I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 505 The Black Shadow's Body

"Woooooooo..."

"you……"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

"..."

"I told you that's enough, any more and it'll just look fake."

Although he is more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, we can't be this soft.

Lezhi stood up, walked to the mother tree, and saw that it was obedient and no longer howling. He reached out and stroked the body with black stripes under the ice.

"Is it serious?"

He had just cleaned up the mother tree, but the black patterns on its brownish-black body hadn't diminished at all. It seemed that all his previous efforts had only allowed the mother tree to prolong its life for a little longer, without having a decisive effect.

"Hmm..." The mother tree, suppressing her sobs, complained, "That dark shadow was incredibly powerful. At first, I didn't take it seriously, and even used it as nourishment, but later, later..."

"Then it took over..." As he spoke, Lezhi stretched out his palm and summoned a mushroom, which produced spores to absorb the shadow. Although it could only delay the situation for a while, at this time, every extra minute of time meant a greater chance of victory.

We can't just watch the mother tree be driven to the brink of despair and fight the shadowy figure to the death!

If they could truly perish together, that would be one thing, but the key issue is the current situation. It's clear that the mother tree is completely dominated by the shadowy figure, utterly powerless to fight back. No wonder it pins its hopes on itself.

As the spores successfully parasitize and absorb the shadow, the mushrooms that grow are no longer as vibrant as before, but are pitch black, which shows the concentration of the shadow inside the mother tree.

"Tsk, it's almost turned into a wood ear mushroom..."

Disdainfully, they plucked clumps of mushrooms to make room for the mushrooms that would grow later, and then immediately absorbed the plucked mushrooms.

Like ants carrying food, they finally managed to make this body visibly cleaner.

"It's no use. My true form has been corrupted for too long, and the outer realms are still constantly trying to invade. Even if you can keep up with the speed of the invasion, I can't replenish the source of my energy in a short time. Once I can't hold on, Jormungandr will fall immediately..."

This is not the mother tree diminishing its own prestige, but a conclusion drawn from a long and sober confrontation.

Seeing its dejected state, Lezhi said, "There will always be a way. It's not the last moment yet, and it's too early to give up now."

Even at its peak, it struggled to fight against the shadow, which is why Lezhi's existence became its last lifeline.

However, he has not yet matured. In his current state, he can still be safe in Jormungandr, but if he were to face the shadowy figure from beyond the realm, he would have almost no chance of winning.

"...Given the current situation, if we want to stop the shadow's invasion, unless Jormungand and I evolve together, we might have a chance to fight it, but..."

"evolution?!"

The mother tree was interrupted halfway through her sentence and didn't react for a moment. "What..."

Lezhi reminded him, "What do you mean by evolution?"

"That's not important..." It's impossible, there's no point in talking about it. We're discussing matters of life and death now.

"No, this is important. Tell me quickly, what is evolution and how do we do it?"

Seeing Lezhi's insistence, Mother Tree sighed helplessly, "Actually, I don't need to tell you. You've experienced this before, it was back then... do you remember?"

Hearing its hesitant and guilty tone, Lezhi immediately remembered which time it was referring to.

The feeling of lava burning her skin was still vivid in her mind. Instead of getting angry, Lezhi laughed, "Does it refer to when I kept growing new wings, or when the aquatic creatures transformed into their second form, or... when I swallowed the insect queen!"

“Oh dear, none of those are true. No, actually they count, but the real evolution was that time…” The mother tree remembered stretching out its branches and circling around Lezhi, its nimble vines dancing around.

"Oh, I see. You mean that time you and the Earth teamed up to trap me in lava, and I had to go to great lengths to reshape my body, right?!"

"……Yes, it is."

The branches froze for a few moments, then perked up again, "I didn't mean to, no, I did mean to, oh dear..."

"You know what I'm talking about. You already realized your identity was different back then, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to help you undergo a transformation, so that your fusion with the seed would go more smoothly. I never expected..."

Clenching his fist, Yue Zhi thought about how his abilities had become smoother and his energy reserves had increased dramatically since his body was reshaped. He realized that this was what transformation meant.

So the question is, what exactly is he?

Upon hearing Lezhi's question, Mother Tree hesitated for a long time, "...Um, well, I don't know either..."

He was stammering; it was obvious he was lying.

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Lezhi laughed in exasperation, "Ha, you don't know? You dare tell me you don't know..."

The moment the hand that was threatening to strike the tree was raised, the arrogant branch in front of him vanished in a flash.

"Waaaaah... The child is going to hit his mother! This is outrageous! This is defying the heavens! Aaaaaah..."

Lezhi: "…………"

What on earth did this guy learn from his memories...?

…………

Beyond the realm, the shadowy figure noticed that the mother tree, which had just seemed to be at its last gasp, was suddenly resisting even more fiercely, and gradually realized that something was wrong.

"So you had a backup plan, you've been hiding it well!" the shadowy figure said, its presence growing ever stronger. The malevolent voice rang out again, accompanied by an even more ferocious attack. "What good is it if you can hold out for a while? Your inevitable defeat won't be rewritten by this little mishap..."

"Well……"

The attack, a hundred times more ferocious than before, successfully tore through Jormungandr's protective shield. Like vultures that had smelled blood, the dark figures swarmed forward in droves, eager to slip through the gaps and enter the planet's interior.

With the help of the Mushroom Mother, the Treants successfully held off the Zerg driven by the Shadow. Although it was not easy, the casualties were at least kept within an acceptable range.

A bolt of purple lightning fell from the sky, accurately striking the head of the insect that was trying to sneak up and attack. Its dark purple eyes were deep and brooding. Behind it was Cola, who had undergone a complete transformation.

Originally, Kele was not as tall as Lei Xiu, but now his body has expanded several times over, and with his wings spread, he can easily wrap Lei Xiu's figure inside without any effort.

After being bathed in lightning, its previously jet-black feathers have all fallen off and regrowed several times. Now, its feathers are very similar in color to Lei Xiu's wings, except that they have no patterns. The entire body is pure black, gradually fading to blackish-purple, and lightning flashes occasionally between the gaps in the wings.

Having confirmed that the insect attack was under control, Resh turned to find Rein, who had just come from the front lines.

"What, you're leaving?" Upon hearing Lei Xiu's explanation of his purpose, Lei En was first surprised, then understood. He glanced at the expressionless former clan leader. Although he had been the clan leader for a long time, he still dared not be too presumptuous in front of Lei Xiu.

Previously, it was because of his lingering influence, but now Lei Xiu's combat power is far superior to his. He tentatively asked, "Are you going to find Le Zhi?"

Lei Xiu: "…………"

If he doesn't answer, that's fine. Sigh, what's this called? Like an iron tree blooming, or being blinded by love. Even though the other person ignores him, he still clings to them.

Having already learned from Le Chu about Le Zhi's attitude towards Lei Xiu, all Rein could say was that the Mother Tree was fair.

He didn't stop them, mainly because he couldn't stop them anyway.

“Alright, don’t worry about the clan. I can handle it. But you are the problem. Lingyuan said he saw Lezhi in Ji’an Snow Abyss. Although it’s almost the height of summer, Ji’an Snow Abyss isn’t a place you can just go to whenever you want. Can you manage?”

Rein was genuinely worried about Reixiu. The severe cold was no joke. If they couldn't find him and instead had to ask their own race for help, that would be incredibly embarrassing.

"I know what I'm doing, I'm leaving." Even though Rein had made it so clear, Rei Xiu still didn't give up the idea and turned to leave after saying that.

Before they had gone far, they heard an anxious voice coming from the newly acquired Illusionary Sound Vine in Raine's hand, "Look at the sky, it's coming..."