In Han Zhan's perception.

The Fu Xi Zither has become stronger, and not just by a little!

First, the "Array-Breaking Melody," the zither sound Qi Blade in the current battle, has begun to lose its power, often unable to break through defenses. After merging with Phoenix Perch Wood, the zither sound Qi Blade has been unimaginably strengthened.

Completely absorbing the Phoenix Blood of the Phoenix Perch Wood, under its enhancement, every attack of the zither sound array-breaking will be accompanied by the phoenix's cry and the flames that can incinerate all.

Now it's no longer suitable to describe it as a zither sound Qi Blade, and Han Zhan has given it a brand new name: Phoenix Breaking Slash!

The "Dragon Soaring Technique," which originally could only enhance body strength tenfold, has also been boosted to fiftyfold due to the Phoenix Blood, meaning that with the Urgent Lock fully opened and the Dragon Soaring Technique's enhancement, Han Zhan can barely count himself among the Tier Eight powerhouses.

This process cannot be maintained for long; under the double enhancement, Han Zhan's body strength has exceeded the human limit he can endure.

If he doesn't want to end up like his teacher Li Shutong, falling due to bearing power beyond divine, he must control the duration of this state.

The "Clear Heart Powder," with the inherited resurrection talent of the Phoenix Blood, has its recovery power terrifyingly enhanced, almost comparable to a weakened version of the Shennong Cauldron. And the most terrifying thing is, the effect of Clear Heart Powder is group-wide!

The "Spring Field Fire," due to its Fire Element, has a higher compatibility with the Phoenix Perch Wood and has increased in power tenfold.

The "Joyful Wind" and "Six Ding Thunder" are slightly weaker, but each has seen at least a fivefold increase in power.

The "Ancient Resentful Sunset Array" is what delights Han Zhan the most; it not only raised the limit of the battle spirits he could accommodate but also reduced the spiritual power consumption needed to summon battle spirits. The most surprising thing is that within the Ancient Resentful Sunset Array, a new battle spirit was included.

—Tier Eight Peak, Mutated Phoenix Perch Wood (Tree-man form)!

Thus, in the situation where he temporarily cannot summon the Celestial Snake Battle Spirit, Han Zhan gained another trump card.

The battle with the Phoenix Perch Wood was extremely risky and the price paid was not small, but the gains were equally substantial.

This wave of enhancements made Han Zhan more confident about the upcoming battles.

The sound of urgent footsteps came from a distance.

Judging from the noise of the footsteps, the owner of these footsteps has a heavier upper body, causing some instability in balance.

Han Zhan was subconsciously assessing, suddenly feeling his head being hugged, deeply immersed in something.

He quickly awoke from the state of understanding the transformation of the Fu Xi Zither and struggled a few times before managing to extricate himself.

"Brother Zhan... Are you okay?" Feng Ya asked worriedly, seeing an unusual redness creep over Han Zhan's face.

"I was fine, but now I have a bit of an urgent matter."

Han Zhan glanced at Feng Ya standing opposite him, hastily bent his body, and rushed towards a small grove nearby.

Leaving behind Feng Ya, who was still clueless about what had happened, watching Han Zhan disappear into the grove in confusion.

...

Outside world, North County, drill ground.

Xia Youwei and Lin Jingxuan started a new day of practice again.

Recently, under Lin Jingxuan's guidance, Xia Youwei's Commanding Skill could be described as making rapid progress.

Originally only able to hold out for five minutes under Lin Jingxuan's hands, now she could last for fifteen minutes, albeit under tenfold manpower disparity.

"Xia Youwei, you are daydreaming again."

"Ah Zhan made such a big commotion at Can Shang Company, and it's been so long; why hasn't he returned yet? Could it be that he encountered some accident?"

"Old Ba is over there watching, there won't be any problems."

"Nowadays, Can Shang Company can barely cope on its own; the successful resurrection of their ancestor, the first-generation genius Shang Jianyue, has internally divided Can Shang Company into two major factions, with disputes almost leading to direct confrontation. Our junior brother's move of driving wolves to devour tigers is indeed brilliant."

Lin Jingxuan said, casually launching consecutive attacks, already forcing Xia Youwei into a desperate situation with effortless ease.

"You lost."

"No, it's not completely lost yet!" Xia Youwei gritted her teeth, trying symbolically to persist a bit longer.

Originally, she was using the Fu Xi Zither's "Clear Heart Powder" to heal her battle spirits, who were barely hanging on.

Suddenly, as if revitalized, one by one, they inexplicably became vigorous and energetic again.

That wasn't all, Xia Youwei almost instinctively applied a group Dragon Soaring Technique buff on all the battle spirits after finishing the "Clear Heart Powder," a silky little combo.

And then...

This group of overwhelmingly explosive battle spirits directly shattered Lin Jingxuan's previously unstoppable battle group...

Lin Jingxuan and Xia Youwei stared in shock at the scene before them.

As if realizing something, they exchanged a glance and simultaneously exclaimed, "Ah Zhan (Han Zhan)!"

The changes in the Fu Xi Zither proved Han Zhan was fine, allowing Xia Youwei to completely relax.

At this moment, a seven or eight-year-old girl walked in from outside the drill ground, happily running up to Xia Youwei, and mysteriously pulling something from behind:

"Sister Xia, here's a gift from me, as the weather is getting cold, I specially bought you a hat!"

The little girl was the family member of a Combat Spirit Contract Master under Lin Jingxuan, having always been on good terms with these children due to her frequent visits to the drill ground.

Xia Youwei happily received the gift and thanked her.

When she opened the gift box, a green winter warm hat appeared in her hands.

The smile on Xia Youwei's face slightly froze.

...

Bodhi Treasure Tree, Qinse World.

After coming out of the grove, Han Zhan felt much more relaxed.

Maintaining his saintly composure, he returned to Fengbai Village with Feng Ya.

During this, no matter how Feng Ya teased, Han Zhan maintained a faint smile, as chaste and ascetic as a saint.

This left Feng Ya with a feeling of having nowhere to start.

Watching Han Zhan's back as he entered Fengbai Village ahead, Feng Ya clenched her little fists; she wouldn't give up easily!

Moreover, she had the support of village chief Feng Pingcheng!

That night, bonfires were lit once again inside Fengbai Village, with people from both villages celebrating Han Zhan's triumphant return together, everyone ate to their heart's content and went back.

When Han Zhan returned to his room, it was already late into the night.

After intense fighting for a long time, even his spiritual power was somewhat exhausted, and he immediately fell asleep upon entering the room.

Not knowing how long he slept, Han Zhan suddenly felt a heavy weight pressing on him, waking him abruptly from his slumber.

"Who!"

Han Zhan sat up suddenly, nearly knocking the person on him off.

Feng Ya let out a small scream.

"I... I'm here to confess!" she explained in a tiny voice.

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