"How much longer until you can advance?" After sensing the magical power within the Tree of the Dead, Huo Ling asked.
This Tree of the Dead was still at the gold tier and had plenty of room to grow.
"Father... I still need two years before I reach the growth stage for advancement," the Tree of the Dead replied.
Huo Ling frowned and slowly infused a tiny amount of rule energy mixed from death and life into the tree.
That mere trace of rule energy made the entire Tree of the Dead blaze with radiance.
As though it had swallowed an immense tonic, the Tree of the Dead's branches, leaves, and trunk began growing at a rapid pace.
But Huo Ling soon discovered that even if he continued injecting rule power, the Tree of the Dead could not absorb any more for the time being.
Huo Ling asked, "What is going on? Why can't you absorb the rule energy?"
The Tree of the Dead answered, "Father, this energy is too powerful. I cannot absorb too much of it..."
Huo Ling sighed softly. This was only ordinary rule energy. If it were foundational rule power instead, the Tree of the Dead would probably burst apart on the spot.
He removed his hand from the trunk, took several steps back, and examined the Tree of the Dead. It now stood dozens of meters tall, its trunk so thick that it would take two or three people to wrap their arms around it.
He said slowly, "Grow up quickly! I want to see what you'll look like once you're grown!"
"I'll grow up as quickly as I can, Father!" The Tree of the Dead swayed its branches and leaves as it spoke joyfully.
Huo Ling remembered that when the Life Tree advanced from