The night was chilly, stars scattered across the sky.
Only a certain canyon lay shrouded in swirling mist, as if nurturing something within.
At this moment, Yu Ziyu was deeply immersed in his own body, quietly savoring the transformative power granted by the first-tier.
Roots, stems, and leaves—the three core organs of a tree.
Now, each had its own unique merit.
The leaves could generate mist, and even induce illusions to confuse others.
The stems were Yu Ziyu's tentacles; thousands of branches as hard as steel, yet incredibly flexible.
But the most terrifying were the black roots buried deep underground — immensely powerful and far tougher than the branches, inspiring awe and fear.
With just their strangling force alone, they could rival the attack of multiple first-tier giant snakes.
Such formidable power was the very foundation for Yu Ziyu's dominance at first-tier.
First-tier marked a qualitative leap.
The lower level was reaching rank 9, the prelude to transcending the ordinary—gradually refining the body to adapt to supernatural power.
The higher level was ascending rank 9—the path to the heavens, extremely difficult to surpass.
According to the mysterious information, if he could one day reach fourth-tier cultivation, it would be easy to establish himself on this planet.
With such thoughts, Yu Ziyu felt a deep, hopeful anticipation.
...
Suddenly, as if sensing something, Yu Ziyu's branches trembled sharply, then—
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Several dozen branches shot straight upward toward the sky.
Following the trajectory of the branches, he saw a faint, comet-like glow approaching.
The speed wasn't fast, but it radiated a hazy light.
No matter what it was, such a presence arriving on a night like this was enough to alert Yu Ziyu.
Without hesitation, Yu Ziyu launched an attack.
But soon, his heart sank.
His branches passed right through that glow.
"Immune to physical attacks?"
Stunned, Yu Ziyu stopped all movement.
Reluctantly, he had to admit that for now, all his powers were physical attacks.
His illusion ability was not an attack but rather to confuse perception.
For this strange, energy-like star glow, illusions had little effect.
At this moment, as the starry glow neared, Yu Ziyu's entire tree body trembled.
Looking carefully at the approaching glow, he suddenly realized it was a familiar figure.
He Qing'er or He Ling'er—yes, one of the two girls he had carefully plotted to eliminate.
However, this flying figure was blurry, not solid, and surrounded by a faint light.
If not for the familiar face, Yu Ziyu might not have recognized her.
"An energy form? Could it be...?"
Thinking so, Yu Ziyu's eyes widened.
[Species: Human (Mutated Soul)
Innate Talent: Immunity to physical attacks.
Abilities: Mental Enhancement (Awakened) — one of the rare psychic powers, allowing her to briefly exist in the world after death.
Telepathy (Awakened) — Somewhere there is a flower similar to hers, sharing a mental connection.]
Staring blankly at the glowing figure, this information floating above his head made Yu Ziyu silent.
Soul...
Hmmm, even souls are beginning to appear now?
Well, with the arrival of the Supernatural Era, it was understandable.
As Yu Ziyu pondered this,
"Whoosh..."
A gust of wind arose.
He clearly saw the starry glow sway violently, like a flickering star fire about to go out.
"Not afraid of physical attacks, but afraid of wind?"
Seeing this, Yu Ziyu couldn't help but smile bitterly.
But after a moment, he understood.
After all, it was a soul form, bound to dissipate sooner or later.
Rather than fearing the wind, the night breeze accelerated her fading away.
As for why she was not afraid of the strong gusts raised by Yu Ziyu's branches, he did not know.
Maybe the night wind had some special power.
Without further thought, the soul was too distant a concept for him to delve deeply into.
If the supernatural power had shattered his understanding, then the appearance of souls showed him there was another side to this world.
And that other side was far beyond what he could explore.
At this moment, the flickering starry glow seemed to sense something and abruptly stopped.
Then, like a meteor, it shot straight toward the ground—right in Yu Ziyu's vicinity.
"Eh..."
Startled, Yu Ziyu frowned with curiosity.
What was she doing?
But just as the question arose, he suddenly felt a change in one of his tree roots.
"Rumble..."
The earth trembled as a black root burst through the soil, revealing itself.
Following the root's end, Yu Ziyu was stunned to see a blurry, illusory girl clutching the root tightly, like holding a cherished doll, her face full of comfort.
[Special Ability — Soul Nurturing: As one of the best mediums for souls to linger in the world, your mutated tree roots are the soul's favorite. A tree nurturing the soul, there is nothing better.]
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