Chapter 20: Eight-Thousand-Year Sun-Facing Flower
On the island in the middle of the lake!
Lu Chen retracted his Spirit, stretched vigorously, and his bones popped like roasting beans. Through his tattered clothes, one could see clearly defined muscles.
With his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul having successively absorbed the first and second spirit rings, not only had his accumulated spirit power gradually been released to level thirty, but his physique had also been significantly strengthened.
In terms of pure strength, Lu Chen was not even inferior to some Spirit Beasts, but lacking sharp fangs and claws, he lacked corresponding means of attack.
To improve his attack capabilities, Lu Chen currently only had two ideas.
One was to attempt to create his own Spirit Ability during battle.
The second was to attach a spirit ring to his second Spirit, the Black Iron Sickle.
Lu Chen instantly rejected the second idea.
Attaching a spirit ring to his second Spirit now, even if it were a millennium spirit ring, would be very uneconomical.
Considering this, he could only try the first idea: to attempt to create some Spirit Abilities during upcoming battles.
Lu Chen rubbed his chin, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he thought:
’If I am to create a Spirit Ability, since my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has absorbed spirit rings, its toughness has greatly increased. I can try to train in Binding techniques.’
’Binding, isn’t this a plant’s instinct! Even if I cannot completely bind the opponent, as long as I can delay their movements, I can create opportunities to attack.’
’Another thing is, by compressing and releasing spirit power, alternating between these two states, I should be able to unleash considerable power.’
’Anyway, with the Blue Silver Recovery and Blue Silver Grace skills, I am not afraid of getting hurt. At worst, I’ll just try a few more times, and I will eventually succeed in creating a Spirit Ability.’
Thinking of this, Lu Chen had gradually made a plan in his heart.
As he was about to turn and leave, he looked back at the fallen Cloud Mist Tea Tree:
"A four-thousand-year-old Cloud Mist Tea Tree is worth at least four hundred thousand gold coins. Unfortunately, for me right now, what I need is not gold coins, but a suitable second spirit ring."
"Therefore, I have to cut you down. However, these tea leaves cannot be wasted. After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, these tea leaves will be quite precious. I can give them to Mom and Dad, Grandpa Old Jack, and the teachers at Nuoding Academy."
After speaking, Lu Chen walked towards the fallen Cloud Mist Tea Tree and began to pick the freshest tea leaves from the top of the tree.
Lu Chen spent three days performing some simple processing on the fresh tea leaves he had picked.
Unfortunately, he was not a tea master and did not know how to properly process the Cloud Mist tea leaves. Therefore, the tea leaves he processed were at most of medium quality, and their final value was greatly discounted.
Lu Chen sighed repeatedly:
"What a pity, such a pity!"
Carrying this feeling of regret, Lu Chen took a large bag of Cloud Mist tea leaves, left the island in the middle of the lake, put his pack back on, and began searching for the next suitable Spirit Beast.
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The process of finding a suitable Spirit Beast is never smooth sailing; it requires a lot of time and energy to find one suitable for oneself in the dangerous Star Dou Great Forest.
More than a month passed unconsciously. While searching for Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Chen began to consciously try to create his own Spirit Abilities in addition to searching for beasts.
Whether it was the Binding technique of the Blue Silver Grass or the compression and release technique of spirit power, he slowly figured out a few things, but he still lacked practical experience and could not be sure of their feasibility.
Just at this time, Lu Chen discovered a Sun-Facing Flower that was 1.8 meters tall on a hillside in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Looking at the plant-type Spirit Beast from afar, which resembled a sunflower, a look of joy could not help but appear on Lu Chen’s face:
"A Sun-Facing Flower. After the sun comes out during the day, its flower disc will always face the sun, allowing it to absorb and store solar energy. After the sun sets at night, the Sun-Facing Flower will fall into a deep sleep, but the solar energy stored during the day can condense into a layer of Blazing Sun Shield."
"Isn’t this exactly the shield skill I wanted? And looking at the size of this Sun-Facing Flower, it has at least eight thousand years of cultivation, which is within the age range I can absorb."
Lu Chen’s first spirit ring and second spirit ring had absorbed the spirit rings of a one-thousand-year Crimson Blood Grass and a four-thousand-year Cloud Mist Tea Tree, respectively.
Since he was able to successfully absorb these millennium spirit rings, Lu Chen was confident that he could successfully absorb the spirit ring of this eight-thousand-year Sun-Facing Flower.
After deciding to hunt this Sun-Facing Flower as his third spirit ring, Lu Chen put down the pack on his back and walked towards the location of the Sun-Facing Flower.
It was still broad daylight, with a scorching sun hanging high in the sky. The flower disc of the Sun-Facing Flower was facing the sun; this was its most active time.
Lu Chen walked towards the Sun-Facing Flower, and the Sun-Facing Flower noticed Lu Chen.
The Sun-Facing Flower was not like the delicate Crimson Blood Grass or the Cloud Mist Tea Tree; it possessed quite remarkable strength.
Perhaps sensing Lu Chen’s Killing Intent, the flower disc of the Sun-Facing Flower trembled slightly and then turned towards Lu Chen.
Seeing this, Lu Chen immediately became vigilant.
Sure enough, in the next instant, three Explosive Seeds were sprayed from the flower disc of the Sun-Facing Flower, shooting towards Lu Chen’s position.
Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed, and he immediately reacted, pushing off with his feet to leap to the side, dodging the three Explosive Seeds.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three Explosive Seeds landed where Lu Chen had originally been standing. Three explosions occurred instantly, and scorching flame energy ravaged the area, blasting the surrounding few meters into scorched black.
The small flowers and grasses on the ground burned rapidly in the explosion, and in no time, they turned into ashes all over the ground.
Seeing this, a look of surprise appeared on Lu Chen’s face. His understanding of the Sun-Facing Flower came from the introductions of the teachers at Nuoding Academy.
Now that he had seen the Sun-Facing Flower with his own eyes, he was surprised to find that it was even more powerful than he had imagined.
If this move of Explosive Seeds had hit him directly, he feared it would have burned him instantly.
Although he was surprised by the power of the Sun-Facing Flower, Lu Chen had no intention of retreating; instead, he could use the Explosive Seeds of the Sun-Facing Flower to train his footwork.
In the next instant, five more Explosive Seeds were sprayed from the flower disc of the Sun-Facing Flower.
Lu Chen quickly bent his knees slightly, circulated his spirit power to his feet, and kept compressing it within his soles.
Then, like a rocket launching, he released the compressed spirit power.
However, due to a moment of carelessness, the compressed spirit power exploded. Although it allowed him to use the force to launch himself, the direction of the launch was completely out of his control.
Furthermore, as the spirit power exploded, it mangled his soles, and a piercing pain shot straight to his brain, making him grimace in pain.
With a bang, Lu Chen, who had been launched, finally slammed onto the ground, rolled a few times, and finally came to a stop.
Despite having various flaws, regardless of how it happened, after the compressed spirit power was released, it had launched him away, successfully dodging the five Explosive Seeds.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five explosion sounds rang out one after another, and the waves of fire that were set off made Lu Chen look disheveled.
His clothes were scorched black. His already tattered clothes were burned with holes of various sizes by the sparks that flew over. His hair was roasted until it was a bit dry, and his face was roasted bright red.
Lu Chen did not care about these things; he looked at the Sun-Facing Flower with a firm expression:
"Come again. As long as I try a few more times, I will definitely be able to master this ’Burst Step’!"
(End of Chapter)
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