From the sky, where the crimson and green merged, the crimson on both sides still rapidly extended, dwarfing the green by hundreds, if not thousands of times.
However, the forests that had just bordered each other were not vastly different.
Blood Trees burst open, with crimson branches and roots splattering into the green forest. Instantly, crimson saplings broke through the soil, vying for the green forest's Earth's Force and territory.
The next moment, the crimson saplings didn't disappear, they continued to grow rapidly.
But, their color gradually shifted from red to green.
Also turning green were the Blood Trees bordering the Treeman Forest face-to-face.
Their branches swayed; they rustled; they gradually became peaceful; they sprouted greenery.
They assimilated into the Treeman Forest.
—Epic Skill: I am the Forest!
"Turn every plant within the range into one's territory, the more plants there are in the territory, the stronger the Great Force of it."
"At the same time, I am the forest, the forest is me. The Treeman Forest possesses the ability to move."
Any area where plants exist could be one's territory.
This is the royal way of Lord Treeman!
In ordinary regions, the Treeman Forest would consume its vitality, Earth's Force, and energy to spread. But right now, the lush Blood Trees in front of them are the best nourishment for the Treeman Forest's expansion.
Consume? Compete for Earth's Force?
Mine is mine, and yours is also all mine.
In the blink of an eye, the Treeman Forest expanded by two rings, the green color encroaching upon the red, spreading relentlessly.
Blood Trees turned into green trees and continued to grow abundantly and vigorously;
At first, the Blood Tree King didn't mind some losses. The necessary consumption to bring down Lord Treeman was inevitable. As long as it stayed within its own kingdom, the Blood Tree King didn't fear consumption, not even with the presence of the Legendary Soul Realm.
But as the consumption continued, the Blood Tree King felt something was amiss.
It was one thing for its Blood Trees to continue to deplete, but why was the Treeman Forest outside the Blood Tree Forest not only unaffected, but seemingly growing even more robust?
The Treeman Forest was spreading and expanding despite the consumption, the Earth's Force struggle, and the Blood Tree Great Forest's pressure.
It always felt something was off.
The already thrice-enlarged Treeman Forest couldn't hold back any longer, and the entire forest spread forward at an extremely fast pace.
It wasn't the spread of newly grown trees, but rather the whole green forest seemed to have grown legs, stepping forward aggressively.
The green collided with the red.
The red instantly succumbed and fell into the color of the Treeman Forest.
The green color, symbolizing nature, vitality, and life, spread even faster, infecting and devouring everything in the Great Blood Tree Forest.
The Blood Tree King could clearly feel its territory being nibbled away, its power ebbing bit by bit.
One hundred kilometers deeper from where the Treeman Forest bordered the Blood Tree Forest,
A several hundred meters tall Blood Tree suddenly cloaked itself in green light, with a surge of vibrant life force emerging. The blood color faded from its leaves, branches, and trunk as the ancient tree experienced a new birth.
It rapidly grew, growing to over a thousand meters tall.
Vaguely visible, this robust ancient tree bore a ninety-nine percent resemblance to the ancient tree at the center of the Treeman Forest.
The Blood Tree had transformed into the shape of Tree Demon Granny.
This was the assimilation of tree species.
Tree Demon Granny, having broken through to the Legendary Realm, could not only possess multiple tree species but also project the power of these species onto non-sentient plant life.
It happened as if by divine intervention, birthing upon those plants.
The invisible power of 'I am the Forest' spread out violently.
In that moment, Tree Demon Granny seemed to open its maw even more bloodthirstily than the Blood Tree, encompassing all surrounding plants within its grasp.
Assimilate, Devour, Absorb.
On the ancient tree, a weathered face sculpted a chilling smile.