Chapter 87 - 86: Fusion, Hardening Ability
Chapter 87: Chapter 86: Fusion, Hardening Ability
After leaving the Beast Garden, Yu Changsheng returned to his residence. He wasn’t in a hurry to form a Contract with the Cyan Flower Deer, as this wasn’t something that could be rushed.
"Golden-Winged Eagle!"
Yu Changsheng made a hand sign and summoned the Golden-Winged Eagle.
It had been cultivating diligently in the Inner Realm. After emerging, it blinked its eyes, a thoughtful look on its face.
"Come, eat this Black-striped Rhino. I’m going to help you enhance your abilities."
Yu Changsheng took out the Black-striped Rhino and pointed at it as he spoke.
Hearing this, the Golden-Winged Eagle’s beak fell open. It stared wide-eyed and cried out, "SQUAWK?"
Its expression and tone seemed to ask, ’Master, are you serious?’
It pointed at the Black-striped Rhino with its wing and cried out a few more times.
’This Demon Beast’s hide is tough and its flesh is thick. It’s huge! I can’t possibly eat all of that!’
After understanding what the Golden-Winged Eagle meant, Yu Changsheng thought it over.
’Indeed, making the Golden-Winged Eagle swallow it whole is a bit much. I guess I’ll have to slice the Black-striped Rhino into pieces.’
"I don’t have the right tool. The standard-issue Magical Artifacts for Outer Disciples can’t even cut through this hide and flesh. They’re total trash!"
Yu Changsheng tossed the kitchen knife in his hand aside. Then, remembering something, he took a Flying Saber from his Hundred Treasures Pouch.
This Flying Saber was one of a set of eight connected Magical Artifacts he had obtained from killing Chen Yuanbai. Since he had no use for them, he had left them in his Hundred Treasures Pouch.
And as a Magical Artifact at the Refining Peak, its sharpness far surpassed that of an ordinary Magic Sword!
"SLICE!"
Sure enough, as the Flying Saber swept past, the hide and flesh of the Black-striped Rhino, no longer sustained by Demon Power, was instantly sliced open.
Yu Changsheng carefully began to butcher it. As if preparing a dish for the first time, he studied the grain of the muscle before making a cut.
’The Progenitor Fusion should choose based on the part of the Demon Beast eaten. If that’s the case, the main thing is to have the Golden-Winged Eagle eat this outer hide.’
’As for the Black-striped Rhino’s regenerative ability, I should probably start with this piece of meat.’
After busying himself for half a day, Yu Changsheng finally finished carving the Black-striped Rhino into platter-sized portions.
He handed the hard, outermost layer of the hide to the Golden-Winged Eagle and said, "Here, eat up."
The Golden-Winged Eagle knew just by looking that this meat wouldn’t taste good. It looked up, saw Yu Changsheng’s serious expression, and could only open its beak and gulp down the tough meat.
"SQUAWK..."
’This meat... I can’t even bite through it!’
But in the end, the Golden-Winged Eagle finished it.
Yu Changsheng placed a hand on its head, and sure enough, a system prompt appeared.
[Progenitor Fusion]
[Success Rate: Golden-Winged Eagle + Black-striped Rhino Hide and Flesh = 95%]
[Cost: 4560 Essence]
Yu Changsheng no longer considered this amount of Essence to be significant.
With a thought, the amount was instantly deducted.
"Fuse!"
The Golden-Winged Eagle felt the flesh and blood it had swallowed transform into a strange energy that spread throughout its entire body. It was overjoyed and hastily began to absorb it.
"ROAR~"
The fusion energy erupted within its body. A pained roar escaped the Golden-Winged Eagle’s beak, and the black iron feathers on its body instantly flared out.
’They seem to have gotten glossier. And this hardness...’
Yu Changsheng watched as the Golden-Winged Eagle shed its feathers as if being completely reborn, then grew a new set that was more perfect and even harder. He couldn’t help but reach out and tap them curiously.
The metallic sound they made was harder than steel. Their gold-and-black color had become lustrous, bright enough to blind you under the sun!
[Fusion Complete]
[Result: The Golden-Winged Eagle has obtained the Hardening Ability. It can make its body momentarily indestructible. While in this state, its flight ability will be affected to a certain extent, decreasing its speed and increasing its weight.]
"It was a success!"
Just as Yu Changsheng had expected, the Golden-Winged Eagle had fused the Hardening ability from the Black-striped Rhino. With this Talent Magic, the Golden-Winged Eagle’s Defense Force could now rival the Red Refining Snake’s.
The only slight shame was that this Talent Magic came at the cost of the Golden-Winged Eagle’s flight speed.
’Nothing’s perfect. It just has to deactivate the Hardening when it needs speed.’
’The Golden-Winged Eagle will also need to master this ability, to use it as naturally as the Black-striped Rhino did. That way, it can be activated and switched quickly in battle.’
Yu Changsheng’s gaze fell upon the Golden-Winged Eagle.
At that moment, the Golden-Winged Eagle seemed to sense something was different. After a squawk, its outstretched wings suddenly changed, growing hard.
At the same time, it became much harder to flap them, but it could feel the incredible hardness of the feathers that covered them!
"SQUAWK! SQUAWK!" the Golden-Winged Eagle cried excitedly.
Right now, it was eager to test just how hard this Hardening was!
"Alright, let’s test it then," Yu Changsheng said with a smile. He made a hand sign and summoned the Red Refining Snake, which was still recuperating.
The Red Refining Snake opened its eyes and looked up at the Golden-Winged Eagle in surprise.
"HISS!"
’It’s only been a day and little bro got stronger *again*?!’
’While I was still nursing my injuries, I’ve somehow fallen behind again. Is there any justice in this world?!’
The Red Refining Snake was so angry it whipped its tail.
"THWACK!"
The Golden-Winged Eagle blocked with its wing.
The Golden-Winged Eagle, which once would have struggled to block or even been sent flying by the tail whip, now stood steady as Pan Shi, unmoving as a mountain.
And on its wing, only a faint white mark was left, which quickly faded.
The Red Refining Snake, on the other hand, was hissing in pain. It coiled up, stuck its tail in its mouth, and started panting and licking it.
’Ouch, so painful! Why did little bro get so hard?!’
’My tail can’t hurt it, and my fangs probably can’t even bite it!’
’How am I supposed to fight it from now on! I’m done for! I’m done for!’
The Red Refining Snake seemed to envision a future where, in just a few days, it would be pinned to the ground and utterly dominated by the Golden-Winged Eagle. Its face instantly turned pale.
’This was a reality it was absolutely unwilling to accept! I must train! I must train hard and get stronger!’
’This was no longer just empty talk. I swear it!’
Yu Changsheng saw the Red Refining Snake’s fighting spirit ignite and smiled at the corner of his lips.
’Looks like the pressure on the Red Refining Snake has turned into motivation. This is great. I don’t even have to personally supervise it.’
"Good. Go back and practice this ability more. I’m sure you’ll master it soon," Yu Changsheng encouraged the Golden-Winged Eagle.
The Golden-Winged Eagle was very pleased with its new ability. It nodded its head and agreed with a series of squawks.
"Mm, when you two have time in the Inner Realm, you can also discuss the Spiritual Beast Four Extremes Formation. Just knowing the positions isn’t enough; you need to work on your coordination."
Yu Changsheng said to his two tamed beasts before recalling them to the Inner Realm.
Back in the Inner Realm, a fire burned in the Red Refining Snake’s eyes. Even though it was injured, it was going to start its Cultivation. This was the first time it had ever been so fiercely competitive.
And Yu Changsheng, aware of this, revealed a faint smile.
「The next day.」
Yu Changsheng made his preparations, took some fresh Sunflower Leaves, and went to the Beast Garden to find the Cyan Flower Deer.
The Cyan Flower Deer was lying on the lawn, its eyes vacant. It seemed to be reminiscing about the Elixir it had eaten yesterday. It only reacted when Yu Changsheng drew near, turning its head and calling out.
"MEW!"
The meaning was, ’You’re here so early today!’