Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 197. Level 20. First Energy Sub Cycle. BIG NUMBERS!Untitled Part 197

'Today, it is time to finally reach the first <Energy Sub-Cycle>! Let's Level Up!'

Liu Shu was curious as to what would happen when she reached it. Why are they called sub-cycles in the first place? Today, Liu Shu was going to learn about them.

As her Experience Points were poured into her being, the formless energy transformed into nourishment and circulated around Liu Shu's body. Usually, when she leveled up, the energy would surround everything and strengthen it. However, the Level 20 Level Up was slightly different.

Instead of dispersing and getting absorbed by everything, the energy behaved like it did when she reached Level 10. The energy surged from everywhere and was directed toward her ternary essence paths, the ones she created when she became Level 10.

The ternary essence paths were flooded with energy waves that would leave many creatures in awe. Her <Ternary Cores> and <Ternary Shards> helped distribute and absorb ambient energy.

Liu Shu focused on it and didn't hold back as much as she did in the past when absorbing energy. The main reason for that was that the people she was worried about already knew about her existence as a World Tree. Moreover, with her recent Level Ups, her concealing skill's strength was ridiculously high.

Of course, Liu Shu's Level Up didn't go unnoticed.

Liu Shu's roots covered several hectares of land. Her presence was deeply entangled with the Golden Sap forest because she was assimilating the forest. Not to mention, the limit of her roots distance was growing at a ridiculous pace as she slowly Leveled Up.

When her aura surged, it felt like the entire forest had suddenly started breathing with her. The World Tree's roots that entangled with the vast biome fed the earth and allowed all the creatures at the bottom of the food chain to evolve and become stronger.

Insects, bugs, plant creatures, microbes, and many other essential beings got nourished, allowing those that fed on them to grow similarly. This chain reaction would continue until a new balance was created. And while it would take a few years, as long as no one deeply disturbed the balance being developed around the World Tree, everything around Liu Shu would gradually grow as she grew.

Being tied to a World Tree had its advantages and disadvantages. While the benefits were plenty and clear, the primary disadvantage was that if the World Tree fell, the entire ecosystem that had interlocked with their existence could collapse.

Wert sat in his office, looking outside one of the windows. He patted the wall and smiled. "It seems that your mother is becoming much stronger. You should be quite happy, eh? Remember to make my office a bit bigger if you can~, hahaha."

After realizing that Liu Shu was a World Tree, linking everything around him that previously bothered him was easy. He knew that the Rose Fairies didn't create these trees; Liu Shu did. She also knew that the alliance between the different monsters in the city was not due to Flor but due to Liu Shu.

Wert clicked his tongue. "The ants bother me a bit, though. If they were passing a World Tree as a Life Tree, there is no reason that they would show me a fake Ant Queen to protect the real Ant Queen."

Wert sighed and rubbed his forehead. "I really don't like the thought of that, but... I guess now I am quite tied down to this place, aren't I? I should move headquarters here as soon as I can. Many people are starting to realize the potential, and with this extra energy surging around, we are already approaching Fortuna City-levels of energy purity... Perhaps we've already overcome it, to be honest."

Wert took a deep breath and could see the numbers beside his ternary essences slightly increasing for a few moments. "Just deep breathing gives you a few points of Phoer, Anima, and Aether... How old is she, even? She can't be older than ten years, right? In less than ten years, she reached Level 20. That's a Level Up every half a year... Insane Leveling Up speed."