Reborn as a tiger cub, I'm too weak, so I can only rely on self-discipline.

Chapter 563 The Unruly Fifth-Tier Banyan Tree

"Not bad, not bad! You actually caught such a rare creature for me!"

Even losing a level 5 snake is still a huge profit!

Just as Cangnian was observing his surroundings, a hoarse, noisy voice rang out from all around.

Upon hearing the sound, Cangnian immediately snapped out of his daze and looked at the giant tree in front of him.

Unsurprisingly, the real mastermind behind this is this towering tree.

Judging from its appearance, with a tall trunk and lush canopy, thin, narrow, and elliptical leaves with a leathery texture and aerial roots hanging down, it should be some kind of banyan tree.

However, perhaps due to environmental factors, the banyan tree, which originally prefers a humid and warm environment, did not freeze to death after experiencing the cold wave, and even evolved to the fifth level!

Looking back on his past experiences and seeing things now, Cang Nian finally understood.

Previously, when he encountered the eagle owl and discovered that it had a cobra as an accomplice, he had already sensed that something was wrong.

Eagle owls, also known as common owls, primarily feed on rats and snakes. How could these two natural enemies join forces?

Therefore, Cangnian guessed that there must be a stronger being behind the two fifth-order evolved creatures, which made them overcome their instincts and join forces to fight the enemy.

Later, a swarm of fourth-order bees confirmed this theory.

However, the only difference from Cang Nian's expectations was the mastermind behind it all.

Cang Nian thought that behind this must be a purely spiritual evolved creature with a weak physical body but a powerful mental strength.

Just like the fox I encountered in the second stage, I secretly hid in the shadows and then commanded a pack of hawks and hounds under my control to fight the enemy.

It was for this reason that Cangnian repeatedly enhanced his mental attributes, hoping to find the mental evolutionary creature lurking in the shadows.

However, these efforts yielded no results.

Originally, Cangnian thought that the other party's mental attributes were much stronger than his own, and that he wouldn't be able to find the other party by relying solely on free attribute skills.

But to our surprise, the opponent's main body wasn't even in the battle area; it was much further away.

What Cang Nian didn't expect was that this guy's true form was a tree, as huge as a mountain!

This is a bit tricky.

The main reason is that Cangnian had never seen any highly evolved plants before. The most powerful one he had ever seen was a pine tree, so he had almost no experience fighting them.

In addition, unless they have the means to directly devour evolved organisms, evolved plants can only rely on their developed root systems and branches to naturally absorb spiritual energy, refine it into their own spiritual power, and break through to a higher level.

Although this giant evolved plant is exceptionally large, the total amount of spiritual energy it absorbs and refines is definitely many times that of other evolved creatures of the same level.

However, their enormous size also means that the "experience bar" they need to accumulate to evolve to a higher level is terrifyingly long.

That's why, even though spiritual energy has been reviving for so long, Cang Nian hasn't encountered any powerful evolved plants.

Because the conditions are not met.

Evolved plants grow much more slowly than evolved animals.

Like pine trees, although they migrate and travel, being placed in a golden bowl delays their time to take root in the earth.

However, the fact that Cangnian provided the pine tree with evolutionary resources twice, helping it evolve to the next stage of evolution earlier, is a condition that other evolving plants do not have.

Therefore, most wild plants are currently only at the third stage of evolution, with very few at the fourth stage.

The underlying principle of evolution is the accumulation of evolutionary factors, which eventually leads to a qualitative change.

Third-tier herbivorous animals eat third-tier plants, and third-tier carnivorous animals eat third-tier herbivorous animals, thus breaking through to the fourth tier.

Then, because evolution eliminates the accumulation of impurities in the food chain, the meat of carnivores will not become sour and unpalatable, and fourth-order carnivorous evolved animals can still eat fourth-order carnivorous evolved animals.

This is how a single fifth-order evolved creature could be piled up in such a vast area.

This is a simple law of evolution.

It is precisely for this reason that Cangnian subconsciously believes that there are no fifth-order evolved plants at this stage.

Furthermore, according to Cangnian's prediction, before the birth of fifth-order evolved plants, there should be no evolved organisms that can evolve to an evolutionary stage above the fifth order through normal means.

As for why it is called the normal route, it is mainly to exclude examples like Godzilla, who directly absorbs nuclear energy and does not even have a long period of dormancy, but breaks through to the fifth level through crooked means.

However, judging from the current state of this banyan tree, it seems there's a way to eat meat from it.

It had already made itself its prey.

Of course, judging from the eagle owls, bees, and the fifth-tier cobra he had killed earlier, he should be safe for the time being.

Or rather, the physical body won't be eaten so quickly.

Giant evolved plants, due to their enormous size, find it very difficult to move.

Although after reaching the fifth rank, one should be able to use the inherent ability of the fifth rank, which allows one to shrink, the even larger root system underground will ultimately make it difficult to take root again.

Therefore, this giant banyan tree needs to find a group of evolved creatures to act as its eyes and ears and extend its power to complete its mission.

For example, capturing Cang Nian alive.

Without these evolved creatures under its control, it can only wait for the target to enter its attack range.

Just like the procession that moved from Jinan to the capital.

"I'm curious, how did you evolve to the fifth tier?"

Moreover, this area is large enough to support a fifth-order evolved plant like you.

Are there more than one fifth-order evolved animal, and thousands of fourth-order bees?

Cang Nian was not too panicked about his current situation, but instead raised his head and asked.

"Hehe... Little tiger is quite calm. Do you have some other way to escape from my grasp?"

But it doesn't matter anymore. No matter how much you struggle, it's all in vain in front of me!

Since you want to know, I might as well let you die knowing why.

As Cang Nian finished speaking, that hoarse, noisy voice rang out again, its tone tinged with mockery.

It is more difficult for plants to evolve to a higher level than for animals.

However, the greater the effort, the greater the reward.

Among plants of the same rank, evolved plants will be more powerful.

Even if it can't defeat its opponent, its terrifying size and amazing vitality ensure that it won't die.

Therefore, in the banyan tree's view, the old man has already entered its territory, so he can't cause any trouble.

Seeing that this guy was thinking of revealing information, Cang Nian adjusted his posture and adopted a listening posture.

Whoosh~!

But at that moment, a whooshing sound came from above!

Before Cang Nian could turn around, a long, thin root of air pierced towards the back of his head like a sharp arrow!