Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos. Chapter 3. First Fight!

Novel: Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos. Author: Mortrexo Updated: Jun 04, 2026

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Now reading: Chapter 3. First Fight! from Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos., a Action novel by Mortrexo.

A week had gone by since our tree reached level one. During this week, Tianlian Liu Shu did nothing much but relish in her newfound complex thoughts. She would spend her days happily while thinking about many things.

Moreover, she was accompanied by many more beings than before. A beautiful pair of butterflies were resting on one of her branches while a small bird chirped as it rested on another.

Around her, she could see small crickets like rodents and a few other tinier little bugs flying around her.

This was all thanks to ; these little animals were attracted by her aura, accompanying our previous solitary tree.

While Liu Shu happily looked around her, a ssage entered her ear.

[ has attracted a . Proficiency increased by 5. (103/100)]

[ has leveled up!]

: Attracts small animals and insects to the area, fostering a harmonious ecosystem. (F- Rank level 2 [3/200])

Liu Shu smiled happily. 'Another friend!'

She used to look over and saw a much bigger creature than what she had seen until now. With a brown-furred body, a peculiarly flat and wide tail, and a rounded body, the beaver slowly ambled toward our tree, looking at it as if it were a treasure.

'So big!'

The beaver was enormous for Liu Shu, who was accustod to seeing small birds and rodents.

'Hm… Why is it looking at like that?'

As she observed the new creature that slowly approached with a strange glint in its eyes, she saw a few of the other animals around her move away, making her a bit sad. 'Oh… Why are they leaving?'

[System Hint: Thanks to your racial trait, you can focus on creatures to see their system stats. (If the level or strength difference is too big, you won't be able to see anything, and the other party might discover your attempt).]

Liu Shu's branches swayed as she looked at the new set of words that appeared in her mind. 'Focus? How do I do that?'

Sadly, another ssage never ca.

Liu Shu looked intently at the approaching beaver, and when it was about 3 ters away, sothing suddenly appeared in her mind.

***

Na: ---

Titles:

: Gained after felling 100 trees.

Race: River Beaver.

Energy thod: ---

Level: 5 [254/1470]

Aether Mana Shards: 107/107

Phoer Body Shards: 345/345

Anima Energy Shards: 110/110

Attributes: Aether (2), Physique (6), Anima (2), Willpower (5), Destiny (10)

Affinity Percentage: Aether Resonance (7), Physique Refinent (15), Anima Affinity (10)

Resistance Percentage: Aether Resistance (4), Physique Resistance (7), Spiritual Resistance (4), ntal Resistance (6)

Talents:

: Gnaw on a tree and decrease its physical resistance by 10%.

Passive:

: Innately know how to build a dam and a nest in a river.

***

Our Liu Shu looked at it and blinked, curious. 'Oh, the numbers are different from mine!'

Her "eyes" slowly looked at the system interface that just appeared, and her slow mind began thinking about what so of those words ant, and by the ti the beaver was one ter away from her, she finally understood. 'Tree cutter!?'

Seeing the beaver slowly approach, Liu Shu was terrified. With a teary voice, she began telling it to go away. 'Don't co close! Bad beaver!'

However, since her words couldn't be communicated, the beaver approached and reached her trunk's side, making her feel a chill. 'Wuwuwu, is this how Liu Shu ends?'

While Liu Shu lanted her short life, the beaver opened his mouth and chomped on the side of our tree.

Clang!

The sound of sothing biting a very hard material echoed.

[A has dealt 1 point of damage to you.]

[You've dealt 3 points of damage to ]

Liu Shu, who was prepared for pain like no other, couldn't help but beco confused when the bite felt very light. Curious, she read the new set of words that appeared in her mind. 'Huh?'

She opened her again and looked at the beaver, which had tears in its eyes as it held its mouth. Liu Shu was naturally confused. 'What happened to the bad beaver?'

The beaver looked in confusion and pain at the trunk, which only had a minor blemish because of its bite. It had never t a trunk as solid as this one.

While the beaver was level five, and our little tree was only level one, Liu Shu's natural defense and regeneration were outstanding. Moreover, her Physique attribute was higher than the beaver's while the physical resistance was also very high, making its attacks deal very little damage to her.

The fact that the beaver's teeth didn't break when chomping down was the beaver's good luck that it encountered Liu Shu as a tiny level 1 being.

[System Hint: Killing enemies grants experience.]

Little Liu Shu looked at those words and pondered. 'Killing?'

[System Hint: Killing an enemy ans reducing their Phoer to 0.]

Liu Shu received System Hints because of her immaturity as a World Tree.

World Trees could be said to be the little darlings of the Universe, so they were aided by the system when their knowledge was lacking in so aspects.

While Liu Shu read the system hints, the beaver began attacking her again, making a few red damage numbers to appear.

[-1]

This ti, it was cautious as it gnawed to not damage itself.

The World Tree looked at the beaver attacking her and pondered. 'So, killing is ending a creature's life. It is part of the cycle of life and death.'

The words she read from the system hints gave a fuzzy part of her young mind a clear understanding of the basic principles of the World.

While one might think that World Trees would love all life and be generous and forgiving, that was not entirely the case.

It was true that most World Trees preferred a non-confrontational approach. However, these trees weren't revered just because of the benefits they provided to creatures.

They were revered because very few could keep their lives when soone provoked a World Tree.

Liu Shu's mind beca cold as her willow-like branches moved without wind, and her gaze locked on the beaver biting her trunk. Then, she read one of her skills.

: The World Tree is from a willow family, with characteristic long but thin branches. She can use Aether Mana to move them and strike a target. Range 5 ters.

Liu Shu focused on this skill and felt the Aether energies rushing along her body and enveloping her branches.

The beaver that was biting the trunk suddenly felt its entire being explode with danger signals and wanted to leave, but it was too late.

BANG!

The tree's branch was like a tal whip, landing on the back of the beaver with fearso strength for a level one being.

The strike sunk into the beaver's back, reaching the spine and damaging it greatly.

[-50]

The beaver's brain felt light as a massive wave of pain coursed through its body, and the hind legs stopped responding for a second.

anwhile, Liu Shu looked at the consumption of Aether Mana and saw that only five points were lost. Then, without hesitating a single mont, the willow's branches began moving with ruthless precision.

[-38]

[-22]

[-71]

[-36]

[-44]

[-68]

The sounds of several whip lashes landing on the beaver were heard. The small animal had no chance at resisting the barrage of attacks, and its Phoer plumted.

This continued until a ssage appeared in Liu Shu's mind.

[Congratulations on defeating . You've gained 9 Experience Points.]

[System Hint: Different damage values will be shown depending on where the strike lands. Weak Points have a chance at instantly killing a creature.]

Liu Shu's branches stopped moving, and they softened again while the gentle wind that ca moved them with a rustling sound.

Other than nature's sounds, the surroundings beca silent, returning peace to the young World Tree.

Curious, Liu Shu observed the slightly deford body of the relatively large creature. 'I see. So, this is death. Interesting.'

There was no pity or discomfort in Liu Shu's heart. The cycle of life and death was part of nature, and as a World Tree, one of the closest beings to nature, death didn't affect her in the sa way it would a human.

This didn't an she was unafraid or indifferent about death, as she had shown anxiety previously when she thought that the beaver would chop her down.

After looking at it for a few seconds, Liu Shu lost interest and observed her surroundings. Seeing that there were no creatures, she beca a bit sad. 'Oh… did my hits scare them away?'

Her branches swayed gloomily, showing sadness.

However, our little tree was quick to recover from her gloomy mood, and she beca cheerful again. 'When will the next little friend co?'

Her eyes landed on the skill and saw that the proficiency had increased. She gave her system page a look.

Na: Tianlian Liu Shu

Titles:

: A title that's gained when a tree gains sapience and evolves, gaining human-like intelligence.

: A tree that can grow to be an overlord, admired by many, hated by so.

Hidden titles: [9]

Race: World Tree.

Energy thod: Basic World Energy Gathering (Gathers experience points*Level per day.)

Level: 1 [0/150]

Aether Mana Shards: 58/113 ( 4.07/Hour)