Chapter 26 : The Sunflower Manual for Xiao Gang

Top-floor Suite, Sokes Hotel.

Ye Feng stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing down at the brightly lit expanse of Soto City. As night gradually fell, the city's nightlife was bustling, befitting a major metropolis.

Although this era lacked advanced technologies like Soul Guidance Devices, various lights and Soul Guidance Device-like facilities still existed.

Soul Guidance Device technology was akin to the high-tech chips of his previous life.

The current Soul Guidance Device-like technology, however, resembled a crude collection of transistors.

While the technology was somewhat lacking, it was still quite advanced for this world.

Looking further into the distance, Ye Feng spotted an enormous and majestic oval-shaped structure.

The building stood at a height of 120 meters, resembling a torch that served as a beacon in the night, exceptionally dazzling.

If Ye Feng wasn't mistaken, this should be the Soto Grand Spirit Arena.

"Interesting. I'll have to check it out tomorrow," Ye Feng mused, stroking his chin.

Moreover, visiting the Grand Soul Arena would allow him to offload a large number of useless Lexical Traits he had accumulated.

Many of the good Lexical Traits were already equipped on himself, leaving only those with negative effects or minimal boosts.

The minimal boosts were practically useless to Ye Feng, so he might as well give them away to earn more lottery draws.

As for the negative-effect Lexical Traits, he would naturally find "fortunate" recipients for those.

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The next day, at noon.

Ye Feng slowly stepped out of his carriage and entered the Soto Grand Spirit Arena.

Upon entering the main hall, he was greeted by a massive stone tablet densely inscribed with numbers. These were the unfortunate souls who had perished in the Soul Battle Arena, displayed prominently as a warning to newcomers not to overestimate themselves.

Of course, those who overestimated themselves were in the minority; most people came here to make money.

After registering at the sign-up desk by simply providing his level and Martial Soul information, Ye Feng successfully completed his registration.

A few Soul Masters passing by noticed Ye Feng entering the arena alone, especially given his youthful appearance, and immediately began whispering among themselves.

"Tsk tsk, another pretty boy. I wonder which family's young master he is…"

"Last month, there was a clueless pretty boy who ended up being carried out."

"Haha, these types are just punching bags. But this kid looks so young, probably only around level 11 or 12. I'm not even interested in beating him up…"

The burly men muttered among themselves, not outright mocking him but certainly not speaking kindly either.

Ye Feng kept his head down, silently distributing Lexical Traits…

[Same-Sex Attraction (Green): You are handsome and charming, attracting members of the same sex by 20%.]

[Arrogance (Green): You possess an extraordinary level of self-confidence. Strength +10, Intelligence -10.]

[Ironhead (Green): You are stubborn and refuse to yield, even in the face of death. Willpower +10, Intelligence -30.]

[Don't Mock the Elderly Poor (White): All attributes increase by 2% after the age of 120.]

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After handing out over a dozen useless Lexical Traits in one go, Ye Feng finally turned and entered the preparation area.

Although this kind of deceitful behavior was unethical.

Fortunately, Ye Feng wasn't a good person and had no conscience, so he naturally wouldn't feel any self-reproach.

After all, Soul Masters had high stress tolerance. Each Soul Master could handle seven or eight trash Lexical Traits without issue, at most it would just lower their quality of life a bit.

After sending out over a dozen Lexical Traits, Ye Feng had obtained 21 lottery draws in total, which was quite a good harvest. Tonight, he could enjoy himself to the fullest.

The Combat Arena was divided into the Game Zone and the Life-and-Death Zone. Ye Feng wasn't a bloodthirsty person, nor did he have any life-or-death grudges with anyone, so he naturally chose to play in the Game Zone.

However, just as Ye Feng entered the preparation area, he unexpectedly saw a few familiar figures—it was Shrek! But this time, the leader wasn't Zhao Wuji, but a seemingly ordinary middle-aged man.

Although it was Ye Feng's first time seeing this middle-aged man, he recognized him at a glance—it was Yu Xiaogang.

Since it was their first meeting, a gift was in order.

Without hesitation, Ye Feng sent out the purple Lexical Trait he had been treasuring for a long time.

[Sunflower Manual (Purple): After cultivation, it can enhance one's aptitude, but one will also lose some unimportant things... (Yu Xiaogang)]

Although this was a Lexical Trait, it belonged to the cultivation technique category. Even though Ye Feng had never equipped it, he could guess its general use.

In the future, if needed, he could draw a few practical cultivation technique Lexical Traits.

Techniques like Tang San's Profound Heaven Skill, Mystic Jade Hand, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track were things that could be considered a dimensional downgrade in this trash world.

Although Ye Feng had strong Talent, that was something for the late game. If he could draw a powerful cultivation technique to bridge the early game, it would be very comfortable.

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Just as Ye Feng sent out the Lexical Trait, Yu Xiaogang's body suddenly froze.

For some reason, a lot of inexplicable content flooded his mind, eventually forming a cultivation technique—the Sunflower Manual.

"What is this... Could it be my Martial Soul's hidden Talent? The Sunflower Manual... After cultivation, it can actually enhance one's aptitude. Could it allow me to break through to level 30..."

Yu Xiaogang stood there in a daze, his mind racing with thoughts.

It seemed he had stumbled upon an extraordinary opportunity.

Although cultivating this thing would cause him to lose something, if it truly allowed him to break through to level 30, he could accept paying some price.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Seeing Yu Xiaogang suddenly stop, Tang San quickly asked with concern.

"It's... it's nothing. Let's hurry in. Every battle requires your full effort. Each fight will pit you against different opponents, which can greatly enhance your ability to adapt on the spot and your combat experience. I will watch every battle and provide a post-battle summary for you," Yu Xiaogang suppressed the excitement in his heart and spoke calmly.

"Master, we will do our best!"

Tang San said with determination, then led everyone into the Combat Arena.

This time, all seven of them had come together to participate in a seven-person team battle, and Oscar was among them.

Thanks to the efforts of Master and Flender, although Oscar hadn't completely kicked his bad habits, he no longer acted out in public. Moreover, he always washed his hands before each battle, which finally allowed Tang San and the others to accept him and reluctantly eat his Great Sausages.

Of course, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, the three girls, still had psychological shadows and absolutely refused to eat it.

Yu Xiaogang also had no solution to this, as what Oscar had done was indeed too disgusting. If Oscar didn't wash his hands before making the sausages, even he would find it revolting…

As the group entered the combat waiting area, they coincidentally ran into Ye Feng.

"Ye Feng? What are you doing here!"

Xiao Wu, who was the most familiar with Ye Feng, immediately approached him upon seeing him appear here, her face filled with surprise.

After all, Xiao Wu was the only one who knew Ye Feng's true identity. Logically speaking, it was almost impossible for him to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, yet here he was.

"Could it be that Ye Feng has had a change of heart and is willing to join Shrek, which is why he came here to find me?"

This was the thought in Xiao Wu's mind at that moment.

"I came to Soto City for some business and found this place interesting, so I decided to come and take a look. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence," Ye Feng replied with a faint smile.

Although he knew that Shrek would come here every day to fight a few battles, Ye Feng didn't know exactly when they would arrive. Running into this group was truly a coincidence.

"Ah, I see…"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu felt somewhat disappointed.

Just as she was about to invite Ye Feng to join their team, Tang San quickly walked over.

(End of Chapter)