novelraw Chapter 70: Abyssal Tidemother Tree & Worldroot Titanwood Tree
Chapter 70: Abyssal Tidemother Tree & Worldroot Titanwood Tree
Its branches drooped gracefully and hanging from them were twelve crystalline fruits.
Each fruit looked like a perfect sphere of glass containing swirling ocean currents. Tiny waves moved endlessly inside, glowing faint aqua-blue.
The atmosphere in this area was tranquil.
Ash exhaled, steam still rose from his body.
[Ding! Treasure Detected.]
[Name: Abyssal Tidemother Tree]
[Grade: Imperial-Tier]
[Attribute: Water Element]
[Fruit Name: Tidemother Pearl Fruit]
—> Effects After Consumption:
__Awakens Water Element Affinity
__Increases healing speed and mana recovery
__Grants limited underwater breathing
__Improves control-type techniques
__30% chance to awaken Water-related Physique
Ash didn’t hesitate and took time to mesmerize the tree as he stepped forward and plucked one fruit.
[Ding! You have obtained the Tidemother Pearl Fruit — Imperial Rank.]
Without even examining it further, he crushed it between his teeth.
The fruit dissolved instantly into a surge of cool liquid essence. It was like an ocean wave crashing over a raging inferno as the water element flowed through his body rapidly.
Where the fire essence burned violently, water spread like a soothing tide. Steam burst outward explosively from his skin as the two elements collided internally.
Sssssssshh!
White vapor engulfed him.
Old Ni shielded his eyes as the temperature fluctuated wildly for several seconds.
Inside Ash’s body, fire and water clashed. Then gradually, they began to stabilize.
The overwhelming heat dropped rapidly as his heartbeat slowed and the molten sensation inside his veins cooled into a steady warmth.
[Ding! Water Element Affinity Awakened.]
[Ding! Healing Speed Increased.]
[Ding! Mana Recovery Enhanced.]
[Ding! Limited Underwater Breathing Acquired.]
[Ding! Water-Type Physique Awakening Check...]
[Ding! Failed (30% chance not triggered)]
Ash exhaled slowly as the steam faded and his body temperature returned to normal levels.
If he had not consumed the Tidemother Pearl Fruit, the fire essence would have continued raging inside him for days, possibly even weeks, forcing his body to endure extreme overheating before stabilizing.
But now, fire and water coexisted within him and balanced each other. Not perfectly harmonized, but it was no longer destructive.
Ash opened his eyes. Within his pupils, a faint red glow flickered momentarily before being washed over by calm blue, then both disappeared.
Old Ni finally stepped closer and muttered. "You’re insane."
Ash rolled his shoulders once, testing his internal state.
A subtle warmth pulsed beneath his skin and beneath that, a cool current flowed steadily.
He smiled faintly. "Fire without water is destruction."
Then he continued as he glanced toward the remaining zones. "But balance makes it power."
Just as he stepped forward, he suddenly remembered something and cursed in his heart. ’What the actual fuck, failed two fucking more times even with 30% chance?!’
’Did I use all of my luck before or what?’ Ash thought to himself, then shook his head as he decided not to think about it anymore and continued to the next area.
The moment Ash stepped away from the Water Area, the air shifted again as the humid coolness thinned and the soft sound of cascading water faded.
Ahead of him stood a barrier unlike the previous ones. It shimmered in dull bronze, heavy and unmoving, like a wall carved from ancient bedrock rather than energy.
Ash narrowed his eyes and murmured softly. "Earth element..."
The instant he crossed the boundary—
BOOM!
Pressure descended from above like an invisible mountain pressing against his shoulders. The ground beneath his feet transformed into compact, dark-golden soil streaked with veins of mineral deposits.
Massive stone pillars rose around the zone like natural monoliths that were carved by time itself.
Each step Ash took felt heavier than the last as the air was thick and still, as if there was no wind here. And at the very center of the zone stood something colossal.
A tree so massive that its canopy disappeared into the cavern’s shadowed ceiling. Its trunk was layered like bands of stone stacked over centuries. Its bark was rough, ridged, and textured like weathered cliff faces.
But the most terrifying part wasn’t what stood above, but the one that was what lay below.
Ash could feel it somehow that the roots were extended outward for kilometers, burrowing deep beneath every zone, anchoring the land itself. It was as if this tree was the true foundation of the entire mountain.
Hanging from its branches were twelve fruits. Amber-colored spheres, dense and opaque, glowing faintly from within.
The ground beneath each fruit was slightly indented, as though even the air around them carried weight.
The system’s notifications echoed in his mind.
[Ding! Treasure Detected.]
[Name: Worldroot Titanwood Tree]
[Grade: Imperial-Tier]
[Attribute: Earth Element]
[Fruit Name: Gaia Core Fruit]
—> Effects After Consumption:
__Awakens Earth Element Affinity
__Drastically increases defense and endurance
__Boosts bone density and physical strength
__30% chance to awaken Earth-type Physique
[Warning: Body will become temporarily immobile for hours while adapting to earth essence.]
Old Ni whistled softly. "This one... somehow feels ancient."
Ash stepped forward, curiosity gleaming in his eyes. "I also think so."
Without hesitation, he reached upward and plucked one. The branch did not even sway.
The tree did not react.
But the moment the fruit detached, it dropped into his palm like a cannonball. His arm lowered slightly from the weight.
Ash raised an eyebrow. "It’s heavy."
[Ding! You have obtained the Gaia Core Fruit — Imperial Rank.]
Then he immediately took a bite directly.
CRACK!
Unlike the previous fruits, this one did not explode into heat or liquid, it crumbled instead—like compressed stone breaking apart inside his mouth.
Then, everything inside him dropped.
BOOOOM!
It felt as though gravity multiplied tenfold, his legs instantly buckled and his knees slammed into the ground, cracking the soil beneath him. His spine compressed as immense pressure flooded his entire skeletal structure.
Ash’s pupils constricted as he felt that his bones vibrated, and every joint felt as though molten iron was being poured into it.
His muscles tightened violently as his heartbeat slowed down to the point that even breathing felt like lifting a mountain.
[Ding! Earth Element Affinity Awakening...]
[Ding! Defense Increased Drastically.]
[Ding! Endurance Greatly Enhanced.]
[Ding! Bone Density Significantly Increased.]
[Ding! Physical Strength Boosted.]
[Ding! Earth-Type Physique Awakening Check...]
[Ding! Failed (30% chance not triggered)]