"At most, it's just a faint consciousness descending. If it were a complete consciousness, it would have killed me immediately. Why would it waste its breath on a mere wizard like us?"
Leo could tell at a glance that although the tree's consciousness had descended, it had no real power. Its power was completely restrained by the four Stigmata Great Wizard. Its sudden descent was more for intimidation than anything else.
"Then why did he descend here to scare and intimidate you?" Yaoyao asked, puzzled.
"Maybe it's because he realized he couldn't control me."
Leo tapped his head with his finger.
Just as these Homo sapiens mutated, an energy was transmitted from the tree branch in his sea of consciousness, but Leo seemed unable to receive it, causing the energy to dissipate in the air.
The tree's consciousness was controlling all the Homo sapiens mutations in the Homo Sapiens World, but suddenly it discovered that one was out of its control, so its consciousness followed the branches to investigate.
Based on the information currently available, Leo estimates that the tree failed to absorb and transform his soul, making him unable to accept its energy and thus unable to transform, which is why his consciousness descended.
Simply put, it's like you're a bug in the code, and as the controller, you definitely have to fix that bug.
Upon regaining consciousness, it was discovered that Leo was not a Homo sapiens, but a wizard in disguise.
He was furious after wasting so much energy!
"Alright, hurry back, or those four Stigmata Great Wizard will wipe you out completely if you get back too late."
Leo casually waved his hand, unleashing a bolt of lightning that instantly blasted the mutant into dust.
Looking at the mutants who were left lying on the experimental table, Leo, with a sinister smile, took out a sharp scalpel.
"Let me see how you differ after your mutation."
Outside the door, there were sounds of Benji fighting; inside, there was the sound of Leo's scalpel cutting through skin. Both were the roars of mutants, but they represented two different states.
"Wow, they actually have a thin layer of fibers under their skin. Could these be energy and control channels?"
Yaoyao had been in the Shadow World for over thirty years and was already feeling stifled; now she wished she could say two things at the same time.
The tedious experiments that he used to hate the most are now something he can watch with great interest.
Unlike his previous dissection of the Tiger Beastmen, this time Leo discovered a problem as soon as he dissected the first mutant.
He found a fiber in the nerves of these mutants, and by following the fiber, he completely dissected the mutant, discovering that it was a complete fibrous tissue structure.
After the last fiber was peeled away, the mutant, having exhausted its energy, reverted to the appearance of a Homo sapiens, only to have already died from blood loss.
Leo was able to detect a high concentration of energy reaction by conducting only preliminary tests on these fibers.
In this Homo Sapiens World where energy is extremely scarce, the energy intensity on fibers is so unusual and conspicuous.
Having preserved the morphology of the first fibrous tissue, Leo turned his gaze to the second mutant.
The exact same fibers were found on his nerves as well.
It's like putting an energy armor in their nerves, providing them with energy while ensuring they aren't torn apart by the raging energy.
"These Homo sapiens are like spores parasitizing that big tree. When needed, they transform into mutants to work for that tree; when not, they revert to their original forms and continue their lives."
Leo seemed to see an enormous tree, with controlled corpses hanging beneath it. When danger arose, these corpses would be forced to open their eyes.
It's like having another system implanted in their bodies, which is usually dormant but can be activated immediately when needed.
Leo collected more than a dozen sets of fibrous tissue and carefully placed them in the Shadow Space. These were rare experimental materials and had to be carefully preserved.
When Leo opened the door, there was not only Benji outside, but also a large number of wizards and slave legions, who were doing their best to kill the mutants.
"Master Leo, I am Tuotuo Yatai, Level Two Body Refinement Wizard. I have been ordered by the command center to lead a team of wizards to protect you."
A Body Refinement Wizard, wielding a giant axe and exuding a fierce aura, looked at Leo with admiration as he strolled leisurely out of the room.
Judging from his eyes, Leo knew that this was definitely a Body Refinement Wizard from the Sword of Winter. Only the Body Refinement Wizard there truly understood his strength, and only they would look at him with such a gleaming gaze.
"You've had a long journey. Did you come with the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard?" Leo asked Tuotuo Yatai.
"Yes, twelve years ago, the Sword of Winter suddenly issued an expeditionary rescue mission, led by the great, Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard. Many of our Body Refinement Wizard came."
Tuotuo Yatai seemed to have exchanged a few words with Leo and was very excited. His chest was heaving violently and he was radiating heat. Leo was worried that he would be too excited and uncontrollably unleash his Bloodline Power.
"I'll leave things here to you. I'll go to the command center to get a feel for the situation."
Significant discoveries have been made regarding the mutation of Homo sapiens, and staying here is of no use, so Leo decided to go check out the command center first.
"Respectfully seeing off the master."
Even Leo high into the sky, he could still see the burning gazes of Tuotuo Yatai below. He was far too uncomfortable being around these Body Refinement Wizard.
At this moment, wherever Leo's gaze fell, the entire Homo Sapiens World was engulfed in war, and every city inhabited by Homo sapiens was suffering devastating attacks from the wizard army.
There were even quite a few wizards skilled in using fire energy setting all the plants on fire.
According to the information provided by Leo, these plants were all the Life-Bound Tree planted by Homo sapiens when they reached adulthood. The wizards who came to rescue them didn't care about their specific uses and burned them all.
Simple and straightforward, but effective!
In Leo's anatomical research, these Life-Bound Tree played a role in energy transmission and control. Once all these Life-Bound Tree were burned, these mutants would quickly revert to Homo sapiens, becoming weaklings with no fighting ability.
Of the four starships, Leo randomly picked one and boarded it.
The second level of the starship is the command center for major battles. Normally, ordinary wizards are not allowed to enter without being summoned, but the three wizard medals hanging on Leo's chest are the best pass.
All the wizards had to bow respectfully upon seeing Leo.
"Master Leo, I am Vasily, the deputy commander of this expeditionary rescue mission."
A Level Three Elemental Great Wizard, wearing three Third-Class Wizard Medal and one Second-Class Wizard Medal on his chest, greeted Leo.
When multiple Stigmata Wizard embark on expeditions, the most outstanding Great Wizard will be selected from the command center of each ship to become the commander, and the rest will serve as vice commanders.
"I thank you again, Master, for the orders you gave when the expedition failed, which provided the Wizard World with the most accurate and timely intelligence," Vasily said.
"No need to thank me, it was all I should do."
"I need to know all the information about this rescue mission, and how many lucky wizards are left," Leo said.
Vasily quickly arranged the handover, then led Leo to a lounge before saying, "The failure and deaths of the Earth Pulse Stigmata Wizard on their expedition have caused quite a stir among Stigmata Wizard."
"This was the most devastating expedition failure in nearly ten thousand years, resulting in the death of a Level Four Stigmata Wizard, along with hundreds of thousands of wizards and tens of millions of slaves."
Leo remained silent. Vasily seemed to be making a big deal out of it, as if the Wizard World took it very seriously, but in reality, it wasn't that serious.
It's just a matter of hundreds of thousands of wizards dying. The last expedition to the Giant World resulted in far more wizard deaths, and nobody seemed to say anything.
It was nothing more than the death of a Stigmata Wizard and the failure of the expedition that made the Wizarding Civilization feel that it had lost face and had to regain its dignity, otherwise everyone would think that the Wizarding Civilization had become weak and easy to bully.
"Thanks to Master Leo's accurate judgment, the commander at the time was able to transmit accurate intelligence back."
"It is said that a great Supreme Lord personally ordered four powerful Level-Six Stigmata Wizard to lead a rescue mission."
"These four are respectively the Body Refinement side 'Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard and the Heaven-Supporting Pillar Stigmata Great Wizard, and the Elemental side's Purple-Gold Vine Stigmata Great Wizard and Soul-Devouring Seal Stigmata Great Wizard. They are all Stigmata Great Wizard with specific specializations."
Leo nodded. Just by hearing their names, he knew that these Stigmata Great Wizard were not to be trifled with, especially the two elemental Stigmata Great Wizard, who were specifically targeting the tree's characteristics. There was no reason not to kill him.
"This entourage includes over 20 million wizards and more than 300 million slaves, not even counting the plant slaves that the Purple-Gold Vine Stigmata Great Wizard can cultivate at any time."
At this point in Vasily's speech, Leo, who had been listening silently, couldn't help but speak up, "Actually, apart from that giant tree far exceeding the level of a miniature world, those mutants don't have any particularly formidable strength. Sending so many wizards and slave armies here now, isn't that...?"
"Isn't this a bit of a waste of talent?" Vasily said with a smile, voicing what Leo had been holding back.
Leo nodded in agreement.
"Does Master Leo believe that this miniature world still has a reason to exist after the four Stigmata Great Wizard have won?" Vasily asked with a smile.
"You mean you'll destroy this planet outright?"
Leo sat up straight. This was the first time he had ever heard of the complete destruction of a planet. Yao Yao, Yaoyao was eating and drinking next to him, also stopped what she was doing and turned her head to look at Vasily shock.