The Annihilator: Killer Of Gods

Chapter 69 Healing Seed

"Take this. Just pour your Mana into it and speak. I will hear you, and I can also speak to you," Karsha explained as he handed Dhaka a communication token. As beasts living on a secluded island, communication tokens were new to them.

Since they wouldn't always be together, Karsha deemed it best to stay in contact. After searching the system store, he bought a communication token with a 100-mile range.

With the token, he would be able to contact them, and they would also be able to contact him. The shadow guards were like referrals that kept filling his account with points, so making sure they were always safe was the least he could do.

Jumping down from the flying boat, Karsha let his gaze scan the entire forest. The Fangtongue Forest was dense, with towering trees standing over 300 meters tall. The air felt smoky and thick, a clear sign of how poisonous it was. The ground was also dangerous; a little carelessness could easily be fatal.

From a high vantage point, the outer area of the forest is filled with trees bearing brown leaves, while the inner area has trees with more greenish-red leaves. Despite appearing to be just trees, the plants are actually poisonous. Everything within the forest is toxic, including the insects.

It's not called the Venom Forest for nothing. However, since the poison doesn't kill instantly, Karsha estimated, with the help of the system, that a Tier 5 cultivator would be able to survive three hours in the outer area and one hour in the inner area.

He could solve the issue by obtaining venom from the snakes in the area and crafting antidotes, but that would be time-consuming. Instead, he reached into his space ring and retrieved some standard antidotes given to him by Elder Lin.

Though not highly potent, these antidotes would sustain the shadow guards for four hours, even in the inner area.

"Take these pills as soon as you feel the effects of the poison," Karsha instructed, handing each guard a pill.

He declined to take any antidote, believing he wouldn't need it. Training his blood to adapt to poisons made the Venom Forest an ideal location for him. While his goal seemed daunting, it was within reach.

Although he couldn't withstand just any poison yet, as most were too potent for him, he was confident. Once his blood adapted by absorbing enough poison, he would be able to walk the path of perfect poison immunity—something many could only dream about, even gods.

Flying the boat, the five shadow guards sped toward the huge forest teeming with poison and danger. He watched them speed away with a satisfied smile. He was indeed proud of them.

Because of their dedication, he had not only amassed thousands of skill points but also acquired more than enough Tier 6 monster bodies to sell and even auction. After all, he couldn't kill a million monsters and use their cores to upgrade the Subspace; he had to buy them. And since he was poor now—not that he had ever been rich—he needed all the monster bodies he could get.

He drank some water, flexed his muscles beneath his sleeveless leather armor, allowed an evil grin to spread across his face, and then dashed toward the forest, black and white lightning trailing behind him.

The forest was deep, very deep, and Karsha loved it. Any normal human or beast would feel uncomfortable breathing in the poisonous air; however, Karsha was different. Instead of harming him, breathing the air actually benefited him.

Using the map to navigate, Karsha sped toward the location of the healing seed without bothering with any of the snakes. Many monster snakes of different shapes and sizes caught glimpses of someone passing, but with the speed he was going, they couldn't react.

He was just too fast. However, as he drew nearer to the location, he reduced his speed. The air near the place became faint, clearing the poison from it.

The air, instead of being poisonous, became nourishing. Karsha could feel his muscles loosening up, his body gaining strength, and his inner wounds healing.

Three hundred meters from him stood a ten-meter-tall tree emitting a bright light, surrounded by ten Tier 6 Great Mutant monster snakes, each radiating a faint golden aura. Their bodies were covered in tiny, perfectly arranged pentagon-shaped scales.

Their eyes were yellow like ripe mangoes, and their fangs were as white as moonlight stones. Despite their magnificent appearance, a single horn sat atop each of their heads, making them look even more intimidating. Yet, their overall appearance was undeniably majestic.

However, Karsha, fully aware of the danger posed by these stunning yet lethal creatures, didn't let their appearance deceive him. He remained on high alert, devising strategies to approach them and execute a surprise attack.

For the next two hours, Karsha kept a watchful eye on the Jade Emperor mutant monster snakes, assessing them with a calculating gaze. He sensed the imminent danger they presented and concluded that a single misstep could lead to dire consequences.

"This has to be fast and precise," Karsha muttered, his gaze fixed on the sleeping snakes, each over 20 meters long and more than a meter wide. They were huge and dangerous.

He also noticed the seed embedded at the base of the tree, its healing effects extending to the ten snakes. Killing them swiftly and efficiently was imperative; wasting time would be catastrophic.

With no control over the seed yet, its healing factor spread to all those around it. Karsha would be healed according to the seed's healing speed and strength, as would the ten monsters.

The only way out was to kill all ten mutant snakes as quickly as possible. Prolonging the fight would lead to unforeseen consequences that could be catastrophic.

"With this much healing factor, I can use it without worrying about any side effects," Karsha contemplated, considering the idea of using the Agni sword. The moment the sword appeared, he would have 10 seconds to use it before it disappeared.

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"This will also help me understand just how powerful my domain has become and how strong I am," he said, convincing himself.

Deep down, he knew using the sword now was a bad idea. He was still weak, but from what he could see and feel, he knew that obtaining the seed would solve most of his problems.

HP and regeneration are among the core factors every cultivator craves. Every cultivator fights using their stamina, strength, and mana. These core attributes are what most people consider a priority, but they are not the only essentials.

Health and regeneration abilities are perhaps what many should have dedicated their time toward. Without high HP and fast regeneration of mana and stamina, their lives would always be in danger.

The healing seed was meant to solve that. With the seed, he would be able to heal his injuries and regenerate his stamina and other attributes at a much faster rate.

"Let's see just how strong the domain has become," Karsha murmured as he slowly closed the distance between him and the monsters. "Here goes nothing."

Karsha expected something similar to the [Ever Freezing Water Domain] to appear. However, what appeared was nowhere near the previous elegant domain. What emerged could be summed up in one word: Hell.

The 4km around him was instantly engulfed in flames, transforming the entire area into a sea of fire. Although not literally a sea, the ground was covered in flames standing up to three feet high. But that wasn't even the terrifying part. Within the flames, countless three-meter-tall snakes could be seen swimming.

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Despite their miniature bodies, these small snakes were adding greenish flames to the already dark inferno.

The domain had undergone drastic changes, changes that seemed to have made it even more powerful.

The water was nowhere to be seen, but Karsha, standing in the middle of the domain, could feel a nourishing mist seeping into his body. The water had turned to mist, which seemed to play the healing function of the domain.

The ice, however, had formed into colossal three-meter-tall spears covered in flames, hovering above Karsha and scattered all over the domain.

At once, Karsha felt his strength shoot up by a huge margin. But that wasn't all; he could also feel the variations within the domain growing stronger even without him activating them.

"This... I don't even need the Agni sword. With this much power, I can take care of these monsters."

Karsha felt his strength surge, while at the same time, the monsters seemed to lose a significant amount of their power. In short, the evolved domain was far stronger than its previous version.

The ten mutant snakes roared in anger, their tones laced with rage. They raised their heads, ready to pounce.

However, Karsha had already charged his sword with fire essence. "Show your might," he said, slashing his sword diagonally with all his strength.

A dark flame, about seven meters in length, shot forward, tearing through the air with fiery intensity.

At the same time, the third variation activated, raining down spear after spear.

The fire beam struck the first monster leading the charge, decapitating it completely.

This was followed by another strike and then another. Within 20 seconds, Karsha launched seven strikes, each one killing a snake.

It was only after the last snake fell that Karsha realized the role the Red Eye Tiger skill had been playing all along. Outside the domain, it took him close to 8 seconds to charge his sword, but inside the domain, he could charge it within 3 seconds.

The difference was clear, and Karsha could feel it. Ignoring the dead bodies and the floating orbs, he quickly dashed toward the tree, paying no heed to the massacre happening around him.

As the spears rained down, notifications of kills flooded into his mind. The domain covered a 4km radius, so many snakes were caught within its confines.

The miniature snakes continued to spray their flames, further intensifying the damage output of the sea of flames.

It was a massacre, and at its center stood Karsha, holding a basketball-sized crystal-like object in his hands, smiling like an idiot.

He wanted to appraise it before storing it in his inventory. However, just as he was about to do so, the domain quaked, followed by an ear-piercing roar.

< Be advised, host. Tier 6 Terror Mutants are heading your way. >

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