Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 429 - 272: The True Body Moves, The Earth Trembles and the Mountains Shake_1

Chapter 429: Chapter 272: The True Body Moves, The Earth Trembles and the Mountains Shake_1

When Ye Feng picked up the phone and heard the information Zhang Ji quickly relayed, his face was filled with uncontrollable surprise and joy.

100,000 Spirit Stones—what was that concept?

One Spirit Stone was equivalent to 10,000 points of Spiritual Energy.

100,000 Spirit Stones, that’s 1 billion points of Spiritual Energy!

Ye Feng remembered that during the great battle in the Small Phoenix Mountain Forbidden Zone, he had Devoured so many corpses, but in the end, he had gained only about 120 million points of Spiritual Energy.

If he could obtain 1 billion points of Spiritual Energy, he could cultivate a vast number of Sixth Order Creatures, and his Animal Legion would have the ability to match the Forbidden Zone.

Zhang Ji, on the other end of the phone, seemed to be waiting for Ye Feng to digest the information, and then continued, "Parrot Messenger, if you are interested in this vein of Spirit Stones, we can first discuss the distribution of benefits."

Ye Feng’s excitement was pulled back to reality by these words. After some thought, he asked, "How do you want to divide it?"

"We want 20 percent of the profits. After all, as you know, we paid a considerable price to find this vein of Spirit Stones. And in order to investigate the vein thoroughly, we have bore..."

Zhang Ji began a lengthy and elaborate story, recounting their hardships.

"Stop!" Ye Feng cut him off unceremoniously, interrupting his endless talk, "Alright, you don’t need to make things up. The information you provided indeed deserves a 20 percent share. Tell me the location, and let’s settle this quickly."

Zhang Ji’s face instantly showed delight, "Our location is..."

After the call, Ye Feng quickly went to the location disclosed by Zhang Ji, after picking the fruit from the millennium vine.

Of course, neither party had a map of the Land of Inheritance and could only use rough directions to describe it, so finding it accurately would still require some searching.

But for Ye Feng, having the Mutated Eagle on his side made the search quite convenient.

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Five minutes later, the Flying Squadron from Dragon Hall had already rushed over.

"Parrot Messenger," Zhang Ji, leading the team from Yang City, was the first to come over to greet them.

"Right! Limited time, no need for pleasantries. Our side will take care of killing those Mutated Animals."

"You mark out the entire vein of Spirit Stones, better to dig out a general outline, to make it easier for me to direct later on," Ye Feng immediately made arrangements.

With Ye Feng’s orders, everyone naturally had no objections and quickly sprang into action.

Ye Feng, in Possession of a Mutated Eagle, led the entire Flying Squadron—nearly 7,000 Mutated Bird Species—in a circle in the sky before diving down towards the vein of Spirit Stones.

Seeing such a vast flock of birds descending, the dozen or so Mutated Animals that were still fighting in the vicinity no longer dared to linger. Aside from two that were recklessly undeterred, the rest fled in panic.

As for those two fearless Mutated Animals, they were also torn apart by the Mutated Eagles in a single encounter.

Zhang Ji, too, did not waste any time and led the main force into the site. Shanmu had already used his Earth abilities to scan and reveal the entire vein of Spirit Stones.

Now, under his instructions, everyone quickly marked out the boundaries of the vein and then began to dig.

Ye Feng also led the Flying Squadron to join them in the process. From time to time, Mutated Beings would approach the area, but upon seeing the vast flock of birds, they dared not stay and hurried away.

Even those that didn’t flee, upon seeing the corpses of Mutated Animals deliberately hung up by Ye Feng, were deterred from approaching.

By the time the main force of the Animal Legion arrived after 15 minutes, the surface of the entire mine had already been excavated.

Further down were rocks embedded with Spirit Stones.

Now, it was the Insect Army’s time to shine.

Especially the Mutated Ants, who were old hands at transporting things. With Spiritual Attachment, the Fourth Order Mutated Ants could burst with a massive strength of 10 tons, easily handling moving these rocks.

As for the Mutated Bees, though they did not have such terrifying strength, lifting one or two tons of weight was still no problem, and they could handle moving the smaller rocks.

Of course, their role as the main mining force was due to their sheer numbers.

The enormous Animal Army of 200,000 could fill the entire 3-kilometer-long vein of Spirit Stones and dig downward at once.

With the Insect Army’s full effort, it only took 45 minutes to empty the entire vein of Spirit Stones.

The count of Spirit Stones had been tallied: a total of 108,600.

Looking at the Spirit Stones piled up like a small mountain, Ye Feng couldn’t help but smile. He turned to Zhang Ji and said, "According to our earlier agreement, you take 20 percent, which is 21,720 stones."

"Great, thank you," Zhang Ji said with a beaming smile.

After just over an hour of busy work, without any danger, they had acquired more than 20,000 Spirit Stones—there was no reason for him not to be happy.

The rest were nearly as pleased, and even those who had been somewhat dissatisfied at the start were now smiling as well.

"No need to thank me. If you find another vein of Spirit Stones in the future, just come to find me," Ye Feng said.

"Haha, if we do, we will definitely inform you, but I don’t think we’ll be that lucky again," Zhang Ji said with a laugh.

Ye Feng knew this, of course. It was just a casual remark. Once the Spirit Stones were distributed, they quickly parted ways again.

Ye Feng led his team towards the deep center of the middle region, where the further in they went, the greater the chances of finding Strange Flowers and Rare Fruits.

Moreover, during a day’s time, Ye Feng had more or less figured out the rules of the Land of Inheritance.

Especially once the teams for the major forbidden zones were confirmed, they would likely head straight into the core areas. Ye Feng could be more bold in scavenging resources.

For example, he could deploy the flying squadron for low-altitude scouting. Once a target was located, he could then call in the main force to rush over, effectively saving the time spent on searching.

Soon, under Ye Feng’s arrangement, the 7000-strong flying squadron was dispatched.

The Mutated Eagles were undoubtedly the main force. With their keen eyesight, they could easily lock onto targets several kilometers away.

Even in these mountainous forests with their towering, dense trees providing cover, they could still spot strange flowers and rare fruits, especially the larger plants like the flat peach tree, which were very easy to search for.

As for the other Mutated Bird Species, they would conduct low-altitude searches, and sometimes even descend below the tree canopy for reconnaissance.

However, such exploration was dangerous, as many plants in the central area had the ability to attack aerial targets.

For instance, a plant called the Golden Thorn Flower could shoot poisonous thorns that could bring down even Fifth Order Mutated Beings with successive hits.

In addition to that, plants like the Bijuo Vine, which had longer tendrils, could also attack low-flying targets.

There was also the Sleep Flower, whose fragrant scent could plunge nearby animals into deep slumber.

Of course, despite how terrifying these plants sounded, the Botany Essence within them was considered a treasure.

The Golden Thorn Flower could enhance the power of Gold Element abilities, the Bijuo Vine had strong healing properties, and the Sleep Flower could be used to enhance spiritual power.

Therefore, it was worth the cost to obtain more Botany Essence.

With Ye Feng’s tactics, the efficiency of the animals’ search increased almost tenfold.

Naturally, some of the Mutated Bird Species would get injured occasionally. In such cases, the Mutated Eagles acted as a rescue team, swiftly bringing the injured back for treatment.

Regardless of whether they were poisoned or attacked, as long as there was a breath of life left in them, the healing abilities of the panda and the Big Yellow Dog could save them.

Thus, the overall casualties were fully within Ye Feng’s acceptable range.

And just like that, two days had flown by.

During these two days, Ye Feng and his crew had collected a massive amount of resources. Even halfway through, he received another communication from Zhang Ji.

Another province’s team had found a Vein of Spirit Stones. They had discovered it one and a half days too late and there were many Mutated Animals competing for it.

When Ye Feng led the main force there, only a little over 60,000 Spirit Stones remained in that vein.

Even after paying a twenty-percent fee, Ye Feng still pocketed 48,000 stones, making it a considerable haul.

Apart from that, Ye Feng had also found a Vein of Spirit Stones himself, one that was located near the core area with plenty remaining, reaching as much as 200,000 stones.

As for the flat peach trees and vast Spirit Grass fields which could rapidly enhance strength, they had found no fewer than 50 of each in the two days.

In such circumstances, not just the Animal Legion, but even the Mutated Insect Army had all been promoted to Fifth Order Peak.

The reason they had not advanced to Sixth Order was that it was simply not cost-effective to use the Botany Essence for such a breakthrough.

Ye Feng only realized later that although these Botany Essences had the effect of enabling Mutated Animals to break through, this effect was limited.

Before the breakthrough to Fifth Order, the effect was quite significant, but from Fourth Order Peak to Fifth Order, it was a bit insufficient.

Of course, being insufficient didn’t mean it had no effect. It just meant that it required consuming more Botany Essence to achieve a breakthrough, which would be wasteful.

The resources wasted in breaking from Fourth to Fifth Order weren’t a lot, and Ye Feng could bear that cost.

But a breakthrough from Fifth to Sixth Order was a different story. Terrifying, indeed.

Ye Feng had tried, and to forcibly break through, each Mutated Animal would need at least ten flat peaches.

For the 24,000 Mutated Animals, that would require a staggering 240,000 flat peaches. Even if Ye Feng had that many, he wouldn’t be willing to part with them.

Of course, that didn’t mean Ye Feng had no way to help them break through. For instance, he could enter the Land of Inheritance in his true form and use the vast numbers of Spirit Stones previously obtained to create Fifth Order Evolution Fruits for their breakthrough.

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Ye Feng switched his Avatar Status back to his original body.

As the activation of the Ancient Ruins began, the great disasters officially came to an end.

At this moment, the sky was clear of the thick clouds, and the setting sun shone on Sunset Valley, making it almost enchantingly beautiful.

Ye Feng glanced at Sunset Town, which he had built himself, and then at Yang City, which was thriving under his protection.

His gaze fell upon Donglin Street; his father had returned from work and was home, dining with his mother and sister.

With the Sunset Inn’s business booming, their smiles grew more abundant by the day.

A moment later, Ye Feng withdrew his gaze.

"To protect them for good, I have to withstand not only the threats from the forbidden zones but also those from beyond the sky," he muttered to himself.

"Therefore, I must obtain the inheritance."

Ye Feng murmured softly, and then he began to withdraw all the roots. The massive Tree Body slowly rose from the ground.

At this moment, the residents of Sunset Town, and even the entirety of Yang City, could feel the ground shaking violently beneath them.