As he looked at Little Tree before him, Zhang Tie's heart brimmed with wild joy, along with an indescribable sense of comfort and fulfillment. It was like watching a close friend, a companion, a brother grow stronger; Zhang Tie was sincerely happy for Little Tree.
Especially after eating so many of Little Tree's fruits and receiving so many of its blessings, Zhang Tie suddenly discovered that he could actually do something for Little Tree. He was no longer merely taking—he could give, he could repay. The satisfaction in his heart was ten thousand times more refreshing than eating any fruit.
Even if Little Tree bore no fruits at this moment, Zhang Tie would still have been happy—let alone the fact that an extraordinary fruit now hung from its branches.
It was a fruit that had never appeared before. It resembled an enormous golden pinecone, encircled by a halo of golden radiance.
Over the course of this day, while personally witnessing Little Tree's tremendous transformation, Zhang Tie, having drunk his fill of the Nine Heavens Divine Spring, had also completely recovered from the weakness caused by activating the God of War bloodline.
"Congratulations, Fortress Master. Under the irrigation of the Nine Heavens Divine Spring, the Manjusaka Karma Myriad Fruit Tree has completed an extraordinary growth!" Heller's voice, carrying a trace of excitement and delight, rang beside Zhang Tie's ear, abruptly pulling him back to reality from that immersed sense of fulfillment.
Zhang Tie glanced at Heller and nodded. Without saying much, he walked toward Little Tree, climbing the platform where it stood step by step. Arriving beneath its crown, he raised his head and looked at the brilliantly glowing leaves, his heart filled with indescribable emotion.
Little Tree had grown larger. The platform it stood upon and the space within the