Doomsday Roulette

CHAPTER TEXT:

"Two in One"

Ye Zhongming was no longer in the weak, elderly state he had just been in; he had returned to his normal appearance and began to actively try to break free from control.

However, he felt helpless as he could not escape the branches of Lan. It seemed that this guy needed his skills to absorb energy.

"Boss! Zhongming! Little Ye!"

Some shouts came from outside. The others at Cloud Summit noticed that Ye Zhongming seemed to be inactive, and they were reminding him to give up quickly.

What they didn't know was that Ye Zhongming was currently unable to break free.

For a moment, Ye Zhongming felt as if his hands were fused with the branches of Lan.

Forcing himself to calm down, Ye Zhongming knew it wasn't time for despair yet. The reason he didn't use mental communication to call Red Hair over to cut the branches of Lan was that he discovered there were a few white flowers blooming between the leaves of Lan that had already risen to a height of fifteen meters.

The emerald green and snowy white formed a striking contrast.

Blooming?

This was what Ye Zhongming was most concerned about right now.

Lan blooming?

The mystery of this plant had made Ye Zhongming experience it firsthand, and he was curious about what would happen after it bloomed.

Ye Zhongming knew that speculating here would yield no results, so he began to observe the reactions of the battle beasts around him. This was the most direct approach.

He was already familiar with the Earth Yellow Pill, Yangos, and the Three-Trunked Elephant. He saw these creatures with their eyes closed, quietly lying there, their breathing rhythmic, as if they were asleep.

Compared to earlier, their breathing rhythm had quickened a bit.

This indicated that these creatures were absorbing more energy now than before.

It seemed that the energy produced after Lan bloomed had increased.

At the same time, Ye Zhongming, who had returned to his peak state, also noticed changes underground, the deaths of the Rat King couple, and the previous mental communication they had transmitted to the King of Cloud Summit.

Could the root system of Lan kill and absorb eighth-level life forms?!

Ye Zhongming was shocked beyond measure. It had just grown from a small seedling to its current state; how could it possess such powerful abilities?

Even the Rat King couple was not considered a strong combat force among the life forms of Cloud Summit, yet they brought with them a hundred thousand subordinates. Together, even the Earth Yellow Pill or Yangos would have to be cautious. How could they have been killed so easily? Had their energy turned into a large tree?

Ye Zhongming began to worry.

If these roots had nothing to absorb energy from underground, would they suddenly rush to the surface?

Right now, there were over twenty thousand mutated life forms around Lan, and most of the battle beasts from Cloud Summit were already here. If these roots killed them all, then Cloud Summit’s power would be reduced by a third!

Moreover, the roots of Lan wouldn’t only be interested in mutated life forms; they would likely have the same interest in evolvers. Given how easily they killed the Rat King couple, wouldn't the entire Cloud Summit be in danger?

This was something Ye Zhongming could not tolerate.

He decided to take action.

If Lan only exhibited its ability to enhance battle beasts, then Ye Zhongming would definitely choose to have Red Hair chop down and burn this tree. Because it was a ticking time bomb, threatening to bring crisis to the entire Cloud Summit at any moment.

Compared to its usefulness, the potential threat of Lan made Ye Zhongming apprehensive.

But now that this tree had bloomed, would it bear fruit? If the energy it emitted could have such a strong effect on battle beasts, then what about the fruit it produced?

Could it be a divine fruit for mutated life forms?

With this speculation, Ye Zhongming was reluctant to destroy the tree outright.

He chose another method.

Facing Lan, Ye Zhongming released a skill.

Wisdom Mark!