Chapter 699: The Blessing of the Natural Elf

In the central spot, there is a massive tree stump!

That's right, it's a tree stump!

It's very thick; the diameter looks to be over ten meters, but unfortunately only a stump about four or five meters tall remains.

It's hard to imagine how gigantic this tree was when it was alive.

No wonder it's the ruins of an elf city; the city center is indeed a huge tree like this.

I bet when this great tree was alive, it must have covered most of the town's sky.

No wonder, as we came through, we saw many collapsed buildings in the city, as if something had smashed them.

In some places, you can still vaguely see tree debris.

At first, Su Sheng thought this was an elf ruin, with many trees planted.

Now it seems the whole city has only this one tree.

The things that crushed the houses are the branches that fell when this great tree collapsed.

As for why we can't see those branches now, it's probably because of age; they've been corroded by Demon Energy, leaving only a few larger sections with some residue.

At this moment, the massive wooden stump is completely covered by a black aura, its black markings.

Rolling black aura churns within the hollow of the stump.

Demon Energy!

All that rolling surge is Demon Energy, its concentration at the extreme.

That massive tree stump gave Su Sheng an especially familiar feeling.

Demon Energy Well!

Indeed, the great tree at the center of the fallen elf city was felled by the Demon Race and turned straight into a Demon Energy Well.

It's a bit like that massive furnace back in Chi Yan City.

For the elf race, the importance of this huge tree is probably comparable to the Dwarf Race's central furnace.

How…

The Demon Race always likes to turn others' important symbols into Demon Energy Wells, huh?

Seriously… it's like shrimp and pork together.

I have no idea, if a Human Clan's city falls, where the Demon Race would convert into a Demon Energy Well.

Ugh~

If a big chicken leg falls, all Human Clan cities shouldn't fall… except for those four small islands, it'd be best if they all fell.

…

However, what shocked Su Sheng wasn't the Demon Energy Well made from the tree stump.

It was… that around this Demon Energy Well there is a ring of Four-colored Light Curtain!

This Four-colored Light Curtain.

This Four-colored Light Curtain directly blocks most of the Demon Energy surging out from the stump.

And the core of this Four-colored Light Curtain lies right before Su Sheng.

Under the massive stump already covered in black markings, there is a tree root emitting four-colored light.

Unsurprisingly, this Four-colored Light Shield comes from that root.

That root, at its base, is a four-colored Divine Artifact item… or material.

Su Sheng's heart raced instantly.

Moreover, the whole courtyard appears empty, no monsters at all… that four-colored tree root sits there as if within Su Sheng's easy reach.

Although…

Su Sheng is also frustrated: why does this crucial Demon Energy Well have heavy outer defenses but nothing in its core area?

Perhaps the Demon Race thinks no one can breach the outer patrols.

Of course… there is another possibility.

That is… the effect of the four-colored tree root is to block the Demon Energy from exiting the Demon Energy Well.

The Demon Race might even hope someone will take that four-colored tree root away.

Only…

Su Sheng hesitated a bit, glancing at the raging Demon Energy churning within the Four-colored Light Curtain.

If he takes the four-colored tree root, those Demon Energies might burst out and sweep the whole city, right?

Then Su Sheng came to his senses: this city is already Xianluo Zhicheng, so whether the Demon Energy sweeps or not makes little difference.

But…

Su Sheng opened the Team Channel: "How much longer until the boss there is cleared?"

"It still has sixty percent HP; if all goes well, it should take about forty minutes."

Zhang Zhi replied in the channel immediately.

"Hurry, I might have some movement on my side."

"Got it!" Zhang Zhi responded, and instantly sent a message over there.

Su Sheng looked at the four-colored tree root before him, pondering lightly.

If he takes it, the Demon Energy will surely surge out.

By then, probably everyone in the city will enter a Demon Energy suppression state.

So he still has to wait.

He'll have to wait until they finish the boss over there before he can take that four-colored tree root.

So, Su Sheng just waited in place.

Meanwhile…

Over there they received news from Zhang Zhi and decisively sped up.

Although they were all puzzled.

The Chairman wants to cause what kind of commotion, to make them finish this BOSS as soon as possible.

In the accelerated state, a few casualties occurred, but fortunately the BOSS was also taken down in about half an hour.

"There is an orange loot, but it's just material."

Prototype Puppet Core (orange).

Item.

Description: a finely crafted puppet core, slightly damaged; repair it and it can continue to be used.

Also a level‑60 purple Long Sword; the rest is junk.

But the key is indeed on the BOSS.

Then a group of people surged into the room.

Immediately after, a pile of materials was revealed.

As for that orange beam.

It turned out to be a blueprint.

Combat Puppet Design Blueprint (orange).

Materials: …

Usage requirement: Senior Artisan.

Description: …

Combat Puppet (orange).

Attributes: vary according to differences in materials and craftsmanship.

The prototype puppet core that the BOSS previously dropped is exactly this, the core material for the Combat Puppet.

Next, there is a heap of various purple related materials, apparently all for this Combat Puppet.

Overall it's not a loss.

Su Sheng still remembers that he has a puppet design blueprint on hand, but it has already been handed over to the Dwarf Race, and he doesn't know whether it's been completed. (Chapter 188)

This is another Combat Puppet.

It can be counted as an unexpected gain.

Now…

It's my turn!

Su Sheng immediately maintained stealth mode.

Then he approached that four‑colored tree root.

Although it looks like the whole courtyard is quiet and still.

Nevertheless, caution is still wise.

After all, it's still about the Four-colored Artifact.

Getting close!

Su Sheng also feels a bit excited, his heart rate quickening.

Reach out!

Grab!

No obstruction!

Pick it up!

Ding~

Picked up "Blessing of the Nature Spirit".

Swish~

Added to inventory!

As Su Sheng acts, the Four-colored Light Curtain above the Demon Energy well formed by the massive tree stump suddenly vanishes.

Boom!

The dense Demon Energy that had been suppressed by the Four-colored Light Curtain suddenly erupts, and the whole black mist wave shoots straight up!

Ding~

Ding~

Ding~

One after another, Demon Energy alert sounds came.

Su Sheng has no time to look further nor to think much.

He only glanced at his status bar.

Demonic Qi Suppression State, suppression attribute 38%, with toughness offsetting 2%.

Otherwise this Demonic Qi Suppression Effect would directly reach 40%!

Attributes would almost directly fold, making combat impossible in this situation.