Chapter 316 : Fragment of the Withering Law
Chapter 316: Fragment of the Withering Law
“Hu—xi—hu—
—xi...” The familiar sound of breathing came to her ears, and as Janna's vision repeated with light, she suddenly realized that she had once again arrived in that forest sea of green.
“Did I... enter the dream again?”
A warm spring breeze gently swept through, stirring ripples of green across the dense forest.
“This is the power of the Law of Growth—”
Looking at the trees rapidly sprouting under the spring wind, and the tender green grass constantly emerging from the earth, Janna's heart gradually became calm as well.
“Eek—eek—”
As the forest foliage grew increasingly lush, the continuous chirping of insects also frequently entered Janna's ears.
Not only that, but with flowers blooming in abundance, a vast stretch of radiant blossoms added even more vivid color to the entire forest.
“This is... the beginning of summer?”
Another gust of wind swept through, and following the height of summer, the green leaves turned yellow. Falling leaves fluttered down like golden butterflies,
drifting from the trees, scattering into dust.
“This is autumn—”
Before Janna could finish marveling, a heavy winter snow immediately followed, covering the entire forest completely.
It had completed the entire cycle of life—from revival, to decline, to withering.
“Well done, Euphresia.”
Just as Janna was still immersed in the awe of life's transformation, a gentle and graceful voice suddenly sounded behind her.
“It’s the high-ranking green spirit I saw in the dream that day—”
Pale green long hair, pointed ears, and a beautiful face that combined gentleness with dignity—it was exactly the high-ranking green spirit that Janna had seen in her dream that day, teaching Euphresia in the Forest of Nature.
“Teacher, I believe I have mastered the power of Reincarnation—”
Reincarnation? What reincarnation?
Before Janna could clearly hear it, the scene before her eyes froze in place. Then, the view quickly turned gray, and a pale hand large enough to blot out the sky slowly descended from above the forest.
“What... is that?”
Cough, cough, cough—
Accompanied by a burst of rapid coughing, everything in front of Janna’s eyes vanished. What remained was only the wrenching feeling of her heart being struck by a heavy blow, causing her consciousness to painfully return to reality.
“Janna, you’re finally awake.”
As Janna slowly opened her eyes, the familiar underground chamber once again appeared before her.
“Isis, what just happened to me?”
“When you came down from the teleportation array just now, you suddenly turned into a tree—but thankfully, you recovered shortly after.”
Rubbing her still sharply aching chest, a look of confusion flashed through Janna's eyes.
“A tree... right, I entered the dream again just now—”
Janna’s mind was like mush upon waking, and her memories seemed to have vanished without a trace, leaving her in a dazed state.
Only after hearing Isis’s words did Janna begin to recall the scenes from her dream—along with that pale hand which covered the sky.
“Did I witness a divine battlefield again—”
As the pain in her chest gradually faded, Janna stood up once more and gave Isis a bow.
“Thank you for looking after me just now.”
“Janna, there’s no need to be so polite. It’s my duty.”
Seeing Janna bow to her, Isis, while carrying Vivian on her back, did not forget to return the gesture.
“It’s getting late; I should be going.”
“Alright—please allow me to place the blindfold on you.”
Wearing the blindfold that blocked spiritual perception, Janna followed Isis out of the underground secret chamber of Rose Manor. Only upon returning to the castle’s main hall did Isis remove the blindfold.
“Janna, I won’t walk you out. This way, please.”
“Alright.”
After taking a deep look at the still-sleeping Vivian, Janna turned around and followed the white owl at the castle entrance, walking through the snow-covered manor to the front gate.
“Goodbye, Janna.”
“Goodbye, Maji.”
After bidding farewell to the guide owl, Janna passed through the barrier of Rose Manor and returned to Doring City, now in the midst of the scorching July.
“In some ways, Rose Manor truly is a good summer retreat—just not quite suitable for me.”
Having spent an extended time in the Extreme Cold Secret Realm, Janna now found the hot, dry summer climate to be inexplicably comforting.
“There’s no time to delay.”
Seeing that the sun had not yet set, Janna immediately chanted a spell and cast Transfiguration.
As green butterfly wings grew from her back, without any hesitation, Janna soared into the Misty Forest, flying in the direction of White Coral Academy.
“Though Butterfly Wing Form is convenient, once it encounters extreme environments like the Extreme Cold Secret Realm, it becomes unsuitable for flight...”
As Janna rapidly flapped her butterfly wings en route to the academy, she began reflecting on the limitations of her current mastery of Beginner Transfiguration in adapting to different environments.
So far, Janna's Beginner Transfiguration forms were mostly based on plant-type magical creatures. Thus, the weaknesses she inherited post-transformation were also common to such plant-type magical beings.
Extreme cold, extreme heat—any relatively extreme environment rendered Janna’s Beginner Transfiguration much less effective. And this, ironically, ran counter to the foundational purpose of Transfiguration Studies.
After all, one of the principles of Transfiguration Studies was environmental adaptation.
The method of adaptation was to transform one’s body into the form most suited to the environmental chain, thereby integrating oneself and achieving harmony with the surroundings.
However, due to Janna’s current insufficient mastery of transfiguration, she had yet to truly utilize the advantages of Transfiguration Studies.
“Janna, welcome home—”
“Mm.”
Responding softly to the door spirit’s enthusiastic greeting, Janna immediately pushed the door open and entered the dormitory.
“System, open the character panel!”
[Name: Janna-Roland
Occupation: Second-tier Witch Apprentice
Occupation Level: Level 18
Witch Talents: Spirit Traverse (Grade A – Temporarily Unupgradable), Nature Affinity (Grade A – Temporarily Unupgradable)
Character Talents:
Law Authority: Growth Law Fragment (Comprehension Progress 10%), Purification Law Fragment (Comprehension Progress 1%), Beauty Law Fragment (Comprehension Progress 0%), Withering Law Fragment (Comprehension Progress 0%)
Character Attributes:]