From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

"Spirit...where are you? Answer me if you can hear me, what is this godforsaken place? I'm lost! Can anyone hear me? Is there anyone who can pay me some attention."

In Moonshadow Forest, Lin Zeyu was running back and forth among the bizarre trees, feeling déjà vu in every direction.

There was no response; the forest was as silent as if it were a vacuum.

He raised his hand and concentrated a Source Energy Cloud Bomb, threatening, "If no one pays attention to me, I'll throw it!"

Still no response. He considered in his heart that if he threw the Cloud Bomb and burned down this forest, it might cause too big of a mess.

...

In the forest treehouse.

Lu Heng and Seren were sitting opposite each other, neither of them speaking again.

The atmosphere was so tense that it made breathing difficult.

Lu Heng couldn't stop thinking about how to break the deadlock.

Actually, from a rational perspective, Lu Heng believed that Su Muyu would be safe; most of the Elf Clan were kind-hearted after all.

But faced with the current situation, it was hard for Lu Heng not to worry.

Time ticked away by the second.

Lu Heng used his left thumb and index finger to slowly turn the Spirit Resistance Ring, trying to alleviate the anxiety in his heart.

He didn't know how much time had passed when suddenly the Chongming Bird outside the treehouse took to the skies.

Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Heng saw this and slowly exhaled.

A few minutes later, Su Muyu returned, her Energy Wings spread wide, landing outside the treehouse and giving Seren a slight bow as a greeting.

Seren did not know what decision the Knowledge Ancient Tree would take either. He looked Su Muyu over and said to Lu Heng, "The person has come out, is there anything else you want to say?"

For Lu Heng, seeing Su Muyu safe was enough; as for the Life Tree Vine Essence, it didn't matter if it was gone. Source Material could be found again, as long as the people were okay.

Thus, Lu Heng didn't make further trouble and stood up, saying, "I was a bit rude just now, I apologize."

Seren waved his hand, his expression indifferent, and replied, "No harm done, you may go."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement, turned around, and pulled Su Muyu out of the treehouse.

Actually, the entire forest was Seren's eyes and ears; anything said in the forest would be known to him.

Even so, Lu Heng still pulled Su Muyu to a place where Seren could not be seen before asking, "How did it go?"

A hint of joy flashed in Su Muyu's eyes as she countered, "Do you know the origin of the Life Tree Vine Essence?"

Lu Heng closed his eyes and replied, "I do."

Surprise appeared on Su Muyu's face; she did not know what had happened outside the Ancient Tree Space.

That's because her connection with the Chongming Bird was severed after she entered the Ancient Tree Space.

Lu Heng pursued the question, "Did the Knowledge Ancient Tree take the Life Tree Vine Essence back?"

Su Muyu shook her head and answered, "No, but it asked me to return the Life Tree Vine before I departed, and I agreed. Then it gave me an Ancient Tree Blessing."

She briefly introduced the effects of the Ancient Tree Blessing.

Lu Heng nodded, evaluating, "This blessing is strong; it will be of great help with the upcoming mission."

Su Muyu whispered into his ear, "There are many wounds on the trunk of the Knowledge Ancient Tree, probably from a recent attack. It looked terrible."

Lu Heng could guess what might have happened: "It must have been the Creator Organization."

After the Creator Organization entered this world, it took not only the Witch Demon's Life Protection Box but also the Life Tree Vine Essence.

With this information, Lu Heng could basically determine that the Creator Organization's Superpower User team was of the plundering kind.

Among the many Superpower User organizations, there were all sorts of teams.

For example, plundering teams, breeding teams, or a mix of both.

Plundering teams were quite typical; every time they entered Abyss Battlefield, regardless of faction, they would plunder the native population of that world crazily.

For example, Lion Heart Empire's seizure of the Black Iron Dwarfs' Quenching Furnace was a typical plundering action.

As summoners only need to complete the Main Quest to return, other matters are not restricted by rules.

That is to say, as long as Main Quest does not forbid it, a Superpower User could even slaughter allies on the Abyss Battlefield without punishment.

Of course, most Superpower Users' actions were motivated by profit, hence the occurrence of plundering teams that would take anything valuable they found.

Besides, breeding teams were also quite unique.

Since Divine Energy-infused weapons and Equipment could be transferred to others for use, this led to some teams engaging in breeding.

A five-person team contract might only have two actual members, with the remaining three slots used for breeding, specifically responsible for producing Divine Energy.

However, the number of breeding teams was not too many.

Because Divine Energy could not be traded and was only used for assimilating weapons and Equipment, this greatly limited the profits of breeding teams since there is a limit on how much weaponry and Equipment can be used.

In the early stages, breeding teams might carry extra Energy Cloud Bombs, but by the mid-to-late stages, the advantages were not so pronounced.

Moreover, the fodder within breeding teams, as they could not use Divine Energy to enhance their Combat Power, had very low combat effectiveness and were likely to die easily on the Abyss Battlefield.

And since team contracts are one-time-use and cannot be changed after being filled, if the fodder dies, the team is short on members.

Unless they acquire a new team contract.

But team contracts were too expensive, which also limited the number of breeding teams.

Moreover, in all-out team battles, breeding teams often couldn't withstand mature five-person teams.

The disadvantage in numbers, scarcely compensated by Equipment alone.