Leaf Blade

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

Now that Qing Mu had obtained his First Soul Ring, the Soul Power within him was enough to sustain Bulbasaur's presence for a long time. Since they were at home, he had not recalled Bulbasaur.

Of course, using moves was a different matter, as that consumed additional power.

"Da Na~"

At that moment, Bulbasaur got up 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 sounded from the cup.

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

Yet Qing Mu did not pay attention to his soaked pants. Instead, he stared blankly at his own body.

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

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

With that thought, Qing Mu promptly stood and walked over to a mirror.

One look left Qing Mu shocked. Not only had his pupils changed from black to light green, but his body also faintly emitted a pale jade-green glow, radiating 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 this drastic.

Setting aside the change in his pupils, the life aura around him was far too obvious. If he could not conceal it, would he be unable to leave the house?

Qing Mu then frowned. "I need to find a way to hide this life aura.

Right, since this life aura is caused by the Wood Spirit Seed, can I control the Wood Spirit Seed and draw this aura back in?"

No sooner said than done. Qing Mu immediately focused his attention and began to meditate.

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

Qing Mu then opened his eyes and said in delight, "It worked. This aura really can be concealed."

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

"Da Na, Da Na~"

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

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

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

Perhaps because of the Wood Spirit Seed's influence, Qing Mu felt closer to Bulbasaur now and found it easier to understand what Bulbasaur meant.

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 move as well: Leaf Blade!

"Da Na, Da Na~"

Bulbasaur nodded. In an instant, several broad leaves shot out from either side of its body, flying toward a dummy dozens of meters away in the air.

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

Qing Mu nodded in satisfaction.

The dummy they used for testing was made from high-grade Profound Iron. Yet Bulbasaur, despite having only just comprehended Leaf Blade, had already left deep marks on it. Its power was quite impressive.

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

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

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

Xu Yao then looked Qing Mu up and down, and her eyes suddenly flickered.

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 exceedingly rare. Although Qing Mu had said yesterday that he was fine, that did not mean no accidents could occur.

But from the looks of it, something had indeed happened. She simply did not know whether it was good or bad.

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

For some reason, Xu Yao could sense a faint, unique attraction coming from Qing Mu. The closer she got to him, the more apparent that attraction became.

"Mm..."

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

"That happened?"

After hearing Qing Mu's words, Xu Yao was stunned. Then she instinctively said, "Mu'er, stop concealing your 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 did not hide anything further. He immediately stopped controlling the Wood Spirit Seed.

In an instant, a pale jade-green glow faintly spread from Qing Mu's body. When Xu Yao sensed that powerful life aura, the way she looked at Qing Mu immediately changed.

Once Qing Mu stopped controlling the Wood Spirit Seed, the faint unique attraction from before surged countless times over.

At that moment, Qing Mu seemed like the most precious treasure she desired in her eyes. As long as she remained beside him, she felt incomparably comfortable in both body and mind.

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

"Okay!"

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

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 far too attractive to her.

Xu Yao then took Qing Mu's hand, her gaze solemn as she said, "You must keep that aura you just released hidden, understand? Especially in front of Wood Attribute Spirit Masters. You must never reveal it."

She was Qing Mu's mother, yet even she had found it so difficult to endure. She did not dare imagine how crazed other Wood Attribute Spirit Masters would become if they saw what had just happened.