Shaking his head and casting aside the worries clouding his mind, Yu Zi Yu once again examined the changes brought by stepping into Tier-1. Not only had every part of his body strengthened, but even his vision had undergone astonishing evolution.
He could now see nearly two kilometers beyond his body without straining.
If he raised a branch and looked downward, he could clearly observe ants crawling on the ground hundreds of meters away.
Both his visual range and visual acuity had transformed qualitatively.
And if he fully activated his vision, it felt as though he had entered a God's perspective—a lofty vantage point where everything lay beneath his gaze, within his grasp.
It was terrifying, yet immensely satisfying.As far as Yu Zi Yu was concerned, the stronger he became, the better.
Another improvement worth mentioning was his rate of absorbing Spiritual Energy.At present, his intake was several times faster than before. Because of that, his body was undergoing rapid development with no signs of slowing.
Of course, Spiritual Energy was merely the background fuel of this Era of Transcendents.What Yu Zi Yu truly cared about were Evolution Points.
As his cheat ability, Evolution Points were the foundation of his growth. He could obtain them either by hunting other creatures or by refining sunlight.
Now, a full day of sunlight produced 1 Evolution Point—a staggering leap from the previous 0.1 per day.
Even without hunting, his growth would never stop.At worst, it would slow.
"Thinking about it… I'm really fortunate," Yu Zi Yu murmured with a quiet smile.To live in such an era was a blessing. Endless evolution. Endless potential. Perhaps one day, he might even shed his tree body entirely and rise to new heights.
His old Chuunibyou fantasies resurfaced instinctively—
—but reality did not allow him to indulge for long.
Animals rustled below. The soul of He Qing Er floated nearby. All of them easily shattered his dramatic daydreaming.
A pleasant voice chimed gently in his mind:
"Master, I want to become stronger."
"I think you should wear clothes first," Yu Zi Yu replied flatly, struggling to choose the right words.
Although Qing Er did not possess a physical body, her manifestation looked vividly real—like a flawless 3D projection. It was impossible not to see it clearly.
Not something most people could stare at calmly…
"Clothes?"The tiny soul girl, hiding shyly beneath one of his branches, blinked her large eyes and rested her chin on her palm, falling into deep thought.
Yu Zi Yu quietly observed her movements.
[She avoids the sunlight and hides in the shade. Sunlight might not hurt her, but she clearly dislikes it.]He speculated silently.
Then, as if something clicked, Qing Er slowly turned around. A soft ripple of spiritual force surged around her.
In moments, a young girl wearing a flowing white dress—slender, graceful, ethereal—stood before him.
"Hmm. Not bad," Yu Zi Yu said approvingly.
In that simple dress, she resembled a fairy—or a ghostly maiden from myth. She reminded him faintly of Nie Xiao Qian, the beautiful spirit in white.
Both were ghosts.Both wore white.Only Nie Xiao Qian's legendary allure slightly outshone her.
But Yu Zi Yu did not mind.
This was the era of evolution. Everything was moving toward perfection—including Qing Er. With time, perhaps she would become the next captivating spirit maiden. After all, she was protected by a divine tree.
Yu Zi Yu felt a strange sense of pride.
And also… mild regret.
Unfortunately, he was a tree.He could only look.He could not do anything.
With no hormones to interfere, he simply appreciated beauty for what it was.
Especially since he had never seen a ghost before—her ethereal charm was mesmerizing. Half-transparent, half-real, she seemed wrapped in the faintest veil. Unreachable, distant, yet irresistibly captivating.
…
Moments later, the palm-sized girl in white stood on his treetop, a faint star-like glimmer in her eyes.
"Rise… rise quickly…"Clenching her tiny fists, as if cheering herself on, she fixed her gaze on a tree branch five meters away.
To Yu Zi Yu's surprise, the branch trembled.
Then—
Slowly, steadily—
The branch lifted upward, suspended by an invisible force.
It rose more than a meter high.
"I did it! I did it!"Qing Er bounced excitedly, hopping like a child atop his branches.
"You did," Yu Zi Yu said, satisfaction filling his voice.
Her power was weak, but the fact that she could manipulate reality at all was a major achievement.
A very promising seedling indeed.
Her value in Yu Zi Yu's heart rose significantly.