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Chapter 493: Freak - Young Divine Tree
Chapter 493: Freak - Young Divine Tree
Feng Ye's eyes beheld a startlingly different scene! Through the lens of the Reincarnation Eye, the world appeared in monochrome, and his gaze pierced through everything, clearly showing the young divine tree tearing apart the freaks and devouring their life force.
The eerie life force from the freaks, instead of being immediately dissolved by the divine tree, entered its body and reacted violently with its power.
The divine tree was mutating! No! The current state of the tree might be more aptly described as 'freakification'! "Such a high level of power..."
A gleam flashed in Feng Ye's eyes as he watched the young divine tree's mutation, and he did not intervene but continued to observe from the sidelines.
He had assumed that the divine tree's level far surpassed that of the freaks and that it could consume them all as nourishment. But now it seemed that it wasn't that simple! On second thought, this didn't come as a surprise.
The fundamental rule of this world was evolution! Both freakification and Saitama's act of breaking his limiter constituted a form of 'evolution'. The difference lay in the scale of evolution—freakification was a small step, after which new limits would emerge, while Saitama had broken through the very concept of evolution, continuously evolving without boundaries or limits, ascending to higher planes every day.
The power of the freak cells couldn't surpass that of the divine tree, but 'evolution', the most fundamental rule of this world, did!
While the full power of the divine tree could create worlds, they were minuscule in comparison to the vastness of space, often containing only basic elements like ice and fire, falling short of a complete universe.
Even when he and Lilith first arrived in this world, they were subject to the influence of the 'evolution' rule, causing their powers to briefly spiral out of control. So, it wasn't unexpected that the planted divine tree, as it devoured freak cells, would also be affected by evolution.
However, this turn of events delighted Feng Ye rather than alarmed him.
If the power of evolution could affect the divine tree, it meant that the tree could evolve to a higher level in this world! In other words...
His power could also evolve to a higher level in this world!
Feng Ye had already accumulated a substantial amount of divine tree power within him. If Lilith's full power was rated as 10 units, his power exceeded 300 units.
Planting a single divine tree and absorbing its fruit would enhance his strength, but only marginally. It would be barely noticeable.
That was why he had chosen to experiment with the divine tree fruit in the world of One Piece, creating Lilith, instead of consuming it himself and absorbing that portion of power.
The same principle applied now.
If nothing else changed, planting the divine tree would only bring about a negligible improvement in his power. Even if he planted ten divine trees, it would increase his current strength by only a fraction. While it might seem like progress, the goal of attaining the power to destroy suns would remain frustratingly out of reach, even with a hundred more divine trees.
But now, things were different. If the divine tree could mutate and evolve to a higher level in this world, it meant that a path to evolution had opened up for him as well! "Evolution..."
A hint of excitement flashed in Feng Ye's eyes.
He knew that with his current strength, without resorting to cheating by manipulating time and space, he would likely lose to a fully committed Saitama, who possessed the ability to evolve infinitely by breaking through his limiters.
After Saitama went bald, he appeared to have reached a plateau, but in reality, his body was constantly changing. The reason these changes weren't visible was that no one could inflict damage on him anymore.
In other words...
Even if Saitama's body were blasted to pieces right now, he would regenerate swiftly, just like the mutated freaks, and continue to evolve to higher levels!
Moreover, while other freaks might undergo this process once or twice, Saitama could do it infinitely, ascending to ever-greater strengths. This was the true nature of Saitama's 'invincible' power!
Feng Ye was keenly aware that even with his current strength, if he were to engage in a prolonged battle with Saitama, he would eventually be overwhelmed and defeated by the constantly evolving hero.
But...
If he, too, possessed the power of evolution, the tables would turn!
In this instant, Feng Ye had a profound realization about his true purpose in this world—to master the power of 'evolution'!
Buzz!
The young divine tree's mutation continued.
These protrusions were transforming into flowers!
"..."
Lilith watched this scene, her amber eyes reflecting nine interconnected crimson magatama, fixed on the divine tree seedling.
She gradually sensed a dangerous aura.
Buzz!!
In almost the next instant, the mutated divine tree seedling abruptly sprouted numerous branches, sweeping towards Feng Ye and Lilith.
It had evolved consciousness!
Feng Ye's demeanor remained unchanged as he watched, merely letting out a soft hum. The deep blue light in his eyes wove into a pattern, flashing briefly.
Swish!
Feng Ye used the Reincarnation Eye to erase its evolved life.
The power of the Reincarnation Eye controlled life and death, capable of creating individuals like Lilith, and likewise able to obliterate them.
The divine tree seedling's trunk stilled, returning to a calm state and once again under Feng Ye's control.
But...
Before Feng Ye could carefully sense the changes, the divine tree seedling twisted and turned once more, evolving life and becoming an independent entity for the second time!
"This is getting interesting."
A glint flashed in Feng Ye's eyes, and the blue pattern in his pupils flashed again, erasing the consciousness and life that had emerged from the divine tree seedling.
However, just two seconds after he erased the seedling's life for the second time, it gave birth to life for the third time, and this third life surprisingly developed a strong resistance to the power of the Reincarnation Eye!
It had evolved in the direction of resisting life and death!
After evolving again, the divine tree seedling could no longer be simply called a seedling; it should be called a freak—a young divine tree!
Swish-swish!!
This time, the young divine tree didn't attempt to attack Feng Ye and Lilith. Instead, its body writhed, tearing open the earth and burrowing underground.
The massive tree body, like a giant serpent, slithered into the torn earth, disappearing at great speed, leaving behind only a pitch-black hole.
It had fled!
The newly evolved consciousness seemed to be more than just simple awareness; it had gained the ability to think and judge that it couldn't defeat Feng Ye, so it immediately chose to escape!
Feng Ye gazed at the black hole in the ground, his demeanor gradually calming.
"To resist the power of the Reincarnation Eye is an extraordinary evolution. But I didn't give you life, so don't turn into an independent entity without my permission..."
"I don't need an ugly and rebellious child."
As his voice fell—
A golden glint flashed in Feng Ye's right eye, and an illusory clock pattern appeared.
Swish!
Feng Ye used Time Rewind on himself!
The young divine tree, which had already burrowed deep underground, tens of thousands of meters, trying to escape even deeper, suddenly stiffened.
Its massive body quickly became dim and illusory.
"Hiss!!"
The young divine tree let out a hissing cry, frantically trying to evolve and resist, but to no avail.
In less than a second, only a clump of cells belonging to the freak flowers and trees remained, while the part that belonged to the divine tree had completely vanished.
It had disappeared from the timeline.
The power of time transcended 'evolution.' Even higher-order evolution couldn't withstand the force of time. Not even Saitama, standing at the pinnacle of evolution, could resist the might of time.
For evolution is inherently 'change,' and all change relies on the existence of time. When time ceases to exist, so do change and evolution.
The relationship between the two is like that of a father and son. If the father does not choose to act, the daughter cannot exist. It is an absolute relationship where one depends on the other for birth.
On the ground—
Feng Ye closed his eyes slightly, sensing the small portion of the divine tree's power that he had separated returning to his body.
Without his consent, it was impossible for any part of him to become an independent entity.
As long as he didn't acknowledge it, nothing that came from him could become an independent life, for he could always use the power of time rewind on himself to reclaim what had been separated.
"To rebel against Father..."
"...is truly foolish."
Lilith, gazing at the enormous pit in the ground, expressionlessly remarked.
(End of Chapter)
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