Chapter 389: Yin-Wood Dual-Attribute Ghost Cultivator

"Strange, what is this thing?" Meng Yifan used his Spiritual Power to envelop the Crystal Core of Zhang Butou's Yin Soul Core, discovering that the interior of the Crystal Core was brimming with vitality and filled with pure Wood Element energy.

Zhang Butou is a Ghost General, and his soul body belongs to the Yin Attribute; when he approaches the living, he makes people feel gusts of Yin wind and shudder with fear.

If Ghost Soldiers or Ghost Generals approach powerful Martial Artists, they will also be scorched by the Martial Artists' Blood Qi Power.

The path to advancement for Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Generals is to seek life within death, to give birth to a sliver of vitality from within a body of pure Yin, and ultimately to achieve the intersection of Yin and Yang, regaining a new life.

After Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Generals advance to the Fifth Grade, their soul bodies condense and transform from Yin to Yang, allowing them to move under the scorching sun, almost indistinguishable from the living.

At this moment, after Zhang Butou devoured the remains of the Vine King, he had strangely given birth to a Wood Element Crystal Core, and vitality had appeared within his body, which led to a mutation of his soul body, setting him on a different, unique path of evolution.

"A Wood Element Crystal Core was born within the Yin Soul Core; although it contains vitality, it is not a transformation from Yin to Yang after all. I wonder if this is a good thing or a bad thing for Zhang Butou and the others?" Meng Yifan muttered.

At this time, this battalion of Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Generals had already finished devouring the Green Paste; it was already too late to stop them, so he could only let them be and see what their fortune held.

"Huh!" Meng Yifan was dumbfounded; he discovered that the lower part of the Crystal Core inside Zhang Butou's body had cracked open, and then two tiny roots had strangely spread out, branching along the way, and finally extending into Zhang Butou's thighs.

A Yin Soul Body is an existence between the virtual and the real, yet these roots born from the Crystal Core were real; they had strangely taken root within Zhang Butou's Yin Soul Body, combining the virtual and the real, causing Zhang Butou's Yin Soul Body to undergo miraculous changes.

"Damn, what is this situation? Taking root and sprouting?" Meng Yifan widened his eyes, concentrating intently as he continued to observe the changes inside Zhang Butou's body.

Soon, the top of that Crystal Core also cracked open, and three slender roots spread out, branching along the way and growing upward.

Two of the roots eventually spread to Zhang Butou's hands, and another root spread into Zhang Butou's head.

"Why do these roots look so much like the human meridian network?" Meng Yifan's heart stirred as he carefully examined the distribution of these roots; the more he looked, the more they resembled the human Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Standard Meridians, and once connected, they formed a complete map of the human meridian distribution.

"Recreating meridians from roots, holy crap! That's pretty awesome." Meng Yifan was secretly shocked.

The original owner of this Secret Realm truly had heaven-defying means; although they had long since fallen, the vine demon plants remaining within the Secret Realm World were still powerful.

Even though the Vine King was eventually blown into Green Paste, its entire body was still a treasure; after the Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Generals devoured the remains, they were actually able to recreate meridians.

The roots inside Zhang Butou's body continued to grow; if the roots in his limbs and head were considered the main roots, then these main roots branched out into many tiny secondary roots, extending to every corner of Zhang Butou's body.

Finally, after these roots covered Zhang Butou's entire body, an incredible scene occurred: emerald green leaves grew on top of Zhang Butou's head, a layer of grayish-brown tree bark grew on the outside of his body, and his limbs looked just like tree branches, also growing some twigs and leaves; overall, he looked just like a tree.

"Has he turned into a tree man? Can he still be considered a Ghost General?" Meng Yifan discovered in surprise that Zhang Butou's body now contained both Yin and Wood attributes.

Not only that, but Zhang Butou's strength also rose steadily, quickly breaking through the Third Grade Peak to become a Fourth Grade Lower Tier expert.

"Something's not right, why hasn't the Thunder Tribulation descended? Could it be because this Secret Realm World is already dilapidated and the laws of Heaven and Earth are incomplete, so it cannot bring down a Thunder Tribulation?"

"Although the Thunder Tribulation hasn't descended for now, once Zhang Butou leaves the Secret Realm World, the complete Great World outside has perfect laws of Heaven and Earth; when that time comes, a Thunder Tribulation will certainly still descend."

Meng Yifan looked at the sky and then at Zhang Butou, lost in thought.

Zhang Butou's strength continued to rise, finally reaching the Fourth Grade Middle Tier. Evolution complete, he opened his eyes, looked at his new body, and said excitedly: "Haha, I have a body! Although it looks like a tree, it is a real body nonetheless."

Meng Yifan asked curiously: "Old Zhang, try it out and see if you have any new abilities?"

Zhang Butou nodded, and after fumbling for a moment, suddenly, the Crystal Core inside his body shook, and his legs and arms suddenly lengthened, becoming tree branches dozens of meters long.

These branches were very flexible and could wind and twist at will, just like four vines capable of continuous extension.

"That's interesting; you can use them to bind enemies just like a Vine," Meng Yifan said pleasantly surprised.

Zhang Butou continued to experiment and discovered another new ability: his body could take root in the earth, absorb nutrients from within the earth to slowly increase the energy in his body, and the branches and leaves on his head could also perform photosynthesis to absorb energy from sunlight.

"Haha, that's pretty good too. Later, I'll find a place rich in Spirit Qi and plant you there, and you can continuously absorb nutrients to increase your strength," Meng Yifan laughed. "However, now that you've become like this, can you still disperse and gather at will to exert the strength of a Ghost General?"

Zhang Butou paused, and after trying for a moment, the Yin Soul Core inside his body emitted a burst of energy, and a hazy phantom left his body; he held a large needle in his hand, flew a circle nearby, and then returned to his body.

"It's similar to Soul Projection and can exert the strength of a Ghost General; that's great." Meng Yifan laughed. In this way, Zhang Butou is equivalent to a Yin and Wood dual-attribute Ghost Cultivator.

Zhang Butou had successfully broken through, and next, Jiang Tian also broke through, and the other Ghost Soldiers broke through one after another; having devoured the remains of the Vine King, their strength had all increased significantly.

Zhang Butou and Jiang Tian became Fourth Grade Middle Tier experts, and the other Ghost Soldiers also evolved into Third Grade experts.

Meng Yifan let Zhang Butou and the others turn into large trees to guard the cave entrance, and then, holding that liver-shaped special Crystal Core, he began to comprehend the Wood Element Rule.

Zhang Butou and the other Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Generals had only devoured some of the Vine King's remains, yet their strength soared and they collectively leveled up.

The Crystal Core Meng Yifan was holding now was shaped like a liver and was very likely the actual liver of that great power from back then; if he absorbed this special Crystal Core, he would certainly have an astonishing improvement.

Meng Yifan began to refine this Crystal Core, and as the Crystal Core vibrated, a layer of emerald green luster enveloped his body.