Morning Glory and Butterfly

Fortunately.

Although this enlightenment consumed a lot of life force, the gains were not small.

The two giant White Oak Trees, after emitting a creaking sound, began to grow further.

Pale green spiritual light emerged from their thick trunks, and their branches began to sway up and down, stirring up strong winds in the valley.

Several Peregrine Falcons, which were preening each other on the willow tree's canopy.

Were awakened by the sudden commotion.

They flapped their wings and flew into the sky, chirping noisily and looking at the White Oak Trees with surprise and caution.

"No need to worry..."

Su Heng smiled and extended a long willow branch, sweeping it across the Peregrine Falcons.

Enlightening these Peregrine Falcons was initially an unintentional act.

What he didn't expect was that these little guys, only half a meter long, were unexpectedly responsible, monitoring the surrounding environment day and night.

They would actively report any disturbance to Su Heng.

The White Oak Trees were massive, and it would take longer for the Life Enlightenment talent to fully take effect.

Su Heng wasn't in a hurry.

He used the Super Absorption talent to draw nutrients from the mutated wild boar, replenishing his earlier consumption, while carefully guarding the surroundings.

After about three hours, the mutation of the two oak trees was finally completed.

After mutation, the height of the oak trees remained largely unchanged, but their trunks became much thicker and sturdier. The bark became rougher, covered in new wrinkles, and under the moonlight, it faintly emitted a metallic luster, giving a feeling of toughness and solidity.

[Mutated White Oak Tree]

[Life Level: 1]

[Status: Good]

[Vitality: 7.43]

[Talent: Guard (Normal Quality): The trunk becomes sturdier and can be swung and whipped slightly.]

The vitality of the oak trees was even higher than that of the second template, the willow tree. The power brought by their massive bodies could not be underestimated.

If one of these branches were to fall directly, the power would be terrifying. Ordinary beasts would likely die from a single blow.

Even mutated creatures like the wild boar from earlier would probably be knocked down on the spot if they were accidentally hit by these two mutated oak trees.

Overall, although enlightening the two Mutated White Oak Trees consumed a lot of Su Heng's life force, the gains were quite good and very satisfying.

"Next, I need output and support."

Su Heng searched the valley for creatures that might bring benefits to himself and his dependents after mutation.

Soon, he had a target.

It was a cluster of small, trumpet-shaped Morning Glories growing near a large rock, with several beautiful, colorful Butterflies resting on their petals.

"That's you, Morning Glories!"

Enlightening small creatures like these wouldn't cost much life force.

Su Heng was just trying it out. If successful, these Morning Glories or Butterflies might awaken auxiliary talents.

That would be the best outcome.

But if it failed, there would be little loss.

Swish, swish, swish!

Several willow branches, carrying hazy spiritual light, flew towards the direction where the Morning Glories and Butterflies were growing.

Several butterflies were startled and flapped their wings, flying away. The pale green spiritual light, like stardust, landed on their wings. These butterflies seemed to become a bit more energetic, but they did not become awakened mutated creatures.

Whether the awakening was successful or not was actually easy to determine.

Under the Life Enlightenment talent of the willow tree, it seemed to be directly defaulted by the system as a dependent of the willow tree.

The attribute template would appear before Su Heng.

The specific talents of other mutated creatures would not be known to Su Heng.

Otherwise, with just this ability, Su Heng would have a significant advantage in future battles.

Several butterflies perched on the Morning Glory cluster scattered to other places, and not a single one managed to awaken successfully.

On the other hand, the cluster of Morning Glories below, after being touched by some pale green spiritual light, began to grow rapidly, emitting rustling sounds. The slightly closed petals bloomed fully, and wisps of mist swirled, appearing dreamlike under the glow of the Red Moon.

"Interesting..."

[Morning Glory]

[Life Level: 1]

[Vitality: 0.24]

[Talent: Misty (Petals can release mist with hallucinogenic effects. In environments with dense mist, it may poison some creatures.)]

The wild morning glory petals already contained a faint toxin.

At this moment, under the effect of the Willow's Enlightenment talent, awakening related talents was within expectations.

"This talent is quite good!"

Su Heng's eyes lit up, a feeling of pleasant surprise rippling through his heart.

The toxicity brought by the Morning Glory's hallucinogenic talent was secondary; based on the description, it should be very weak.

But releasing mist with a hallucinogenic effect...

"I don't expect this mist to cause hallucinations in mutated creatures. As long as it can reduce the Willow's presence during the period before it fully grows, that would be great."

This mountain valley wasn't large, but it wasn't small either.

From the entrance to the exit, it was about two to three kilometers long, and at its widest point, it was nearly a kilometer across.

To cover the entire valley with just one Morning Glory was wishful thinking.

It couldn't even cover the Willow in mist.

"Again!"

Morning Glories like to grow in warm and humid places, and the environment of this valley was very suitable. A large number of Morning Glories grew on both sides of the valley.

Enlightening one Morning Glory consumed less than 0.01 life force.

Su Heng tried dozens of times, consuming nearly 0.5 life force, and about ten Morning Glories were successfully enlightened.

This harvest was quite good.

Almost visibly, faint mist began to appear in the canyon, condensing without dispersing. As time passed, this mist showed signs of becoming even denser.

"I'll enlighten a few more butterflies, and I refuse to believe it won't work!"

There were only about a dozen butterflies living within the range of Su Heng's willow branches. Several had just flown away, startled.

Now there were less than ten left to choose from.

The life force consumed to enlighten butterflies was even less than that for Morning Glories, almost negligible.

Su Heng was generous, sending out over ten branches simultaneously, landing them near these butterflies.

Failure, failure, failure, failure... Success!

Among the dozen or so butterflies, two were mutated. The success rate wasn't high, but fortunately, it cost almost nothing.

"This..."

Moreover, when the mutated butterflies' talent panels appeared before Su Heng, it truly gave him another surprise.

Thanks to my speechless, asking the heavens big shot for two monthly tickets.