Chapter 350: Xilu Fruit

Luo De picked three Xilu fruits.

Ignoring the blissful noises Xiao Lizǐ had been making, the spiritual energy contained in the three fruits was indeed considerable.

Come to think of it, this effect is similar to that of the 【Molar Earrings】.

But the quantity is far inferior.

Luo De thought for a moment and asked, "How abundant is the yield of these fruits?"

"My lord Luo De, given the current spiritual density of the forest, it produces two fruits per year."

Barely adequate.

But as the forest ascends in rank, its spiritual energy will surge dramatically—yield may increase further.

He thought thus.

He divided the three Xilu fruits among the spider-elf Yuna, the half-deer Xiao Ke, and the little fairy Tami beside him.

Xiao Ke paused, initially intending to shake her head and refuse.

But remembering Luo De's words—that her prophecy was an indispensable part of the forest—she fell silent for a moment, then accepted it.

Yuna knew her spiritual accumulation was insufficient.

Through this period of observation, she had learned the forest's potential enemy was Coral Bay, which possessed two great dragons.

If my strength is too low, I cannot aid my master; if I cannot aid my master, I might as well have died in the Dread Field.

She bowed and accepted the fruit.

Tami had no such thoughts—her face lit up with surprise and delight.

"Really? You're really giving it to Tami?!"

"Finders keepers."

"Yay!!!"

Luo De simultaneously applied a touch of 【Growth Spirituality】 to the trees within the 【Emerald Domain】's radius.

He observed the girls' reactions after consuming the Xilu fruits.

Mostly, he watched the little fairy.

As the saying goes: big is good, good is big.

A larger body has a natural advantage over a smaller one.

Consider adult giants, who are at least sixth-rank—though much of their intelligence is lacking, they're simply huge.

Their physical strength, power, skin, and bone density are all several times higher than normal humans'.

【Giant Power】 and 【Giant Constitution】 aren't just empty titles.

A human of the same rank facing them would be crushed under a single kick from a giant barely five to six meters tall.

But then again.

This is only a comparison of physical strength.

In real combat scenarios, the situation becomes far more complex.

Take giants' innate talents: they're all focused on the body, with almost no active skills.

Against human spiritual arts and spells, many variables arise.

In short.

Little fairy Tami's spiritual accumulation was only second-rank; her small size meant weak strength and physique—Luo De genuinely feared she might burst from the Xilu fruit's spiritual energy.

Fortunately, no problems arose.

All three showed significant growth after consuming the fruits.

Last night, Yuna had just reached high fifth-rank; after eating the fruit, she immediately advanced to mid-sixth-rank.

Xiao Ke reached low sixth-rank, while Tami made the greatest leap—appearing to have reached low fourth-rank.

Their progress varied, depending on each individual's rate of spiritual absorption.

But they were all delighted.

Especially Yuna, who was already tearful with joy.

Luo De noticed her spiritual energy was unstable due to her rapid advancement.

He pulled her aside to a secluded spot and once again savored the exquisite sensation of his oral chelicerae and closing cavity.

He did not use 【Elbert's Secret Guide to Pleasure】—instead, he employed the Plague Domain's 【Decay as One】 to harmonize her body.

Xiao Ke understood what they were doing; she angrily led Tami and the tree-creature Xiao Lizǐ away.

Yet inside, she was filled with bitterness and longing, faintly tinged with desire.

The passage of time suddenly accelerated.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed, arriving at late December.

To accelerate the growth of the forest dwellers' strength, the small villa at Henry Farm had become a brothel.

From the first-floor entrance to the kitchen, and from the second-floor staircase to Pan Ni's wardrobe, every space, every corner, bore the marks of Luo De and the girls.

Every night, the sounds of passion roared and shook the walls.

A new skill, 【Enraptured Infatuation】, had been added, whose primary function was: "Stimulate girls' lust and sensitivity through speech."

For example, take the slowest-reacting ghoul, Pan Ni.

Luo De merely whispered sweet nothings into her ear—his domain's power continuously stimulated her body, driving her soul to its peak.

But the domain's power was still too intense.

Using it on the girls risked breaking them; Luo De used this technique sparingly.

Windwall Forest, Baiyu Zone.

Luo De sat on a rock, watching the giant squirrel Cui Qian arrange collected branches into a peculiar shape.

Tally had transformed into a sisterly version of himself, her long hair cascading like a waterfall.

She lay lazily on his back.

Her arms affectionately circled his neck, playfully blowing air into his ears.

Luo De had just left the brothel and wandered the forest, discovering today was the day the gray squirrels of the World Tree dimension took their holiday.

Cui Qian was performing a summoning ritual.

But calling it a ritual isn't quite accurate.

After all, she required no mana, nor did she draw any magical runes—she simply arranged branches into different patterns.

"Hey—Cui Qian, are you done yet?"

The mare-girl Bang De muttered, urging impatiently.

Since her friend's friend was coming to visit, she naturally wanted to join the fun.

"Bang De, let me remind you: don't think having guests in the forest means you can skip your lessons—you still have to do them."

The elf Kali Site walked over slowly from afar, speaking coldly.

Behind her trailed the wooden-faced rat-man No. 3.

This month, Luo De had met the elf only rarely.

She was busy preparing the large-scale ascension ritual; the Windwall Forest was vast, and the setup alone had already taken nearly two months.

I wonder where she got so many resources.

Bang De shrank her shoulders at the sight of Kali Site and muttered a weak "Yes."

"Good morning."

"And you."

Kali Site, seeing Luo De smiling to the side, immediately turned her gaze on him.

Compared to her earlier mild tone, this was now icy cold.

"Who else could be as absurd as you? The noise every night—don't you realize it's disrupting my forest ascension ritual?"

"I'm just loud—how does that disrupt your ritual?"

Besides,

Henry Farm is far from the forest; even if the noise were louder, it wouldn't reach her ears in the Eucalyptus Zone.

"Shut up! Stupid human who lacks restraint and self-control—you'll die in bed one day, remembered as a disgrace, a soulless breeding tool."

Kali Site 's face flushed with anger.

Her clear, bright emerald eyes fixed on Luo De, icy and sweeping over his neck and body.

On Luo De's back, Tally, who always disliked Kali Site, met her gaze head-on, defiantly extending her long, pink tongue to lick her master's neck, leaving a glistening trail.

"I think it's time you learned restraint, human."

(End of Chapter)