Mysterious Power

While his parents were still immersed in the shock brought by the Wood Spirit Seeds, Qing Mu suddenly spoke up and asked Bulbasaur, "Bulbasaur, are there any more Wood Spirit Seeds down there?"

Qing Mu's words immediately snapped Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao out of it. Both looked eagerly at Bulbasaur.

"Da Na, Da Na~"

However, Bulbasaur shook his head, indicating that the two on his Vine Whips were already all there was.

Seeing Bulbasaur's response, Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao could not help but show a trace of disappointment.

But the couple quickly came to terms with it. A treasure like the Wood Spirit Seed was already a stroke of luck to obtain even once, let alone twice.

Xu Yao then said to Qing Tianfeng, "Tianfeng, put these two Wood Spirit Seeds away first. Very few Spirit Masters recognize them, but if someone does, our strength won't be enough to keep them."

Although Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao were fairly strong, there were countless people stronger than them in the Spirit Master world. It was only right to be cautious.

As for why Qing Tianfeng was the one putting them away, it was because he was the only one with a Storage Soul Tool.

Hearing this, Qing Tianfeng nodded and immediately took two wooden boxes from his Storage Soul Tool, opening them.

"Da Na~"

Seeing this, Bulbasaur immediately controlled his Vine Whips and carefully placed the Wood Spirit Seeds into the boxes.

More than an hour later, as the sky gradually darkened, Qing Mu's family finally emerged from the Soul Beast Forest.

Because they carried precious treasures, Qing Mu's family did not rest. After returning to the town to retrieve their carriage, they set off for home.

Ten days later, Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao looked at the familiar scenery outside the window and could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although they had stored the Wood Spirit Seeds in the Storage Soul Tool, making exposure theoretically almost impossible, they had still been unable to shake their anxiety. Now that they had returned to their own territory, they no longer had to live in fear.

A moment later, the door to Qing Tianfeng's study was tightly shut. Qing Mu's family of three had gathered inside, along with a Bulbasaur, of course.

Inside the room, Qing Tianfeng took the two wooden boxes containing the Wood Spirit Seeds from his Storage Soul Tool and handed one each to Qing Mu and Xu Yao. "Take them. I have no use for these. They belong to you."

Qing Tianfeng's Martial Soul, the Green Toad, possessed the Poison Attribute, and neither effect of the Wood Spirit Seed was useful to him.

In contrast, both Qing Mu's Bulbasaur and Xu Yao's Narcissus Flower were Wood Attribute Martial Souls. Giving the seeds to them would undoubtedly bring out their greatest value.

Xu Yao naturally understood this as well, so she did not stand on ceremony and accepted it directly.

Looking at the Wood Spirit Seed in her hand, Xu Yao's body trembled as the excitement in her heart could no longer be suppressed.

Support System Soul Masters already cultivated slowly, and her less-than-outstanding Innate Soul Power made it difficult even for her to break through to Soul Ancestor. Yet the appearance of the Wood Spirit Seed had shattered all of that.

Qing Mu also accepted the wooden box, but he was far less excited than Xu Yao when facing the so-called Wood Spirit Seed.

Because of Bulbasaur's special nature, he did not need to worry about raising his level, at least in the early stages. What concerned him more was the Wood Spirit Seed's other effect: prolonged wearing could cause a beneficial mutation in one's Martial Soul.

What was a beneficial mutation? Naturally, it meant becoming stronger!

And Bulbasaur already had evolved forms. Could this Wood Spirit Seed help Bulbasaur evolve faster?

Or perhaps this Wood Spirit Seed could help Bulbasaur's final evolution go a step further and become the legendary Mega Venusaur?

The more Qing Mu thought about it, the more curious he became. He immediately took the Wood Spirit Seed from the box and asked Bulbasaur, "Bulbasaur, is this useful to you?"

"Da Na, Da Na~"

Bulbasaur nodded, then extended a Vine Whip to take the Wood Spirit Seed from Qing Mu's hand and gently touched it to his forehead.

Then something happened that surprised Qing Mu. A faint white light radiated from the point where Bulbasaur touched the Wood Spirit Seed, and the seed vanished before everyone's eyes.

Immediately afterward, Qing Mu felt a green seed appear within his body. It continuously released green energy, nourishing his body. It was precisely the Wood Spirit Seed from before.

"This..."

Seeing this, Xu Yao and Qing Tianfeng could not help exchanging glances. Neither had expected such a change.

After their brief shock, Xu Yao immediately asked Qing Mu, "Mu'er, this is...?"

"The Wood Spirit Seed was absorbed by Bulbasaur. It is now inside my body, constantly transforming it," Qing Mu answered truthfully.

Transforming his body?

Xu Yao and Qing Tianfeng exchanged another glance. It sounded like a good thing.

But to be safe, Qing Tianfeng still asked, "Do you feel anything unusual? Any discomfort, for example?"

"Discomfort? No!"

Qing Mu shook his head, the corners of his lips lifting. "I've never felt so refreshed! I can even sense an unknown power being nurtured and born within me!"

Unknown power?

Hearing this, Xu Yao and Qing Tianfeng froze. What was that supposed to be?

Qing Tianfeng then asked Xu Yao, "Do you know what Mu'er is talking about?"

Xu Yao was equally confused at that moment. She did not know either. Did the Wood Spirit Seed have such an effect?

So Xu Yao immediately summoned her Narcissus Flower Martial Soul, intending to have it absorb the Wood Spirit Seed.

But no matter how Xu Yao tried, even when she placed the Wood Spirit Seed directly atop the flower's stamen, there was not the slightest sign that her Narcissus Flower Martial Soul was absorbing it.

The only thing Xu Yao discovered was that the closer the Wood Spirit Seed was to her Narcissus Flower Martial Soul, the more active the Martial Soul became.

Especially when it was pressed against the Narcissus Flower Martial Soul, that activity reached its peak. Cultivating under those conditions would undoubtedly yield the best results.

Left with no other choice, Xu Yao shook her head. "I don't know what power Mu'er is talking about either. The Wood Spirit Seed is a legendary item, and people know very little about it. Maybe Mu'er triggered some kind of mechanism. I'll look through some materials later. Perhaps I can find out what happened to him!"

However, Xu Yao did not hold out much hope. Qing Mu's Bulbasaur Martial Soul was already a one-of-a-kind existence, so no matter what happened, it would not be strange.

Moreover, judging from Qing Mu's description just now, it did not seem like a bad change. They could only observe it over the days to come.