Chapter 461: The Hundred Flowers God’s Blessing
Li Wei followed Alice back to Flying Flower City.
He had originally planned to just leave after the battle ended.
Li Wei hadn’t forgotten his current predicament.
However, Alice said she had something important to give him.
Li Wei asked her what it was, but Alice didn’t answer.
But she did tell Li Wei it was related to the Hundred Flowers God.
She said jokingly, "It’s less that I’m giving it to you, and more that the Hundred Flowers God is giving it to you."
Only then did Li Wei decide to stay. After all, wasn’t his purpose for coming to Flying Flower City to see what the Hundred Flowers God really was?
Alice didn’t keep Li Wei waiting long.
After arranging some matters, she quickly led Li Wei to a small, private room.
Only Alice and Li Wei were in the room.
Li Wei glanced around before looking at Alice and asking, "Where’s the person you mentioned?"
Alice knew who he was talking about. She smiled and said, "Don’t be anxious."
With that, she raised her hands and pressed her palms together in front of her chest. A sliver of light appeared in the dim room.
Colorful light spilled from between Alice’s hands, piquing Li Wei’s curiosity.
Alice slowly opened her hands, and a tiny figure materialized above her palms.
Li Wei’s expression turned to one of surprise. "A fairy?"
Alice said, "Yes. This is a blessing for you from the Hundred Flowers God."
The thumb-sized fairy let out a crisp laugh like the chime of a wind bell, then flew toward Li Wei. After circling him a few times and leaving behind specks of colorful light, it dove straight into his body.
Li Wei shuddered, feeling a new power emerge within him.
Text appeared before his eyes.
[Blessing of the Hundred Flowers God (Epic)]: Flower God’s Favored One, Flower Speaker, Favored by Nature.
Li Wei had obtained a new Extraordinary Trait.
An Epic Level Extraordinary Trait from the blessing of the Hundred Flowers God.
This was the power Kira had coveted.
As he delved deeper into the Blessing of the Hundred Flowers God, Li Wei gradually came to understand the powers it contained.
The Flower God’s Favored One was more powerful than the Hundred Flowers Clan. The abilities of the Hundred Flowers Clan would not work on Li Wei, and any attacks or status effects related to "flowers" would have no effect on him.
The Mind-Bending Flower that Kuris had used could even befuddle a Legendary Level Magic Beast.
But against Li Wei, who now possessed Flower God’s Favored One, it was completely useless.
Of course, Li Wei already had the Holy Dragon Body Extraordinary Trait, which granted him immunity to most status effects.
Flower God’s Favored One simply made him even stronger, icing on the cake.
The Flower Speaker branch ability of the Extraordinary Trait granted Li Wei the power to communicate with plants.
And not just flowers.
It was a simple yet unusual ability.
The ability to communicate with plants was typically possessed only by the Druids of the Elf Race.
Ordinary members of the Elf Race could not communicate with plants.
Now that Li Wei had this ability, he could be considered half a Druid.
The Favored by Nature branch ability of the Extraordinary Trait was even more powerful.
All Plant Monsters would have a greatly increased affinity for Li Wei and would not attack him on sight.
The Mushroom Men (subterranean mushroom people) that Li Wei had previously encountered in the Poison Dragon Cave were a type of Plant Monster.
If he had possessed this ability back then, the Mushroom Men would not have attacked him. They might have even voluntarily guided him to the third level of the Poison Dragon Cave, or perhaps even to the Peach Blossom Spring Realm.
Besides not being attacked on sight by Plant Monsters, Li Wei’s recovery abilities would also be enhanced whenever he was in plant-rich environments like forests, grasslands, or woodlands.
At the same time, the surrounding plants would spontaneously send warning messages to Li Wei, alerting him to approaching danger.
He was truly a child of nature.
The abilities were incredibly powerful and extremely useful.
Li Wei came back to his senses and looked at Alice, a grin of pleasant surprise on his face.
He hadn’t expected the blessing of the Hundred Flowers God to be so potent.
It was just a shame that he hadn’t been able to see the Hundred Flowers God’s true form.
Li Wei looked at Alice and asked curiously, "This might be a bit disrespectful, but could I possibly see the real Hundred Flowers God?"
He was extremely curious about it.
Upon hearing his words, Alice seemed to hear a voice in her ear. Her expression softened, and she smiled and nodded.
"Of course. The Hundred Flowers God says she wants to see you, too."
"Give me your hand," Alice said.
Li Wei extended his right hand, and Alice took it.
In an instant, Li Wei felt his consciousness leave his body and soar upward, as if about to break through the heavens.
The next moment, he felt a weightless sensation of plummeting. Just as he thought he was about to fall, his feet touched solid ground.
He looked around. It was a vast expanse of white, and he couldn’t see anything clearly.
Suddenly, the white mist dispersed, and a figure slowly floated down from mid-air to land before Li Wei.
Li Wei looked up at the figure before him, his expression one of astonishment.
The Hundred Flowers God looked exactly like Alice.
He suddenly remembered.
He had seen this form before. When Alice first started fighting Kira, she had taken on this very appearance.
Li Wei hesitated. "Alice? You... are the Hundred Flowers God?"
The Hundred Flowers God spoke, her voice as sweet and soft as a flower.
"I am, and I am not."
Li Wei looked puzzled. "What do you mean?"
The Hundred Flowers God’s expression grew distant as she explained, "A long time ago, my consciousness was still hazy and formless. I acted purely on instinct and unexpectedly became a Divine Spirit worshipped by humans. As I enjoyed their faith and sacrifices, my power grew stronger and stronger."
"Then one day, I met Alice. It was Alice who brought me out of my benighted, instinctual state and allowed me to become the one humans call the Hundred Flowers God."
"However, I’ve always felt a tremendous sense of crisis, as if a sharp sword were hanging over my head, ready to fall at any moment. I feel like a crop waiting to ripen, which could be harvested at any time. That is why I have always hidden within Alice’s body, too afraid to come out."
Li Wei was astonished. Based on the power Alice had previously displayed, even if the Hundred Flowers God wasn’t a true Divine Spirit, her strength had to be at least at the Legendary Level.
And yet, she had been hiding inside Alice’s body this whole time, too afraid to come out.
What kind of threat could possibly frighten a being with power at or above the Legendary Level like the Hundred Flowers God?
Li Wei asked, "Do you know what that threat is?"
The Hundred Flowers God shook her head. "I don’t know."
"I can only vaguely sense the threat that exists above me, but I have no idea where it comes from."
The Hundred Flowers God looked at Li Wei, her voice calm and even as she said, "Perhaps I will vanish without a trace before long. I will leave a portion of my power for Alice. When that time comes, I’ll have to ask you to explain the situation to her so she doesn’t worry about me."
Li Wei’s gaze sharpened, as if he had noticed something.
The Hundred Flowers God’s tone made him feel as though she sensed her end was near and was arranging her affairs.
Li Wei said, "Why don’t you tell Alice yourself?"
The Hundred Flowers God replied, "I don’t want to make Alice worry."