Watching the three Valkyrie fighting Amphisbaena with all their might, Takatsuki's heart was in his throat. He switched his character card in the system to Koby, using his Observation Haki in conjunction with his aura perception to simultaneously monitor the situation on the battlefield.
After some thought, still feeling a bit uneasy, he took out a beautifully crafted longbow from his system backpack. Ever since he obtained the Kings Treasure, Takatsuki had put most of his items, including the Holy Falna Potion, into this almost infinite storage space. However, truly important items he still kept in his system backpack, such as a series of S-rank items, and Sirin's Memory Discs.
The item he took out this time was an S-rank item he had recently drawn a few days ago, a bow weapon.
It just so happened to meet his needs. He found that ever since he chose luck as his development ability, his gacha luck seemed to have improved a little.
For example, he originally had no intention of drawing cards, but after seeing that he had hastily done ten consecutive draws when he was mentally exhausted last time and pulled the Kings Treasure in seventy draws, he didn't bother with it anymore.
After the war game ended, he was hesitating whether to save crystals to upgrade skills or draw cards when he found that the item pool had already accumulated thirty draws.
Takatsuki, who had a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, unhesitatingly threw in another three hundred crystals to draw a golden item and clear the pity counter.
This time, getting a golden item in ninety draws also convinced him that the luck development ability indeed had a significant impact.
The appearance of this bow also replaced the ordinary longbow Takatsuki used before. The longbow he originally used was just an A-rank weapon from Elden Ring called the Greatbow, which had an effect called "Piercing Shot" that could increase the rotation speed and penetration power of the arrows fired. It was precisely for this reason, combined with the Broken Phantasm that Takatsuki developed with magic, that he was able to blast open the city walls during the siege battle.
And although this S-rank weapon was not as large as the Greatbow, it was much stronger than it.
[Sky's Legacy]
[Effect One: Automatically generates energy arrows when the bowstring is drawn without an arrow nocked]
[Effect Two: Can imbue attacks with Light/Dark/Fire/Ice attributes according to the wielder's will]
[Effect Three: Increases firing speed when using other arrows]
[Description: No end, where is the cliff's return? Leaning alone against the long sky, sighing a mournful song, a handful of pure earth covers the elegance.]
The appearance of this weapon greatly reduced Takatsuki's workload. Originally, he planned to project a large number of magic swords as consumables to add special attribute attacks to Broken Phantasm, but with this bow, it was no longer necessary. However, he still borrowed various elemental magic swords from Bell's companion Welf to observe and understand their characteristics.
"Your mind is in disarray."
Just as Takatsuki drew Sky's Legacy and nocked a rapier, aiming, Fu Hua suddenly spoke from the side.
"Uh..." Fu Hua's sudden remark surprised Takatsuki a little: "Why do you say that?"
"Isn't it you who wants to train them? But you're also worried about them getting injured. You should know that you can't protect them forever."
Fu Hua glanced at the golden light screens that had already opened behind Takatsuki and the half-extended blades within them, then looked at the bow in Takatsuki's hand.
Looking at the somewhat excessive preparations around him, which indeed seemed as Fu Hua said, and then at the three people still entangled with Amphisbaena in the arena, Takatsuki sighed: "I am indeed a little worried."
"Does Haki have other uses?"
"???"
Takatsuki didn't know why Fu Hua suddenly changed the subject; the topic jump was a bit too big.
"After practicing Haki for a while, I found that my hearing has greatly improved, and I also seem to be able to sense other people's emotions. I originally thought it was just because Haki strengthened my body and the power of Fenghuang Down, but in this world, to save Honkai Energy, I have sealed Fenghuang Down, and as my strength recovers, this strange ability is getting stronger and stronger."
Fu Hua didn't continue, but Takatsuki knew what she meant, so he awkwardly said: "That is Haki called Observation Haki. You already know its effect. It is said that when mastered to the highest level, one can hear the voices of all things, and even foresee the future."
Fu Hua nodded: "If your Taixuan Sword Heart enters the realm of Still Water, I wouldn't be able to sense your emotions either."
As expected of Fu Hua, she was still criticizing Takatsuki's cultivation progress at this moment.
However, it wasn't that he wasn't working hard; it was just that men's talent for cultivating Edge of Taixuan was lacking. Takatsuki still remembered that Taixuan Sword Heart seemed to have a setting that men could only cultivate up to Dustless, which was the second realm.
"Your emotions are very strange. Do you feel that your cultivation is useless?"
Oh my, Teacher Fu Hua, you're cheating, aren't you?
Takatsuki pursed his lips, but seeing Fu Hua's sharp eyes staring at him, he no longer hid it and said: "As far as I know, if men cultivate Taixuan Sword Heart, they can at most reach Dustless, right?"
Takatsuki originally wanted to mention Ma Feima, but he didn't want to bring up those seven rebellious disciples, after all, they were the ones who hurt Fu Hua the most.
Her slightly furrowed brows relaxed a little, and Fu Hua seemed to understand something.
"So that's it. I was originally worried that you would slack off in your cultivation and didn't mention this, but it seems it was my oversight. Takatsuki, you know more than I thought."
"Indeed, the original Taixuan Sword Heart was like that. After all, men's Honkai Energy adaptability is much worse than women's, and their development was limited by their physique. But that was because of Honkai Energy, not because of Taixuan Sword Heart."
"After my improvements, this restriction no longer exists."
Takatsuki: "'No longer exists' means..."
Fu Hua nodded, looking at Takatsuki with a slightly disappointed gaze: "If you can't progress further, it's simply because of your personal reasons."
"Ah… so that's how it is."
Fu Hua wouldn't lie in a place like this, Takatsuki was a bit stunned. Is this really because of me?
"Your emotions are very restless. Although I can't feel too much, I can sense your confusion. If you don't mind, you can tell me."
Takatsuki looked at Fu Hua, whose expression was sincere, thought for a moment, and then shook his head. His little secret thoughts, if spoken, would only make others laugh.
However, Fu Hua's words did enlighten Takatsuki a bit. He had always thought he had a clear direction, but in others' eyes, was he confused? Well, it's true… he was quite confused. To say defeating Honkai, that wasn't something he was determined to accomplish.
"Is the person who mended the broken mirror still there? The willows at Zhangtai are all broken!"
Fu Hua suddenly raised her hand and quickly chanted towards Amphisbaena's position. Takatsuki only reacted after she finished chanting, turning his head to look.
Kiana had been sent flying into the mountain wall at some point, embedded in the wall. Fortunately, she wasn't injured due to the Impact Steel on her body and the armor made from deep-layer materials.
Just as the fire-breathing dragon head was about to spit flames to finish off Kiana, Fu Hua interrupted it with magic. The flames that were about to erupt surged back into its mouth, and then, as before, a violent explosion occurred.
"Thanks, Class Monitor!"
After waving to Kiana, who was thanking her, Fu Hua turned around.
"Don't worry, I have Taixuan Sword Heart and Observation Haki. Even while talking to you, I can always pay attention to the battlefield."
If Fu Hua hadn't said this with no change in expression or voice, Takatsuki would have thought she was definitely showing off.