Free Web NovelChapter 48: Chapter 46: Triplet Dharma Souls
The person in the entire arena who found this hardest to accept was probably Xiyue Frost herself, though she didn’t show it due to her reserved nature.
"You won!" Xiyue Frost fell silent for a moment, a hint of reluctance on her cold face. "That change in your eyes just now... was that a bloodline talent?"
"That’s right," Feng Hao nodded calmly.
Hearing Feng Hao confirm it, Xiyue Frost felt a little better. After all, losing to someone with an awakened bloodline was nothing to be ashamed of. "Your damage is strange. You shouldn’t be able to deal that much at your level."
Feng Hao grinned. "Heh heh, scared of a Basic Secret Skill with one hundred proficiency points?"
At his words, Xiyue Frost’s head snapped up, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief. "You honed a Basic Secret Skill to one hundred proficiency?"
"So? Pretty impressive, right?" Feng Hao asked with a smile.
"I underestimated you before," Xiyue Frost took a deep breath, reverting to her ice-queen demeanor. "The third-year’s Secret Skill Soul is yours."
Seeing Xiyue Frost about to leave after speaking, Feng Hao hurriedly called out to her. "Uh... you can keep the Secret Skill Soul. Consider it my apology for that misunderstanding."
"Shameless scoundrel! Don’t you dare bring that up again!" Xiyue Frost stopped in her tracks and turned back, her voice cold.
Her mood had been relatively calm, but Feng Hao just had to poke where it hurt. The moment she recalled the theft, Xiyue Frost was overcome with shame and anger. Of course she wouldn’t give him a pleasant look.
"But that really had nothing to do with me!" Feng Hao explained with a wry smile.
Xiyue Frost clearly had no intention of listening to his explanation. With a flick of her dress, she resolutely walked off the battle stage.
"The match is over! First-year student Feng Hao has successfully challenged an upperclassman and won all the rewards! Will student Feng Hao please come to the stage to receive his prize." Zhao Hao’s voice suddenly rang out, and the noisy arena quieted down considerably.
But people were still murmuring. After all, the results of this year’s trial assessment were just too astonishing!
Over with the Dance Team, the ’delinquents’ were still reeling from shock even as Feng Hao went on stage to accept his prize. Recalling how they had kidnapped him earlier, they couldn’t help but feel a lingering sense of fear.
"Xiaoyou, should we... still get revenge?" Li Ting asked timidly.
Xiaoyou glanced at Feng Hao’s figure on the stage and quickly shook her head. "What revenge? We’ll be lucky if he doesn’t come looking for revenge on us."
"True." Li Ting nodded prettily, her expression conflicted. "If Feng Hao is so strong, why did he let you guys kidnap him?"
"Who knows? Maybe he was mesmerized by our beauty?" Xiaoyou guessed, full of narcissism.
If Feng Hao heard this, he would have been utterly dumbfounded. Honestly, the only reason he had been kidnapped by those delinquents was due to the disadvantages of the Assassin class—especially for an Assassin who hadn’t fully developed.
As the saying goes: a king in single-target takedowns, a peasant in crowd control. That’s the Assassin class for you.
Of course, a powerful Assassin will always find ways to improve their crowd control abilities, and Feng Hao was no exception. Back in the game *Mage*, his crowd control was in no way inferior to that of a Mage of the same level.
On the prize stage, facing the overly friendly Zhao Hao, Feng Hao felt a little uncomfortable.
"Student Feng Hao, here is your reward of three million Magic Crystals." Zhao Hao, his eyes full of smiles, carefully handed a Spatial Ring to Feng Hao.
Feng Hao took it casually and swept his Divine Sense over it, a satisfied expression appearing on his face.
’I didn’t even spend any money to get into the academy, and I ended up making a huge profit. The thought of it is thrilling.’
The Old City Lord also stood up and walked over. He smiled as he placed three special crystal vials in front of Feng Hao and said cheerfully, "Little fellow, from now on, these three Dark Moon Souls belong to you."
"So this is the legendary Secret Skill Soul? Why do they all look the same?" Feng Hao sized them up with great interest.
Inside each of the three crystal vials drifted a crescent-shaped black halo, darting back and forth with great liveliness, just like fireflies trapped in a jar.
"Heh heh, they are all Dark Moon Souls, so of course they look the same. Furthermore, these three Secret Skill Souls were captured in the same place. They share the same origin, like triplets," the Old City Lord said with a smile, stroking his beard. freewēbnoveℓ.com
"Then thank you very much, Old City Lord!" Feng Hao chuckled and impatiently stored the three Secret Skill Souls in his Spatial Ring. ’Delays breed trouble,’ he thought. ’Who knows if the old City Lord will suddenly regret this?’
Seeing Feng Hao’s eagerness, the Old City Lord couldn’t help but laugh heartily, but Xiyue Luan, who was at his side, was a little displeased. "You junior, you are quite rude. It’s not like anyone is going to steal them from you."
"My apologies, Aunt Xiyue." Feng Hao still had to show some respect to his savior, not to mention his connection with Yao Girl.
"Since when did I become your aunt?" Xiyue Luan asked, her brows furrowing.
"Ahem." Feng Hao awkwardly touched his nose, but inwardly he scoffed. ’With that Xi Yueyao in the picture, isn’t it just a matter of time?’
"Alright, Luan Girl, it’s time for us to go." The Old City Lord seemed a little tired. Before leaving, he looked back at Feng Hao. "You’re a good kid. Come visit the City Lord’s Mansion when you have the chance. I may be old, but I can still offer you some guidance."
"Thank you for your concern, City Lord. This junior will certainly pay a visit when I have time," Feng Hao nodded solemnly.
The Old City Lord nodded in satisfaction, then led Xiyue Luan away at a leisurely pace.
After the two had left, Feng Hao impatiently took out one of the Secret Skill Souls to examine it. To his surprise, his Crystal Eye actually had the ability to inspect Secret Skill Souls. After a brief scan, the data of the cute little Secret Skill Soul appeared before his eyes:
[Dark Moon] (Secret Skill Soul)
Magic Power Cost: 18 Spiritual Energy
Soul Ability: Condense Dark Moon Power, transform it into Moon Blade Sword Qi, compatible with hidden power.
Buff Effect: Attack Range +2
’This really is good stuff. No wonder so many people want it.’ Feng Hao was ecstatic. Just as he’d expected, the Secret Skill Soul was indeed related to skill effects.
Coming back to his senses, he stored the Secret Skill Soul in his Spatial Ring, only to find himself surrounded by the academy’s upper management. The lecherous way those old guys were looking at him made his skin crawl.
"Student Feng Hao, in light of your outstanding performance, I, on behalf of the academy, formally invite you to join us," Zhao Hao said with an obsequious smile.
Feng Hao was taken aback. "Uh, but aren’t I already in the academy?"
"What the Dean means is to enroll you and make you an official student," a few Elders explained with smiles.
"I’ll pass on being enrolled. I’m not interested." Feng Hao refused without hesitation. For one, he quite liked the unrestricted life of an auditing student. For another, he was a man destined to join the Thief God Hall.
The Elders were all stunned. "You should think this through! This is a dream come true for countless Mages without official student status!" they said in disbelief.
"Are you still holding a grudge over the academy’s previous indifference toward you?" Zhao Hao asked, puzzled.
"Not interested means not interested. Why all the pointless talk?" Feng Hao said, clearly annoyed. He tossed out the sentence and walked straight off the stage, leaving a bewildered Zhao Hao and the other Elders behind.
Elder Gu, who already disliked Feng Hao because of Zhou Chen, immediately bristled at his words. "What an ungrateful brat! He’s so young yet already acts like a rogue. Enrolling him would only bring disaster!"
"It’s normal for someone his age to be proud and arrogant. I think we’ll just have to coax him slowly," one Elder suggested. The other Elders all agreed, paying no mind to Elder Gu’s words.
Zhao Hao nodded, his brows tightly furrowed. Recalling what Xiyue Luan had said earlier, he sighed helplessly. "That’s the only way. I’ll have Teacher Yue try to talk some sense into him later. Maybe she can change his mind."
"Having Teacher Yue persuade him is an excellent idea." The eyes of several Elders lit up.
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