Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 299

The Poisonous Dragon and the Turtle Demon, seemingly familiar with the formation, walked to their designated positions without any objections. Feng Xi smiled faintly and brushed his hand across the low platform.

Instantly, the low platform floated up, hovering above the fiery pond, and emitted a dazzling light. From within, a small silver glow appeared, growing in size and revealing a pair of pure white wing bones.

While their appearance was not particularly striking, the silver glow pulsed with a massive amount of spiritual power, causing those who witnessed it to feel a sense of awe. Even the Poisonous Dragon, seeing the wing bones for the first time, couldn’t hide his surprise.

“These are indeed the wings of a Thunder Roc! Even in their damaged state, their aura is formidable. Truly a demonic beast from the ancient era,” he exclaimed.

Feng Xi, also staring at the wing bones, couldn’t conceal his burning passion.

“Of course! This Thunder Roc didn’t die of old age; it seems to have been killed by someone. Judging by the extent of the damage, it was likely ambushed and surrounded by multiple attackers, causing it to fall. Otherwise, how could a being with the fastest speed in the world and a cultivation at the late stage of the Transformation Stage [a high level of cultivation] end up like this?”

Han Li was also admiring the Thunder Roc’s wing bones. Meanwhile, the Turtle Demon, seemingly uninterested in the wings, urged them to begin.

“Let’s start already. Refining such an item could take months.”

“Haha! I almost forgot. Fellow Daoist Turtle, you just went through the tribulation of the Transformation Stage and haven’t even been a hundred years, so you must be uncomfortable with the thunder attribute. Then, let’s not delay any further and begin right away!”

The three demonic beast cultivators began chanting in low voices, words that Han Li couldn’t understand, and their bodies emitted astonishing demonic auras, each glowing with white, blue, and yellow light, respectively.

The pre-installed formation hummed, and over a dozen relay spirit stones embedded in various places emitted blinding light. Han Li, feeling slightly uneasy, scanned his surroundings.

At that moment, Feng Xi suddenly exerted pressure, bringing his hands together and then spreading them downwards, causing a white pillar of light, as thick as an arm, to erupt and flow into the formation beneath his feet.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

As the vibrations and sounds of the formation reached their peak, the flames in the central fiery pond also surged.

Whoosh!

A flame the size of a human head rose from the center and flew towards the floating wing bones. With an explosive sound, crimson flames engulfed them. At this, the Poisonous Dragon and the Turtle Demon, who were facing each other, exchanged glances and extended their hands forward.

Numerous strands of blue and yellow spiritual power were densely sprayed out, piercing through the flames and mixing into the wing bones within.

After some time, the strands of spiritual power from the two intertwined, astonishingly restoring the complete shape of the wing bones.

“……!”

It was a sight unlike any other. Feng Xi’s eyes gleamed as he flicked his ten fingers as if playing an instrument. Dozens of white light orbs accurately flew towards the wing bones.

At the same time, a deafening thunderclap echoed from within the flames, and the wing bones, having just regained their form, emitted countless bolts of lightning. These silver lightning bolts were extremely fine and quickly merged with the blue and yellow strands of spiritual power.

As a result, the strands of spiritual power, now emitting an even denser spiritual aura, completely mixed and turned silvery-white. Seeing this, Feng Xi’s expression became even more serious.

The hand seals he had cast were once again absorbed into the formation.

Bang, bang.

Several small collision sounds were heard.

Pillars of light, each with five different colors, rose diagonally from various points in the formation and converged on the wing bones simultaneously. The light was so dazzling that Han Li narrowed his eyes, and by the time his vision recovered, a five-colored protective barrier had already formed in the air.

Han Li’s eyes, which had been filled with surprise, returned to their usual blankness.

As the flames within the barrier embraced the silvery-white wing bones and blazed fiercely, the three demonic beast cultivators below, including Feng Xi, let out long breaths as if they had agreed to do so.

The first stage had proceeded smoothly without any major issues! Then, with a more relaxed expression, Feng Xi took out a transparent crystal from his robes and tossed it into the protective barrier without hesitation.

As time passed, the crystal softly melted into a liquid form, and Feng Xi quickly released white strands of spiritual power, evenly coating the surface of the wing bones. Having completed this task, Feng Xi’s expression turned serious again.

He glanced at the other two demonic beasts and then opened his mouth.

“Wind!”

Following this, a transparent, pearl-like object was ejected from his mouth and instantly entered the protective barrier. The Poisonous Dragon and the Turtle Demon also released their demonic cores [the source of a demonic beast’s power] almost simultaneously, sending them flying into the air.

Feng Xi waved his hand, sending a hand seal towards his demonic core, causing a white flame of wind attribute to blaze fiercely.

The yellow and blue demonic cores of the other demonic beasts were in the same state.

‘Patsutsu.’

Under the control of the Poisonous Dragon and the Turtle Demon, they emitted flames as thick as fingers, which then intertwined and merged into a silver-shimmering flame. As all the flames gathered, they were immediately absorbed into the original red flames, increasing their intensity.

Emitting a tremendous spiritual aura, the two types of flames each took charge of refining one wing bone. Feng Xi, unable to hide his joy, sat down in a lotus position with the other demonic beasts.

In an instant, everything became silent.

Han Li sat alone on one side, silent, but his eyes followed every step of the process. He looked around and then smiled wryly.

As if by design, at the same time a protective barrier formed in the air, a similar barrier appeared around the spot where he was sitting, trapping him.

Naturally, Han Li became restless, unable to shake off his worries even though nothing had happened yet.

Then, a change finally occurred. The light in the protective barrier flickered and then suddenly darkened. Han Li was startled and widened his eyes, but then returned to his usual blank expression.

Before he could figure out what was happening, he felt something strange in his body.

While the protective barrier was flickering between light and dark, a subtle blue light was escaping from his body, so faint that it was difficult to see with the naked eye. Although it was happening very slowly, it was clear that the spiritual power escaping from his body was being absorbed by the protective barrier.

Han Li’s face hardened. He was merely a giant wood-attribute spirit stone. After organizing his thoughts for a moment, he secretly sneered. Perhaps the time for him to act would come soon.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to capture a cultivator who had mastered wood-attribute techniques when they could simply pile up a large amount of wood-attribute spirit stones. Feeling slightly relieved by this conclusion, he closed his eyes and began circulating his Qi [energy].

He had expected the refinement of the magic treasure to take a long time, but even after five months, the three demonic beast cultivators were still sitting in a lotus position, with strange materials in their flames.

Except for stopping three or four times to recover the consumed magical power, they were still emitting flames with their demonic cores outside their bodies. As befitting their reputation as eighth and ninth-level demonic beasts, they possessed tremendous magical power.

Han Li was also continuously circulating his Qi, maintaining a stable magical power. The slow absorption by the protective barrier was not causing him any significant problems.

The wing bones within the flames became more transparent with each passing day, and the sounds of thunder and wind gradually began to resonate. And Feng Xi’s face also grew increasingly joyful.

The completion of the Wind-Thunder Wings seemed imminent. For months, Han Li had been closely monitoring the evil energy within his body, but it had shown no signs of activity.

At first, he felt frustrated, but upon reflection, it could be good news. Magic treasures imbued with the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning had the effect of dispelling evil or demonic energy.

Perhaps the evil energy of the Jade Flame Pearl had also been naturally extinguished by the influence of the divine lightning. With this conclusion, he naturally felt better.

In fact, if the evil energy were to flare up, he had planned to use the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning to eliminate it. If that didn’t work, he would have swallowed the Gold Devouring Beetles to have them gnaw away at the evil energy in his stomach. Therefore, the threat from the Fiery Wind Beast had no effect on him.

How could the old demon have imagined that Han Li would possess so many treasures in his cultivation? Since he couldn’t know what would happen after the task was completed, he couldn’t just wait idly by.

Han Li had already considered several methods and planned to observe the situation before attempting a relatively suitable one.

After another month passed, the Fiery Wind Beast, who had been sitting in a lotus position all along, began his next move. He opened his tightly closed eyes and looked up at the wing bones in the air, which were nearing completion.

Suddenly, over a dozen hand seals were released, and the flames completely extinguished, leaving only the three demonic cores and the pair of wing bones.

The demonic cores of the demonic beasts were slightly darker than before, having depleted their vitality by continuously emitting flames for several months. In contrast, the two wings emitted a brilliant light of milky white and silver, in a completely intact form.

Feng Xi unhesitatingly summoned his demonic core and absorbed it back into his body. The Poisonous Dragon and the Turtle Demon also followed suit, retrieving their demonic cores.

Everyone immediately closed their eyes and began to calm their minds. After resting for several days, Feng Xi and the others regained their magical power and recovered some of their vitality. Finally, the ninth-level Fiery Wind Beast turned his head towards Han Li and sent a hand seal towards the protective barrier surrounding him.

A red light flashed, and the protective barrier began to crumble. Han Li remained calm, showing no signs of surprise. Feng Xi spoke to him gently.

“Now, we need to combine the two wings with my two brothers and fuse the wind and thunder attributes, so Fellow Daoist Lye, you must use your wood-attribute spiritual power to maintain the balance. Please prepare yourself!”

“Understood.”

Han Li immediately stood up. His cooperative attitude caused a flicker of doubt in Feng Xi’s eyes. He pondered for a moment and then, without any warning, extended his hand.

Thud.

Seeing a white light flying towards his body, Han Li was greatly startled, but after a moment of hesitation, he gave up on dodging. Han Li asked, his lips trembling slightly.

“Senior Feng, why are you doing this?”

“The aura of wind-attribute spiritual power will not harm your body, so do not worry. It will naturally dissipate after a certain period of time, but if I use my magical power to stimulate it, Fellow Daoist Lye will experience pain worse than death. Please be mindful of your actions.”

At those words, Han Li inwardly groaned. This rendered most of his preparations useless. In the end, Feng Xi seemed satisfied as Han Li’s blank expression turned to anger.

He took out three small bottles from the low platform and shared one bottle each with the other demonic beast cultivators. Feng Xi explained with an extremely cautious expression.

“Fusing the wind and thunder attributes into one requires a large amount of spiritual power, so be careful. Each bottle contains a drop of ten-thousand-year spirit liquid, so consume it immediately if your magical power is depleted. This stage must be completed in one go. Otherwise, the Wind-Thunder Wings will be forever incomplete.”

The Poisonous Dragon was slightly surprised at the mention of the ten-thousand-year spirit liquid, but immediately reassured Feng Xi.

“We will do our best, so do not worry.”

“That’s right. I, Gui Mo, am also curious about the power the Wind-Thunder Wings will unleash once completed.”

These were satisfactory answers for Feng Xi. He immediately crossed his hands and released a thick white pillar of light towards the five-colored protective barrier. The protective barrier vibrated, and then the five colors mixed together, eventually emitting only a dazzling milky white light.

The Poisonous Dragon and the Turtle Demon also confirmed this and immediately released thick yellow and blue pillars of light. The two pillars of light merged in the middle, forming a pillar of light similar in thickness to Feng Xi’s, and shot into the protective barrier.

Boom!

At the same time, white and silver light mixed within the protective barrier, and the sounds of thunder and wind became chaotic. Feng Xi looked at Han Li and commanded in a cold voice.

“Fellow Daoist Lye! Inject one-tenth of your cultivation!”

Han Li knew that if he hesitated even slightly, the other party would activate the wind aura and torture him. He immediately raised his hand and released a thin stream of blue light into the two streams of light.

Then, a strange thing happened.

The protective barrier, which had been humming and unstable, gradually began to stabilize the moment the blue light was injected. Feng Xi, feeling relieved, shouted excitedly.

“Excellent! Continue injecting your spiritual power like this!”

The theory of spiritual power fusion that he had conceived was being realized. The other two demonic beast cultivators also grew more hopeful that the magic treasure refinement would succeed. With the aid of the formation, the three cultivators continuously cast numerous spells.

After a while, the silver lightning and milky white gale within the protective barrier gradually began to fuse around the two wings.