Leaf Blade

The next day, Qing Mu woke from his soft, large bed. Sitting at the edge of it, he rubbed his eyes and said, "Good morning, Bulbasaur!"

Now that Qing Mu possessed his First Soul Ring, the Soul Power within him was enough to support Bulbasaur's long-term existence. Since they were at home, Qing Mu did not call Bulbasaur back.

Of course, using techniques was another matter entirely when it came to consumption.

"Bulba~"

At that moment, Bulbasaur rose from its little nest nearby, extended a Vine Whip to pick up a cup of water, and brought it before Qing Mu.

"Thanks!"

Qing Mu accepted the cup with a smile, but just as he was about to drink, a crack rang out from the cup.

In an instant, the cup shattered, and a large amount of water spilled down onto Qing Mu's pajamas.

However, Qing Mu paid no attention to his soaked pants. Instead, he stared blankly at his own body.

"When did my body become this strong? Could it be..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Qing Mu immediately thought of the Wood Spirit Seed Bulbasaur had fused into his body yesterday. Could his current changes be caused by the Wood Spirit Seed?

Thinking this, Qing Mu immediately stood and walked over to a mirror.

One look left Qing Mu shocked. Not only had his pupils changed from black to pale green, but his body also faintly emitted a soft, shimmering green glow that carried a powerful aura of life.

"This..."

For a moment, Qing Mu did not know what expression to make. He had expected his body to change, but he had never imagined the changes would be so drastic.

Never mind the change in his pupils—wasn't the life aura around him far too obvious? If he could not conceal it, how would he ever go outside?

Qing Mu then frowned and said, "I have to find a way to hide this life aura.

Wait, since this life aura was caused by the Wood Spirit Seed, could I control the Wood Spirit Seed and draw the aura back in?"

With that thought, Qing Mu immediately focused his attention and began to meditate.

A moment later, the faint shimmering green glow around Qing Mu slowly receded until it had completely returned to his body.

Qing Mu opened his eyes and said delightedly, "It worked. I really can conceal this aura."

He then looked into the mirror again and frowned slightly. "My pupils are still pale green, huh? But that doesn't matter. As long as the life aura doesn't leak out, it's fine."

"Bulba, Bulba~"

At that moment, Bulbasaur gently poked Qing Mu's shoulder with a Vine Whip, indicating that it was time to train.

Without even turning his head, Qing Mu said, "Training can wait. Let's go have breakfast first."

With that, Qing Mu took Bulbasaur along with him toward the dining hall.

Perhaps because of the Wood Spirit Seed, Qing Mu felt that he and Bulbasaur had grown even closer, and he could understand Bulbasaur's intentions more easily.

After breakfast, Qing Mu arrived at the grassy field where they usually trained and began the day's practice.

"Bulbasaur, use Leaf Blade!"

After seeing Bulbasaur finish using Ingrain, Qing Mu called out to it.

After Qing Mu obtained his First Soul Ring, Bulbasaur had naturally comprehended a new technique as well: Leaf Blade!

"Bulba, Bulba~"

Bulbasaur nodded. In an instant, several broad leaves flew from its sides toward a training dummy dozens of meters away in the air.

The next moment, the sharp leaves reached the dummy and carved several scratches of varying depths into its body.

Qing Mu nodded in satisfaction.

They had to know that the testing dummy they were using was made from high-grade Profound Iron. Bulbasaur had only just comprehended Leaf Blade, yet it could already leave such deep marks on it. Its power was quite impressive.

At the same time, Qing Mu could not help looking forward to Bulbasaur's later techniques. Even early techniques like Vine Whip and Leaf Blade possessed such power, so how strong would Solar Beam and Power Whip be in the future?

"Mu'er, are you training with Bulbasaur again?"

At that moment, Xu Yao, who had finished her morning meditation, walked over and greeted Qing Mu with a smile.

Xu Yao then looked Qing Mu over from head to toe, and her eyes flashed.

She had originally come to see whether her son showed any abnormalities after fusing with the Wood Spirit Seed.

After all, the Wood Spirit Seed was simply too rare. Although Qing Mu had said yesterday that he was fine, that did not mean no accidents could happen.

But now, it seemed that something had indeed happened. She just did not know whether it was good or bad.

"Mu'er, when you woke up this morning, did you feel any different from before?" Xu Yao asked Qing Mu.

For some reason, Xu Yao sensed a faint yet unique attraction from Qing Mu. The closer she got to him, the more obvious that attraction became.

"Um..."

Qing Mu hesitated for a moment before finally telling Xu Yao everything that had happened that morning.

"That happened too?"

After hearing Qing Mu's words, Xu Yao froze. Then she instinctively said, "Mu'er, stop concealing the life aura for now. Let Mother see what exactly is going on."

Since he had decided to tell his mother, Xu Yao, Qing Mu naturally would not hide anything further. He immediately stopped controlling the Wood Spirit Seed.

In an instant, a faint shimmering green light began to seep from Qing Mu's body. After Xu Yao sensed that powerful life aura, the way she looked at Qing Mu immediately changed.

After Qing Mu relinquished control of the Wood Spirit Seed, the previously faint unique attraction increased countless times over.

At that moment, Qing Mu seemed like the most coveted treasure in her eyes. As long as she remained by his side, both her body and mind felt incomparably comfortable.

But Xu Yao quickly shook her head forcefully and said to Qing Mu with difficulty, "Mu'er, hurry and put that life aura away."

"Okay!"

Seeing his mother speak like this and noticing the pained expression on her face, Qing Mu understood that something was wrong. He hurriedly calmed himself and controlled the Wood Spirit Seed, preparing to draw the aura back in.

Very soon, Qing Mu concealed that life aura within his body.

At the same time, Xu Yao let out a long breath and took out a handkerchief to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead.

It could not be helped. The aura Qing Mu had just emitted was simply too alluring to her.

Xu Yao then took Qing Mu's hand and said solemnly, "You must hide that aura you just released, understand? Especially in front of Spirit Masters with the Wood Attribute. You must never reveal it."

She was Qing Mu's mother, yet even she had endured it with such difficulty. She did not dare imagine how frenzied other Wood Attribute Spirit Masters would become if they saw that scene.