Chapter 1449: Chapter 1447: Heart of the Tree
“No wonder everyone gave me strange looks in the square back then.
The Grey Old King promised me only ‘related remnant pages,’ and according to your explanation, Sally, they must belong to the relatively safe remnant pages.
The subsequent impact of the [Dead Spirit Incident] should be the various copies scattered around the world, right?”
“Yes.
Although most of the ‘Book Seekers’ died during that time, a small number survived… These survivors underwent inspections by the Upper Beings, having the negative influences in their brains removed to avoid turning into Dead Spirits.
Some of the textual information about the Book of Dead Spirit remains in their heads.
Later extracted by their respective Old Kings and combined with each individual’s related attributes, they created various non-threatening copies.”
Han Dong pondered for a moment and then shared his thoughts.
“The Book of Dead Spirit is indeed dangerous, but it is equally important for the world.
The Old Kings are unwilling to discard such an ancient Demon Book or forsake the arcane knowledge hidden within.
The nature of the Book of Dead Spirit is similar to [Kite] and the chaotic existence behind it; if a way to properly harness it can be found, it will undoubtedly become a powerful World Weapon.
As for the copies, I have a different perspective.
The Old Kings, perhaps due to their fixed rules, cannot deeply accept the Book of Dead Spirit.
Therefore, they choose to use the copies as a medium to find suitable individuals for the Book of Dead Spirit, attempting to transform this unstable and dangerous forbidden tome into a stable, controllable, living weapon.
Unfortunately… I was chosen.”
…
Black Forest
All along the way, Han Dong roughly understood what kind of area it was.
It is a kind of living forest capable of infinite proliferation through procreation, where males stepping into this forest would be forcibly used for fertility purposes.
Even if their fertility factors were completely drained, they would continue to serve as “tools,” confined within a specific plant, with their brains continuously receiving effective stimulus factors, gradually eroding the tool’s durability.
When the individual completely dies, the corpse becomes nourishment for the forest.
For now, things were alright.
Due to regional restrictions and the Black Goat Mother’s poor state, the tribes were strictly constrained.
The once Black Forest was equivalent to the reproductive organs of the universe, floating around the cosmos, and when the forest’s desires reached a certain level, it would latch onto a competitive planet and thoroughly exploit it.
In ancient times, [Black Forest] was quite a taboo term.
…
Thanks to the ultra-fast speed provided by the Bloodhound, the travel time was halved.
With the gradual sinking of the forest terrain, Han Dong finally arrived at the central area of the forest.
Here, surprisingly, grew a towering tree with a trunk diameter reaching a terrifying over three hundred meters.
Compared to the living trees previously expressing female traits, the giant tree before him appeared relatively normal… Except for the slightly writhing branches and the closed suction cups on its trunk surface, the rest seemed much like trees commonly found on Earth.
However, it is precisely this ‘normalcy’ that signifies a terrible condition, like a vegetative patient critically ill on the bed.
“Mother’s main body is inside the tree, follow me.”
As Sally approached the tree’s trunk base.
Squish, squish~ A slit covered in mucus slowly opened.
Moist, soft, and mucus-covered, the air filled with a rich, fleshy aroma, giving an immediate feeling of stepping into a living organism.
Upon entering, Han Dong clearly sensed a strong yet weak aura…
It is certain that Sally’s [Mother] undeniably belongs to the Upper Rank, with dangers no less than those present during the award ceremony.
Layer upon layer of membranes blocked the path inside, only navigable by Sally’s identity.
The tree heart, which is also the center of the entire Black Forest.
Within a living room-like space, subtly contracting and expanding, an open half-chambered bathtub stands still.
Connected to the bathtub’s surrounding are fleshy pipelines, continuously feeding the distilled nutrient fluid, supplying it to a certain entity that keeps it in a barely balanced state.
“[Mother], I brought a friend to see you.”
Sally barely finished her words.
The viscous liquid in the bathtub surged up immediately, skimming over the edges and releasing an intensely pungent smell.
Han Dong felt somewhat anxious, uncertain what terrifying visage the legend of the “Black Goat Mother” would take.
Even envisioned in his head a horror image filled with swelling reproductive organs, continuously oozing bodily fluids, countless twisted short legs and a slippery large mouth covering the lower body.
However.
Emerging between the bathtub, it was instead… a human female with two erect sheep horns.
Sleek, black hair clinging smoothly to her body,
Captivating, soul-stirring, seductive eyes,
Extremely voluptuous figure with a moderately fleshy waist, forming a rather exaggerated body ratio, unparalleled by any woman Han Dong had seen, yet within an ‘acceptable’ scope.
Such a figure in human society would undoubtedly skyrocket the crime rate in the short term.
Even Han Dong, who is only interested in cells, was momentarily dumbfounded, partly amazed at such plumpness, partly at the stark contrast with the imagined appearance.
“Sally’s friend, welcome to you,
You exude the aura of three acquaintances,
In light of human courtesies, I’ve previously assumed human form, hoping you could accept.”
Exceptionally friendly, which made Han Dong somewhat uneasy.
While speaking, the woman stepped out of the bathtub, her mucus-covered hand already caressing Han Dong’s cheek, gently stroking.
“What’s your name?”
“Valen Nicholas…”
“Nicholas, Nicholas~ What a wonderful name!”
The woman repeatedly murmured Han Dong’s name, moving her lips forward to touch… Between her light pink and soft lips, a nimble little tongue moved rapidly inside, extremely excited.
“Mother!
Nicholas is the grand champion of the recent London game, outdone all elements including Green and Pope.
He’s been slated as the future holder of the Book of Dead Spirit.”
The earlier remarks did not affect this Old King.
Yet, those final words brought her actions to a halt, scrutinizing Han Dong up and down.
“The Book of Dead Spirit…”
The woman refrained from any overly intimate actions, returning to the fleshy bathtub, resting her soft arms on the bathtub’s edge, her deep eyes lingering on Han Dong.
“Your head… I see, if it contains the ‘plan of fusion,’ indeed, attempts to control the Book of Dead Spirit can be made.
How interesting, the final consensus of those folks was to choose a non-elemental and hybrid human.
I thought it would be [Green].”