When Alexis is unable to regain control of her own body, TreeTree internally decides that the " friendship-no-jutsu route" has failed. Thus, he had complete control over the skill. He could even retract the vines to avoid consuming someone or use them defensively to shield Stella. He recalled how ineffective his spatial Qi-coated vines had been against the Voidmind Elder's void flames. The knowledge that he now commanded such a formidable power gave him hope for his continued survival in the years to come. Consuming Abyss} was the answer to his problems. Despite the skill's cost requirements, it sounded darn powerful, and knowing he now had a skill he could employ to defend himself against foes far stronger than himself filled him with confidence. Don't miss the start to this unique reincarnation isekai LitRPG set in a Cultivator world. With millions of views and tens of thousands of followers, this was one of the most popular web serials of 2023. Now, experience the definitive version of the hit story on Kindle, Print, & Audible!

Aeon: This is no true peace, Lady Yvon. It is a peace built on fear. A fear of our power. And if you know better, this peace is maintained by power. Subverted for Matt, who upon being told of reincarnation, is initially excited at the prospect of building a harem — until he ends up as a tree.Even unintentionally, tea made from his branches reduces external mental influences. Several heroes use this to counteract the side effects of their class, which is designed to make them angry and push them to go fight the demon king. Self-Duplication: The "Tree of Life" domain allows Aeon to grow extra copies of his main body. He can't be fully killed without destroying all of them, and they can also pass objects between them, no matter how far apart they are. Unfortunately, he's initially limited to five of them. Sapient House: Several of Aeon's contracted souls are incarnated into buildings, including a hotel, a combat training facility, and a research lab, resulting in mutable and partially mobile structures. Whether they can leave the building depends on the exact terms of their service; Meela has a separate wooden body and can wander around at will, but Yvon can only go about ten paces outside the tree.

Demon King Multipus can't find Aeon despite the Core's continual warnings of an intruder, because Aeon is masking himself with demonic mana. It eventually becomes desensitised to the warnings — though not until after dealing heavy damage to its surroundings, making Aeon's job easier. God-Emperor: TreeTree initially requests for Jura and Laufen to be made more traditional royalty over his valley, but the people are very reluctant to accept an absolute monarch. So, on the basis that the treefolk worship him, the council decides to instead grant Jura and Laufen recognition and authority as senior members of the church. This eventually leads to TreeTree establishing his own priesthood, and establishing his rule as a local deity — a much more absolute rule than any mere mortal king, though generally fair and civic-minded. At level 150 and above, he actually starts to gain a divine domain and associated powers, too. Happily Ever After: Discussed between Alexis and Meela; the heroes would like to think that they'll all survive killing the demon king and then happily live out the rest of their lives. The reality is a bit different. The gods need them to defeat the regular demon invasions, but don't want the heroes to become dangerous in their own right, so the [hero] class includes hardwired mental influences that push the heroes to single-mindedly focus on the demon king and then, if it doesn't kill them all, infight and destroy each other and themselves. Or, if they manage to get past all that, the next demon king will finish them off. Defeating three demon kings in a row is the longest winning streak in recorded history. But each new batch of heroes arrives with the same cheerfully naive expectations... His "Great Mind Tree", as well as massively expanding his ability to multitask, provides the mental equivalent of a firewall. Your Soul Is Mine!: Souls collected by a soul tree will ordinarily linger for just a few months, barring special circumstances, then go on to be reincarnated. However, it is also possible to make a contract, which will result in the soul lingering and being subservient for a thousand years.

When the situation calls for it, Matt can hibernate for years at a time, waking up to find the world changed. For Aeon's people, it's quite justified, since any with familiars will be able to create fruits and weapons from mana, and he doesn't tend to project force very far from his root network.