But when he looked closer, he noticed that the Disloyal Knight was just staring at him. It didn't come down from the tree like the Loyal Knight would.
"Half of your body is inside the tree. You can't come out like a Loyal Knight until you're fully grown."
Han Sen looked at Disloyal Knight, who was still embedded in the tree. He felt relieved.
Ignoring the Disloyal Knight, Han Sen raised his dagger and went for another Loyal Knight.
The four Dragon-Blood Snakes each took on a Loyal Knight. Little Wind unleashed a storm of wind blades from its body, holding back one of the Loyal Knights.
The Loyal Knight was only slightly stronger than the Dragon-Blood Snake. But the Loyal Knight with three opened gene locks was no match for the Dragon-Blood Snake. The Loyal Knight was no match for the Dragon-Blood Snake with six opened gene locks, and the Dragon-Blood Snake's claws tore through his steel-like armor. Blood gushed out of his wounds.
Little Wind was fighting a Loyal Knight with only one gene lock open. Although his fitness was weaker than the Loyal Knight's, he had opened four gene locks. He was able to use the wind element to his advantage, and his speed was just as good as the Loyal Knight's. Little Wind was fighting a Loyal Knight with only one gene lock open.
Han Sen was relying on his sacred-blood armor and dagger. He was not as strong as the Loyal Knight, but he was able to inflict a few wounds on the Loyal Knight's armor.
Katcha!
The Dragon-Blood Snake had opened six gene locks, and its body was as large as a dinosaur's. It found the perfect opportunity to sink its fangs into the knight's neck. It snapped the knight's neck in two and swallowed his head.
"Sacred-Blood Creature Killed: Loyal Knight. No beast soul gained. Flesh inedible."
"This thing is so weak. I can't believe it really is a sacred-blood creature. It must have been drained by Disloyal Knight. That's why it's so weak," Han Sen thought to himself.
Being weak was a good thing. After all, Han Sen's flesh was inedible. If they could get a sacred-blood beast soul, it did not matter how strong they were.
"Roar!" The Dragon-Blood Snake roared and leapt towards another Loyal Knight.
With the Dragon-Blood Snake's six gene locks open, the Loyal Knights were no match for Han Sen. One by one, the Loyal Knights were killed.
After a while, four Loyal Knights had their heads bitten off by the Dragon-Blood Snake. But what made Han Sen depressed was the fact that not a single beast soul had been dropped.
There were only two Loyal Knights left, and there was no need for Han Sen to do anything. Han Sen looked at the Disloyal Knight, who was still staring at him with murderous intent.
The Dragon-Blood Snake would not be able to leave, so Han Sen wasn't afraid of him. He watched as the Dragon-Blood Snake killed the other two Loyal Knights, but he still did not receive a beast soul.
"It looks like I've been unlucky today. I didn't get a single beast soul." Han Sen was depressed, but he didn't mind. He ordered the Dragon-Blood Snake to dig up the tree again.
The three Dragon-Blood Snakes were in charge of digging up the ground, and the one with six gene locks opened went after the roots of the tree. It wasn't long before a few of them had been bitten off.
The Disloyal Knight, who was still perched on top of the tree, screamed in pain. Its body was still attached to the tree, so it couldn't break free.
"Stop screaming; I'm just going to move the tree. I'm not going to kill you," Han Sen said to the Disloyal Knight.
The Disloyal Knight continued to stare at him. It didn't seem to understand what he was saying, though. It didn't seem to believe what he was saying. It looked murderous, as if it didn't understand.
"Hurry up and dig! Don't waste too much time!" Han Sen urged the Dragon-Blood Snake. He didn't want any accidents to happen later.
Moment Queen had told him that Disloyal Knight was supposed to be loyal to the first person it saw. Now that it had opened its eyes and seen Han Sen, it should have been loyal to him. But it didn't seem to want to be loyal to him at all. Instead, it seemed to want to kill him.
"No, I need to call Moment Queen over and ask her." Han Sen summoned Moment Queen back to him.
"I only just entered the spirit base. What do you want now?" Moment Queen said angrily.
"What you said doesn't sound right." Han Sen told her what had happened.
Moment Queen looked at the corpses of the Loyal Knights and then looked at the Disloyal Knight. She frowned and said, "It looks like the Disloyal Knight isn't being assimilated by the Loyal Knight Tree. It looks like the Disloyal Knight's genes are assimilating the Loyal Knights."
"Does that mean I won't be able to claim it?"
Han Sen quickly stopped the Dragon-Blood Snake. If he couldn't claim the Disloyal Knight, there was no point in transplanting it back.
"It looks like that is the case." Moment Queen nodded.
"Is there really no other way?
The emperor planted the Disloyal Knight, so there has to be a way to claim it. "Han Sen thought about what Moment Queen had said.
"The emperors have their own ways of doing things. Ordinary people would not be able to use them," Moment Queen said with a smile.
"How do you know I won't be able to use it if you don't tell me?" Han Sen looked at the Disloyal Knight, who was still struggling.
"It's simple. You just need to be strong enough to claim the Disloyal Knight's allegiance. Unless it's stronger than you, it will never betray you. Can you do that?
Even if it's just a berserk sacred-blood creature, you won't be able to defeat it, "Moment Queen said.
"Right now, it is hard to do. Is there really no other way?" Han Sen frowned.
"There is no other way. The Disloyal Knight was able to infect the entire Knight Tree with its own genes. I'm afraid the Disloyal Knight that died under the Knight Tree is not to be underestimated. Don't do anything stupid."
Before Moment Queen could finish, she heard a roar. Then, she heard the sound of wood being torn apart. The Disloyal Knight had torn his body away from the tree and was now walking down the path of the tree.
The Disloyal Knight's eyes were as cold as ice, and he stared at Han Sen. The back of the Disloyal Knight's bronze armor was covered in blood, and it looked as if it had just been pulled out of a pool of blood. The armor was still broken, and it looked as if it hadn't fully grown yet.