After finishing his report, Su Yi was about to cut the connection when Joseph stopped him.
"Supervisor Gheros, there's something I need to warn you about."
Su Yi nodded. "Please, go ahead."
Joseph said, "Recently, we've sensed something."
"Something bad is about to happen to you."
"Beware the Shadow Puppet Sanctum."
Su Yi's heart skipped a beat. "Thank you for the warning. I understand."
After cutting the connection, Su Yi put away the Ember Divine Flame and fell into thought.
Even without Joseph's warning, Su Yi had felt uneasy lately.
The Shadow Puppet Sanctum had been frighteningly quiet.
From what Su Yi knew of the Shadow Puppet Sanctum, there was no way its members would let such a crushing setback go unanswered.
They had to be carrying out a secret plan somewhere he couldn't find.
What am I missing?
Su Yi frowned, unable to make sense of it.
Even as he pondered, Su Yi kept working.
The Divine Tree could now flower and bear fruit.
Recently, the Ember Tree had produced forty-five fruits.
Those fruits were the key to changing classes.
Besides the fruits, Su Yi had harvested three thousand Ember Seeds.
Each fist-sized seed could become an Ember Scion when stimulated by his Thornfire.
Su Yi didn't need to keep those Ember Scions with him at all times.
The Divine Tree had fully grown.
Through the Ember Tree within him, he had connected and bound himself to this Divine Tree.
Simply put, the two Divine Trees were now linked.
Their root-tentacles had fused into one.
It was a hidden reward for growing the Divine Tree.
Su Yi's Ember Divine Flame was now twice as powerful, and the amount of flame he could wield had increased fivefold!
He could even use his Thornclaw to summon some of the Divine Tree's