Chapter 2318 Filth
Once Fang Heng actually places the polluted seed of the sacred tree into the magic array, allowing the sacred tree sapling to absorb it, indeed the sapling will suffer severe effects. However, simultaneously, the emergency imprint set by the Wood tribe will also activate.

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The guardian elders of the Leaf tribe, including the Great Elder, will definitely rush to defend their clan.

At that moment, it will be Fang Heng’s death sentence!

And they will seize the opportunity to plunder both branches of the sacred tree sapling and its essence originally belonging to the Wood tribe!

They aim to reclaim everything they lost in their previous encounters with the Wood tribe all at once!

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Outside in the primeval forest, scattered members of the Leaf tribe have already begun their assault on several Prayer Temples of the Wood tribe.

The guards at these temples immediately sent out urgent pleas for reinforcements to the Wood tribe’s headquarters, but the headquarters itself was already in dire straits.

Not only were they unable to spare anyone for assistance, they were desperately counting on the Great Elder to hurry back and rescue them!

Klonor felt immense pressure.

Meanwhile, Great Elder Tam Sangga of the Leaf tribe, along with his entourage, was on his way back and learned of Klonor’s situation through remote mirrors.

After brief consideration, Tam Sangga chose not to return directly to the headquarters but instead diverted towards a Temple of Incantation on the outskirts of the primeval forest to provide reinforcement.

In Tam Sangga’s view, the headquarters of the Wood tribe was heavily defended with the sacred tree and various elder guardians. It was highly unlikely that the Federation could break through.

He believed the Leaf tribe’s actions were merely a distraction, designed to draw attention away from their true objective: the branches of the sacred tree sapling and the essence of the sacred tree within the Temple of Incantation.

After a period of nurturing, the essence of the sacred tree seized from the ruins of the tree spirit tribe’s Elders Council had recovered, and the Wood tribe was in the process of absorbing its energy.

Most likely, this information had leaked out and been discovered by the Leaf tribe.

Tam Sangga guessed most of the situation correctly, but he hadn’t considered Fang Heng as an unstable factor.

By now, Fang Heng had quietly infiltrated the Wood tribe’s territory using his secondary space projection skill. Most of the guards in the Wood tribe’s territory had been deployed to defend against external threats, leaving the internal defenses weakened.

Fang Heng cautiously made his way, evading the remaining guards and following the map’s guidance to enter the underground domain of their base.

With his own perception ability towards the sacred tree sapling, Fang Heng quickly located the hall where the Wood tribe was cultivating the sacred tree saplings.

He found it!

Fang Heng concealed himself in the shadows outside the cultivation hall’s main gate, observing from a distance the Wood tribe’s cultivation of the sacred tree saplings.

At first glance, the sacred tree saplings cultivated by the Wood tribe appeared slightly shorter than those of the Leaf tribe.

Fang Heng narrowed his eyes and began assessing the environment inside the hall.

The Wood tribe’s protection around the sacred tree was even tighter. Aside from the honored elder overseeing the magic array and twelve elite Wood tribe members assisting, there were two elder-level guardians nearby.

If he wanted to launch a direct assault…

He wasn’t very confident.

Fang Heng pondered for a moment.

His ultimate skill was still on cooldown.

Plus, the Wood tribe elders could activate the sacred tree’s enhanced state at any moment for combat.

Launching a direct assault would be challenging.

It seemed he would have to use the polluted sacred tree seed as a breakthrough point.

As Fang Heng was preparing to take action, he noticed a faint ripple in the space inside the hall.

A mirage projection flickered.

Shamuk, the honored elder responsible for cultivating the sacred tree saplings, looked at the figure in the projection and nodded, “Klonor, what’s the situation outside now?”

“It’s the same as before. After pushing back the Licker swarm, they’ve regrouped. The Federation’s assumed beam weapon array outside has caused us significant trouble. We’ve attempted to split into two teams to break through their mechanical camp, but we were intercepted halfway and had to retreat.”

“And the Great Elder? When will he arrive?” Shamuk inquired.

“He won’t be back for now,” Klonor shook his head, explaining further, “Currently, all our periphery Temples of Incantation are under attack by the Leaf tribe. The Great Elder believes the Leaf tribe orchestrates this Federation attack.”

“The Licker teams outside our habitat are here to distract our forces, engaging us in a war of attrition, while the Leaf tribe seizes the opportunity to take our sapling and the essence of the sacred tree located inside the Temple of Incantation.”

“The Great Elder’s orders are to hold our habitat steadfastly during this time. If a crisis arises, they will return immediately.”

The Leaf tribe!

It was indeed them!

“Between us and the Leaf tribe, there has always been tension. Originally, I planned to settle the score after absorbing the essence of the sacred tree, but it seems they couldn’t wait and made the first move.”

After hearing Klonor’s explanation, Shamuk nodded and continued, “I understand. You don’t need to worry. The power of the sacred tree is more than sufficient. Even if the Leaf tribe comes in full force, we can hold our ground.”

Inside the mirage, Klonor nodded in acknowledgment, “Yes, we rely on the sacred tree’s strength.”

After the communication concluded, the mirage slowly faded away.

Meanwhile, Fang Heng observed from a distance, clutching three polluted sacred tree seeds in his hand.

Unlike the last encounter with the Leaf tribe sapling, the internal guards of the Wood tribe were noticeably reinforced this time.

After observing for a long time without finding a better opportunity, Fang Heng decided not to wait any longer.

If he waited longer, the Great Elder of the Wood tribe might return, making the situation even more difficult.

With no better opportunity presenting itself, he decided to act directly!

Swiftly, a swirling magic array reflected in Fang Heng’s right eye.

Almost simultaneously, an anomaly appeared in the magic array of the sacred tree sapling in the distance.

Shamuk, the elder of the Wood tribe, sensed the change in the magic array and furrowed his brow, immediately focusing his concentration on controlling it.

Strangely, the magic array became increasingly unstable.

What was going on?!

Amid his confusion, Shamuk suddenly sensed something and swiftly turned to look behind him.

“What?!”

In the darkness near the entrance of the distant hall, a figure could vaguely be seen.

“Who goes there!”

Fang Heng’s heart skipped a beat.

Oh no!

He had been discovered.

Immediately, Fang Heng crushed one of the polluted sacred tree seeds in his hand.

“Bang!!!”

The seed shattered in his palm!

Almost instantly, a thick, dark pollution aura exploded from the broken seed! Black fog spread rapidly throughout the underground space!

The black fog obscured vision and even most senses.

Shamuk’s surroundings were quickly enveloped in a rapidly expanding blackness, shocking his senses.

It was the Power of Foulness!

How could this be?!

Chi, chi, chi…

The black fog quickly infiltrated the magic array, causing it to sizzle and boil like never before.

Under the influence of the foul aura, the magic array that controlled the sacred tree’s absorption instantly became unstable.

Meanwhile, in the darkness, magical arrays began to appear around Fang Heng.

Hints flashed across Fang Heng’s retina.

[Hint: The player is affected by unknown pollution. The pollution level does not exceed the player’s internal pollution level. The player is immune to this pollution effect.]

[Hint: The player’s current level has increased to Level 41. Due to the player’s talent skill, the player gains an additional 2,710 zombie clones.]

[Hint: The player’s current zombie clone count: 16,258.]

[Hint: The player’s Level 42 upgrade requirement: Tier 1 rainbow crystal*30. The player currently meets level-up conditions. Proceed with level up?]