Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!
Chapter 359 - 359: Tree of Unending Illusion (4).

Hearing the soul parasite's voice tinged with mockery, Leo was about to reply to the other party when suddenly, in the corner of his eyes, a faint data, far beyond what he had seen in the past, caught his attention.

Although the distance between him and it was quite far away, almost beyond what his normal senses could see, its remarkable yet vague information still made him notice it.

[ Tree of Unending Illusion (???) ]

"A tree?"

Hiding the almost dismembered corpse of the python inside his inventory, Leo unhurriedly uncorked the potion bottle within his grasp, consuming it in a matter of seconds as his basic healing recovery drastically increased. In addition to the still-activated dying immortal skill and his life-origin flame, the burn parts within his illusionary body, which kept switching from intangible to tangible, began to heal at a noticeable speed.

At the same time, while his body was healing, easing the burning sensation throughout his body, Leo's eyes focused on the invisible tree far away from him... Carefully, yet steadily approaching it before casting his innate soul scan ability toward it.

Ding!

-100 Qi Storage.

"What the..."

In an instant, after casting his innate ability, his solidified spiritual qi inside his body suddenly churned, akin to water breaking through the dam, before quickly flooding his eyes, making his head hurt as an intense pain assaulted his mind, causing the vessels within his clear irises to become visible—throbbing painfully as the information of the tree soon emerged within his mind.

Ding!

[ Grade 5 (Sapling Stage) Tree of Unending Illusion: A normal grade 4 Illusionary Tree that mutated into grade 5 upon accidentally being graced by countless complete rules around it... Growing for 25 years, maturing after another 25 years, and bearing fruit after 25 years.

Note: Its fruit has miraculous effects that allow beings to understand basic rules under the Dao of illusion! ]

"A grade-5 spiritual sapling! Moreover, it was in its initial stage!"

Feeling his hands itching, Leo, with greed written all over his face, immediately approached the invisible tree, only to stop halfway upon noticing something within his vision.

There, behind the invisible sapling that was akin to a normal tree, Leo vaguely saw a piece of information floating behind the information of the "Tree of Unending Illusion," fusing completely with the latter, to the point that he almost hadn't noticed it.

Ding!

[ Ancient Nine Stripes Tiger: Peak Stage of the Core Formation realm (Level 18). ]

"This..."

Beholding the beast's data and basic attribute points that were higher than his by at least 10%, Leo's eyes immediately shrank, feeling an indescribable trepidation within his heart as he immediately yet silently distanced himself from the sapling.

Although it was a pity that he couldn't acquire the first grade-5 sapling that he had fortunately encountered, without fully recovering from the damage he took earlier and not certain if he could kill the other party without suffering grievous injuries, Leo could only shift his gaze away from the sapling with regret...

However, despite that, even though he couldn't get the sapling today, it doesn't mean that he can't get it in the future; it's just that, his strength was currently not enough. At least he needed to elevate his level a few times in order to have a chance to reduce the injuries he would receive fighting that peak-stage-level beast.

"My plan had changed; I needed to reach the peak of the mountain in a short period of time in order to get that opportunity...

Without sufficient strength, even if I met a high-grade spiritual herb, it's unknown if I could get it.'

"Senior, do you have a shortcut toward the peak of the mountain?"

Thinking of it carefully, Leo decided to regretfully abandon the herbs scattered in this mountain, planning to elevate his realm first before coming back to them.

In his mind, even if he gained all of the low-level spiritual herbs around, he would still feel uncomfortable if he could only watch the high-level spiritual herbs, having the ability to behold their grandeur yet couldn't obtain them.

"Hmm? There's none. You can only rely on yourself to reach the mountain peak. If there's a shortcut, then this place could no longer be considered as a testing ground."

While speaking those words, the soul parasite within Leo's body couldn't help but feel confused, unable to understand why the other party suddenly changed its mind... Nevertheless, since the other party decided to reach the peak of the mountain, continuing their initial plan, he could only happily lend a hand to the other party, although only in explaining things.

"You really didn't create a backdoor?" Hearing this, Leo asks doubtfully, sitting on the empty ground while running his cultivation technique, hastening the recovery of his spiritual qi and soul energy in the process.

"No, do you think I am one of those who would use their authority to help their younger generation cheat?"

Feeling the firm tone within the other party's voice, Leo could only shake his head in disappointment, closing his eyes before focusing on recovering his energy.

***

Boom!

"Hehe~ Where can you run now? Are you still going to activate your incomplete domain? Oh right, I forgot that you already ran out of mental energy... Kekeke~"

While Leo was busy recovering in the corner of the independent world, far away from his location, the figure of Rosa, covered with bruises and shallow cuts, could be seen panting on the ground filled with dark roses.

Her body, visibly covered in an unstable faint glow, a testament to overusing her rules, stands with instability, as if about to fall on the ground in the next second.

"Spew! He, why not try to kill me?"

Looking at the equally wounded beast above her, flapping its almost shredded wings with difficulty, Rosa spat the congealed blood in her mouth before taunting the enemy.

Although the beast above her tried its best to hide its fear, acting nonchalantly in order to make her give up struggling, its eyes couldn't lie to her.

"Da*nit! Where are those three? If they don't show up, I might really die in this place!"