Infinite Evolution: My Idle Evolution System

The |Poisonous Spear| disconnected from the rest of Necro's tree body. And in mere moments, it had already traveled thousands of meters, shooting through the skies like a shooting star.

It had the trajectory of a harpoon and wound up crashing into the side of a mountain over five thousand meters away!

The whole area around where it landed instantly turned a malevolent shade of green. The Poison Element had seeped into the surroundings, tainting that side of the mountain for nearly a hundred meters.

"...So this is the power of the |Poisonous Spear|..." Necro murmured.

It was definitely better than he thought it would be.

And best of all:

SHING!

The thrown |Poisonous Spear| vibrated intensely, and with a shake out of the ground, it took off into the air. Like the mighty hammer Mjolnir, it returned to its owner, reverting back to a normal Branch after reattaching itself to Necro.

"That's a relief," said Necro. "If the |Poisonous Spear| became unusable after a single shot, it would've become way too expensive to use it."

Each |Poisonous Spear| needed to be formed from a Level 4 Branch. And every Level 4 Branch had a price tag of 600 Evolution Points.

600 EP was the equivalent of 600 years of extracted Lifespan.

600 years…

That was even more than most Qi Condensation Realm Cultivators could live!

"Thankfully, that didn't end up being the case." Necro breathed a sigh of relief before calling back his Shadow Tree Soldiers.

They had been exploring the coastline for the most part, with a couple sent further south, where the Hundred-Eyed and Greenflame Sects were situated. Altogether, they had probably chartered 80 to 90 thousand meters in the northwest, extreme west, and short-south directions.

Only the eastern side was left untouched for now.

"Involving myself with the Human Settlements this soon is no good," said Necro as he watched a couple of his Shadow Tree Soldiers return from different directions. "I don't know enough of this world to say with absolute certainty that the capture of a Shadow Tree Soldier couldn't somehow lead an Expert back to me. If that were to happen, my permanent death would be all but guaranteed. Or in the worst-case scenario, I could be… turned into a science experiment…"

Lang Qingyue and Bai Ning both warned him of this possibility. They emphasized the point of him being something extremely foreign to the citizens of this world, with there likely having never been anything like him before.

According to them, even Cultivation Legends above the Foundation Establishment Realm would be interested in what would happen if they were to cut him open and check inside.

"My strength right now might seem sufficient, but in actuality, it's far from enough…"

Necro lamented to himself as he dropped a couple of droplets of |Power Essence| on each of his 10 Shadow Tree Soldiers. Well, every Soldier besides one.

But Lazy seemed 'preoccupied' right now, so Necro didn't bother himself with the bum. Instead, he watched the other 9 Shadow Tree Soldiers with keen interest.

OOOM!

Simultaneously, the 9 Shadow Tree Soldiers erupted in bright green light. Their strengths rapidly improved, and within mere seconds, their cultivations leaped from the end stages of the Viscera Refinement Realm all the way to the peak stages of the Marrow Refinement Realm!

"Oh?" Necro tilted his head in curious thought. "I assumed the |Power Essence| wouldn't improve their cultivation like it does with other living beings because it didn't work before, but I'm glad it does. Now, I can max them out with |Power Essence| before switching over to EP spending in order to get them through bottlenecks."

As it turned out, the upgrade of his Branches to Level 4 ended up bringing many unexpected benefits—not only for himself but also for everything related to him.

Speaking of something related to him…

"Lord Tree, I've returned!"

At the outer perimeter of his sphere of influence, a woman of remarkable beauty skipped on over. She looked to be happy about something or another.

Seemingly waiting for him to ask with puppy-dog eyes, Necro gave in, saying, "What is it…?"

"Because of your help and prioritized resources from the Sect, I managed to break through to the Bone Refinement Realm!" In her glee, Bai Ning rushed up to the huge glowing tree and hugged his trunk. "Also, I've just been promoted to Elite Disciple status, which is when I heard from one of my seniors that the large mysterious tree in the Devastation Woods was being handled by them."

"Originally, I wanted to beat them black and blue for spouting such nonsense, but I had to come to you to verify the truth first." Bai Ning continued. "Now that I've seen you in an even more dazzling state than before, I'm certain that those senior Direct Disciples were just blowing hot air, humph!"

'Direct Disciples…?'

"These Seniors wouldn't have happened to have had a man and woman who were obviously in the middle of a huge fight, would they have?" Necro asked just to be sure.

Bai Ning's eyes widened as she replied, "Yes, there was such a pair! Why? Do you know them, Lord Tree??"

Necro took a second to respond. "You could say that, yeah…"

"But no need to concern yourself with them," he added. "They're on our side."

"On our side??" Bai Ning parroted. "But how can you be so sure that you can trust them, Lord Tree??"

Necro shook his head. "I can't," he said. "But I've used a special type of controlling liquid to prevent them from betraying me. The method of control is somewhat similar to the |Power| and |Healing| Essence that you've seen me use before."

Bai Ning went from nervous and worried to amazed by the capabilities of Necro. However, at the same time, she had something she wanted to ask.

Noticing her squirming, Necro said, "Just go ahead and say it. I'll hear you out."

"W-Well, it's just that…" Bai Ning inhaled deeply before steeling her gaze and turning her head up to directly face the giant scary-faced sphere. "Lord Tree, I just want to ask why you didn't use this controlling liquid on me like you did the others…!"

There!

She finally said what she wanted to say!

"Just that…?"