Chapter 2205: The Beasts That Blocked the Way

At that moment, Leo caught a peculiar fragrance in the air. He turned toward the source and froze, his eyes narrowing. Beside him, the Stellar Tree, which had previously stood at nearly four meters tall, had now grown to seven or eight meters. Its crown had doubled in size, and its silver leaves shimmered under the light. Among the branches, over a dozen flowers glimmered with a starlit glow, releasing waves of fresh, intoxicating aroma. "What incredible growth speed," Leo muttered, astonished. "It’s already blooming. It won’t be long before it bears fruit." Once the flowers matured into fruit—Stellar Fruit—it would greatly accelerate his cultivation, allowing him to open more acupoints at an even faster pace. Eyes gleaming, Leo summoned a spatial portal above him with a flick of his mind. His body blurred into a streak of light and vanished, reappearing moments later in the training chamber of his flying vessel. Just as he prepared to leave the chamber, the entire vesse