Chapter 4: Spirit Elf

Lost in the Ancient Forest, Yu had no idea what to do next. He could leave it to fate like before, but there’s a chance that he might get even more lost.

But like water sent to those in the middle of the dessert, Yu spots a figure from afar. Small, tiny even, glowing a greenish blue color and with glowing butterfly like wings. A Spirit Elf! But our little Yu did not know that. Curious nonetheless, he approached it.

Seeing him approach, the spirit did not leave, instead drew closer to him. Soon a childish voice of a girl resounded.

“Heehh, you look strong mister!” The Spirit Elf replied as she could clearly see a different but vividly beautiful aura around Yu that normal experts could not hope to see, let alone imitate. After all, Yu doesn’t cultivate any cultivation techniques to promote his strength like everyone else, instead he relies on his powerful divine soul.

As such, his aura will become beautiful to spirits like this one, after all, these fellas are very sensitive to spiritual power, let alone souls.

“So I’ve been told!” Yu replied as he was mystified by this spirit elf who was similar to a soul in appearance.

Unable to hold his curiosity, Yu asked: “You look very similar to a soul.”

“Yep! We Spirit Elves rely on our own souls to maintain our existence. But I’m surprised mister, you’ve seen a soul before?” The Spirit Elf asked.

“I have, a whole sea of it even!” Yu explained as he stretched out his hands in extravagance.

“Ehh!? You’ve seen the Sea of Souls before?!” The Spirit Elf exclaimed.

Yu scratched the back of his head and gave a hollow laugh as he didn’t expect her to know about the sea of souls, saying: “He heh… It’s a long story.”

“I see! Mister, what are you doing in the middle of the forest?” The Spirit Elf asked curiously.

“Well… I’m lost, ha hah… I took a detour to help some people but I ended up getting lost in the process, pitiful right?” Yu said with an awkward smile on his face.

“Nope! I think what mister did was very admirable!” The Spirit Elf replied, comforting Yu in the process.

“Thanks, do you happen to know the way back?” Yu asked somewhat shy.

“Nope! But mama should know!” The Spirit Elf explained.

“I see!” Yu exclaimed, excited as he’s seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

“He he, since Mister doesn’t seem like a bad person, I shall lead you to mama! Come on!” The Spirit Elf exclaimed as she dashed away.

Seeing this, Yu followed behind, utilizing 1/10ths of his strength to keep up. But it wasn’t enough as Yu began to fall behind. Not wanting to be deserted, he released 2/10ths of his strength to catch up with the Spirit Elf.

“Whoa! So pretty!” The Spirit Elf exclaimed as she could see the light around Yu grow even more vivid than before. Despite her surprise, the Spirit Eelf did not slow down and instead flying faster than ever! Seeming to challenge Yu’s speed.

Yu, on the other hand, became shocked! Disregarding what the Spirit Elf said right now, after all, how could such a small spirit be this fast! But instead of getting annoyed, he found the spirit’s actions to be adorable, accepting her challenge as he released 3/10ths of his strength.

“Mister is full of surprises!” The Spirit Elf exclaimed, and soon, Yu has caught up with her, dashing at incredible speeds through the Ancient Forest together.

Little did Yu know, he is currently heading straight to the heart of the Ancient Forest! But with the guidance of the Spirit Elf, they did not encounter any dangers. Soon the trees grew taller and the surroundings more mystical.

Stunned by the change, Yu wanted to slow down to appreciate the scenery. But with the urging of the Spirit Elf, he continued on their pace.

As time went on, he would notice more and more spheres of light in their surroundings. At first, it was in groups of 2 or 3, before it escalated to more than 9! But that was not the end of it, as Yu and the Spirit Elf made their way to its mother, the spheres of light followed as well, seemingly attracted by the beautiful light that Yu was emitting.

“Hey, they’re following us…” Yu exclaimed.

“Don’t worry! They’re probably like me, attracted by that pretty light of yours.” The Spirit Elf explained.

“Pretty light?” Yu asked.

“Yep! Mister is currently releasing a very pretty light!” The Spirit Elf explained.

Dumbfounded, Yu inspected his body in a confused manner before asking: “You mean my Aura?”

“Aura? I’m not so sure!” The Spirit Elf mischievously replied, causing Yu to be even more confused.

“Mama should be able to explain, come come!” The Spirit elf beckoned as they continued on their way, followed by myriads of different colored light and soon, Yu sees an enormous tree in the distance, easily surpassing 700 meters! Not only that, but the tree had a faint and mystical light blue glow to it, its leaves are multi colored and its trunk appeared to be interwoven, making it a sight to behold.

“Wheew… That’s a big beautiful tree…” Yu exclaimed, not sure how else to describe such an enormous tree.

“We call it the Great Spirit Tree! Where mama currently lives and the home of all the spirits!” The Spirit Elf exclaimed.

Shocked, Yu decided to follow nonetheless as he also wishes to visit this amazing looking tree! More excited than before, Yu and the Spirit Elf increased their pacing even more! This increase created winds that strongly blew against the trees they passed, causing multiple leaves to fall off. As for the trail of spirits that followed after, their numbers increased by three folds!

If one were to look at the forest from above, they would see a beautiful trail of light, passing through the trees like a great divine snake.

Soon, Yu, the Spirit Elf and the massive trail of spirits neared the roots of the Great Spirit Tree. As for its inhabitants, seeing this enormous migration of spirits greatly shocked them! Apart from the Spirit Queen, what else could make such a large number of spirits move unconditionally?

Within moments, they got their answer as with their eyes, they see a beautiful light at the very front of the spirits, leading the way towards the Great Spirit Tree.

“I’m baaack!” The Spirit Elf shouted as she and Yu reached the base of the Great Spirit Tree.

When the two of them finally stopped, the spirits following Yu gathered behind him, as if they were fascinated with him. Letting out a hollow laugh, he suppressed all of his strength, making all of the spirits disperse before observing the surrounding scenery.

Mystical! Beautiful! Majestic! Those were the words that appeared in his mind as he glanced around him. Each tree had a certain mystical property, making each of them unique. As for the grass, there were multiple kinds, from red glowing ones to bright green ones.

Not only that but the flowers around them were simply breathtaking! As if out of a painting, each flower seemed unique and special! Observing the scenery more, he could see faint silhouettes of varying size and colors from all around them. From ones that are easily 20 stories high to ones that are as small as a walnut, their number caused Yu to be astonished! Before he assumed them to be the inhabitants of this Great Spirit Tree.

“Enjoying the scenery?” A calm and mystical female voice rang out, making Yu turn his head to where it came from.

What he saw was a beautiful woman who stood on top of one of the massive roots, wearing a white dress decorated with bright blue glowing vines. Her facial features were beautiful! Simply the most beautiful woman Yu has seen in his life! Her golden eyes and fair skin along with her pale blonde hair made seem inhuman in Yu’s eyes!

And he’s correct, as her ears were long and pointed, drooping downwards and on her back were a set of semi-transparent golden butterfly wings whose wing span was most likely around 2 meters.

Regaining his composure, he smiled awkwardly and replied: “Yeah, this place is beautiful! I can’t really find the words to describe this place ha hah…”

Finding his attitude strange, the woman chuckled before setting her sights to the Spirit Elf that guided Yu.

“Yaya, you’ve bought a very interesting visitor.” The woman said as she gave her a wonderful smile.

“Mhm! Mister emitted this beautiful light! He said he got lost so I bought him here for directions!” Yaya, the Spirit Elf replied enthusiastically.

“Really now?” She asked sweetly, like a mother to a child before looking at Yu and saying: “Well, please follow me, I can’t really have our guest stay out in the open now can I?”

Feeling that her intentions were pure, Yu followed after. Although he found it slightly troublesome as the ground was uneven and trying to make it through without damaging the flowers was proven difficult as they are scattered all over.

Seeing his act of consideration, the woman gave a smile as with a wave of her hand, Yu’s body gently hovered over to the root where the woman was standing on.

Embarrassed, Yu gave his thanks as the two of them made their way through the Great Spirit Tree, with the Spirit Elf following after. Yu and the woman followed a path carved in the Great Spirit Tree itself and soon, Yu could see the entrance into the Great Spirit Tree.

The two of them entered and inside was an enormous open space that was lit with plenty of colorful light. With just how massive this space was, Yu assumed that the Great Spirit Tree is a hollow shell that houses all these spirits.

Amazed by this beautiful scenery, Yu’s eyes wandered all over the place, seemingly filled to the brim with curiosity and fascination! Seeing this made the woman let out another chuckle, and soon, the two of them reached a decent sized house, seemingly made of vines and roots. The woman opened the door and inside was a simple home, with furniture made of wood. On one side were bookshelves with mysterious books that Yu could not read due to its strange characters and on another side is a bed, simple yet looks comfortable to lay in.

In the middle of the room is a table and chair, assuming the woman doesn’t get much visitors, Yu didn’t mind standing. But to his surprise, another chair made of roots grew from the wooden floor.

“Please, sit down.” The woman kindly said.

“Excuse me then.” Yu replied as he took a seat on the chair made of roots, he was surprised to find it comfortable to sit on despite its appearance.

“Now then, I don’t really have a name, but they do call me the Spirit Queen.” The Spirit Queen said, calmly looking at Yu.

Of course, Yu wasn’t surprised. After all, Seeing all the mystical things this woman has done, Yu would’ve been disappointed if she wasn’t the Spirit Queen!

“I am Leng Yu, pleased to meet you Spirit Queen.” Yu replied as he lightly bowed his head.

“A good name.” The Spirit Queen praised.

“Thank you, though I find it strange that you yourself don’t have a name.” Yu said as he scratched the back of his head.

“Spirits don’t usually have a name, only when a higher being grants them a name will they get one. For example, Yaya, this Spirit elf.” The spirit Queen explained as she asked Yaya to come over.

“She’s someone who’ve I named myself, a playful one isn’t she?” The Spirit Queen said as she had Yaya hover over her fingers.

“Un! Mama found me dozens of years ago! Without her help, I wouldn’t be where I am now!” Yaya replied happily, recalling fond memories from the past.

“I see, she’s different from the other spirits I’ve seen so far, is it because of the name?” Yu asked, trying piece the puzzle together.

“Indeed, a name can grant a spirit immense power, depending on who names it that is. If a higher being were to give a name to a spirit, then that spirit will have a chance to promote into a more powerful form.” The Spirit Queen explained, causing Yu to nod in approval.

“Now then, you’re quite an interesting one you know? Being able to attract spirits despite not being a spirit yourself.” The Spirit Queen asked.

“I’m not too sure as to why that is, but I guess it has something to do with my soul.” Yu explained.

“Your soul? I see! So the aura you emitted was your spiritual force, no wonder it attracted so many spirits!” The Spirit Queen explained excitedly with her eyes starting to glow in anticipation as her wings fluttered a few times.

“Spiritual Force? I assume it’s the strength of the soul, right?” Yu asked.

“Yes, spiritual force represents the strength of one’s soul. Although I’ve never seen a case where a human being is able to release such a thick and powerful spiritual force before. But then again, your body doesn’t seem to be normal, as if it’s been made? ” The Spirit Queen replied, as if trying to get answers from Yu.

“Ha hah… It’s a long story…” Yu explained, but feeling that the Spirit Queen can be trusted, he told his story of how was just ordinary human before eventually becoming what he is now.

“So that enormous soul in the Sky a few days ago was yours?!” The Spirit Queen excitedly said, as her body slightly trembled, her wings shivering and her beautiful golden eyes staring intently at Yu, somewhat destroying Yu’s image of her as a calm beauty, but this wasn’t so bad as well as Yu found this side of her to be cute.

“Yes, so it was seen even here?” Yu asked.

“Yes! It was beautiful! Even more beautiful than the moon itself!” The Spirit Queen exclaimed as she looked at Yu in admire.

“Is it possible to see it again?” The Spirit Queen continued, looking at Yu with pleading eyes.

“I’m not sure, I was told that this body was made to house my soul and I don’t think it’ll be able to go in and out as I please even if I wanted to.” Yu explained.

“I see, that’s a shame…” The Spirit Queen replied dejectedly, more childlike than before.

Unable to hold it in, Yu ended up laughing and smiling. This caused the Spirit Queen to be confused, asking: “What’s so funny?”

“No, it’s nothing. I just didn’t expect that you could show such an unexpected side.” Yu replied with a smile.

Realizing that she lost her composure, she gave a light cough, retaining her calm and composed aura as she fluttered her golden butterfly wings a few times before saying embarrassedly: “My bad, that was unbecoming of me.”

“It’s fine, I found it to be cute in all honesty.” Yu said, stating how he felt with sincerity. But his honest intentions only made the Spirit Queen more embarrassed as her cheeks started turning red and her wings twitching.

“As a Queen, I’m not supposed to be cute!” The Spirit Queen exclaimed bashfully, but this made her even more adorable in Yu’s eyes.

“Yes yes, the Great Spirit Queen is not cute at all.” Yu replied flatly, as if he was letting her know that it was a lie. Unfortunately, the Spirit Queen didn’t buy his words as she silently pouted at Yu, teary eyed at his bullying.

“Well, if you really want to see my soul again, then I think I could do something similar...”

Author Note: In my first novel, the first love interest was an elf. The first love interest in this novel is also a form of elf. It seems that all men cannot escape their roots.

#elf4laifu

Also on a side note, the Cover is on its 4th iteration, a man can never be satisfied...