Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate-Chapter 215 - 214: Mutation of the Ancient Tree of Knowledge
These two elders suddenly appeared.
Their presence was overwhelming, each reaching the heights of Tier Eight.
Even more than the rumors outside suggested.
Celestial Sword Sect has hidden itself quite deeply indeed.
If an ordinary Tier Seven Lord encountered them, they wouldn’t easily gain any advantage and would ultimately fall for Celestial Sword Sect’s insidious plot, swallowing their grievances with broken teeth.
But unfortunately.
They’ve met Lin You.
Looking at the terrifying vines that were covering the entire mansion, and the plants surging within the vines.
The hearts of those two Tier Eight elders couldn’t help but stir into stormy waves, their pupils fiercely trembling.
"Sect Leader, Grand Elder, all the disciples in our base are dead!"
At this moment, a Steward on the side cried out in shock.
The two elders’ expressions sank upon hearing it, looking at Lin You filled with murderous intent.
"Are you the Lord of Yellow Sand City, Lin You?"
Speaking was the white-robed elder standing at the front, the Sect Leader of Celestial Sword Sect, Yi Rufeng, with an aura as imposing as a rainbow, his robe fluttering without wind.
Clearly, they’ve thoroughly investigated Lin You’s identity.
"Since you know who I am, you should also know why I’m here, right?"
Lin You maintained a calm gaze, his voice devoid of emotion.
Yi Rufeng’s expression changed slightly, realizing Lin You was here to question them, he didn’t say any more pointless words, merely snorted coldly.
"Hum! You dare to trespass on my Celestial Sword Sect’s base and kill my disciples? Do you really think Celestial Sword Sect is easy to mess with? Together! Kill him!"
As his voice fell, his foot exploded with force, he and the Grand Elder beside him stepped onto their Flying Swords, lunging straight at Lin You.
The sharp aura advancing straight at him, as if the whole person transformed into a sword, sliced through the surrounding air fiercely.
Indeed, more formidable than ordinary Tier Eight!
No wonder they dared to recklessly oppose the Lord, they indeed have some backing, at least more than sufficient to deal with an ordinary Tier Seven Lord.
Unfortunately, this time, they encountered Lin You.
Seeing the two rapidly approaching, giant vines suddenly surged out, blocking their path ahead.
"Just mere plants, and you dare try to block our way?"
"Break it!"
With a sudden shout from Yi Rufeng and the Grand Elder, their Swords underneath transformed into thousands of sword lights, as if tearing the space, directly attacking the vines.
"Clang!"
Several ear-shattering explosions.
The vines did not move at all, leaving only traces of sword marks.
Instead, those sword lights were completely shattered, dispersing into light spots scattered into the air.
"How is this possible!"
Yi Rufeng and the Grand Elder’s eyes widened in shock.
Their full-force strike couldn’t even break through the defense of those vines!?
What kind of terrifying monster is this!
Wasn’t it said that the opponent’s strength was only up to Tier Eight?
Their eyes were filled with fear and terror as they lifted their gaze towards Lin You in the sky, as if seeing the cold smile hanging on his lips.
Then their hearts chilled, a wave of crisis surged over them.
"Watch out!"
Only hearing a sudden shout from the Steward below.
Before the two could react, two red mushrooms had already dropped beside them, their expressions suddenly twisted with shock.
"Boom!!"
A mushroom cloud rose, fiercely shaking the sky.
Under the Mushroom Demon King’s double explosion power enhancement, the entire space seemed about to be shattered.
The terrifying explosion turned into a wave of air, instantly sweeping across the skies above Desolate Ancient City, startling all the residents and cultivators who looked towards the explosion’s center.
"What’s going on? What happened?"
"Seems like it’s over there at Celestial Sword Sect’s base."
"I heard Celestial Sword Sect and Yellow Sand City’s Lord got into a fight."
"Really? They really fought? I remember the Sect Leader of Celestial Sword Sect is an Tier Eight powerhouse."
"Tier Eight!? Then the Lord of Yellow Sand City is in trouble, I was just thinking of developing over there..."
The people discussed fervently, listening to the intense combat sounds coming from that direction.
But no one dared to come closer.
After all, it was a battle between Tier Eight; going over there was akin to courting death.
Meanwhile.
Inside Celestial Sword Sect’s mansion.
However, it was completely different from what the people thought.
The elders and stewards below were stupefied, staring at the two broken and shattered corpses in the sky.
Dead...
Their Sect Leader and Grand Elder... are dead...
At this moment, their hearts carried only one emotion, and that was fear.
An all-encompassing chilling fear.
Just one strike!
Instantly killed two Tier Eight powerhouses!
How strong must one be to accomplish this?
Is this truly something a Tier Seven Lord can achieve?
Immediately.
A steward turned deathly pale and slowly retreated.
"No, I don’t want to die, don’t kill me, this matter has nothing to do with me, don’t kill me!"
Before finishing his words, he turned and fled.
Yet in the next second, a vine suddenly rose from the ground.
"Puff!"
Blood splattered, and the steward’s body was instantly pierced through.
The miserable state of his death caused the remaining elders and stewards’ faces to turn pale with shock, suddenly awakening.
No longer daring to think further, they scattered and fled in all directions.
"Leave none alive."
From above, Lin You’s icy voice echoed.
Giant vines swiftly moved, pursuing them.
Screams incessantly echoed throughout the mansion, persisting for nearly half a minute before finally dying down.
And the vines of Cyan Rattan also quickly retracted, withdrawing the encirclement of Celestial Sword Sect’s base.
Looking at the surrounding streets, they were already barren, devoid of a single person, all had been frightened away.
"Let’s go, we must first take them back for healing."
Lin You ignored it, directly leading a few injured subordinates away, heading back towards Yellow Sand City.
As they departed,
the news of the Celestial Sword Sect’s destruction quickly spread within Desolate Ancient City. Even surrounding cities and forces received the news quickly, causing a massive uproar.
"What did you say? Both Tier Eight members of the Celestial Sword Sect are dead!?"
In Linchuan City, Zhou Shaohong looked at his subordinate who had returned to report, utterly shocked.
"Yes, and it was done without losing a single soldier, easily killing them all; not a single disciple survived." The subordinate answered respectfully.
"How did this happen..."
Zhou Shaohong slumped into his chair, utterly astonished.
He initially thought that even if the Celestial Sword Sect clashed with Yellow Sand City, one side would suffer heavy losses even in victory.
He never expected the result would be so beyond his anticipation.
Those were two Tier Eight members, more than he knew.
Yet they were annihilated so effortlessly?
Just how terrifyingly powerful is the Lord of Yellow Sand City?
Wasn’t he just promoted to Tier Seven??
The same question.
Was on the minds of leaders from surrounding major forces.
Everyone was stunned by the terrifying strength Lin You displayed, not daring to act rashly.
They even hurriedly ordered their subordinates not to provoke anyone from Yellow Sand City, not even an ordinary civilian!
Once the news spread, it caused quite a stir among ordinary folks and wandering cultivators, sparking widespread discussions.
"The Lord of Yellow Sand City is truly impressive, able to make so many forces bow their heads, afraid to provoke."
"Having such a powerful Lord to back them up, I do feel a bit envious of the citizens of Yellow Sand City."
"With this development, I’m afraid no one will dare to provoke people from Yellow Sand City lightly."
"So is going to Yellow Sand City the best choice now?"
"Why not go and develop in Yellow Sand City?"
"That’s exactly what I’m thinking!"
Lin You and Yellow Sand City’s reputation spread rapidly among the people through word of mouth.
Those who had hesitated due to the Celestial Sword Sect’s involvement made their decision, heading toward Yellow Sand City.
In just half a day, the number of people traveling along the official roads began to increase rapidly.
At this moment,
Lin You had already returned to Yellow Sand City with the injured.
After healing their injuries, he entrusted them to Wei Gang for recovery.
Then, he returned to the territory with the species.
This time, because Lingxi went to rendezvous with the caravan, he only brought two Royal Species, Cyan Rattan and Mushroom Demon King, along with Deceitful Willow for enhancement.
To his surprise, the process was much smoother than he had anticipated.
Cyan Rattan, boosted by Symbiotic Moss, practically crushed the two Tier Eights, which almost couldn’t even break through its defense.
Truly terrifying.
And his actions this time served as a deterrence to surrounding forces, letting them know the strength of Yellow Sand City now.
To prevent them from constantly causing trouble for him in the future.
As for the remnants of the Celestial Sword Sect, Lin You didn’t care at all.
Without the support of those two Tier Eights, they’re not worth fearing. Besides, even if he didn’t take action, other forces in Desolate Ancient City wouldn’t miss the chance to suppress them.
Eventually, they’ll either be annexed or the sect will disband.
This tactic is known as using one to kill another.
You can only say the Celestial Sword Sect was unlucky, bumping right into his desire to establish power after upgrading his territory—if not them, then who?
The next step is just to wait for those refugees to flood into Yellow Sand City.
By then, a lot of preparations will be needed to handle it.
Thinking of this, Lin You went under the World Tree to continue researching his species.
Previously, the random nature of the Mutated Ability couldn’t implement many ideas.
Now that the Mutated Ability can specify skills to retain, feasibility naturally increased.
For example, the Ancient Tree of Knowledge.
Though this species is only Tier Three and can’t be upgraded,
it’s arguably the strongest supporting species in his territory.
However, due to harsher upgrade conditions, simply gaining experience isn’t as excessively powerful as before.
So without hesitation, Lin You went to the Ancient Tree of Knowledge and used Mutation on it.
[Mutating a Tier Three species requires consuming 10 Magic Energy points. Do you wish to continue?]
"Continue."
[Please select skills and attributes to retain...]
"Retain Vast Knowledge, do not retain attributes."
Lin You responded skillfully.
The next second, the Ancient Tree of Knowledge was enveloped in light, its form rapidly shifting.
As the light faded, a Fearful Tree Demon appeared in front of him, curiously observing its body.
As if to say, why did my body turn out like this?
Lin You had mutated this species once before and successfully inherited the Vast Knowledge skill.
But like before, it also inherited the constraint of the Ancient Tree of Knowledge being "unable to upgrade."
However, Lin You was mentally prepared, so he showed little change in expression, continuing to mutate the Fearful Tree Demon, still retaining Vast Knowledge.
Yes.
He just wanted to see if the Vast Knowledge skill would mutate.
After all, each mutation for a Tier Three species only required 10 Magic Energy points; it was not an issue for him.
If lucky enough to produce a Royal Species, wouldn’t that be a bonus?
So over the next period, Lin You kept repeating the actions of mutating and checking attributes, diligently working under the World Tree.
"Mutate."
Swoosh!
"Continue mutating."
Swoosh!
"Again!"
...
Lin You’s voice continuously echoed throughout the territory.
The plants before him kept changing, switching between various forms.
However, what Lin You didn’t expect was,
just as he reached over seven hundred mutations,
a different light and a notification of skill mutation.
Suddenly appeared simultaneously!
