The branches were growing rapidly, and the darkness released by Xu Le was also rapidly corroding the branches.
The rate of corrosion and the rate of growth have entered a strange state of balance.
Mo Chen's soul left Wang Shu's body at this moment. Wang Shu, who was still in the state of tree transformation, fell straight to the ground with a bang, shaking up the dust on the ground.
Mo Chen in the soul state exudes golden light. From the perspective of ordinary people, this state of being covered in golden light must be holy.
He took one step at a time, stepping in mid-air.
It felt like climbing the stairway to God, slowly approaching Xu Le.
As for Xu Le, his entire body was covered in black, just like ink.
The atmosphere of darkness is everywhere, so it wouldn't be a big problem to label him as an evil devil or something like that.
"Level 5?"
Xu Le silently entered the ethereal state, and had already had some vague guesses about Mo Chen's promotion.
Mo Chen had made so many arrangements and prepared for so long. If it was just for a way to survive, Xu Le felt that it was completely unnecessary.
Before coming here, he had guessed whether Mo Chen had made so many preparations because he was going to be promoted.
To be honest, Xu Le was quite curious about being able to watch the promotion ceremony from such a close distance.
The advancement of a warlock is a true breakthrough in the essence of life.
Xu Le didn't even have a basic idea of level 5, because he was still looking for a way to be promoted to level 4.
As for the reserves of psychic energy and techniques, he had already reached his limit without even having to perform any.
After his spiritual power reached LV3, it was already in a state with almost no boundaries, but he still knew nothing about the way forward, so this time Mo Chen's promotion ceremony was also a very obvious hint for him.
The soul body and Xu Le were getting closer and closer, and the conflict between the golden light and darkness was becoming more and more intense.
The golden branches followed Mo Chen's spirit and surrounded Xu Le.
Xu Le stared at Mo Chen, a desire from the depths of his soul being forcibly suppressed by him.
He is not a pervert, nor is he Nan Tong! ~
Xu Le knew very well that this desire came from the Tree of Souls.
That's why he had to suppress it and not reveal that desire, because all of this desire would be reflected in his personal expression and demeanor.
It will scare others...
He was always a little confused about the appearance of the golden tree. The appearance of the Golden Light Tree and the Ancient Sound Tree were very similar. He had never had the chance to touch it before, and he couldn't dissect the king tree.
But now, his chance has come again.
Mo Chen's fingertips slowly approached Xu Le. Although he was in soul state, he was still so excited that he almost screamed.
"It's almost there, it's almost there, just a little bit more."
When Mo Chen's fingertips were about to touch Xu Le, Xu Le's inky body suddenly moved forward, as if he was actively letting Mo Chen touch him.
Mo Chen looked at Xu Le in some surprise, and Xu Le's expression seemed somewhat intriguing.
"you… "
“Come closer…” Xu Le almost added the word “baby” after this sentence.
There was no way to stop the fusion of souls, and Mo Chen thus penetrated into Xu Le's soul world.
Then he saw a tree.
A blue tree!
Mo Chen didn't know why Xu Le suddenly came close to him at the last moment, but things had come to this point and he was just a little bit away from success.
He won't allow anything to stop him.
There was a pool of water under the tree, and the bright blue light almost made Mo Chen scream out.
He could see that this was pure psychic power, ancient sound psychic power.
"It actually appears in pure liquid form, and the amount is too large."
Mo Chen knew that if this soul world represented Xu Le, then this psychic energy pool was most likely a reflection of Xu Le's own psychic energy.
No wonder he can use the magic so unscrupulously, he really has something.
Mo Chen moved closer. Although he was very interested in the ancient Yinduo spiritual energy pool, the most urgent task was to find Xu Le's hiding soul, absorb him completely, and then replace him.
Perhaps he could replace Xu Le, become a member of Zion's parliament, and live a better life.
These are all things that make one daydream.
"Xu Le? Mr. Xu Le?"
Mo Chen walked closer and came to a position closer to the tree. This area was not large. After walking around, Mo Chen did not find any trace of Xu Le.
But this is clearly Xu Le’s soul world.
Why is it that the master’s existence cannot be seen in the soul world
As time passed, Mo Chen became a little anxious.
The ritual requires precise timing and conditions. If he fails to complete the ritual within the prescribed time, the soul possession promotion ritual will fail completely and he will die in the true sense.
"Xu Le?"
I called out again, but still no response.
Mo Chen wanted to leave here, but he was unwilling to give up this hard-earned opportunity.
Everything around is very ordinary. The only unusual things are probably the tree in front of me and the pool under the tree.
Mo Chen suppressed his restless soul, slowly walked to the edge of the pool, and bent down to look into the pool.
The reflection in the water gradually emerged under the blue light of the tree.
"ah!"
Mo Chen screamed in surprise, because the shadow in the water was not him at all, but Xu Le.
He took a few steps back and raised his hand as if to attack, but ultimately did not strike.
This will be the carrier of his soul. If this place is destroyed, his soul invasion will be incomplete.
Suppressing his emotions again, Mo Chen looked at the pool again.
For some reason, when he stood in this area, his restless emotions would calm down easily, as if this area could speed up the calming of emotions.
"Calming down emotions? Perhaps this is one of Xu Le's talents."
Coming back to the pool, Mo Chen bent down again. After being mentally prepared, when he saw his reflection in the water, although he was surprised, he did not lose his composure like before.
Xu Le in the water smiled gently. Mo Chen hesitated for a moment, then spoke:
"Xu Le?"
"The entanglement of fate is really extensive, Mr. Mo Chen."
The reflection in the water answered Mo Chen. This was indeed a being that could talk to him.
Mo Chen unknowingly moved closer to the pool.
His golden fingers had already touched the liquid in the spiritual water.
Gold and blue blended together, and he seemed to have lost some sense of touch in his soul state. Mo Chen didn't even feel the changes on his fingertips.
"Hiding in the water..."
Xu Le in the water smiled:
"How could you be hiding? Mr. Mo Chen must be very anxious. Your telekinesis is spreading. But this is the first time I've confirmed that the soul also has telekinesis.
The soul can feel fear, sadness, and confusion."
"Even if I destroy this place, I can still catch you." Mo Chen's voice was vicious, but at the end of his words, he was no longer able to get angry.
It feels weird...
It's like I've lost interest in everything and just want to lie down.
He had been chasing for so long and for so much, why did this happen suddenly
It shouldn't be this quiet.
But Xu Le ignored him and continued talking to himself:
"What are the conditions for Mr. Mo Chen's promotion? Time, place, and person?"
"We've come to this point. I can kill you at any time."
The conversation between the two was still not on the same channel, but Xu Le was analyzing Mo Chen's promotion ceremony in a serious manner.
"Let me guess, you're waiting for a suitable time, a fixed 7 o'clock
It shouldn’t be. You have been looking at the sun in the sky, so it should be sunset or dusk
Originally, you had the opportunity to take action in the secret room, so the location also needed to be accurate, such as the Illuminati church in front of you.
You need to borrow the power of the Illuminati, so the condition of the location is the power of light
The last thing is the carrier. The carrier should be the new body you choose. Your original target was Wang Man, there is no doubt about that.
But you actually chose me, which I didn't expect. Why?"
"Yeah, why?"
Mo Chen stared at his reflection in the water and asked himself.
Desire is the driving force behind everything. Appetite makes you want to eat, lust makes you want to drive, and the desire for stronger power makes people pursue the strongest.
But his desire was fading quickly, and he felt that everything he did was becoming meaningless.
This is wrong, so Mo Chen also became confused at this time.
He didn't even notice that his golden fingers had begun to merge with Xu Le's psychic pool.
The golden fingers flowed into the pool like flowing gold.
Mo Chen heard Xu Le's gentle call:
"Come here, come here..."
The voice was so distant that Mo Chen couldn't tell for a moment whether it was Xu Le's call or his own inner cry.
He walked towards the pool of psychic energy, or rather, the pool of the soul.
The golden halo almost blended into the pool.
When I looked up, what caught my eye was this ordinary-looking tree, a blue tree…
"See that fruit? That..."
"Which one?" Mo Chen's eyes were a little dazed, he didn't see any fruit on the tree.
"That's the red one."
Mo Chen tried hard for a while, but he had no desire and seemed to be dominated by Xu Le's voice.
Later, he really found a red fruit on the tree, but why didn’t he see it just now
"I, I saw the fruit, and then what?"
"That is anger, your anger."
"Anger will only make people impulsive and lose their rationality." Mo Chen repeated, as if restraining anger had become his nature, or even a talent.
“Once you lose your anger, you will lose yourself. Without anger, you will have nothing to care about. Only by regaining your anger can you regain your self.”
Xu Le's voice was very tempting. Mo Chen pondered for a moment and nodded.
"good."
He ate the fruit quietly, the anger in his heart suddenly rising, staring at his reflection in the water and said angrily:
"What did you do to me?"
"This is your promotion ceremony, Mr. Mo Chen."
As Xu Le's voice soothed him, Mo Chen's anger dissipated. He regained his anger, and then it dissipated again.
"Next, it's your greed."
"Greed is poison. It is the key that leads people into a vortex of death. This is what I added to the Night Watch textbook." Mo Chen still refused.
But Xu Le didn't care:
“People vilify greed, but in fact greed is a form of aggressiveness. When faced with opportunities, only the greediest people can reap the greatest rewards.
See that orange fruit? That's where you lost your greed."
Unlike the last time, this time Mo Chen did not hesitate for too long. He quickly reached out, picked the fruit of greed and ate it.
After eating Greed, his eyes actually regained clarity and rationality at this moment.
Looking at his legs that were about to merge into the spiritual energy pool, Mo Chen became angry again:
"Psychic energy? Are you controlling my Psychic energy?"
"Don't be nervous, and don't be angry. Anger will only lead to impulsiveness. You said that yourself."
The emotions were drawn again, and the reflection in the water became more and more hazy.
The color of the pool also gradually changed from its original blue to green mixed with golden yellow.
"Well… "
Mo Chen covered his head. It seemed that a lot of things were instilled into his mind, a lot of negative things that could not be discharged.
"Next, lust..."
After that, Mo Chen ate a few more fruits for unknown reasons.
Because his soul consciousness was already blurred, he didn't even know what he had eaten.
The sky outside was gradually darkening and the sun had already set.
Ai Li sat up in pain. His tree-like body had gradually returned to normal, but the tree created by Mo Chen did not disappear, and Xu Le just stood quietly on the treetop.
"Xu Le?" Ai Li called softly, but there was no response.
…
When Ai Li called, Mo Chen was in a trance for a moment, he heard someone calling him.
Is she calling herself Xu Le
No, he is not Xu Le, his name... his name is Mo Chen
It doesn’t seem to be Mo Chen, who is he
"Yes, who are you? Think about it carefully and tell yourself."
Mo Chen wanted to raise his hands, but he found that his hands had turned into a sticky golden fluid, flowing into the pool of spiritual energy below him.
The glittering golden body almost collapsed. He thought for a while and said:
"I... I am the first seed of the Holy Tree Project. I am the missionary of the Red Moon. I bear the greatest mission."
“What is the mission?”
"Our mission is to become a tree, to replace the original tree, to analyze the power of this world, to replace the original light, and to become the true light that can shine in this world."
"… "
Mo Chen was answered by a long silence. Time seemed to have no meaning here, until that voice sounded again:
"Okay, Mo Chen, you have completed your mission. This is the hometown of the tree. Go home."
The Soul Tree before me slowly extended its branches, like a mother extending her hands to her child.
Mo Chen also wanted to reach out and hug him, but the pool of spiritual energy under his feet continued to corrode him.
Until he fell headfirst into the pool and never got up again.