Chapter 323: Semi-Elemental Life
As the third soul circuit was established, Jia Na's soul power continuously surged, and even the Wizard Tree, located deep within her Sea of Consciousness, rapidly sprouted branches and leaves, becoming increasingly robust and tall.
“Sizzle—”
Flames surged, and magic power rioted.
The moment Jia Na completed the connection of the third soul circuit, her eyes snapped open.
At the same time, the surrounding Plant-based magic power, like a surging current, rapidly poured into Jia Na through her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, in addition to the wound on her right wrist.
“Bang bang bang—”
The twelve Plant-based magic stones on the six-pointed star formation shattered in response, and within the seclusion room, a swirling vortex of emerald green magic power rapidly formed around Jia Na.
“Is this what elemental empowerment feels like—”
Jia Na, at the center of the vortex, absorbed the magic power according to her physiological instincts while also observing her own condition.
The wounds on both her wrists had completely healed, leaving not a trace. Through her fair skin, Jia Na could see not only blood but also faintly flowing magic power in her blood vessels. Time slowly passed, and after several hours of magic empowerment, the magic vortex around Jia Na gradually subsided. In its place, countless emerald green light points, like fireflies, surrounded Jia Na, dancing joyfully.
“Exhale—Inhale—Exhale—Inhale—”
Even breathing sounds continuously echoed from Jia Na's mouth and nose. As her breathing became more prolonged, three thick branches covered with emerald green leaves directly broke through her wizard robe and grew out from the spine on Jia Na's back, stopping only when they reached the ceiling of the seclusion room.
“Exhale—Inhale—Exhale—Inhale—” With the second breath, countless emerald green vines, like writhing pythons, rapidly grew around Jia Na, with her as the center.
Immediately after, trees took root, flowers bloomed, and large patches of various plants, as if injected with stimulants, rapidly grew in every corner of the seclusion room, making the entire room resemble a small forest.
“Exhale—Inhale—
Exhale—Inhale—” With the third breath, the plants that were about to break through the ceiling suddenly stopped growing.
Grasses withered, and leaves fell. The once vibrant vines gradually began to shrink, eventually turning into withered branches that fell to the ground.
“Exhale—Inhale—Exhale—Inhale—” The fourth breath sounded, and as the emerald green light points rapidly danced, the plants that had completely withered came back to Life.
Flourishing and Withering, the cycle of Life, in just a few of Jia Na's breaths, all the plants in the seclusion room completed a cycle from birth to death. At the same time, large patches of dark brown bark grew from Jia Na's arms, collar, and cheeks. The three branches that had originally sprouted from Jia Na's spine gradually enveloped her entire body.
Until her torso transformed into a tree trunk and her limbs grew into branches, Jia Na, in her semi-elemental form, looked entirely like a treant, sitting upright within the six-pointed star formation, an extremely bizarre sight.
“Is this the semi-elemental form?”
Looking at her arms, which were indistinguishable from ordinary tree trunks, Jia Na couldn't help but feel a bit curious.
“Crack—”
Driven by intense curiosity, Jia Na directly used a branch to pick up a nearby mithril short knife and unhesitatingly chopped at the branch on her forearm.
“It's quite hard.”
Seeing her “arm” completely unharmed, Jia Na immediately increased the force of the mithril short knife, but no matter how hard she tried,
She never succeeded.
“Thor, come here for a moment.”
The Thundercloud and Flame Guard, who had already finished absorbing the refined energy, were now huddled together in a corner.
Upon hearing Jia Na's call, the Thundercloud, hiding in the northeast corner, carefully Go around the plants, floated towards Jia Na.
“Strike this spot with lightning.”
Receiving the command, the Thundercloud, after confirming that Jia Na was indeed not joking with it, reluctantly gathered a faint electric glow, preparing to release it towards Jia Na's arm.
“Thor, no need to hold back, just use your full power.”
Seeing the current in front of the Thundercloud, which was as thin as a hair, Jia Na immediately added.
“Crackling—”
Upon hearing this, the Thundercloud no longer dared to disobey Jia Na's command. Instead, it gathered all its magic power into one point, transforming it into a sharp, awe-inspiring blade of lightning, which it struck towards the arm of “treant” Jia Na.
“Bang—”
Electric snakes danced, and light was dazzling.
The moment the lightning blade struck Jia Na's arm, the tree trunk, which even the mithril short knife couldn't mark, exploded, splitting Jia Na's arm and half of her body, leaving behind a charred mess.
“Although the physical defense of the elementalized form has improved, the weakness to Flame and lightning still exists—”
In just a few breaths, the part of Jia Na's body destroyed by lightning rapidly recovered.
Soon, the tree trunk grew, and vitality was restored. Aside from some magical power consumption within her body, Jia Na felt no other unusual sensations.
“Aside from the inherent weaknesses of Plant-based elemental Life, there are also many advantages. Not only does it have powerful regenerative abilities, but it also feels no pain.”
Whether being cut with a knife or struck by lightning, Jia Na in her semi-elemental form felt not the slightest bit of pain.
Not only that, Jia Na also found that her stamina seemed endless. Even maintaining this state for several days and nights would not be a problem for Jia Na.
“Rustle—”
The tree trunk receded, and the branches and leaves dispersed. After completing her exploration of the semi-elemental Life form, Jia Na returned to her human form.
However, looking at the messy scene of withered wood scattered in the seclusion room, Jia Na couldn't help but rub her temples.
“Forget it, I’ve already paid for it anyway, at most I’ll just compensate more later—”
Although the rental price of the Magic Tower's seclusion room was high, Jia Na couldn't help but praise the cost-effectiveness of the seclusion room.
Whether it was the concentration of elemental magic power, or the ceiling that stubbornly withstood the pressure of tree Growth during Jia Na's breakthrough, or even the walls that showed no marks when struck by the Thundercloud's lightning power, all proved that the money Jia Na spent on renting the seclusion room was well worth it.
“It’s time to leave.”
Looking at the time displayed on her pocket watch, Jia Na returned the Thundercloud and Flame Guard to the Spirit World before preparing to leave the seclusion room.
However, just as Jia Na was about to push open the door, she suddenly realized that the back of her wizard robe had seemingly been pierced with a large hole by the branches during her breakthrough.
“Fortunately, I brought a spare wizard robe.”
