At that, Luo Yu looked puzzled. "What's that?"
Beside him, Wang Xi explained with professional expertise, "Ancient Wisdom Trees usually produce all sorts of spirit plant resources."
"Among them are Wisdom Fruits, which awaken the intelligence of Summoning Beasts."
"For Summoning Beasts with underdeveloped intelligence that are naturally unable to learn human language, taking a full course of these fruits..."
"...not only allows them to learn human language and ways of thinking, but also lets them absorb the knowledge contained within the fruit."
Luo Yu nodded. "I know that."
Wisdom Fruits were very common spirit plant resources. He had seen them in the illustrated guide.
Spirit plants of this kind were rated three or four stars.
Even the Otsutsuki woman and Tobi possessed intelligence no different from a human's.
After absorbing a Wisdom Fruit, they could still acquire some of the knowledge an Ancient Wisdom Tree had accumulated over tens of thousands of years.
But he had no idea what a Parasitic Wisdom Fruit was.
Wang Xi patiently explained, "This is more advanced knowledge about spirit plants, something only specialized books mention."
"Among the many Wisdom Fruits they produce, Ancient Wisdom Trees occasionally bear mutated five-star fruits."
"These fruits can be considered the essence of an Ancient Wisdom Tree. They are born with extremely high intelligence and consciousness of their own."
"Once a Summoning Beast consumes one, the fruit's consciousness parasitizes it, turning it into a shell under the fruit's control."
"Besides gaining the Parasitic Fruit's racial techniques, the beast also surrenders complete control of its body."
"However, the Summoning Beast and the parasitic spirit plant depend on each other. If the Summoning Beast is destroyed, the parasitic spirit plant cannot survive alone."
"They can also negotiate and take turns controlling the body."
"A Summoning Beast possessed by a parasitic