1 spiritual point to remodel the summonable creature ‘Fallen Three-headed Lion’?]
[Accompanied by a crisp whistle, you have summoned the ferocious and stout ‘Fallen Three-headed Lion’.]
[You can issue simple combat commands to the ‘Fallen Three-headed Lion’.]
After possessing the body of the Yellow Bishop, Lin Xun, riding on the little lion, departed towards the secluded forest.
[You mount the lion and veer off the road, galloping southwest…]
[Along the way, you haven’t seen a single living creature. The entire forest is silent, with the only sound being the rustling of scarlet leaves in the wind.]
[You have entered the ‘Secluded Forest’!]
[Do you wish to continue following the map, or stay here?]
Lin Xun uprooted the Primitive Ancient Tree from the Treefolk tribe, thus causing their extinction.
He estimated the Primitive Ancient Tree probably hated him to the bone.
He didn’t dare to linger, fearing that the tree man would appear again and trample him to death multiple times.
He hastily clicked to follow the map directions.
[You continue to follow the map’s guidance while riding the lion, galloping rapidly towards the destination…]
[Your distinct aura and that of the ‘Fallen Three-Head Lion’ wafted through the forest. The crimson trees took notice, rustling their leaves.]
[The rustling sound spread to the depths of the forest…]
What the hell?
Could these trees actually sense auras and even relay messages?
Lin Xun turned pale with shock. Without a doubt, the trees in the forest were summoning the tree man.
[At the end of your sight, a towering tree, high as clouds, gradually appears. Faint earth-shaking footsteps echo in your ears…]
[Will you stay put and await death, or continue to follow the map to escape?]
“…Just because I uprooted one of your saplings, does it warrant such ruthless retaliation?”
The Three-Head Lion definitely couldn’t outrun the Primitive Ancient Tree, escaping would also mean certain death.
Lin Xun quickly mulled over his strategies.
From the text, it could be inferred that the tree man bore a grudge, remembered his and the lion’s aura, and used the forest trees as a sensor to locate him.
Lin Xun opened his inventory and clicked on the ‘Bronze Whistle’ once again.
[You blew the whistle, canceling the summoning of ‘Fallen Three-Head Lion’…]
All he needed to do now was to change into a different Shell.
As Lin Xun prepared to inhabit another Shell, he noticed that the three surviving Shells in his inventory had all been used during the battle with the tree man.
His brows furrowed but quickly smoothed out.
He clicked on the dancer shell.
[You have inhabited the shell of the ‘Fallen Ancient Theatre Dancer’.]
[You use ‘Blood Shadow Dance’, your lithe move steps forward, gradually making the shell’s form vanish.]
[You ran swiftly in the direction the map indicated…]
[You passed the ‘Fallen Primitive Ancient Tree’ in your swift run.]
[Looking back, the ‘Fallen Primitive Ancient Tree’ stood where you had just been, stomping madly and making a booming sound.]
Seeing that the tree man couldn’t find him, Lin Xun continued to run.
The special effect of his newly acquired ‘Night Shadow Cloak’ was that it could prevent probing skills, and also hide his aura.
Combined with the dancer’s ‘Blood Shadow Dance’, not only could the tree man not locate him, but even the forest trees acting as sensors were at a loss.
[Your ‘Blood Shadow Dance’ duration has ended, and now your form is visible.]
In the forest ahead, a tree has humanoid features emerging from its trunk. Red light shines from the eye sockets in the tree, its leaves rustle, the sound spreading deep into the forest…]
“Damn! I can’t reveal myself in the forest.”
Lin Xun continued to use ‘Blood Shadow Dance’ and selected the sleeve sword.
[You stride forward, the sleeve sword on your left wrist shooting out its razor-sharp blade.]
[Forcefully, you drive the blade into the trunk of the tree, seamlessly piercing its heart.]
[You have defeated the ‘Fallen Forest Tree Man’, your experience points have modestly increased.]
After taking out the snitching tree man, Lin Xun continued to run.
Before long, the game text stated that the Primitive Ancient Tree had arrived at the spot where he had been visible, raging impotently.
To evade the tree man’s pursuit, Lin Xun had no choice but to run and keep using his invisibility skills.
Therefore, the chase hadn’t gone on for long before the message[You start to feel a bit tired]appeared.
Lin Xun looked at the remaining three Red Orchids in his inventory.
He silently prayed, hoping to escape from the somber forest before his items were exhausted.
