Green Jade Willow Leaf

Ning Chuan silently studied the prompt from the Station. An utterly mad idea that made his blood boil began to grow wildly in his mind like weeds!

"Extract the willow branch!" Ning Chuan issued the command without the slightest hesitation, almost gritting his teeth.

With a flash of light, a brittle dead branch about a foot long appeared in his palm out of thin air. It was charred black from end to end, as though it had been scorched by heavenly fire, without the slightest trace of life.

It felt icy to the touch, weightless as nothing, and so fragile that it seemed a light squeeze would reduce it to ash.

A few traces of ancient runes could vaguely be seen upon it, though most had long since broken apart and become impossible to distinguish.

No matter how he looked at it, it resembled a piece of firewood left over from a stove, an absurd contrast to its earth-shaking origin.

Yet when Ning Chuan held it, an inexplicable tremor and reverence rose from the depths of his soul.

Suppressing his excitement, he tightly gripped the Charred Willow Branch that concerned his future fate and connected his consciousness to the light screen once more.

Ning Chuan had a plan bold enough to defy heaven!

"Recycling Station!" he urgently asked with his thoughts. "Can you separate the fragment of the Willow Deity True Spirit contained within this willow branch? Like how, in the second part of Douluo Continent from my memories, Electrolux's fragment of divine consciousness resided within Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea—can the Willow Deity True Spirit be placed in my Spiritual Sea to slumber and be nourished?"

"At the same time, perfectly fuse the residual origin of this willow branch into my Blue Silver Grass martial soul!"

He needed to know whether this idea was feasible!

"Request under analysis..."

"Plan feasibility: High."

"Separation of weak true spirit fragment: Executable. This true spirit is in a state of absolute slumber, unconscious and harmless, possessing only the most fundamental trace of spiritual imprint."

"Opening the Spiritual Sea: Requires consuming part of the origin energy of the [Charred Willow Branch]. A stable Spiritual Sea can be opened for the Station Master, guiding the true spirit fragment to reside there in slumber."

"Martial soul fusion: Executable. The origin of the willow branch's remains will nourish and reshape the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, directing an elevation and fusion of its essence and rank."

"Energy calculation: The willow branch's remaining origin is sufficient to support the above operations. Its leftover energy will be converted into the purest life Soul Power and fed back into the Station Master's body."

"Operation control: The Heavens Trash Recycling Station will guide, control, and protect the entire process, ensuring stability while shielding all external observation and energy fluctuations."

"Execute immediately?"

A series of prompts flashed by, finally presenting him with a clear confirmation option.

Ning Chuan looked at the lines of text on the light screen, especially the words "feasibility: high," "harmless," and "the Recycling Station will guide and protect the entire process." The last trace of hesitation in his heart vanished completely.

I'm betting on this!

If I don't succeed, I'll die trying!

Rather than live an ordinary life, I might as well gamble on a future that reaches the heavens!

"Execute! Execute immediately!" Ning Chuan confirmed without hesitation.

"Command confirmed! Plan execution initiated!"

"Warning: The process may be accompanied by intense pain and soul tremors. Station Master, please remain conscious at all times!"

The instant the notification sounded—

The Charred Willow Branch in Ning Chuan's hand suddenly erupted with an indescribable radiance!

It was not a dazzling, blinding light, but a deep and vast emerald divine glow containing endless life and ancient laws!

Though it was only a faint wisp, its quality was unimaginably high. In an instant, it illuminated the entire crude room as brightly as day, as though countless tiny worlds were being born and extinguished within the green light!

An immense energy beyond description flowed into Ning Chuan's body, gentle yet impossible to resist!

"Urgh—!"

Ning Chuan could not help letting out a muffled groan of pain!

The energy was not destroying him violently. Instead, it was forcibly transforming his body and soul through an exceptionally lofty method!

First came his head, the region of consciousness between his brows!

As though heaven and earth were being created, an invisible supreme force forcibly opened a stable space within the depths of Ning Chuan's previously chaotic, unopened consciousness!

This was the Spiritual Sea!

The soul-rending sensation from the process made his entire body shake violently. Cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes, but Ning Chuan clenched his teeth tightly, remembering the warning and desperately keeping himself conscious.

At the very instant the Spiritual Sea took shape, an exceedingly faint emerald speck of light radiating an incomparably noble and ancient aura was precisely stripped from the willow branch. As if drawn by an unseen force, it leisurely entered between his brows and sank into the deepest part of his newborn Spiritual Sea.

The moment the speck of light sank in, it fell completely silent, becoming an imperceptible blot of light. It was as though it had existed there since ancient times, without producing another ripple.

Yet Ning Chuan inexplicably felt that, because of that tiny blot of light, his Spiritual Sea had become incomparably stable and even gained an indescribable, mysterious Dao aura.

At the same time, after the true spirit fragment had been stripped away, the Charred Willow Branch in his hand seemed to shed its final burden. Its body abruptly transformed into an incomparably pure emerald torrent brimming with boundless vitality, rushing fiercely toward Ning Chuan's right hand!

Excruciating pain struck again!

This time, it came from the origin of his martial soul!

The originally slender and frail Blue Silver Grass martial soul in his right palm emerged on its own, beyond his control.

The emerald torrent was like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, wildly pouring into the tiny Blue Silver Grass!

Crack...

It was as though some barrier had been shattered.

Ning Chuan's Blue Silver Grass martial soul underwent an earth-shaking transformation at a visible rate!

Its originally tender green blades became increasingly crystalline, as though they had been carved from the finest jade. Within the leaf veins, faint golden specks began to emerge and flow, like the paths of stars, profoundly mysterious!

The edges of the blades were no longer soft. Instead, they faintly revealed a sharp chill like sword edges. One or two exceptionally tiny phantoms of ancient runes, similar to those on the willow branch, even flashed past!

Its form also changed slightly. Though it was still primarily grass-shaped, it had become much straighter, losing some of its frailty and gaining several degrees of resilience and an unbreakable pride!

It was like an immortal herb reborn from ruins after bathing in celestial rain and enduring heavenly lightning!

An unprecedented feeling of power fed back from the depths of his martial soul's origin!

This was not over yet!

After completely transforming the martial soul, the remaining pure energy of the emerald torrent formed from the willow branch did not stop. Like a warm tide, it instantly surged through Ning Chuan's limbs and bones, washing through every meridian and every inch of flesh!

Crackle!

His bones rang crisply, his meridians were forcibly widened, and impurities within his body were gradually squeezed out through his pores.

Intense pain and extreme comfort intertwined, nearly making Ning Chuan faint.

He could clearly feel a powerful force rapidly growing and expanding within his body!

[Soul Power Level increased: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3... Level 10!]

[Bottleneck broken! Level 11, Level 12... Level 19! Level 20!]

The energy tide finally subsided slowly.

Ning Chuan collapsed limply onto the floor, gasping for breath. He was soaked as though he had just been pulled from water, yet his body felt lighter and more powerful than ever before!

Subconsciously, he raised his right hand, and with a thought—

Buzz!

A Blue Silver Grass entirely different from before emerged.

It was jade-green and crystalline throughout, its veins streaked with gold. About half a foot tall, its blades unfurled with a natural, vibrant life force and restrained sharpness. Simply floating there, it gave off an extraordinary air. It was no longer the common grass that could be trampled by anyone!

"Tw... twenty levels?!" Ning Chuan sensed the power surging through his body, far beyond what it had once been, and could scarcely believe it!

Over a single night, he had gone from an ordinary person without any Soul Power to a Soul Grandmaster who needed to obtain his second Soul Ring?!

This was practically a myth!

Yet what delighted him even more was that Ning Chuan felt the Recycling Station's power ripple slightly. An invisible veil enveloped his body, perfectly concealing the Soul Power fluctuations that had soared to level twenty.

To outsiders, he was still an ordinary child without any Soul Power.

"Wonderful..." Ning Chuan was too excited to restrain himself. His gaze fell upon the transformed martial soul in his palm. "From now on, you'll be called Green Jade Willow Leaf Grass!"

He slowly clenched his fist, feeling the power rushing through his body. Through the hole in the window paper, his gaze turned toward the boundless night sky beyond.

The road ahead had already changed.