Published: February 10, 2025
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Even though the Yama Tree possesses great wisdom, it is ultimately not human and struggles a bit with emotional control. When it heard about the Life Brain, it displayed a clear sense of excitement.
Previously, while in Linhai, the Yama Tree controlled the entire city. Aside from treating the humans there as its food, it also managed to create the Life Brain, which was almost a manifestation of its highest abilities.
However, it accidentally had the Life Brain snatched away by Ye Zhongming.
Why is it so determined to follow Ye Zhongming and the people of Cloud Summit? Besides seeking revenge, the most important reason is that it wants to reclaim the Life Brain!
That is the embodiment of its dream of evolution.
Now, this human actually says he can return it to him?
The position one holds influences one's thoughts; the Yama Tree, valuing the Life Brain greatly, instinctively believes that Ye Zhongming would also hold it in high regard. Since it's so important, could it be that you’re trying to deceive me by offering it back?
Seeing the Yama Tree's initial excitement turn into suspicion, Ye Zhongming continued, "Compared to the rewards I could gain here, the Life Brain is not my first choice. It is something you created, perfectly suited to your body. Collaborating would maximize the benefits for both of us."
"I know you have doubts and fear that I might go back on my word. After all, the Life Brain is not with me. I can allow you to plant a vein soul in me!"
Upon hearing Ye Zhongming say this, the Yama Tree was finally taken aback, exclaiming, "How do you know about the vein soul?!"
Ye Zhongming remained silent and casually scattered some black Nourishing Life Soil on the ground, then planted a seed of a carnivorous plant. After activating his cultivation skill, a carnivorous plant rapidly grew and matured.
Although the Yama Tree understood Ye Zhongming's ability when the second Luo Shen Cypress appeared in Linhai, witnessing it in person still brought a shock.
It was akin to a human watching another life form instantly grow a baby into an adult with a wave of their hand.
It was astonishing and unbelievable.
Perhaps for the Yama Tree, this was also a kind of 'divine intervention'.
Ye Zhongming made this gesture without further explanation, as he had no way to clarify but pretended to be profound, confident that the Yama Tree would fill in the gaps with its own thoughts.
Sure enough, seeing Ye Zhongming's ability made the Yama Tree believe that this human indeed knew about the vein soul.
The vein soul is actually a supplementary ability that appears when a mutated plant reaches a high level, specifically after level seven. Due to their plant characteristics, individuals of the same kind can easily inhabit the same area or, as they grow, develop root systems underground that vastly outsize their above-ground trunks and crowns, making them quite prone to intertwining.
In such cases, if they wish to continue evolving, they need to occupy territories like humans and animals, preventing others of their kind from entering.
However, many mutated plants cannot move their bodies, so when two similar entities meet, they must fight to the death.
With the number of mutated plants far exceeding that of humans and mutated animals, it can be said that the underground is dominated by their root systems. If such confrontations become frequent, the number of mutated plants would sharply decline, losing their dominance on Earth.
Thus, when they evolve to a high level, a supplementary ability emerges — the vein soul — allowing mutual planting in each other's bodies, which facilitates cooperation and cohabitation within the same area.
It can be said that this is a manifestation of group behavior in mutated plants and also a self-protection mechanism among species, similar to human alliances.
Of course, this vein soul can be planted in other life forms, but the latter often lacks the ability to trust such actions.