Seeing that Cordyceps actually dared to play tricks on him, a dangerous light suddenly appeared in Bai Qi's eyes, and Alpha had already raised the sword of death, intending to give Cordyceps an end.
"Ahem, hero, don't be anxious now, let me explain."
When Cordyceps saw this, he quickly took a few steps back and said, "I'm not kidding, but the situation I'm in is really strange."
"Strange? Tell me."
Mixtures of plants and insects are indeed rare.
Cordyceps briefly organized her thoughts, and suddenly a sad aura came out of her body.
"Once upon a time, I was a carefree dream vine, entwining around this ancient tree every day, absorbing the nutrition of the ancient tree, and sharing each other's dreams with the ancient tree and the surrounding plants. Life could be regarded as...
Carefree.”
"But one day, the ancient tree died, and I no longer had any companions to share my dreams with, so I fell into a long sleep."
Hearing this, Bai Qi couldn't help but interrupt Cordyceps and said: "So, you are a dream vine?"
Cordyceps shook his head and said: "Hero, don't be anxious, my story is not finished yet."
"Any more stories?"
When Bai Qi heard this, he immediately became interested and asked Shu Ke to conjure up a chair and sit on it. At the same time, he asked Gama to pick a few angel fruits and eat them.
Eat melon, eat melon, how can you do without melon?
Cordyceps was silent for a moment, and the aura on his body suddenly changed and became cheerful.
"Once upon a time, I was a happy soul-eating insect. By inhabiting different creatures, I continued to increase my experience and roam freely between heaven and earth. Until one day, I smelled a seductive smell, and I was attracted by this
Attracted by the smell, I came to a valley..."
"Wait a minute, you are a vine for a while, and a bug for a while. Are you really a Cordyceps?"
Bai Qi couldn't help but interrupt Cordyceps midway through what he was saying and complained.
"Cordyceps? This name is very suitable for my current situation."
Cordyceps sighed and said: "Although I don't know what caused it, I can indeed be regarded as a combination of the soul-eating insect and the dream vine."
"A combination of soul-eating insects and dream vines?"
Bai Qi was stunned, and the information about the soul-eating insects suddenly appeared in his mind.
[Name]: Soul-Eating Insect
[Attribute]: Insect type
[Bloodline Level]: High Lord
[Introduction]: Soul-devouring insects can seize control of the host by eating the nerves and brain of the host, and can nourish themselves with the flesh and blood energy of the host. When their own level exceeds the host, they will be replaced with a new one.
It has a stronger body and is an existence that is hated by both ferocious beasts and humans.
"I see, is it a parasitic insect-type creature?"
Bai Qi was suddenly enlightened, looking at the shape of Cordyceps, half Cordyceps, half grass, and said: "So, you are a soul-eating insect that has parasitized the Dream Vine?"
"Not entirely."
Cordyceps shook his head and said: "Although I have seized control of the Dream Vine, my soul has also been corroded by the Dream Vine and my body has been taken away. Therefore, I am now considered a Dream Vine."
Aww...
(Ben Wang suddenly felt a little dizzy...)
After listening to Cordyceps' explanation, Beta felt that his brain was about to freeze, while Shuke was frantically calculating the possibility of this situation.
As for the Alphas, they were even more confused.
However, Bai Qi figured it out quickly.
"According to your statement, the Soul-eating Insect first parasitized the Dream Vine, but the soul of the Dream Vine took over the Soul-Eating Insect's body."
"To put it simply, you kill yourself, but you resurrect yourself. You and you are in a very strange symbiotic state."
Cordyceps nodded and said: "That's pretty much what it means."
Bai Qi looked at Shu Ke and said, "Shuke, is the probability of this happening high?"
Shuke shook his head and said: "The soul-devouring bug itself is a parasitic type, which is not surprising, but the dream vine rarely erodes the souls of other creatures. They should be considered to activate their abilities at the same time. As a result, both
Both body and soul are intertwined."
"However, this is only theoretically possible. Normally, one party will successfully plunder the existence of the other party, and fusion is impossible."
Shuke's face was full of doubts, and his curious eyes kept looking at the Cordyceps.
Porro porro.
(Could it be that after the Soul-eating Insect swallowed the control center of the Dream Vine, it was treated as a new control center, so the souls of both parties did not reject this body and instinctively chose to fuse? Well, it is similar to plants
grafting?)
"I don't think so. Grafting is just the fusion of plant limbs and has nothing to do with the soul. It should be for some other reason."
Porro porro.
(But the body and the soul are not inseparable. Except for undead creatures, the soul should exist in every position of the body, let alone the core position such as the brain.)
"but……"
In the blank eyes of Bai Qi and others, Shuke and Delta started a heated debate. As the owner of two beasts, Bai Qi wanted to step forward to break up the fight, but suddenly found that he could not get in the middle of the conversation.
There's no way, I'm too professional, I can't even talk nonsense.
Uh-huh?
(I would like to ask, does Dreamland Vine have a brain?)
"Shut up!"
Porlu por!
(Shut up!)
Shuke and Delta turned to look at Beta at the same time. Beta, who knew he had asked a stupid question, quickly turned his head and pretended that nothing happened.
But it was precisely because of this that Shuke and Delta stopped arguing and began to study Cordyceps patiently.
"The body and soul of two creatures can be completely integrated, and the original consciousness will certainly not be retained, otherwise it will easily cause division."
(Yes, that is to say, this consciousness was actually born later, and the memory of having both should be obtained from the remaining memory.)
"But if they want to fuse successfully, they cannot rely on themselves alone. I can't detect any trace of two living beings. There must be some help from outside objects."
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The two pets exchanged opinions instantly, and both looked at the big tree in front of them. Bai Qi was also thoughtful.
Although this ancient tree seemed to have been dead for a long time at first glance, Bai Qi could still feel a little vitality and a different kind of atmosphere. Obviously, this was not just a simple plant.
After all, in this world, whether it is animals or plants, or even a stone on the roadside, or a long sword in the hands of ancients, after time, it can give birth to a spirit and become a pet beast. And listening to what Cordyceps just said, this story also has a dream,
It is obvious that a spirit has been born.
Gala Gala.
(Boss, judging from the remaining aura, this ancient tree may have been a sixth-order king-level creature, or even higher.)
"Sixth level king level? It may be higher!"
Bai Qi was stunned when he heard this, and Shu Ke suddenly said: "After testing, there is an 81% probability that this ancient tree is an ancient tree of knowledge, 18% is an ancient tree of war, and 1% is an ordinary ancient tree.
"
"The Ancient Tree of Knowledge, one of the three ancient trees as famous as the Tree of Life?"
Bai Qi looked at the almost withered ancient tree in front of him with some surprise, obviously unable to connect it with the three ancient trees.
Listening to the conversation between one person and four beasts, Cordyceps weakly raised his hand and said: "Well, in my memory, it seems that the identity of this tree is indeed mentioned. It should be the ancient tree of knowledge."
"It's really an ancient tree of knowledge. What a pity."
After receiving the confirmation from Cordyceps, Bai Qi no longer had any doubts, and a touch of regret suddenly arose in his heart.
The Ancient Tree of Knowledge is a creature that claims to know everything in the world. It would be great if it could be conquered. Even if it cannot be conquered, taking out the core of the ancient tree before it dies is at least a legendary resource.
Um?
Ancient tree core?
Bai Qi rushed to the ancient tree of knowledge. Through the holes in the tree trunk, he quickly found a huge hole in it, and he could vaguely feel a strong vitality.
"Where is the core of this ancient tree of knowledge? Where has it gone?"
Bai Qi turned around, picked up the cordyceps and asked loudly.
"Core of the ancient tree? Are you talking about that delicious berry? I was too hungry when I was sleeping, so I ate it."
"have eaten!"
Bai Qi stared angrily and shook the cordyceps up and down for a while, as if he wanted to throw the core out, while Shuke directly opened a full set of surgical tools, apparently planning to dissect it directly.
Fortunately, Bai Qi was not so crazy, and after struggling for a while, he chose to give up.
According to the results of the discussion between Shuke and Delta, Cordyceps can fuse two bodies and souls and give birth to a brand new consciousness, which requires the assistance of external objects.
Obviously, it is definitely the core of this ancient tree of life.
Click, click, click.
(Master, why not let gamma stew him? It should be able to absorb a little of the core energy.)
Gama, who had always been taciturn, finally spoke, but what he said almost made Cordyceps faint from fright.
He was sleeping peacefully at home, so why did he provoke such a group of demons?
Otherwise, find an opportunity to run away?
Thinking of this, Cordyceps once again glanced at Bai Qi and Si Chong, who were discussing whether to cook him, and then quietly stepped back.
But not long after he retreated, Cordyceps felt a chill on his back. A black long sword hung on his back at some point, but the owner of the long sword, Alpha, was still guarding Bai Qi's side.
It's over, there's no escape.
Cordyceps suddenly felt hopeless and completely gave up the plan of escaping. He simply lay down in front of Bai Qi and others, completely naked, as if he was ready to be slaughtered.
Seeing this scene, Bai Qi couldn't help but laugh, grabbed the cordyceps, and rode on Delta's back.
"Anyway, the mission is completed. Let's go back and submit the mission first, and then study this guy carefully."
Soul-eating insects and dream vines, plus at least the sixth-level core of the ancient tree of knowledge, the probability of getting these three things together is not high, and they have to be fused together, so the probability is even lower.
It was not Bai Qi's usual style to leave such a rare creature in the wild.