Human Shackles

As we gradually go deeper into the forest, the world in front of us becomes strange and bizarre.

The surrounding area was surrounded by towering trees hundreds of meters high, blocking out the clouds and the sun. The four of them looked like wriggling ants beneath them.

The sunlight has become extremely dim through the canopy of the trees, but the light in the forest is not dark because there are many fluorescent fungi and mushrooms growing on the ground and in the trees.

The greatness of life is amazing. Everything is inseparable from sunlight. The lower level of the forest is dark and there is no sunlight at all. The plants and fungi in it have evolved the ability to create light.

Zhang Wenqian suddenly realized a problem. She didn't see even a single animal along the way, not just large animals, but not even snakes, insects, rats, ants, or birds. This place was completely a sea of ​​plants.

The beautiful woman named Zhihui in front stopped from time to time and stretched out her slender and beautiful palms to stick to the big tree next to her, as if she was communicating with the plants to get the direction.

"Miss Zhihui, can you save Xiaofan?" Zhang Wenqian asked softly.

The beautiful woman hesitated for a moment and pointed to the top of her head: "I can't help it, but our clan leader has a way, just like them."

"Your clan leader?" Zhang Wenqian was stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction she pointed. On a towering tree whose top was almost invisible, a strange creature crawled on it. It looked like a human, but it was covered with deep layers of skin. The bark is green, and there is a tuft of grass growing on the head where hair should have been.

Its limbs were tightly wrapped around the tree like vines. As if it was aware of the person below, it lowered its head and looked over.

Zhang Wenqian felt a chill in her heart, because this thing was indeed a person, and it still retained a human appearance, but its eyes were dull and dull, like a puppet.

"Those infected with lignification!"

Zhang Wenqian hurriedly took a step back: "Who are you?"

The beautiful woman sighed softly at the side: "People are divided into five elements from birth. Some people's five elements belong to fire and metal. They are born with the energy of the wood element, so they cannot retain their consciousness."

Then he said warmly: "Of course we are human beings, Miss Zhang. Speaking of which, I lived in Qiandaohai for a while and have heard of your name."

"Give Xiaofan back to me." Zhang Wenqian clenched the sword in her hand and said without paying attention.

"The only way to save her is the clan leader. You don't want to see this little girl die."

Zhang Wenqian snorted coldly: "Hmph, if she becomes such a human being, I would rather kill her with my own hands."

The beautiful woman said patiently: "I have said that everyone has five elements. This little girl's physique is a bit weird and may not conflict with the energy of the wood element."

The fat old man also said from the side: "Miss Zhang, my lady will not lie to you, nor will I hide it from you. I was also dying. Fortunately, I met the lady. She used wood energy to help me comb my body. Although I was separated from Human beings are pure flesh and blood, but they also gain long life."

As he spoke, he unbuttoned his shirt. His chest was covered with small cysts, like tree tumors. Not only his chest, but his whole body was covered with such cysts, which looked extremely oozing.

"The transformation process of any energy is a step-by-step process. At present, the art of wood transformation is still incomplete and cannot be fully compatible with flesh and blood in a short time. But don't worry, there will definitely be a solution in the future. Creatures that combine plants and animals are the only ones. The most perfect creatures, you can not only gain a long lifespan, but also be able to cleanse your soul. There is peace in the energy of the wood element. You will no longer have the intention to kill, there will no longer be intrigues, and there will be no wars or disasters!"

A blush appeared on the woman's beautiful face. It was obviously her ideal to create this kind of utopian world.

Zhang Wenqian said blankly: "Is it okay?"

“Of course, plants are everywhere and we can change the world!”

…

Continuing into the depths of the forest, a fragrant aroma spreads, and a city hovering on huge plants appears in front of you.

Countless weird humans live in the houses and streets built of vines. They have completely turned into a combination of plants and humans. Their skin is wrinkled like bark, their limbs are as slender as vines, and their hair is covered with branches and leaves.

But unlike the lignification-infected person just now, their consciousness has been preserved. Like humans, some are talking and chatting, some are picking fruits, and jumping vertically and horizontally on the giant branches, as agile and quick as monkeys.

Seeing the arrival of the beautiful woman, these "people" bowed and got out of the way.

Liu Hou said with a smile: "Welcome to Xunyun City, this is the base camp of our Wood Clan in the south."

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the clan leader." The beautiful woman said softly.

Zhang Wenqian looked at her face as white as jade, then at the "tree people" around her, and couldn't help but ask: "Miss Zhihui, are you a human?"

"Of course I am. Everyone here is human. Strictly speaking, they are mainly built based on human genes. Just like the Sea Clan and the Three-Eyed Clan, they are one of the branches of humanity. You can call us the Wood Clan."

Only then did Zhang Wenqian realize the essence of the matter. The combination of these humans and plants was to establish a separate branch of intelligent species that was different from other humans.

It is scary for animals to evolve into ferocious beasts, but animals are all physically evolving individually, even ferocious beasts that live in groups, and will not be obsessed with others. But intelligent species are different, they can create civilization!

But if there is really a civilization without wars and disasters, is it good to not afford it?

The three of them stepped onto a platform made of vines. Zhihui stroked a vine and closed her eyes for a moment. The platform began to climb slowly, and soon they reached the top of the giant tree. The warm sunlight shone down, and a flower bloomed here. The unknown huge flower bud fills the nostril completely with its fragrant fragrance.

Among the huge flower buds, there stands a palace made of petals, which is extremely beautiful under the refraction of colorful light.

"So beautiful! Is this paradise?" Xiaofan saw this scene when he woke up, and he couldn't tell whether he was alive or dead.

"Follow me, the patriarch is inside."

Zhang Wenqian followed Zhihui into the palace among the buds in a daze.

There were more than a dozen people standing in the hall, all with solemn expressions. They kept arguing with each other and seemed to be discussing something intensely.

Unlike the tree people below, the people here are no different from normal humans, and everyone's wood energy aura is extremely strong. They are either wood elemental masters or physical masters who have been imbued with wood energy.

Different from the nature of genetic mutations such as lignification infection, body masters and elemental masters who focus on wood attribute energy practice step by step and will not produce mutations themselves, but the efficiency is very low and the talent requirements are also very high.

Sitting at the top of the hall was an old woman with a stooped body and gray hair. She looked very old, but her skin was as tender as a baby's.

She seemed to be asleep and was indifferent to the quarrel below. It was not until Zhang Wenqian and his party came in that she raised her head. Her somewhat cloudy eyes looked towards them. Zhang Wenqian felt that everything about her seemed to be revealed to the other party with this glance. In front of him, he couldn't help but take a step back.

The old woman's face suddenly looked strange and asked her, "Do you know Luo Kai?"

After the old woman spoke, the people in the hall stopped talking at the same time and looked over in surprise.

Zhang Wenqian was stunned. She originally wanted to say she didn't know him, but she nodded involuntarily.

The face of the beautiful woman Zhihui on the side changed and became cold, and she said: "Do you know the Thunder Saint? That little bastard?"

Zhang Wenqian said in confusion: "He is really Thunder Saint."

The fat old man suddenly sighed: "This kid evolves too fast. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com "

The hall fell silent. After a while, a man with a green cane spoke: "The human saint must have come for the evil demon. Now that the two great saints in the south are gathered together, should we ask them to cooperate?"

"No, humans regard us as aliens. I'm afraid that not only will they not cooperate, but they will attack us first."

"The nature of this new saint is unknown. The Dragon Saint has been trying to destroy our city of Xunyun."

"The evil spirit is the common enemy of all species. Once it fully evolves into an evil spirit, it will be unstoppable. I think human saints should let go of their prejudices."

The main hall fell into a quarrel, but Zhang Wenqian understood something. The evil demon that appeared in Star Horse Country this time could command the swarm of insects.

Plants rely on their strong reproductive power and life to spread all over the world, but insects eat everything they go, and no grass grows wherever they go. The plains and forests are all red, and they are the biggest enemy species of plant life.