Chapter 114

Then, Fu Hua, with a wry smile, shook her head and spoke as if to herself.

"Never mind. It doesn't matter if I have to use one or two fewer Opening Sword strikes."

"There's no time left, Lin Yu. I will pass on the knowledge about Divine Essence to you."

"Yes."

After wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, Fu Hua said to Lin Yu in a serious tone.

"The essence of Divine Essence is to shape and extend Honkai Energy, while the essence of Mind Essence and Form Essence are to enable the human body to control more Honkai Energy and ultimately meet the basic requirement of commanding 'gods'."

"I will also teach you the methods of cultivating the Divine Essence, but you must remember that you must never actively cultivate the Divine Essence before you have completed the most basic cultivation of the Mind Essence and the Form Essence."

"I see."

Seeing that the murderous aura on the young man's face had completely disappeared, Fu Hua continued speaking to Lin Yu.

"The Divine the ultimate of change. Even without a sword, there is a sword. By relying on the Transforming Sword is transformed, and the sword energy is formed naturally, thus connecting with the Divine Essence."

"The Divine the ultimate in transformation, the wondrous being that encompasses all things, and cannot be questioned by form."

"It has neither form nor needs form; this sword fills space, and the sword itself is space. Therefore, it is omnipresent and invincible."

"Do you understand what these few words mean?"

This is from the Daoist Canon, specifically the section on gods and ghosts in the Taiping Yulan. I looked it up before, so of course I know what it means.

However, we can't translate it completely right away; just give a general overview.

If I were to immediately state the complete meaning, she would become suspicious again.

"Roughly speaking, it means that when activating Divine Essence, one does not need a weapon, nor can one be bound by the shape of the Divine Essence attack, and the attack of Divine Essence is invisible and intangible?"

"Yes, these understandings are correct. Now just remember this idea—remember, before you have completed the most basic cultivation of the Mind Essence and Form Essence, you must never actively cultivate the Divine Essence!"

"I see."

Fu Hua took out her phone, checked the time, and immediately felt that she should leave this place even more.

But before that...

"Lin Yu, these incantations are not taught to you by me, but are ones you dreamed about before."

"After we finished eating, we went to explore other places. We spent more than an hour walking around outside—you understand?"

Seeing Lin Yu nod slightly, Fu Hua knew that she had finished her finishing touches.

Lin Yu, who actively conceals his own feelings, is usually incredibly meticulous.

That's why Fu Hua needed to resolve the two issues before leaving: the source of the cultivation method for the Tai Xu Sword Qi and the one-hour gap in the training.

As for Lin Yu, who left this place with Fu Hua at this moment, looking at Fu Hua walking ahead, he had to admit that he owed her a favor.

Fu Hua's use of Feathered Dust Technique now amounts to harming her own body, but despite this, she still chose to use this method to teach Lin Yu the Divine Skill.

Her choice of this method was certainly based on the reason that 'Fu Hua wanted to help Otto, so she concealed her own information'.

However, this does not mean that Lin Yu can ignore the other party's kindness.

Someone risked physical injury to help Lin Yu increase his chances of survival by enhancing his own strength. After learning of the other party's intentions, it would be a lie to say that Lin Yu wasn't moved.

Moreover, Fu Hua did deceive everyone in the dormitory.

But Lin Yu is the same in this respect.

Lin Yu, who also deceived his companions, has absolutely no right to criticize Fu Hua in this regard.

Honestly, we've only met by chance, but your hard work has made me owe you a favor... This puts me in a difficult position.

With this in mind, the two left the hotel completely.

In the room where the two had stayed, only a blood-stained sheet remained, serving as proof that they had stayed there.

Almost simultaneously, Kiana Kaslana finally arrived at a small alley near the hotel.

Bronya said so much, but in the end, Kiana asked her own heart and made a decision.

She shamelessly hugged Bronya's leg and launched a coquettish offensive against Bronya, who was even younger than her.

As for why Kiana could be so shameless—after Yuno and Mei witnessed these things, her already precarious dormitory status had plummeted to an irreparable point.

Since I've already lost face, there's no point in dwelling on other things. I might as well just give up on saving face and ask Bronya for another favor.

To put it simply—she's just curious!

Even if Bronya's words make sense, I'm just curious about what Lin Yu and the Class President did. What can I do about it?

Under these circumstances, Bronya had no choice but to make Kiana sign various unequal treaties before revealing Kiana hotel address and room number where Lin Yu and Fu Hua were staying.

As for why Bronya even knew their room numbers, no one cared about such trivial details anymore.

Under these circumstances, Kiana, who had been sprinting all the way, finally arrived at the scene in the shortest possible time.

Then, she saw Fu Hua and Lin Yu slowly walking out of the hotel entrance not far away.

At this moment, Fu Hua's face was pale and she looked a little weak because she had forcibly activated Feathered Dust.

Behind her, Lin Yu remained calm and expressionless, just as usual.

To avoid being discovered by the two, Kiana immediately found a place to hide in the alley.

Meanwhile, after Lin Yu completed his initial training, Fu Hua felt that her body could no longer hold on.

Damn it, if it weren't for...

Wasn't it because of something?

Despite being unable to recall that memory, Otto's smiling face suddenly appeared in Fu Hua's mind.

Fu Hua, for some reason, felt incredibly annoyed and wanted to punch Otto's head off.

However, she really didn't have time to be distracted at that moment.

Feeling increasingly unwell, Fu Hua had no choice but to quickly leave with Lin Yu.

Only after leaving the hotel could Fu Hua release the power of Feathered Dust, allowing Lin Yu to regain his senses and preventing him from being further driven into a desperate situation by Feathered Dust's power.

However, she still underestimated her own limits.

For various reasons, Fu Hua's use of Feathered Dust will worsen her already damaged body.

And now, she is still using Feathered Dust for extended periods of time to control a Honkai Energy warrior who has awakened a natural Stigmata.

Even if the other party subtly refrains from taking any action to resist, it doesn't mean that Fu Hua doesn't have to pay the price for using the feather.

"Um, wait a minute..."

After feeling the power Fu Hua had exerted on him dissipate, Lin Yu, who had been feeling a heavy pressure on his mind, immediately chose to 'wake up' at this moment.

Then, after the mental pressure disappeared, Lin Yu suddenly looked at a small alley not far away.

I felt like someone was watching me just now. Was it just my imagination?

Or is it...?

After glancing at the white fur near a discarded cardboard box, Lin Yu immediately understood what had happened.

[Haha, caught cheating!—Oh wait, you haven't made a vow of love with any girl yet, so even if she comes looking for you, she has no reason to condemn you!]

Looking at it this way, your choice to maintain balance by keeping things neutral is actually a pretty good one, my dear host.

Oh, so you didn't show your face when I was being hypnotized, but you rushed to the scene as soon as you saw something funny, right?

[What are you talking about? You went into a hotel with a pretty girl! And you're still showing your face at a time like this? This system is being quite clueless.]

[As an aside, this system will automatically disconnect when you engage in intimate actions with other users due to underlying logic.]

So, regarding this matter, there's good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?

Can't you just say everything?

The good news is that once this system is completely offline, you won't have to worry about it spying on you no matter what you do.

This is not only the underlying logic of this system, but also its own philosophy—while we cooperate, there must be a bottom line. At the very least, this system will not infringe upon your privacy in this regard.

Wow, you really have principles, but...

Yes, just as you imagined. The bad news is that once this system is completely offline, if someone comes knocking and threatens your safety, a very awkward situation will arise.

[Because this system is offline, its early warning capabilities are also disabled. Rewards will be delayed, even if they are given. Once you enter a combat threat state, the system cannot communicate and therefore cannot promptly deliver the rewards.]

Theoretically, the probability of this happening should be very low, but...

See, you're always so clever. Actually, just as you imagined, there have been unlucky guys who actually got ambushed in similar situations in the past.

So what about my senior?

[Why do you think this system is currently on you?]

As expected.

[Let's get back to our original topic. You got together with a beautiful young woman, she took you to a hotel, and then you got all red-faced, emotionally agitated, sweating profusely, and even bled. Now you're pale and unconscious—tell me, wouldn't it be a shame for this system to pop up at a time like this to ruin the mood?]

If possible, I hope you won't use such seemingly correct but actually ridiculously wrong statements—who are you saying is unconscious???

Upon hearing the system's notification, Lin Yu looked at Fu Hua in utter shock.

At this moment, Fu Hua, who had exhausted her power, slowly collapsed forward in front of Lin Yu and completely fainted.

Her left hand, extended to wipe the blood from her mouth, resulted in Fu Hua striking a bizarre pose.

Because she extended her left hand, and before she could retract it, Fu Hua, who was lying on the ground, could only extend her left hand forward before losing consciousness.

"Fu Hua?!"

After helping Fu Hua up from the ground, Lin Yu looked at the woman in front of him, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Kiana, who was on the other side, peeked out and happened to see this scene.

Hey, the Class President's fallen?

The senior's gaze... was filled with guilt and heartache...

What exactly happened between them?

However, Kiana still didn't dare to walk up to the two of them.

In fact, just as Bronya said, their act of spying on Lin Yu and Fu Hua's actions was already quite wrong.

If she ran out at this point, Kiana felt that Lin Yu's impression of her would only worsen if she couldn't explain herself.

Damn it, but I'm really curious!

There's really no way around it.

At this moment, Lin Yu took out his phone, searched the map, and immediately began to move towards the nearest hospital while carrying Fu Hua.

Seriously, if you're not feeling well, don't use Feathered Dust.

If you do this, won't I owe you an even greater favor?

After witnessing Lin Yu carrying Fu Hua away in a princess carry, Kiana immediately emerged from the alley.

Honestly, she was a little confused about what she was doing today.

But we're already here, and we've even got the room number...

"Um, miss."

As a white-haired girl walked towards Kiana absentmindedly, the hotel receptionist smiled and said something to her.

What are your needs?

"Um—I'd like to book a room on the second floor!"

The senior student and the Class President's room number is 233, which should be on the second floor.

Once I got to the second floor, I found their room, and since they hadn't had time to tidy up, I saw the things inside...

So what?

"Ah, the room on the second floor, right?"

After checking the computer, the hotel staff member smiled and said to Kiana.