SWNOVELS
Chapter 102: Gabriel's Curiosity
--- Chapter 102 ---
A day passed after the angels' visit, and the Dragon Nest's compound became more lively than ever. Huo Yuhao was lazily lying on the tatami floor while watching the television of this world, knowing the era was still in the early stage of development.
"Father, open your mouth... Aah~!" A beautiful woman with long yet curly blonde hair fed him a sliced apple. Yes, this person was Gabriel, one of the archangels from heaven.
Since Huo Yuhao accepted heaven yesterday to be under Dragon Nest's direct control, Gabriel assigned herself as his caretaker. Even though he didn't need one, the beautiful archangel insisted firmly.
"No! Eat mine, Yuhao-sama~!" A beautiful woman with silky silver-haired hair opposed Gabriel, wanting to feed him a sliced peach. She's Grayfia Lucifuge, or what people know as the silver guardian of the underworld.
People will be jealous when seeing this scenery because not only is Huo Yuhao served by beautiful women, but they are also so well-known in the supernatural circle, and only a few individuals are lucky enough to have contact with them.
Huo Yuhao was shoved by a sliced apple and peach, smiling wryly inside because a rivalry grew between the angel and devil so fast. He shook his head and ate the cut fruits.
[Gabriel's Loyalty has increased]
[You now could awaken Gabriel's Martial Soul]
'Seriously? I only ate fruits.' Huo Yuhao was speechless.
As they kept feeding Huo Yuhao with fruits, He surfed through the channels and stopped when Kyoto was "briefly." mentioned by the tv caster.
"Kyoto's weather has been quite sunny since last week~!" The excited voice of the female caster comes from the tv. "And the chance of rain is close to zero."
"Hmm... It's weird, but the city has become livelier because the weather is nice for a family holiday. What a lucky month it is."
"What do you think, the viewer at home? Why don't you visit this beautiful city with your family~?"
Huo Yuhao supported his chin and commented, "Lucky month, huh?"
It's not hard for Huo Yuhao to discover the reason behind Kyoto's good weather because his mom probably manipulates the Qi Luck there, giving the city more prosperity. But for what?
He couldn't find out why Huo Yun'er decided to take over Kyoto because nothing was appealing there except the West Youkai Faction. And then he suddenly recalled the leader of the West Youkai Faction, a female Nine-Tailed Fox named Yasaka.
"Fox..." He muttered because Huo Yun'er often mentions her inherited legacy beast. He has Naga, the Chaotic Purgatory Dumb Dragon of the Dark Flame Universe.
Meanwhile, Huo Yun'er has Yae, the Blue Flame Deity of the Heavenly Fox Clan. And She said the Heavenly Fox places some conditions for her to inherit the deity power to the fullest.
He chewed the apple and peach in his mouth and muttered, "It has been six years, and mom still hasn't completed her legacy trial. There are always two spiritual sources in her body, merging slowly..."
"Don't tell me she wants to finish it here?"
Grayfia sat beside him and asked, "Yuhao-sama, what are you thinking about now? You seemed to be in a trance for a moment there."
Huo Yuhao smiled and replied, "I was thinking about my mother. It's been a week since I met her."
"Yuhao-sama/Father's mother??" The angel and devil women tilted their heads at the same time.
"Yep." He nodded casually. "I missed her food already."
Gabriel pondered something in her head and said, "Um, Father... Then, can I cook something to ease your longing? Just say which dishes you want."
"No, it's okay." Huo Yuhao helplessly chuckled because Gabriel had been acting like a filial daughter the whole day. She only wanted to make him happy. "Let's awaken your martial soul, Gabriel."
"Martial Soul?" Gabriel was confused.
Grayfia took her chance and explained, "Martial Soul, or what people from Huo Yuhao-sama's world called Spirit, awakened when one reaches six at Spirit Awakening Ceremony and starts their journey to become Spirit Master."
"It's quite literally the manifestation of one's innate talent."
"There are three types of Martial Soul, Tool, Beast, and Body Spirits."
"Oh~! You know a lot, Grayfia." Gabriel praised while clapping her hands.
Grayfia Lucifuge has pride as a proper maid, so she asks several people from the Dragon Nest Compound for information regarding Huo Yuhao's homeworld.
The silver-haired devil lifted her nose slightly and added, "However, You also have to awaken Spirit Power because that played a role in your cultivation."
"Mine is Level 10, and Dragon Nest Members from the Douluo Dalu's universe called it Innate Full Spirit Power, allowing me to absorb a spirit ring and reach the next stage of Spirit Master's cultivation."
Gabriel's eyes widened in awe when seeing a black handgun appear in Grayfia's left hand with a black ring of light around it. "What's this dark-colored halo?" She curiously questioned because no devil aura was coming out of it.
"Spirit Ring, it naturally comes after killing Spirit Beast. And Yuhao-sama discovered a way to use another source of Spirit ring, allowing Spirit Masters from the Dragon Nest to grow stronger without killing "Real." Spirit Beast." Grayfia calmly answered while remembering the shock she experienced when obtaining a powerful skill from her 1st Spirit ring.
Time Manipulation, that's Spirit Skill Grayfia obtained from the 99.690 years old Spirit Beast known as Temporal Black Butterfly. A rare spirit beast with potent Time Attribute and spawned in the Advalon, having a 0.5% spawn chance per year. One has to be lucky enough to hunt these spirit beasts because they could disappear into Temporal Space and hide there forever.
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao's luck is very high. And despite being a rare spirit beast, Temporal Black Butterfly's attack power was even lower than Tian Meng's. After all, manipulating time needs deep understanding, control, and creativity.
Grayfia explained the cultivation realm of Spirit Master to Gabriel, and the angel listened and nodded her head like a newborn chick, even writing everything on a white notebook that she stored in her bountiful bosom.
After several minutes, Huo Yuhao turned off the TV and watched Gabriel mumbling something. "I see... Spirit Master. Even humans could face a god with this method." She said while closing her notebook.
"Do you want to become one too, Gabriel?" Huo Yuhao asked with amusement in his tone.
Gabriel beamed immediately and returned, "Father, Can I?"
"Come here."
Huo Yuhao tapped the flat pillow he used to lay down beforehand and told Evo to awaken Gabriel's martial soul when he said so. Gabriel sat there with a hopeful look and curiously watched him.
"This will be a little painful. Endure it." He warned her, to which the angel responded with a nod.
Huo Yuhao used the Faith Energy from Demi-Primordial Human traits and soothed Gabriel's body with warmth. She flushed a little and grabbed his right hand, placing it on top of her head.
"Hehe, Father~!"
'Evo, awaken her martial soul.' Huo Yuhao tried his best to make the experience less painful, but Gabriel still felt extreme pain all over her being and forced a smile because she didn't want to show an ugly appearance to him.
One second felt like forever, and Gabriel choked for air, releasing tears because of the excessive pain.
[You have awakened Gabriel's Martial Soul] 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝗯𝐧𝗼𝘃𝐞𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝐦
[Testament]
[Name: Testament]
[Type: Martial Soul/Tool-Type]
[Grade: SSS]
[Description: Testament is a pair of pure white wing-like swords, having a power that governs over the Concept of Vow and Binding]
"Good job." Huo Yuhao wiped her tears with his hand.
"Don't cry because Gabriel is a good girl, right?"
"Mm." Gabriel nodded, feeling a new sensation growing from the depth of her soul. She noticed a pair of pure white wing-like swords glowed with pure white light.
Huo Yuhao patted the angel a few times and noticed Grayfia was staring with a dull expression. He signaled her to come to his position, so he could pat the maid's head because she was jealous.
"Oh, What do we have here?" Scathach walked into the room with a bucket of popcorn. "My student and his little servants..."
"Are you going to make this teacher of yours jealous?"
Huo Yuhao smiled weakly and replied, "Stop teasing me, Shishou."
"So, how was Ying'er?"
Scathach smirked because she had been testing Qianye Ying'er progress in the training room and was surprised to find the golden-haired lady had become stronger again.
She sat on the sofa and said, "Hmph, you're not lying when telling me she was training intensely."
"Anyway, Have you checked the data I shared through Giana?"
"What data?" Huo Yuhao frowned a little.
"This data~!" Giana appeared from Huo Yuhao's watch and manifested some holographic images of metal boxes from the airport.
Gabrial blinked a few times and muttered, "These metal boxes... Weren't they made to store Excaliburs?" contemporary romance
"I feel something annoying is going to happen." Huo Yuhao immediately used Observation Haki and saw a few images. He rubbed his forehead in annoyance and said, "Kokabiel."
"For fuck sake, He's going to attack Kuoh Academy in a few minutes."