Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Soraka, Brook, and Xiaobai were talking quietly.

"A few months ago, we received news on Giant God Peak that a mysterious human hero appeared in the Misty Forest, and a mutant skeleton won the Finger of Death. I guessed it must be you! Two days ago, Xiaofa told me that you were coming to Giant God Peak soon. I didn't expect you to arrive so soon, and you broke through the eighth and ninth floors of the Demon Sealing Tower in one go. How did you become so powerful? Your growth rate has completely exceeded my expectations." Sokala said.

"We went to Lujia Town and happened to meet His Highness Orn. ​​He helped us forge weapons, so our strength increased greatly!" Xiaobai said.

"I see. How did His Majesty Orne give you the Hearth Token?"

"His Highness Ornn is very interested in the weapon in my hand. He hopes that we can return to the Marfa continent and bring the craftsman who forged this weapon to the Hearth House." Brook said.

"So, you're going back to Marfa Continent soon?"

"Yes. Once Xiaobai passes the Soul Tree test, we'll leave immediately. Soraka, what exactly is the Soul Tree test?"

"The Demon Sealing Tower tests one's external strength, while the Soul Tree tests one's inner soul, aptitude, and skills."

"Soul, does it mean the integrity of the soul? As long as you haven't been reborn, it is complete, right?" Brook asked.

"That's right. Before becoming a hero, if you didn't waste your soul power on resurrection and rebirth, then you have a complete soul. Such a creature is more likely to gain the favor of the Soul Tree." Soraka said.

"What about qualifications?"

"A brilliant mind, extraordinary luck, a youthful body, unlimited potential, and so on, are all part of one's qualifications. The Soul Tree will make the final judgment. As for skills, the stronger the better, especially those that can grow infinitely."

"Skills that grow infinitely?"

"Yes. Some rare special skills can become stronger as enemies are killed. For example, Dragon King Thor, God of Death Kindred, and God of War Sion, an important reason why they can become true gods is that they all have their own different infinite growth skills. In addition, like the Desert Death God Nasus, the reason why he can transform into tens of thousands of yards is also related to his growth skills; the reason why LeBlanc is valued by Kindred is that LeBlanc also has an attack skill that can grow infinitely: the more enemies he kills, the stronger LeBlanc's magic power will be!" Sokala said.

"Oh~ No wonder when I saw Xiaofa, he found two necromancers who could summon skeletons to practice with him. It turned out that he was practicing skills." Brook understood, but said worriedly, "Xiaobai doesn't have any growth skills."

"It doesn't matter. The vast majority of heroes don't have growth skills. Like Bard and Zoe, they don't have infinite growth skills, but didn't they still become true gods? Furthermore, some heroes, even though they do have infinite growth skills, like the giant bug Cho'Gath the Void Terror, are still just relatively powerful heroes, unable to even reach the demigod realm. So don't take it too seriously. Having it is best, but not having it doesn't matter either. Ultimately, skills are just a factor to consider, so just let it flow."

"Oh~ Speaking of skills, Soraka, do you have the skill book for 'One Kill in Ten Steps'? Xiaobai hasn't learned it yet."

"What a coincidence! There's one."

Soraka took out a skill book from her backpack and gave it to Xiaobai, who learned it on the spot.

"Basic swordsmanship, attacking swordsmanship, assassination swordsmanship, crescent sword, savage charge, blazing swordsmanship, sun-chasing swordsmanship, sky-splitting slash, finger of death, and one kill every ten steps. Although there are no infinite growth skills, Xiaobai has so many skills, he should be able to gain the recognition of the soul tree, right?" Brook said.

"The most important thing about skills is their quality, not their quantity. The heroes on Red Star generally have only four commonly used skills, and occasionally some have more than five. As the saying goes, "You can't chew too much." All the heroes who can become demigods or true gods have repeatedly honed their commonly used skills, and eventually made them into divine skills. Xiaobai's Finger of Death is very good, but compared with the Dragon King, the God of Death, the God of War and other true gods, it is still far behind. Even among demigods, the Finger of Death may not be able to make it into the top three. So Xiaobai, you have to sort out these skills well, discard some useless ones, hone the useful ones, simplify them, integrate them, and make them your own unique skills!" Soraka said.

"Oh, but we are going to see the Soul Tree soon, is it still in time?" Xiaobai asked.

"Of course there's still time! Every monster that passes the Demon Sealing Tower and is qualified to accept the test of the Soul Tree will more or less obtain some seeds given by the Soul Tree. The moment the Soul Tree seeds are integrated into the body, there will be some realization, which is what outsiders often call enlightenment. You can take this opportunity to try to comprehend your own skills!" Soraka said.

Xiaobai nodded seriously.

As the three of them were talking, Tide Shark Nami and Magical Cat Yuumi caught up with them.

"Princess Soraka, what are you talking about? Hello, Xiaobai, Brook!" Nami came over with a smile.

"I was telling them something about the Spirit Tree," Soraka replied.

"Xiaobai, Brook, you two are so amazing! Not only did you pass the eighth and ninth floors, but you also passed the tower so quickly! Back then, it took me a lot of effort to pass the fifth floor. It took me many days and I was almost exhausted to death!" Yumi said.

"It took me a whole day back then. After all, we are support heroes with too few attack skills. It's really unfair for us to break into the tower." Nami said.

They seemed to have a good relationship with Soraka, and they didn't exclude Xiaobai and Brook, talking and laughing with them.

"Are you support heroes?" Xiaobai looked at them curiously.

"Yes! The two of us can heal, speed up, and add a small amount of damage. Of course, our healing and blood-adding abilities are not as good as Soraka's, nor as good as your talking humanoid baby Brook." Nami smiled, she seemed to like laughing very much.

"You are too modest. Just looking at the water ball you are sitting on, Nami, I know you are very, very powerful!" Xiaobai praised.

"Haha~ Actually, this water ball is just a trivial trick! It's a pity that I can only summon one. If you like, we can team up, and you can sit on it after that."

"Really? I really want to try it, but let's wait until next time. There are a lot of eyes watching us from behind." Xiaobai turned around to look at the monsters following in the distance. "By the way, Nami, how many floors of the Demon Sealing Tower have you passed?"

"Yuumi and I only made it past the fifth floor, barely enough to see the Soul Tree. Luckily, the Soul Tree was very kind to us and gave us six seeds, allowing us to successfully become heroes."

"Oh~ what about Soraka?" Xiaobai asked again.

"Her Highness Soraka is different. She is a priestess of the Star Clan. She has excellent aptitude and is a natural demigod. She doesn't need to enter the tower. I heard that her Highness obtained a total of 9 soul tree seeds that year! If it weren't for the werewolf's mischief, her Highness almost became a true god!" Yumi interrupted.

"Werewolf Warwick?" Brooke couldn't help but interrupt and ask.

"Yes, it's that bad guy!" Yumi said.

"Oh~ Soraka, that werewolf Warwick should not have been resurrected yet, right?" Brook turned to look at Soraka.

"No, it will probably take more than 10 years," Soraka said.

"Have you been living on the 8th floor of Mount Targon?"

"I live here most of the time. My village is west of Mount Targon, next to the Eternal River, not very far from here. But there are not many people in the village anymore. So, His Majesty the Dragon King asked me to move to Mount Targon..."

The five people walked and talked as they headed west to the sixth floor of Mount Giant God.

A holy light faintly appeared ahead, and several people unconsciously stopped talking. Continuing forward, a giant glowing tree slowly came into view!

This was a massive tree, approximately a hundred yards tall, radiating a divine light! A faint blue glow shone from its thick trunk, from which five main stems extended, spreading out diagonally like the skeleton of an umbrella. Branches, varying in thickness, sprouted from these five main stems, eventually spreading out to form transparent twigs dotted with pristine white light. These branches hung down like a cascading waterfall of starlight, emanating tranquility, wisdom, and boundless energy.

Some of the drooping branches were already bearing fruit of all colors. Red, yellow, purple, blue, green, black—every hue was present; some large, some small, some long, some round, all in all shapes. Although it was his first time seeing them, several of them looked strangely familiar to Brooke.

Sokala pointed forward.

"Look, that oval black fruit in the corner over there is the reborn werewolf Warwick."