Golden Ancient Tree Version of the Origin Willow

After the rainbow light faded, Liu Yuan's figure appeared.

Before them stood a boy who looked to be only six or seven years old...

Tang San: ???

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Datura Snake: ???

The sudden turn of events left both man and snake dumbfounded.

Where had this person come from?

But in the next second, an invisible ripple spread out. Under its unseen rules, the perceptions of both man and snake were altered.

"Hiss—"

Red light flickered in the Datura Snake's eyes as it immediately identified Liu Yuan as prey. Its head shot forward, and its body lunged!

Tang San cried out in alarm, "Watch out!"

At that moment, Liu Yuan had already become the helper summoned by his teacher in Tang San's mind. Although he could not understand how a child only slightly older than himself could possibly be of any help, Tang San would not question his teacher's decision.

And more importantly,

the Datura Snake had launched its attack!

Amid Tang San's cry, Liu Yuan also sensed a foul wind rushing toward him. He immediately summoned his Origin Willow Martial Soul. Several willow branches shot out like extensions of his arms, accompanied by sharp whistling sounds.

One coil, one bind—the Datura Snake was directly restrained by the Origin Willow's branches. Their toughness made it unable to break free for the moment.

Liu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"Starting off this exciting already, huh?"

"Hiss—"

The Datura Snake struggled violently.

Faced with the constantly writhing snake body, Liu Yuan remained calm. He took a metal box he had prepared in advance from his Storage Soul Tool and mounted it onto his left arm.

He had long anticipated that such a day might come, so his Storage Soul Tool held enough supplies to deal with various environments.

And this was one of the Second-Level Soul Tools he had prepared in advance—the Soul Light Ray. Its destructive power was roughly equivalent to the long-range attack soul skill of an ordinary Soul Grandmaster. Against a Datura Snake over four hundred years old, it was more than enough as long as he aimed for a vital point.

"First Soul Skill—Rooting!"

A yellow Soul Ring slowly rose as the Origin Willow's roots rapidly burrowed into the ground. The Soul Light Ray activated and aimed at the Datura Snake's eyes. Three slender metal tubes immediately spat out white light.

The first shot landed, followed closely by the second and third.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

Under Tang San's dumbfounded gaze, the rays instantly pierced through the Datura Snake's head. After several consecutive Soul Light Rays, its head exploded. The four-hundred-year Datura Snake, which had been so imposing moments ago, crashed to the ground, and a yellow Soul Ring slowly rose above it.

It could not have been deader!

Tang San: "..."

What kind of weapon had that been?

How was it so powerful!?

"Job done."

Liu Yuan blew lightly on the metal tubes.

Using the Soul Light Ray for targeted saturation fire against a Datura Snake over four hundred years old was complete "dimensional suppression."

Only after putting away the Soul Light Ray did he turn to look at the still-stunned Tang San, his gaze carrying a hint of appraisal... So this was six-year-old Tang San from the Manga Universe. He really was quite cute.

But curiosity was curiosity; he could not forget the mission issuer.

"Hey, where's your teacher?"

"Teacher!"

Liu Yuan's reminder immediately snapped Tang San back to his senses.

He hurriedly turned and ran toward Yu Xiaogang. Seeing how severely poisoned he was, Tang San quickly pulled out a small knife and cut open his arm. Then he bent down and sucked the poisoned blood out with his mouth.

Seeing this, Liu Yuan took out several medicinal herbs and tossed them beside him. "Crush them and apply them to the wound."

Tang San had no time to think further. After confirming that the herbs were correct, he hurriedly did as instructed. He failed to notice that rainbow light had once again enveloped Liu Yuan behind him, and Liu Yuan vanished without a trace.

Not long afterward, the detoxified Yu Xiaogang slowly woke up.

He murmured, "Xiao San... run... Datura Snake..."

"Teacher, it's already all right."

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was fine, Tang San immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "The Datura Snake has already been dealt with by the Soul Master you called here." But when he turned around, he found no trace of anyone and was instantly confused.

Strange. Where had he gone?

Had he already left?

"Someone I called?"

Yu Xiaogang's mind was still muddled.

But soon, he became fully awake.

"He already killed the Datura Snake?"

Tang San, not suspecting anything strange, nodded. "Yes, but it seems he has already left."

"I see..." Seeing the headless Datura Snake, Yu Xiaogang gradually recovered as well. "Cough, cough. It's good that you're all right."

As for the payment that was to be collected... he could not advance any further anyway. If they wanted the Light Bloodline, then they could take it. As long as Xiao San was safe, that was all that mattered.

[Ding!]

[Mission complete. Reward: Light Bloodline]

Amid flashing rainbow light,

Liu Yuan was returned to his original world by the platform.

At the same time, a ball of golden light floated out from the Mission Panel and hovered before him, radiating a dense aura of light.

"So this is the Light Bloodline..."

He reached out and touched it lightly. The golden light merged into Liu Yuan's body, while the phantom of the Origin Willow appeared behind him.

The blue light it had originally emitted gradually began to transform.

Moreover, the peculiar sensation he had felt while absorbing the Golden-Crowned Poplar Soul Ring resurfaced within him at that moment.

"As expected."

After sensing this, Liu Yuan understood. That earlier sensation had come from integrating the power of a soul beast's bloodline into himself.

Thus, Liu Yuan did not waste a moment. He hurriedly sat cross-legged and circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill as though he were cultivating. As time passed, the Light Bloodline completely fused with him.

"Buzz—"

At the instant the fusion was complete, emerald-gold brilliance flashed. An aura brimming with Life and light surged from the phantom of the Origin Willow!

Only when Liu Yuan willed it did the light aura draw inward, and the Origin Willow Martial Soul return to the same plain, unadorned appearance as before.

Liu Yuan: "..."

Looking at his Martial Soul, he fell silent.

He could feel that his innate talent had changed.

In other words, both his Martial Soul's quality and his Innate Soul Power had improved.

And there was another extremely important point: aside from being a different type of tree, he felt that his Origin Willow Martial Soul was becoming more and more like Shrek Academy's Golden Ancient Tree.

Even the unchangeable nickname [Son of Nature] seemed connected to the Golden Ancient Tree—or rather, the Life Core.

"Could the Life Core be setting me up?"

It was not unreasonable for Liu Yuan to think so.

After nearly a year, he had discovered that the nicknames of mission issuers were like titles: "There may be mistaken names, but never mistaken nicknames." They perfectly highlighted each person's core trait.

Therefore, his own nickname, [Son of Nature], definitely could not have appeared out of nowhere.

But Liu Yuan quickly pushed the thought aside.

With his current strength, there was nothing he could do.

So there was no point overthinking it.

With that in mind, he muttered, "I should cultivate first..."

Thus, Liu Yuan closed his eyes, and his Soul Power circulated through its pathways in a full cycle.