154: Divine Weapon - The Language of Flowers!

Mo Xiaoyu took it in a daze.

The moment she held it, she felt her entire body cheering with joy.

It was a perfect fit.

Far too perfect.

It was as if it had been made specifically for her.

Then,

The short staff merged into her, then materialized in her hand again.

"Tha... thank you, Captain Ye!"

Mo Xiaoyu said.

"Thank me? It's too early for that,"

Ye Su said.

"Come, sit cross-legged. I'll help you make the Divine Weapon recognize you as its master."

Indeed.

Currently, none of the Divine Weapons in everyone's hands had recognized their masters, except for Ye Su's.

There was no other way.

Recognizing a master required a Soul.

Currently, Ye Su was the only one whose Soul had manifested.

However,

If Ye Su was willing to expend his own Mental Energy to nurture someone else's consciousness, he could still stimulate their Soul to manifest.

Only with a Soul could a Divine Weapon recognize its master.

Once a Divine Weapon recognized its master and was nurtured for long enough, it would be difficult for others to snatch it away.

The incident with Shan Jun was a world-shaking lesson to remember!

"Recognize master?"

"It's already become a part of my body..."

Mo Xiaoyu was puzzled.

Ye Su didn't explain; instead, he gave a demonstration.

He materialized the swallowing heaven blade.

With a casual flick,

*Swoosh*—the swallowing heaven blade pierced through a distant wall and pinned itself there.

Ye Su beckoned with his hand.

Instantly, the swallowing heaven blade turned into living particles and surged back directly.

It then entered Ye Su's body and materialized once more.

"This—"

Mo Xiaoyu was dumbfounded.

If this was what it meant for a Divine Weapon to recognize its master, who could ever steal it?

In common knowledge, once a Divine Weapon left one's hand, it could be taken by others.

Everyone thought this was normal; after all, it was a double-edged sword.

The price for such a powerful boost was the ease with which it could be stolen.

They hadn't expected that it wasn't a problem with the Divine Weapon at all, but a problem with themselves!

"There are still a few days left before the Awakening of Insects ends,"

Ye Su said.

"After the Divine Weapon recognizes you, you need to come with me to the Black Mist Zone."

The Black Mist was Soul-attribute power.

The swallowing heaven blade could absorb all surrounding primordial energy.

Ye Su had also tried to absorb the energy of the Black Mist to strengthen his Soul and then help everyone's Divine Weapons recognize their masters.

And then...

He found that the Divine Weapon could withstand it, and his Soul could withstand it, but his body couldn't handle the erosion of the Black Mist.

Pure Soul power had a sense of stripping and erosion, putting immense pressure on the physical body.

It was fine for a short time, but the absorption efficiency in short bursts was very low.

If Mo Xiaoyu were there, it would be much simpler.

He could let it erode him while Mo Xiaoyu healed him.

Perhaps that way, he could accumulate enough Mental Energy to let others manifest their Souls.

It wasn't that Ye Su was holding back at first.

Rather, it was just too difficult for his Soul to accumulate enough Mental Energy to catalyze someone else's Soul.

Not to mention there were several Great Xia Divine Weapons— "Mhm."

Mo Xiaoyu put away the short staff and sat down cross-legged.

The two sat facing each other.

The next second,

Ye Su's Mental Energy slowly seeped out and began to enter Mo Xiaoyu's Sea of Consciousness.

This was pure-attribute Mental Energy; after inputting it, Ye Su's consciousness would withdraw, and Mo Xiaoyu would absorb it on her own, eventually manifesting her Soul.

This process took some time.

The key issue was that Ye Su's own amount was small, and the input rate was low.

He could only pour it in bit by bit.

A full two hours passed.

Suddenly, in Mo Xiaoyu's Sea of Consciousness, a force jolted violently.

The Mental Energy Ye Su was inputting was blocked.

Hmm.

Her Soul had manifested; the Sea of Consciousness now had a master and was naturally resisting the input of external Mental Energy.

"Whew... it's done!"

Ye Su said, rubbing his temples.

"The Divine Weapon... I can see the Divine Weapon's attributes," Mo Xiaoyu said happily, opening her eyes.

"Soul manifestation, what a wonderful feeling."

"Hehe—"

"Tell me about the Divine Weapon's attributes?"

"Okay, this short staff is called Flower Whisper."

Mo Xiaoyu said.

"It can grant different recovery effects based on the different flowers materialized by my Martial Arts."

"Mhm, that includes the healing abilities within my Skills..."

"These flowers will eventually be reflected in..."

As she spoke,

Mo Xiaoyu reached out and summoned a stream of water, which contained three types of petals.

One represented the Falling Flower Palm.

One represented the Raincaller talent's healing ability.

One represented that healing Skill.

Now, they were all materialized.

Going forward,

The more flower-related Martial Arts and Skills Mo Xiaoyu learned, the more petals there would be in this stream of water.

And— "Captain Ye, try this."

As she spoke, the petal representing the Falling Flower Palm floated over.

"Hmm?"

Ye Su's brows furrowed.

"Water-attribute healing power, mainly for treating excessive blood loss, and it can even grant the ability to breathe underwater for a short time!"

Mo Xiaoyu said.

This was the evolution of the Falling Flower Palm within the Divine Weapon Flower Whisper.

"And this..."

Another petal.

"This is a talent Skill, the Raincaller talent Skill that integrates healing and purification."

"Now, it also grants the effect of activating life potential and forcing a breath of life."

Healing must follow rules.

All healing effects are results obtained by drawing upon your own recovery power in advance.

It's not some power appearing out of thin air to pull your health bar up.

If your lamp has run out of oil, like a dying old man, no amount of healing will help.

Your body has reached its limit.

But now,

Under the empowerment of the Divine Weapon Flower Whisper, Mo Xiaoyu's talent Skill was moving toward breaking the rules.

Even if your lamp really has run out of oil, it can forcibly hold onto a breath of life.

This was a Breakthrough from health ending at zero to health being able to be negative!

To put it simply:

Owe it first, and pay it back once you've survived.

Heaven-Defying!

"And this one."

The last petal was the healing Skill Ye Su had given her.

"It greatly increases the healing effect, invigorates blood qi, and reduces the sequelae of weakness after healing."

Mo Xiaoyu said happily.

This short staff,

Truly lived up to being a Divine Weapon in the truest sense.

And it even had growth potential.

Through continuous nurturing, once its Rank increased, it might even gain new functions.

"Alright, stop playing around,"

Ye Su said.

Mo Xiaoyu was as happy as if she had gotten a new toy.

"Does it have any other functions?"

Mo Xiaoyu paused for a moment, her eyes lowering slightly as she said,

"That's all..."

"Mhm, then get ready. We're heading to the Black Mist Zone."

"Okay!"

—Indeed, Mo Xiaoyu had lied. It actually did have one more function, but the price for this function was extremely high. For some reason, on a whim, Mo Xiaoyu had hidden it.

...

Black Mist Zone.

Areas formed globally when black gas erupted from volcanoes and gathered together, categorized as forbidden zones.

These Black Mist Zones were extremely lethal.

Getting slightly close caused mental discomfort; getting closer would even wear down and erode the physical body.

Ye Su had approached one before.

He wanted to rely on the swallowing heaven blade to absorb Soul aura.

But his physical body couldn't withstand it.

Now, bringing Mo Xiaoyu along, he could be healed while being eroded.

Then there shouldn't be much of a problem!

His Soul needed to improve.

After all, those other people's Divine Weapons also needed to recognize their masters.

Furthermore—once these people's Divine Weapons recognized their masters, their combat strength would increase significantly, helping them withstand the final days of the Awakening of Insects.

The Ant King—he wouldn't be content to let the Awakening of Insects pass just like that.

Ye Su had to prepare to resist the Insect Race!