Chapter 2863

Click to select.

【Please select acceleration target】

This time no options appeared; it seemed this was what Yao Feng meant by manual selection. Zhao Chi selected the Eternal Tree in the system, then dragged it into the target field.

【You have selected "Eternal Tree Sapling" for acceleration. Confirm?】

Click confirm!

In an instant, the Taiyi Lun fragment glowed with a brilliant pale yellow light, completely overwhelming the surrounding pink luminescence.

Immediately afterward, the golden light shot upward and scattered, all of it drilling into the body of the Eternal Tree.

Qi Yue whispered softly: "My lord, it's time to retreat."

Zhao Chi nodded: "All units, fall back to the wall!"

"Yes!!"

The female heroes and female soldiers all retreated swiftly.

A deep, rumbling sound arose behind them.

The giant tree swayed; the ground trembled.

Pink luminescence flickered wildly everywhere; patches of remaining glowing leaves fell, the earth churned and erupted into the air, and soil instantly buried all the leaves.

Within dozens of meters around the Eternal Tree, the land had nearly become a boiling sea.

Dark brown soil surged in waves; purple-glowing roots writhed and lashed continuously, appearing and vanishing beneath the churning earth like colossal octopus tentacles.

The giant tree swayed even more violently.

The sound of cracking was unmistakable.

Large chunks of bark burst open and peeled away, crashing to the ground with pink light, but were quickly buried beneath the rolling soil.

The entire tree was swelling, growing.

The massive canopy above grew denser; thick branches intertwined and grew outward, and countless fresh green leaves sprouted amid the pink-glowing leaves.

The newly grown green leaves emitted no light; the entire tree once again became a mottled mix of pink and green—ugly to behold.

The canopy had grown enormous, now hovering above the wall; if it grew any taller, it would reach the nearby farmland.

The entire growth cycle lasted five minutes; the Eternal Tree visibly grew taller and thicker.

It had leapt from just over fifty meters to eighty meters.

The thick trunk had expanded to a diameter of eight meters…

This size now surpassed that of the Mountain Giants, Storm Titans, and even Bone Dragons.

It was only twenty meters shorter than the ancient giant trees.

It was now undeniably a beast-sized entity—far exceeding it.

This level of growth was incredible.

Is the Taiyi Lun fragment this effective?

Zhao Chi quickly checked the giant tree's detailed information.

【Name】Eternal Tree Sapling

【Age】15,591 years

Still a sapling?

Only grew 3,000 years in age?

That little?

But its appearance clearly showed far more than 3,000 years—after all, it had grown nearly thirty meters.

By proportion, its age increased by 24%, yet its height surged nearly 60%—a mismatch.

Perhaps growth speed accelerates during its growth phase, like a human's puberty, when height increases most rapidly.

Zhao Chi was slightly disappointed.

He had expected this size to directly add ten thousand years.

Well, fine.

At the current growth efficiency of the Speed-Growth Talismans, these 3,000 years equate to the effect of 180,000 Speed-Growth Talismans.

Actually, that's quite good.

Then accept it.

Quickly check the Tree Spirit's information again—last time, 100,000 Speed-Growth Talismans starved Fu Yao into unconsciousness; what's the situation this time?

【Name】Eternal Tree Tree Spirit

【Nickname】Fu Yao

【Status】Healthy

Good.

No signs of hunger at all—not even mild hunger.

Clearly, the divine artifact fragment's effects are superior in every aspect compared to ordinary talismans.

Then begin pouring blood!

Looking at the eighty-meter-tall towering tree, Zhao Chi felt a tremor in his heart.

Now, even with his own and the Silk Clan female soldiers' healing abilities, they could no longer supply enough blood to the entire tree.

After all, the tree was simply too large—and trees are three-dimensional; not only height increased, but width and length did too. His meager blood supply was nowhere near sufficient.

Using the Giantization Technique would be useless.

Giantization Technique only temporarily enlarges; the tree's true nutrient absorption does not increase with the technique.

So now there are only two paths.

One path is to consume one unit of bloodline energy to acquire the healing fluid gene of the Gu Qing Silk Clan and the super-speed self-healing gene of the Tang Ruan Jade Clan, allowing his blood regeneration speed to surge explosively and thus achieve his goal.

However, bloodline energy is scarce; only seven points remain. Should he really spend one point like this?

The other path is to pour blood in stages.

Drain his blood completely, then rest for one hundred minutes; upon waking, continue pouring blood.

But this is only theoretically feasible; in practice, it does not work.

Last time, when he used one hundred thousand Rapid-Growth Talismans to make the giant tree grow to over fifty meters, Zhao Chi nearly drained himself dry, yet it still failed.

In the end, he had to spend one point of bloodline energy to succeed.

Now, this giant tree has grown from fifty meters to eighty meters, and its thickness has increased from five meters to eight meters.

In fact, the entire volume of the great tree has increased by at least four times.

Moreover, this is merely the part above ground; no one knows how many times the underground roots have grown.

If he truly followed the second path, Zhao Chi would have no time today for any other tasks; he would need to spray his blood dry, rest, then spray blood again after resting, repeating this at least ten times.

Then he could do nothing all day, with every moment consumed by spraying blood.

This efficiency is far too low.

Forget it; if bloodline energy is meant to be used, then use it.

"I will use bloodline energy; my blood will recover quickly. Everyone, watch my status closely and do not waste spiritual power with excessive healing. Wait until my own recovery ability is exhausted, then increase your efforts."

"Yes!"

Zhao Chi enabled life-information sharing for the twenty Silk Clan female soldiers, allowing them all to see the information.

Then he activated bloodline enhancement.

In an instant, Zhao Chi felt his mind go blank for a moment, then suddenly fill up again.

Immediately after, it felt as though they were all softly squeezing him together, and a wonderful sensation spread through his entire body.

In the next moment, his whole body felt blissful.

His vision became extremely clear, allowing him to see the wall of mist in the distance with perfect clarity.

His entire body felt very light; he could barely feel the weight of the armor on him.

Moreover, he could directly smell a fragrance rising from his own body. He himself noticed little, but Gu Qing and the others were clearly breathing in deeply.

Tang Ruan even quietly stepped half a pace closer.

There were many other complex, wonderful sensations as well.

But time was limited, so Zhao Chi wasted no more time.

He condensed six arms and extended them all at once.

Puff, puff, puff, puff!

Wielding the six arms with ease was also a wonderful sensation.