The Evolutionary Branch of Trees The Cthulhu Route

"Husband~~~ I want the True Dragon's Essence Blood too!"

Mo Lianxing stared longingly as the precious True Dragon's Essence Blood she had been eagerly anticipating was wasted right before her eyes, her heart burning with impatience.

Do you even know how to refine it?

Who in their right mind swallows True Dragon's Essence Blood straight away? Aren’t you afraid of exploding?

This is nothing short of a crime against nature!

And the most infuriating part was that Jiang Che didn’t just use one drop—he used multiple to temper Shen Yu’s body.

Logically, an ordinary person like Shen Yu shouldn’t have been able to withstand the refinement of True Dragon’s Essence Blood. But Jiang Che was there!

If even a Celestial Body could be bought from the system, what was the big deal about giving Shen Yu a little cheat?

Soon, radiant beams of light began surging from Shen Yu’s body.

She sat motionless in the bathtub, completely unclothed, her flawless skin as smooth as warm jade, tempting anyone to take a taste.

Jiang Che placed his large hand gently on Shen Yu’s slightly rounded belly. Nearly half of the tempering elixir she had absorbed had been taken by the little one inside.

After the purification, Shen Yu became even more beautiful, her skin now exquisitely delicate. Yet her expression remained as cold as ever, like an eternal snow lotus.

Activate Divine Hearing!

After reaching the Divine Comprehension Realm, his Divine Hearing had grown far more powerful. Not only could it listen to the voices of all things, but it could also discern truth from falsehood in the world.

He probed the fetus in Shen Yu’s womb, confirming there were no traces of a foreign soul.

He absolutely refused to let his child be hijacked by some transmigrator!

Fortunately, no foolhardy "Chosen One" would dare reincarnate into the household of a villain like him.

"Jiang Che, you’re really willing to splurge. If I got pregnant, would you give me this many treasures to refine my body too?"

Mo Lianxing was genuinely envious.

Sure, Jiang Che claimed he was tempering the baby’s body, but at most, the baby only absorbed 30% of the benefits—the rest all went to Shen Yu.

What if she got pregnant too?

Just the thought made her itch to conceive immediately.

Faced with the greedy Mo Lianxing, Jiang Che simply ignored her.

This woman’s moral compass was shockingly low. Weren’t you supposed to be a millennia-old monster? How could you be so shameless?

...Well, if she weren’t so shameless, Young Master Jiang wouldn’t have been able to trick her into his hands in the first place.

"Hmph, if you won’t let me have one, I’ll make sure to give you a whole football team!"

......

Under the refinement of top-tier essences like the True Dragon and Phoenix, Shen Yu’s cultivation skyrocketed!

In the blink of an eye, she went from the early Foundation Establishment stage to the late Soul Forging stage.

Gazing at Shen Yu’s belly, Jiang Che sighed softly.

His system points were still far from enough!

If he had enough, he could’ve just bought a Celestial Body from the system and infused it into the fetus, ensuring the child would be born with it.

But right now, he only had a measly few hundred million points—not even enough to buy his own Chaos Body, let alone one for the baby.

"Sweetheart, wait till I earn more points. I’ll get you a Celestial Body."

A rare tenderness flickered across Jiang Che’s face.

Shen Yu slowly raised her eyes at his words, blinking her large, luminous orbs. A subtle emotion seemed to shimmer in her gaze, and though barely noticeable, the faint curve of her lips didn’t escape Jiang Che’s sharp perception.

Jiang Che froze for a moment—then realized.

She misunderstood!

She thought he meant to give her a Celestial Body, when he had actually been referring to the baby.

But... looking at that delicate face, Jiang Che chuckled softly.

Then, he wrapped an arm around Shen Yu’s waist and lifted her effortlessly into his embrace.

This was why, despite knowing how difficult Shen Yu was to win over, Jiang Che spared no expense to conquer her heart.

All for the sake of seeing her smile.

......

Cultivator Academy.

As the spiritual energy resurgence intensified, the academy’s grounds expanded beyond the original Jiang Family restricted zone.

The most eye-catching feature at the academy’s entrance was a towering ancient tree.

Its roots stretched unfathomably deep, its trunk spanning over twenty to thirty meters in width. Its lush canopy stretched high into the sky, almost as if it were holding up the heavens.

Indeed, this was none other than Lin Mu, the one bound to the Tree God Evolution System. But ever since submitting to Jiang Che, he had completely slacked off!

What relentless root-spreading to absorb spiritual energy?

Not a chance!

As long as he behaved, free spirit fields were handed to him!

The only condition? Absolute obedience.

It was like joining the civil service—now he truly understood the saying: "The end of the universe is bureaucracy."

With the spirit fields boosting him, his evolution progressed at an insane pace. In just over a month, he went from a sapling to a colossal tree!

As for his strength? A terrifying Heaven Sundering stage!

A peak Heaven Sundering tree demon might be no different from roadside weeds in the Nine Heavens, but on Earth? He was absolutely top-tier.

Though his roots were firmly planted, his regenerative abilities were monstrous. He had dumped half his evolution points into regeneration.

As long as a single branch remained, he could revive using evolution points.

Now, he faced a crossroads in his evolutionary path.

First Path: Evolve toward the World Tree—growing larger, more majestic, until becoming an ancient World Tree of legend.

Second Path: Evolve toward a Cthulhu-like abomination—devouring all living things, assimilating them into himself. Even his system couldn’t predict what he’d become.

"Come on, I have decision paralysis here! Just tell me which one’s more badass!"

Lin Mu extended a slender vine to scratch his "head," an absurd yet oddly eerie sight.

"Respected host, we are now under Young Master Jiang’s command. Such a major decision should be referred to him."

Lin Mu: "..."

My own evolution… and I have to ask Jiang Che for permission?

They surrendered, not became slaves!!!

"Host, I’ve already contacted Young Master Jiang. He chose the second evolution path for you and is gifting you a small premium spirit field..."

Lin Mu: "..."

A premium spirit field, huh… A tree shall never be enslaved—unless room and board are included!

But if the decision’s already made, why even ask me?

Yet Lin Mu couldn’t muster any anger. He knew full well the gap between himself and Jiang Che.

Even if he evolved into a World Tree, breaking free from Jiang Che’s control would be impossible.

His Tree God Evolution System was impressive, right? Capable of guiding him to become a World Tree!

But in front of Jiang Che, it cowered like a scared child.

P.S.: I went out recently and caught a fever—probably a new variant. Burning up and feeling awful, so today’s chapters are a bit rushed!