Chapter 556 - 453: The Secret of the Seed of Resurrection: Root

"You’re a member of the Alliance Supreme Council now, so you must have some idea about the origins of the other races, right?" Gao Xiaomeng didn’t explain right away.

"I know a little," Gao Neng nodded.

"The Source of Evolution is what allows the other races to evolve. You should know that already, right?" Gao Xiaomeng blinked again.

"Yeah, I know a little about the Source of Evolution," Gao Neng didn’t deny it.

"So, if you want to truly control a race, you just have to use its Source of Evolution and Seed of Resurrection! Once you control those, the race won’t dare to resist," Gao Xiaomeng said this as if it were obvious.

"..." Gao Neng.

’So, we’re back to square one?’

’Control the Source of Evolution and the Seed of Resurrection, and you control the race. Who doesn’t know that?’

’But the problem is that every Source of Evolution is heavily guarded by the other races.’

’How could it be that easy?’

’Still, for Gao Xiaomeng to come all this way to find me...’

’She must have some kind of plan.’

Gao Neng considered this. It might be an opportunity.

After all, he had always been suspicious about Gao Xiaomeng’s true identity.

And now, perhaps he could use this chance to ask her about the Seed of Resurrection.

First, he could test whether she really knew anything. Second, if she did, it would help him better prepare for the future.

"First, explain what a Seed of Resurrection is. Then I’ll make my decision," Gao Neng said, feigning indifference.

"The Seed of Resurrection, you ask..." Gao Xiaomeng glanced at Gao Neng, lowered her head, then looked up again, her eyes having turned crystal clear. "To put it simply, it’s the ’root’ of the Source of Evolution!"

"Root?" Gao Neng’s eyes narrowed.

"Yes. A Source of Evolution produces three different things: a ’fountain,’ a ’fruit,’ and a ’root’!" Gao Xiaomeng explained patiently.

"What’s the fountain? What’s the fruit? And what’s the root?" Gao Neng immediately asked.

He appeared calm on the surface, but heaven knew how shocked he was. Gao Xiaomeng actually knew the secrets of the Seed of Resurrection.

This was a mystery the Human Alliance hadn’t been able to solve for a century!

"The fountain is the ’source.’ Do you remember the ancient tree in the Dark Night Elf Royal City?" Gao Xiaomeng seemingly didn’t notice Gao Neng’s inner shock.

"Of course I do." Gao Neng did his best to remain calm.

"The ancient tree is the Dark Night Elf Clan’s Source of Evolution. The sap from its branches, what people call the Spring of Life, is the ’fountain.’ Once you drink from the fountain, you can undergo a ’life-level’ evolution! You, Fang Tangtang, and Shen Ning’Er all underwent a life-level evolution after drinking from the Spring of Life!" Gao Xiaomeng replied.

"A life-level evolution? But I remember you drank it, too... But... wait. Don’t tell me your life level..." Gao Neng trailed off as a sudden thought struck him.

"Didn’t you already guess? Yes, my life level is quite high, so that little bit of Life Spring Water wasn’t enough to make me evolve." Gao Xiaomeng no longer seemed to be hiding anything. However, when she mentioned her high life level, she couldn’t help but tilt her chin up.

"..." Gao Neng didn’t speak again immediately.

He suddenly realized that Gao Xiaomeng was acting differently today.

At the very least, she was being a little too talkative.

What’s more, she didn’t seem to be holding anything back.

In the past, she would never have told him these things no matter how he asked. Yet today, without any real threats or coaxing from him, she was spilling the beans.

"The fountain lets a life form evolve, while the ’fruit’ lets it gain special abilities!" Gao Xiaomeng’s expression remained calm. Seeing that Gao Neng wasn’t talking, she went on.

"Special abilities?" Gao Neng’s attention was once again captured by her words.

Not only that, but he also thought of the two fruits he had eaten.

One was the Soul Fruit, the other the Immortal Fruit.

The Soul Fruit had allowed his Spiritual Power to become tangible, while the Immortal Fruit had made his body’s regenerative abilities skyrocket.

"That’s right. Different ’fruits’ grant different special abilities. For example, Lin Ying’s Bloodrage Berserk was obtained from a ’fruit’!" Gao Xiaomeng explained.

"And the ’root’?" Gao Neng looked at Gao Xiaomeng intently.

This was the question he cared about most.

"The root is the ’foundation.’ That’s my understanding of it. The Seed of Resurrection is the foundation of the Source of Evolution. Without the Source of Evolution, the Seed of Resurrection cannot exist. Conversely, without the Seed of Resurrection, the Source of Evolution will also be destroyed!" Gao Xiaomeng said seriously after a moment of thought.

"’Foundation? Without the Source of Evolution, the Seed of Resurrection cannot exist...’" Gao Neng’s brow furrowed. He could more or less understand that part.

After all, according to Gao Xiaomeng, the Seed of Resurrection was produced by the Source of Evolution, so it made sense that without the Source of Evolution, there would be no Seed of Resurrection.

But the next part—that the Source of Evolution would also be destroyed without the Seed of Resurrection—was much harder to understand.

’What kind of logic is that?’

’It makes no sense!’

Gao Neng was a little lost...

"Alright, I’ve told you everything I know. Now that you know what the Seed of Resurrection is, let’s move on to the fun part and draw up our battle plan!" Gao Xiaomeng, for her part, didn’t seem to think he’d have any trouble understanding.