novelinnhs Chapter 154 Contract 7 Colorful Branch Spirit, Tree Tree, what did I do wrong?
Chapter 154 Contract 7 Colorful Branch Spirit, Tree Tree, what did I do wrong?
The ghostly contract beasts froze in place, their translucent bodies trembling violently with fear.
Their means of possession, which they relied on for survival, became a joke in front of that human.
The lead ghost let out a shriek, stopped trying to burrow into the ground, and transformed into a gray shadow, fleeing desperately towards the direction of the secret realm rift.
run?
Lu Yan didn't move, he just raised his hand.
Three fist-sized fire elemental spirits materialized out of thin air in front of him. They had no facial features, only a flickering flame.
Upon receiving the command, the three spirits, trailing long flames, chased after the enemy in three different directions.
They weren't fast, even somewhat leisurely, yet they always managed to block the ghosts' path.
A cat-and-mouse game.
Those once arrogant ghosts are now like ice cubes thrown into boiling oil. Every time they come into contact with the fire elemental spirits, they make a soft "sizzling" sound, and a large chunk of their spirit body is burned off.
In less than ten seconds, the last ghost was completely swallowed by the fire elemental spirit, exploding into a tiny spark in the air before disappearing completely.
Lu Yan withdrew his hand.
Wen Yue rode on the back of the Azure Wind Dragon and slowly descended from the sky.
The wind from the dragon's wings ruffled her hair. She looked at Lu Yan and, confirming that he was truly unharmed, the murderous intent that had risen in her chest slowly subsided.
"It's resolved," Lu Yan said.
He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the small animals trembling in the grass.
Now, it's time to get down to business.
He approached the nearest creature that looked like a roe deer. The roe deer was so frightened that its limbs went limp, and it collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Lu Yan conjured a tiny fireball at his fingertip and flicked it.
The fireball struck the roe deer precisely on the forehead.
If roe deer could speak human language, they would definitely say: MMP
However, the roe deer's body transformed directly into countless points of light, leaving behind a brown sphere of light the size of a walnut.
Lu Yan reached out and touched it.
[Should we contract with: Roe Deer (a swift-type contracted beast)?]
[Attribute: Increases the master's base movement speed by 15%.]
"no."
Lu Yan released his hand, and the ball of light dimmed and dissipated into the air.
He then walked towards a tortoise that was slowly crawling a short distance away, carrying a hard rock shell on its back. Another fireball.
[Should I contract with: Stone-Armored Turtle (Defensive Contract Beast)?]
[Attribute: Provides the user with a fixed amount of 500 physical armor.]
"Its growth potential is too poor."
Lu Yan chose to give up again.
This simple numerical stacking is no different from being made of paper when facing attacks of S rank or higher. What he needs are "rule-based" buffs that can fundamentally change the course of the battle, not these meager additions.
For the next hour, this tranquil grassland became Lu Yan's private hunting ground.
He walked past the dazzling array of goods on the shelves like the most discerning buyer.
Defeating a winged flying fish will drop [Water Affinity].
Killing a completely black bison will drop [Strength Boost 8%].
Attack, defense, recovery, elemental resistance, stealth... he triggered all sorts of contracted beast orbs, and then rejected them one by one.
These abilities might be a good supplement for ordinary awakened individuals, but they are meaningless to him and to the First Squad.
Wen Yue rode the Azure Wind Dragon, circling low in the sky, with the muzzle of the World-Destroying Thunder Crossbow always pointing outwards as a precaution.
She didn't understand what Lu Yan was looking for, but she trusted his judgment.
Finally, Lu Yan stopped.
On the grass before him lay scattered the afterimages of hundreds of light orbs that had just vanished. Conventional methods had reached their limits.
He closed his eyes.
In the realm of the mind, the world-destroying black lotus slowly rotates.
Instead of analyzing any single target, he immersed his senses in this land, tracing the energy flow of the entire secret realm.
Countless tiny life energy lines rise from the small animals, plants, rocks, and streams, flowing like rivers into the sea, eventually converging into the very center of the grassland.
There were no towering beams of light or powerful energy fluctuations there.
There is only one tree.
Lu Yan opened his eyes and walked in that direction.
Wen Yue rode the Azure Wind Dragon and followed behind him.
After crossing half a grassland, the tree came into view.
It is only a little over a person tall, with a slender trunk, but its whole body has a translucent, iridescent glass-like color.
Sunlight filters through its branches and leaves, casting dappled patterns of light on the ground.
It doesn't resemble a living thing; it's more like a work of art sculpted from the purest crystal.
This is what the elves call the "seed," the foundation that sustains the entire secret realm.
At this moment, however, its light was somewhat dim, and a layer of visible grayness covered the colorful branches.
Something was perched under the tree.
It looks like a piece of living branch that has fallen from the tree, about half a meter long, and it also emits a faint seven-colored halo, blending into the atmosphere of the whole tree.
Lu Yan stood under the seven-colored tree, his gaze falling on the revitalized branch that was coiled around the roots.
The iridescent halo on the surface of the branches undulates rhythmically, indicating that they are in a deep dormant state.
Lu Yan raised his right hand, his five fingers spread open.
The air in front of his palm was heated and distorted, and the orange-red fire element was forcibly extracted and compressed, gathering into a high-density fireball.
This seven-colored tree, as the foundation of the secret realm, has existed for an extremely long time.
In its memory, every time it woke up, it saw a stone tortoise dozing under a tree, or a roe deer munching on grass.
Today, the scorching heat awakened it. It didn't encounter a docile herbivore, but rather a violent fire elemental.
Lu Yan flicked his wrist, and the fireball flew out of his hand.
The blast wave overturned the surrounding soil. Lu Yan didn't stop, flicking his fingers rapidly.
Extremely compressed fireballs formed a continuous orange-red line of fire, crashing down on the same coordinates one after another.
boom! boom! boom!
A series of rapid explosions echoed across the open grassland. The iridescent bark of the trees rapidly carbonized and peeled away under the intense heat, revealing the luminous wood grain beneath. The trees...
The crown shook violently, its seven-colored halo flickering uncertainly in the firelight.
"???" The ancient tree wondered.
Why did you hit me?
What have I done, Tree Tree?
But there's no need to worry.
You won't have to think about this problem anymore.
Lu Yan emptied the fire element gathered in his palm.
A few seconds later, the light faded.
A sphere the size of a fist, with a surface shimmering with iridescent light, hovered silently thirty centimeters in front of Lu Yan.
Lu Yan reached out and touched the surface of the light sphere.
Information unfolded in his field of vision.
[An unclaimed core has been detected. Propose a soul contract?]
[Contract Target: Seven-Colored Branch Spirit (Unique Aura-Type Contract Beast)]
[Attribute 1: Symbiosis. Increases the effectiveness of all the master's aura-type skills by 50%.]
[Attribute Two: Natural Affinity. Grants the master a "Natural" constitution, allowing for the slow recovery of vitality and spiritual energy, and greatly increasing the initial affinity with plants and spirit-like creatures.]
【Attribute 3 (Unlocked): Unknown attribute (unlocked after the contracted beast and master grow together and reach a certain limit).】
Lu Yan looked at the information on the panel. Regular contracted beasts only provide monotonous numerical stacking, while this Seven-Colored Branch Spirit is for aura bonuses.
"yes!"
The seven-colored orb flowed from his fingertips into his palm. A seven-colored leaf totem appeared on the back of his hand.