Reincarnated as a Divine Tree - Chapter 73: Scorched Earth

Chapter 73: Scorched Earth

At this moment, Noah Ji’s growth height had already surpassed all previous deductions, seemingly the most successful attempt so far.

At least in the previous deductions, he had never lived this long.

As Noah Ji looked at the lush greenery and the many creatures living in this verdant land, a sense of accomplishment welled up in his heart.

When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

It was nothing more than this.

But then, Noah Ji felt a wave of confusion.

A long time had passed, but why hadn’t he seen any new subtitles appear?

This instinctively made Noah Ji sense that something was wrong.

New subtitles usually signified a change in the plot. Although choosing incorrectly could lead to the danger of death, within danger, there was also a sliver of opportunity.

Most of the supernatural powers or techniques he had obtained so far were due to choices made in new plot developments.

Peace is a blessing, but he felt that too much peace might not be a good thing either.

The most important thing was, if no new plot appeared, would he gain anything? Would he just keep growing like this?

Just as Noah Ji was pondering, he noticed something unusual about himself.

Looking around, he saw that the once lush green leaves were gradually withering, the rough bark was slowly peeling off, and the sturdy trunk was losing its hardness.

Only the roots underground were becoming increasingly hot.

As they burned, he seemed to be wilting!

Before Noah Ji could save himself, a line of subtitles appeared before his eyes.

[The mutated roots have overdrawn a large amount of your lifespan, you died of old age!]

As the subtitles disappeared, Noah Ji’s trunk quickly began to disintegrate, and the once vibrant roots soon lost their warmth.

Snow and ice once again covered the greenery, concealing all traces, and everything returned to its original state.

The scene before Noah Ji’s eyes gradually faded.

Just as Noah Ji sighed in his heart, he saw a young figure rushing towards him in the blurry scene.

The young man arrived at the place where Noah Ji had previously grown, mouthing silent words.

Noah Ji couldn’t hear him, but he saw the regret on the young man’s face and deciphered his words through lip-reading.

“Too late!”

Noah Ji’s mind was filled with mixed thoughts, and then the world before him completely collapsed.

When Noah Ji opened his eyes again, he was back in the familiar Ancestral Hall.

This time, Noah Ji didn’t immediately check the results of the deduction but carefully recalled the scene he had just witnessed, feeling a bit puzzled.

He had always thought that the deduction was just a simulation, that everything inside was fake, illusory, and non-existent.

The entire world existed to serve him.

When he opened his eyes, the world was born; when he closed his eyes, the world perished.

But what he had just seen made him doubt.

Were those places really fake? If they were fake, why did the young man in the final scene show regret?

But if they were real, how could he explain the rapid passage of time in the deduction world?

Noah Ji couldn’t figure it out, but this deduction made him more cautious.

Perhaps the deduction world was more interesting than he had imagined.

Unfortunately, he knew too little and needed to gather more clues from future deductions to answer the questions in his heart.

As his thoughts drifted away, Noah Ji stopped overthinking.

The deduction world was too far from his current reality and not something he should be considering now.

What he should be focusing on was when he could truly establish himself in this world, rather than worrying every day about the Chen Clan being exterminated or himself being cut down.

[Deduction complete!]

[In this deduction, you have comprehended a new ability: Low-Temperature Resistance]

[In this deduction, you have comprehended a new ability: Free Growth]

[In this deduction, you have comprehended a new supernatural power: Scorched Earth]

Low-Temperature Resistance: You can grow in extremely low temperatures.

Free Growth: You can grow into any shape you desire.

Scorched Earth: You can consume a certain amount of vitality to imbue your roots with terrifying heat.

Noah Ji focused his mind, looking at the new gains from this deduction, but he wasn’t very satisfied.

In terms of duration, he had survived for a long time this time, so theoretically, the gains should be substantial.

But in reality, that wasn’t the case.

Moreover, it seemed that his lifespan was limited in the deduction world.

Probably because he hadn’t experienced enough plot events to trigger more subtitles.

Noah Ji understood this and stopped dwelling on it, instead turning his attention to the gains from this deduction.

Low-Temperature Resistance, he wasn’t surprised to obtain this ability.

Compared to High-Temperature Resistance, Low-Temperature Resistance seemed more suitable for Noah Ji at the moment.

As the temperature of Disordered Burial Mountain dropped, even though Noah Ji was just a tree, he could feel the changes. If it continued, he might be affected by the weather.

But with this ability, he wouldn’t have to worry anymore.

Free Growth, seeing the explanation of this new ability, Noah Ji felt a bit envious.

If he had this ability in his previous life, it would have been great.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t very useful for him now, as he was just a tree.

A tree, no matter how good-looking, was still just a tree.

But it wasn’t entirely useless; at least he could choose not to branch out.

Finally, Noah Ji turned his attention to the only supernatural power gained this time.

Scorched Earth.

It sounded quite impressive, allowing his roots to emit terrifying heat.

But on closer thought, Noah Ji felt that this supernatural power might not be very useful.

As the Sacred Tree of the clan, if it came to the point where he had to take action, the clan would probably be on the brink of destruction, and this supernatural power wouldn’t change the situation much.

Moreover, he remained skeptical about the “certain amount of vitality” required.U//ppTodat𝒆d fr/𝒐/m nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

If the vitality consumed was too little, it might not be noticeable, but if the temperature was too high, the vitality consumed might be more than he could bear.

With that vitality, he might as well use One Leaf Hindrance to enhance the strength of the people of the clan.

But then Noah Ji thought of the recent problem the clan was facing, the issue of Blood Rice stopping its growth due to low temperatures.

Could he solve this problem using this supernatural power?

Noah Ji pondered for a moment and decided to experiment.

As Noah Ji activated the supernatural power, the roots buried underground responded, and a faint heat gradually spread from the roots.

As Noah Ji infused more vitality, the heat grew stronger and quickly reached the surface.

Around the Ancestral Hall, many people of the clan felt it:

“Do you feel it? It seems a bit warmer around here.”

“Yes, I noticed it too!”

“But now it’s gone!”

…

Amid the clan’s confusion, Noah Ji deactivated the supernatural power.

Forget what he said earlier.

Using this supernatural power could indeed raise the temperature around him, but there was a distance limitation; it could only affect the area near his roots and couldn’t spread too far.

If he unleashed the full power of this supernatural ability, the Chen Clan’s houses might catch fire before the Blood Rice could grow.

However, if he didn’t use the full power, the vitality consumption didn’t seem to be much.

At least he had only consumed 0.1 vitality just now.

He just didn’t know how long he could sustain it without deactivating the supernatural power.

But to conserve vitality, Noah Ji decided not to use it for now.

The Chen Clan wasn’t affluent enough to afford underfloor heating!