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Ray took a deep breath and let it go with referched smile.
his very breath caused the air around him to freshen up, and with every breath, the soul and spiritual power around him became purer and purer, to the point that his breathing became a mist with a multicolored glow.
While inspecting himself and the place around him, he noticed the tree he was standing on was somehow connected to him.More specifically, the empty place inside the trunk—with a large openings in four directions but hidden well by the branches and leaves—now had its glow disappearing and would hardly be noticed.
With the thought of wanting to look around, he unconsciously started to float, taking notice of his wings. He flew around to get used to them before taking off out of the tree and to a higher altitude, just to enjoy the feeling of flying for the first time. When he turned around and looked below, he was greeted by the greatest view he had ever seen.
'Wow, it's like I never used my eyes before… or more like I didn't have eyes to begin with,' he thought, taking the view in.
Ray inspected everything visually. 'Although I know how beautiful Plana is, now that I can sense and see better, I know for a fact that this place is really a haven. Just the purity of the energy here can make anyone do anything to cultivate just to spend one season here, as the energy is not only easy to accumulate but can also help strengthen the body; it can even help evolve the martial spirit.'
Sighing at his new discovery, he muttered, "Sometimes ignorance can be a blessing, and sometimes it can be the worst curse."
He spread his senses, covering the whole dimension and observing it carefully. The more he kept going, the happier and more thankful he became toward his master.
"As the scan described before, this place is a haven for any crafter or cultivator. In here, be it metals, herbs, plants, or even living beings, all are useful in more than one field, let alone the natural benefit of them in raw form—and that's not counting the benefit of just living here."
Ray caught two human city constructions at the far reaches on both sides of the new forest—one on the shore of the beach, the other at the foot of the forest. Inside Ray's senses few strong signals from dozens or more people with high strength, probably titled Douluo or higher, causing him to smirk.
"Well, apparently we got ourselves some strong residents," Ray murmured happily.
Before, he never knew the true value of this space and what it held, as he never bothered to investigate. But after learning under his master Elina and achieving breakthroughs in several fields, he knew very well that this place could make taking over the Douluo Dalu world very easy if he ever wanted to.
But the biggest change was that this dimension became ever-evolving, meaning the stronger Ray and the resident became, the larger and more prosperous this world would become.
As he was enjoying his observation, the giant tree started to absorb soul and heaven-and-earth energy, but of a specific element: 'life.'
Noticing the anomaly, he came closer and scanned it.
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Green Element Tree: a tree that grew in the place of the first evolution of the Fairy King
Properties:Vitality Leaf: each leaf gives an additional 10 years if consumed (can consume 10 max)
Life Lake: lake of pure liquid life-element (in formation phase)
Life esence Generation: absorbs light and life-element soul energy, releasing it into the atmosphere
Fairy Eggs: fruit-shaped eggs holding the first orignal beings of Plana and also the keepers of the Life ForestLinked to the King: gives the Fairy King high regeneration and access to its skills (Sumi—Immortal Body)
'Wow, so my bloodline affects the world. No wonder that being didn't want to deal with me.'
Thinking so, Ray got closer to the tree as he had an idea. 'Scan.'
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Ray **** Light / Rank: 54 / Age: 16
Bloodline:
Fairy King's Bloodline (16% unlocked): the eyes turn gold-green along with the appearance of three pairs of dragonfly wings and slightly lengthened ears when activated.Description: a unique bloodline from another universe, affected by this world's rules and evolved. Every unlocked stage is followed by the formation of a special tree linked to the holder and changes part of his body to hold a spark of its power. The holder's body cannot accept a soul bone. Every effect the bloodline brings becomes a passive innate ability.
First Tree: Green Tree (sapling): purification effect on the surroundings; high life-element heaven-and-earth energy generation(body link—heart: life-blood generation)
Martial Spirit:
• Nature Lungs (mutation):The chest part of the body glows in golden-red light behind the rib cage when activated
Energy Purification (innate): every energy inhaled gets purified during the breathing process; some are absorbed to strengthen the body and slowly raise cultivation, while the rest is exhaled into the surroundings
Healing Breath (innate): can heal any deadly wound or below (cannot regrow limbs)
Element Breathing (innate): breathe one of the elements to attack or form a defense; can control the properties of the breath (life, light, fire, crystal)
[Rings:1st Fate Ring: 30,000 YO / Crystal Mist Breath: breathes out a controllable crystal mist (shape, density); can add another element for special effects / Crystal Bullet: spits a crystal-formed bullet (can penetrate any defense higher than the user by one and a half ranks)
2nd Fate Ring: 42,000 YO / Crystal Conversion: converts crystals generated by the host into other forms of matter or energy depending on spiritual strength
3rd Fate Ring: 58,800 YO / Crystal Shield: a crystal shield that can hold an attack higher than the user by two ranks / Shock Wave Counterattack: reflects the power of the attack back
4th Fate Ring: 82,320 YO / Sonic Scream: a high-frequency scream with a spiritual attack, transforming unprepared creatures into a crystal state / Crystal Sealing: can withhold and seal anything at or below the host's level (cannot be unsealed without the maker's permission)
5th Fate Ring: ???]
Nature Fox (Evolved): grows a pair of fox ears and nine tails with gold markings at the roots and ends
Create and manipulate the Nature element: control all elements depending on the holder's profession, element purity, and attitude
Fox Shifter (innate): the ability to shift into fox form (low attack and defense, high agility and speed)
Element Form (innate): allows transformation of the body into an element (fire, light, crystal, life); any normal physical or soul-power-infused attack at the same power level or below will pass through without effect
Power Level (all-out fight against normal soul masters): 80
'Wow, that was… I don't know. OP? I expected some boost in my cultivation, but not to wake up as a five-ring master… and what the hell with all these mind-blowing skills? I just want to enjoy my life, not conquer the world.'
Before continuing his analysis, Ray sensed something approaching at high speed.
Looking below, he saw his partner and her child running through the air toward him.
'Is that Air Step?! But looking carefully, the soul and spiritual power control in Sophia's technique is far better than the one I created—as expected of Sophia. She even got her child to learn it, and his use is quite good for four years… maybe less.' Ray floated down slowly and waited for them, only to get slammed by a an sunshin rocket—but not the size he expected. He smiled, petting the little deer.
"It's been a while. How is life going?"
To his surprise, the deer answered, "Very good. We don't need to run, we can eat all we want, and more importantly, I can run anywhere without bothering anyone since I learned this skill. It's awesome here!"
A surprised look crossed Ray's face as he sensed Sophia had nearly reached 400,000 years. He looked at her and asked, "Good to see you again, Sophy. But it's been two years since I was out, right? How did you and this little one advance so fast?"
Sophia sighed and stepped closer. "It's good to see you again. I was worried after some time, but all is good now. I don't know either—probably has something to do with what happened to you. As for Sai, he just keeps running around eating the planets he likes. You probably know more about those than me. And it's not five—it's almost thirty years that passed inside."
"Thirty years?!" Ray froze for a second before remembering that the flow of time wasn't stable here to begin with.
Ray nodded and looked back at the deer. "So you named him Sai—good name. But I was surprised to see you use Air Step… and advance like that, no less."
Sophia looked away. "Well, it's safe here and gets boring without anything to do, so I used your memories to learn it."
As they talked, the little deer jumped up as if remembering something. He looked at Ray. "Right, big bro, you know tag?"
Ray melted at the name and answered with a stupid smile, "You mean the game? Of course I know."
The deer came closer before touching Ray with his tail."Your turn."
Then he vanished.
Ray's smile crumpled as he looked at Sophia. "You taught him that game… and also Quick Step?"
Sophia laughed at his reaction before giving him a toothy grin. "As I said, it's starting to get boring, and he was waiting to play with his 'Big Brother.'"
She started to land, adding, "Why don't you put those wings to use? You don't want your little brother to wait, right?" Laughing at the end.
Ray looked surprised, then muttered, "She definitely did that on purpose, knowing I hate tag games. Since when did she become this mischievous?"
Shaking his head, he took off in Sai's direction.
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