Chapter 770 - 700: Bullying a Tree Too Much

Chapter 770: Chapter 700: Bullying a Tree Too Much

If Tu Xiao’an had this Dao Fruit Tree, he would have an endless supply of Dao Fruits to cultivate the core strength of his Snake Race.

Just imagine what would happen if the Snake Race had hundreds of thousands of Rank Three Snake Spirits.

’My goodness.’ Tu Xiao’an didn’t even dare to imagine such a scene.

Even if all the races in the Yaoling Mountain Range united, they would be no match for the Snake Race.

’Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.’

The Giant Tree Monster’s voluntary surrender was a pleasant surprise for Tu Xiao’an.

However, Charlie grew anxious. "Master, let me absorb its Tree Energy! In the future, I’ll definitely be able to produce those fruits too!"

Charlie was panicking now. If the Giant Tree Monster became its master’s Battle Companion, it naturally wouldn’t be able to absorb the creature’s Tree Energy.

For Charlie, this would be a colossal loss.

Tu Xiao’an ignored Charlie and looked at the Giant Tree Monster. "Are you truly willing to submit to me?"

’Of course, the Giant Tree Monster wasn’t truly willing. But when you’re under someone else’s thumb, you have no choice but to bow your head.’

It did not want to die.

Even though it was just a tree.

It was still a living being. It wasn’t just humans who cherished their lives.

"I am willing to submit," the ancient voice said, tinged with helplessness.

’If I had known things would turn out like this, I would have just handed over ten fruits and been done with it.’

’Now, not only is my old partner dead, but I’ve also gotten myself dragged into this mess.’

"Master!" Charlie cried out, panicking his ass off.

’How can there be another Tree Spirit competing for Master’s favor?’

’Besides, a Tree Spirit that can produce Dao Fruits is clearly more useful than I am.’

If the Giant Tree Monster really became its master’s War Servant, then its status as Charlie would plummet.

It might even be cast aside completely.

The mere thought made Charlie’s future seem bleak and hopeless.

Just then, Tu Xiao’an suddenly turned to look at Charlie. He raised an eyebrow playfully and smiled. "My dear Charlie, you must believe that your master loves you."

Charlie: "..."

It froze for a second, then was overcome with ecstasy.

But when the Giant Tree Monster heard Tu Xiao’an’s corny words, a bad premonition crept into its heart.

Sure enough, Tu Xiao’an’s next words plunged it into despair. "Tree Monster, I only need one tree, not two. Besides, you and the Ghostly Wanderer King came into being together and have lived together for who knows how many years. Since it’s dead, there’s no point in you living on. You should live and die together."

’Live and die together?’

The Giant Tree Monster felt a bitter pang. ’We were born together, yes, but we don’t have to die together!’

In the face of death, everything else seemed trivial.

Even though it had lived for countless eons, it still wasn’t ready to die.

"No, no, no, My Lord! I’ve long been sick of that Ghost Wanderer! Now that it’s dead, I don’t have to be pestered by it anymore," the Giant Tree Monster hurriedly declared its position.

Tu Xiao’an hadn’t expected the giant tree to be so cold-hearted. He couldn’t help but shake his head. It was said that people could face death together, but not share wealth and prosperity.

In this creature’s case, it was the opposite: they could be born together, but they couldn’t die together.

’What a miserable Ghostly Wanderer King, to have found such a heartless tree for a teammate.’

"Haha, Giant Tree Monster! My master told you to die, so just die quietly! What’s all this useless blabbering for?"

The botanical Qi around Charlie’s towering trunk began to roil as it recklessly launched an attack at the Giant Tree Monster.

It wanted to end this before any new problems could arise.

"I’ve surrendered! I’ve submitted! Isn’t that enough?! Don’t push me too far!"

The Giant Tree Monster was enraged. Even a saint would lose their temper, to say nothing of a Tree Spirit that had lived for who knows how many years.

SHING...!

The Heaven Swaying Sword suddenly appeared in Tu Xiao’an’s hand. His voice was cold and flat. "Giant Tree Monster, hand over your ten fruits first."

Hearing this, the Giant Tree Monster didn’t know what to make of his words.

’Has he changed his mind?’

But it had no choice. Ten spiral-shaped fruits emerged on the tree. The moment they appeared, they transformed into terrified faces.

"No! No! Don’t give us away!"

Like the legendary Ginseng Fruits, they cried out with all sorts of voices.

They were incredibly sentient.

They only revealed their true nature after being detached from the tree.

"All ten fruits are yours. This represents my sincerity in surrendering!"

The Giant Tree Monster completely ignored the chaotic screams of its fruits and severed the stems connecting them. In an instant, the ten fruits flew toward Tu Xiao’an.

Tu Xiao’an was delighted. He enveloped the ten spiral-shaped Dao Fruits with his consciousness and stored them directly in his system.

"Very good, very good."

The Giant Tree Monster quickly asked, "My Lord, can you spare my life now?"

"Spare you?" Tu Xiao’an feigned confusion. "What are you talking about? Didn’t I already tell you? You are to live and die with the Ghostly Wanderer King."

"You tricked me!" The Giant Tree Monster flew into a rage. The other party had pushed it too far, tricking it out of its fruits.

Suddenly, countless vines erupted from the Giant Tree Monster’s body, like a swarm of Giant Snakes lunging to devour Tu Xiao’an.

It knew now that the other party would never let it go.

He wanted to use its Tree Energy to feed the growth of the tree he already had, using it as fertilizer.

"Good, that’s more like it." Tu Xiao’an swung his Heaven Swaying Sword, unleashing crisscrossing Sword Qi that sliced through the Giant Snake-like vines one by one. Then he said, "Charlie, make it quick. I’m in a hurry."

"Haha, Master, let’s kill this Tree Monster together, master and servant!"

BOOM... BOOM... BOOM...!

Amidst the tangled roots, it was as if the heavens and the earth were collapsing. The two giant trees, tall enough to rival the sky, began a life-and-death battle, with Tu Xiao’an providing support from the side.

The sharp edge of the Heaven Swaying Sword lopped off the Giant Tree Monster’s branches one by one.

If it were just Charlie fighting the Giant Tree Monster, the outcome would be hard to predict. At best, it would be a 40-60 split.

Charlie would only have a forty percent chance of winning.

After all, the Giant Tree Monster came from the mysterious War Relics. It had lived for who knows how many years and had become an incredibly powerful Tree Spirit.

Its ability to produce Dao Fruits alone placed it at the Peak of all plant-type beings, an ancestor-Level existence.

However, Tu Xiao’an didn’t give the Giant Tree Monster a chance for a fair fight. He was truly in a hurry to get on his way.

If the Giant Tree Monster itself and its Dao Fruits hadn’t been so tempting, Tu Xiao’an would never have stopped.

「Half an hour later.」

Tu Xiao’an’s Heaven Swaying Sword viciously pierced through the Giant Tree Monster’s body, and countless of Charlie’s vines stabbed into it as well.

"I don’t want to die! You two shameless bastards! You tricked me out of my fruits, and now you’re killing me!"

The Giant Tree Monster roared at the sky, filled with indignation as drops of green blood trickled from its trunk.

Finally, slowly, it fell silent.

"It’s finally dead."

Tu Xiao’an let out a sigh of relief. This giant tree’s Life Force was astonishingly tenacious.

Even with him and Charlie attacking together, it had still taken a full half-hour to finally kill it.

Dealing with the Ghostly Wanderer King, on the other hand, had been over in a single bite—quick and easy.

As soon as the Giant Tree Monster died, its body immediately shrank on the spot, turning into an ordinary, towering tree as its leaves rustled to the ground.

The countless shadows of Ghost Wanderers that had once covered it were also long gone.

Because once the Ghostly Wanderer King died, those Ghost Wanderers ceased to exist.

"Charlie, hurry up and absorb it," Tu Xiao’an urged. Then he added, "If you absorb this Giant Tree Monster’s energy and still can’t produce Dao Fruits in the future, I’ll chop you up for firewood."

Tu Xiao’an had actually wanted to take the Giant Tree Monster for himself. That would have been the safer bet; who knew if Charlie was reliable?

If it couldn’t produce Dao Fruits in the future, he would have suffered a disastrous loss.

Charlie gave a sheepish laugh. "Master, you have to believe in Ben Charlie."

In truth, it wasn’t too confident itself.