Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 64. [Defender].

Liu Shu rested for a long time.

Liu Shu had endured a grueling battle that tested her in every way. Her body ached, her roots were damaged, and her ternary essences were depleted as she fought to restrain the beast army from trampling everyone.

Throughout the battle, Liu Shu was relentlessly assailed by countless beasts. Despite their lower levels, their tenacity and ceaseless attacks gradually wore down her formidable defense. Yet, she persevered, and in the end, her Phoer and Anima's Energy were also on the verge of being depleted. Still, the final push to restrain four Level 10 powerhouses was what took her over the limits.

Her recovery was not just swift, but constant, a testament to her incredible self-healing capabilities. After three days, signs of improvement were already visible. However, it took a full three weeks for her to fully awaken, her mental fatigue proving to be her most formidable adversary.

As a World Tree, Liu Shu's mind was a constant whirl of activity. She had to expand her roots, grow the fruits, use her auras to nourish her surroundings, and control where her roots were touching to avoid provoking anything she shouldn't. These tasks, among others, were a part of her unique existence.

Focusing her entire mind on the battle until exhaustion made most of those functions go to a minimum enough for her body to survive. During these three weeks, Liu Shu had been recovering her senses and control over her complicated and increasingly large root net.

She was not wholly unconscious, but her senses were not completely alert. Still, if a dangerous situation occurred around her, she would've been able to wake up after the second day.

Upon awakening, Liu Shu sent a pulse of energy from her <World Tree Heart> throughout her entire body, reassured by the familiar sensations. 'Hehehe, everything is back to normal~. Although, hm.... There are too many corpses buried. It can damage the earth if they...' Her thoughts were interrupted by the discovery of a strange substance around the corpses, aiding the earth in nutrient absorption. 'Oh? What's that~?'

Liu Shu approached it with one of her roots out of curiosity and found a tasty and exciting feeling spreading from it. 'Ohhhh.'

Liu Shu was looking at a substance used to ease the corpses' return to nature. Unlike a body dissolver, the substance increased the activity of bacteria and fungus, allowing the decomposition of the matter to quicken.

Our young World Tree didn't know, but she felt it was good. 'That's a nice... hmm... thingy? Substance? Hehe~, although I don't know what it is, it seems that it is helping.'

Liu Shu giggled, and then she checked something she had been remarkably eager to do. 'Let's see... What's my accumulated experience? If I remember correctly, it was 20 after I upgraded my <Willow Strike>.'

It was an action she was glad she took; after all, her branches worked overtime during all that time, thanks to their ability to create phantom and extendable limbs. 'Attacking from further away is always nice~... Anyways, show me my accumulated experience!'

Accumulated experience: 1138

Liu Shu was stunned as she gazed at that massive number. 'S-System! I think there is a mistake here!' Right after she said it, she couldn't help but lament. 'I shouldn't have said that; I would be rich!'

However, to her pleasant surprise, the system answered positively.

[There are no errors; Tianlian Liu Shu has accumulated 1222 Experience points.]

'Really!?'

[That's correct. Tianlian Liu Shu has accumulated 1222 Experience Points.]

Liu Shu exclaimed in excitement. 'Nice! So much experience? How did I get so much?'