When Liu Shu started her Level Ups, her conscience was swallowed into the place she had been sent many tis before. It was a dark place where the body of a relatively small tree could be seen. Tendrils of energy surrounded this tree as it manipulated the essence around it.
Liu Shu understood that this was so kind of representation of herself. She was quite surprised to see that, unlike her towering figure out in the normal world, she looked like a very young sapling here—a tree that had just beco a tree and had lots and lots to grow.
For the first Energy Cycle, Liu Shu had to create paths for the energy to flow, allowing it to feed everything that was under her domain. That allowed her to create the massively complex yet impressively efficient root net she currently uses. It also helped her develop a , giving her the title that helped her be unable to create anything below the ninety percent completion level.
Now that she was tackling the , the system spoke to her with its usual emotionless voice.
[You have started the process of breaking through into the . Do you want to create an automatic or do it manually?]
The sa ssage that appeared when she first approached Level 10 appeared in front of her, and Liu Shu naturally chose to do it manually.
[Manual creation chosen. Analyzing structure…]
After she chose it, the imagery in front of her changed, transforming into an illusory image of herself.
The gigantic tree looked very small when compared to the full extent of her own roots. The massive root net that covered kiloters around her was so complex and fantastical that Liu Shu couldn’t help but admire it. ‘I made all of this?’
Liu Shu rotated the image with her mind observing the complex root network. In her mind, the different nodes and locations where she had significant control points appeared, and while for any other creature, this ss would look like an entangled and disorderly system, Liu Shu could perfectly spot which roots reached where and why.
‘So, what do I need to do for the ? It usually would be the creation of the . However, those are already created…’
[Analyzed. Detected a semi-completed , with a completion rate of 90%. Do you want to keep it and break through?]
‘No.’ Liu Shu answered without a doubt. That was the minimum guaranteed by her title, she wouldn’t conform with that completion rate.
[Understood. will be completed when your soul and body get connected. Good Luck.]
‘... My soul?’
Liu Shu observed the imagery in front of her and didn’t see a single trace of her own soul. ‘Hm…’ Confused, she zood in into her own body, and when she was looking at her main body, the World Tree managed to see sothing at the center of her body. ‘That’s… My core?’
Her elusive core, which she knew she had due to the A Rank skill, had yet to receive a single point of proficiency. Until now, she had been focused on trying to understand how to use it, but she never had any real success. All the “uses” were just an instinctive use of it, never intentional.
‘So… Is my core the hint to connect my soul and my body…? My soul… my soul… Hm?’ Liu Shu paused, her mind flashing with a realization. ‘That small tree? That should be my soul.’
Zooming into her own body and magnifying the hidden core in front of her, Liu Shu saw in its center a very petite penta-colored light surrounded by a golden glow. The red, yellow, blue, pink, and green colors emitted by the light looked very similar to the ones that Liu Shu manipulated in the past.
‘So… Do I need to connect my outer cycle with this? But… It is already connected, no?’
The World Tree was a bit confused and continued observing it, curious. She naturally was not still while looking at it. She tried to extend so internal energy paths toward the core without apparent success.
‘Energy cores… My soul… My core…’
After many trials and errors, Liu Shu got a reaction from her own core. ‘Oh? So, I don’t need to connect the paths to the core from the outside, but I need to create paths out from the inside of the core to the outside…’
Zooming in even more, Liu Shu’s sight shifted, and the small tree surrounded by lights and energy appeared in front of her again. ‘Let’s see… What did I do…? Where are you different from before…? Oh! I found you!’
One of the small tree's many roots was piercing into space, and following that root, she would flash outside right at the edge of her core. Looking at that place, a ghostly white light ray seed to co from nowhere. Liu Shu cautiously approached one of her body's energy paths and eventually latched them together.
A profound sensation made Liu Shu’s soul take a deep breath of energy, spreading throughout her body. The sensation of connection with everything around her exploded, magnifying to a degree that she couldn’t explain with words.
It felt like she was looking through a fog before, and now the atmosphere had cleared, revealing the scenery around her. The illusory image that before featured just her own body and everything connected to it changed, showing many things her roots touched. And yet, instead of being more ssy, the incredibly powerful mind of the World Tree was able to process everything.
‘So, that’s what I need to do…’
With that in mind, Liu Shu sank deep into her soul and slowly and gently pierced the space around the . Slowly, the core inside Liu Shu’s main trunk started releasing the energy inside her soul and mixing it with her body.
Once done, Liu Shu heard a single notification.
[ completed! 96% completion rate! Do you want to break through?]
Liu Shu frowned. ‘Ninety-six? Wisdom, where have I erred?’
[ activates! Analyzing…]
[Wisdom: The is not completely connected with the outside.]
‘Huh?’ Liu Shu checked and saw that all the roots of the were indeed connected. However, it was impossible that her own skill would lie to her, so she observed the tree, and eventually, her gaze landed on the small tree’s canopy. ‘The branches? Do I need to connect the branches as well?’
With that in mind, she turned down the System’s suggestion to complete the and started working with the branches. Liu Shu could spot four very particular branches between the few of them. ‘Those are the and the rest…’
So, instead of connecting them with surrounding energy paths, she decided to create one that descended directly from each of the branches and connected with the ’s branches.
Once she connected the in her soul and body through a direct energy path, Liu Shu’s mind sharpened even more. She chuckled softly, knowing she was going to succeed. ‘So, it was this. Of course, I would need to connect everything.’
Liu Shu connected all her branches, patiently going one by one.
[ completed! 100% Completion Rate! Do you want to break through?]
‘Do it.’
After she said that, her consciousness woke up, and it was at that ti that she saw Flor’s changed figure. She couldn’t help but focus on that instead of her level-ups.
Once she refocused, Liu Shu observed her system ssages, and her core almost jumped in fright at the numbers.
[Level Up!] x4
[Aether 7, Physique 9, Anima 8, Willpower 10, Destiny 100] x4
[Accessory Level Up!] x4
[Aether 36, Physique 40, Anima 40, Willpower 40, Aether Mana Shards 1512, Phoer Body Shards 1692, Anima Energy Shards 1692] x4
‘Huh? What is this la way of showing it? MAKE IT MULTIPLE!’
[...]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
Liu Shu would’ve been grinning widely if she had a face to show emotions. Well, her gently flailing branches were quite a clear indication of her mood. ‘Better~. Now, continue!’
[Materializing ! will be automatically rebuilt every 25 Levels!]
‘So, the first is every 10 Levels, and this one every 25… At Level 50, there will be another big power-up!’
[ materialized! Receiving stats!]
[Aether 750, Physique 1000, Anima 750, Willpower 1000]
[ materialized! Unlocking Potential!]
[Aether Resonance 27%, Physique Refinent 36%, Anima Affinity 27%]
After reading those numbers, Liu Shu felt that she was in a dream. ‘Huh!? HUH!? T-That’s half of my previous stats!?’
[Congratulations!…]
‘THERE IS MORE!?’
[...Your has spread thoroughly throughout your entire body, making you immune to all illnesses and poisons below B- Tier and your current level. You’ll receive a new fruit once reaches !]
‘O-Oh… I’ll need to prioritize it then…’
[Congratulations!…]
‘BRANCHES ABOVE! MORE!?’
[…During your subconscious activity, you’ve gained large amounts of proficiency; many skills have reached the MAX Level.]
‘Oh… That’s nice.’
[Congratulations!...]
‘WHAT NOW!?’
[...While you were Leveling Up, your subconscious killed many creatures, earning a total of 48,904 Experience Points! After taking into account daily Experience gain, your current Accumulated Experience is 399,971.]
‘WHAT DID YOU DO WISDOOOOOM!?’
Reading all of that, Liu Shu then looked at her system and prepared her little soul. ‘Oh, branches above, let my little soul survive the shock I am about to receive…’
***
Na: Tianlian Liu Shu
Titles:
Hidden titles: [10]
Race: World Tree.
Energy thod: Basic World Energy Gathering (Gathers Experience Points*Level per day*(Complete Energy Cycle 1). Currently 75 Experience Points Daily.)
Level: 25 [0/59,220]
Aether Mana Cores: 14.18/14.18 (1,418,820) ( 51,100/Hour)
Phoer Body Cores: 22.26/22.26 (2,262,562) ( 81,500/Hour)
Anima Energy Cores: 13.99/13.99 (1,399,263) ( 50,400/Hour)
Attributes: Aether 3288 (1375 1913), Physique 4584 (1825 2759), Anima 3335 (1400 1935), Willpower 2875 (1850 1025), Destiny 2500 (2500)
Affinity Percentage: Aether Resonance (70), Physique Refinent (95), Anima Affinity (65)
Resistance Percentage: Aether Resistance (60), Physique Resistance (66), Spiritual Resistance (60), ntal Resistance (64)
Summoning Affinity: Summon Cost (-64%), Summon Enhancent ( 20%), Summoning Invoking Ti (-64%), Summon Upkeep (-64%).
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