novellaaa Chapter 8 Wings of Light
Chapter 8 Wings of Light
He suppressed the pain in his body with his willpower, guiding the power of light to flow along his meridians and gradually integrate into his martial soul.
The dark red turkey phantom began to change.
In the flames, pale golden patterns emerged, as if someone were embroidering on a dark red canvas with gold thread.
The turkey's silhouette is also becoming longer, its wings are widening, and its tail feathers are growing longer.
Although it still has the outline of a turkey, it has already shown a subtle and inexplicable change in temperament.
I don't know how much time passed; maybe a quarter of an hour, maybe an hour.
The surge of energy that had entered his body finally subsided.
Ma Hongjun opened his eyes, and a faint golden glint flashed in his pupils.
He raised his right hand and activated his soul power.
A flame ignited in his palm.
It is no longer a pure dark red, but a dark red mixed with streaks of pale gold, like a handful of gold dust sprinkled in the afterglow of the setting sun.
His first spirit ring rose from beneath his feet.
Yellow, a 450-year soul ring.
Flander looked at the spirit ring with satisfaction in his eyes.
The normal limit for the first spirit ring is 423 years.
This one is from 450 years ago.
He was twenty-seven years taller.
"Kid, how are you feeling?" Flander asked.
As Ma Hongjun sensed the condition within his body, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.
The evil fire was still there, but its maddening malevolence had clearly been suppressed to some extent.
It's like pouring a ladle of water into a pot of boiling oil; it's still bubbling, but it's not as turbulent anymore.
"Teacher," Ma Hongjun raised his head, his eyes bright as stars, "this path is the right one."
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The process of absorbing the spirit ring took longer than Ma Hongjun had anticipated.
The moment the yellow, century-old soul ring was placed on his head, a warm power surged into his body like a tide.
It wasn't the intense confrontation I had anticipated, but rather a gentle, sun-kissed energy that flowed slowly along my meridians.
strangeness.
Ma Hongjun originally thought that light and evil fire would be incompatible and clash violently within his body.
But the actual experience was unexpected.
The power of light did not clash head-on with the evil fire, but rather, like water seeping into sand, it silently merged into his martial soul.
Dark red flames surged within him, as if sensing the intrusion of outsiders and instinctively generating hostility.
But the power of light did not fight against it; instead, it gently enveloped, permeated, and neutralized something within the evil fire.
That feeling is hard to describe.
It's like slowly pouring clear water into a glass of muddy water; the turbidity is gradually diluted.
Although it hasn't become completely clear yet, it's not as murky as it used to be.
Ma Hongjun closed his eyes tightly, sensing the changes within his body.
The evil fire is still burning.
That fiery, impulsive, and maddening evil hadn't disappeared, but it had clearly been suppressed to some extent.
If the previous evil fire was a wild beast that could break free of its chains at any moment, then now, that beast has an additional chain around its neck.
It was still struggling and roaring, but it was no longer as free.
More importantly, Ma Hongjun felt an unprecedented clarity of mind.
Upon awakening, the feeling of being overwhelmed by evil thoughts disappears, replaced by a calm and self-controlled state.
His consciousness was no longer disturbed by that primal impulse; he could think, judge, and make decisions clearly.
This feels so good.
Ma Hongjun slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
The breath carried a hint of dark red firelight, which dissipated into the morning air.
"How is it?" Flander's voice came from the side.
Ma Hongjun turned his head and saw his teacher leaning against a tree, arms crossed, with a rare hint of concern in his eyes.
"It feels..." Ma Hongjun thought for a moment and found the most fitting description: "It's like drinking a bowl of ice water on a hot summer day, cool from head to toe, and feeling completely comfortable."
Flander's lips curled up slightly, revealing a rare hint of a smile.
"That's it."
He walked over and looked Ma Hongjun up and down.
The spirit ring has been completely integrated into the body without any rejection reaction, which shows that the choice of a light-type spirit beast was indeed correct.
"What's the feeling of that evil fire?" Flander asked the question that concerned him most.
Ma Hongjun closed his eyes and carefully sensed the condition inside his body.
"It's still there," he answered truthfully. "But... it's not as bad as it used to be. Before, it felt like something was burning inside me, and I couldn't suppress it no matter what I did. Now that fire isn't burning as fiercely, it's like something has been poured over it with water."
Flanders nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
"The spirit ring with the light attribute did have a suppressive effect. However, this is only the first spirit ring, so its effect is limited. We still need to continue searching for light-type spirit beasts to gradually eradicate them."
"I understand," Ma Hongjun said earnestly.
Flanders looked at him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
This child is not only exceptionally gifted, but also much more mature than his peers.
If it were any other six-year-old child, they would have been crying and screaming for their parents long ago, having just endured the pain of absorbing a spirit ring.
Ma Hongjun, on the other hand, not only didn't complain, but he could also clearly describe the changes in his body and even understand the direction of his subsequent cultivation.
This composure is unlike that of a child.
But Flanders didn't think much of it.
Geniuses always have something that sets them apart from others.
Tell me about your first soul skill.
Flander changed the subject, which was also the part he was most interested in: "What abilities have the spirit rings granted you?"
Ma Hongjun was taken aback.
He was so focused on sensing the changes within his body that he hadn't had time to investigate the information about the soul skills.
When asked by Flander, he immediately calmed down and tried to sense the special power contained in the spirit ring.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.
"Flight," Ma Hongjun said. "The ability to fly."
Flander's brow suddenly twitched.
"Flight?" His voice was clearly surprised. "You gained the ability to fly with your first spirit ring?"
"To be precise, it's Wings of Light," Ma Hongjun said, recalling the information about the soul skill, enunciating each word clearly.
"After using the Soul Skill, a pair of wings of light will unfold on your back, granting you the ability to fly short distances. At the same time, the power of the flames will also be enhanced."
Flanders remained silent for a moment, seemingly processing the information.
Flight-type soul skills usually appear at higher levels.
His four-eyed cat-owl is a flight-type martial soul, and he only gained true flight ability in his third soul ring.
Although Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix has bird attributes, it is essentially a fire element. It was indeed unexpected that it could fly with its first spirit ring.
But after thinking about it again, Flander felt relieved.
The Holy Light Sparrow is a flying-type light-element soul beast, so it's reasonable that the soul ring it provides grants the ability to fly.
This situation is quite rare, which is why it's surprising.
"How much will it increase? What are the restrictions?" Flander pressed.
"The power of the flames has increased by about 30%."
Ma Hongjun answered truthfully: "After the light wings are deployed, I can fly, but the duration is not long. Based on my current total soul power, it can only last for about a minute. There is also a limit to the flight altitude. It cannot be too high. The current limit should be around 100 meters. When my soul power level increases in the future and my total soul power increases, I will be able to fly longer, faster, and higher."
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