At once, Ricky also eased his power down.
Since Rodger could not destroy his array, Ricky naturally won the battle. In fact, even if he hadn't used
that array, he believed that he would still defeat Rodger in the end.
He was that confident of himself.
"That explains it. However, I didn't expect you to use it on me. Anyway, regardless if you used it or not,
this power still belongs to you. I am defeated, and your incredible strength has sincerely convinced
me," said Rodger.
Ricky nodded gratefully in return, answering, "Thank you!"
"I hope you two can join us after you finish your task here and get out of this place. We will wait for you
in the forest outside. If you don't mind that our talent is not enough, Ricky, we want to make friends with
you. What do you think?" proposed Rodger in a friendly manner.
Honestly, they weren't happy that they had failed to obtain the chance of obtaining the grand humanoid
evil tree, but they had no regrets. After all, they got to fight Ricky, and it was an honor to be defeated by
such an incredible fighter.
"Ha-ha, it will be my pleasure!" Ricky replied with a bright smile.
Then, Rodger and the other three left the core area, for it was better that they weren't there for the next
part, which was the process of refining the grand humanoid evil tree. After all, it was a top-secret
process.
What was more, if they were present, they would envy Ricky and Queenie and feel upset.
"Queenie, the grand humanoid evil tree belongs to you now.
Hurry up and refine it while I can still control myself. Otherwise, I might fail to restrain the greed in my
heart," Ricky said in a teasing tone.
"Thank you. Without you, I might have already died," Queenie told Ricky sincerely. "From now on, you
have my approval. I've said that I'll do three things for you, and you can count on these words."
"My, my! It's not your style to say these words," Ricky teased her as his lips curled with an evil smile,
making Queenie frown in irritation.
"Humph!" she snorted and rolled her eyes at Ricky, knowing that he was just goading her for fun.
She turned away from him and jumped to the core area to take the seed of the grand humanoid evil
tree.
By this time, Queenie had been accepted by the grand humanoid evil tree, so the suppressive force on
the seed had disappeared.
"Finally! The grand humanoid evil tree is mine!" Queenie couldn't help but yell in her excitement, as she
clutched the seed in her hand.
"Just refine it quickly. You can be excited after you do that," Ricky urged with a smile, walking to her. "I
will stand guard for you."
"Okay!" Queenie nodded, intending to merge the seed at once.
Buzz!
At this moment, one more change suddenly took place. The mass of light, where the seed of the grand
humanoid evil tree had been, suddenly surged and split into two groups of light. Then, two more seeds
appeared out of nowhere.
"Th...These..." Ricky and Queenie exchanged dumbfounded looks. They could not believe their eyes!
"What the hell! Are there three grand humanoid evil trees here?" Ricky blurted out in a stunned voice,
blinking his eyes as if he was trying to wake up from a dream.
"That's impossible. The ancestral land could not produce two grand humanoid evil trees in one era.
Two trees would already be unthinkable, let alone three!" Queenie exclaimed in disbelief.
"That has happened only once from the past eras. The last time there were three grand humanoid evil
trees, the ancestral land was established, and that was the most primitive era," she continued.
"But there are indeed three seeds. Look!" Ricky gestured to the seeds, although both of them had not
taken their eyes off them since they started surging earlier.
"Wait... No! Those two are not seeds of grand humanoid evil trees!" Queenie suddenly said in surprise,
shaking her head.
"What?" Ricky said.
"Ricky, look carefully and feel them with your heart," Queenie urged him in a surprisingly patient voice.
"The grand humanoid evil tree's seed is checkered, with black and white stripes, but those two seeds
have a solid color. One is pure black, while the other is pure white.
Moreover, the grand humanoid evil tree's seed contains two kinds of power—the evil spirit and
continent spirit. But for these seeds, the white seed contains only the continent spirit, while the black
seed contains only the evil spirit."
After hearing Queenie's words, Ricky tried to sense the seeds carefully and found that she was right.
"Then...what's going on here?" Ricky asked in confusion.
"I have no idea either. But as far as I know, seeds like these have never appeared in our ancestral
land," Queenie answered, sounding completely awestruck.
Buzz! At this time, some power involuntarily rose from Ricky's body, and an indistinct shadow of a huge
tree appeared. It was none other than the Void Tree.
"You have a Void Tree inside your body. Oh, my God! How is that possible?!" Queenie yelled out in
shock after recognizing the Void Tree at one glance. "I can't believe you're even able to merge with the
Void Tree!"
The Void Tree was a heavenly tree, and she had never heard of any creature that could do what Ricky
had done.
It should be impossible, but Ricky had done it himself. Was he really human?
"It is indeed a Void Tree," Ricky answered lightly. He didn't bother to deny it anymore because Queenie
had obviously recognized it.
Boom! The moment the Void Tree completely appeared, the white seed released its power and
resonated with the Void Tree. The Void Tree and the white seed were engulfed by brilliant white light,
as the seed sank into the depths of the tree.
"What..." Ricky and Queenie were shocked again by what they saw.
At the same time, a piece of information was reported to Ricky's mind.
"It is a grand humanoid tree. It can absorb all the power of the continents and turn it into the creatures'
cultivation power. It can also help a creature become a holy being."
"Queenie, this...this is called a grand humanoid tree!"
Ricky stuttered as he shared the information he received with Queenie. He also told her about the
function of the grand humanoid tree. "What?! You mean that small white seed is the grand humanoid
tree?" Queenie said in shock.
Ricky was almost vibrating with excitement because the grand humanoid tree was infinitely more
suitable for him than the grand humanoid evil tree.
"I can't believe it! I didn't expect to gain this here. Queenie, it seems that I made the right decision
when I agreed to come here with you. Not only have I become a spiritual emperor, but I also obtained
such a wonderful treasure!" Ricky said excitedly.
"It seems that the continent spirit in the ancestral land could produce a grand humanoid tree. Perhaps,
the grand humanoid tree has long been here waiting for you to come," Queenie remarked, smiling
happily at Ricky's good fortune.
"Anyway, this is great! You will not go back empty-handed this way, and I think you deserve it since you
have exerted so much effort," she added.
"Ha-ha, let's make a deal first. Promise me that you will keep your word, even though I take this grand
humanoid tree," Ricky said with a faint smile.
"Don't worry. I never break my promise to someone I have approved," answered Queenie.
Then, she was quiet for a moment as if she was deep in thought. But soon, her curiosity got the better
of her, and she suddenly asked, "Ricky, I just realized that I don't know you as well as I thought. How
did you get the Void Tree?"
"Of course, I entered the Heavenly Void and got it by chance and lady luck's help!" Ricky answered
with a smile, although his answer was kind of vague.
He didn't want to share the details, so he changed the topic. He asked, "This white seed is the grand
humanoid tree, right? What do you think about the black one?"
Seeing that Ricky was purposely changing the topic, Queenie didn't push him for more. She knew that
Ricky must want to keep his secrets close to his chest.
"The one you got is the grand humanoid tree, so this one must be the grand evil tree," she answered,
going along with the new topic. "Judging from the infinite evil spirit in it, I'm sure of that."
"So, this is the grand evil tree..." Ricky murmured.
"The grand humanoid evil tree accepted you, and the grand humanoid tree has appeared because it
accepted me. But why did the grand evil tree appear?" he asked in confusion.
"Ricky, I've been cultivating in seclusion in the Divine Manor. Have you forgotten me?" The Evil
Mandragora's familiar voice sounded at the moment.
"Evil Mandragora!" At the sound of her voice, Ricky got it at once.
"You don't need to think anymore. I'm sure the grand evil tree has appeared because of me. And I
woke up from seclusion because I felt the grand evil tree's power of resonance with me," the Evil
Mandragora said, sounding excited as well.
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