Chapter 2922

Zhao Chi asked in confusion, "When I went in just now it was still pink—when did it turn gold?"

Standing beneath the tree, Zhao Chi had the feeling that night had fallen.

Of course, it wasn't a feeling of darkness.

It was simply too bright.

Because the surroundings were filled entirely with golden light, it felt like being indoors with a warm-colored lamp on at night, which actually overpowered the daylight around it.

Gu Qing said, "Just now, the great tree rolled over once again. Golden roots appeared starting from the tree's base, then the trunk, and finally every leaf turned gold. It's truly beautiful."

Zhuang Ya kept nodding as well. "Yes, my goodness, this is far more beautiful than an ordinary Eternal Tree."

Fuyao explained, "This is… the result after I ate the genetic material… it's not permanent."

Tang Ruan helped Zhao Chi into his shirt as she asked, "So this is what you brought my lord in to do—something like this? Did you feed it directly with your mouth? Then how long can this gold color last?"

Fuyao looked a little embarrassed.

She didn't answer the first question, but answered the second: "It can last a very long time, but if I use the Taiyi Wheel fragment again, after I grow once more it will fade, and some pink will reappear."

Qiyue helped Zhao Chi straighten his trousers as she asked, "Pink will reappear? Not green?"

Fuyao laughed and said, "Green is already a thing of the past. I've reached a new stage—there won't be any more green from now on. All newly grown branches and leaves are pink too."

Zhao Chi said, "I always thought a pink tree looked strange before, but after looking at it for a long time it's actually quite pretty. But now that it's turned gold—besides looking nice, does it have any other effects?"

Fuyao laughed and said, "Of course. Gold means it's been strengthened. Didn't I say I wanted to show you the new skills I've mastered? Let me show you right now."

"Great!"

Gu Qing asked, "Do you need our help?"

Fuyao shook her head. "No need, I'm just doing a simple demonstration."

"Alright." Gu Qing stepped back a little.

Fuyao tilted her head and looked at Zhao Chi. "Hmm… which one should I show first… I'll show the tree whips first. Look up at the treetop."

Zhao Chi and the others all looked up.

Fuyao's smile faded. Her tender white arm stretched toward the sky, then she swung it down forcefully: "Come out!"

Swish Swish Swish!

In an instant, dozens of thick tree vines burst forth from the treetop—the thinnest of them was a full meter across.

The entire great tree was like a massive golden hot spring, the vines like pillars of golden water shooting out rapidly in every direction.

Honestly, at that thickness you really couldn't call them whips—calling them giant wooden hammers wouldn't be wrong.

But for a tree the size of the Eternal Tree, they could indeed only count as whips.

Dozens of tree whips shot rapidly toward various places, quickly bursting out beyond the canopy's spread. Judging by the radius, it should exceed 200 meters.

The next second, all the tree whips began to lash wildly.

The air seemed to become the enemy, wailing again and again as the whips lashed it.

Whish whish whish whish whish whish~

Swish swish swish swish swish~

Hum hum hum hum hum hum~

The tree whips swung, but not a single one touched the ground.

It seemed Fuyao could control these tree whips completely.

Gu Qing said, "Fuyao, has the attack range exceeded 200 meters? Exactly how far is it?"

Fuyao nodded. "Yes, roughly around 220 to 230 meters."

Zhuang Ya said, "But these tree vines are launched from the top. At this range there's no problem hitting a giant beast—after all, giant beasts are huge. But if you're attacking ordinary enemies, like werewolves, wouldn't the effective range be shorter?"

Fuyao nodded and said, "Right. If attacking enemies on the ground, the range is about the same as my height—around 160 meters."

Gu Qing said admiringly, "That's plenty far then. This attack range is already comparable to a bow and arrow. And from what I saw, those tree vines were all 1 to 2 meters thick? Is that something you control, or is it fixed?"

Fuyao said, "I can adjust the thickness of the tree vines, but only before they grow. Once they've grown out, they can't be changed."

Zhao Chi asked, "Obviously the thicker the attack, the stronger it is—so the thicker it is, the more spiritual power it costs you, right?"

"Right." Fuyao nodded.

But then she shook her head.

"What I consume isn't spiritual power, but wood-attribute origin energy. Spiritual power is far too thin."

Gu Qing nodded. "Indeed, ordinary spiritual power couldn't support an attack on this scale."

Qiyue watched the thick whips lashing in the sky and asked, "Then… can these tree whips concentrate their attacks on a single spot?"

"Yes, Sister Qiyue."

Fuyao curled her fingers, her index finger pointing north.

The dozens of spread-out giant vines quickly converged, all lashing the air to the north. For a moment, a strong wind blew in from the north.

Gu Qing and the others' long hair floated in the wind.

Zhuang Ya said, "So many giant tree vines attacking together… even a giant beast couldn't withstand it, right? A single coordinated strike should be able to breach a castle."

Gu Qing nodded. "Fuyao is already this strong before she's fully grown. I can't imagine how strong she'll be once she matures."

Fuyao shook her head. "No, I'm only this strong within our territory. If we go out to fight, I won't have such a large boost, and there won't be this much origin energy available to use."

Zhao Chi said in surprise, "There's that aspect too?"

Fuyao nodded. "Yes, because my root system has already spread throughout our entire territory. This place is home to me, so I get a combat boost. If we go out to fight, my combat strength would only be a small fraction of now—about 30%."

Zhao Chi nodded silently. "Quite a difference… Then besides Chaoge Town, what about the other territories? For example, Penglai Town, Taoyuan Town—can you go fight there? Would your strength diminish?"

Fuyao said, "As long as it's your territory, there's a boost—including Sister Gu Qing's and the others' territories. They all get a boost too."

Gu Qing laughed and said, "You can sense those territories too?"

Fuyao nodded. "Yes. After all, all these territories are connected, and I can sense them all. Mainly because they all carry Zhao Chi's presence."

Zhao Chi said: "Understood, put it away quickly. Wouldn't this keep draining energy?"

"That's right, but I can hold on for a long time still."

"No need. The purpose of the demonstration has already been achieved."

Fuyao nodded.

She snapped her fingers, and all the giant vines retracted at once.

Tang Ruan asked in wonder: "Fuyao, are all these gestures of yours fixed motions? If you don't do them, will the giant tree still be this obedient?"

Fuyao laughed: "Of course it will. These motions and gestures… are motions I designed myself. I think they look good, hehe~"

Qi Yue laughed: "They really do look good, especially that snap of the fingers just now."

Tang Ruan also nodded repeatedly: "Right, right, one snap of the fingers and dozens of vines all retract — that's so cool!"

Fuyao grinned: "Haha, right? You guys think so too, don't you? Haha."

Fuyao laughed out loud happily.

It seems she really is still just a young girl at heart, with a fair bit of maiden sentimentality.

As the giant vines retracted, the giant tree trembled slightly.

The golden color dimmed a little, and a faint hint of purple appeared.

Tang Ruan said, puzzled: "Huh? Why do I feel like you've turned gold-pink, Fuyao? Is it my imagination?"

Qi Yue shook her head: "I saw a little of it too. This color is really pretty."

Fuyao said: "That's right, Sister Tang Ruan. After the origin energy is consumed, the enhancement energy my lord gave me will also be used up a bit, so the gold will fade a little and my original pink will show through."

Tang Ruan asked: "As long as you eat my lord's energy you can replenish it, but after the origin energy is used up, can it slowly recover like spiritual power?"

"That's right. It accumulates and recovers over time, but the recovery speed is much slower than spiritual power."

Gu Qing asked: "After you ate my lord's genetic material just now, you can only turn gold, only enhance, and can't replenish your origin energy, is that right?"

Fuyao nodded: "That's right. Zhao Chi's inherited energy can only make me stronger; it can't replenish origin energy."

Zhao Chi pointed at the giant tree and said: "The gold color has already faded, and there's some pink mixed in. Will this affect your enhanced state?"

"It won't. Even though the gold has faded, the enhancement magnitude is still the same."

"Understood. When you say enhancement, do you mean enhancing your skills? Or enhancing you yourself?"

"Both. It can enhance my skills, enhance me myself, and also let me grow."

Zhao Chi asked again: "Like when I gave you blood to water you before?"

Fuyao shook her head: "Blood can only let me grow; it can't enhance. It's far inferior to genetic material, but I was too small before and couldn't absorb it. Now I can."

Zhao Chi sighed: "I really didn't expect this stuff of mine could have these effects."

Fuyao bit her lip and nodded.

Then, a little embarrassed, she said: "After all, your… stuff is very nourishing."