The night was slightly chilly, and starlight filled the sky.
Only in one canyon did mist sway, as though nurturing something.
At that moment, however, Yu Ziyu had immersed himself deep within his true body, quietly savoring the qualitative change in power that First Order had brought.
Roots, stems, and leaves-the three core organs of a tree.
Now, each of these three organs had its own wonders.
His leaves could produce mist and even induce hallucinations, confusing others.
His stems were Yu Ziyu's tentacles. His countless branches were as hard as steel, and their flexibility went without saying.
Most terrifying of all, however, were the black roots sunk deep into the earth. Their extraordinarily fearsome strength and hardness, which far surpassed that of his branches, made them all the more daunting.
Their strangling power alone was enough to rival a coordinated attack by several First Order giant pythons.
Such powerful abilities were also what allowed Yu Ziyu to reign supreme among those of First Order.
First Order was like a qualitative transformation.
Below it were the nine Entry-Level ranks, the prelude to stepping into the supernatural, gradually tempering the body so it could adapt to supernatural power.
Above lay the Heaven-Ascending Nine Orders, each harder to overcome than the last-a path that could truly be called an ascent to heaven.
According to the information that had mysteriously come to him, if he could cultivate to Fourth Order in the future, gaining a foothold on this planet should not be difficult.
At that thought, deep anticipation welled up within Yu Ziyu.
Just then, however, as though sensing something, Yu Ziyu's branches suddenly shuddered. Immediately afterward-
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Amid a series of sounds of air being pierced, dozens of branches shot straight into the sky.
Looking in the direction the branches had shot, a streak of meteor-like starlight was actually approaching.
It was not fast, but it gave off a hazy glow.
Yet whatever it was, arriving on a night like this was enough to put Yu Ziyu on guard.
Thus, without even thinking, Yu Ziyu had launched an attack.
A moment later, however, Yu Ziyu's heart sank.
He saw branch after branch pass right through that streak of starlight.
"Physical Attack Immunity?"
Taken aback, Yu Ziyu stopped all his movements.
Though he did not want to admit it, all his attacks seemed to be physical at present.
As for his Hallucination Ability, it was not an attack; it was more about confusing perception.
It would not have much effect on this strange, seemingly energy-based streak of starlight either.
As the streak of starlight drew closer, Yu Ziyu seemed to discover something, and even his tree body could not help trembling.
Peering closely at the approaching starlight, Yu Ziyu discovered, to his astonishment, that it was a familiar figure.
He Qing'er or He Ling'er.
Yes, it was one of the two girls he had only managed to eliminate after a long period of planning.
But now, the figure flying toward him was somewhat blurry and indistinct, her entire body suffused with a faint glow.
Were it not for that familiar face, Yu Ziyu might not have recognized her.
"An energy body? Could this be...?"
As though something had occurred to him, Yu Ziyu's eyes widened.
[Race: Human (Mutant Soul) Innate Talent: Physical Attack Immunity. Ability: Spiritual Enhancement (awakened)-one of the rare spiritual abilities, sufficient to allow her to remain briefly in the world after her death. Telepathy (awakened)-somewhere unknown, there was a similar flower whose mind was connected to hers.]
Staring blankly at the information appearing above this streak of starlight, Yu Ziyu could not help falling silent.
A soul.
Ummm, even something like this had appeared?
Still, with the arrival of the supernatural age, the appearance of souls was understandable.
And just as Yu Ziyu was lost in thought-
Whoosh...
A gust of wind rose, and Yu Ziyu clearly saw the streak of starlight suddenly begin to sway.
Like a spark in the dead of night, it seemed on the verge of going out.
"Unafraid of physical attacks, but afraid of wind?"
At this sight, Yu Ziyu could not help being at a loss for words.
A moment later, however, after giving it some thought, Yu Ziyu began to understand.
She was a soul, after all, and would dissipate sooner or later.
Rather than saying she feared the wind, it would be more accurate to say that the night breeze would hasten her dissipation.
As for why she had not feared the gusts raised by Yu Ziyu's branches, he did not know.
Perhaps the night breeze possessed some peculiar power.
He did not delve too deeply into it. Souls were, after all, far too remote a subject for him.
If the supernatural had shattered his understanding, then the appearance of souls had made him aware of another side of the world.
And that other side of the world was still far beyond his ability to explore.
Just then, as though sensing something, the swaying streak of starlight suddenly paused.
Immediately afterward, it shot straight toward the ground like a meteor.
And it was heading for a spot not far from Yu Ziyu.
"Uh..."
Momentarily taken aback, Yu Ziyu grew puzzled.
What was she doing?
Yet the instant that question arose, he suddenly shuddered.
Because at that moment, he actually felt as though something had been added to one of his branching roots.
Rumble...
As the earth trembled, a black root lifted the soil and emerged into view.
When Yu Ziyu turned his gaze toward the end of that black root, he discovered in astonishment that a hazy, illusory young girl was hugging it tightly, as though embracing a beloved doll, her face filled with comfort.
[Special Ability: Soul Nurturing-as one of the best mediums for souls to remain in this world, your Mutant Roots are a soul's favorite. Nothing exemplifies a tree's ability to nurture souls better than this.]
O(∩_∩)O, sigh, Crimson really is torn.
Crimson pays close attention to the comments and really likes hearing everyone's opinions. After all, this is Crimson's first time writing this genre, and I believe you all have more experience than I do.
But please don't "bully" me like this.
After reading the comments, I've already revised my short outline eight times.
Pfft... Still, it's not a big problem. It won't affect my main outline. From now on, I'll read the comments carefully.
But I'm a little scared now...
You should know that, for your sake, I've already deleted 4,000 words of my backlog, just because I was afraid you'd scold me.
Now, I'd better just behave and follow my outline.
Please forgive me. Crimson really cares about everyone's opinions, so don't lead me astray, (*^▽^*). Crimson will pay close attention to comments with four or five likes and those with four or five replies supporting them.
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