Published: February 11, 2025
The Yama Tree had been at Cloud Summit for some time, and Cloud Summit Villa was keeping its promise by searching for ways for her to become stronger and turn into a human.
As part of their agreement, fighting against the Holy Father was something the Yama Tree had to do. Even if she was close to Ye Zhongming, she wouldn't take risks here just for friendship.
Although there were substantial risks involved, she also enjoyed the additional benefits brought by Cloud Summit's technology. These fruits were new means that the Yama Tree gained through Cloud Summit's technology.
After Ye Zhongming upgraded his gardener profession and learned the new professional skill of transplantation, one of the most successful examples was the modification of the Yama Tree’s second body.
He had transplanted some parts of the Hypocritical Ghost Tree onto the Yama Tree’s second body.
Now, the Hypocritical Ghost Tree located underground at Cloud Summit Villa had become a sixth-level being. Although it was still severely injured by Ye Zhongming’s men every moment, its evolution speed was quite impressive.
Moreover, due to the increase in evolution level, its intelligence had also grown significantly, especially noticeable after reaching the fifth level.
After numerous battles, Cloud Summit Villa had obtained a vast amount of materials, and with the Luo Shen Cypress seeds that Ye Zhongming acquired, there was basically no need to plunder anything from the Hypocritical Ghost Tree anymore.
Due to strict oversight, the Hypocritical Ghost Tree's unique breeding method also prevented it from producing offspring.
After gaining intelligence, this creature displayed a strong sense of resignation. However, the people of Cloud Summit remained very vigilant against it.
With intelligence came ambition. Since freedom was unattainable, the true goal of the Hypocritical Ghost Tree became to make Cloud Summit believe in itself.
Previously, it certainly didn't harbor any good intentions. The nature of an evolved life made it yearn for a free and unrestrained life. Its submission was merely superficial.
However, when the Yama Tree arrived, the Hypocritical Ghost Tree completely abandoned other thoughts and only hoped to become part of Cloud Summit as soon as possible.
It had no choice; it was merely a newly evolved sixth-level mutated life form, while the Yama Tree was already at the pinnacle of the eighth level.
As a fellow being, this kind of suppression was almost impossible to resist.
After encountering the Hypocritical Ghost Tree, the first thing the Yama Tree did was devour it, scaring the Hypocritical Ghost Tree so much that its soul almost fled. If Ye Zhongming had not later intervened to help the Hypocritical Ghost Tree regrow its body, it would have already become someone else's nourishment.
However, the control and suppression between beings of the same kind were far more solid than any other methods. As long as the Yama Tree remained friendly with Cloud Summit, the Hypocritical Ghost Tree had no possibility of turning the tables.
So would the Yama Tree turn against Cloud Summit? The Hypocritical Ghost Tree hadn’t lost hope, but when it heard the Yama Tree chase after Ye Zhongming, saying that once she became human, they would do some embarrassing things together, it completely despaired.
It truly did not want to die—really.
Thus, when Ye Zhongming prepared to transplant the Hypocritical Ghost Tree onto the Yama Tree, he received full cooperation from this mutated plant.
It contributed its most unique ability of evolution fruit.
Liu Zhenghong was indeed an extremely excellent and formidable scientist, but she was not omnipotent; the technology she mastered also had its limitations.
If Liu Zhenghong conducted a series of treatments after the transplantation, the resulting effects would be far greater than when Ye Zhongming relied solely on his professional skills.
The Yama Tree's own evolution level was much higher than that of the Hypocritical Ghost Tree, and its strength was far beyond that of the latter. Such a transplantation was originally unsuitable, but the Hypocritical Ghost Tree’s remarkable ability related to evolution fruits was something the Yama Tree found very appealing. Ye Zhongming and Liu Zhenghong naturally helped out.