Chapter 151: The Spirit of Grass and Trees

“What did you say?!” Vinita’s voice cracked with disbelief.

“That’s right, the Spirit of Vegetation!” Li Yao continued.

“Oh my God! Are you telling me you’ve already discovered twelve Spirits of Vegetation? You must be joking, right?” Vinita, all the way in the Paris Base City, was already overwhelmed with excitement. She fully understood what the Spirit of Vegetation was and knew how incredibly valuable they were—far more desirable than gold scattered all over the ground.

Luo Feng, hiding not too far away with just his head peeking above ground, furrowed his brows slightly. “What is the Spirit of Vegetation?”

He had never heard of it before.

“Vinita, this misty island is very peculiar. No monsters inhabit it, yet there are Spirits of Vegetation. Earlier, I discovered three ‘Spirits of Vegetation’ that looked like wild grass, and I nearly suffered a major setback. Just now, I found nine more that resembled willow trees. Just by looking around, I’ve found twelve. I believe there are definitely more than twelve Spirits of Vegetation on this island, possibly even more,” Li Yao explained. “Once we take all these Spirits of Vegetation away, we’ll be set for life.”

Even a single Spirit of Vegetation commands an astronomical price.

Don’t even talk about the price—it’s an insult to their value.

Such treasures…

No faction would willingly sell them!

“Especially the willow-type Spirits of Vegetation. The ‘Thousand-Year Willow Core,’ which was famous on Earth back then, was the core of a willow-type Spirit of Vegetation,” Li Yao continued. “As far as I know, that willow tree was only about a meter in diameter. Here, there are nine of them, with the thinnest being at least a meter in diameter, while the thickest exceeds three meters.”

Ordinary willows can also grow quite thick.

However, willows that have transformed into Spirits of Vegetation are different. These Spirits possess a ‘soul’ and have simple awareness for attack and self-defense. The more powerful the Spirit of Vegetation, the more valuable it becomes.

“If I had been a moment slower just now, I would have died at the hands of the largest Spirit of Vegetation. Fortunately, I managed to escape using the transformation ability of the Black God Suit,” Li Yao said. “Back then, the Thousand-Year Willow Core had two effects when consumed: first, it greatly enhanced cellular activity, increasing the body’s recovery rate by many times. Second, it significantly improved physical abilities.”

“That was just the Thousand-Year Willow Core. I estimate… the one here with a diameter exceeding three meters should be called the ‘Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Core.'”

“Just this single King Willow is an invaluable treasure.”

“As a high-level warrior, if I consumed the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Core and harnessed its miraculous effects, I might break through and become something beyond a warrior,” Li Yao said excitedly. “However… I’m not a match for this King Willow.”

To obtain the Willow Core, of course, the willow tree must be killed!

Such a tree with a ‘soul’ would definitely resist… From their brief confrontation earlier, Li Yao had already sensed the danger.

“Nine willow-type Spirits of Vegetation, with one exceeding three meters in diameter?” Vinita was completely stunned.

“This is too big a prize for us to handle,” Li Yao said seriously. “Moreover, I feel this misty island is very mysterious. The fact that nine willow-type Spirits of Vegetation could arise from one location is already incredible. There must be other Spirits of Vegetation on this island! Perhaps even stronger than this King Willow.”

Vinita in the Paris Base City also realized… this prize was indeed too big.

The two of them couldn’t possibly handle it alone.

“Vinita, you should inform your family and gather some strong allies,” Li Yao instructed. “Preferably warriors with Black God Suits or powerful mentalists. At the very least, they should be ordinary high-level warriors! Others simply don’t have the qualifications to get involved.”

The reputations of the Vulture and Scorpion duo were too notorious.

Except for a few old comrades who had fought and survived with them in the past, they didn’t have many friends, but plenty of enemies.

Therefore…

Encountering this incredible treasure island filled with so many Spirits of Vegetation, they couldn’t possibly handle it alone. They had to rely on the Bolenas family! For the Bolenas family, which ranked among the core families of the HR Alliance, there were already powerful warriors being supported by the family, as well as some very close allies.

The Bolenas family’s power was naturally far greater than that of the Vulture and Scorpion couple.

“I understand, but Yao, I’ll attribute this achievement to Candice,” Vinita said.

“No problem. I don’t need the credit. Do you think the Bolenas family would let me become their clan leader?” Vulture Li Yao sneered. As an outsider, he had no chance of gaining significant power within the Bolenas family, so the credit was of no use to him.

“By the way!” Vinita exclaimed. “Could Luo Feng recognize the Spirits of Vegetation and notify the Limit Martial Arts Gym?”

“He won’t!”

Vulture Li Yao sneered. “Luo Feng arrived on this misty island long before us. If he could recognize the Spirits of Vegetation and notify the Limit Martial Arts Gym, the Limit Gym would have already arrived! Moreover… how many Spirits of Vegetation have appeared in Earth’s history? Most of them have been seized by Hong, Thunder God, and the world’s five major powers. Very few people even know about them, only some senior warriors have some knowledge. Ordinary martial artists wouldn’t know anything. How could Luo Feng, so young, and someone who’s been buried in training, know such obscure information?”

…

Seeing that Vulture Li Yao had hung up the phone, Luo Feng, hundreds of meters away, quietly sank back into the ground.

“Li Yao, Li Yao, I didn’t know before.”

“But now, you’ve told me everything yourself.”

Luo Feng returned to the dark cave within the underground rock layer. Relying on the faint light from his communication watch and his extraordinary vision, he could clearly see everything around the cave.

“Thousand-Year Willow Core? Two effects: one increases cellular activity, and the other greatly enhances physical abilities,” Luo Feng thought, astonished. Even just hearing this information was enough to be shocking.

Enhancing physical abilities—this was something even a drop of dragon blood could achieve! Comparing the effects of the Thousand-Year Willow Core with dragon blood… it was hard to say which was superior.

But increasing cellular activity?

That alone was enough to drive people mad. Cellular activity refers to the body’s recovery ability. For example, among monsters, a King-level monster like the Earth Dragon King could regrow a severed part of its body at a visible speed.

That’s cellular activity!

The stronger the cellular activity, the faster the recovery.

“The Thousand-Year Willow Core is indeed extraordinary.”

“According to Li Yao, that King Willow might even contain a ‘Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Core.'”

Luo Feng looked down at his communication watch and accessed the internet directly through it, soon entering the martial artist forum of the Limit Martial Arts Gym. He wanted to enter the Major General-level forum to search for information.

“Hmm? The label for the Warrior-level forum is lit up. Can I enter the Warrior-level forum now?”

During these past few months of rigorous training in the elite camp, Luo Feng hadn’t realized… since his ranking on the Black Dragon Chart first entered the top 50, the Limit Martial Arts Gym had automatically upgraded his permissions. He could now access the Warrior-level forum! In fact, the three managers of the Limit Martial Arts Gym’s main branch in the base city could also access the Warrior-level forum.

Some people weren’t warriors but had access to the Warrior-level forum.

Luo Feng was one of them now!

“The Warrior-level forum must have more information,” Luo Feng thought as he entered and quickly used voice input to say the four words ‘Spirit of Vegetation’ before searching for posts!

Beep!

Soon, on the screen of his communication watch, which was about the size of a phone, a list of posts appeared—there were actually twenty-eight posts all discussing the Spirit of Vegetation! Although few people knew about the Spirit of Vegetation, some information could still be found on this forum, which gathered a large number of warriors.

“The origins of the Spirit of Vegetation seem to have differing opinions,” Luo Feng thought as he browsed through all 28 posts.

Some said…

The Spirit of Vegetation resulted from special mutations.

Others claimed the Spirit of Vegetation evolved by absorbing special cosmic and natural energy.

Still others said… there were some Spirits of Vegetation in ancient times, but with industrial development and great damage to nature, the Spirits of Vegetation disappeared. However, after the Great Rebirth Period, although monsters were everywhere, the natural environment had actually improved significantly, with blue skies and white clouds, and the Spirits of Vegetation were reborn.

Of course—opinions varied!

“One thing is certain, though,” Luo Feng noted after reading the posts. “When plants transform into Spirits of Vegetation, they pose no threat unless approached. Each Spirit of Vegetation is a treasure containing the essence of heaven and earth, each with unique effects.”

Thousand-Year Willow Core, Jade Grass Dewdrop, Iron Armor Spirit Pearl…

However, these treasures were almost all monopolized by the Five Great Powers, the Two Martial Arts Gyms, and the HR Alliance. Even among warriors, few had the privilege of owning one.

“According to what’s written here, the Thousand-Year Willow Core’s enhancement to physical abilities surpasses even a dose of dragon blood. Plus, it can greatly increase cellular activity,” Luo Feng sighed. If a single dose of dragon blood could sell for 80 billion, how much would the Thousand-Year Willow Core be worth? No wonder the Five Great Powers and the Two Martial Arts Gyms were all scrambling for it.

And now, there were Spirits of Vegetation on this misty island, and seemingly quite a few!

Heaven help us!

…

In Paris Base City, within a spacious, pointed hall, the black marble floor reflected the golden conference table, over ten meters long, with five intricately carved black chairs. At this moment, all five seats were occupied by five elderly individuals—four old men and one elderly woman.

Suddenly—

Footsteps echoed throughout the hall like the tinkling of spring water, and the five turned their heads toward the main entrance.

“They have arrived,” the silver-haired white elder seated at the head said with a smile.

A mysterious figure, completely shrouded in a black robe, stepped forward one by one, followed by a tall, barbaric man carrying a shield and a one-handed greatsword. Another individual was a pale, extremely thin man with two short blades at his waist.

As the three entered the hall, the entire space seemed to grow darker and colder.

The leader in the black robe had eyes as deep as the sea…

Instantly, the five elders rose from their seats to greet the three powerful figures.