Chapter 82: Ruthless Transaction

This was a ruthless body transaction.

Worse still, the party using the body as capital was Rod himself.

To be honest, Eva's experience was not good.

A body that wasn't soft enough, a sticky resin that became highly adhesive without continuous movement, a suction force so violent and powerful it was hard to withdraw, and the disadvantage of being unable to change posture easily because her feet were connected to the tree trunk.

Even more excessive was that as soon as she accumulated enough quantity, she immediately squeezed Rod out and forcibly teleported him back to reality.

Blocked.

Never doing tree sex again.

Vivian doesn't count; she counts as a tree elf, not a tree.

Anyway, I won't enter the Emerald Domain again.

Rod decided to seal this matter away, letting the memory drift away with the wind.

Fortunately.

What Eva bestowed was enough to soothe his soul.

【Blessing of the Sky Ancient Tree: Grow bigger, then bigger still; this is the Sky Ancient Tree's sole meaning of survival, and she projects this onto those who receive the blessing. This effect can apply to flesh, spirit, and objects.】

【Partial Authority of the 'Maintain' Domain: Eva, having resided in the domain for long, has already comprehended this authority, and she shares it with you. Note: It strengthens according to class intensity.】

【Will of the Sky: With an unshakable name, it grants the holder superhuman mental will, exempting them from the vast majority of negative Jing Shen Xi Fa spells.】

Added 【Growth Spirituality】 121 points.

Plus a 【Elbert's Quirky Love Grimoire】.

This thing actually counts as a breathing technique.

And it looks like the class is quite good.

Unlike the Ye Hu Xi Fa, this new breathing technique places more emphasis on improving physical constitution.

Forget it.

For the sake of these things, I'll forgive her.

Over the next two days

All the ascenders who entered the domain were temporarily isolated.

As a VIP, Rod naturally received special treatment and was invited to stay alone in a luxurious room.

During this time, there were no spell inspections and no drug controls.

Two days later.

As soon as Rod left the isolation point, he saw Tally and Gema coming to welcome him.

Perhaps because the experience with Eva that day was too terrible.

Rod took the initiative to step forward and hug Tally.

Smelling her sweet fragrance and feeling the soft, boneless body in his arms.

"Missed me?" Tally asked with a wicked smile.

"Yes, missed you too much."

Rod immediately felt the body in his arms stiffen, then the temperature rose rapidly.

【Tally's obedience to you +5, current obedience: 69】

Hmm?

That much?

Haven't I said sweet nothings to her before? Seems like I really haven't.

Tally's obedience is hard to increase, and he has never found a pattern.

Unlike Vivian, whose obedience goes up whenever she feels Rod is treating trees well.

Rod loosened his arms and looked at her face.

He found her skin had turned flushed, and her throat was panting heavily.

Her eyes could no longer maintain human form, revealing black-red demon pupils.

This was obviously the sign that Tally was about to reach her climax.

One sentence making a succubus happy?

No time to lose; fearing she would go berserk on the spot, Rod hurriedly picked her up and rushed to the nearby inn.

Along the way, Tally couldn't hold back and hugged her master's head, gnawing wildly.

Anyone not knowing would think it was a zombie.

Another great battle ensued.

One can only say there is no harm without comparison.

Plump, fleshy thighs, combined with a slender, tight waist that his two hands could almost completely grasp.

This created a strong contrast and gap; when Rod grabbed them, it felt as if they were natural handles.

After most of the day.

The rare, full succubus suffered from food coma and actually fell asleep while cleaning up the small snacks.

During that time, she seemed to have a dream, biting several times.

But Rod's body was powerful, so he wasn't injured.

Rod let her return to the shadows to rest.

He himself went downstairs to the inn to eat something.

"Mr. Rod, over here."

Gema waved at him.

It seems she did not leave and has been waiting here all along.

Beside her stood a lawman wearing emerald-green-edged armor exclusive to Emerald City.

After a brief introduction, they learned this was Harris, the captain of the law enforcement team in the South District.

He had come specifically to check on Rod's condition.

The law captain had bandages on his forehead and arms, clearly indicating he had faced conflict directly after the Jade Tree's monsterization.

Rod ordered some Giant Ale and food.

After exchanging pleasantries, the three ate and chatted casually.

"Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened to you."

Harris said with a bitter smile.

Clearly, the classic attraction of Emerald City—the Jade Tree—being monsterized had drawn far more attention.

Major newspapers competed to report the incident.

As for the factory explosion that released toxic smoke but caused no actual harm, it had been suppressed to the lowest possible level.

This saved him a large sum of Jin Along.

"We didn't even know what happened."

Rod had asked Lily beforehand.

She explained that after successfully advancing her rank, she found she could not leave, so she simply continued cultivating until she was suddenly teleported out.

"You have no idea how pervasive those bards are; they gathered in Emerald City in large numbers almost the moment the incident occurred."

"I heard there is a spiritual technique among bards that allows them to sense events, one that only members of the Bard's Guild can learn."

The goblin, well-traveled across the continent, quickly revealed the secret of the bards.

"There is such a spiritual technique?"

Harris paused, then said, "No wonder they started announcing things before we even began tallying the injured; they even knew about the prison being breached and prisoners escaping."

Rod had also heard rumors of a battle that took place in the Central Square.

But at that time, he was within his domain and felt little of it directly.

He was just about to ask for details.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind—a message transmitted from afar.

The one receiving this message was precisely the High-Grade Open Dungeon Pass within his body.

【Pass Quest Triggered: The Dragon Soul of the Dungeon's Plea】

【Repel the outsiders coveting the Dragon Soul】

【Accept?】

Dragon Soul?

Who else could the dungeon's Dragon Soul be but the Red Dragon Saban?

Rod was about to return; after a brief discussion with Gema, they had originally decided to bypass Scorch City.

This was not only because they had offended the Holy Fire Squad and the Garrison Army.

More importantly, Harris had just revealed a piece of news.

The situation in Scorch City was currently not right.

News of Aethelron's steady retreat reached the ears of the Fire Lizard tribe of Koai; intelligence suggested they showed signs of launching an attack.

Once war broke out, the Open Dungeon located beside Scorch City would very likely be drawn into the conflict.

The Fire Lizards have a Tier-7 shaman; having a disaster spell detonated on them is no joke.

Rod did not want to be dragged into a war.

"It is not just the Koai tribe; informants report that a large number of Land Nagas crossed the dungeon heading toward the Mirror Desert, clearly indicating a power shift has occurred there as well."

Harris shook his head, looking like a man deeply concerned for his country and people.

He added, "You may not know that the Yige Sect once proselytized in Scorch City for a time, but later, for some unknown reason, all the missionaries vanished overnight. I always felt the Yige Sect was involved in this."

The Argyle family, lords of Gale City, and Count Kideon, lord of Emerald City, have always been united in their front lines and share the same attitude toward the Yige Sect.

Therefore, there are no traces of the Yige Sect in Emerald City.

The lord of Scorch City, however, is different; the city's natural environment is harsh, many races cannot live there long-term, so in principle, they do not exclude anyone.

(End of Chapter)