Chapter 378 - 375: Yao Girl’s Harvest

Chapter 378: Chapter 375: Yao Girl’s Harvest

After a long and passionate night, Feng Hao and Xi Yueyao were utterly spent. They lay in bed, wrapped in each other’s arms, and drifted into a sound sleep.

The following day, with the Magic Tide imminent, the clamor from the streets woke the two of them.

Feng Hao groggily opened his eyes to find Yao Girl beside him, blinking her big, sparkling eyes at him. A sweet smile was on her face. "Lazybones, you’re finally awake."

Feng Hao couldn’t help but laugh. "Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"

"Of course not." Xi Yueyao turned her head away with a huff, then sat up with a bounce. Grinning, she said, "Guess what I got for you?"

"A present?" Feng Hao’s eyes widened in pleasant surprise, his sleepiness vanishing in an instant. "Quick, let me see."

"Nope. You have to guess first." Xi Yueyao playfully put her hands behind her back.

Feng Hao shook his head, exasperated. He furrowed his brow in thought. "Hmm... I’m guessing it’s a rare medicinal herb, or maybe some rare ore. Oh, it could also be something like a magic soul."

"Wrong, wrong. Guess again." Xi Yueyao lifted her chin smugly.

"Don’t tell me it’s a Divine Soul?" Feng Hao asked with a smirk.

"Huh? How did you know?" Xi Yueyao was slightly stunned, blinking in surprise.

Hearing this, Feng Hao was instantly dumbfounded. ’That was just a joke.’ To be honest, he hadn’t actually considered a Divine Soul. After all, Divine Souls were so incredibly rare that one would be lucky to encounter one or two in a lifetime.

But he never imagined that Yao Girl had actually gotten her hands on a Divine Soul. ’Good heavens,’ he thought, ’is Yao Girl’s luck really that heaven-defying?’

"For real? You’re not pulling my leg, are you?" Feng Hao said in disbelief.

"Hmph! I would never lie." With a soft huff, Xi Yueyao held out her hand. A perfectly round crystal appeared in her palm. It was the legendary Divine Soul.

Feng Hao’s eyes flew wide open. It took him a long moment to snap out of it. He took the Divine Soul with a trembling hand and swallowed hard. "My god... how did you find this?"

"It’s just a Divine Soul. I can find them just by wandering around a bit," Xi Yueyao said smugly. "I went with my sister to a Secret Realm and found five of them in one go!"

"Five?!" Feng Hao staggered in shock, nearly rolling off the bed. "Where are they? Where? Quick, let me see!"

"They’re already gone," Xi Yueyao said with a pout. "Based on their finalized attributes, my sister took two, Sister Tiaotiao took one, and Teacher Yue took one. This one was saved especially for you."

"Shit, five Divine Souls, just like that?" A dark cloud formed over Feng Hao’s head; his heart ached at the thought.

"They were all Taixu Divine Souls anyway. One is enough," Xi Yueyao said dismissively. "You should just fuse with it already. I personally shaped this Divine Soul myself."

Sighing, Feng Hao snapped out of it and subconsciously activated his Crystal Eye to inspect the Divine Soul in his hand:

[Taixu Divine Soul]

Quality: Natural

Damage Bonus: 275

Hidden Strength Bonus: 86

Sharpness: 120

Weight: 80

Divine Soul Effect: Hidden Strength damage ignores 20% of defense.

"Holy shit, this is perfect for me!" Feng Hao couldn’t help but exclaim.

It was undeniable. The Divine Soul’s stats were practically tailor-made for him. Aside from the 80 points of weight, there wasn’t a single useless attribute. The 86-point Hidden Strength Bonus and the effect of ignoring 20% of defense were especially brutal.

After a brief moment of awe, Feng Hao didn’t hesitate any longer. He took out his main-hand Su Mu Dagger and began the fusion process.

After more than half an hour of fusion, the stats on his main-hand Su Mu Dagger were completely transformed. It had evolved directly into a Divine Artifact:

[Su Mu Dagger] (Taixu Divine Soul)

Rank: Four

Damage: 395

Hidden Strength Bonus: 131

Sharpness: 168

Weight: 110

Divine Soul Effect: Hidden Strength damage ignores 20% of defense.

Although he had lost the bonus from [Light Weapon Specialization], the gains were clearly much greater.

Moreover, Feng Hao had already started putting all his stat points into Strength. After reaching level forty-two, his base Strength had already hit 73. At this rate, he would be able to reactivate [Light Weapon Specialization] by level forty-six. By then, his damage would be even more terrifying.

’Tsk, tsk. With my current damage, I’m afraid even a Seventh Rank Mage couldn’t take a single strike from me,’ Feng Hao thought with excitement. ’Still, it’s better not to reveal it normally. I’ll switch it to my off-hand.’

Additionally, the golden glow of a Divine Soul Weapon only appeared when its effect was activated. Feng Hao really liked this feature. It would allow him to catch opponents by surprise in future fights.

"So? Do you like it?" Xi Yueyao asked sweetly.

Feng Hao paused, then couldn’t resist cupping her face and planting a big kiss on her cheek. "Like it? I absolutely love it!" he said, his expression full of excitement.

"Hmph. You’d better," Xi Yueyao nodded in satisfaction, then eagerly got dressed and hopped off the bed. "It’s New Year’s today! Hurry up and come stroll through the streets with me."

"No problem." Feng Hao naturally wouldn’t refuse. As he got dressed, he said mysteriously, "As it happens, I also prepared a gift for you. But you’ll have to wait until tonight to see it."

Xi Yueyao pouted. "You jerk. You’re deliberately trying to keep me in suspense, aren’t you?"

"Hehe, you’ll find out tonight." Feng Hao gave a mysterious smile, took Xi Yueyao’s hand, and led her downstairs. "Oh, right, invite a bunch of people for tonight. The more the merrier."

"Who should I invite?" Xi Yueyao asked.

"Well... invite as many people as you can. It’d be best to get everyone we know," Feng Hao said thoughtfully. "Let’s have it at the academy’s Central Square. It’s spacious and convenient."

Xi Yueyao nodded in understanding. As they strolled, she began contacting people with her Listening Stone.

Feng Hao did the same. Aside from his sworn brothers and sisters who were far away in other countries, he contacted almost everyone on his Spiritual Mark list. The exception, of course, was an old stubborn fool like Sun Yaowen. That old man had eyes only for research and had zero interest in the New Year.

And just like that, evening arrived before they knew it.

By this time, Feng Hao had accompanied Yao Girl to all the bustling spots in Five States City and was now piloting the Mansa back toward the academy.

Inside the cabin, the girl was tirelessly fiddling with the little trinkets they had bought, an especially bright smile on her face.

"Hey, Pharmacist, I miss my dad," Xi Yueyao suddenly mumbled as she played, looking up with a pout.

Feng Hao was slightly taken aback. He soothed her in a gentle voice, "It’s okay. After the New Year, I’ll take you back home to see him."

"Heehee." The girl instantly beamed, her eyes curving into two happy crescents.

Feng Hao smiled warmly and continued to fly the Mansa. They soon arrived at the Central Square of the Five Provinces Academy.

The Central Square was as vast and magnificent as ever. The massive Origin Node stood proudly on one side of the square, mirroring the Celestial Secret Tower in the center.

When Feng Hao arrived at the Central Square, he was completely flabbergasted.

The square was a sea of people, even more crowded than on a typical day.

"Girl, don’t tell me you invited all these people," Feng Hao said, his eye twitching as he looked at Xi Yueyao.

Xi Yueyao pouted and huffed. "Of course not. They’re probably here waiting for the Magic Tide. Let’s just go find my sister and ignore them."