Plant Soul Beasts in East Sea Park (Seeking Investment! Seeking Monthly Ticket! Seeking Recommendation Ticket!)

After school that afternoon, Jing Shaoyu told Xu Xiaoyan to have dinner on her own, obtained leave from Ye Yingluo, then hopped on his bike and hurried away from Eastsea Academy.

A few minutes later, he arrived at East Sea Park. After parking his bicycle, he quickly entered the park and followed one of its paths into the depths. Few people came here, and the vegetation was dense and lush. It was the area where plants grew most vigorously in all of East Sea Park. As though sensing Jing Shaoyu's arrival, the flourishing plants swayed their branches and leaves, expressing their joy and welcome.

Every plant here was thick and towering. Even the low shrubs were much larger than usual. Compared to the vegetation elsewhere in the park, the plants here looked as though they had grown for several hundred more years. Yet they had been planted at roughly the same time as most of the plants in East Sea Park—less than ten years ago.

The reason the plants in this area flourished so vigorously was entirely because of Jing Shaoyu.

The reason was simple: every month, Jing Shaoyu came here to bless the plants in this area, increasing their efficiency in absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence Qi and accelerating the growth of their life levels.

In short, Jing Shaoyu had given these plants a buff that accelerated cultivation.

As for how such a cultivation-accelerating buff had come about, that was a long story.

It had been three years ago. One day, he and Na'er had been playing around in East Sea Park when Na'er accidentally ran into its depths. Jing Shaoyu chased after her and arrived in this area.

Na'er had tripped over a tree root then. Her fair, tender knee had been scraped open and was bleeding, which broke Jing Shaoyu's heart.

So he used his First Soul Skill to heal Na'er, and by sheer coincidence, he discovered a new ability of the Crown of Nature.

The First Soul Skill of the Origin Spirit Martial Soul was called Light of Healing. Its primary effect was healing, at least for Soul Masters and animals.

However, when Jing Shaoyu cast Light of Healing on plants, it triggered a special effect. Plants bathed in the Light of Healing had their origins strengthened, their growth accelerated, and their efficiency in absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence Qi improved. In short, plants under this effect could awaken into Plant Soul Beasts more easily, and their cultivation speed increased.

This special effect was called Nature's Blessing.

Plants that received Nature's Blessing grew faster, cultivated faster, and evolved their life levels faster and more efficiently than other plants. After three years of continuous research by Jing Shaoyu, the exact figures had also been determined.

At first, when Jing Shaoyu had been a one-ring Soul Master, his First Soul Skill, Light of Healing, had been limited to a single target. He could only grant Nature's Blessing to one plant each month. So he chose the ancient tree that had tripped Na'er—a nan tree that had grown for five hundred years yet remained an ordinary plant.

This nan tree was the oldest plant in the area. After receiving Nature's Blessing continuously for a year, it completed a leap in life level. It evolved from an ordinary plant into a Plant Soul Beast, developed intelligence, and generated Soul Power in one smooth process.

This thrilled Jing Shaoyu. He had actually cultivated a Plant Soul Beast! The newly born Nan Tree Soul Beast was a hundred-year Spirit Beast with five hundred years of cultivation. After becoming a Spirit Beast, when it received Jing Shaoyu's blessing once again, it condensed a mass of energy containing one-tenth of its cultivation and offered it to Jing Shaoyu, the holy master who had created it.

The Nan Tree Soul Beast's feedback increased the age of Jing Shaoyu's Soul Ring by fifty years, greatly reinforcing his idea and determination to cultivate Plant Soul Beasts.

Over the next two years, as Jing Shaoyu became a Soul Grandmaster and acquired the group-healing Second Soul Skill, Healing Ripple, the number of plants he could bless each time increased.

Now, with the Nan Tree Soul Beast at the center, there were a total of nine Plant Soul Beasts within a five-hundred-meter radius. The oldest among them was the old nan tree, a seven-hundred-year Spirit Beast, while the weakest was a Sea Bell Orchid with three hundred years of cultivation.

These Plant Soul Beasts had increased the age of Jing Shaoyu's Soul Ring by nearly five hundred years in total. They had also made a great contribution to his Soul Ring advancing to purple.

He had also figured out the exact effects of Nature's Blessing. Under Nature's Blessing, ordinary plants received ten times the growth effect, while Plant Soul Beasts received five times the cultivation effect. More specifically, one day of growth for an ordinary plant was equivalent to ten days, while one day of cultivation for a Plant Soul Beast was equivalent to five days.

It should also be mentioned that plants under Nature's Blessing grew differently from plants under Plant Control.

Nature's Blessing affected the depth of a plant's life, namely its life level, while Plant Control affected the length of a plant's life, namely its simple growth cycle. Thus, although both belonged to the Crown of Nature's ability system, they were fundamentally worlds apart.

Three years later, the residents near East Sea Park had no idea that nine Plant Soul Beasts had been born within the park, including a Nan Tree Soul Beast with nearly eight hundred years of cultivation! If this were exposed, the entire Eastsea City would likely be shaken! Fortunately, at Jing Shaoyu's request, these Plant Soul Beasts were all well-behaved. They usually disguised themselves as ordinary plants and only revealed their Spirit Beast sides before Jing Shaoyu.

The characteristics of Plant Soul Beasts made them difficult to discover. Moreover, they were located deep within East Sea Park, where few people ventured, which was why they had remained undiscovered. Unless some major upheaval occurred in the future, this group of Plant Soul Beasts would likely be able to live here forever.

"Good, good, good. Settle down, all of you!" Surrounded by the plants' branches, leaves, and flowers, Jing Shaoyu smiled as though addressing children. "I know you're all anxious, but don't rush!"

Jing Shaoyu soothed the excited plants before releasing his Martial Soul. As the Origin Spirit possessed him, the plants became even livelier, their branches and leaves swaying like dancing children. The thickest nan tree lowered a branch, lifted Jing Shaoyu's body, and placed him upon one of its stoutest limbs. On that limb stood a throne woven from branches, leaves, and flowers, specially made for Jing Shaoyu by the Plant Soul Beasts using parts of their own bodies.

He sat securely upon the Plant Throne. Then his Second Soul Ring flashed, and waves of Green Light brimming with life spilled from his hands over every plant in the area. Whether Plant Soul Beasts or ordinary plants, all danced gracefully amid the shimmering green radiance. Green leaves and fresh flowers vied to complement one another, creating a scene of flourishing life.

About an hour later, Jing Shaoyu ended his Soul Skill. He then sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began meditating to regulate his breathing. Seeing this, the plants all quieted down, afraid of disturbing their master's rest. Yes, in the eyes of these Plant Soul Beasts, Jing Shaoyu was their master, and they were willing to offer him everything.

Specks of Green Light condensed from the Plant Soul Beasts' bodies, forming one orb after another. There were nine green orbs in total, corresponding exactly to the number of Plant Soul Beasts. Under their control, the green light orbs flew into Jing Shaoyu's body. This was the Plant Soul Beasts' reciprocation.

Jing Shaoyu sensed this life energy while meditating, but he was not surprised, because he received feedback from the Plant Soul Beasts every time. This time, the age of his Soul Ring increased by around twenty years, while his Soul Power also rose by several strands.

Another half hour later, Jing Shaoyu finished meditating. In high spirits, he walked down from the branch extended by the nan tree to the ground. He was preparing to leave, smiling as he waved goodbye to the Plant Soul Beasts.

"Goodbye. I'll come see you again next month," Jing Shaoyu said gently.

The Plant Soul Beasts swayed their branches and leaves. How they wished to keep him here, but they knew their master bore a great mission. Thus, they could not hold him back and could only watch him leave, hoping for his next arrival.

Every time Jing Shaoyu spent time with the Plant Soul Beasts, he felt cheerful and at ease afterward. It was just like being with Jing Ziyuan, Lin Xin, Na'er, and the others. They felt like family.

He walked down the path in East Sea Park with a broad smile. Six or seven hundred meters away from where the Plant Soul Beasts lived, he encountered a girl about his age coming from the opposite direction. Her appearance was ordinary, but her temperament was exceptional. An unusual charm radiated from her whole body; she was like an orchid blooming in an empty valley, yet also like a red apricot in a courtyard, utterly captivating.

The path was narrow and could only accommodate one person. Jing Shaoyu and the girl drew closer and closer, yet neither seemed inclined to yield. Jing Shaoyu was drawn in by her temperament, while the girl seemed entranced by his looks. Neither stopped, and they walked straight into each other.

"Ah!" How could the girl's physique compare to Jing Shaoyu's? Caught off guard, she was knocked backward by the collision, her body losing control as she cried out in frightened alarm.

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