New Discoveries, Crossing Over

About half an hour later, The fluctuations of soul power around Liu Yuan gradually subsided.

He slowly opened his eyes.

The first soul ring had been successfully absorbed.

Because of the two-month interval and the high age of the Golden-Crowned Poplar, his soul power had naturally reached level 14.

However, what puzzled him was:

What exactly was that energy that surged forth midway? Of course, Liu Yuan was certain that the energy definitely did not come from the soul ring.

[Ding!]

Suddenly, the notification sound of the Order Taking Platform rang in his mind.

But before Liu Yuan could check what the message was, Father Liu noticed that he had woken up and asked with concern:

"How is it? Is the first soul skill what you expected?"

Hearing this, Liu Yuan quickly withdrew his focus and revealed a satisfied smile, "It is exactly as I expected. This first soul skill inherited the strengths of the Golden-Crowned Poplar; I have named it 'Rooting'."

"Rooting..."

Father Liu pondered it, "That name is certainly plain and unadorned."

"What is the effect?"

As the question fell, Liu Yuan slowly stood up, "I will demonstrate it, and you will know." With a thought, the phantom of the Source Willow Martial Soul, which had just been retracted, appeared behind him once again.

At the same time, a yellow soul ring rose slowly.

As the yellow light flashed and vanished, The next second, the roots of the Source Willow began to grow rapidly.

In less than a single breath, those roots had quickly burrowed into the ground. Following that, under Liu Yuan's control, the willow branches of the Source Willow began to stir, constantly expending the soul power within his body.

Yet even so, Liu Yuan still appeared full of vigor; his stamina and soul power had not decreased by much. At the same time, his own aura had climbed compared to before.

And this was the effect of the "Rooting" soul skill.

As long as the root system of the Source Willow Martial Soul was established in the earth, the soul master could continuously recover their own soul power and stamina, while also gaining a certain boost to their attribute strength.

It was indeed a soul skill very well-suited for him.

"Truly excellent." After watching the demonstration and listening to the explanation, Father Liu could not help but nod, his face showing a look of approval.

"Your 'Rooting' is indeed far better than the fixed soul rings of our Liu Family. Combining utility and augmentation, even as you grow in the future, this first soul skill will remain a frequent companion."

As the soul ring absorption was completed, Father Liu intended to clear away the Golden-Crowned Poplar, but he was specifically stopped by Liu Yuan.

He guessed that the anomaly during the soul ring absorption might have something to do with the Golden-Crowned Poplar. Over the past year, Liu Yuan had figured out most of the Order Taking Platform—after all, it had limited functions—so the anomaly just now should have nothing to do with the platform.

With this thought in mind, he summoned his martial soul.

Under the swaying green light, the Source Willow emitted a cyan-green radiance, which actually resonated faintly with the corpse of the Golden-Crowned Poplar.

Liu Yuan subconsciously circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and as a result...

"I am also resonating with the Golden-Crowned Poplar?"

His brows furrowed slightly as he felt a palpitation in his bloodline.

But soon, this bloodline palpitation dissipated without a trace. Following that, it was the resonance between the Source Willow Martial Soul and the Golden-Crowned Poplar.

However, at this moment, Liu Yuan noticed an anomaly coming from his martial soul, so the phantom of the Source Willow immediately appeared behind him.

Under Liu Yuan's gaze, the root system of the Source Willow Martial Soul was gradually undergoing a transformation, becoming as developed as that of the Golden-Crowned Poplar. At the same time, there was a faint growth fluctuation in his wood-attribute energy.

It was as if...

An evolution originating from his bloodline!

Bloodline? Evolution?

As this thought emerged in his mind, Liu Yuan's focus could not help but turn to another auxiliary power system revealed in the era of the Legend of the Dragon King—bloodline power.

This situation...

"Could it really be bloodline power?"

Was it because of the Source Willow Martial Soul?

Or was it because of the Mysterious Heaven Skill?

At this very moment, Liu Yuan gradually had an idea in his heart.

Regardless, he still had to test it once more.

Because according to the feeling he had while absorbing the soul ring, this bloodline power likely did not come from the soul ring, but from the corpse.

If it were truly as he envisioned, then his Source Willow Martial Soul might undergo evolution... perhaps even earlier than expected!

But before that, He still needed to see what the Order Taking Platform was all about.

With a thought, the platform panel unfolded.

[Message Area]

["Son of Nature" has become a Spirit Master; the daily task refresh count has increased from 1 to 2. Please check your notifications.]

"The refresh count has increased."

Liu Yuan shifted his focus to the order-taking area.

Sure enough, the task refresh button lit up with a [1] once again.

He clicked it decisively.

The task panel refreshed.

[Ding ding ding...]

Ten brand-new tasks were quickly generated. Liu Yuan swept his gaze over them and soon locked his target onto [Task Six].

[Task Six (Manga Version Master): Being hunted by a 400-year-old Datura Snake. Please save me and my disciple (Time remaining: 1 minute and 30 seconds); Reward: Light Bloodline (Can be changed)]

"Manga Version Master?"

Liu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Memories of the past surfaced in his mind.

Back in the day, it was the manga that had gotten him into Douluo.

However, he quickly cast these memories to the back of his mind.

Sentiment?

What is sentiment worth?

The most important thing right now is the reward.

Thus, he looked at the four large characters: "Light Bloodline."

"If I'm not mistaken, this belongs to the Golden Sacred Dragon or Radiant Sacred Dragon bloodline of Luo Sanpao. But it looks like it doesn't contain the Sacred Dragon bloodline itself, just the pure power of the Light Bloodline."

That was fine, though.

His own martial soul was just the Source Willow, unrelated to dragons. If he were to add dragon blood, who knows what kind of complications might arise.

But the power of the Light Bloodline was different. A pure light attribute would undoubtedly complement the Source Willow martial soul.

It would be just like the Golden Ancient Tree of Shrek Academy.

"I'll take this task."

Seeing the remaining time drop to half a minute, Liu Yuan tightened the storage Soul Tool at his waist and decisively clicked [Task Six].

The next second, a flash of colorful light erupted.

Liu Yuan vanished from the spot.

Manga Version Douluo Universe, "San, run!" The decadent middle-aged man wearing a felt hat blocked the black-haired boy behind him, ignoring the "But" that escaped his lips, and roared: "Stop talking!! Get further away!!"

Then, he shouted to the cute, bell-wearing yellow creature in front of him: "Sanpao, let it witness our final strike! Fart like smoke, hypnotic slumber Luo Sanpao!"

"Bang--"

Luo Sanpao aimed at the Datura Snake and blasted out a cloud of smoke!

Amidst Tang San's admiring exclamation, Yu Xiaogang turned and ran, shouting to the still-watching Tang San: "What are you standing there for!! This smoke is hypnotic! Get to the windward side quickly!"

"Yes!"

Facing the Datura Snake shrouded in smoke, Yu Xiaogang had cold sweat hanging from his temples, praying incessantly for it to "fall asleep quickly." However, a pair of scarlet snake eyes suddenly flared, causing his heart to sink.

Not good!

The next second, a green snake shadow darted out at high speed!

It bit down on Luo Sanpao, who had rushed up to block it.

With a pained "Luo, luo, luo," Yu Xiaogang hurriedly recalled the unconscious Luo Sanpao, the snake venom immediately spreading to his own body.

"Teacher! What's wrong with you!?"

Yu Xiaogang shoved Tang San aside, blocking the path of the Datura Snake. "San! Run! I'm not going to make it!"

Just then, A white radish smashed into the Datura Snake's forehead.

Yu Xiaogang, his body ravaged by the poison, collapsed to the ground, muttering, "...Who accepted the task? Where are they..."

Now, only Tang San remained, facing the Datura Snake head-on.

"Want to eat someone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, white radishes rained down on the snake's head, leaving the Datura Snake dazed and confused.

"Eat! Eat!! You pig-headed beast! I'm offering it to you and you won't eat it now!!"

Seeing that the Datura Snake was completely enraged, Tang San confidently placed his hand on the "Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges," when suddenly, a flash of colorful light appeared between the man and the snake.

[Arrived at the task location. Commencing cognitive shielding.]