Chapter 179: Contaminated Spiritual Nature

Transformation?

That is not a good word.

Rod's hip movements did not decrease; in anger, he grabbed it and lifted it up.

"Spit out everything you know. From now on, if you utter even a single riddle, I will twist your head off!"

He sensed genuine anger and killing intent.

The giant squirrel dared not hide anything and recounted everything it knew.

That night, after Vivian brought the demon Artu back to the Tree Realm, she immediately felt the welcome and cheers from the World Tree and the creatures of the Tree Realm.

Her innate identity as a Tree Spirit made her feel deeply fond of this place.

After tossing the demon into a giant man-eating flower to digest, she could not wait to wander and play around the Tree Realm with the giant squirrel Cui Qian who had greeted her—that very same one now before Rod.

But the Tree Realm is not a dimension that is completely safe and without threats.

The World Tree's super-strong traversal capability sits right there; whether it is mages from the real world or cosmic beings from other spatial dimensions or other dimensions, all harbor covetous thoughts.

While Vivian and Cui Qian, one human and one squirrel, were playing with abandon, they indeed encountered a group of Dark Elves who had invaded this place.

Their individual strengths were extremely high, with the lowest being at the Seventh Tier, and combined, they possessed power comparable to a Ninth Tier spell.

Vivian's strength had greatly increased within the Tree Realm and she was willing to protect, but the gap was too vast; she was forced to retreat step by step and had to flee.

During this, she and Cui Qian, panicked and choosing the wrong path, fled to the edge of the World Tree's branches.

The enemy did not intend to let them go; during the battle, Vivian accidentally touched an Aether trap remaining on the branches and was instantly pulled into a different spatial dimension, disappearing without a trace.

Cui Qian is a gray squirrel named Lotatosk; her kind has lived on the World Tree for generations and thus gained corresponding abilities.

Fortunately, a guardian of the Tree Realm arrived in time, drove the Dark Elves away, and only then could she immediately pull Vivian back from the different spatial dimension.

Although the duration did not exceed five seconds, the Tree Spirit still showed abnormalities.

That guardian was a kind Goat Woman Druid; she told Cui Qian that the situation inside the current different spatial dimensions is unstable enough that certain cosmic beings, originally powerful but chaotic and mindless, have begun to grow their own ambitions, expecting to develop their own power and subordinate species.

And by transforming contaminated targets into 'Subordinates', that is one of their methods.

Vivian was extremely unlucky to be targeted during her brief journey to the different spatial dimension.

After examination, the one who contaminated Vivian was a cosmic being related to Lust; fortunately, the contamination was not deep, and it could be resolved as long as her desires in her heart were satisfied in time.

Vivian's desires in her heart were all focused on Rod, so the understanding giant squirrel Cui Qian came to the real dimension without stopping.

Rod: "But her spiritual nature is still unstable."

"Maybe it's not enough! Go faster!"

As Vivian writhed beneath him, black runes began to appear on various parts of her snow-white body.

Rod knew this giant squirrel didn't understand either, so he simply stopped paying attention to her and buried his head in hard work.

【Elibert's Fun Love Secret Manual】 was operated to the extreme.

But for quite a while, there was still no effect.

Rod's heart grew ruthless; he simply sucked all the contaminated spiritual nature into his own body.

Cui Qian was shocked: "You are sucking in that spiritual nature contaminated by Aether and Spirit Power? Huh? It seems effective... but won't you just get contaminated?"

"Don't make noise; I can endure it."

With the contaminated spiritual nature entering his body, Rod immediately felt a hot and chaotic power begin to act upon his spirit.

Fortunately, the extremely high spiritual resistance brought by 【Will of the Firmament】 exempted him from external interference.

After all, Vivian had not suffered a direct attack; most likely, she appeared in an inappropriate location and thus contracted strange Aether and Spirit Power.

Inside the different spatial dimensions, this kind of unconscious contamination is mostly at the spiritual level.

Therefore, Rod was confident he could exempt the contamination and save the Tree Spirit.

At the same time, 【Negative Emotion Absorption】 also began to operate wildly.

【Lust +10】

【Lust +10】

【Lust +10】

Lust points rose wildly.

"Oh? The contaminated spiritual nature was absorbed by this skill?"

With the accumulation of contaminated spiritual nature, Rod gradually felt physical discomfort, but the absorption of 【Negative Emotion Absorption】 began to continuously reduce the symptoms.

Presumably, the Aether and Spirit Power that Vivian contracted belonged to the 【Lust】 level.

Quickly.

The situation of the Tree Spirit stabilized because of this.

Rod paid no attention to changing postures and worked continuously until the sun set in the evening.

Even after finishing, he did not stop; he directly started a second round, a third round, and so on, with durability and recovery force maxed out.

Only then was the contaminated spiritual nature finally absorbed completely.

Due to 【Negative Emotion Absorption】, he was basically unaffected.

And the Lust points rose directly to 2700, which was simply outrageous.

From this, regarding the 【Mirage Web】 of Lust, he also comprehended several new uses.

First, he could force some powerful beings who normally could not fall into illusions to fall victim by increasing the consumption of Lust points.

Second, also by consuming points, he could weave Illusory Realms.

Third, spending a starting 1000 points of Lust to turn illusions into reality; the specific cost is determined by the thing manifested.

"Oh my heavens."

The giant squirrel Cui Qian looked at the Tree Spirit, who was filled to the brim and in a mess, with her mouth agape: "Are you really human?"

"Many people have this question."

Rod held the still-trembling tree spirit in his arms, soothing her gently.

Once she had calmed completely, he went to the bathroom to wash her body.

Half-asleep, half-awake, Vivian felt the soreness and pleasure all over her body. She vaguely recalled what had happened in the Tree Realm, and the unforgettable, terrifying sight she had glimpsed in that other space, which filled her with panic and dread.

But the moment she opened her eyes, she saw the handsome face of the human forester washing her body, and her sense of security instantly overflowed.

Lazily yet firmly, she hugged Rod tight and refused to let go for a long time.

"I can't wash your chest anymore, Vivian — I splashed quite a bit up there."

"Mm~"

The tree spirit let out a rare, coquettish hum.

【Vivian's obedience to you +8, current obedience: 94】

【Obedience has exceeded 90, unlocking a shared skill】

【Beginning random draw.】

Countless entries scrolled past.

Some were familiar old skills, others were unfamiliar new entries.

They were presumably new skills Vivian had mastered after reaching seventh tier.

Then the pointer stopped on 【????】.

"Hm?"

【Chou Qu Cheng Gong】

A streak of Jin Guang swept over the question marks, revealing the true name.

【Shared Skill: Daphne's Spirit Seed】

【Details: A hidden hand left in the tree spirit's bloodline by an unknown being named Daphne. In the vastness of the universe, no one knows that she has survived the erosion of the long ages, slumbering as she awaits the chance to ascend to godhood.

This skill will bestow Spirit Seeds at irregular intervals. After consuming a Spirit Seed, one will gain enlightenment-level growth in spirituality, ether, psychic energy, mind, body, soul, and consciousness. Reusable.】

Rod raised an eyebrow.

Wasn't this the Spirit Seed reward Vivian had given him after he saved Miss Xiao Ke back then?

"So it was a hidden hand left by a high-tier being — and one that 'no one knows about,' at that."

He had a vague sense of foreboding. As the sole person in the know, he wasn't sure whether the other party would come knocking.

(End of chapter)