Chapter 382: The Divine Tree’s Plea
The Divine Tree’s Plea
Most supreme heavenly treasures only worked once.
Some could be used three times.
Very few exceeded that restriction.
Holding the fruit between his fingers, Julian silently calculated.
If I consume three...
Breaking through from the middle Silver Realm directly to the middle Gold Realm shouldn’t be a problem.
It was an astonishing conclusion.
Anyone else would probably celebrate wildly.
Yet Julian couldn’t smile.
Instead, a heavy feeling settled over his chest.
The image he had just witnessed refused to leave his mind.
Steffan.
The two peak Gold Realm experts.
The mysterious counterfeit seed.
Most importantly...
The obvious decline of the divine tree.
Julian slowly exhaled.
"Is the Obsidian Wing organization finally making its move?"
His golden eyes narrowed.
The more he thought about the vision, the more uneasy he became.
After suffering repeated failures, the mastermind hiding behind everything no longer seemed willing to wait.
This next attack...
would almost certainly be overwhelming.
Silence filled the room.
Julian stood quietly for several moments before another thought occurred to him.
Exactly how many fruits did the Heavenly Law Seed create?
With a simple thought, he released every stored Mystic Life Fruit from the Heavenly Law Seed’s internal space.
One after another, emerald fruits appeared across the bed.
In moments, they formed several neat piles.
From a distance, the bed resembled a fruit vendor’s stall.
Julian couldn’t help smiling faintly at the amusing sight.
After counting them carefully...
He arrived at the same number.
Seventy.
Exactly seventy Mystic Life Fruits.
Not one more.
Not one less.
"So they’re stored inside the Heavenly Law Seed’s own space..."
Julian muttered thoughtfully.
The fruits weren’t hidden inside the Tyrant System.
Nor were they stored inside any physical storage treasure.
Instead, the Heavenly Law Seed itself possessed a unique internal space linked directly to his consciousness.
Whenever he wished, he could summon the fruits into reality.
Likewise, a single thought was enough to return every one of them back into that hidden space.
It functioned almost like a personal inventory that only he could access, with the Heavenly Law Seed serving as its foundation.
Understanding this, Julian immediately stored the fruits away again.
The piles disappeared in flashes of emerald light.
Within seconds, the bedroom looked completely normal again.
Only the empty red box remained on the bed.
Julian closed it before setting it back on the wooden table.
His expression gradually became resolute.
Using these on myself isn’t the smartest choice.
Not right now.
His current strength would certainly increase.
But against two peak Gold Realm experts...
that alone wasn’t enough.
He needed reliable allies.
Without wasting another moment, Julian stood up.
Walking toward the wardrobe, he selected a high-collared black outfit with a matching coat.
He calmly changed clothes before buttoning the collar all the way to the top.
The raised collar neatly concealed the faint marks around his neck.
Julian glanced once at the mirror.
"That should do."
Satisfied that nothing unusual was visible, he left the bedroom and instructed a servant to invite Lina Ashford and Liza Voss to his room.
Only after the message had been delivered did he return inside.
He sat quietly in a chair beside the table, fingers lightly tapping the polished wood while organizing his thoughts.
Strength.
Time.
Preparation.
Those three things would determine everything that followed.
A short while later, gentle footsteps echoed outside.
There was a light knock on the door.
The door opened.
Lina Ashford stepped inside first, followed closely by Liza Voss.
Morning sunlight streamed through the windows behind them, casting long golden rays across the polished wooden floor. The quiet room carried a calm atmosphere, but the two women immediately sensed that Julian D’Aurelius had called them for something important.
Lina’s long green hair swayed gently as she stepped inside with her usual graceful composure. Her beautiful purple eyes rested on Julian with quiet curiosity.
Liza, on the other hand, closed the door behind her before folding her arms with a faint smile. Although she tried to appear relaxed, the curiosity in her black eyes was impossible to hide.
Both women looked toward Julian.
"Young Master Julian, you calling us what’s up?"
Julian, dressed in his high-collared black outfit, smiled casually from where he sat beside the table.
The collar concealed the faint marks around his neck, leaving nothing unusual visible.
He gestured toward the table.
"Got some good stuff for you to eat."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand.
Six emerald-colored Mystic Life Fruits appeared on the tabletop one after another, each releasing a faint glow that instantly filled the room with an incredibly refreshing fragrance.
The rich vitality contained inside the fruits was so pure that even breathing the aroma made one’s body feel lighter.
Lina and Liza both froze.
Their eyes widened simultaneously.
Neither of them had ever seen such a treasure before.
Julian calmly pushed the fruits toward them.
"Three each, eat up."
The two women exchanged puzzled glances before looking back at the unfamiliar fruits.
Neither recognized them.
Liza cautiously picked one up before bringing it close to her nose.
She sniffed it lightly.
Her eyes immediately brightened.
"What is this? It smells nice, should be quite tasty."
Julian chuckled at her honest reaction.
"This is called a Mystic Life Fruit, more powerful than the Nine Way Cleansing Elixir. After eating, I don’t know if you can break through to the Platinum Realm."
"Huh?"
Both women stared at him in disbelief.
For several seconds, neither spoke.
Only a few days earlier, Julian had already given each of them three priceless Nine Way Cleansing Elixirs.
Those medicines alone would have driven countless Old Martial Arts experts into madness if word had spread.
Yet now...
He was casually placing something even more valuable before them.
Lina looked down at the fruits.
The emerald glow reflected in her beautiful purple eyes.
"You... you’re giving these to us?"
There wasn’t excitement in her voice.
Only disbelief.
Julian nodded as though it were the most ordinary thing in the world.
"Eat quickly, you need to strengthen up to help me."
His tone remained relaxed.
His smile was as easygoing as ever.
Yet those simple words carried complete trust.
He wasn’t asking them to become stronger for themselves.
He wanted them to become stronger because he considered them companions who would stand beside him when danger arrived.
Neither woman missed the meaning behind those words.
Their hearts warmed.
At the same time...
Julian’s thoughts drifted elsewhere.
[Hurry up, I still want to lie down and be a gigolo.]