Chapter 37: Jian Ling I

While the Sword Grass was still evolving, a familiar holographic interface appeared before Ram, presenting a new set of information:

[Would you like to preserve Environmental Fortification, a Grade 'D' skill, by expending 1000 points of Spiritual Power?]

[Yes/No]

Ram checked his attribute panel again and saw that he had more than 1200 points of spiritual power. He chose "Yes" without hesitation as he thought about Thorny. "I'll give this skill to Thorny next time I upgrade her. It'll make her vines exceptionally strong and resilient, comparable to forged steel."

Soon, the Sword Grass finished its evolution and broke free from its cocoon. The grass converged into a simple dress covering the newly evolved wood spirit.

Another attribute panel appeared in front of his eyes with details of the Sword Grass.

[ Name: Sword Grass]

[ Race: Wood Spirit]

[ Level: Black Iron (Tier-1)]

[ Quality: Rare]

[ Physique: 11]

[ Spirit: 1.5]

[ Description: A resilient blade of grass with a surprisingly sharp edge, rumored to have grown on a fragment of a legendary weapon. While seemingly ordinary, it possesses an extraordinary cutting ability.]

[Skills:

[Environmental Fortification]: Grown in a specific, harsh environment, the plant developed exceptional strength, resilience, and unnatural toughness, comparable to forged steel.]

[ Talent:

[Shattered Sword]: Upon activation, the Sword Grass can break into multiple swords or combine multiple blades of its body into a single, deadlier weapon. This grants the Sword Grass multiple unique effects:

- Activation: The Sword Grass can activate Shattered Sword at will, but it requires a brief focus period (one attack action in combat).

The process lasted for more than half an hour, and Jian Ling absorbed more than 700 points of life energy before she finally upgraded.

That was ten times what she needed to reach Tier-1. As soon as she upgraded to Tier-2, she awakened a new skill called Flowing and Agile.

[ Skill:

[Flowing and Agile]: Due to the nature of the leaves, Sword Grass can make swift, flowing movements that take advantage of the leaves' flexibility, making it easy to control.]

"Although this skill is not as high-level as Environmental Fortification, I still like it very much," Ram thought looking at the skill information. "This skill makes it easier to use Jian Ling with the Thousand Leaf Pinnacle."

He decided not to save the skill Flowing and Agile, as it was a common skill, and he was also short of spiritual power to save more skills.

Through the connection he built with spiritual power, he could easily communicate with Jian Ling.

Thanks to her talent Shattered Sword, he commanded her to slowly disperse her body into different number of small flying blades made up of sharp grass, up to 8 in total.

Each blade was as strong as steel, completely under his control and flying around him.

Using the memories of controlling grass blades from upgrading the Thousand Leaf Pinnacle technique to Level 1, he quickly familiarized himself with how to use Sword Grass for various attack and defense methods.

Ram gripped the first Sword Grass. Unlike the regular, soft blades that carpeted the fields, this one felt different.

It was thicker and sturdier, almost like miniature versions of kitchen knives but much thinner. The edges were polished to an inhuman sheen, like shards of green glass.

The green itself wasn't the vibrant green of new growth but a deeper, almost jade-like hue. It seemed to shimmer faintly, catching the sunlight with an unnatural sheen.

Running along the central vein of the blade was a thin, silver line—the telltale sign of its incredible sharpness.

His first attempt to control the blades was clumsy. He focused, willing the blades to dance, but they twitched awkwardly, more like startled insects than deadly projectiles.

He tried again, concentrating harder.

The blades responded better this time, moving more fluidly, but still not quite as he intended. "I need more practice," he muttered, determination setting in.

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