Transmigrating Into a Fantasy World: Signing in During Pregnancy, Reaching the Summit with My Childhood Sweetheart

54: Chapter 54: The Whispers of the Azure Spirit Clan and the Ancient TreeA silent gaze was more heart-palpitating than a furious roar.

Those indistinct humanoid forms composed of green light and plant fibers stood silently behind the glowing moss and vines. Their numbers grew, almost filling every corner within sight. They had no facial features, no obvious emotional fluctuations; they simply ”watched” with an inhuman, pure curiosity and observation.

The cavern remained warm, the green light soft, and the life energy so abundant it felt almost ready to drip. Yet, beneath this surface of ultimate vitality and tranquility, an intangible, suffocating sense of pressure silently spread.

Nangong Xuan endured the intense pain, struggling to tighten his grip on the ”unyielding” sword. The blade trembled slightly, emitting a low hum as the Vast Righteous Sword Intent instinctively activated, forming a thin protective barrier around him that resisted assimilation. Su Muxue’s ice-blue eyes gathered a chilling cold, and delicate ice crystals quietly formed at her slender fingertips, with Profound Yin Qi ready to freeze any foreign object daring to approach. Lin Mo’s chaos light cluster also contracted to its utmost, his Perception amplified to the limit, analyzing the energy composition and intent of these ”creatures.”

However, the anticipated attack did not come.

Those green light-shadow humanoids simply stood quietly, like extensions of the cavern itself. After a long while, one of them, with a slightly clearer form and a contour more akin to an adult human, slowly ”floated” forward a short distance.

It still lacked facial features, but the three facing it clearly sensed a gentle, probing wave of mental intent, like a spring breeze brushing over a lake, lightly touching their consciousness:

”Outsider... life?” ”Your... aura... is very different...” ”Injured...? The Life Mother Tree... can... heal...”

This intent was pure and direct, devoid of malice, even carrying a hint of childlike naivety and goodwill, inviting them to accept healing from that jadeite Ancient Tree (the Life Mother Tree).

Yet, this ”goodwill” made Nangong Xuan and the other two even more vigilant. Healing? This was likely the beginning of assimilation!

”We appreciate the kindness, but we must decline,” Nangong Xuan forced out, his voice hoarse yet carrying an undeniable refusal. ”We have strayed into this place by mistake. Our injuries are not severe; we only need to rest briefly before leaving on our own. We dare not impose.”

His words were clearly transmitted through Divine Thought.

The green light-shadow humanoid seemed to understand the meaning of refusal. It ”stood” in place, tilting its ”head” slightly, its conveyed intent now carrying a trace of confusion:

”Leave...?” ”Outside... is... void... deathly silence...” ”Here... there is light... life... is it not good?” ”Become... part of the Mother Tree... obtain... eternity...”

Its intent remained simple, yet it exuded a chillingly obsessive undertone. In its Perception (or perhaps the will of this realm), becoming part of the Mother Tree and merging into this eternal light and life seemed to be the only and best destination.

More light-shadow humanoids drifted forward slightly. Their emitted intents began to converge, like a silent chorus, repeating similar words:

”Stay...” ”Merge...” ”Eternity...”

The gentle intent began to take on a hypnotic, enticing quality. The rich life energy around them also became more active, gently yet firmly seeping towards them, attempting to erode their will to resist.

”Not good!” Su Muxue exclaimed in a low voice. The ice moon imprint between her eyebrows lit up, and a layer of icy, life-isolating profound ice barrier instantly expanded, enveloping the three of them, temporarily blocking the pervasive infiltration of life energy and mental erosion.

Sizzle... The profound ice barrier made a faint neutralizing sound upon contact with the life energy. The green light-shadow humanoids seemed disturbed by this cold, Fusion-rejecting force, retreating slightly. For the first time, their conveyed intent carried emotions akin to ”confusion” and ”slight rejection.”

They seemed unable to comprehend why such a wonderful ”blessing” would be refused.

Seizing this opportunity, Lin Mo’s thoughts rapidly analyzed and transmitted to Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue: