Chapter 358 - 358: 【279】Attribute Breaks a Hundred, Official Breakthrough! (Requesting Monthly Tickets and Recommendations)_1
Chapter 358: 【279】Attribute Breaks a Hundred, Official Breakthrough! (Requesting Monthly Tickets and Recommendations)_1
The first ray of sunlight fell across the earth, casting the forest in what seemed to be a holy radiance.
Pei Jinye proceeded cautiously and on high alert.
He soon saw a glow of rosy clouds, and hidden deep within the ravine was a fissure in the earth from which copious amounts of red mist spewed forth, their heat waves making the wind sound like somber breathing.
Pei Jinye was amazed.
Next, he saw an ancient-looking willow with a powerful presence, its bark split open as if it were an old person weathered by time.
Only at the roots did a red halo spread, and occasionally, fiery red buds sprouted on the branches.
“Is there magma here? An underground volcano?”
Pei Jinye’s gaze grew solemn, “Why do I feel… that this place seems to be nurturing some kind of life?”
How could this be?
Pei Jinye did not dare to approach any closer.
He had intended to take a shortcut to Nagano’s Western Suburb, but who could have expected to encounter such a “fortuitous opportunity”?
Watching from afar as the willow swayed its branches gently with the breeze, Pei Jinye circled around the area, feeling strongly that this willow tree was extraordinary, a fact proven by the shimmering glow it emitted beneath the dim firelight.
His perceptual power quietly diffused outward.
The vigorous life force brought by the eightfold increase in the Wood Element suddenly caught the willow’s attention.
The branches rustled.
Before Pei Jinye could even grasp his sword to react, he saw the venerable willow extend a branch that seemed to stretch infinitely, offering up a fiery-hued sprout with all due propriety.
Pei Jinye narrowed his eyes.
He didn’t move.
The willow was very polite, making no overstepping actions… The air vibrated, and a message was conveyed.
Pei Jinye raised his eyebrows slightly, “Are you saying you want me to use the Wood Element to help you heal your old wounds and this bud is a thank you gift?”
The willow nodded, conveying another message.
This time, Pei Jinye was completely shocked.
“This bud can improve a person’s genes and can even help ordinary people awaken Extraordinary-Human Genes?”
The willow nodded again.
Pei Jinye’s breathing grew more rapid.
If what it said was true, then his elders at home would also be able to become Transcendents… In that case, they would have the ability to protect themselves.
“Give me one more, and I will help you,” Pei Jinye said in a deep voice.
The Big Willow Tree seemed to hesitate.
Pei Jinye’s gaze was earnest, “Blue Star People do not deceive each other. If you give me one more, I’ll definitely help you.”
The Big Willow Tree was silent for a moment.
It then offered up another fiery-hued sprout.
Pei Jinye caught it in the air, choosing not to make physical contact.
Not having grasped the full extent of the other party, he dared not approach recklessly.
“Roar—”
A ferocious beast’s roar came from the distance.
It appeared that a terrifying fierce beast had sensed the awakening of the Big Willow Tree and let out a thunderous bellow.
A massive figure rapidly approached from the far horizon.
It was a Saber-Toothed Tiger that radiated blazing flames.
Pei Jinye was about to unleash that Sword Intent.
Because this big fellow was as powerful as the Thunderbolt Bane he had encountered before.
However, in a fraction of a second,
A branch from the Big Willow Tree shot out, casually piercing through the big fellow’s head, killing it instantly.
Pei Jinye gasped in shock.
Holy smokes, a one-hit kill???
Pei Jinye eyed the willow branch floating not far in front of him as it conveyed a message in a gentlemanly manner: Don’t be afraid, no one will bother us.
Pei Jinye cleared his throat, “Brother Liu has remarkable skills, Brother Liu you’re incredible.”
The Big Willow Tree conveyed a message, “I am not a cow.”
“…Haha,” Pei Jinye laughed dryly, “Brother Liu, you’re quite the comedian.”
The Big Willow Tree did not understand the humor Pei Jinye was referring to and continued in its refined demeanor, transmitting a message on how Pei Jinye could heal its injuries.
Pei Jinye glanced at the distance where the fierce beast had been and then at his own proximity to the Big Willow Tree, fully understanding.
If the Big Willow Tree really wanted to harm him, he would already be a corpse by now.
“Brother Liu, such high integrity,” Pei Jinye praised.
Honestly following the instructions of the Big Willow Tree, he began to stimulate the Wood Element.
Clearly a First Rank Extraordinary, but with the power enhancement from the Lord of Elements, he burst forth with eight times his strength.
[More…]
The Big Willow Tree sent an anxious message.
Pei Jinye said with a wry smile, “Big Willow Brother, this is my limit. Blame me, it’s all my fault for being too weak.”
The conversation took a turn.
“Does Big Willow Brother have any Sealing Objects that can enhance strength? Or Heaven and Earth Variations?”
[…]
Pei Jinye looked up, why had Big Willow Brother fallen silent?
The originally cracking bark of the Big Willow Tree had now saw a restored hint of green in thirty percent of its area.
Suddenly, dozens of willow branches shot out.
Leaping out above Pei Jinye’s head, it made his scalp tingle.
What Pei Jinye didn’t expect, however, was that the branches suddenly wrapped around the corpse of the Saber-Toothed Tiger from before, with a great amount of blood spilling out, but eerily, it didn’t fall to the ground.
Instead, under the boost of the Big Willow Tree, the impurities in the blood were swiftly removed, condensing into a fist-sized Blood Bead.
The willow branches floated the Blood Bead in front of Pei Jinye.
“Are you saying, let me Devour it?”
The branches nodded.
Pei Jinye hesitated for a moment, but proceeded to do so.
If the Big Willow Tree really wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t have to go to such great lengths.
As the Blood Bead entered his body, a section of willow branch rested on Pei Jinye’s shoulder.
Pei Jinye nearly lashed out on instinct.
But reason triumphed over instinct.
Big Willow Tree: [Relax, I’ll help you refine it]
Pei Jinye forced a laugh: “Big Willow Brother is magnanimous!”
No sooner had he finished speaking.
His expression changed drastically.
The Vitality in his body suddenly began to circulate at breakneck speed as if in a blazing furnace.
Pei Jinye pulled up the attribute panel.
He saw the values of his Vitality, Stamina, and Psychic Power all soaring rapidly.
“What’s this operation?”
He truly didn’t understand this technique of Devouring and Refining.
Killing, draining blood, condensing, refining, all four steps done in one go could make his values skyrocket so quickly, if this happened a few more times…
Pei Jinye didn’t dare to hesitate anymore and immediately sat down cross-legged to begin running his own Cultivation Technique.
Multitasking.
Running “Mixed Yuan Twelve Lotuses” and “Four Seasons Talisman” at the same time!
The Big Willow Tree withdrew its branches, waiting quietly.
Twenty minutes quickly passed.
Pei Jinye opened his eyes.
The attribute panel prominently displayed—
[Vitality Value]: 103-103 kPa;
[Stamina]: 101.2-101.2;
[Psychic Power]: 101-101; (All three attributes surpass Third Rank Extraordinary standard of 100)
“I’m officially a Third Rank Extraordinary now!”
Pei Jinye let out a long breath.
12 hours ago, he could never have imagined that his attribute points would nearly double, propelling him to the official level of Third Rank Extraordinary!
It’s worth mentioning that, before this, Pei Jinye already had the strength to slay ordinary Third Rank Extraordinary People.
Now that he formally stepped into the Third Rank, it was hard to imagine just how powerful the combined might of his many Extraordinary attributes could be.
“Fourth Rank, can I kill it?”
Pei Jinye raised his head to look.
The Big Willow Tree rustled its branches.
[Come again]
Pei Jinye felt inspired, “Blood Beads, come again!”