Kapitel 32: [Chapter:31][Spirit Skills(3)]

"This…this is impossible…how…"

Al ignored Ah Yin's disbelieving murmurs. He couldn't blame her, though, after all, the scene before him was indeed too unbelievable to be true.

"Well, guess I don't have to worry about a place to stand on anymore."

Looking at what appeared to be a literal planet of herbs alone, he chuckled softly.

What happened within the short few minutes after all of Al's [Scribes] took effect, was the bunch of 13 half-dead dried up herbs becoming fresh. And not only did they become free, but they also followed his [Scribes], taking root and multiplying and growing in both size and quantity at a ridiculous rate.

In just seconds, the spherical mass of earth made from over twenty small and medium sized hills was completely covered in greenery. The roots of the now tree-sized herbs penetrated not only the surface, but to the center and then even to the other side of the tiny asteroid.

Following which, even without earth to take root in and not requiring any sort of nutrients, not even air or water or sunlight, the vegetation began to grow beyond the tiny asteroid, the roots covering and growing over the previous ones as soon enough…

"This looks like Senju Hashirama's Wood Release…only way larger in scale and in space rather than on a survivable planet…"

Al chuckled as he stamped the ground, observing the roots to be several times stronger and more durable than ordinary earth.

"This is truly incredible…"

He looked at the Spirit which made this incredible scene possible, the [Feather Quill] and its Spirit Skill [Life Scribe], and grinned.

"The capability of influencing, even commanding 'life' itself through words…"

Of course, for such an incredible skill, there were the restrictions and harsh conditions as well. One such requirement is Spirit Power.

Al was certain the amount of Spirit Power he used to make this not-so-tiny moon-sized congregation of plants and roots, excluding the Spirit Power which simply dissipated into the atmosphere, would be more or less equal to the reserves of multiple Limit Douluos.

Perhaps even to Gods, who use a form of energy completely different from mere Spirit Power, the sheer quantity might be significant.

Another restriction would be…

"I'm running late."

Turning his gaze towards the spherical congregation of green light, which represented his Spirit [Garden of Eden], Al saw through the folds of space and glanced at the outside world, noting that the sun was almost setting.

"The breakthrough took around three minutes…the explanations took more or less two hours…"

Calculating the time, he sighed.

"Using [Life Scribe] took over four hours in total."

Even considering the incredible results, where half-dead herbs were actually revived and empowered to grow to such absurd lengths, the time it took was far too much for it to be used in regular combat.

"This is purely an auxiliary skill…and if the following Spirit Skills follow the same pattern, the [Feather Quill] itself would be a purely auxiliary Spirit…"

It didn't really matter to Al, though. After all, now that he had broken through, not only had his Spirit Rank reached 20, thanks to years after years of continuous accumulation, even his own body had gotten significantly stronger. The power of all his skills, such as 'Mysterious Jade Hand', 'Controlling Crane Catching Dragon', 'Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track', and 'Purple Demon Eye', also became significantly more.

"I don't think I'll ever have to fight using my Spirits…"

He was a Rank 20 Spirit Master who had infinite Spirit Power, the density and purity of which would not lose out to most Spirit Elders and were still constantly increasing, with a body stronger and more durable than most Attack and Defense type Spirit Ancestors, better than ordinary Spirit Kings, and his speed was more or less the same as exceptional Agility type Spirit Elders.

Long story short? He was freaking OP. For his rank.

If someone stronger than a Spirit King tries to kill him, or even multiple Spirit Ancestors, he would only be able to hide in his [Garden of Eden] like a turtle and hope they go away quickly, as although the Garden cannot be intruded upon or found, when exiting the Garden, he would appear in the same place from where he entered it.

"Now then…let's take a look at your Spirit Skill…"

Ella brought up another hologram-like window, which caught the shocked and incredulous Ah Yin's attention as she quickly walked back to Al as she looked at the screen.

. . . . . .

Spirit : [Garden of Eden]

Soul Rings : [Ah Yin(Red)]

Spirit Skills : [Life Realm]

Life Realm - Imbue the Garden with [Life]

. . . . . .

"Wow, so easy to understand." Al muttered sarcastically as he activated the skill.

And the next moment…

*weng!*

Rather than a wave of Spirit Power, what appeared was a halo of green light. The halo, shaped as rings of light, appeared around the sphere of light which represented the core of the Garden, and expanded from there.

At the same time, as the ring expanded, Al felt enormous amounts of Spirit Power disappear inside him every moment.

"This is ridiculous…"

He felt rather speechless as he felt the absurd consumption. If he didn't have [Tireless Machine], he had no confidence of even activating the skill for a split second even after Godhood!

((You are literally 'creating' the concept of [Life] in an otherwise empty dimension, you think it'll be cheap?))

"I'm doing what now?"

He blinked in disbelief. Although the statement sounded foreign to him, as someone who had read many light novels and web novels and other forms of fiction, the meaning of the sentence was actually quite clear to Al.

((Exactly what it sounds like.))

Which was why he was absolutely dumbfounded.

((The [Garden] is an empty dimension, an empty world so to speak. There is nothing in here, not space, not time, not even the basic concepts and laws that make up a world. Nothing but the Void.))

((I worked real hard and siphoned a ridiculous amount of Spirit Power, in case you haven't noticed, in making the space-time fabrics that allow you to exist. Of space-time didn't exist, you would fade away into nothingness the very moment you appeared here.))

((Of course, even though I made this dimension habitable, the concepts of Space and Time themselves are missing. So the space and time here are in a constant state of destabilisation. I'm using an unimaginable amount of your Spirit Power every second to maintain them.))

"But I don't feel any…!"

Al froze, and his body buckled as he nearly fainted.

It was only for a split second, and the horrible sensation of having his body, mind, his 'everything' being squeezed and sucked out dissipated. But it still manage to completely incapacitate him for several minutes later.

"Hey, are you alright?"

"Papa?"

Ah Yin and Ai looked at him worriedly, but Al waved them away.

"I'm…I'm fine…Ugh…"

He felt his stomach churn, and barely resisted puking.

"Was that…?"

((Yup. That's what it feels like when more energy than your maximum energy reserves are being sucked out every nanosecond. Doesn't feel that good, does it?))

Ella chuckled as Al shook his head with a wry smile.

"Thank you, El."

((You're welcome~))

It was obvious that Ella had somehow been letting him not feel that horrible sensation, else he wouldn't even be able to stand up properly.

((So, as I was saying, you are currently 'creating' the concept of [Life] and attaching it to this dimension. It'll take some time though. Here, let me just…))

Al blinked as he felt the siphoning of his Spirit Power towards the [Life Realm] skill disappear.

((It's still there, I just made you unable to feel it. It's distracting isn't it?))

"Thanks."

Al looked at the ring of green light, which had long disappeared into the non-existent horizon, and he could barely see a thin, nearly imperceptible line of green light seemingly bordering the vast space.

"Can I use the skill a second time to quicken speed?"

((Nope~ The effect will be completely different~))

Blinking his eyes in curiosity, Al looked at the Garden's core and willed the skill to activate again.

*weng!*

A similar wave of green light appeared, but rather than a ring, it appeared in the form of what appeared to be a sort of gas. The green gas-like light spread slowly, and wherever it passed through, the plants and herbs and roots became fresher, more vibrant, more…

"Livelier?"

((Yup. This is the original effect of the skill, spreading a domain of [Life] where you can convert Spirit Power into [Life] and control it.))

"Then the concept creation…oh, of course, it's your doing."

((😊😊😊))

Al looked at the emojis Ella had sent him and smiled.

"With how much you're helping me, I don't think I can live without you, El."

((Of course not, you wouldn't even be alive without me, silly.))

"Oh, you're right."

He chuckled softly. With how long he's been living in this world, he sometimes forgets that this was his second life, a life and a chance he had only because of Ella. Or the System but well, it was Ella who chose him to be the perfect host of the System, so it's technically the same thing.

"Well now…since this would clearly take a while, let's go out."

{Exit}

A ripple spread around him as he muttered the words, Ai actually having fallen asleep on his shoulder, snoring cutely, while Ah Yin turned into socks of light which entered his body.

Then, his figure disappeared from the Garden, returning to the world of Douluo Dalu.