Chapter 722: Don't Get Me Wrong! I'm Just a Little Curious

At this moment, within that maddening distortion, the Mother Tree's gaze was fixed firmly upon him, her level of madness utterly terrifying.

At this moment, within that maddening distortion, the Mother Tree's gaze was fixed intently upon him, her level of madness utterly terrifying.

So that was it!

So from the very beginning, what he had been greedily coveting was always her!

No wonder It said it would give Colossus's Brain to her, and no wonder even when the Leviathan crashed before his eyes, he showed no reaction at all, because none of it compared to the allure of extracting power from her body!

He wanted to use him as a tool, force her to devour Colossus's Brain, and then take the even purer flesh-and-blood power from her!

She truly hadn't expected this.

Because it was too absurd!

She had never told any living being the secret of this curse, because she knew very well that if it ever got out, countless hidden Roots would greedily descend to plunder her body. In the realm where growth was nearly impossible, this was like a lethal temptation-bearing evil fruit!

Lynn stood there rigidly, his gaze hollow as he turned stiffly toward the Desire Mother Tree.

And when he met her gaze, which snapped toward him with explosive killing intent, he finally realized that utterly horrifying truth.

Because…

The Flesh and Blood Dominator maintained the curse's turmoil, slowly approaching amidst the overwhelming grayness, sneering mockingly:

"Mother Tree, you will serve me well. The nourishment you provide by easing your desires will far exceed what I gain from devouring those ant-like creatures. I will imprison you eternally in my cage, making you my slave for all eternity."

"And you must know very well that whether you like it or not, as long as the curse persists, as the first to pluck your fruit, you will never be able to oppose me. Because you can no longer bear to lose my nourishment. If I die, time itself will become your deadliest poison, and you will only suffer endless torment and pain until you become part of this hell."

"Hehe, isn't that the true meaning of the Desire Curse?"

You will forever be insatiable, forever unsatisfied.

And I will become both your antidote and your poison, making you wish for death amidst a poppy-like craving.

That is the most terrifying and hopeless aspect of this curse!

"I'll kill you!!"

In that instant.

The Desire Mother Tree went hysterical, tears and humiliation shimmering in her eyes. Countless twisted vines surged toward the Flesh and Blood Dominator amidst the curse's upheaval.

But it was almost completely useless. Although her growth potential was among the highest of the Roots, high potential meant long-term development. Right now, her strength among the Roots present was nearly the weakest except for Little One!

Her attack was instantly and easily suppressed by the Flesh and Blood Dominator.

He sneered as he watched her, countless tentacles creeping along her vines toward her, twisting them with a crackling sound.

"I know you're furious, but this is your fate. After I pluck your fruit, I'll make you beg me pitifully. And in the pleasures to come, you'll constantly offer me your strength and blood essence. If you're lucky, maybe even your divinity will become mine, won't it? Hehe."

Lynn was completely frozen.

In his mind, he recalled the system prompt he'd heard upon waking in that mental space.

Nourishment of Flesh Plague power, and what he called…

Divinity…

Meaning, if everything he said was true, then after he and the Desire Mother Tree had gone wild in the trunk driven by desire, engaging in that series of absurd acts… he was now…

And he finally understood why the Desire Mother Tree hadn't attacked him afterward.

"And then what?"

Lynn, barely resisting the Clown curse's interference with his will, glared and blurted out.

But no sooner had he spoken than the Desire Mother Tree's furious, murderous shout came from afar.

"Shut up!!"

And she knew exactly what that despicable bastard was scheming!

That shameless human!

That pervert!

Just thinking about the depraved things they'd accidentally done in that mental space made her want to suppress and kill him utterly! Because she truly had never expected that she would… would…

It was almost enough to make her cry in despair.

Nothing short of skinning him alive could vent the hatred in her heart!

The Flesh and Blood Dominator sneered coldly, his eyeball turning with a rumble to fix on Lynn, who was also deep in the curse. "Curiosity killed the cat. You're about to die and still have so many questions?"

Lynn clutched his pain-racked head, struggling to resist the Clown curse's influence, panting: "Don't get me wrong… I am genuinely a little curious. If what you say is true, what would happen if a second living being tried to do… you know… with her after the first one finished?"

At these words.

The Desire Mother Tree went berserk, screaming: "Shut up! You despicable human! Go die!!"

But the Flesh and Blood Dominator didn't react, instead sneering mockingly at Lynn. "Truly a strong curiosity. But I don't mind telling you. Once this curse is triggered, it will bind her eternally to serve only the first plunderer. From the moment that fruit is plucked, any other living being trying to mate with her will be cursed, and she will gain no satisfaction from them. She will forever be my personal plaything, subject only to me."

"Isn't that why, as the Goddess of Desire, she dared not indulge? Hehe."

At that moment, the Desire Mother Tree was nearly crying from humiliation.

And Lynn's ears were filled with constant system notifications.

[Ding! Desire Mother Tree's hatred toward you +10]

[Ding! Desire Mother Tree's hatred toward you +15]

[Ding! Desire Mother Tree's hatred toward you +17]

And at that moment, Lynn knew he was completely finished.

If before, the Flesh and Blood Dominator wanted to kill him only because he kept causing trouble, with no real personal grudge, then from now on, their conflict would become irreconcilable.

Because in plain terms.

It was like scheming and plotting with all your might to finally knock out the goddess you coveted, only to realize…

A second-rate punk had beaten you to it and gotten there first…

No explanation needed.

Really.

If Lynn were in the Flesh and Blood Dominator's position, he'd stop at nothing to take that punk out too!