Late in the night…
Darkness covered everything. Nothing could be seen.
Yet the depths of the mountains were far from silent. Howls and growls echoed through the forest, and the trees trembled as leaves rustled and fell in chaotic patterns.
And at this moment…
A faint, gentle glow shimmered deep within the mountains, quietly illuminating the forest floor.
Looking closer, the glow came from a weak, tender branch—fresh and green—its leaves smooth and jade-like. A warm, rhythmic pulse of light flickered from it.
"This… is my cheat!?"
A soft murmur echoed. It was as light as someone whispering in their own ear—audible only to the speaker.
In the darkness, the only movement was the slight trembling of the air.
Yu Zi Yu…
A transmigrator who had blacked out simply because he choked on a mouthful of water.
When he regained consciousness, he was stunned to discover that he had turned into a tree.
Yes—a tree.
A Willow Tree, to be precise.
Its branches drooped like a waterfall. Upon further inspection, its crown spread wide, its trunk charcoal-black, its bark irregularly cracked.
By all appearances, it was a weeping willow of high ornamental value.
Beautiful, yes—but common. You could find willows everywhere, usually lining roadsides.
…
As for transmigrating and reincarnating as a tree, Yu Zi Yu found he wasn't too bothered by it. It simply felt… strange. Something that should've been impossibly distant was now happening directly to him.
Unscientific? Absolutely.
But Yu Zi Yu was easy-going by nature. Being alive at all was reason enough to be content.
He didn't dare ask for more—especially since he had a cheat.
Shifting his perception, he focused on one glowing willow branch gently swaying in the dark.
This was one of the fifty branches he currently possessed.
It glowed only because he had spent 0.1 Evolution Points on it.
"Status."With a whisper, a translucent blue screen appeared before his eyes—visible only to him.
StatusRace: Mutant Weeping WillowLife: 0.4 / 20 YearsEvolution Points: 0.2(Can be obtained by absorbing unknown energy and sunlight, or by preying on animals and even plants.)Unique Abilities: Mutated Branch
"Mutated…?"
Muttering softly, Yu Zi Yu focused on the glowing branch.
The light had nearly faded—its upgrade almost complete.
At that moment, he felt something strange.
It was as if he could control the branch.
Yes—control it.
Before this, even though he had turned into a tree, he couldn't move on his own. Only the wind could make his branches sway.
That was natural. A tree was a plant, not an animal.
But now… this branch felt like an arm.
With a mere thought, the branch trembled.
Another thought, and it swayed again—twisting in the air like a nimble green serpent.
"Interesting."
Excitement stirred in Yu Zi Yu's heart.
He could control it. And he sensed he could do even more.
For instance—
He could snap the air like a whip.
SNAP!
The air exploded with a crisp crack that echoed through the night.
A white shockwave carved a path through the darkness, leaving Yu Zi Yu stunned.
The shockwave wasn't large—about two meters wide.
But the shocking part was that his branch had produced it.
In other words, swinging his branch created a sonic boom.
"So… powerful…"
If he still had a human body, he would've stroked his chin in deep thought.
"If this hits a person, they'd probably die."Then correcting himself—"No… they'd definitely die."
This wasn't just a strike that could tear flesh.
It produced a sonic boom.
Yu Zi Yu knew what that meant.
Even humans wielding a long whip could create one. When a whip cracked, the tip broke the sound barrier, producing a sharp clap—
A sonic boom.
And now… a branch of his willow body could do the same.