Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos.

Chapter 325. *Spoiler (Title at the end of the chapter)*

When Cinderielle channeled her energy into the door, Liu Shu’s mind went blank. Her body entered a strange, trance-like state where she could only see Cinderielle. ‘What?’

As Cinderielle’s energy seeped into the door, a deep connection was slowly formed between them. It was a link that made her core jump in a strange delight, making her flustered. Her mind focused on the Sylvan, seeing only her and nothing else. Her entire being seemed to be trapped by the Fire Sylvan seriously pouring energy into the door. 

[Congratulations! You’ve fulfilled one of the conditions to unlock a <Hidden Title>. Effects won’t be displayed, but the name will be revealed. <Hidden Title: Embers Of Chaos>.]

‘One of the 11 hidden titles… <Embers Of Chaos>.’ Liu Shu looked closely at the beautiful Sylvan that was looking at the opened door. Her heart surged with untold feelings, not really knowing how to react. 

Then, she saw Cinderielle unhesitantly stepped into the room. Once she did so, Liu Shu’s vision shifted.

[<Core Room> has been entered! Awakening <Passive Skill: World Tree Heart (A Rank)>]

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[Awakened! A sentence has been added to <World Tree Heart>’s description.]

<World Tree Heart (A Rank Level 1 [400/589900])>: A core has formed in the middle of the Tree. The tree can recover from any external injury if the core doesn’t receive heavy damage. Depending on the damage, it will take longer. Innate Regeneration Increased, Innate Resistances increased, and Innate Affinities increased. You can create an <Avatar> in your <Core Room>.

‘Avatar?’

[Creating Avatar…]

‘Huh? Wai-’

Liu Shu’s conscience faltered, and her vision went black for a few moments. 

Meanwhile, the Fire Sylvan was looking with a stunned expression at the open door. When she poured energy, she didn’t expect the door to open. In her initial assessment, the door would’ve needed to have all the petals light up before it could be opened. “... I was wrong.”

The Sylvan hesitated for a second, asking aloud. “Tiantian? Can I enter?”

According to the position of the <Core Room>, it was a VERY intimate place for it to appear. Her knowledge about World Trees was broad, scraping the surface if we talked about the very essence of what made a World Tree special. Yet, she knew that a <Core Room> could appear anywhere in a World Tree’s body. And in Liu Shu’s case… ‘It had to be the uterus!? How can I enter there without feeling my entire body burn and my imagination run wild!?’@@novelbin@@

Her entire body was basically screaming for her to enter. However, her rationale was keeping her feet rooted to the ground. Sadly, there was an extra factor that Cinderielle didn’t predict. Her nose twitched, and a pleasant and deep sweet scent flowed toward her. When Cinderielle realized what was producing this scent, she almost became a beast. “C-Control yourself, Cinderielle! Take a deep-Not!”

She was about to take a deep breath to relax her mind, but she remembered what kind of scent was surrounding her. Placing her coat over her nose, Cinderielle took a deep breath. It couldn’t block everything, but at least, it was enough for her to calm her body even if it was just a little bit.

After that, Cinderielle regained part of her rationality and looked into the room. She could feel a deep energy signal coming from within, leaving her confused. 

While it is called the <Core Room>, the World Tree’s core is not there. It would be silly to have it in such a vulnerable place. Instead, World Trees usually kept their cores at the base of their massive bodies, the hardest place to attack and reach. Such was the case for Liu Shu.

“Tiantian?” She called once more, but she didn’t receive any answers. Cinderielle frowned. “Did something happen? Why would she not answer me?”

Feeling somewhat worried, she decided to step into the room, disregarding her previous reluctance. Once inside the room, Cinderielle took in her surroundings. The shape of the room was peculiar. It was similar to a reversed half-sphere but with gently curving walls, ceiling, and floor. It naturally resembled where she would be if this was a human-female body. 

There was naturally no furniture of any kind, and the color was a light bluish color, mixing with gentle browns. The sense of touch was soft, as if it was flesh instead of wood. Walking forward was like going down a gentle slope. As she walked, her eyes went toward the center of the room, and she saw a circular, tightly closed structure. ‘That’s the…’ Cinderielle blushed deeply.

“Ahem.”

Embarrassed, she coughed slightly and looked upward. There were two holes opposite to one another. “That’s…” Cinderielle was speechless. Even if this place resembled the female reproductive organ, did the World Tree really need to develop the tubes? 

This entire place was so… peculiar, that Cinderielle felt her instincts shouting at her to just throw everything out of the window and reproduce with the World Tree. “Calm down. Calm down. Calm down.”

As she was repeating that to herself, a strange transparent-blue fluid flowed from the two holes in the walls. It was as if the World Tree itself was answering her previous question. “T-T-This…” Cinderielle wanted to turn around and flee this place. If her body touched that liquid, she might actually “go” without the need to touch or anything else. “OhBranchesAboveIAmAboutToGoCrazyGiveMeStrength.”

However, contrary to her belief that the place would start flooding, the liquid gathered in the middle of the room and rotated gently, creating an increasingly solid sphere. The Sylvan, who was a step away from going crazy, paused her thoughts and looked at the forming sphere. She blurted, incredulous, “Is that... a silhouette?”

Cinderielle stood there, frozen for the longest time until the sphere perfectly formed. Inside it, she could see a shadow of a humanoid creature. “That is…” Cinderielle’s mind recalled a few concepts, she became as stiff as if lightning had struck her. “Don’t tell me… An <Avatar>!?” She shook her head, her mind so befuddled that her overflowing arousal became a secondary emotion. “That’s impossible! Only <Third Energy Cycle> World Trees can create an <Avatar>! Tiantian has yet to reach Level 40!”

However, she was bound to be proved wrong. 

The being inside the egg suddenly started twitching, moving around as if trying to exit the giant viscous sphere surrounding it. Cinderielle held her breath and didn’t move an inch, afraid that her presence would be an inconvenience or stop the process for some reason. 

After five minutes, the struggle was more noticeable, and some fissures appeared on the viscous surface. Ten minutes later, the fissures covered a large part of the egg; Cinderielle could tell that it was about to burst. 

‘She will hatch!’

As if it were a ripe fruit falling to the ground, the viscous sphere burst, fluids staining the ground and reaching Cinderielle’s feet. However, even when her boots got stained, Cinderielle didn’t dare move. 

Her eyes were wide open, looking at the creature, or better put, naked woman in the middle of the room. The woman had gorgeous forest green hair with a cool undertone. The quality of the hair was peerless, looking like a dark jade glowing under the soft moonlight. Overall, the frame of the woman leaned toward a petite girl with her height approaching 150 centimeters. 

However, her body was far from lean. Similar to the World Tree’s physique, she had a gorgeous hourglass figure with tempting curves that made the eyes unable to look away. Her skin was a healthy pearly white, with a light rosy color, looking healthy, moist, and soft. 

Cinderielle could not peel her eyes away from the woman on the floor. She was, without a shred of doubt, the cutest yet beautiful woman she had ever seen. Her facial features were especially charming, looking gentle and innocent, yet with a hidden maturity and elegance that would make no one underestimate her. 

(Author Note: The green-haired woman in the cover image revealed her identity! Hehe~)

“Ugh…”

The Fire Sylvan flinched when she heard the low groan. The woman who had been immobile slowly opened her eyes, stealing Cinderielle’s breath away one more time. The eyelids flickered, her long and wet eyelashes moving the liquid around her eyes. When they opened, a pair of amethyst eyes shone through. 

The gentle purple light that dimly glowed was as enchanting as the rest of the woman’s unmatched beauty. Like a person who woke up from a very long sleep, the petite but curvy woman tried to use one arm to prop herself up. Yet, it was clear that she was not familiar when using a human body, and her hand slipped, falling face-first against the soft floor.

Splash!

“Ouch.”

That snapped Cinderielle out of her reverie. When she saw the woman fall and complain in pain, Cinderielle felt an indescribable heartache, and she rushed forward, ignoring everything else. “You… Are you…?” 

She naturally knew who this beautiful woman was. It was clear that her Tiantian had managed to create an <Avatar> and didn’t know how to use it. Still, she wanted to ask and confirm it. 

As Cinderielle had predicted, the woman was Liu Shu’s <Avatar>! Once Liu Shu heard someone speak to her so close, she turned her head and looked over. ‘Awawawa… What is this strange way of looking at the world? Why do my eyes only take in the images from the front?’

Accustomed to the 360-degree sight of a World Tree, human sight felt utterly lacking. It felt as if someone had used their hands to cover 90% of her sight; regardless of how she moved, she couldn’t shake them off. It was stifling and annoying. Hence, her first words that came out of the human avatar were as such. “Humanoid sight is so shitty! How do you people not trip over with this useless sight is a wonder that I won’t be able to discover for life!”

Cinderielle’s was stunned for a second before bursting into laughter. Who else could complain in this manner other than her Tiantian? The only cute and adorably overbearing person she knew was her lovely World Tree. 

In terms of height, Cinderielle was almost 35 centimeters taller, around one and a half heads taller. So, she stretched her hands, grabbed Liu Shu’s petite body from below the armpits, and lifted her up. Liu Shu blinked a few times as her body got suspended in the air and looked forward. There, Cinderielle’s handsome and cool face appeared magnified like never before, making Liu Shu’s face heat up. “U-Um… What are you doing, Cinderielle? Also, why are you so close?”

Cinderielle looked at the confused and innocent blushing expression, and she sighed. “Sorry, love. I just can’t hold back anymore. You are just too beautiful.”

Before Liu Shu understood her words, she felt her naked body being pulled forward and tightly hugged. Then, her lips were covered with a soft sensation. Liu Shu’s amethyst eyes widened like a surprised deer’s. “Mphm!?”

However, she didn’t resist, and soon, a strange sensation of peace combined with heat rushed all over her body. Her limbs fell limply by her sides, and she allowed Cinderielle to do as she pleased. ‘Is this… a kiss? So nice…’                                                                                                

Chapter 325. First Kiss.