NOVEL NEXT Chapter535-The Life Elder Tree
After acquiring the materials, Daniel didn't just leave them to gather dust in a warehouse. Instead, he quickly used them to synthesize several new God Rank Skills.
[Phantom Solidification]
Effect: Creates numerous phantoms and grants them a certain degree of tangibility. These phantoms will have their own abilities and can serve as decoys or substitutes to interfere with others.
[Void Poison Mist]
Effect: Creates a toxic mist in the void, capable of affecting the physical world and dealing damage based on the target's maximum HP.
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For Daniel, these new upgrades were highly significant. Although these newly synthesized God Rank Skills were ranked lower in terms of power, they were still God Rank, and their effects were formidable.
However, the greatest value of these new skills wasn't their direct usage. Instead, they were meant to be incorporated into his Infinity Domain, where their effects could be attached to specific abilities.
For instance, when Daniel used Meteor Arrow Rain now, he could infuse it with additional elemental properties and damage effects from his newly acquired skills.
Backworld, Chaos Battlefield.
Two massive half-beastmen, each standing over ten meters tall, were side by side. At their feet, a mountain of biological remains, left behind by countless fallen creatures, was piled up high.
Suddenly, one of the half-beastmen, a fierce tiger-like beast, paused in its tracks. The lion half-beastman beside him frowned and turned to his companion, asking,
"What's wrong?"
"I sense someone... A terrifying yet somewhat bored individual in the desert."
"He killed all the Fake Gods in the desert."
The lion half-beastman blinked in surprise.
"Hmm? There's someone so bored in Backworld? He's already reached Demigod Rank, and yet he's slaughtering those weak Fake Gods? Does he really plan to abandon this opportunity just for this?"
The two towering half-beastmen exchanged a look, both equally puzzled. They couldn't understand why, at such a critical juncture, a Demigod would choose to hunt down those weak Fake Gods rather than come to the Chaos Battlefield.
After all, the Chaos Battlefield was one of the few places where one could achieve godhood. Missing out on it would be an irreversible loss for any Demigod.
They just couldn't wrap their heads around it.
In their eyes, only someone of Demigod Rank would be capable of wiping out so many Fake Gods. But would a Fake God be able to do this? They didn't even consider that possibility.
After all, there were hundreds, if not thousands, of Fake Gods in the desert. If one of them had done it, just how powerful would they have to be?
Only the few beings from over a thousand years ago could have accomplished such a feat. But those beings had all ascended to godhood long ago.
So… it couldn't have been a Fake God.
No way!
These two Demigods hadn't heard of any extraordinary god-rank beings in the past thousand years. If there truly were someone with such power, they would have certainly been known, not just in Backworld, but in the entire cosmos.
"So, could it be some foolish individual who's hiding their faith again?"
"I think it could be someone from the Emerald Forest. You know how they are, always so boring."
"But even if it were them, would they really head to the desert? Sure, it's not too far, but they wouldn't leave their territory, would they?"
"This situation's odd. Even if the Emerald Forest people are involved, they should've calmed down by now. Their Demigod leader should be in the Chaos Battlefield as well."
"Could it be someone from another faction? Like the Poison Tail Scorpions, or the Sandstone Men...?"
"They don't seem to have that kind of power right now. You know, there are plenty of Fake Gods in the desert. It wouldn't be an easy task to wipe them all out."
At that moment, the tiger half-beastman seemed to recall something, and a playful expression crossed his face.
"Remember, not long ago, a conflict broke out between several gods. Do you think this could be their doing?"
The lion half-beastman's face immediately grew serious.
"I remember that very clearly. Because of those gods leaving on their own, the Exile Territory seized the opportunity and launched a fierce assault, which impacted the entire Backworld."
"Yes, Luna even took matters into her own hands."
"But... would gods really waste their time wiping out Fake Gods? They're not even that important."
"Would you, even you, waste your energy hunting down Fake Gods?"
The question hung in the air, and both massive beasts fell into a heavy silence.
At that moment, the lion half-beastman's expression shifted as he suddenly glanced off toward the direction of the City of Luck.
"Do you think... we've overlooked something?"
Land of Origin,
Daniel arrived at the spot where the abyss had once stood.
At this moment, the abyss had disappeared, replaced by a massive Life Elder Tree. However, this Life Elder Tree was unlike any he had seen before. It radiated a complex energy, as though it was not merely a single Life Elder Tree, but a collective being formed from a fusion of many other plants.
Staring at the Life Elder Tree, Daniel's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"So... this is the power Laeve wanted to use to ascend to godhood?"
A glimmer of realization flashed in Daniel's eyes.
Now that he had reached Fake God rank, he could observe the Life Elder Tree again using the Eye of Insight, which allowed him to uncover more information. Through this, Daniel realized that Laeve hadn't actually died as he had thought. After failing to acquire his second god position, Laeve had no choice but to merge with the Life Elder Tree.
Since Laeve already possessed an abundance of life force, when he fused with the Life Elder Tree, it rapidly grew, benefiting from the infusion of Laeve's vitality. In return, the Life Elder Tree began to slowly heal Laeve's severely wounded body.
It was only after thousands of years of this process that Laeve was finally able to ascend from Fake God to true God.
But Daniel's visit here wasn't merely to observe the Life Elder Tree. He needed to borrow the tree's power.
"Laeve, I'm truly sorry, but right now, I have no choice but to use the power of the Life Elder Tree..."