[Contestant Han Wu, you have received a donation from the event organizer “Shaura,” totaling 1 million Divine Essence.]
[Attached message: Kid, you’ve given me another surprise. Back then, we fought those two until they broke apart and still couldn’t subdue them. You pulled it off. Keep going. I’m rooting for you. Ura!]
Han Wu’s eyes widened. The Gift God King was truly generous, tipping 1 million Divine Essence in a single donation. Lavish spending was practically the God King’s defining trait.
With this 1 million Divine Essence, certain plans could finally move forward. One of them was unlocking the giant evolution path.
To boost his combat strength, Han Wu decided to give it a try. He searched through his Evolution Tree for suitable species. When he reached the super ultimate tier, he found that even after converting all of the donated Divine Essence into evolution points, he was still 1.2 million short.
The higher the cost, the stronger the resulting Digital Sprite. Han Wu had already invested 2 million Divine Essence of his own and had no intention of spending much more. The remaining evolution points would have to come from the World Tree Forest.
Han Wu proceeded to summon a creature from the partially completed giant path to strengthen his forces for the upcoming World Tree campaign.
[Locust (juvenile, ordinary life form) > Giant Locust (adolescent, Elite life form) > Little Giant (mature, Heroic life form) > Cyclops (perfect, King life form) > Skyreach Giant (ultimate, Heavenrender life form)]
Han Wu spent 71.5 million energy points and summoned one ultimate Skyreach Giant. Its massive body towered over a thousand meters tall, dwarfing every dragon-type Digital Sprite in the vicinity.
Looking up at the Skyreach Giant, Han Wu recalled the unused Wrath Sin in his possession. He took it out and tested it on the giant. Unfortunately, the compatibility was too low.
The War Tyrannosprite King, standing nearby, noticed the Wrath Sin in Han Wu’s hand and volunteered to try it. The Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King had already undergone Sin Evolution, and the War Tyrannosprite King didn’t want to fall behind.
The attempt succeeded. The War Tyrannosprite King underwent Sin Evolution and became the Wrath War Tyrannosprite King. Its strength grew substantially. Although it still fell short of its previous fused state with the World Tree, the improvement was significant.
Han Wu laughed bitterly, then turned his attention to the Skyreach Giant’s stats.
[Skyreach Giant (ultimate). Skills: Supertough, Superstrength, Giant Charge. Description: A powerful, ancient race of giants. Pure embodiment of physical power.]
[Supertough: Extremely durable physical constitution that grows even tougher as body size increases.]
[Superstrength: Possesses immense raw power that scales with body size.]
[Giant Charge: A full-body charge that utilizes every muscle fiber. Capable of smashing through any obstacle in its path.]
After reviewing the data, Han Wu concluded that the Skyreach Giant was a pure physical fighter. Such specialization made it easy to counter, but there was truth in the saying, “Overwhelming force can crush all technique.” If the Skyreach Giant’s physical gifts reached a sufficient level, the outcome would be terrifying. As such, Han Wu looked forward to seeing what it would become after its super ultimate evolution.
With his forces assembled, he set out for the World Tree Forest once more. This time, his escort included not only the Heavyarmor Raptor and the dragon-type Digital Sprites, but also the Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King and the Wrath War Tyrannosprite King.
The two Tyrannosprite Kings marching alongside him were enough to drive off every contestant squad lying in wait. Their families had already sent word through donations that the bounty on Han Wu had been cancelled. Everyone knew he now had two Subcosm fighters at his side. Nobody could compete with that.
Gu Bei cursed when he received the news. If the contestants had listened to him and joined forces during Han Wu’s first trip into the World Tree Forest, the Giant Crest would have changed hands long ago.
Now it was too late. Han Wu had grown into an untouchable giant. Trying to uproot him was nothing more than a fool’s dream. It was better to focus on their own gains.
Han Wu arrived at the edge of the World Tree Forest without incident. Inside, countless Digital Sprites had taken defensive positions.
This was the World Tree’s home ground. Even after losing the War Tyrannosprite King, it could find another guardian to fuse with, and that new fusion would still possess Subcosm strength.
The new guardian was the Briar Crownsprite. Her individual strength wasn’t the greatest among the World Tree’s guardians, but she was the most compatible fusion partner.
This time, Han Wu didn’t enter the forest. Instead, he remained at the perimeter and directed his entire army to bombard the interior. He intended to claim the World Tree’s fruit while gathering enough evolution points for the Skyreach Giant’s super ultimate evolution.
The Sloth Machinedrasprite Fortress activated Multi Infinity Cannons. The Greed Neo Vamdesprite’s Demon Mouth summoned endless familiars. The War Angel and the Lust Umbral Demoness combined light and dark magic. The Gluttony Heavenly Dog kept using Moon Eater, swallowing Digital Sprites and feeding itself. Stinger led the War Saint Locustmen legion and Yinglong on the front line.
Numerous Digital Sprites were reduced to scattered data. The World Tree Forest was being eroded under the assault.
Seated atop the World Tree, the Briar Crownsprite couldn’t tolerate it any longer and decided to take out Han Wu. She activated her skill, and over 10,000 thorny whips surged from the forest.
At Han Wu’s command, the Skyreach Giant charged forward and grabbed the whips with brute force, dragging the fused Briar Crownsprite out of the forest one agonizing meter at a time.
The two Tyrannosprite Kings couldn’t attack the World Tree directly. They could, however, help the Skyreach Giant pull.
Together, the three of them pulled the fused Briar Crownsprite out into the open. She was small in stature, with a ring of thorns behind her body adorned with roses and golden fruit.
When she saw the two Tyrannosprite Kings helping Han Wu against her, the World Tree seized control of the Briar Crownsprite and scowled. “You dare betray me?”
Both Tyrannosprite Kings responded with cold laughter and pulled harder, helping the Skyreach Giant rip apart the Briar Crownsprite’s thorny whips. Their actions spoke louder than words.