《Strongest Tree》Chapter 4
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Another way to become stronger according to the information is to kill the fallen creatures and eat a red colored bean located on their brain
While this is the fastest way to gain strength but it also has the highest risk of dying!
Not to mention the need to kill fallens who are 2 times stronger than normal just who would have the courage to even confront a fallen? Humans are used in having a safe life inside their cities and not all have the courage to confront these creatures
But let's just say a human really has the courage to kill a fallen and also having the ability to really kill them but the risk does not end there
Pain will assault anyone who consume the red colored bean which according to the transmitted information are called Blood Bean. This pain came from the remnant soul of the fallen that the Blood Bean has and if you faint or lose consciousness after consuming the bean only a single outcome awaits you and that is becoming a fallen!
If you faint then you die and if you die after consuming a Blood Bean then you will become a fallen
As simple as that, kill a fallen, eat their Blood Bean and either die or become stronger. Only those who has enough will can use a Blood Bean
If a normal human successfully consumed a Blood Bean then that human will bypass the process of sensing the energy and directly enter the stage two! [Energy Absorption] which will make their body 2 times stronger than before and their physique will be comparable to the fallen
While the fallen has superior physique but their intelligence might even be lower than animals where if they sense danger they will choose to flee and preserve their lived. A fallen on the other hand will attack any living creature even at the cost of death
Humans having the same strength as a fallen will make it easy to hunt them!
But the problem is out of 20 humans only 1 have enough will to withstand the pain from consuming Blood Beans and those who failed will just increase the number of fallens which make this route to strength a bit tricky
Blood Beans are not only beneficial for [Normal Rank Being] it will also benefit those who are already a [Supernatural Rank Being] after all the difference from absorption stage and supernatural beings is that supernatural being can actively use their energy to use skills or magic while those who are in the absorption stage will only have the benefit of enhance physique. Low level supernatural being only need to increase the energy on their body to level up and Blood Beans will help to increase their energy!
A normal being may not be inferior to low level supernatural being in terms of physique or energy reserves the only difference is that one can use the energy while the other can't. Even though this is the only difference of the two but a level 1: Warrior [Supernatural Rank Being] can easily dozens of absorption stage being even without an offensive skill
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The level 1 warrior can use energy to cover their feet to make them faster or use the energy on their fist to have greater strength so what more if the use magic skills like maybe a fireball?
Now Kence has another problem, not that he is afraid to consume Blood Bean after all from all the torture he experienced only an idiot can say that he is a weak willed individual. The problem is that even if he want to eat those Blood Beans he simply cant. Not to mention him lacking arms he doesn't even have a mouth!
Depressing, this is so depressing for him. Kence does not doubt his ability to withstand the pain from consuming Blood Beans it's just too bad he don't have the right body parts to consume it
Fuck this is life giving me gold in a middle of desert. It maybe be valuable but I can't fucking use it
Staring daggers at the corpse of then fallen in front of his tree body he cursed it for being useless until death
Fucking corpse!
Useless corpse!
Even in death you won't let me have a peaceful time!
After a round of cursing Kence calmed himself
Ahhh whatever if I can't use it the I can't, I'll just cultivate, it can also make me stronger
But even though Kence said those words he just can't give up this power up in front of him
There must be a way for a tree to use those Blood Bean
Right! My innate skill [Absorb]!
Shouting with glee Kence decided to use his innate skills
Hahahaha! No one can stop this great me from being stronger and crushing those who I need to crush!
Kence used absorb which maybe because it is an 'innate skill' that he can already use it in the first try. One of Kence roots moved and penetrated the fallen's body
Kence watched in horror how the fallen's corpse started drying as if all nutrient on its body was sucked dry (which what really is happening now) and the dent on his body and the missing bark because of the fallen's attacked was visibly growing at the rate visible to the eyes. Soon what's left on the corpse was only the monster's ash and and the clothes it was wearing
T-this is too much! Can't you at least give me a skill that is aesthetically beautiful!
Calming himself again Kence probe the changes on his body after absorbing those much nutrients. He noticed his energy reserve that significantly increase. He estimated that the increase will take him a day's worth of cultivation including the passive of [Photosynthesis] that absorbed energy from sunlight and [Absorb] that on the other hand absorbed the nutrients on earth. It's not that much but it's also not insignificant!
An increase of a day's worth of cultivation just by absorbing a corpse in this apocalyptic era is very much welcomed!
Now Kence hope that more of this fallen will come to him and be his nutrients
Sigh. If only I can move then I can must hunt these fallen one by one and consume their Blood Bean even if it is painfu- wait pain?
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Kence frowned. I though one will experience extreme pain when consuming those things? Why didn't I feel any pain?
Before Kence even has the chance to ponder on this thing the system's voice resounded on his mind
*ding* congratulations! Host is the first one to kill and consume Blood Bean on earth.
Achievement unlocked: The First Step, a thousand miles journey started from a single step and you are the first to take the first time.
Rewards that can be chosen: Information or 1 Skill Ticket/ Gaia's love
Please choose wisely
Wow things are really becoming game like, I can get a reward from completing hidden achievements now?
So what do I choose? Surely a normal person will choose Skill Ticket. More skills means more versatility in a situation but after having [Magical Leaf Manipulation] I don't think that having more magic skills is that good. I mean look at me I have such a good skill but because of my lack of control I can barely use a single leaf to attack not to mention that it only has the durability of wood
But information on the other hand might not necessarily be a good thing too. So what if I have information if I can't utilize those information to turn it into strength then it will only just be a decoration
So what do I choose?
Hoping that the system will help me I asked, "System what do you think is the best choice to choose information or the skill ticket?"
Luckily my system is really reliable but he/she us too cold because he or she (because this thing's voice sounds neutral) only answered:
*ding* information is the best choice
He/she can at least give me an explanation on why it is the best choice!
Well whatever I trust my own system
"I choose the information"
The Skill Ticket choice on the window like status screen in front of me vanished and only the word "Information" was left which turned into a light and entered what I assumed my soul
Just like before, a series of information flooded my mind and I used at least a good 10 minutes to organize those
What I learned is that as a Soul Tree I have the ability to evolve into another species unlike humans that do not have a bloodline
But in my case I don't just have a bloodline which I won't elaborate much as I know you already know what having a bloodline is. Basically having the genes of another creature and being able to use their skills as an innate skills and gaining more strength than humans who don't have a bloodline
Me on the other hand is not a bloodline holder, I am not a human who have monster genes but an entirely different species or race. Basically bloodline magicians are still humans with a few modification on their genes while I have the genes that is 100% plant genes which made me not a human but a tree
And this something hard to accept I mean you were living your entire life as a human but then you suddenly become a tree who can't speak, walk and don't have limbs
A bloodline magician still has a chance to be a human, only a percentage of their genes have a monster genes and high level being can removed these genes and because I have a 100% plant genes the same thing cannot be done to me. I mean you can't just expect me to delete 100% of my genes right?
Sigh. Whatever even if I become a devil as long as I can have my revenge I won't care
Back to the information so yeah I can evolve into another species depending on what I will do and the skills that I will developed ad have. Yes developed according to the information anyone can make their own magic skills but the difficulty is higher than the learned skill from Skill Ticket or innate skills of a bloodline magician or well monsters
For example if I made a magic skills that will eat any living creatures from me being a Soul Tree I will turn into Carnivorous Tree on the other hand if I train my [Magical Leaf Manipulation] into a high level before evolution then I will become a Leafy Tree. Yeah, I know what a shitty name they named it
Those are just the basic evolution that I can have but if I want those evolution that maybe stronger or unique I need to explore things and develop magic skills that the information did not mention
Maybe for example I train my [Photosynthesis] into a super high level then will that make me Sun Tree or Sun Devouring Tree? I chuckled at that thought
Anyways evolution that does particularly need you to be in this or that level. What level you are will not affect your evolution, only after making your path to strenght just like training those skills will you evolve into an entirely new species
So basically the magic skills that I developed and some fortuitous encounter are the ones that will trigger evolution. Just like the Carnivorous Tree I can turn into that if I developed skills that can eat other creatures into a certain level
Now, I didn't regret choosing the information as my reward. Imagine [Magical Leaf Manipulation] is my only offensive skill and it will make me too dependent on it and I surely don't want to be a Leafy Tree because that is just one of the basic evolutions that I can have
I want and need to have the strongest treevolution to survive this world and kill those who harm my parents
I will be their nightmares
I will be the cause of their death
I will become the Strongest Tree!
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The Joy of Evolution
"Alright, so I have this idea, a completely original one by the way, never done before." I say. "Alright, lets hear it." You reply happily. "What if you got trapped in the body of a tentacle monster that looks like a virus in a world that is like a videogame, with skills and... whoops slip of the tendril there, what I meant to say is Mutations and Levels as you evolve your way up from being that lowly creature into a slightly better lowly creature, all the while, an evil devil person watches over you for entertainment purposes." I say making weird hand gestures across the table. "Oh and that main character used to be a human male and uses its past experience as one to survive in this new world as a little mass of flesh." I pull out a little ball with suction cup tendrils and show you. "So, what do you think?" " I dont know seems, a little sameish, I think Im gonna go." You say as you start to get up from your worn but still plush velvet chair. "Wait" I sigh, " I didnt want to do this but you leave me no choice, I promise you an extremely diverse harem..." The door closes as you leave. "They'll come back." I say hopeful. Cover: https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=21073
8 232Tale of Family - Book 1 - WIP
The world is peaceful in 2063. Fusion reactor and Diamon battery had taken care of the energetical problem. Countries were stable. Automation was everywhere. Life wasn't hard anymore, at least not in the United States of Europe. Summer break is about to start and, finally, Zoe will turn 18 and be able to play the game, Binding Fate. A simple video game, a vrmmo, but what swam under its surface wasn't simple. Power, fame and money were but the tip of the iceberg... State: Hiatus because I've an idea for another story. Quick F.A.Q. : - Yuri/female homosexual relation? Yes.- Yaoi/male homosexual relation? Maybe.- Explicit Sexual Content? Maybe.- Full Fledged Tragedy? No. Never, ever ever.- Body Modification/Body Horror? Yes. (Note: what one person think is body horror can be acceptable for someone else. If you want to see to what length I can go, read a bit of The Other Labyrinth. However, I won't go as high as quickly in the body mod/horror, so relax.- Gore? Hell yeah! I love gore! spraying blood and viscera etc...- Torture? Hurgh... maybe? Idk. Not at the start at the very least.- Memory loss/erasing? No, or at least not permanently. I basically hate this trope because it's like taking out all the character grow from a character, destroying everything that makes them what and who they are. so no.- Overpowered protagonist? You will see mufufu...- Will characters stay relevant seeing how numerous they are? YES, MOTHERFUCKING YES, I hate when characters relevance decay over time for no good reasons ^^'- Plot Armor? First of all, a definition: "Sometimes referred to as "Script Immunity" or a "Character Shield", Plot Armor is when a main character's life and health are safeguarded by the fact that he's the one person who can't be removed from the story. Therefore, whenever Bob is in a situation where he could be killed (or at the least very seriously injured), he comes out unharmed with no logical, in-universe explanation." (courtesy of https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotArmor I love you guys ^^) So now that this is said, do my characters have plot armour? No, because I always have an in-universe explanation, even if you don't know it yet ^^ Something is illogical or don't make sense? Read more, the answer is surely in the story ^u^- Balanced system? If you want to crush numbers and have a perfect equation balancing all the system, that's not the story for you. The system is more like a living being, and the rewards aren't forcibly tied to the level of the player. In fact, the system is purposely unbalanced ^^' Author's note: My goal here is to write a slow-paced story revolving around the bonds linking the characters, be them family, friends or lovers. Fight will be part of it, but I intend to build an actual interesting world before making truly large-scale battle happen, because the bigger a battle is, the larger its causes and effects are. I also aim at telling a story about how the characters actually help each other becoming stronger, more stable and happier. I particularly despise the lone MC type that becomes so powerful that every other character of the current setting become irrelevant beside being hostage targets, so this will not happen. I also like crafting, arrays, blacksmithing etc... so there may be crafting. Another thing I like is management game like sim-city or the like, so this while also appears, keeping in mind that I like MC's that make people around them stronger... For the tropers around here, a list of tropes that I like to use (note that I may not use all of them ^^) (this list will be updated as I dive deeper and deeper into our dear trope wiki.)- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BodyHorror- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SealedGoodInACan- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouAreNotAlone- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZombieAdvocate (In particular since I see a lot of things that aren't human as worthy to live and to live with)- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvenEvilHasLovedOnes- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvenEvilHasStandards- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeelFaceTurn- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CorruptTheCutie (Note: being corrupted don't mean you're a villain, only different than before.)- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DefectingForLove (Of course.)- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainousRescue- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InterspeciesAdoption (For the same reasons as zombie advocate, since I love family stuff)- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrokenBird (to go with corrupt the cutie if it's a girl)Cover: "The Bard" by John Martin, 1817.
8 153An Evil Justice
Chaos, a neverending cycle of death and madness, has veiled the world with its tendrils of horror. Every day, death reaps countless innocent lives while inferno rages across the lands. The world has become the home to the sinful and tainted, serving as the perfect dystopia.It is within this world of corruption that the innocent are ruthlessly slain every day, their loved ones weeping in pain and despair. It is within this world that children live in terror, unable to grow without being exposed to violence, trickery, and death. And it is within this hateful world that holds the key to bring back the past, which once held peace and love.This key, this character of hope must thrive in the world’s gutter of feces to hone itself into a blade sharp enough to sever the sinful bindings grounding society, but will this key really bring about a new golden age? Or will it only serve to catalyze the impending doom of both the innocent and the tainted? Who knows?Only time can tell…
8 170Friends with the Football Team
Book 1 in the "Friends with the" series Being the only girl in a male family is a little harder than it seems, but it does have it perks. Your own room, your own bathroom, being spoiled rotten, and knowing someone always has your back. Cora Barnes is the youngest of four and the other three are boys. When their dad gets a new job in a small town, the five of them pack up and leave Dallas to go to a small town in West Texas. "The best things in life aren't things"Started- 02/09/22 Completed- 05/08/22
8 64The vengeful invoker
What will you be able to do for revenge? "I want power, the power to destroy all my enemies!" shouted Law "HAHAHAHA kid you truly are interesting but give you power just like that won't be funny, everything has a price you know?" "I don't care" "Well said!" This is a story of vengeance. a story of how I became the troublemaker that the bored Goddess was looking for. This is a story of a normal kid who suddenly became the Magus who would throw the world upside-down. The most powerful invoker!
8 215Not Another Fantasy Story!
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