Chapter 448: Is This Still a Plant?
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Hearing this, Zhou Tong immediately became furious. How dare this old man slander his innocence! This was intolerable!
“Alright, alright, don’t think I can’t see through your schemes. You want some benefits, right? Here you go!”
With a casual flick, an amber ring flew into Zhou Tong’s hand.
“This is…”
He was slightly taken aback, feeling a rich earthy aura emanating from it, vast and profound.
“This item can enhance your defense by thirty percent. It should be enough compensation for you.”
Zhou Tong remained silent and turned to see the demoness with a flushed face, already lifting a delicate hand to him.
“I think this should be enough!”
Looking at the beautiful woman’s smile, Zhou Tong unhesitatingly slipped the ring onto the demoness’s middle finger. The whole motion was solemn and elegant, causing the demoness’s heart to tremble, and she smiled sweetly.
“Alright, alright… now it’s my turn, right?”
The Earth’s Veins rolled their eyes. Although they had existed for countless years, it was the first time they felt such disdain for public displays of affection.
“I understand.”
Zhou Tong looked at the Great Demoness and said, “Yue’er, you go out and support the others. I’ll be fine soon!”
“No need to rush. Maybe the battle will end before you come out!”
She said confidently and followed the Pure Land’s path back to reality.
“How bittersweet!”
Watching the beautiful figure leave, Zhou Tong couldn’t help but sigh.
“Oh? You are in the prime of your youth; what’s there to be bitter about?”
“I had a beauty by my side a moment ago, but now I can only accompany an old man. How could I not feel lost?”
“You little brat!”
The Earth’s Veins couldn’t help but scold, “Such rudeness!”
“I’m just joking. Let’s get started!”
Zhou Tong put away his smile, took a step forward, and brought the Earth’s Veins to the center of the Pure Land.
Here, there was nothing but the ground; even the air was thin, but there was an immense energy hidden underground.
“This is a good place. Take that thing out,” said the Earth’s Veins.
Zhou Tong flipped his palm, revealing a seven-colored seed, which he had obtained from the Wilderness Secret Realm. It was precisely because of this that he had made a wager with the Earth’s Veins.
“What can this thing grow into?”
He curiously asked, having only seen a vague image through the Void Self Realm earlier.
In response, the Earth’s Veins shook its head.
“To be honest, I don’t know either. This seed only exists in memories long past, and those memories don’t belong to me!”
At this point, he paused for a moment, and his tone became more serious: “I have a gut feeling that this seed holds the potential to break all frameworks.”
“I don’t understand.”
Zhou Tong said bluntly.
“Let me ask you, what is the strongest realm in the world?”
“Of course, it’s the Great Emperor!”
“Then this seed might allow you to break through to beyond the Great Emperor.”
“Nonsense!”
Zhou Tong noncommittally retorted, emphasizing the two characters to highlight their meaning before flicking his hand and letting the seed fall to the ground!
As soon as it touched the ground, it immediately burrowed in. Not only that, the energy from the Little Thousand Pure Land was instantly mobilized, gathering along the various earth veins.
“What a guy!”
Zhou Tong couldn’t help but exclaim. This seed was like a Glutton; in just a breath, it devoured one-tenth of the energy from the Little Thousand World. He even wanted to dig it up!
Just as he was about to take action, this gluttonous absorption finally came to an end.
The soil broke open, and a tender green sprout stretched out, looking delicate and soft.
However, in Zhou Tong and the Earth’s Veins’ eyes, it was as if they saw a giant standing tall, exuding a sense of oppression.
“Hiss… it seems this is indeed no ordinary item!” Zhou Tong sighed.
“Quickly water it; now’s not the time for opinions,” the Earth’s Veins urged. Zhou Tong nodded repeatedly, unhesitatingly extending his right hand, lightly slicing his palm with his left hand. A stream of crimson blood trickled down and dripped onto the sprout.
“Gurgle, gurgle… ha…”
The sprout greedily absorbed the blood, and a moment later, it even made a burping sound, looking quite satisfied.
It then began to grow again, this time not drawing strength from the Pure Land, growing over ten feet tall under their watchful eyes.
That wasn’t the end; after stopping its growth, it sprouted seven branches, each adorned with different colored flowers, seemingly promising the growth of seven fruits.
This scene made both of them hold their breath in tension. The fruits from such an extraordinary plant would surely be extraordinary, likely exceeding their expectations.
Sure enough, unexpected things really happened.
With a loud “bang,” the little tree suddenly sprang out of the ground, growing four legs, bouncing away in a hurry, leaving the two in disarray.
“Is this still a plant?” Zhou Tong asked in bewilderment.
