Published: February 9, 2025
Before Ye Zhongming came to search for the Yama Tree, he had Yang Yixi procure two items for him. One was a high-grade purification agent, intended for Nogaei, to guide him in locating the Yama Tree's main body.
The other item was a pill—a waking ball.
This was a product made by pharmacists, designed to be taken before using a skill. After using the skill, it would restore the mental energy consumed by the skill and reset the skill's cooldown time.
Due to habits formed in his previous life, Ye Zhongming was more inclined to prepare for failure than to anticipate victory. Although he was initially only worried that this skill would be ineffective against the clearly higher-evolved Yama Tree, he nonetheless prepared for unexpected situations regarding mental energy.
When he learned that someone could manufacture purification agents in this area while inquiring about his guide, Ye Zhongming realized there was a high chance of obtaining a waking ball.
Because this kind of pill with excellent properties also produced purification agents as a by-product, the fact that Nogaei could continuously purchase purification agents indicated that a pharmacist in Linhai City had obtained the formula for the waking ball and was consistently attempting to manufacture it.
Sure enough, after paying a hefty price, Ye Zhongming acquired a waking ball.
Even though he was covered in blood after being ruthlessly attacked by nature, Ye Zhongming did not forget to consume the waking ball before using the wisdom mark.
When Ye Zhongming was flung out by the Yama Tree, thanks to the waking ball, his mental energy had already recovered to its previous level; he just had some injuries. His immobility was mostly feigned, intended to seek an opportunity for a comeback after the wisdom mark failed.
Thus, when the Yama Tree was left a bit dazed and uncomfortable by the wisdom mark, Ye Zhongming seized this opportunity to obtain the legendary treasure that belonged exclusively to the Yama Tree in Linhai City.
"Let go!"
The Yama Tree screamed, and all the tentacles around it shot towards Ye Zhongming.
The Life Brain was its core body part that it specially 'manufactured' for itself, consuming a significant amount of its energy and effort. After developing the desire to become human, the Yama Tree attached great importance to this part, which was as vital as its heart! It had already infused it with its blood essence and life force using secret methods.
Strictly speaking, it was a mutated plant, and its innate talent in offensive capability was naturally inferior to that of mutated animals of the same level. To possess such powerful area skills as those from the forces of nature was already quite rare.
However, mutated plants had the highest talent in other aspects, especially in auxiliary abilities or mysterious and bizarre branches. Just look at places like the creation of corpses, slime lakes, and human faces to understand how strange the Yama Tree's abilities were.
It was clear to everyone that the Life Brain produced by such a creature was definitely a precious item.
Ye Zhongming focused on it because the Life Brain was the best thing here, aside from the Yama Tree itself.
Grabbing the Life Brain, Ye Zhongming turned to run.
"You can't escape! This is my territory!"
Although the Life Brain was not the Yama Tree's main body, it was something that took immense effort and energy to cultivate, making its importance undeniable. Now that it was in someone else's hands, the impact on the Yama Tree was even heavier than the previous blow from the wisdom mark.
It madly chased after Ye Zhongming, with its roots, the tentacles in the slime lake, and even the branches from Branch Mountain all attacking him, determined to keep this human here.
With the slime lake having completely collapsed, although the terrain and viscosity temporarily prevented it from becoming a new lake, the slime on the ground was already several meters deep, and large amounts of slime continued to flow down from above. Every second, the depth of the slime was increasing.