Chapter 1112: Hall Master Xing Gets Eaten

The person before him had a face full of bumps, each one like a fleshy tumor, and on his head stood a scarlet fleshy lump, straight up, over half a meter long, like a moving... cactus!

If not for the fact that his features hadn't changed much, one might suspect he was a heart demon escaped from somewhere... his appearance was just too bizarre!

Wasn't he just going through the Heart Demon Passage?

Why did he look like he'd been beaten up, turning into this state?

"Hall Master!"

Palace Master Liao hurried over, his face full of grief: "Even if you didn't pass, there's no need to harm yourself..."

The Heart Demon Passage tests the heart and soul, not affecting the physical body much. For the Hall Master to appear like this... could it be that he felt he failed, couldn't bear it, and hurt himself in sorrow?

"You..."

Hall Master Xing nearly fainted. He roared in anger, then looked up at Zhang Xuan not far away, pointed at the bumps on his head and face, and said with a look like he was about to cry: "Master Sun... can you tell me what's going on?"

"Me? How would I know?"

Not expecting to be asked, Zhang Xuan was taken aback.

"You really don't know?"

Hall Master Xing turned around.

Looking over, Zhang Xuan swayed and nearly spat blood.

He saw a flower bud on the other's buttocks, bright red and dripping.

"A flower on the butt, a cactus on the head..."

Zhang Xuan scratched his head, unable to figure out what was going on. Suddenly, he thought of something, his face changed, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Could it be... what I awakened for him wasn't the spirit of a weapon, but... of a plant?"

Awakening spirits for objects can be divided into awakening spirits for weapons and awakening spirits for plants.

Plant spirituality allows them to grow better, becoming more lush. Once it dies, the entire plant may wither and lose vitality.

Many saint-level medicinal herbs are like this.

For example, the Saint Domain Bodhi Tree back then—its spirituality was dormant, appearing as if dead, causing Emperor Yu Shenqing to repeatedly seek healers, and he nearly killed it for real.

Because of this, how to care for spirituality and help it survive better is also a profound knowledge, worthy of a lifetime of study for many.

"No... I clearly used the weapon spirit awakening technique..."

Zhang Xuan frowned.

In the other's divine soul fissure, he had clearly used the weapon spirit awakening technique, not plant... how did it suddenly become plant spirituality?

As he pondered, he saw the flower bud slowly open, emitting an unpleasant smell. Then the cactus on the head also began to bloom, growing wildly. In a moment, it grew a large cluster, hanging on the head, making Hall Master Xing look like a reindeer.

"Still growing continuously, it's definitely plant spirituality... I understand!"

His mouth twitched, suddenly recalling a possibility: "Although I used the weapon spirit awakening technique... his body is full of vitality, having the same effect as awakening a plant's spirit... Therefore, it directly became plant spirituality, causing this phenomenon..."

The technique he used was correct, but awakening a spirit inside a human body is different from awakening a spirit in a guild.

A guild is an inanimate object, pitch black before awakening, with nothing. But Hall Master Xing's divine soul was bursting with vitality, more vigorous than any growing plant. Once it gained spirituality, it naturally grew wildly...

Cactus on the head, a flower on the back, who knows how many secrets I have...

Ahem!

Understanding what happened, Zhang Xuan looked amused.

Hall Master Xing's divine soul was powerful, initially able to easily suppress this plant spirituality, keeping it unchanged. Entering the Heart Demon Passage, being attacked, his mind wavered, and he couldn't bear it anymore, leading to this uncontrollable situation.

But... what exactly is this plant?

It doesn't look like a cactus, and the flower on his back is unrecognizable...

Ah, even Master Kong can't be relied upon!

He just followed what the other said—not following predecessors' experiences, walking his own path. As a result, before even taking a step, this happened...

Crack! Crack!

As he lamented, he saw the cactus also covered in flowers, soon bearing fruits the size of small dates, bright red and dripping.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Seeing himself starting to bear fruit, Hall Master Xing was about to cry. He hurriedly looked at Sun Qiang before him.

Although he didn't know the specifics, it must be that this guy's spirit awakening went wrong.

Otherwise, why hadn't he bloomed or fruited before...

...and only started today?

"Ahem, maybe you ate something unclean. How about this: I'll take a look and see if I can solve it..."

Knowing that admitting his mistake would get him beaten to death on the spot, Zhang Xuan said without blushing or panting.

Actually, it wasn't his fault. He had intended to make the other's divine soul more perfect and powerful, making it easier to deal with the opponent he mentioned. Who knew... he never dreamed it would turn out like this.

The dignified Hall Master of the War Master Hall, one of the top super-strong in the entire Qingyuan Empire, now had a head full of cactus and fragrant fruits, and a butt full of flowers...

If word got out, it would surely make people laugh their teeth out.

"Eat?" Hall Master Xing knew it was useless to dwell on this now, so he had to say: "Please, Master Sun, help me solve this quickly..."

"Alright!"

Sitting on the ground, Zhang Xuan once again used his spirit awakener abilities. With a thought, he entered the other's sea of consciousness.

Familiar with the path, he arrived before the fissure. Taking a look, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be stunned.

The fissure from before was now completely filled, as if over the past hour, Hall Master Xing had perfectly integrated that plant spirituality into his own divine soul.

"This..."

His eyebrows jumped, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Hall Master Xing's divine soul is too powerful..."

For others, even if a plant spirituality entered their sea of consciousness, they would definitely reject it. But this guy simply crushed it, completely integrating it in about an hour...

Originally, he only needed to come to the fissure and erase this spirituality to solve everything. Now that it's integrated, how can he kill it?

If he really killed it, Hall Master Xing would probably die too.

"Probably the heart demon caused trouble, making him unintentionally integrate it..."

If he had known this would happen, he should have stopped this guy from entering the Heart Demon Passage. Now... a head full of cactus and fruit, a butt full of flowers—how to solve it?

"Plant spirituality is not aggressive. Once integrated into the divine soul, outsiders can do nothing; only the person himself can eliminate it..."

Withdrawing his spirit from the other's sea of consciousness, Zhang Xuan's head ached.

Plant spirituality is not aggressive. Many people use special secret techniques to devour it to enhance their divine soul and spirit. Although Hall Master Xing hadn't practiced such techniques, he was too strong, quickly integrating this spirituality. As a result... the divine soul was perfect, but the plant spirituality wasn't erased and was integrated, naturally causing various changes.

The latter, receiving such powerful vitality nourishment, far beyond any plant, naturally grew excitedly...

Lost in thought, he looked up and saw that the cactus on Hall Master Xing's head had grown even taller, especially the flower on his butt, which bloomed even more brilliantly. From a distance, the whole person seemed to have turned into a giant plant, standing quietly in place.

Especially the fruits, which multiplied like wild jujubes.

"Master Sun, do you have a solution?"

Seeing him re-enter his sea of consciousness, Hall Master Xing hurriedly looked over.

"I've found the specific cause. As for how to solve it, let me think..."

Full of embarrassment.

What a mess.

Helping to nourish the divine soul, but instead causing trouble...

He really felt embarrassed.

"As long as the cause is found..."

Hall Master Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the current situation was troublesome, it was better than not knowing the cause.

Otherwise, if he had to go out with this thing on his head, he might as well kill himself with a knife.

As he lamented, the door "creaked" open, and Palace Master Wei strode in. He stopped and couldn't help but be stunned: "What a strange tree!"

Saying this, he picked a fruit, took a bite, and looked at Liao and Zhang Xuan with some confusion: "Hasn't the Hall Master come out yet? It's been over an hour..."

"..." Hall Master Xing.

"..." Palace Master Liao.

"..." Zhang Xuan.

"I came out long ago..."

Gnashing his teeth, Hall Master Xing was about to explode with anger.

Being mistaken for a plant was bad enough, but being eaten...

"Hall Master..."

Palace Master Wei then realized that this plant was actually the Hall Master. The food in his mouth forgotten, he stood frozen.

"Ahem, Master Sun, please think of a way to restore him quickly... Otherwise, in this state, forget about resolving the crisis, I'm afraid even meeting people will be difficult!"

Palace Master Liao quickly said.

"Well, his condition is due to plant spirituality integrating into the divine soul. The only solution is for him to cultivate a technique that eliminates plant spirituality. Only by erasing it can the problem be completely resolved..."

Zhang Xuan said.

If the spirituality in the divine soul isn't eliminated, he will keep growing like this. Other methods are useless.

"Does Master Sun have such a technique?" Hall Master Xing breathed a sigh of relief and asked urgently.

"I... don't!" Zhang Xuan scratched his head.

The Spirit Awakener Guild focuses on awakening spirits in all things and nurturing souls, but never on erasing spirituality. So, although he knew the method, he didn't have the corresponding technique.

Hall Master Xing swayed: "Then... do I have to go out with this thing on my head?"

"Not necessarily. There's a way to treat the symptoms and restore you to normal temporarily."

After thinking, Zhang Xuan said: "Cut off all these flowers and fruits with a knife, then take some poison I'll prepare to reduce the vitality in your body. This will also limit your cultivation. That is, after taking the medicine, these plants won't grow back after pruning, but on the condition that you don't use your cultivation. Otherwise, the more power you use, the faster they'll grow!"

"Take poison?"

Hall Master Xing swallowed, his face pale, and couldn't help but shrink back.

Just having you awaken my spirit turned me into this. If I take poison you prepare, who knows what will happen?

Full of hesitation, he also felt some doubt: "You can prepare poison... are you a... poison master?"