Harvest

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host Xiao Tianyang, you have obtained the artifact Blazing Flame Earring!"

"Congratulations, host Xiao Tianyang, you have obtained the martial art Lingbo Weibu!"

"Congratulations, host Xiao Tianyang, you have obtained the artifact Space Pendant!"

Xiao Tianyang sat in the teaching building's pavilion with a speechless expression. Out of eight draws, only these three items were remotely worthwhile. The rest were entertainment devices like phones, handheld computers, game consoles, and comics.

Though they were all improved versions that would never run out of power, what use were they to him?

If Xiao Tianyang intended to stay in Sacred Soul Village, they could at least help pass the time.

But he was setting out on the path to becoming stronger, so why was he being given these things?

Wasn't this tempting him to slack off?

"Forget it. These miscellaneous items would be hard to deal with anyway, so I'll give them all to Bubu. The Space Pendant is basically like a Nether Sea Ring too. Its storage space isn't large, but at least it can keep all this stuff safe."

With that thought, Xiao Tianyang tossed the miscellaneous items into the Nether Sea Ring and slipped the Space Pendant into his pocket.

Only then did he look at the other item lying beside him.

It was an earring no larger than a fingernail, orange-yellow all over and patterned with red flames.

Artifact: Blazing Flame Earring

Effect: Increases fire-element techniques by 20% [Modified; suitable for any method]

Its attributes were simple and straightforward, without anything complicated.

However, it was tremendously helpful to Xiao Tianyang, who possessed Merged Exotic Fire.

After putting the earring on his right ear, Xiao Tianyang instantly felt the Exotic Fire within him become twenty percent stronger than before!

"A clear improvement. If I pair it with my First Soul Skill, it'll definitely blind my enemies!"

"As for Lingbo Weibu, I'll need to practice it a little. There's no rushing that."

Xiao Tianyang clenched his fist, deeply satisfied with everything.

Lingbo Weibu was like the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, while both differed from the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Although all three had been implanted into Xiao Tianyang's mind through knowledge infusion, the first two required practice and sufficient Soul Power reserves before they could be used.

The latter was different. It was an internal cultivation technique, and with the system's help, it could circulate on its own without Xiao Tianyang having to worry about it at all.

"Let's set a small goal first: master Lingbo Weibu and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, finish learning all the knowledge about Soul Beasts, then head to the Soul Hunting Forest for real combat!"

Xiao Tianyang settled his future plans in a simple, rough fashion, then got up and headed toward the teaching building.

Perhaps because he was mistaken for being late, Xiao Tianyang was inevitably scolded when he arrived at the classroom.

Tang San looked somewhat sympathetic, while Xiao Wu was practically on the verge of laughing out loud.

Fortunately, the teacher did not make things difficult for him. They were all children, after all, and making the occasional mistake was normal.

The final class of the afternoon left Xiao Tianyang dizzy and exhausted as he walked out of the teaching building.

Holding his textbooks, Xiao Tianyang rubbed his temples and said, "This knowledge is really a headache. Just the slightest difference separates a hundred-year Soul Beast from a thousand-year one... sigh."

Xiao Tianyang had originally thought that, with his "wisdom," he would easily master all that Soul Beast knowledge, but reality proved otherwise.

He felt as though he had returned to his university days, except the class he was taking was the dullest kind of image identification—something that relied entirely on rote memorization.

Although Xiao Tianyang believed he had not missed anything, cramming so much information into his head made his brain ache. During class, he had nearly wanted to just drop his head onto the desk and sleep.

"Brother Tianyang, are you okay?"

Tang San walked behind him and could not help asking with concern.

"It's just my first day of classes, so I'm not used to it yet."

Xiao Tianyang lowered his hand. "Little San, your first day should have been about the same, right?"

"That knowledge is easy. You just have to remember it."

Tang San answered honestly, "The truly difficult part is what Master teaches."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Xiao Tianyang did not understand at first, but then he reacted and suddenly realized. "So Master likes giving private lessons too."

Tang San had just opened his mouth when Xiao Wu interrupted from the side. "Enough, you two. Your heads already hurt during class. Do you still have to keep talking about it after class?"

She then turned to Xiao Tianyang. "Brother Tianyang, where are we eating tonight?"

Xiao Tianyang smiled mysteriously. "I'm cooking."

"No way? I've been looking forward to this all day."

Xiao Wu said dejectedly.

"Heh heh, when the time comes, I'll make you pay for those words."

Xiao Tianyang sounded somewhat displeased.

Compared to his strength, Xiao Tianyang was indeed nothing much on Douluo Continent. But when it came to cooking, if he ranked second, no one would dare claim first!

This time, Xiao Tianyang had learned his lesson and rented a small loft with three floors, the topmost of which even had a terrace.

Before leaving, Xiao Tianyang moved all the furniture to the second floor and locked it up, mainly to prevent Bubu from wrecking anything.

To be safe, Xiao Tianyang also dragged the house-guarding slippers to the entrance of the second floor, so nothing unexpected had happened when he returned.

Xiao Tianyang returned home first. On the way, he had Tang San take the money and bring Xiao Wu to buy some fresh ingredients, while he came back early to prepare.

"Even the simplest dishes can have a unique flavor. Watch me pick out a delicious sauce you've never tasted before and make you two little brats unable to stop eating!"

Xiao Tianyang put on his battle gear, rolled up his sleeves, took out cooking utensils and a large amount of seasonings from the Nether Sea Ring, and got to work.

Although the ingredients in the two worlds differed, once he tasted them, they were basically more or less the same. Only their names and growing environments were different.

Not only that, he also planned to bring over a specialty from another world.

"Sugar, carbonated water, phosphoric acid, caramel... everything's ready."

The corners of Xiao Tianyang's lips rose involuntarily. "I believe there's absolutely no problem in this world that can't be solved with a barbecue meal and cola. If there is, then two meals!"

At six thirty, Tang San and Xiao Wu returned to Xiao Tianyang's residence carrying large bags of ingredients. Exhausted and panting, Xiao Wu flopped directly onto the sofa and complained, "Brother Tianyang, didn't you say you were treating us to a meal? Why does it feel like we've been the ones doing all the work for most of the day?"

This was also the only piece of furniture Xiao Tianyang had moved downstairs earlier.

Tang San placed the ingredients on the counter. Seeing Xiao Tianyang mysteriously mixing something together, he could not help asking, "Brother Tianyang, do you need help?"

"No need. You two go play with Bubu for a while. I'll call you when it's ready."

Xiao Tianyang did not turn around and continued with his work.

"Bubu?"

Tang San glanced at the second floor where they lived, then looked around nearby. Frowning, he said, "It doesn't seem to be here."

"Then it definitely ran off to fool around. It's fine. It'll come back when it's time to eat."

Xiao Tianyang answered casually again.

Tang San nodded and stopped bothering Xiao Tianyang, heading toward the door.

But before he could leave, Xiao Wu poked her head out. "Just when are we going to get to eat...?"

When Xiao Wu saw the scene in the kitchen, her expression gradually froze, her eyes filled with shock.