Chapter 512: “Mermaid” and Birds (Part 2)
“This aura is…”
Ignoring the surprise of the phantom behind her, Su Jiu suddenly opened her hand, staring intently at her palm.
“Whoosh—”
As airflow surged from her palm, a green feather slowly unfurled above her hand. The fiery feather, upon touching the aura of the green feather, seemed to be soothed.
Is it a spatial reward feather or… God Spa?
“Judging by its shape, it should be God Spa’s. Spatial reward feathers are more pale blue and larger.”
For a moment, two feathers floated quietly on Su Jiu’s palm, as if completely tamed, and the previous stinging sensation was gone.
If possible, she could reach the true Initial Stage Battle King Level within these days, and then use the feather to boost her Fire Domain, becoming a Battle King in a true sense.
At that time, an additional Beast Pet slot would be unlocked. Normally, when one reaches the War God Level, their Mental Power would be sufficient to open three Spiritual Spaces, considering that each Spiritual Space requires a different level of intensity, with later spaces requiring higher intensity.
Su Jiu was essentially taking someone else’s path ahead of time.
“Have you come into contact with the Venerable One?”
As Su Jiu was lost in thought, the phantom’s voice finally sounded, trembling slightly, with a hint of uncertainty.
“The Venerable One? Are you referring to this feather?”
Turning to look at the phantom, Su Jiu suddenly remembered that the phantom had mentioned evolving into Fen Shuangluan after consuming the essence blood of a giant phoenix. Could that giant phoenix be God Spa?
“Yes, on this feather, there is a familiar scent… it contains a drop of the Venerable One’s essence blood. As long as I absorb it, I will be able to…”
The phantom slowly approached, its gaze fixed on the feather. Upon reaching Su Jiu’s side, it couldn’t help but reach out to touch the green feather.
“Regain my strength!”
“You mean, this feather alone can allow you to be reborn?”
Su Jiu merely frowned but did not stop the phantom’s action. After all, with the phantom’s spiritual body strength, if a fight were to break out, she could easily crush it with a little Mental Attack.
“It’s not rebirth. Rebirth takes time, but this is the simplest way to gain strength…”
The phantom replied casually. Just as its fingertips were about to touch the feather, it thought to itself, “After absorbing the power, I must teach Su Jiu a lesson about respecting elders and cherishing the young.”
Suddenly, the next moment, with a “Zzzzt!” sound, accompanied by flickering green lightning bolts, the phantom’s hand was sent flying back as if electrocuted. It looked at the feather in shock.
What’s going on?!
Immediately after, as if sensing something, she abruptly looked up at Su Jiu, surprise flashing in her eyes, and murmured in a daze, “Is the ownership of this feather yours? It was personally bestowed upon you by the Venerable One.”
“It’s because of Jialuo that this last feather belongs to me…”
Hearing the phantom’s words, Su Jiu’s gaze fell on the feather, a thoughtful expression flashing in her eyes. She was pondering how to maximize her gains and, in the end, have the strengthened Fen Shuangluan help the city.
Looking at Su Jiu’s expression, the phantom appeared anxious. It didn’t know how to speak. After thinking it over and over again, it finally let out a dry chuckle and said, “Um… this feather, can it be exchanged for Magic Crystals?”
Su Jiu glanced at the Magic Crystals and found it quite amusing. However, her thoughts went beyond that; she also wanted the phantom to exert effort and protect the city.
As if afraid Su Jiu would refuse, she quickly waved her hand, pointing at the treasure chests, and said sincerely, “All these treasures belong to you.”
Su Jiu nodded, smiling as she picked up the green feather, teasing the phantom by dangling it before its eyes, then softly said, “Besides that, you also have to help defend the city.”
The phantom, which had been staring intently at the feather, suddenly seemed to regain clarity in its eyes upon hearing “defend the city.” It helplessly waved its hand, saying, “The feather can only allow me to gain strength directly, but it cannot allow me to be reborn directly. It’s unlikely for me to go to the city.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s eyebrows rose. She realized that this Ice Phoenix adult was good at nothing except eating. No wonder it raised a rebellious child and still looked so pitiful.
Seeing Su Jiu raise her eyebrows, the phantom’s heart trembled. Was her benefactor unhappy? But it had to think of a way to help her, otherwise, without the green feather and with the feather also being taken away, a great tragedy could occur…
It didn’t want to be devoured by its disobedient daughter.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don’t bully an old lady’s poverty!
It endured!
“I’ve got it…”
The phantom clapped its hands and quickly spoke up, proposing other methods to Su Jiu. It stepped forward, took out the feather it had been sensing from her pocket, and hurriedly explained, “With your strength, you probably don’t need my alchemy skills. Ordinary Battle Kings are probably no match for you… If you want me to defend the city, you must want me to resist that girl’s attack.”
Nodding, Su Jiu quietly watched her, saying nothing.
The phantom wiped nonexistent sweat from its forehead again, forcing a smile and continuing, “I can transfer my power onto the feather. Then you can use the feather as a weapon to attack Little Vulture’s weakness, and you’ll definitely be able to defeat it easily!”
“You know The Ice Sky Vulture’s weakness?”
Su Jiu continued to fiddle with the green feather, appearing nonchalant. In reality, this information was very important to her. If that Duke were not present, second-tier cities like this would generally be protected by Demigod Level experts.
It was highly likely that she would be called upon to act later.
“When she uses a skill that summons a sky full of frost and snow, attack the back of the neck of her middle head with the feather. Just one hit will forcibly transform her into human form. Then, use the feather to suppress her, and it will be easy.”
The phantom said softly. This was some backup plan within its techniques, and it was also a precaution in case the other party became unruly and betrayed it.
After speaking, it looked enviously at the feather in Su Jiu’s hand, occasionally winking, almost as if writing “Give me the feather” on its forehead.
Su Jiu sighed, realizing that everyone was ultimately selfish. She then followed the procedures taught by Bairnis, using her Mental Power to communicate with the green feather. After about half a minute, she pushed the green feather over.
“Thank you…”
The phantom tested the contact with its fingertips and found that the repulsive sensation was completely gone. It immediately got excited and phased through the feather again.
Both of them stared at this scene, stunned. The phantom quickly recovered and embarrassedly pointed towards the hot spring, softly saying, “Put the feather and the egg together over there, otherwise, I won’t be able to touch them…”
Following the phantom’s instructions, Su Jiu walked back, eagerly returning to the place where the first scene appeared.
Su Jiu looked at the steaming hot spring. With a “plop,” she slowly submerged the egg and the feather at the bottom of the pool. The hot spring instantly turned into fiery red, scalding magma, while the egg and feather quietly floated on top.
“Wait for me for half an hour.”
The phantom hurriedly stepped forward and leaped into the “hot spring,” starting to merge with its main body and the egg.
Watching this scene, Su Jiu leisurely strolled towards the phantom’s stash. Since achieving the Battle King Level in such a short time was unrealistic, it was more practical to collect all these “Su Jiu’s treasures.”
As treasures and Magic Crystals were one by one placed into the storage ring, Su Jiu actually discovered some operations similar to Lord Liu Yue’s: power banks, mobile phones, laptops…
She marveled at the profound impact of technology on monsters. She “accidentally” touched a hand and found that the phone lit up, quickly displaying a picture as its wallpaper.
Inside was a photo of an icy girl taken in a vast, snowy field.
The girl wore a black dress, making her particularly stand out against the snow. She held a Black Forest flavored cake, something one would buy for a human birthday, and tilted her head slightly, a helpless adult expression on her face…
“Huh? Could she be The Ice Sky Vulture after shapeshifting?”
Su Jiu was somewhat bewildered. She had initially expected the phantom to look ferocious. In this appearance, however, she seemed to be about the same height as herself…
If she transformed into human form, a single punch should make her cry for a long time, right?
