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Soon, the two-jawed beast, over twenty meters tall, was the first to be hit and crashed into the sea of trees, causing a massive trampling.
"Crackling sounds...!"
Even trees that have undergone catalysis are not immune to damage when faced with such an impact.
The expressions on Shandong University and the others' faces immediately turned serious.
These plants were already overwhelmed and unable to cope with the enormous size of the bijawed beast.
The mutated Devouring Beasts are further enhanced by bromine mist, and once the concentration reaches a certain level, even heavy weapons will find it difficult to break through their defenses.
"Boss, I think it's hopeless."
Shandong sighed with some regret, unable to bear watching any longer.
"Sigh, I still can't do it."
Xia Tianlai and the others also showed expressions of disappointment, sighing and shaking their heads.
In fact, being able to deal with ordinary Devouring Beasts was already quite strong; it's just that their expectations were too high, and ultimately they were making things too difficult for Lin Yuan.
Strangely, Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged, as if he had anticipated this situation.
Bai Yuekui frowned slightly; perhaps things weren't so simple.
Just at this time.
The two-jawed beast struggled desperately through the forest, but still found it difficult to move forward.
Suddenly, its massive body swayed, it roared, and crashed into the sea of trees.
Everyone was immediately stunned, somewhat puzzled.
"How is this going?"
Boss Bai was also somewhat surprised, but he quickly figured out the reason and explained:
"When the bijawed beast trampled these plants, the splinters that broke off were already embedded in its body by gravity and continued to grow, causing a lot of damage."
Shandong suddenly realized what was happening and clapped his hands as if in a flash of enlightenment: "I know, this big guy stepped on a nail!"
Seeing that something was wrong, the mutated Devouring Beasts roared and rushed over.
At this moment, the pale green bromine mist had become so dense that it was far superior to the Diplademon in terms of both defense and damage.
In other words, this will be the final and most severe test for this special plant!
Everyone's hearts jumped into their throats as they held their breath and watched what would happen next.
However, what they saw before them was completely unexpected.
At first, the bromine mist did work; the plants not only struggled to break through the defenses of the mutated Devourer, but also suffered extensive damage.
However, it wasn't long before the plants absorbed the bromine mist at a visible rate, quickly breaking through their defenses.
The spirit seeds of these Devouring Beasts shattered in their struggle, their bodies transformed into spiritual soil, and they died completely, leaving only skeletons.
"That's right, the plants in Linyuan can absorb bromine mist!"
Shan Da stared wide-eyed in sudden realization, then slammed his fist into his palm.
Everyone got excited.
If these plants were any stronger, they would be the natural enemies of the Devouring Beasts!
"Wait, there's another problem."
Bai Yuetian, however, was somewhat worried and began to ponder while stroking his chin.
"These plants of Lin Yuan will be besieged by Devouring Beasts once they appear, and there is even a high probability that they will attract King-level Devouring Beasts in advance."
This makes it difficult to achieve a large enough scale to be used as a trap for early planting.
"We need to find a way to hide these plants."
Chapter 146 Where did the shovel handle come from?
[Defeat the Devouring Beast, Source Energy Points +200]
[Defeat the Devouring Beast, Source Energy Points +200]
[Slay the Devouring Beast, Source Energy Points...]
Lin Yuan looked at the skeletonized Twin-jawed Beast and the mutated Devouring Beast, and nodded in satisfaction.
As he had expected, things turned out exactly as he had anticipated.
After the Heart of the Tree Realm is upgraded to level four, it will have the initial ability to "conquer cities and seize territories".
As long as the King-level Devouring Beasts do not appear, these plants are enough to rival the Mana ecosystem, and may even suppress it.
The initial idea was simply to use plants to hold back large herds of animals.
The ability to kill a mutated Devourer indicates that the plant's strength has met or even exceeded their expectations.
The only thing to worry about is that the Flower Calyx Beast, a Devouring Beast with long-range attacks, can still damage plants.
After all, under normal circumstances, plants cannot move and their attack range is limited.
However, these Devouring Beasts, which excel at long-range attacks, can be targeted and eliminated by Awakeners, and they cannot break through the plant's defenses, so it's not a major problem.
Overall, apart from the King-level Devouring Beasts, there are basically no enemies that can threaten plants at present.
What they need to do now is to hunt down the King-level Devouring Beasts and eliminate any potential threats to Dragonbone Village in advance.
This is also a condition that Lin Yuan must meet in order to raise his potential to level five.
If the Heart of the Tree Realm is upgraded to level five, it will inevitably be further enhanced, and the giant wooden figures it creates may not even pose a threat to king-level beings.
Alternatively, one could upgrade the Kaleidoscope to the Eternal Eye, at which point the Susanoo, at over two hundred meters tall, would be fully capable of killing a King-level Devouring Beast.
After completing the experiment, Lin Yuan did not linger, since Boss Bai and the others were still waiting there, and there was no rush to obtain source energy points.
After collecting all the surrounding plants into his Divine Might Space, he himself also entered the Divine Might Space and arrived in front of everyone the next moment.
"Wow, this ability is really convenient."
A look of amazement flashed in Xia Tianlai and the others' eyes.
From their perspective, Lin Yuan didn't even need to walk; he just glanced in their direction and then darted over.
No matter how many times they watched it, they couldn't help but feel a little envious.
However, this ability is great in every way, except that it's a bit hard on the eyes.
If Lin Yuan didn't have that strange regenerative ability, which could even heal irreversible vision damage, he would probably have gone blind long ago from using this potential with its side effects so frequently.
After Lin Yuan arrived, Bai Yuetian brought up the question he had been pondering.
Every time the plant is discovered by the Devouring Beasts, it will attract a horde of beasts to attack it. In order to avoid attracting the King-level Devouring Beasts in advance, we are currently lacking a way to hide it.
"That's really a problem."
Lin Yuan stroked his chin and began to ponder.
Without human intervention, the catalyzed plants will automatically absorb toxins from the soil, water, and air every moment.
If they encounter a Devouring Beast, they will attack without hesitation; it's an instinct.
However, constantly trying to control the plants here would be a waste of time and energy, making it somewhat counterproductive.
This is also why people didn't plant these plants on a large scale outside the shielding tower before.
Ulan Aodeng suggested, "Lin Yuan, why don't you do what you just did and put the plants into the alternate dimension in advance, and release them when needed?"
In this way, although the preparation of the traps was slower, at least the problem was solved.
Bai Yuekui shook her head. She was also familiar with the effects of Shenwei's abilities; both absorbing and releasing objects involved consumption.
"Lin Yuan will be involved in killing the King-level Devouring Beast, and he will be the one to destroy the Spirit Seed."
"Doing this is too exhausting. Although the issue of assigning duties in advance has been resolved, by the time it comes to actual combat, we will have very little stamina left."
"Boss, what should we do?"
Shandong scratched his head in confusion, "We can't just put a lid on it, can we?"
If we were to physically isolate it, the amount of work would be too large.
"Actually, there are other ways."
Lin Yuan interrupted everyone's thoughts, "I really can't completely change the plants' instinct to devour the mana ecosystem unless I use my potential to control the plants at all times."
"However, after my potential was further enhanced recently, my control over plants has also improved."
"Perhaps I can put the plant into a 'dormant' state."
Lin Yuan can now manipulate plants at a deeper level, putting them into a special state that temporarily stops their growth, reduces their metabolic rate, stops them from actively purifying the manna ecosystem, and even halts their photosynthesis, reducing their perception of the outside world.
It's somewhat similar to hibernation in plants, only much more thorough.
Lin Yuan guessed that after entering this state, it would basically not actively attack the Devouring Beasts and would stop purifying the Mana ecosystem.
"Hibernation mode?"
Everyone was stunned. They had never seen Lin Yuan demonstrate this ability before, so they didn't know if it would be effective.
In fact, this was Lin Yuan's first time trying it himself, so he couldn't be completely sure.
"I'll give it a try; maybe it'll work."
As he spoke, he distanced himself from the others, arrived at the former wasteland, and activated the Heart of the Tree Realm.
A vine tree quickly grew out.
The once vibrant green leaves darken, the stomata gradually close, and the waxy layer on the surface gradually thickens.
The remaining Devouring Beasts quickly spotted Lin Yuan and rushed towards him.
When they passed by the vine tree, not only did the Devouring Beast remain unmoved, but the vine tree also did not make any aggressive moves.
"Success!"
The crowd's faces lit up with joy. With this problem solved, they could set up positions in advance to ambush the King-level Devouring Beasts.
After verifying the effect, Lin Yuan took out a two-meter-long sword from the Divine Might Space and killed these supernatural Devouring Beasts. He then manipulated the vine tree into the Divine Might Space.
Because the plant has temporarily lost its ability to evolve its ecosystem, prolonged dormancy makes it susceptible to ecological erosion and pollution, so the dormancy period cannot be too long.
However, it should be fine to stick with it for a day or two.
As for how long it can last, we'll have to go back and observe further.
After returning to Dragon Bone Village, Bai Yuetian began planning the next planting locations.
Dr. Carrie calculated at the ecological base how long the specially catalyzed plant dormancy could withstand ecological erosion, providing more accurate data for the next plan.
Bai Yuekui was responsible for managing the residents of the Lighthouse during this period, so he stayed in the Dragon Bone Village residential area with Lin Yuan.
"By the way, how are things going with you and Vatican?"
After closing his book and putting away his glasses, Boss Bai gave Lin Yuan a gossipy smile.
She specifically talked to Vatican yesterday, and there must have been some progress by now, right?
"It might be faster than you think."
Lin Yuan's lips curled slightly upwards as he raised an eyebrow at Boss Bai and said:
"Today I cooked with Fanti, without using a spatula."
"When you're tossing the food in the wok, the spatula handle comes out, but as long as you aim carefully, you can stick it back in to catch it and then continue cooking."
The benefits of having extraordinary arm strength are fully demonstrated here, with a wide variety of techniques.
Mr. Bai was a little confused. What kind of progress was this? And how could he cook without a spatula?
Also, where did the shovel handle come from?
Seeing Boss Bai's puzzled expression, Lin Yuan smiled smugly. This is something no one could have guessed; even an older woman is nothing special.
"If there's a chance in the future, I can let you see it."
Chapter 147 Which dish should we eat first?