Journey Delayed

"With the Ten-Tails Divine Tree, there's no need to cultivate those Plant Lifeforms anymore."

Lu Yunhe and the Ultraman Avatar stood before the towering Divine Tree, gazing at the flower bud at its peak as they fell into thought. Then, the Ultraman Avatar vanished inside the Pyramid.

How could ordinary cosmic plants like the Moyun Vine and Star-Eating Grass compare to a special plant with a Gene Level ten times higher?

The Divine Tree's Jinchuriki Mode, in particular, utterly outclassed Plant Lifeforms like the Moyun Vine.

As Lu Yunhe marveled at this, the Ultraman Avatar had already captured a Planetary First Order King-Level Monster and returned to the Pyramid.

Looking at the unconscious Desert King Snake, the towering Divine Tree instantly grew out a branch that wrapped the Monster tightly, leaving not even the slightest gap.

During the process of wrapping it up, the Divine Tree's branch pierced directly into the Monster's body and fused with it. At the same time, it released some kind of illusion through Gene Primal Force.

Although the localized Ten-Tails Divine Tree had many abilities similar to those in the anime, the essence of those abilities had changed. Most notably, energy like Chakra no longer existed.

Within the Illusion World, the hypnotized Desert King Snake imagined itself transforming into a dragon, diligently absorbing Cosmic Primal Energy to increase its strength.

Outside!

Streams of Cosmic Primal Energy were absorbed by the Desert King Snake's body. After a conversion, they were transmitted through the branches inside its body and into the Divine Tree.

In an instant, the Divine Tree effortlessly absorbed streams of Cosmic Primal Energy. At the same time, it underwent a second conversion on part of the absorbed energy and infused it into the fruit within the flower bud at the top of the Divine Tree.

This Cosmic Energy, having undergone a second conversion, could be absorbed by lifeforms with ease.

As for the Desert King Snake, it had become a ruthless machine for absorbing Cosmic Primal Energy.

"Divine Tree Fruit!"

Feeling the energy contained within the Divine Tree Fruit, Lu Yunhe felt that his plans to head into the universe needed some adjustments.

As for the Eight Great Subordinate Spaces, they were not much different from Kaguya's spaces in the anime. They were merely limited by the Divine Tree's current strength, making all eight spaces rather small. Still, they were far larger than a Space Ring and could even store living creatures.

After Lu Yunhe's consciousnesses discussed matters among themselves, the Ultraman Avatar went to cultivate on the Sun's surface, the Divine Tree Avatar remained in the Pyramid, and his main body returned to human society.

"This trip was quite rewarding."

Standing outside Jiangnan Base, Lu Yunhe reflected on how this trip had not only allowed him to reach the Planetary Level and gain a second avatar, but also obtain quite a few cultivation resources, especially knowledge-related ones.

Buzz, buzz...

Just then, a helicopter swiftly flew toward him. Dong Nanbiao stood at the cabin door, repeatedly waving at him. "Yunhe!"

Whoosh!

Looking at the helicopter overhead, Lu Yunhe leaped into the air. The Micro Energy Planet within his body emitted a magnetic field, allowing him to fly through the sky with ease.

On his way back, Lu Yunhe had notified Dong Nanbiao to pick him up, saving himself from another pile of trouble while entering the city. After all, without the Ultraman Avatar, he had also lost those convenient abilities.

"Yunhe, you're finally back!"

Seeing Lu Yunhe alive again, Dong Nanbiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

During the time Lu Yunhe had been gone, certain people with ulterior motives had never stopped probing. Exploring a civilization relic was an extremely dangerous undertaking; a single mistake could get even Earth's strongest person killed.

It was only because Dong Nanbiao possessed War God Level strength, along with Jia Yi's help, that they had barely managed to suppress those undercurrents ready to stir.

But now, everything was fine. All conspiracies would vanish into smoke now that Lu Yunhe had returned safely.

Hearing Dong Nanbiao's account, Lu Yunhe could not help but laugh. "The Great Cataclysm has been over for years, yet it's still the same old routine."

But thinking about the Luo Feng family's experiences on Earth in the original story, it was hardly surprising. The Great Cataclysm had merely raised humanity's average level of strength; it had no way of raising humanity's moral standards.

As Lu Yunhe chatted with Dong Nanbiao, he looked down at the city through the helicopter.

The overall situation was not much different from before he had left. After all, he had been gone for less than half a year. The greatest change, perhaps, was that the entire city now carried a thriving sense of hope.

Everyone was working hard to build this city. Whenever Lu Yunhe saw such a scene, his speechless heart felt much more at ease. He understood that his efforts had not been in vain, and that this world was still worth it.

As for why he felt speechless? Naturally, it was because the speed at which his strength grew far surpassed any conspiracy. When an ant bared its fangs and claws at a giant, spinning schemes and plots, the latter would naturally be speechless. Even sparing them a glance was a waste of emotion.

"Here!"

While they were chatting, Lu Yunhe suddenly tossed a black bracelet and a white crystal to Dong Nanbiao.

"What are these?"

Dong Nanbiao caught the two items, puzzled. At the same time, he had not noticed how they had appeared in Lu Yunhe's hand.

"Gifts I brought back from a long trip. Wear the bracelet on your wrist, and eat the Wood Gem directly."

Lu Yunhe spoke quickly. "With these two items, you'll be able to defeat any Earth-level Monster."

"?"

Dong Nanbiao was somewhat dumbfounded, but he still obediently put the black bracelet on his wrist first.

Before long, the black bracelet suddenly began to boil like water, droplets of black liquid trembling continuously.

Dong Nanbiao only felt as though his skin were being pricked by needles. The black bracelet began to contract, tightly wrapping around his wrist.

At the same time, strands of blood visibly seeped into the black glove. The originally loose bracelet seemed to be constantly merging into Dong Nanbiao's skin.

As a first-order Force Weapon, the Black God Set could take the form of any item, such as a bracelet, vest, or gloves... The entire ownership recognition process took around fifteen minutes.

"What is this?"

The Black God Set's ownership recognition process was an eye-opener for the inexperienced Dong Nanbiao.

"You can call it the Black God Set. Once you put it on, unless you stand still and let a King-Level Monster pound on you, you generally won't die."

Only after seeing Dong Nanbiao eat the Wood Gem did Lu Yunhe say, "With your current strength, after consuming the Wood Gem, you should reach a level beyond War God within one or two months."

At this time, the Black God Set had yet to appear on a large scale, while Wood Gems were even more highly classified secrets. Even someone of Dong Nanbiao's status knew nothing about either item.

"...Amazing!"

Hearing Lu Yunhe's words, Dong Nanbiao was momentarily at a loss for words. Why did surpassing the War God level sound as simple as becoming a martial artist when Lu Yunhe said it?

"Thank you!"

Feeling the Wood Gem continuously release energy inside his body, Dong Nanbiao seemed to have nothing else he could say besides offering thanks.

What he had done was completely disproportionate to what Lu Yunhe had given in return.

In a daze, Dong Nanbiao suddenly realized that the joke Lu Yunhe had made after killing the Blood Demon Wolf King seemed to have become reality.

Hearing Dong Nanbiao's words, Lu Yunhe did not care in the slightest. These things were nothing much to him anymore. Besides, Dong Nanbiao really had helped him quite a bit during this time, reducing many unnecessary troubles.

"We're here!"

Looking at the villa gradually approaching below, Lu Yunhe directly grabbed Dong Nanbiao beside him and jumped out of the helicopter.