Published: February 10, 2025
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Ye Zhongming is a person who has lived through the apocalypse for over ten years. He is not accustomed to, no, he should say that he will absolutely not entrust his life to others.
Although the vein soul is similar to a contract, disappearing once both parties complete their agreements, who knows if this level eight mutated plant has any other methods it can use? What if it truly does have some? Wouldn't Ye Zhongming either be killed by it or controlled?
Therefore, from the moment the vein soul was proposed, Ye Zhongming never intended to abide by the agreement. It’s not that he plans to deceive the Yama Tree and renege on his promise; on the contrary, he is prepared to keep his word, but he just isn’t used to being bound by others.
Previously, Ye Zhongming would rather have fought the Yama Tree to the death than propose such an agreement. But things are different now. Ye Zhongming has just obtained the Earth equipment and the set attribute of Life Nourishment. Within it lies a power that can remove negative states.
Strictly speaking, although the vein soul isn't considered harmful, it is a kind of negative state that can be removed. Therefore, for Ye Zhongming, this high-level mutated plant's ability can only stay in his body for at most two months, which is the cooldown period of the Earth attribute gift. After this, Ye Zhongming will remove this mark.
Of course, Ye Zhongming wasn’t as kind-hearted as he seemed. He had already made up his mind to treat the Yama Tree as a tool. After going out, the secret realm journey is imminent. A little coercion to make the Yama Tree accompany him would provide a candidate to deal with King Zun. After returning to this world, he would take it to Liu Zhenghong for research. Scientific endeavors must undergo countless setbacks and time; without a few years, how could any results be expected, right?
By then, he could stay longer at Cloud Summit, enjoy good food and drink, and everyone would see each other frequently. What if something happened at Cloud Summit? Could you just stand by and watch? Even if you wanted to be a bystander, what if the one responsible for transforming you, Liu Zhenghong, had a headache or danger? If you don’t take action, you better think it through!
Furthermore, at that time, if the human was the knife and the tree was the fish, what if he could brainwash the Yama Tree? Ye Zhongming wouldn’t mind turning it into a symbol of Cloud Summit Villa.
Alright, he was thinking a bit too far ahead, but Ye Zhongming had already paved the way for the Yama Tree's future; now it just needed a little push.
Both sides began to swear an oath and quickly completed the vein soul. It was merely that after going out, Ye Zhongming would hand over the Life Brain to the Yama Tree, then assist it in transforming into a human, and the Yama Tree would abandon the tests here. Before both sides completed the vein soul, they needed to coexist peacefully.
"Why do I feel a bit uneasy? You wouldn’t deceive me, would you?"
The Yama Tree's woman-like face showed a puzzled expression, feeling that Ye Zhongming's gaze was rather sly.
Ye Zhongming put on a righteous demeanor, shaking his head firmly to deny it, then suspiciously stroked his chin while looking at the Yama Tree.
"You wouldn’t be up to any tricks with the vein soul, would you?"
The Yama Tree immediately became righteous as well, and both sides performed for a while before parting ways.
"Then I will wait for you outside." The Yama Tree moved closer to Ye Zhongming, its transparent body nearing him. Since both sides had signed the vein soul, they couldn’t attack each other, and Ye Zhongming did not make any defensive moves.
"It smells so good; I really want to take a bite." The Yama Tree’s woman-like face exaggeratedly sniffed Ye Zhongming, then casually said, "But don't die."
After saying that, it meaningfully glanced at the other two groups of life forms ahead.