Chapter 544 - 442: Life Essence Qi Barrier

Chapter 544: Chapter 442: Life Essence Qi Barrier

After the seed was planted in the soil, nourished by the Space Spiritual Energy and spiritual water, it quickly took root.

Then, after just one short minute, the seed sprouted. Flora Bloom had thought the Tree of Life would grow as rapidly as the other plants in her space, but she was wrong.

After breaking through the soil and sprouting, the Tree of Life’s seedling stopped growing. Instead, it began to rapidly extend its root system, and before long, it occupied every inch of ground beneath her space.

Flora Bloom could feel that the Tree of Life’s seed hadn’t been branded by the space to acknowledge her as its master, unlike other living things. Instead, it was merging with the space little by little, in a very gentle manner.

Originally, the space had provided Flora Bloom with a gentle, flowing stream of Spiritual Energy, which allowed her spiritual power to be continuously replenished.

But as the Tree of Life’s root system expanded, Flora Bloom could clearly feel a rich aura of life mixed into the Spiritual Energy the space provided her.

The sensation was as comforting as a baby returning to its mother’s embrace, or like an invigorating energy shot. It caused her recently acquired Nebula Level superpower to surge, and she had the vague feeling that she was about to break through.

However, due to her space’s limitations, Flora Bloom needed to use one Divine-level Crystal Stone from a Space Fragment for every breakthrough.

The Spirit Crystal Stone that Flora Bloom had brought into her space was rapidly absorbed as her Superpower Level reached the peak of the Nebula Level. However, this upgrade wasn’t as simple or straightforward as the ones before.

Lex Cross was the first to notice something was wrong with Flora Bloom.

Flora Bloom’s body suddenly began to flicker, and in the next second, she vanished before their eyes.

"Flora!"

"Little Cutie!"

Flora Bloom hadn’t entered the space on her own. Rather, she had been forcibly pulled inside and had appeared in the farmhouse courtyard within her space.

By now, the Tree of Life’s root system had spread throughout the entire space. The sapling, which had originally been by the Spirit River, had somehow moved on its own into her farmhouse courtyard.

The entire farmhouse courtyard was now enveloped in a faint layer of Life Essence Qi.

Flora Bloom approached the layer of Life Essence Qi. It was a shield-like barrier formed from the materialization of dense life force.

This shield enveloped the entire farmhouse courtyard, and Flora Bloom, who had always held absolute control over her space, found herself unable to break through the barrier of light.

She couldn’t get out.

She couldn’t get out of the farmhouse courtyard, nor could she leave the space itself.

She pounded desperately on the barrier of Life Essence Qi. With every strike, the shield seemed to waver, but in reality, it remained completely unchanged.

’Crap, this Life Essence Qi must be coming from the Tree of Life. How am I going to get out?’ Flora Bloom’s connection to the space was still intact—in fact, it was clearer than ever.

However, the farmhouse courtyard felt as if it had been isolated from the rest of the space by the Tree of Life itself. It was as if the tree had its own consciousness and refused to be integrated and be claimed by a master.

Just then, Faye’s Divine Sense appeared outside the farmhouse courtyard, bringing Star and Moon along with her. She looked at Flora Bloom, who was trapped inside.

"You’re a human who hasn’t even reached the Cosmic Level, yet you actually dared to make the Tree of Life acknowledge you as its master! I mean, seriously, what were you thinking? Huh?"

Faye looked at the woman trapped in the farmhouse, feeling a mixture of exasperation, amusement, and a hint of jealousy.

"What are you talking about? I just had the Tree of Life’s seed acknowledge me and sprout, that’s all! I just brought it in. Now hurry up and help me figure out how to get out of here!"

"Don’t even think about it until you reach the Cosmic Level!"

Flora Bloom froze, staring blankly at Faye’s phantom-like Divine Sense. "Are you kidding me?! My husband, my child, my parents, and my friends are all out there! I can’t wait another second! Help me think of something, quick!"

Faye frowned. "You should be grateful! With this Tree of Life, you’ve essentially gained immortality! What’s the rush? Just stay in here and cultivate until you reach the Cosmic Level, then you can leave!

And you don’t have to worry about having enough energy to level up. Both the space and the Tree of Life will help you absorb external energy for your advancement."

Flora Bloom stomped her foot in frustration. She had vanished so suddenly; Lex Cross must be worried sick. ’I have to get out of here, fast.’ People from Lex Cross’s clan had already arrived on Earth, which meant that forces from other powerful families in the Star Nation of the Ancient Universe must have arrived as well.

Polly and her parents were in Morhaven, and the situation on Earth was about to become extremely tense. There could be dangers everywhere, like something out of a zombie apocalypse.

She couldn’t rest easy.

"Level up? Don’t you know my space restricts my advancements? Without Crystal Stones from a Space Fragment, all the energy in the world is useless to me!" And what was strange was that even though the Tree of Life had pushed her to the peak of the Nebula Level and she had absorbed the Spirit Crystal Stone...

...why couldn’t she feel herself advancing to the Planet Level?

Flora Bloom’s Superpower Level was still stuck at the Nebula Level, unchanged. It was as if the very process of leveling up was being blocked by the barrier of Life Essence Qi, kept isolated outside her body.

’If the barrier isn’t broken, my level won’t increase. And I’ll be trapped here, unable to leave.’