Chapter 2754: 万毒珠果实

Lu Ye observed that the flower bud, which had remained still before the Talent Tree’s transformation, had now grown several times larger and was unfurling.

In that instant, countless years seemed to pass. The bud bloomed, the petals withered, and a fruit formed — all within a few breaths.

Lu Ye was utterly astonished.

There were now two fruits on the Talent Tree!

One was the Fruit of Time he had obtained from the Ancestral Abyss restriction; this was the second.

However, this fruit was clearly different from the Fruit of Time. It was fingernail-sized and entirely green.

Lu Ye found it familiar.

Wasn’t this the Myriad Poison Bead?

In comparison, this new Myriad Poison Bead was significantly smaller.

Lu Ye found it incredibly strange.

When the Talent Tree had absorbed ninety-nine Myriad Poison Bead treasures and the bud first appeared, he had guessed that it was a result of the Talent Tree consuming all the power of the Myriad Poison Beads. That was why absorbing other treasures previously had never caused such a change.

What he hadn’t expected was that the Myriad Poison Bead, which had already been consumed, would reappear on the Talent Tree in this manner.

Lu Ye had personally subdued this supreme treasure in the Giant Spirit Starry Sky and brought it to the Divine Cauldron of Creation, so he naturally knew how terrifying its power was. At that time, the Myriad Poison Bead had no owner and merely unleashed its power instinctively.

If it had an owner to control it, its power would be much greater.

So, after this transformation, is the Talent Tree’s new ability to re-nurture absorbed supreme treasures into fruits?

If that were the case, this new ability would be extraordinary.

Subduing supreme treasures was very troublesome because even without sentience, they possessed their own instincts. Even powerful figures like the Ten City Lords didn’t possess many supreme treasures. Take Xue Jiu, for example; if he had enough supreme treasures, why would he painstakingly pursue the Starry Sky Chessboard?

With a thought, Lu Ye began to examine the Myriad Poison Bead.

Soon, he frowned.

His examination revealed that the Myriad Poison Bead fruit on the Talent Tree was indeed a supreme treasure, but it seemed somewhat abnormal.

This supreme treasure was like a newborn infant; in terms of power, it was not as strong as the original Myriad Poison Bead.

He faintly sensed that this supreme treasure fruit could grow, but its growth would require nourishment.

He tried to inject his cultivation power into the Myriad Poison Bead fruit and immediately raised an eyebrow. The supreme treasure fruit could indeed absorb cultivation power, and it underwent some peculiar changes.

However, these changes were not what he intended. In other words, cultivation power was not the nourishment for the supreme treasure fruit’s growth.

Consuming cultivation power only caused the supreme treasure fruit to produce some toxins.

Lu Ye focused slightly, raised his hand, and a wisp of hazy mist appeared.

This was precisely the toxin produced by the Myriad Poison Bead after it absorbed his cultivation power moments ago.

He hadn’t studied poisons much. With the Talent Tree by his side, he was virtually immune to all poisons, so there was no need for him to research them. In contrast, Hua Ci had exceptional expertise in this area.

What was remarkable, however, was that he could now clearly perceive the power of this wisp of hazy toxin. He was secretly astonished; as expected of a supreme treasure’s power, even as a nascent infant, this wisp of hazy toxin was still incredibly formidable.

If it were allowed to grow, it would likely become even more terrifying.

He also secretly felt fortunate that the Talent Tree had been able to incinerate the toxins back then, and that the Myriad Poison Bead was ownerless at the time. Otherwise, he would never have been able to subdue it.

Now that the Myriad Poison Bead fruit had formed on the Talent Tree, and Lu Ye was the owner of the Talent Tree, it meant he was also the owner of the Myriad Poison Bead fruit and could freely activate its power.

With a slight wave of his hand, the hazy mist dispersed, blending into the surrounding blood mist.

Lu Ye was in excellent spirits.

Having undergone five transformations, the Talent Tree had truly ascended to the level of a supreme treasure, gaining the ability to absorb other supreme treasures. In the future, if a suitable opportunity arose, he could subdue and refine even more supreme treasures.

He even felt an impulse to find an opportunity to return to the Giant Spirit Starry Sky, where there were still many supreme treasures.

The next task was to resolve his own curse. If this curse remained, no matter where he went, it would easily provoke hostility and greed from others.

In fact, after the Talent Tree completed its transformation, it had already begun to incinerate the curse power within him.

This curse power was bestowed by the will of the Star Abyss, effectively placing a mark on Lu Ye that ordinary means could not dispel.

However, the Talent Tree had previously been able to incinerate the brand of the Star Abyss Oath, so naturally, it could now incinerate the curse within his body. At its core, both originated from the will of the Star Abyss.

Under Lu Ye’s observation, the efficiency was quite high. He estimated that it wouldn’t take long to completely incinerate the curse power.

Things were different now; the Talent Tree was at the supreme treasure level, and its incinerating power had been greatly enhanced.

Just as he was about to leave, Lu Ye’s heart stirred, and he looked towards the direction where the wisp of hazy toxin had just been.

He carefully observed the changes in the wisp of hazy toxin. Slowly, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face, and his eyes grew brighter, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Ye gritted his teeth and turned to fly in another direction.

Originally, he had only intended to quickly leave this dreadful place. But now that the Talent Tree’s transformation was complete and it had even produced the Myriad Poison Bead fruit, he had some new ideas.

If this idea could be successfully realized, he would undoubtedly gain a great deal, and it would also weaken the power of the Insect and Blood races.

What solidified his decision was his certainty that Xue Jiu would not be able to successfully refine the Starry Sky Chessboard in a short period.

As long as the Blood Lord was occupied, whatever he did here would not pose much danger.

For the next half month, the Blood Origin Sea remained quiet.

Countless Harmony Cities of the Insect and Blood races searched for Lu Ye’s traces there, but consistently found nothing. Since his encounter with Xue Jiu that day, he had vanished completely, as if he had evaporated into thin air.

Tai Kun was mentally exhausted but had to accept the reality that Lu Ye, the human, had most likely escaped. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been unable to find even a single trace.

He was mentally prepared to face the Blood Lord’s furious wrath later. This operation against Lu Ye had not only failed but had also resulted in heavy losses for their side, and the Blood Lord would certainly demand accountability.

Feeling dispirited, he issued an order for the various Harmony Cities to withdraw from the Blood Origin Sea.

Since Lu Ye had already left, there was no point in them remaining there. Furthermore, he had only recently learned that the Blood Lord was in the Blood Origin Sea, occupied with some secret matter. Since the Blood Lord had not announced it, it meant he did not wish to be discovered.

Given this, there was little point in their Harmony Cities remaining.

I’ve had influenza, with a persistent high fever, and have been on an IV drip in the hospital these past two days. Everyone, please stay warm and take precautions.

I really wish I had a Talent Tree, immune to all poisons…

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