Punishment

Yu Jing stood among the woods of the mansion, holding a wooden spear made from an ordinary tree branch.

However, the surface of the wooden spear was covered with a faint white aura. It felt somewhat similar to the sensation of Luo Chen coating his blade with the True Essence within his body.

With a light thrust from Yu Jing, the ordinary wooden spear easily pierced through a towering tree that would have taken three people to embrace.

"Even if the spear were made of paper, as long as it were in my hands, I could still pierce alloy with it. That's the effect brought by the third chapter of God Slaying Spear. This chapter is also an important foundation for practicing the later spear technique—'Spear Soul.'"

This time, Yu Jing thrust forward with all his strength.

Before the wooden spear in his hand could even be thrust out, it was completely pulverized from within, and the white aura covering its surface vanished along with it.

"But to withstand 'Spear Soul,' the material has to be of extremely high quality and capable of repairing itself. Even a mid-grade ghost weapon would be worn down through repeated battles and completely break within a month... Fortunately, my spear happens to be able to withstand the burden brought by 'Spear Soul.'"

Just as Yu Jing was preparing to make another wooden spear to practice his minute control over light force, the surrounding woods suddenly had their vitality drained away. One towering tree after another withered and dried up.

At the center of the woods, where all the roots were intertwined, Fang He slowly emerged, her body wrapped in plants.

"D-class growth stage? How is that possible?"

Fang He had only advanced by a single small step. According to Yu Jing's estimate, with Mr.