The Strongest Talent Tree

Chapter 211: Chapter 208: Leveling Spree

A few moments later, a ripple of Divine Sense came from the Listening Stone, followed by a SPLASHING sound.

Hearing the sound of water, Feng Hao’s interest was piqued. ’Don’t tell me she’s taking a bath?’

"Huh? Are the goods I ordered ready? That was fast!" Yu Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.

Feng Hao chuckled. "Our mechanical skills have improved a lot, so production efficiency has naturally increased. I’ve already entrusted your goods to the Thief God Hall. They’re estimated to arrive in three days."

"That’s wonderful," Yu Xiaoxiao said with a happy laugh, the splashing growing louder. "Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to send the payment over."

"Hey, what’s the rush? We’re old friends. It’s not like you’d stiff me, right?" Feng Hao said with a faint smile. "By the way, are you taking a bath?"

"I am. How did you know?" Yu Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.

"The splashing is so loud anyone could tell," Feng Hao said with a lecherous grin, testing the waters. "Why don’t you share your Divine Sense’s visual feed? I’ve never seen a beauty bathe before."

"Shameless! Get lost!" Yu Xiaoxiao huffed, angrily severing the Divine Sense connection.

Feng Hao gave an awkward smile. As he piloted his hovercar, he pursed his lips and muttered, "It was just a joke. Did she have to react like that?"

’This won’t do. When Yao Girl gets to Five States City, I’ll have to trick her into bathing with me,’ Feng Hao thought, his eyes glinting with wicked mischief.

Back at the general store, Yao Ying was listlessly minding the shop. It couldn’t be helped. Ever since he’d handed the Life Spirit Pills and Snow Frost Ointment over to the Treasure Pavilion, her enthusiasm had dwindled day by day. For the past two days, she’d even started showing up damn late.

Seeing Feng Hao return, Yao Ying finally showed a spark of interest. Swaying her enchanting figure, she sauntered over to him and whispered sweetly, "Boss~, how about you take me shopping on Kuangjie?"

"Shopping my ass," Feng Hao said, a strange look on his face. "What the hell’s gotten into you?"

Yao Ying shot him a wounded look and repeatedly tried to rub up against him, only for Feng Hao to dodge each time. "There’s no business anyway, and we’re both just idle. Please, just walk around with me for a little while!"

"You’re the one who’s idle, not me." Feng Hao sneered and headed upstairs. "This boss is preparing to enter seclusion for a while. As for the shop, look after it if you feel like it. If not, just close up. Consider it a vacation."

"Seclusion for what?" Yao Ying asked in astonishment.

Feng Hao retorted irritably, "You think everyone is as unambitious as you? This boss is a bona fide Mage, you know."

With that, he disappeared into his room without a backward glance and entered a frantic cultivation mode.

"You bastard! You’re the unambitious one! Your whole family is unambitious!" Yao Ying seethed, grinding her teeth.

She had planned on using this downtime to make her move on Feng Hao, but she never imagined the bastard would declare he was going into seclusion the moment she spoke.

This feeling of having no way to proceed drove Yao Ying crazy. "Seclusion, is it? Fine! This lady is done waiting on you!"

With that, she flicked her black hair and proudly left the general store...

「Half a month passed.」

Yao Ying spent that half month out on the town, but she eventually returned to the general store. She had discovered that, at some unknown point, she had grown used to life there.

Even though she had spent every day of that half-month playing around, her heart felt empty.

Back in the general store, her eyes filled with complex emotions, Yao Ying meticulously cleaned every corner of the shop. She then leaned against the counter, watching the people come and go on the street, a bright smile gracing her lips.

If anyone from the Five Provinces Academy were to see this, they would be shocked speechless. That Yao Ying, the number one flirt of the Five States, could actually wear such a gentle, radiant smile!

Inside his room upstairs, Feng Hao remained immersed in his frantic cultivation.

For half a month, he hadn’t stopped for a single moment. With the combined support of Life Spirit Pills and Magic Crystals, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. It was a shame his genetic activity was so low, or his progress would have been even faster.

It had to be said, genetic activity was truly important. No wonder the academy’s entrance exam factored it in.

A student with high genetic activity could cultivate much faster. Feng Hao, on the other hand, had a cultivation speed that was still painfully average, even with the boost from Life Spirit Pills and Magic Crystals.

Within his bleak and empty Genetic Sea of Consciousness, the Genetic Tree greedily absorbed the aura of Magic Power, its iridescent green branches slowly growing.

’Almost there, almost there. I’m about to hit level thirty-three.’

After half a month of frantic cultivation, Feng Hao could clearly feel his Genetic Tree had reached a critical point. With just one more push, he could break through to level thirty-three.

Unlike the confusion he’d felt when he first began, Feng Hao was now completely familiar with the method of cultivating with Magic Power genes.

In particular, reading *Fundamentals and Advancements of Magic-based Genetics* had given him a much more comprehensive understanding of the Genetic Tree.

To put it simply, the Genetic Tree was the deepest level of structure in all life, formed from the Cosmic Origin. In layman’s terms, the Genetic Tree was the very essence of the soul, and Magic Power was the Origin Energy that roamed the world.

By absorbing the aura of Magic Power, the Genetic Tree could grow and strengthen, thereby elevating the soul and ultimately driving the body’s evolution.

When the Genetic Tree reached its evolutionary limit at level one hundred, one would be completely reborn, transforming from a lower lifeform into a cosmic one. This applied to both humans and magical beasts alike.

So far, Feng Hao had only ever seen one cosmic lifeform: the Old City Lord of Rongcheng.

Every time he faced the Old City Lord, he could clearly feel the oppressive pressure of a higher lifeform. To be honest, the first time he’d ever been close to the Old City Lord, it had truly felt like he was in the presence of a deity.

His cultivation continued. The dense Magic Power generated by the Level 3 Magic Crystal, amplified by the Life Spirit Pill, surged like a tidal wave through his meridians. It gradually converged in his Genetic Sea of Consciousness, where it was absorbed by the roots of the Genetic Tree.

Two days later, the Genetic Tree finally transformed, and a feeling of sudden clarity washed over his entire body.

"Haaa... I finally broke through." Once his level stabilized, Feng Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

He took out the Tier Three Experience Pills he had prepared and swallowed them without a second thought.

The next moment, the surrounding Magic Power swirled toward him like a vortex. A few moments later, the Genetic Tree began to grow at a frantic pace, visible to the naked eye.

Just as he’d predicted, after consuming the five Experience Pills, he leveled up directly from thirty-three to thirty-eight.

After allocating all sixty [Gene Points], he instantly felt as if he had been completely reborn.

Gene Level: 38

Qi Blood: 69995 (2975)

Vitality: 107 (24)

Magic Power: 2036

Qi Condensation: 2

Strength: 476 (210)

Hidden Strength: 2146

Magic Damage: 266

Defense: 889 (45)

Gang Qi: 1372

Speed: 1154 (150)

Attack Speed: 376 (148)

Divine Sense: 776

Breath Concealment: 685

Divine Sense Strength: 61

Weak Point Enhancement: 107

The changes in his genetic data were just one part of it. After allocating the sixty [Gene Points], he could clearly feel the transformation of his Agility and Stealth roots.

Just like his Meridian root, once his Agility and Stealth roots reached one hundred base points, they underwent a qualitative change, sprouting a new fork from the original root.

The hundred-point evolution of the Agility root was simple: The speed penalty from equipped weight was reduced by half.

The effect of the Stealth root’s evolution, however, was much more impressive: it enhanced the hiding power of Breath Concealment. This was why Recon-type Mages and Thieves could only truly take form after reaching one hundred points in Stealth.

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