Chapter 258 — Ginseng Baby's Invincible Evolution

Unfortunately, self-destruction could only be used once; it was a skill that inevitably came at the cost of life. Donghuang's mechanical legions relied on self-destruction skills to be enough to deter the totems. All in all, though this move was strong, it could not be used...

"Even if it's only the plants self-destructing, the power is already immeasurable..." Shi Zhao said.

After all, the explosion of a mere energy fruit was already terrifying enough; if an energy fruit could absorb a natural force like lunar radiation, swell its energy several times over, and then explode, the effect would be even more horrifying.

Shi Jin had heard that the Giant Ape Totem of the Seven Isles, after absorbing the power of lunar radiation, could boost its energy value by at least tenfold! This move was essentially a skill that harnessed the power of nature, and since it touched upon the realms beyond the heavens, its future was absolutely promising.

At this very moment, Ginseng Baby's energy value had, through its sustained evolution, broken past the 200,000 mark, directly surging to the upper limit of Commander-tier. By now, Ginseng Baby could feel that it might break through to Monarch-tier at any moment, yet it was still suppressing it—but even so, it could not offset the astonishing energy fluctuations erupting from every inch of its body.

With this evolution, Ginseng Baby once again demonstrated the startling energy advantage of a tonic species, taking first place within the team outright!!

Meanwhile, in the outside world, in the Forest of Time, a large crowd had already gathered.

Teachers, students, even school administrators, and several Overlords guarding Imperial Capital University—all had been drawn by the commotion and come to the Owl's territory.

"ROAR!!!!!"

In the sky, though it was still daytime, a bright full moon now shone with unusual brilliance, as if forming a mysterious connection with the white hole. After this, the fragrance produced by the vortex grew even richer, to the point that even the Overlord-tier creatures guarding Imperial Capital University felt their hearts stir.

What on earth was it??

At that moment, the old headmistress of Imperial Capital University, a white-haired woman, and a middle-aged man arrived at almost the same time. They exchanged a glance, their mouths twitching, then looked up at the Owl circling overhead, its head aching, and quickly understood: this was not the Owl's doing, but a major problem arising within the Time Secret Realm!!!

"What a calamity," the old headmistress of Imperial Capital University said, for she knew well what was happening before her eyes.

Apart from Shi Jin, who had applied to enter the Time Secret Realm to try to help Ginseng Baby evolve, there could be no one else inside now!!

Which meant this commotion was caused by Shi Jin??

After learning of Shi Jin's exploits on the Undead Battlefield and at the Martial Emperor Ruins, she should never have let Shi Jin come here!!

"Damn it, what's going on here?" Guild Master Ye Hui stared wide-eyed at the astonishing phenomenon, deeply suspicious that an immortality elixir had truly emerged.

Even the birth of a quasi-mythical tonic species wouldn't cause a commotion this big, would it?

Shi Jin, what are you doing!!!

"Everyone keep your distance, get back, get back!!!"

In the sky, the Foresight Owl maintained order with a terrible stomachache, its Overlord aura radiating in all directions.

"Senior Owl, wh-what is going on here?"

Some teachers and students who were fairly familiar with the Owl asked in bewilderment. In the sky, the Owl glared wide-eyed and said, "How the hell should I know? If I told you a Ginseng Baby was evolving in there, would you believe me??"

Everyone: ???

What???

Everyone stared blankly at the phantom image of Ginseng Baby in the sky, their minds unable to keep up. Damn it, who were they trying to fool?

A Ginseng Baby evolving could cause a commotion this big??

Could draw every wild beast of Imperial Capital University over?

Could make their own beasts disobey just to come take a sniff of the fragrance?

Could make a whole host of Overlord guardians stir and come drool over here?

This was clearly some immortality elixir planted in the Time Ruins reaching maturity!

An immortality ginseng?

Just then, heaven and earth shifted once more, and the phantom Ginseng Baby formed of fragrance began its final transformation.

A mass of white mist gathered frantically and coiled around Ginseng Baby's eyes... gradually taking shape into a pattern.

That pattern made the Prophetic Owl outside stare wide-eyed.

It was, unmistakably, the pattern of a Time-Confluence Hexagram.

Inside the Time Relic.

The white light of evolution had slowly faded, and Ginseng Baby's form gradually appeared before Shi Jin and the others.

Just as the Prophetic Owl had said, Ginseng Baby's evolution had left its form fundamentally unchanged... no, that wasn't quite accurate. There had been a slight change: Ginseng Baby's pupils had transformed directly into a white Time-Confluence Hexagram, making it seem mysterious and incomparably noble.

"Eep." At the same moment, the hexagram in Ginseng Baby's pupils began to spin, awakening the final super-tier skill.

[Skill]: Time Imprint

[Attribute]: Wood, Time-Confluence

[Grade]: Super-tier

[Description]: Condenses a Time Imprint to record one's own state. After being injured or dying an unnatural death, one may use the Time Imprint to reverse Time-Confluence and reverse life and death, restoring one's wounds or bringing oneself back from the dead.

Shi Jin: "?????"

Holy crap.

Shi Jin's eyes went wide.

This evolution, Ginseng Baby had awakened only three skills, of which only two were super-tier—but with the awakening of that final super-tier skill, Shi Yan's Ginseng Baby fell instantly silent.

Wha—wha—wha—what kind of cheat skill was this????

He'd just been saying that self-detonation was a forbidden move, and now this... even a resurrection skill had shown up???

Although Ginseng Baby could sense that condensing and using the Time Imprint came with enormous restrictions, still...

In that instant, the images of Eleven, Buggy, and Crimson Eye flashed through Ginseng Baby's hexagram eyes, and it felt that first place was no longer so far out of reach.

In that instant, silently analyzing Ginseng Baby's current condition, Shi Jin felt that among the pile of names he'd picked out, perhaps that one fit its present state best of all.

[Species Name]: Undying Ginseng

[Species Attribute]: Wood, Time-Confluence

[Species Grade]: High-tier Overlord (Quasi-Mythical)

[Growth Grade]: Commander-tier

[Species Skills]:

Low-tier: Sweet Aroma (Technique Approaching the Dao), Slow Healing (Technique Approaching the Dao)

Mid-tier: Earth Chain (Technique Approaching the Dao), Nutrient (Technique Approaching the Dao)

High-tier: Time-Confluence Fruit (Novice)

Super-tier: Source of Life (Skilled), Time Imprint (Novice), Moonburst (Novice)

[Taught Skills]

Low-tier: Lush (Peerless Mastery)

Mid-tier: Rapid Healing (Peerless Mastery), Hardening (Peerless Mastery), Charged Beam (Peerless Mastery), Super Vision (Peerless Mastery)

High-tier: Absolute Sleep (Peerless Mastery), Magnification (Peerless Mastery), Energy Fruit (Peerless Mastery), Mutant (Peerless Mastery), Intimidation (Peerless Mastery)

[Energy Value]: 220061

This time, Ginseng Baby had not only birthed the strongest Time-Confluence attribute—the advantage in energy value had erupted in full!

Though it had few super-tier skills, and judging by skill count alone it was merely a mid-tier Overlord species, when combined with its attributes, energy, and other qualities, its species was absolutely above high-tier Overlord!

"Undying Ginseng... Undying Ginseng Baby, a resurrection skill... I never imagined... is this the fusion of the power of death and the power of Time-Confluence?"