Chapter 625 - 389: Ready for the Ruins

Chapter 625: Chapter 389: Ready for the Ruins

"COO!"

After its evolution, the Little Fatty Silkworm’s once-bronze eyes had turned the same blood-jade color as the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm’s true form.

A pair of fine, downy feathers above its eyes grew in a sharp V, making it look incredibly spirited.

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Race: Bloodthirsty Dark Owl

Gender: Male

Talent: C

Level: Awakening I (25/2000)

Talent: Dark Seal, Frenzy Form, Supreme of Flesh and Blood (Weakened)

Acquired Soul Techniques: Feathered Arrow Rain I (1/1000), Aerial Entanglement Techniques (1/1000), ...

Domain: Blood Prison Domain

Power: 67

Body: 60

Agility: 55

Spiritual Energy: 21

Elemental Affinity (Dark): 39

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[Supreme of Flesh and Blood (Weakened)]: Can simulate the physical Soul Techniques of any flesh-and-blood Soul Beast. It enhances the creature’s physical power by 5% over the original’s base physical attributes. Cannot currently amplify Spiritual Ability Soul Techniques.

[Feathered Arrow Rain]: Fires steel-like feathers at extreme speeds, inflicting the Dark Seal effect.

[Aerial Entanglement Techniques]: The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm’s Spiritual Body bestowed the Dark Owl with unparalleled physical power. Taught by the Giant Dragon, it is a master of aerial combat and grappling techniques.

This was the foundation of a powerful Monarch IV Soul Beast with B+ Talent, after all.

Just like Egg Pancake, the Little Fatty Silkworm’s evolution was also a mutation, causing it to display many traits of the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm.

He figured that as his Soul Beasts recovered more of their strength and evolved to a higher Talent, they would exhibit more characteristics of their past lives.

The soul of the powerful can never be concealed!

It was no surprise that Egg Pancake had taught the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm combat techniques.

Han Ning knew the two were thick as thieves. In the past, the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm would often take the form of a small female dragon to hang out with Egg Pancake.

The two were always discussing things like Kanna and anime, though they’d occasionally touch on combat, too.

’The Little Fatty Silkworm’s really turned into an aerial brawler this time...’

Han Ning reached out, draping an arm over the Little Fatty Silkworm’s back. The two of them, like brothers, headed back to his rental apartment under the cover of night.

Under the night sky, the Little Fatty Silkworm was pitch-black. Even when passing through areas lit by streetlights or monitored by surveillance cameras, it appeared to completely merge into the darkness.

Even if someone walked right past them, they would only perceive a patch of darkness next to Han Ning and assume the young man was drunk.

By the time they got back to the apartment, the sky was already turning the pale white of dawn.

Han Ning cleaned up the messy room but wasn’t in any hurry to sleep.

Instead, he called up the Body-Spiritual Transformation function on his panel.

This function didn’t consume much Spiritual Energy; it only converted his physical, flesh-and-blood power into Spiritual Power.

He had just received a boost from the Little Fatty Silkworm’s evolution, and his body was practically thrumming with vitality.

His Spiritual Power had also recovered to nearly Level 2.8.

[Your Spiritual Power has reached the minimum level required to unlock the ’Body-Spiritual Transformation’ function.]

[Body-Spiritual Transformation]: Converts excess physical energy into Spiritual Power without negatively affecting health. This process is irreversible. (A dangerous transformation is possible, with the limit being a state that can only barely sustain life. Note: The stronger the host’s physical constitution, the greater the potential conversion.)

Body-Spiritual Transformation:

Safety Threshold: Current convertible Energy is 10.618% of the body’s total Energy.

Danger Threshold: 41% of the body’s total Energy.

"Convert 10%!"

[This will consume 1 point of Energy as an operational cost. Do you wish to proceed?]

"Yes!"

WHOOSH!

A thick, bloody mist seeped from every pore on Han Ning’s body. It coalesced into a hazy nebula that slowly drifted to the spot between his eyebrows.

A faint blue light flashed.

But this time, instead of turning a deep blue as it had before, the crimson mist grew even more scarlet, so vivid it looked like it might drip.

Then, the scarlet mist formed a vortex before swirling into the spot between his eyebrows.

A wave of weakness washed over his body.

His mind, however, experienced an intense, pleasurable rush.

[Spirit Enhanced!]

[Current Spiritual Level: Tier Two (82%→86%) / Tier Five (27%)]

’4% in one go. Not bad, but... it’s still not enough!’

Han Ning felt he still had plenty of vitality. A ruthless glint appeared in his eyes as his will hardened. ’Keep going. Convert 35% of my physical energy!’

BOOM!

An even more torrential wave of vitality poured out from his body.

His bulging muscles visibly withered away.

Minutes ago, he had been a healthy young man with a beautifully toned physique.

Now, he looked like a prematurely aged man—gaunt, with sunken cheeks and dull, lifeless hair.

[Warning: You are now below the danger threshold for Body-Spiritual Transformation.]

[You are currently in a state of soul fatigue.]

[Estimated recovery time: 90 days. (This time can be reduced with active exercise and a proper diet.)]

[Spiritual Power has increased!]

[Current Spiritual Power Level: Tier Three (1%)]

FWOOSH—

A strange wind gusted through the still, quiet living room.

Han Ning’s body levitated into the air, his gaunt form enveloped in a shimmering white halo laced with traces of blood-red.

A nearly invisible phantom of an Armored Divine Being flickered into existence behind him for a split second.

Han Ning’s eyes snapped open.

He thrust his hands forward, grasping at the empty air.

A loop of shimmering white thread instantly materialized between his hands.

Tier Three Secret Technique—Bird Cage.

’I’ve finally recovered to Tier Three. Profound Moon Tier Three... I wonder what Sequence of Extraordinary Being I can fight now!’

A sharp glint flashed in Han Ning’s eyes.

And then... an intense wave of weakness surged from every fiber of his being.

His vision swam, and he scrambled toward the kitchen refrigerator.

...

「Two days later. Afternoon.」

「Northern outskirts of Ludao City.」

Han Ning, clad in a black robe and wearing sunglasses, quietly watched as an SUV pulled up in front of him.

The window rolled down, revealing Li Changxi’s haggard, addict-like face.

Han Ning hadn’t seen him in a few days. The man’s complexion had improved slightly, and the bloodthirsty madness was gone from his eyes.