Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1212 - 1213: Group Photo

"You’re still... as unsociable as ever."

After much effort assembling everyone, Chen Xin had Bai You lead the group, while she walked over to Feng Yuan’s side and said helplessly. Feng Yuan had always been a loner in school, never too close to others during group activities. And now, during their final group event, it was still the same.

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan chuckled sheepishly and said,

"I don’t know how to interact with them... As you know, I really only have a few close friends."

Staring at Feng Yuan for a long time, Chen Xin sighed,

"Sometimes I really envy you, doing whatever you want without any worries..."

Chuckling and looking at Chen Xin, Feng Yuan didn’t try to console her, because to be like him, one needed strong backing power. Even then, hadn’t he also...

Casually wrapping his arm around Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan gently stroked its feathers as he looked at Chen Xin, who understood his meaning and laughed softly,

"Indeed, they are our most important friends~"

Yue Bai nuzzled Chen Xin with its head, happily croaking, while Xiao Ji tilted its head in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly hugged it. But it seemed like it didn’t have to walk anymore~

Seeing Feng Yuan and Chen Xin talking as they walked, Qi Chen muttered to himself curiously,

"I wonder if those two could ever make it work?"

"Probably not, although I don’t know why, he’s always worried about something."

Shaking her head, Dou Yanlan said softly, wrapping her hand around Qi Chen’s. Could she and Qi Chen make it to the end? She didn’t know either. And there were quite a few classmates like Dou Yanlan and Qi Chen, after all, there were many with mutual feelings. It was their last chance, whether they got into the same school or not, some people took this last opportunity to make a move.

"Kong Qing~ come here quick~"

Holding a paper umbrella, Feng Yuan called out to Kong Qing, who was sheltering from the rain under an eave with Pomiti. Many classmates took this chance to take souvenir photos with their friends and Spirit Beasts. The light rain had been summoned by Agunas at Feng Yuan’s request to the local defense team.

No choice really, Feng Yuan could have let Agunas do it without permission. Even if Agunas only recreated the Ultimate Move of rain through the Power of Time, the rain mixed with Agunas’ power was not something that the defense team’s Spirit Beasts could easily dispel. However, doing so was prone to trouble since it’s generally illegal to use Spirit Beast Ultimate Skills to alter the weather in residential areas, a law that applies to both the Dynasty Era and the modern day.

Summoning rain or fog was more or less alright, while inconvenient, it wouldn’t result in any particularly severe effects. However, weather phenomena like scorching suns or downpours could easily trigger serious natural disasters. Even rain or fog could attract other troubles, hence even for natural climatic changes, unless severe natural disasters, interference with Spirit Beast Ultimate Skills was prohibited.

Not to mention summoning rain merely for photography purposes. If that were allowed, many scenic spots would likely be submerged in never-ending drizzle year-round.

Everyone was still very envious of Feng Yuan’s ability to easily obtain permission to change the weather on a small scale. It seemed like Feng Yuan got permission upon request, but it’s not so easy for others.

After all, there were conditions. If standards were set too low, it would be no different than having no restrictions at all.

Xiao Ji turned into the Eggshell Chicken form and lay on Feng Yuan’s head, enjoying the fun of being photographed. The eagle form had been photographed plenty, but it was still not satisfied. However, maintaining the eagle form meant that Kong Qing and others couldn’t take a group photo with Feng Yuan. The umbrella wasn’t big enough to fit too many Spirit Beasts.

Kong Qing held up a Spatial Barrier to block the drizzling rain, swimming over to Feng Yuan with Pomiti. Looking around, Kong Qing wrapped itself around Feng Yuan, eventually resting its head on his shoulder, while Xiao Ji lay on Feng Yuan’s head, gazing towards the camera with a triumphant smile.

Veronia looked at Agunas holding the camera, taking pictures for Feng Yuan, and asked curiously,

"Aren’t you going to take a photo with him?"

"He will definitely ask us to join him later. Having too many photos is just a hassle."

Swishing its tail, Agunas said calmly, while Veronia looked at Agunas with surprise and said,

"You actually... think this way too?"

As expected, after the solo photo session, Feng Yuan beckoned Agunas and the others to join for a group photo. Gently patting Xiao Ji on the head, Feng Yuan said,

"You should change back to your true form. It’s not really nice to take photos like this."

Glancing at the oil-paper umbrella above its head, Xiao Ji’s feathers shivered slightly, but it quickly jumped off Feng Yuan’s head. After all, it wasn’t as averse to water as it used to be, and enduring it just for the photo session wasn’t unbearable. Plus, considering the size of Big Cat and the others, if Xiao Ji remained in its Eggshell Chicken form, it would be at a disadvantage.

With this in mind, Xiao Ji glanced at the anxious Little Ice Cream. It wasn’t afraid of water, but given its size, it would take up much less space in the group photo.

Before Agunas could ask if they should temporarily stop the rain, a howl sounded, and two vine plants rose from either side of Feng Yuan and intertwined behind him into a simple vine decoration. The vine didn’t obscure the buildings in the background at all, with green leaves spread above them. Feng Yuan said with a proud smile,

"See? Now we can take a photo in the rain, right?"

"Don’t you think those vines are in the way?"

Rolling its eyes, Agunas said speechlessly. No matter what, the vines would always clash with the buildings in the background, which was unavoidable. Scratching his head and pausing for a moment, Feng Yuan then saw the White Wolf Deity appear, stomp its paw lightly, and the vines turned to ash and disappeared. A white light briefly shone on Xiao Ji and the others and then faded, preventing the raindrops from touching them.

An invisible light-film completely blocked and absorbed the rain. Glancing at Agunas, Feng Yuan said proudly,

"Isn’t this much better? Qi Chen, take a photo for me~"

Seeing Feng Yuan’s smug look, Qi Chen approached with a bit of amusement and took the camera from Agunas. This guy really brought everything with him. Looking at the other students, most of them were using their phones to take photos. It wasn’t that they didn’t have cameras, but cameras needed careful handling and were bulkier, not so easy to carry around. Not everyone was like Feng Yuan with a bunch of Spirit Beasts containing their own spatial dimensions.

Just rely on a Spatial Backpack? It would be nearly full with just everyday items, unless you bring an extra travel bag. But they were only out to play for a few days, so there was no need to bring that stuff with them.

As Qi Chen was thinking this, Feng Yuan was already in position. Seeing the White Wolf Deity behind him, Qi Chen was not surprised at all. The White Wolf Deity had a good relationship with Feng Yuan, and hadn’t they just seen him yesterday? But wasn’t the deity supposed to be busy dealing with the Ancient Ruins? Why was he here?

"Hey~ Qi Chen, come over~ Dou Yanlan too, let’s all get together~"

After Qi Chen took the photo for Feng Yuan, Feng Yuan signaled to him and Dou Yanlan to come over. Puzzled, Qi Chen walked forward and handed the camera to Feng Yuan, curious about who he planned to ask to take the picture. Only when he saw the camera floating away did he react; this guy has spiritual power not weaker than that of Big Cat, completely capable of using his spiritual power to take the photo himself!

"You..."

Speechlessly looking at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen didn’t know what to say. If Feng Yuan could take the photo himself, why did he ask him for help...

With an astonished look, Chen Xin admired the White Wolf Deity standing behind Feng Yuan, imposing and focused on the distance, paying no heed to anyone. She couldn’t guess what he was thinking about.

Maybe the distance between her and him was truly vast... Chen Xin thought to herself. Even if Feng Yuan wasn’t very strong, with so many Divine Beasts following him, others wouldn’t dare to underestimate him. And himself... not to mention, his strength was anything but weak.

Despite thinking this, Chen Xin moved closer to Feng Yuan, knowing that it wasn’t possible, perhaps as a farewell to the past. After entering the academy, it was time to strive for the bet they had made.