Harvest

A golden flash suddenly appeared. Ma Hongjun turned around and discovered that the golden light was actually coming from Ming Lunyu's eyes.

When the blinding golden light faded and Ma Hongjun looked at Ming Lunyu again, she immediately let out a shriek.

"So handsome!!!"

Before Ming Lunyu could react, Ma Hongjun, with hearts in her eyes, pounced and wrapped herself around his waist.

"Hey, hey!"

He tried to pull away the two smooth, slender legs wrapped around his waist, but after tugging twice without success, he could only let her cling to him.

"Brother, how did you become so handsome?! Too handsome! I can't hold myself back anymore!"

Ma Hongjun's soprano voice made Ming Lunyu's eardrums throb.

"Stop!"

Ming Lunyu directly covered Ma Hongjun's mouth with one hand, and only then did his ears finally get some peace. He pulled his finger out of Ma Hongjun's mouth—she had directly sucked on the index finger he had used to cover her mouth—then forcefully pried her off him.

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Ming Lunyu took a moment to glance at Tang Fu'er and discovered that the little girl was also staring at him with a lovestruck smile, her face flushed red.

His bracelet glowed faintly. Taking out a mirror, Ming Lunyu eagerly looked into it. He knew that after absorbing the immortal herb, his appearance and temperament seemed to have changed somewhat, but he had no idea exactly how.

The moment he saw the face in the mirror, Ming Lunyu froze. It was a sharply defined face, its features as exquisite as a carefully sculpted work of art. Every line displayed masculine resolve and handsomeness.

Especially his eyes. After absorbing the herb, their shape had subtly changed, becoming slightly narrower and longer. The outer corners tilted faintly upward while the inner corners slanted downward—the so-called fox eyes. His black pupils were deep and bright, seeming to sparkle with starlight.

Even more eye-catching was Ming Lunyu's overall aura. His well-proportioned, upright figure radiated an otherworldly, immortal air. His every gesture seemed to harmonize with the surrounding scenery, every movement conforming to the laws of heaven and earth, as though he himself were part of the world. The realm of Unity of Man and Nature was probably nothing more than this.

"*, so ** handsome!" Ming Lunyu could not help breaking into an amazed shout.

Was what Fu'er gave me really an immortal herb? It was more like a beauty-enhancing herb!

"Brother, Sister Hongjun, what changes did you experience after absorbing the immortal herbs?" Tang Fu'er asked.

"Changes? Quite a few." Ming Lunyu carefully sensed himself. "First, my spiritual power has surged immensely. Not only can it easily cover a radius of two hundred meters, but if I extend it to the limit in a single direction, it can even reach a thousand meters."

"Doesn't that mean you can release soul skills from a thousand meters away?!" Ma Hongjun exclaimed. She remembered that Ming Lunyu had a control-type soul skill that could be released anywhere within the range covered by his spiritual power.

Ming Lunyu nodded. "That's indeed the case."

"Besides that, I gained another ability. Through my eyes, I can See Through an enemy's weaknesses. I call this ability See Through."

"These are all changes brought by the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew," Tang Fu'er said. "But compared to that, I remember the Feathered Celestial Flower should bring even greater changes."

Ming Lunyu smiled even more broadly. "That's right. After absorbing the Feathered Celestial Flower, I can enter the state of 'Unity of Man and Nature' at any time. In this state, my control over the elements increases by fifty percent, and my Soul Power naturally recovers continuously. It also somewhat improves comprehension, though that part is rather mysterious. We'll only be able to see its exact effects when the time comes."

"One last thing is..."

Five large tails burst from Ming Lunyu's tailbone, tearing apart the lower half of his robe.

"Uh... forget it. It's not important."

He was embarrassed for a moment, then said seriously, "The Immortal Fox Tail feels different now. It seems to have become a part of my body. Not only can I control it as easily as my own limbs, but the amount of elements each tail can store has also become one and a half times my maximum Soul Power."

As he spoke, he casually controlled the five tails, bending and tying them into knots at will before effortlessly untangling them again.

Tang Fu'er's eyes widened in surprise. "The External Soul Bone has fused! Once fused, an External Soul Bone truly becomes part of the body and will not drop even after death. And just as Brother sensed, after a perfect fusion, the effects of the External Soul Bone will also be enhanced."

"I didn't know the Feathered Celestial Flower had this effect either. Maybe it's because no soul master in the records had ever consumed the Feathered Celestial Flower while possessing an External Soul Bone."

At that moment, Ma Hongjun suddenly noticed something novel.

"Brother, move back and forth for a bit, will you?"

"Hm?"

Though he did not understand why, Ming Lunyu still did as Ma Hongjun asked and walked around casually.

Tang Fu'er also let out a sound of amazement.

"So cute!"

"What's going on?" Ming Lunyu still had not noticed.

"Brother, look behind you while you're walking," Ma Hongjun reminded him.

"Oh." Ming Lunyu turned his head as he walked and finally saw what they were surprised by.

It turned out that whenever Ming Lunyu released the Immortal Fox Tail and moved, phantom images of tiny foxes in five colors—gold, green, blue, red, and brown—would continuously appear behind him, frolicking and playing.

"Is this also an effect of the immortal herb?" Ming Lunyu looked at Tang Fu'er.

Tang Fu'er shook her head with a wise look in her eyes. "Don't know, don't know. I've never seen this either..."

Fine, Big Daddy didn't know either.

Forget it. It didn't matter. This special effect was pretty interesting anyway.

It was Ma Hongjun's turn. Excitedly, she summoned her martial soul.

Brilliant golden-red light flashed, and four pitch-black Soul Rings rose from beneath her feet.

A pair of beautifully shaped phoenix wings appeared on her back. Blood-red patterns were also etched across them—the markings of Divine Slaughter's Domain, adding a touch of dominance to the noble and beautiful phoenix wings.

Just when Ming Lunyu thought that was the end, a golden-red crown materialized in midair and gently settled atop Ma Hongjun's head. Fiery red eyeshadow also silently appeared above her beautiful eyes.

Unlike the nobility and elegance of a traditional phoenix, Ma Hongjun displayed more wildness and dominance. Yet considering her still somewhat youthful appearance, she did not feel like a queen. Instead, she seemed more like a rebellious phoenix princess.

"I can feel that my Soul Power has become purer. The power of the fire element has increased by seventy percent, and my Soul Power Level has reached level forty-five!"

Ma Hongjun excitedly showed off her improvements, looking eagerly at Ming Lunyu.

Ming Lunyu did not hold back his praise for such an outstanding Sister. He immediately stepped forward and gave her a head pat, directly filling the girl with delight. Her face turned even redder than before.

Ming Lunyu had still underestimated the effect his current appearance and aura had on young girls.

Two green figures, one old and one young, descended from above.

Dugu Bo was greatly shocked when he sensed Ma Hongjun's phoenix aura, while Dugu Yan, whom he was carrying, had already curled herself into a ball.

Bloodline suppression was truly terrifying.

Both grandfather and granddaughter possessed snake-type martial souls, especially yin-aligned ones. Naturally, they would be suppressed when facing the supremely rigid and supremely yang Fire Phoenix martial soul.

As a Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo was not too affected, but Dugu Yan only had a little over twenty levels of Soul Power. Naturally, she could not withstand such pressure.

"Sister Hongjun, put away your martial soul. You're scaring her," Tang Fu'er reminded her.

Ma Hongjun put away her martial soul.

At some point, Dugu Yan had timidly hidden behind Dugu Bo, peeking out with half her head as she warily watched Ma Hongjun.

Dugu Bo reached out and pulled Dugu Yan out.

"This is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. Come, Yanyan. This is Young Master Ming Lunyu, this is Miss Ma Hongjun, and this is Lord Fu'er."

Remembering that her Grandpa was right behind her as support, Dugu Yan immediately put on a stern expression, raised her chin, and questioned Tang Fu'er. "She looks even younger than me. Why should I call her 'Lord'?"

"Uh..." Dugu Bo forced a smile, just about to say something.

Tang Fu'er directly summoned her martial soul. Nine Soul Rings rose, and a dark golden hammer smashed into the ground.

Dugu Yan: Understood. Behaving now. (ᇂ_ᇂ|||)

Dugu Bo hurriedly tried to smooth things over. After all, he was the only one who feared nothing, but his granddaughter was here too. If this young lady became unhappy and hammered both him and Dugu Yan, who could he complain to?

"Yanyan, Grandpa has already told you about the flaws in our clan's martial soul. I brought you here today because this Young Master Ming has a way to help you solve this problem." Dugu Bo pointed at Ming Lunyu as he explained to Dugu Yan.

Only then did Dugu Yan carefully examine Ming Lunyu.

And that look was something else.

"So, so handsome!!!"

Dugu Yan screamed wildly in her heart as a rosy blush spread across her pretty face.

A vague figure in her heart instantly shattered and was swiftly replaced by Ming Lunyu's face.

"I used to think the Young Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was handsome and dashing. Turns out that was only because I hadn't seen a truly handsome man..."

Before coming here, Dugu Yan had just happened to see a Young Master from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan display his prowess at the Soul Fighting Arena. She had just developed a favorable impression of him and wanted to strike up a conversation, only for her Grandpa to drag her here without explanation.

(I don't remember when Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng first met. I have exams to study for too, so I was too lazy to look it up. It isn't important anyway, so let's leave it at that and treat it as my own setting.)