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00:00Reborn as a tree in prehistoric times, you get used to birds pooping on you daily.
00:04Several millennia passes.
00:06In that time, from a sapling, you become a towering tree.
00:09You assume life will always be this boring, until you end up saving a caveman.
00:13Surprisingly, he brings a group over.
00:16The cavemen build shelters and settle down beside you.
00:19You start observing them.
00:21The man you saved is their chief.
00:23He often goes hunting with the men.
00:25When they bring their hunt back, the man cuts out the hearts and gives it to you as offering.
00:29Insects don't come near your trunk.
00:31But over time, the hearts dry up.
00:33Finding the dried hearts unsightly, you push one of your roots up to drag the hearts into the soil.
00:38When the cavemen see them disappear, they worship you more.
00:40Every so often, the chief leads them in a worship ritual.
00:43By observing them, you learn their language.
00:46The clan grows bigger.
00:48They started with 30 and now have around 50 people.
00:50One day, the hunters come back early, but they brought no catch, only the old chief, Drok.
00:55He died fighting a cheetah.
00:57The cavemen bury his body near your trunk.
01:00With Drok gone, a stronger man becomes the chief.
01:03His name is Bran.
01:05Even with a new chief, the clan's worship of you grows stronger.
01:08During a worship ritual, you sense a new power in you.
01:10It's still very weak.
01:12You can't figure out its use.
01:14But during the next worship, you find that it has grown stronger.
01:18Is this devotion power?
01:19It gets stronger after each worship, so that may be it.
01:22After a few more worships, you try channeling the power into a tree branch.
01:26Soon, a flower bud grows.
01:29A year passes, and the bud grows bigger.
01:31After a year's worth of devotion power, it's finally about to bloom.
01:35With a muffled sound, it blooms into a white flower with five petals.
01:38At once, a rich flower scent fills the air.
01:42The cavemen come running over, looking around in confusion.
01:45Bran is also here.
01:46After checking your massive tree trunk, he figures it out.
01:49He summons the cavemen, and they kneel down to worship you.
01:52An even stronger gust of devotion power floods into you.
01:55It hits you.
01:56The more devout their worship, the more power you get.
01:59You swiftly channel the devotion power into the flower.
02:02The scent becomes thicker.
02:03Just then, an old caveman exclaims and raises his hands.
02:07His wrinkled skin slowly smoothens.
02:09Not only that, but his ailing body gets younger, too.
02:12Upon realizing this, he shouts,
02:14A blessing from the elder tree.
02:16Bran soon notices the change as well.
02:18He bows to you while shouting to his clan.
02:20Give your thanks.
02:21The elder tree has blessed us with this floral scent.
02:24He used this power to give us undying bodies and great strength.
02:28After he says that, the others also sense the change.
02:32Their devotion to you grows stronger.
02:34Bran abruptly stands and raises his hands.
02:37Oh, great elder tree.
02:38I pray you'll be our guardian.
02:40Let us take your name.
02:41After that, they all kneel in silence.
02:43You look at them.
02:45In a way, they're now your followers.
02:47You move your trunk to create a rustling sound.
02:50Leaves fall as well.
02:51Hearing this, Bran lifts his head, his gaze fervent.
02:54The elder tree has agreed to be our guardian.
02:56We're now the tree clan.
02:58His clan cheers behind him.
03:00The elder tree.
03:01The tree clan.
03:02The evolved cavemen go back to their lives.
03:05You're eager to see if the flower will bear fruit.
03:08Just then, you hear a buzzing sound getting nearer.
03:10It sounds like a mosquito.
03:12You wave your branches.
03:14A thump rings out.
03:15You see a yellow bee wobbling up from the ground.
03:18It wobbles as it flies toward you, going left and right, as if it were drunk.
03:22You don't hit it this time.
03:23It flies toward the flower.
03:25Thinking it's after the honey, you use a branch like a whip to swat him away.
03:29But it continues heading for the flower.
03:31Although you keep shooing it off, it settles down beside the flower, moved by its persistence.
03:35You leave it be.
03:37Then, you realize it's a rather big bee, about the size of a man's fist.
03:41A month passes, and the flower withers.
03:44Five petals fall, but you sweep them up with your branch.
03:47The petals fall off to reveal a green fruit.
03:49You're curious about what it can do.
03:51At times, the bee flies around you, as if on patrol.
03:55Suddenly, a fight breaks out at the tree clan.
03:58You see two groups.
03:59A small migrating clan enters the tree clan's territory and wants to settle down here.
04:03One of the tree clan wants to chase them away, but the others don't agree.
04:07Bran can't decide, so he asks you, the elder tree.
04:10What do you think I should do?
04:11I want to absorb them into the tree clan, and make them your followers so that they'll worship you, too.
04:17You heartily agree to that.
04:19The more people, the more devotion power.
04:21But how can you answer Bran?
04:23You can't talk.
04:24You get an idea.
04:26Using a branch, you sketch on the ground.
04:28It's not very clear, but Bran gets it.
04:31He bows to you.
04:31Understood, Lord Tree.
04:33I'll absorb that clan and have them worship you.
04:36Bran rushes back to his dwelling and tells the clan your answer.
04:39He heads to the other clan with his people.
04:41You don't know if they'll succeed.
04:43You have an urgent problem to solve, which is how to communicate.
04:46Humans and animals have vocal cords to make sounds, but you don't have that.
04:50You recall the diagrams you studied in your past life.
04:53Using devotion power, you form vocal cords with your branches.
04:56After practicing a lot over a few days, you're finally able to talk.
05:00Bran and his people return.
05:02However, he returns without anyone new.
05:05Soon, Bran comes over to tell you about the other clan.
05:08I failed, Lord Tree.
05:09I couldn't bring the other clan back.
05:11No matter.
05:12Tell me about them.
05:13Bran is shocked to hear a voice.
05:15He looks around, but doesn't see the speaker.
05:17Stop searching.
05:18It's me, your elder tree.
05:20Stunned, Bran falls to the ground and exclaims.
05:23Lord Tree, you can talk.
05:25You extend a branch to Pat Bran.
05:27Don't tell anyone else yet, not even the rest of the tree clan.
05:30Now, tell me about the other clan.
05:32Bran gets back on his feet and grins.
05:34Lord Tree, there's only about 30 of them there.
05:37In terms of numbers, we won't lose to them.
05:40Then, why did you fail?
05:41Although they are few in number, they also have a guardian.
05:45It's the second time you hear that word.
05:47Do guardians mean something special in this world?
05:49Who's their guardian?
05:50He's a void turtle, and he's migrating with them.
05:53Guardians can be moved.
05:54You make a note of this.
05:55Although the tree clan has strong bodies because of your blessing, the turtle clan has also
06:00received the turtle's blessing, which gives them strong defenses.
06:04When we fought them, we couldn't break their defenses, but they couldn't defeat us either.
06:09So, I decided to come back and seek your help, Lord Tree.
06:13Bran looks at you expectantly.
06:15It's clear he hopes you'll grant him more power.
06:18That reminds you of a flower from before.
06:20It bears a fruit, but the fruit isn't ripe yet.
06:23But you do collect the petals.
06:24A few months have passed, but the five petals still look freshly plucked.
06:28You use a branch to pick up a petal and give it to Bran.
06:31Eat the petal.
06:32Bran carefully takes it and eats it without hesitation.
06:35His eyes widen.
06:37He sits in front of you and absorbs its power.
06:40A flood of devotion power fills you, as if derived from the worship of multiple clans.
06:44You look at Bran.
06:46You sense a connection with him, like he's one of your branches.
06:49Suddenly, Bran howls at the sky, starling you.
06:53Your leaves rustle.
06:54You see a layer of green mist surrounding Bran.
06:57It vaguely forms a tree around him.
06:59You decide to call it your essence power.
07:02The tree clan runs over after hearing Bran's howls.
07:05They rush up to you with weapons in hand, only to see their chief covered in green mist.
07:09What's going on?
07:10Bran clenches his fists.
07:12He can feel the strength in him.
07:13He kneels before you.
07:15Thank you for granting me this power, Lord Tree.
07:17I will defeat the turtle clan, and bring them back to our clan.
07:20The others also kneel in worship.
07:22They head to the turtle clan again.
07:24After Bran leaves, the bee flies back with a broken leg.
07:27You assume a little rest is enough.
07:29But the next day, the bee is still in the same spot, unmoving.
07:33It looks dead.
07:34You extend a branch to bury it.
07:35But when you touch its body, you sense its strong desire to live.
07:39Over time, you've come to see it as your friend.
07:41Since the scent from your flower restores youth, you use devotion power to sprout a flower bud.
07:45You use more devotion power to make it bloom.
07:48Then, you squeeze out a drop of honey and feed it to the bee.
07:52Once it swallows the honey, it's enveloped in green mist, just like Bran was.
07:56With the help of the mist, the bee fully recovers.
07:58You're proud of your power, but it's a hassle to keep making flowers.
08:02You experiment to see if you can find another way.
08:05Soon, on the tip of a branch, a drop of green sap appears.
08:08You feed the sap to the bee.
08:09After eating it, the same mist appears on its body.
08:12The sap and honey have the same effect.
08:14From now on, I'm a healer.
08:16I'll be a tree that saves lives.
08:18After celebrating, you sense a stronger link with the bee.
08:21It's different from the connection you feel with Bran.
08:24You can communicate with bee mentally.
08:26Good.
08:27Henceforth, you work for me.
08:28You'll patrol this area.
08:29Yes, Lord Tree.
08:30Not that.
08:31Address me as boss.
08:32Yes, boss.
08:33And your name will be Sting.
08:36Do you feel any power in you?
08:37The bee checks within itself.
08:39Soon, green mist appears from its body, but a yellow mist appears as well.
08:43The yellow mist vaguely forms a giant bee, which shocks you.
08:47The bee has essence power, too.
08:49There's more to this world, after all.
08:51I wanna leave for a bit, boss.
08:52To find food?
08:53I'll let you know if I need you.
08:55Sting nods and lifts off.
08:57Actually, boss, I'm off to seek revenge.
08:59When I was looking for food yesterday, I ran into a snake.
09:02It tried to steal my food, so I fought it, but I lost.
09:05You're stunned to hear that.
09:07You fought with a snake over food?
09:09What do you eat?
09:10I eat a lot of things, such as honey, fruits, and bugs.
09:13I can eat anything I find.
09:15Whoa.
09:16All along, you thought it was just a honeybee, but it's a flesh-eating divine bee.
09:20Sting adds.
09:21Boss, there's a large clan over there with people who raise snakes.
09:25That snake is one of theirs.
09:26Another clan?
09:27This is crucial intel.
09:29You ponder and say.
09:30Forget about revenge for now, Sting.
09:32I've got a job for you.
09:34Sting nods.
09:35Okay, boss.
09:36What is it?
09:37Visit the clan that raises snakes and find out more about them,
09:40like the number of people and their guardian.
09:42Report the info to me.
09:44You're preparing in advance.
09:45As the tree clan grows, it will have dealings with other clans.
09:49It's crucial to find out more information.
09:51It's crucial to find out more info.
09:53Bran has arrived at the turtle clan.
09:55He shouts to Husk, their chief.
09:57I'm back.
09:57We couldn't decide a victor the last time,
10:00but I'll defeat you this time and absorb all of you into the tree clan.
10:03You're too cocky, Bran.
10:05The last fight proves that Lord Turtle isn't weaker than your elder tree.
10:10We won't stop worshipping Lord Turtle.
10:12Bran scoffs.
10:13That was an accident.
10:14This time, I'll prove Lord Tree's power to you.
10:17The tree clan and the turtle clan form a circle at the battleground.
10:20Armed with spears, the two men charge.
10:23Husk's skin is as tough as rock.
10:26Bran's spear only manages to leave a scratch.
10:28With his youthful body, Bran soon gains the upper hand.
10:31But even when disadvantaged, Husk withstands the attacks with his tough body.
10:34Bran realizes he can't defeat Husk without the power you gave him.
10:37He uses the power to knock Husk over 100 feet away with a single hit.
10:41After barely steadying himself, Husk looks up and is shocked.
10:44He sees green mist around Bran, like a massive tree shrouding him.
10:48Haha, come at me.
10:49Harnessing the power, Bran grips his spear and moves.
10:52The spear barrels down on Husk.
10:54Husk hastily lifts his spear to block Bran's attack.
10:57With a clang, Husk's spear breaks, and Bran's spear rams into him, sending him flying.
11:02Blood spills from Husk's mouth.
11:04His clan exclaims an alarm and dashes over to him.
11:07Lips stained with blood, Husk cries out in pain.
11:09Get Lord Turtle.
11:10A few of his clan members dash toward their territory.
11:14A black turtle is resting in the Turtle clan's pond.
11:17Lord Turtle.
11:18Bad news.
11:19The Tree clan is back, and they defeated the chief.
11:21He told us to get you.
11:23Please help us defeat those awful people.
11:25Voight Turtle shakes its head.
11:27Seeing this, the men jump in and carry it out.
11:29Bran withdraws his spear.
11:31The Tree clan celebrates the victory, and Bran cheers with them before approaching the Turtle clan.
11:35You lost.
11:36As agreed, you need to join us, give offering to Lord Tree, and worship him from now on.
11:41The Turtle clan helps Husk to his feet.
11:43This isn't over yet.
11:44We have Lord Turtle on our side.
11:47Just then, the people return with Voight Turtle and step forward.
11:50Seeing that, Husk swiftly shouts.
11:52Lord Turtle.
11:53Help us defend against a strong enemy.
11:56Bran grows wary, but Voight Turtle opens its mouth and bites Husk.
12:00Husk howls in pain, and the men instinctively let go of the Turtle.
12:04Everyone watches in shock as the Turtle crawls away.
12:07Left with no guardian, the Turtle clan is soon caught.
12:10Bran brings them to you.
12:11This is Lord Tree, worshipped by the Tree clan.
12:13From now on, you will also worship him.
12:15They kneel before you.
12:17You only get a bit of devotion power, but you're sure they will soon be your true followers.
12:21With them, there are now 93 members of the Tree clan.
12:24After Bran takes them away you hear a nearby river stirring.
12:27You look over and see a large turtle swimming.
12:30Is that the Turtle clan's guardian?
12:32You extend your branches toward the river.
12:34These are special branches you created with devotion power.
12:37They can be as pliable as ropes and as tough as metal.
12:40You call them your vines.
12:41Your branches envelop the Turtle the moment it gets alert.
12:44It opens its jaw and bites your vines, but you swiftly make them as tough as metal.
12:49The Turtle ends up losing a few teeth.
12:51You're the Turtle clan's guardian?
12:52You use your vines to communicate with the Turtle.
12:55Just speak in your head, and I'll hear you.
12:58Catching on.
12:59The Turtle says,
13:00I was the Turtle clan's guardian, but I'm just an ordinary turtle.
13:04Please spare me.
13:05Look at me.
13:06I'm all shell and no meat.
13:08Please let me go.
13:09The Turtle seems very chatty.
13:11You quickly say,
13:12Enough.
13:13I can spare you.
13:14But first, answer my questions.
13:16How did you become their guardian?
13:17How do you bless them with power?
13:19Hearing that, the Turtle starts crying.
13:21It's just an ordinary turtle, but a bunch of cavemen caught it from the river.
13:25Since it's unusually bigger, they force it to be their guardian.
13:28The one benefit to being their guardian is a free supply of food.
13:32One day, they asked it to bless them.
13:34The clueless Turtle panicked.
13:36In the end, they cut its foot.
13:38Drinking its blood makes their skin as tough as a shell.
13:41After hearing its story, you feel a little uneasy.
13:44Then, you ask.
13:45When you became the guardian, did you feel something inside of you?
13:49The Turtle nods.
13:50I did.
13:51It felt as if something started growing in me.
13:53It's still in me now.
13:55That's all the questions I have.
13:56Where will you go now?
13:58You should find a new home.
14:00Why don't you join me?
14:01If you go elsewhere, you may get captured again.
14:04With your powers still growing, you figure you need a few bodyguards.
14:07Apart from Sting, it'll be good to have the Turtle as well.
14:10But the Turtle wants freedom.
14:12He promises to stay in the vicinity and catch you a fish every day.
14:15So you release him.
14:16You start pondering while observing the Tree Clan.
14:19If one day, the people grow stronger than you, they might harm you.
14:23You decide to be wary when dealing with the cavemen.
14:26The next day, Sting comes back.
14:28I'm back, boss.
14:28The clan with snakes is the Snake Clan.
14:31Their guardian is a giant snake.
14:33I searched for ages before finding the giant snake in a hill a few hundred yards away.
14:37It's very huge.
14:39About this big.
14:41While speaking, Sting flies in a circle of about six feet.
14:44You marvel to yourself that the snake may even evolve into a dragon from the devotion power.
14:48You wonder if that's possible in this world.
14:50After showing you the size, Sting says.
14:53There's about two hundred people.
14:54They're expert hunters.
14:56They often hunt in the forest and almost everyone raises a snake.
14:59They have many species and many are venomous.
15:02You think in silence.
15:03The Snake Clan is powerful.
15:05The Tree Clan has half its numbers and is far weaker.
15:08If the two clans clash, the Tree Clan won't stand a chance.
15:12The Tree Clan needs to grow quickly.
15:14You ponder solemnly and decide to teach them how to farm.
15:17The day comes for the farming lesson.
15:20Bran selects three children and brings them over.
15:22The boy's name is Marsh.
15:24The girls are Rain and Ivy.
15:26They are loyal followers who worship you with the other adults.
15:29You bring out a bag of seeds that you had Sting collect.
15:31You use them for the lesson.
15:33The children are smart.
15:35And quickly pick up farming.
15:37You let them pick a spot by the river and use tools to till the land.
15:40They will practice here and plant seeds in the spring.
15:43The rest of the clan observes them.
15:44You tell the three kids to share the knowledge with the others while farming.
15:48Six months pass.
15:49Some fast-growing crops have produced seeds.
15:51And the clan has its first harvest.
15:53The stout Bran grins widely.
15:55He can imagine the clan never running out of food again.
15:57He leads the clan in a grand worship ritual.
16:00This time, the devotion power surpasses many earlier worships.
16:04On this day, they rever you as a god.
16:07Seeing that, you reveal that you can speak.
16:09From now on, call me the Tree God.
16:11When the crowd hears you speak, they happily rejoice and agree.
16:14Bran leads them in a cheer.
16:16The Tree God.
16:18Now that they can farm, the clan no longer worries about starving.
16:21You also order them to domesticate wild animals.
16:23Five years later, another small clan joins the Tree clan.
16:27By now, the clan has 230 people.
16:30With more worshipers, you receive more devotion power.
16:33You've gathered enough devotion power to fill your entire tree.
16:36You refine the devotion power, absorbing it.
16:39After centuries, you start growing again.
16:41You grow taller, and your trunk gets bigger.
16:44The Tree clan notices the commotion.
16:46But you don't know that the snake clan has also noticed your growth.
16:49After seeing the changes, Bran senses a new power inside of him.
16:53He can't resist releasing it.
16:55With a whoosh, green light shootouts of him.
16:57Behind him, the tree made out of green light slowly grows taller, as if it's growing as well.
17:01Bran looks up and says to you,
17:03I felt the power in me grow stronger.
17:05That's right.
17:06The essence power in you has increased.
17:08Lord Tree, can you give out more of this power?
17:11How much more do you want?
17:12Bran quickly shakes his head.
17:13No, Lord Tree, I'm asking on behalf of the others.
17:16I'm the only one in the clan with this power, but I hope they can have it, too.
17:20This time, you don't say yes.
17:22Go back and wait, Bran.
17:24When the time is right, I'll give it out.
17:26Bran nods and leaves with the clan.
17:28Once he's gone, you study your own body.
17:30If Bran can get essence power from you, do you have it, too?
17:33You start examining yourself, but you can't figure it out.
17:36You decide to test it out with Void Turtle.
17:39It still has the devotion power it received.
17:41You reach out and grab it.
17:43Yes, Lord Tree.
17:44Once you tell it about essence power, it looks confused.
17:47Lord Tree, I've never seen such essence power before.
17:50How should I awaken it?
17:51You tell it to use the devotion power to trigger the essence power.
17:54But after trying for hours, the naive turtle only manages to fart.
17:58You toss it back into the river.
18:00While you've made no progress there, you still have devotion power.
18:03You think of new ways to use it.
18:05What happens if you combine it into your essence?
18:07You give it a try.
18:09You start moving the devotion power around your trunk like sap and repetition.
18:12The new devotion power is added to the cycle as well.
18:16Slowly, golden light appears from your trunk, enveloping you.
18:19Under the sunlight, it looks like you're glowing.
18:21I'll call this the divine form.
18:23With a golden glow, your trunk becomes infallible.
18:26With a constant devotion power, no one can get past your defenses.
18:29I wanted to discover attacking techniques, but I maximized my defenses instead.
18:34You shake your head, but this isn't bad.
18:36At least you have a new skill.
18:38You just hope Void Turtle can harness its essence power soon so you can learn from it.
18:42Just then, Sting returns.
18:43Boss!
18:44I found three clans!
18:46First, there's the snake clan.
18:48The second in the east is the ox clan.
18:50Their guardian is an ox.
18:52You recognize the clan.
18:54It's the one you see that can farm.
18:56You had noticed them when you got taller, so you told Sting to spy on the surrounding clans.
19:01Sting reports.
19:02The ox clan is strong.
19:04They have many oxes that help them farm and move things.
19:08With the ox's help, the people have an easy time.
19:11The third clan is in the south.
19:13It's called the Tiger Clan.
19:15Its guardian is a tiger, but they don't stay in one place.
19:19They're nomadic, so I couldn't find out much about them.
19:22Got it, Sting.
19:23You've worked hard.
19:24You squeeze out a drop of sap.
19:26Here's your reward.
19:27Sting takes the sap.
19:28Mist surrounds its body, taking the form of a bee.
19:31Just like Bran, the bee's silhouette has grown bigger.
19:35Seeing this, you pull Void Turtle out of the river and feed it a drop of sap.
19:38As expected, it awakens its essence power, leaving you troubled.
19:42You confirm the essence power is awakened through outside help.
19:45But who can help you?
19:47You decide to just let fate take its course.
19:49The seasons pass.
19:51Marsh and the others have grown up and learned how to write from you.
19:53You instruct them to teach the others in the clan.
19:56You also want to teach them smelting.
19:58The tree clan has started interacting with the other clans.
20:01Mostly the ox clan, as both clans form.
20:03The ox clan uses its ox to till the land for the tree clan, and the tree clan gives them
20:07livestock.
20:08There is little interaction with the snake clan.
20:11Unlike the tree clan, they rely on hunting for survival.
20:14Progress is made each day.
20:15One winter's night, a few people emerge from behind a hill near the tree clan.
20:20Chief, the tree clan are all asleep.
20:22Shall we strike?
20:23Fang, the snake clan chief, pulls out a red snake from his embrace.
20:27Today, we'll lay siege to the tree clan, kill the men, and snatch their women and food.
20:32All the men of the snake clan, over 100 of them, set off.
20:35But to sneak up on the tree clan, they have to cross a river.
20:39As they carefully cross the icy water, you take one look and spot them.
20:43With your essence power, you wake Bran, along with 15 other warriors with powers.
20:48Bran shouts, come with me.
20:50As they move, they wake and warn the other clan members.
20:53Upon crossing the river, the snake clan men hear the shouts from the tree clan.
20:56What should we do, chief?
20:57Charge.
20:58Even if we can't sneak up on them, we can still kill them off.
21:01Fang is confident because they're seasoned hunters.
21:04Armed with a spear, he rushes forward with his men in tow.
21:07They charge toward the tree clan.
21:09Seeing this, Bran shouts, stop them.
21:12He's the first to rush out.
21:13The essence power shrouds him like armor.
21:16Ordinary men can't hurt him.
21:18He battles over 100 men alone, swinging his spear.
21:21Swinging his spear, Bran looks invincible.
21:23Soon, the other tree clan warriors join the fight.
21:26Someone shouts, snake.
21:28A few tree clan members get poisoned.
21:31Bran gets distracted by the shout.
21:33Fang uses this chance to pull out a snake.
21:35The red snake shoots out to bite Bran's neck.
21:38Fang grins smugly.
21:39He had gotten a highly venomous snake from the snake king.
21:43If bitten, even a tiger dies instantly.
21:45But Bran's neck is as tough as a rock.
21:47The snake can't pierce his skin.
21:49Bran grabs the snake and squeezes hard.
21:52The snake's body explodes, and Bran flings away its head.
21:56Fang stares at the snake's head in disbelief.
21:58His eyes blaze with fury.
21:59You killed the snake king's knight.
22:01We won't stop till you're all dead.
22:03He shouts.
22:03Warriors of the snake clan.
22:05Sacrifice for the clan and the snake king.
22:07Fang swallows the dead snake.
22:09Hearing him, many snake clan warriors follow in his footsteps.
22:13Bran doesn't know what they're doing, but he gets a bad feeling.
22:15He tells everyone to be careful.
22:17Soon, he sees a layer of mist appearing on Fang.
22:20It's essence power.
22:21Fang awakens essence power at the last minute.
22:24A red mist surrounds him and forms the image of a snake.
22:27The other snake clan warriors also awaken their essence powers.
22:30But their new power isn't enough for a victory.
22:33Fang is also badly injured and exhausted.
22:35Bran throws out his spear, imbued with essence power, and pierces Fang's chest.
22:40The chief is dead.
22:41Run!
22:41We can't defeat them!
22:43One of the snake clan shouts.
22:45They start fleeing.
22:46Bran roars, and the tree clan warriors give chase.
22:49You help trip the snake clan.
22:52Only a few of the clan men manage to flee.
22:54While Bran and the others clean up, you feed the poisoned ones with the antidote sap.
22:58By now, the sun has risen.
23:00Bran leads the clan to you and kneels.
23:02Our amazing tree god, you have saved us again.
23:06We offer our best offerings to thank you.
23:08The others follow his lead and worship you.
23:10Rise!
23:11Bran, you did well in leading your people to fight the enemy.
23:14Bran proudly raises his head, but your tone changes.
23:16You've been too careless.
23:18If not for my protection, the clan would have been wiped out last night.
23:21Everyone bows their head, and Bran admits,
23:24It's all my fault, Lord Tree.
23:25Remember, many others live in this land besides you.
23:29If you don't change, you'll be wiped out eventually.
23:32The tree clan members bow down in fear.
23:34It's the first time they see you angry.
23:37No one dares to move.
23:38But you're just giving them a reminder.
23:40Alright, this is settled.
23:42Be more careful.
23:43Relieved, the clan members leave.
23:45The snake clan members who escaped have returned to the clan.
23:49Smiling people emerge from the straw huts,
23:51but their smiles fade when they see the returnees.
23:53What happened?
23:54Where's the chief and the others?
23:55Spira, Feng's wife, looks grim.
23:57The chief is dead.
23:58The rest are gone too.
24:00The remaining members fall silent.
24:02The tree clan killed our people.
24:04We must avenge them.
24:06Spira screams angrily.
24:08Avenge them.
24:09Avenge our people.
24:10The other widows and children join in.
24:12We'll ask our guardian, the snake king, for help.
24:15A few women stay back to guard the place,
24:18while the rest look for the snake king.
24:19In a massive cave deep in the forest,
24:21a giant snake rests.
24:22The cave is covered in bones from both animals and humans.
24:26The snake clan members aren't at all surprised.
24:28They know where the bones come from.
24:29At last, they reach the end of the cave.
24:32They see their guardian.
24:33Lord Snake, please help us wipe out the tree clan.
24:36They tell him everything that happens.
24:37He simply looks at them and opens his mouth.
24:40A smelly gust of toxic air pours out.
24:42Soon, they all faint.
24:44The snake king starts gobbling up all of them.
24:47He won't leave the cave in winter,
24:48much less help them seek revenge.
24:50To him, the snake clan is just a bunch of animals that feed him.
24:54He considers them food as well.
24:56Eating them is enough to keep him fed all winter.
24:58He won't have a food supply in spring,
25:00but he has already planned it.
25:01Come spring, he'll take down the tree clan with his snakes.
25:04A tree?
25:05Ha ha ha.
25:07A tree is your guardian.
25:08The snake king finds it hilarious.
25:11He coils tightly and continues hibernating.
25:13Winter passes, and spring arrives.
25:16The tree clan busies themselves with planting new crops for spring.
25:20After the scare, even at their busiest,
25:22Bran keeps up with surveillance.
25:23Watching the bustling clan feels like seeing your children grown up.
25:27Suddenly, you notice something approaching.
25:29A giant snake as big as a train slithers over
25:32with a den of snakes of all colors and sizes beside him.
25:34You know the clan can't take on so many snakes.
25:37You decisively tell Bran to lead everyone back.
25:39Bran, lead the empowered warriors up the tree wall.
25:43Kill all the snakes you see.
25:44The snake king attacks the trees with his snakes.
25:47Seeing this, you use surrounding tree roots to form a wall.
25:50You can now ignore the other snakes and focus on the snake king.
25:54You wake Void Turtle.
25:55Void Turtle, stop the snakes from crossing the river.
25:58Sting, keep an eye on the snakes crossing the river.
26:01Don't let them reach the clan.
26:03The snake king arrives at the river.
26:05Just then, vines appear from every direction and rush toward the snake king.
26:09They coil around him.
26:11But being subdued, he hisses loudly.
26:13At his command, the snakes enter the river,
26:15while he thrashes about to break the vines around him.
26:18When you see that, you send even more vines at him.
26:21In the river, the snakes swim in a frenzy.
26:23Void Turtle channels his essence power,
26:25and a huge wave appears, killing the snakes against the shore.
26:28Bran is also keeping watch.
26:30Watch out.
26:30A few snakes slither in.
26:32Kill them when they get near.
26:33Before Bran can attack, a yellow figure appears in the air.
26:36The moment a snake leaves the water, a yellow light hits it in the head.
26:41After killing a snake, the figure goes after the other snakes.
26:44Bran happily declares,
26:45This is Lord Tree's guard.
26:47But we must stay vigilant.
26:48Sting is incredibly fast.
26:50As he has his essence power, he defeats the snakes with a single blow.
26:54Meanwhile, the snake king has had to snap countless vines,
26:57and wants to end the fight quickly.
26:58He releases toxic air from his mouth.
27:01Your vines aren't immune and rot from the poison.
27:03You dare not get cocky.
27:04You use devotion power to make a massive flower and release the floral scent,
27:09which can nullify poison.
27:10It clashes with the toxic air, and the red toxins slowly dissipate.
27:13The snake king fixes his eyes on your towering trunk.
27:16He knows he has to uproot you to defeat you.
27:19He rises and lashes forward like a whip, with a great deal of force.
27:23Perfect.
27:24You've created the vines imbued with devotion power, making them huge.
27:27The massive vines crash down on the snake king with a bang,
27:30smashing his body to the ground.
27:32Before he can react, a vine rushes forward like a spear and pierces his head.
27:36When the snake king dies, a tiny red wisp emerges from his head.
27:39You see a red glow, but it's gone before you can look closer.
27:43No longer controlled by the snake king, the other snakes flee in a hurry.
27:46The battle isn't too tiring for you.
27:48Not wanting to waste the nutrients from the snake's body,
27:51you use your roots to grab the snake king's body and slowly devour it.
27:54After absorbing everything, you notice there's more devotion power in you.
27:58Can devotion power be absorbed?
27:59It's your first time seeing this.
28:01What a surprise.
28:03Marsh stares dazedly at you, still in shock.
28:06That's a god, a real god.
28:07Marsh has also gained essence power and is now an empowered warrior.
28:11You sense the presence of a follower whose devotion is strong enough for him to offer his own body to
28:15you.
28:15Whoa!
28:16Even Bran didn't feel this way, but Marsh does.
28:19Then, you realize, you can communicate directly with Marsh
28:22and even project yourself onto him and control his body.
28:25How amazing!
28:26You now have a human body you can use, you decide to test it soon.
28:29After the battle, you want to take down the tree wall, but Barn pleads.
28:33Lord Tree, can you leave the tree wall up?
28:35You think that's reasonable, so you make a few holes for the people to move through.
28:39Alright, I'll keep the wall.
28:41Now that the danger is over, continue with the spring farming.
28:44Everyone gets busy farming again.
28:46Spring, fly over to the snake clan and see what it's like now.
28:50The snake king came without any humans, so you're curious about the clan's situation.
28:54Hours later, Sting returns.
28:56Boss, I just checked the snake clan and didn't see anyone.
28:59The place is in ruins!
29:01It doesn't sound as if a natural disaster has hit, so you send Bran and some men to check
29:05it out with Sting.
29:06Marsh is also with them, so you reach out to him.
29:08Marsh, can you hear my voice?
29:10Marsh, who is examining the snake clan's ruins with Bran, hears a voice in his head.
29:14He looks around in shock, but no one is talking to him.
29:17It's me.
29:18Marsh hears the voice again and is hit with realization.
29:20He hastily kneels.
29:21Lord Tree!
29:22His words and strange behavior draw everyone's attention.
29:25You're at the snake clan?
29:26Yes!
29:27Get ready, I will project myself onto you.
29:29Don't fight it!
29:30Yes, Lord Tree!
29:31Once he agrees, you project some of your consciousness into him.
29:35Instantly, your vision changes.
29:37You stand in Marsh's body, ignoring the looks around you.
29:40The straw huts lie in ruin.
29:41Only a few on the outskirts remain intact.
29:44Suddenly, Sting flies off toward a clearing nearby and knocks out three suspicious people.
29:49Soon, Bran and the others come over and tie them up.
29:51Bran wakes them up and finds out they used to belong to the snake clan.
29:55The snake king had eaten the rest, with the three of them surviving by chance.
29:58They wisely join the tree clan.
30:01They lead you guys to the snake king's cave.
30:03You extend Marsh's hand and produce a flame that lights up the cave.
30:06Illuminated by devotion fire, you sense a soul stirring.
30:10Underground?
30:11You coat Marsh's hand in the golden glow of devotion power and punch downward.
30:15The entire cave rocks as if struck by an earthquake.
30:18Barn approaches in confusion.
30:20What are you doing, Marsh?
30:21You answer.
30:21Bran, lead everyone out of the cave.
30:24I'm doing something with Marsh's body.
30:26Bran exclaims.
30:27Lord Tree?
30:27It's me.
30:28Knowing that it's you, Bran quickly ushers everyone away.
30:31You channel more devotion power into Marsh's body and punch the ground repeatedly.
30:36After dozens of punches, a hole appears.
30:38A white bone lies on the ground below.
30:40It's about three feet long and slightly curved like a claw.
30:43You pick it up.
30:44Just then, a red light shoots out from the bone.
30:47You grab it and see that it's a tiny snake.
30:50Seeing this, Marsh asks.
30:52What's that, Lord Tree?
30:53A snake?
30:54You have a guess.
30:55It might be a dragon's soul.
30:57The snake used to inhibit the snake king's body.
31:00It seems to rely on other beings for survival.
31:02You loosen Marsh's grip, letting the snake enter his forehead.
31:06You grab it with your consciousness and pull back.
31:08The snake feels like it's been pulled to another place.
31:12Before it can escape, you lock it in a cage made of devotion power.
31:15You return to Marsh's body.
31:17All done, Marsh.
31:18I'm leaving.
31:19Bring the bone back.
31:20Marsh nods.
31:21You're about to leave when you see a rock with a bluish green hue.
31:24Curious, you pick it up.
31:26Is there copper here?
31:28You scrutinize the cave and think it's quite likely.
31:30Instead of leaving, you control Marsh and exit the cave with the rock.
31:34Bran, I found this in the cave.
31:36You pass the bluish green rock to Bran.
31:38This should be copper ore.
31:40Once spring farming is done, have some people collect these ores to refine with fire.
31:45Bran takes the rock and studies it.
31:47Lord Tree, what's special about this rock?
31:49This is a type of ore that contains a metal called copper.
31:53Copper items are hundreds of times tougher than your stone spear.
31:57Bran gasps as he stares at the rock.
31:59He swiftly puts it away.
32:01Got it, Lord Tree.
32:02Once we're done farming, I'll send them over.
32:04Done.
32:04You leave Marsh's body.
32:06Night has fallen when Bran leads everyone home.
32:09Alone, Marsh brings you the bone.
32:11You pick it up with a vine and tell Marsh to rest.
32:14You create a storage room and keep the bone in there.
32:16It might have come from a dragon, so you want to keep it safe.
32:19The snake in you that had settled down earlier seems to sense the bone and goes into a frenzy.
32:24It bites the cage in an attempt to escape.
32:26You try to talk to it, but that fails.
32:28It seems to only have basic instincts.
32:31Maybe it's too young.
32:32It gets tired after a while or maybe realizes it can't break the cage.
32:36It settles down, so you decide to leave it until you figure it all out.
32:40Peace returns to the clan after spring farming, but an ox soon breaks the peace.
32:44It approaches you as if for a reason.
32:46Everyone watches as it calls out to your trunk.
32:49You can tell it's no ordinary ox, so you reach out to communicate with it.
32:52Afraid of scaring it, you stretch out a vine.
32:55The ox instinctively bites down.
32:57Hey!
32:58What are you doing?
32:59Let go, ox!
33:01How dare you bite Lord Tree?
33:02The crowd rushes over in anger, causing a commotion.
33:05You immediately stop them.
33:07Step aside.
33:08I know who this is.
33:10He's the guardian of the ox clan.
33:12I'll talk to him.
33:12The people step away, and you make contact with the ox using your branch again.
33:16You find out that he heard you defeated a giant snake, so he wants to learn from you.
33:21You don't know how to react.
33:22Won't the ox clan start a fight if they find out their guardian is submitting to another?
33:26After a discussion, Buff, the ox, decides to offer five cows and an alliance.
33:31He starts living with you.
33:33You decide to start by teaching him to use devotion power, but he's already figured that
33:37out himself.
33:37So, you teach him some simple techniques and let him figure out the rest.
33:41Done with that, you focus on your tasks.
33:43You've absorbed most of the snake, which has a lot of devotion power.
33:47Apart from that, you have some of his memories.
33:49The snake king grows that big, because of the little red snake.
33:52You recall the dragon bone.
33:54The red snake must have been born from the bone.
33:57Is there a secret hidden in the bone?
33:59You take it out and examine it.
34:00Since the red snake can hide inside, can your consciousness enter the bone?
34:04You give it a try.
34:05When your consciousness enters, your mind blanks.
34:07You feel someone's will rushing toward you.
34:09It's a huge red snake.
34:11It emerges from the clouds and rushes downward, its massive jaw open as it tries to bite you.
34:16But it disappears before touching you.
34:18You gain an inherited legacy that allows its user to transform into a dragon and receive
34:23a dragon's will, as well as a bit of dragon's might that suppresses lower beings.
34:28You use the dragon transformation and feel your entire tree tremble.
34:31Oh!
34:32Can it really turn me into a dragon?
34:33You feel your roots, branches, and leaves shrinking.
34:36Your roots extend over half a mile, causing quite a commotion as they shrink.
34:40You stop at once.
34:42Otherwise, the ground may crack, and many may get hurt or die.
34:45That will be a tragedy for the tree clan.
34:47Can I transform a small part of me into a dragon instead?
34:50Moments later, an ordinary branch becomes a wooden dragon.
34:53You create a vine on the side and let the wooden dragon bite it.
34:57Good!
34:57It's more powerful than a vine.
34:59You transform all your vines.
35:01They look cool and can bite.
35:02You try to split off the wooden dragon.
35:04Once you do, it turns back into a branch.
35:07After more testing, you use devotion power to create one.
35:10But while it can be split off, it can only crawl and is nothing like a real dragon.
35:14At the same time, your experiments seem to fire up the red snake.
35:17Seeing this, you get an idea.
35:20You make a wooden dragon and stuff the snake into it.
35:22Once you let go, the wooden dragon flies off quicker than you can see.
35:26Thankfully, it's still part of you.
35:28You can sense it flying even from a distance.
35:30It soars up high, reaching the limit of your power.
35:32It swiftly turns back into an ordinary branch.
35:35The red snake is clueless.
35:37It can only sense its ride stiffening and starts falling with the branch.
35:40The branch falls within your power range and becomes a wooden dragon again.
35:44The red snake makes it soar, only to repeat the cycle.
35:46Once it reaches the limit, it becomes a branch.
35:49After a few times, the red snake understands it can only fly within a certain range.
35:53This time, it flies back to you and circles the branches.
35:56The tree clan has mastered smelting and now use copper spears as weapons.
35:59They also build a copper altar for you.
36:01The tree clan numbers over 1,300 people now.
36:05With the increase, more areas get turned into farmland.
36:08A southern patch of forest is fenced off for the livestock, but someone breaks into steel.
36:13The patrols track the blood and find a group roasting the meat.
36:16The patrols easily subdue them and gain valuable information after some questioning.
36:20Their leader, Rod, says dozens of clans live in the south, ranging from a 1,000 to just a few
36:25dozen people.
36:26The tiger clan is the strongest.
36:28When they conquer other clans, they feed over half the clan to their guardian.
36:31That's why this group fled the south.
36:33The tree clan members can't believe that guardians are scary beings who eat humans elsewhere.
36:38The group joins the clan once they know people don't get eaten.
36:41Marsh is the most affected.
36:43He comes to you alone and says,
36:44Lord tree, I want to leave the clan and travel.
36:47You don't know why he feels this way.
36:48He and Ivy just had a child.
36:50Why does he want to leave?
36:52Why do you want to leave?
36:53Lord tree, Rod's story has got me thinking that many clans out there might suffer the same fate.
36:58I want everyone to know that our tree god is a good guardian who doesn't eat humans.
37:02You can see the resolve in his eyes.
37:03You give your permission.
37:04You make a staff with devotion power and give it to Marsh.
37:07Thank you, Lord tree.
37:09Marsh respectfully takes it and heads home to pack.
37:11After parting with Ivy, he sets off to the north first.
37:14Rod's story covers the south situation.
37:16You instruct Marsh to look for horses.
37:18With them, the tree clan can train warhorses.
37:21After Marsh leaves, you get Bran to send Rod south to convince the fleeing clans to join yours.
37:26Just then, you hear the sound of a beating heart.
37:28You track it down and see a fruit that was formed from a flower decades ago.
37:32It never ripened, so you forgot about it.
37:34You now realize it's huge.
37:36Almost as tall as a person.
37:38With thegnicide, you check the fruit with your consciousness and find a body growing inside.
37:43You're thrilled.
37:44I'll have a body now.
37:45You send even more nutrients into the fruit to ensure its growth.
37:48A few months later, Marsh succeeds in finding the horse clan.
37:52Its guardian clashes with Marsh, so you project yourself onto him and subdue the horse.
37:57Following your direction, they move to the tree clan.
37:59As winter arrives, the fruit is finally ripe.
38:02The fruit the size of a human falls off.
38:04You catch it, and the shell breaks to reveal a wooden body.
38:07You recall the legend of a demigod who was reborn.
38:10His mentor used a lotus to make him a new body.
38:12But you bear yourself a wooden body.
38:13You project yourself onto the wooden body and feel as if you've been reborn.
38:17You raise your hand.
38:19It's a little stiff, but it works.
38:20You test your powers.
38:22Devotion power turns you golden, proving you can still use your powers.
38:25You can even grow a branch from your arms and attack with them.
38:28A red figure emerges from the tree.
38:29It's the dragon's soul.
38:30It panics because it can't sense you anymore.
38:33I forgot about you.
38:34Red, you tease before swiftly forming a wooden dragon.
38:37As if summoned, red slithers into the dragon and circles you before resting on your shoulders.
38:43At night, you sneak away to check out the chaotic south.
38:46After three days, you sense some empowered warriors and start heading toward them.
38:50Suddenly, the link to one is lost.
38:51You deduce they might be in danger, so you hurry.
38:54But it's still slow to run on foot.
38:56You take red off your shoulders and channel your power.
38:59Red's body expands until it's big enough to carry you.
39:02Let's go, red.
39:04You sit on red's back and get it to fly.
39:06Soon, you see a clan's camp with two groups fighting.
39:10Rod is with a smaller group, and one has fallen.
39:12The armed warriors on the enemy's side outnumber them.
39:14To your shock, there are empowered warriors here, too.
39:18A tiger's silhouette appears behind them.
39:20You think of the tiger clan at once.
39:23Rod says they're one of the strongest.
39:25You swiftly strike by jumping from above, taking the form of a massive dragon dozens of feet long.
39:30You fly into the tiger clan's warriors, crushing at least seven of them in one go.
39:34Upon leading, you sweep your tail, knocking about five away.
39:37As you launch your attack, one man rushes at you.
39:40It's a tiger clan-empowered warrior.
39:43Oh.
39:44Let me see what your essence power is like.
39:46You strike the man with your claws.
39:48A large crash rings out, but you're stunned to see that you fail to kill him.
39:51He jumps back up and attacks you again.
39:54This time, you form even thicker claws to grab him and crush him.
39:58The other tiger clan warriors try to flee, but you won't let them.
40:01You form over a dozen vines to kill them at once.
40:03The battle ends, and you turn back into a human's body.
40:07Rod comes forward and asks timidly.
40:09You are.
40:09I'm Lord Tree's envoy.
40:11He sensed that you were in danger, so he sent me to help you.
40:14Rod is still caught off guard, but the tree clan members start kneeling.
40:18He sees this and follows suit.
40:20You may rise.
40:21Return to the tree clan with the people you found.
40:23Rod nods.
40:24Yes, Lord Tree.
40:25Are you not joining us?
40:27You shake your head.
40:28I'll check out the mountain.
40:30I suspect that things there have changed since you left.
40:33Rod nods in agreement.
40:34I think so, too.
40:36If the tiger clan has come here, the wolf clan must be gone.
40:39You bid them goodbye, and set off alone.
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