Chapter 471: Flashing Wing of Light

Chapter 471: Flashing Wing of Light

There weren't many expansion wonders that dragons could use, and Doomsday's priority was definitely the highest.

Qinghong was a bit unhappy with Ji Xinghuo's arrangement, and Jiuyou expressed his dissatisfaction within the pitch-dark law ball, but they could only obey.

There were two Mirage Pearls.

One was for Doomsday to use, and the remaining one was naturally kept for himself.

Ji Xinghuo took out both Mirage Pearls. One flew in front of Doomsday, and a drop of dragon blood oozed out from the gap in the scales on its forehead and landed on the pearl, instantly staining the moon-white pearl red. It quickly turned into a silver-white light and merged into its head.

This was the method Cang Ya had taught them.

Within the Myriads of Elements Star Pupil interface, Doomsday's information changed.

【Number of Fusions: 1】

Ji Xinghuo also cut his arm and let his blood drip onto the Mirage Pearl. Soon, he absorbed the strange energy contained in the pearl and gained one fusion.

He then took out two exotic species, the "Flashing Wing of Light" and the "Crystal Scale".

"You choose one," he said.

Doomsday's eyes went back and forth between the two exotic species, as if having a hard time deciding. After hesitating for a few minutes, it chose the Flashing Wing of Light.

This was a dragon vein exotic species from the Celestial Winged Dragon.

It looked like a feather shimmering with a faint light, but upon closer inspection, one would find that it was different from avian feathers; its texture was extremely hard, like a blade.

"Not changing it?" Ji Xinghuo asked again.

The Doomsday Dragon nodded firmly.

Ji Xinghuo held the exotic species and flew up, landing on its back. He inserted the hard feather into the center of the connection point between its wings and body, letting it merge through the gaps in the dragon scales into the titanium alloy-colored skin beneath, and then into the flesh.

The exotic species began to fuse, and Ji Xinghuo wasn't worried about failure at all—the ancestral dragon vein guaranteed a 100% success rate.

Gradually, Doomsday's wings began to change.

Its dragon wings were long and narrow, with a wingspan almost the same length as its body—about 20 meters. When it flapped its wings, they emitted a dark golden light, like dancing starlight in the darkness, extremely dazzling.

As the fusion progressed, the dark golden wings became more transparent, as if they were entirely made of energy, transforming from a solid state to an illusory one.

Bright bands of light extended from the dragon wings, resembling ethereal feathers.

The entire wing span also widened.

The wings looked much more flexible and powerful.

At this time, Doomsday's ability information refreshed, indicating that the exotic species had been successfully fused. Ji Xinghuo opened it to take a look.

【Ability: Flashing Wing of Light (Level 1/317)】

Boom...

Doomsday suddenly vibrated its dragon wings, and the light on them burst forth, sending it shooting forward. The resulting airflow scraped a white wave hundreds of meters long on the sea surface, and behind it, brilliant dark golden bands of light slowly dissipated in the air.

"What speed!" Ji Xinghuo exclaimed.

The Doomsday Dragon had originally been very fast, and compared to those dragon species specializing in flight, it wasn't much slower.

Now that it had fused with the Flashing Wing of Light, Doomsday's flight speed had at least doubled.

And it was still only at Level 1.

The principle behind the Flashing Wing of Light was to accelerate by means of light energy pulses. In addition to increasing conventional flight speed, it could also consume a large amount of stellar power and physical energy to burst into incredibly high sprint speeds over short distances, even comparable to teleportation.

The wings also made Doomsday's movements more agile, and its flying posture was now more graceful and autonomous as it soared through the sky.

Rumbling...

Doomsday continuously vibrated its dragon wings, shooting straight up into the clouds and performing various high-difficulty flight maneuvers in the sky.

It rolled, turned sharply, and even flew backward!

It performed the falling leaf, large loop, spiral progression, and cobra maneuvers, among others, like a high-performance biological fighter jet.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind rushed by as Doomsday dove in front of Ji Xinghuo and stopped, its dragon eyes full of pride and eagerness.

It wanted to upgrade the Flashing Wing of Light.

Ji Xinghuo had intended to do so. He landed on the Doomsday Dragon's back, reached out to hold its dragon scales, and Qinghong flew over and shrunk down to sit in his lap. They rode the dragon together, and Doomsday did not object.

"Forward!" Ji Xinghuo ordered.

Doomsday immediately flapped its wings and flew skyward like a rocket. In the blink of an eye, it reached above the cloud layer and flew at full speed in the direction Ji Xinghuo had specified.

Amidst the azure sea and blue sky, the wind howled.

Ji Xinghuo felt the Doomsday Dragon's unfettered flight and only then began to invest spiritual source energy to upgrade its ability.

Currently, he had just over 510,000 points of spiritual source energy.

He didn't hold back, investing 317, 1,327, 4,787, 17,117, and 71,777 points of spiritual source energy all at once, upgrading Doomsday's Flashing Wing of Light to (Level 6/277,747) in just a few minutes.

With each level, Doomsday's flight speed increased noticeably.

"Continue," Ji Xinghuo said.

He then invested over 270,000 points of spiritual source energy, bringing the Flashing Wing of Light to (Level 7/877,567).

Rumble!

A huge sound like an explosion rang out.

Doomsday's flight speed broke through 1,024 meters per second, entering star-level supersonic speed.

Its dragon wings grew brighter, and the dark golden bands of light pulsed, with Mach diamonds appearing in their wake.

Ji Xinghuo almost fell off the dragon's back, but he had been prepared and managed to hold on. The air seemed like a wall rushing toward them, but a layer of light shield appeared on Doomsday's body, blocking the wind outside. The outline of the light shield was smooth and perfectly conformed to the aerodynamic layout, minimizing air resistance.

At Level 7, the Flashing Wing of Light was still a super-limit ability.

Seeing the requirement of nearly 880,000 points to upgrade to the next level, Ji Xinghuo couldn't help but think that if it reached Level 8, it would probably advance in grade.

There was no rule to ability advancement; it was always unpredictable.

The Flashing Wing of Light was no exception.

This ability came from the Celestial Winged Dragon, but according to records, there didn't seem to be a higher-level ability related to the Flashing Wing of Light. However, another ability possessed by the Celestial Winged Dragon appeared on Doomsday's ability interface.

"It should be an awakening caused by the Primordial Dragon Vein." Ji Xinghuo immediately understood what was happening. After reaching Level 4, the Primordial Dragon Vein was no longer limited to evolution and metamorphosis. Any growth or increase in strength had the potential to awaken dragon vein abilities.

Flash was also a spatial ability closely linked to the Flashing Wing of Light.

As the Flashing Wing of Light upgraded, so too did Flash awaken.

"Use it."

Ji Xinghuo patted Doomsday's back, signaling for it to demonstrate its new ability. Doomsday's dragon wings erupted with light, and in an instant, it transported Ji Xinghuo and Qinghong a significant distance. He blinked, finding himself in the sky ahead.

Turning back, he estimated that they had shifted about 240 meters, even farther than a Level 6 instant move.

The activation of Flash was slightly slower than instant move.

However, Flash had one advantage—like the Instant Step, it didn't involve spatial teleportation, so it could be used outside the Star Realm and was unaffected by spatial lockdowns. But it also had a drawback: it couldn't pass through walls or similar obstacles.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Doomsday kept flashing as it flew, doing so over forty times before it finally slowed down from exhaustion.

It was clear that it loved its new ability.

"Let me upgrade it for you again."

With 140,000 Spiritual Source Energy remaining, Ji Xinghuo invested over 60,000 points, upgrading Doomsday's Flash to (Level 6/236,699). At Level 6, Flash could move them about 300 meters, which was quite impressive.

Instead of using up the remaining 80,000 Spiritual Source Energy, Ji Xinghuo turned his attention to his own fusion opportunities.

He didn't have any suitable exotic species for fusion.

He could only replicate one from Doomsday. With "Dragon Vein Master" already at Level 6, he could replicate up to six abilities.

Ji Xinghuo examined Doomsday's ability information. Aside from the Primordial Dragon Vein, it had the Annihilating Ray, Titanium Cobalt Magnetic Body, Ether Luminous Heart, Ion Flame, Dragon-Rousing Roar, Flashing Wing of Light, and now, Flash.

His first choice was definitely "Annihilating Ray," the signature ability of the Annihilating Dragon, renowned for its immense power.

Next was the Ether Luminous Heart.

This was another Starfall ability, even better than Ether Resonance. It increased cultivation speed and the star power limit while reducing star power consumption for all abilities, and when amplified by the Primordial Dragon Vein, the benefits were endless.

The newly fused Flashing Wing of Light was also excellent, and Ji Xinghuo sensed its immense potential. If it could be upgraded, there might be unexpected surprises.

However, the Flashing Wing of Light had a hidden concern.

It required wings to take effect, but he didn't have an ability that could form wings. As a result, the acceleration effect might be compromised.

Ji Xinghuo suddenly shook his head.

"If only I could fuse another Symbiotic Exotic. If I could upgrade it a few times, I could share all of Doomsday's abilities."

In fact, he had thought of this method back in Titanium Ring City.

For others, upgrading a Symbiotic Exotic was extremely difficult. They couldn't train it and could only rely on time, hoping for a lucky upgrade during evolution.

But for him, it would be effortless.

Moreover, the shared ability's level would be synchronized. Upgrading his own abilities would also upgrade Doomsday's, thus conserving a lot of Spiritual Source Energy.

Back then, he had immediately bought a Symbiotic Exotic.

However, the Myriads of Elements Star Pupil had given a fusion success rate of only 3%!

This left Ji Xinghuo perplexed. This Symbiotic Exotic was identical to the one he had bought in Olympia, which initially had a 97% success rate. For some mysterious reason, it had dropped to 3%. He thought the exotic species might be faulty, so he bought two more Symbiotic Exotics.

Yet, the fusion success rate remained at 3%, with no change at all.

Ji Xinghuo suspected that after fusing a particular exotic species, he had triggered a severe conflict with the Symbiotic Exotic, causing the success rate to plummet.

Most likely, it was the Primordial Dragon Vein!

"Ah..."

Ji Xinghuo felt helpless.

He held a Symbiotic Exotic in his hand, and the information interface that appeared before him indeed showed a 3% fusion success rate.

"It doesn't matter if it fails. Let's try a few more times."

Ji Xinghuo made a small cut on the back of his hand and let the black gel-like exotic species seep into his blood. At first, he felt something, but after about ten seconds, sudden excruciating pain washed over him, and his whole body felt uncomfortable—undoubtedly, the fusion had failed.

This was the first time he had failed to fuse an exotic species. Fortunately, his strength was already considerable, and he endured the negative status effects until they passed.

He continued to attempt the fusion with the second Symbiotic Exotic, but as soon as he held it in his hand, he noticed the fusion success rate had dropped to 2%, causing his brows to furrow.

"Why did it drop again?"

Ji Xinghuo scratched his head. "Never mind, continue!"

However, the second Symbiotic Exotic also failed to fuse, and the success rate dropped to 1%, which was frustrating.

When the third Symbiotic Exotic also failed, Ji Xinghuo's face darkened as the interface showed a 0% fusion success rate.

"Damn!"

Ji Xinghuo was speechless and completely disheartened.

He pondered for a long time before deciding to set it aside for the time being. He definitely wanted to replicate the Annihilating Ray, and since he couldn't obtain it through the Symbiotic Exotic, he would hold off for now, as fusion attempts were too precious to waste.

Currently, Doomsday's Annihilating Ray was at (Level 3/63,377).

The remaining Spiritual Source Energy was just enough to upgrade it by one level, so he invested it, and amidst Doomsday's excited roar, the Annihilating Ray reached (Level 4/317,077).

A dark golden ball of light formed in Doomsday's mouth.

A destructive aura spread.

"Don't waste it," Ji Xinghuo quickly stopped it. "We're about to venture 400,000 kilometers deep into the Sea Abyss, and we'll undoubtedly encounter countless monsters along the way. You'll have plenty of battle opportunities, so don't waste your energy here."

(End of Chapter)

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