Next to the cabin stood a dark tree, its previously eerie appearance softened considerably under the sunlight.
This is the black tree seed that Shen Muyu obtained from Su Yun. It was originally planted in a plant cultivation box, but now that there aren't enough yellow gems, Shen Muyu decisively moved it out.
Because they were afraid the plants would suffocate if they were put in a backpack, they were planted here at the wooden house, which is quite an eye-catching sight.
However, for some reason, the tree that had been nurtured for so long was much smaller than when I first encountered it, turning from a large tree into a small one.
Shen Muyu could only vaguely sense that this state was good for the black tree species, so he didn't dwell on it too much. Perhaps the essence is concentrated in the condensed form.
"It takes a thousand days to train an army for one day to use it. Now that you've consumed so many yellow gems, it's time for you to put them to use." With a thought, Shen Muyu transformed it back into its black tree form and returned to the car.
"Zhan Yi, throw this next to that tree." Shen Muyu handed the tree seed to Zhan Yi, wanting to see if he could get close to the magical tree.
After all, we're the same kind of people, so maybe it'll be easier to talk to them.
Zhan Yi still sped forward, and in one leap, he pressed the tree seed under the emerald green pine tree.
The little black tree immediately began to take root, and Shen Muyu could feel a sense of satisfaction emanating from it. The last time he felt this way was when the tree was in the plant cultivation box.
"It seems the energy in this soil is very strong." Shen Muyu let the black sapling take root and grow, while he himself sank his spiritual power into another space.
She planned to kill some of the zombies while they were behaving themselves, so that she would have less trouble if she encountered them again after dark.
"Yeah, why isn't it dark yet?" Shen Muyu asked, puzzled. They had been walking for over an hour, and it was still not dark.
"Could it be that Xiang Dong is not here, and the space has stabilized?" Shen Muyu wondered, half guessing and half guessing, before pulling himself out of his thoughts after seeing the horde of zombies.
Shen Muyu immediately focused her gaze on the level 5 strength-type zombie in the front row. Since they all had crystal cores, they didn't need laser weapons or other aids; her own mental power was the best weapon.
Shen Muyu infused his spiritual power into it, and then concentrated it, trying to penetrate the zombie's crystal core.
"Damn, it's really hard!" Shen Muyu had already concentrated his mental energy to the extreme, but it was still very slow to enter.
Perhaps sensing a threat to its life, the level-five zombie gradually broke free from its quiet state, and its entire body began to tremble.
Shen Muyu was startled by the power that had condensed on the crystal core, and his mind slowed down a bit.
"It's still too much of a stretch." Shen Muyu's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
The commotion caused by the level 5 zombie had already affected the zombies nearby. Among them, a level 4 psychic zombie also released its superpower. With both attacks combined, Shen Muyu had no choice but to withdraw his own psychic power.
"Let's start with the lower levels." Shen Muyu shifted her gaze back; she couldn't afford to expend too much mental energy here, or she might overdo it.
Shen Muyu easily pierced the crystal cores of those level-two zombies. With a little effort, fireworks made of flesh and blood bloomed in the zombie horde.
The shattered crystal cores scattered onto the nearby zombies. Shen Muyu randomly selected a few shattered crystal cores and detonated them a second time. The feet of the zombies that were nearby were blown to pieces.
Of course, some even more unlucky zombies were hit in the head by crystal core fragments in the first wave and died instantly. The probability of this was not high, but their density was just too great.
The turmoil in this area did not affect the zombies in other places, and Shen Muyu continued to drink energy liquid and explode crystal cores.
The small black tree here wasn't idle either; its roots intertwined directly with the emerald green pine, and the pine didn't stop it.
Absorbing the abundant energy of the land, the roots of the black sapling gradually grew thicker.
Once the roots had expanded sufficiently, the black sapling allowed its branches to grow, gradually encroaching on the lush green pine tree. Its abundant leaves even blocked some of the pine tree's sunlight.
The emerald green pine tree panicked. This little guy had no sense of honor! It had taken pity on him and shared some of its nutrients with him, but he hadn't expected that he would eat and take everything, wanting it all for himself.
Although the emerald green pine tree had a heart, it couldn't sacrifice its own life, so it fiercely resisted, its roots in the soil constantly wriggling, trying to squeeze out the roots of the black sapling.
Why did the latecomer surpass the first? Because the little black tree both competed and fought for it!
Previously, it had been constantly tempering itself with the energy accumulated in its body, which was why it was not large. Now that new energy has entered its body, it is absorbing it with great skill.
Gradually, the roots of the emerald green pine tree became thinner and thinner, and the pine needles on it began to turn yellow. Soon it withered and died.
The little black tree sipped contentedly, then its roots and stems continued to shrink, and its branches returned to their original size.
"Master, that pine tree is dead." Little A had been watching the situation ahead closely and immediately spoke up after seeing the pine tree turn yellow and the black sapling return to its original state.
Just as Shen Muyu was about to withdraw her spiritual power, it was suddenly cut off. At first, she thought it was because it had gotten dark again, but then her body suddenly started to sway.
"What's going on?" Shen Muyu immediately opened her eyes.
Suddenly, the outside world started flashing, and zombies from the mental world kept appearing beside them. It was like watching TV that had crashed, and the whole scene was like static, with a crackling sound.
Shen Muyu held the laser weapon and kept a close watch on the outside. As soon as he released his mental energy, it would be immediately cut off, so he could only see with his naked eye.
After a long time, the screen flickered and slowed down. Gradually, the world in the mind's eye merged with the world where Shen Muyu was. The zombies that had been killed and rendered unable to fight appeared around Shen Muyu's car.
Shen Muyu ignored them and parked the car relatively far back. There were only low-level zombies here, which were not a threat. Her attention was now entirely focused on the black and white pine tree.
The black left half disappeared in a flash, replaced by pure white, making the tree look like it had albinism.