Chapter 139: Wings of the Wind

Sunlight, sandy beaches, ocean waves, and large birds occasionally flying across the sky.

Their wings spread wide, white as snow and graceful as swallows!

This scenery ought to be refreshing and pleasant, but Yu Yan had no mood to appreciate the view.

She was still heartbroken over the five seventh-grade fire rhinoceros horns she had used up as bombs. Lou Yuhui and Yun Duo'er sensed Yu Yan's depressed mood, and for a moment, no one spoke, making the atmosphere slightly gloomy.

The three of them found a cave beneath a cliff and killed the few third-grade dungeon monsters entrenched inside.

After cleaning the place out, Yu Yan scattered a circle of sixth-grade Earth-tier dungeon monster feces around the cave entrance.

Within this D-rank dungeon, sixth-grade Earth-tier creatures were already at the top of the food chain.

With a first-stage fifth-grade golden spirit guarding the cave, and Little Qing—who disliked dwelling in caves—keeping watch outside, Yu Yan and her companions finally had a moment to catch their breath.

This was the first time Yu Yan had encountered such a treacherous dungeon!

The entrance actually opened mid-air.

Fortunately, she had kept Little Blue stored within her floral spirit pocket world instead of bringing her inside.

Initially, she had figured that a dungeon named "Mirage Sea Horror" would have something to do with the ocean nine times out of ten. Given Little Blue's massive size, as a land creature, she probably wouldn't be of much use in the sea.

Otherwise, falling from such a great height, Little Blue would either be dead or left with half her life gone.

"I never expected D-rank dungeons to be so dangerous..."

Lou Yuhui made small talk to break the silence.

Yet what he said was also the truth.

He had entered the Firefly Soul-Devouring Sea dungeon out of absolute desperation.

Aside from that, the highest-level dungeon he had ever entered was E-rank.

Given his strength before meeting Yu Yan, even in an E-rank dungeon, a single moment of carelessness could cost him his life; how could he have dared to recklessly charge into a D-rank dungeon? But never did he imagine that the God Yan, who always seemed so at ease in S-rank dungeons, would actually hit a snag in a D-rank one.

Just as he was pondering this, Lou Yuhui met Yu Yan's gaze, which held a faint, amused smile.

He shuddered all over and lowered his head instantly.

Even if the God Yan hit a snag, she was still the God Yan! Not someone he could question.

If he had been the only one entering the dungeon at that time, his corpse would probably have grown completely cold by now—no, there wouldn't even be anything left of him! He would either have been torn apart and eaten by the birds in the sky, or fallen into the sea to feed the marine dungeon monsters.

Yu Yan withdrew her gaze; she knew that leading underlings was no easy task.

Human hearts are fickle, and momentary loyalty does not equate to lifelong allegiance.

That Lou Yuhui's thoughts had fluctuated slightly because of her less-than-stellar performance earlier was well within her expectations.

Water that is too clear has no fish; as long as he did not cross her bottom line, Yu Yan had no intention of pursuing these selfish and distracting thoughts.

"Your Wenzheng fruit—you ate them all up to recover your wind-type ability, didn't you?"

"This dungeon is rather bizarre; my illusion skills aren't working."

"If any more accidents happen, I might not be able to look after you. While it's still relatively safe right now, refine this piece of spatial phantom lotus root, and I'll give you some supplies as a safeguard for this dungeon trip."

"Once we leave the dungeon, just return whatever you have left to me."

Dumbfounded, Lou Yuhui took the piece of spatial phantom lotus root.

He had originally thought Yu Yan would punish him for his disrespect just moments ago, but not only did she refrain from doing so, she had even considered things so thoroughly for him.

For a moment, Lou Yuhui was overwhelmed with shame.

Spatial phantom lotus root—as the name implied, it was definitely related to space. Connecting this to the implications of Yu Yan's previous words, it wasn't hard to guess that by consuming this sugar cube-sized spiritual object, he would possess a space exclusively his own.

Though this piece of lotus root was utterly unremarkable and tiny.

Lou Yuhui estimated that the space it could generate must be very small as well, probably not even measuring a single cubic meter.

Yet this was a portable spatial storage!

A treasure like this, even if it were only half a cubic meter, could play an extraordinary role at a critical moment.

Without any hesitation, Lou Yuhui swallowed it in one bite and concentrated on refining it.

十几分钟后，意识沉浸入空间，看着足有十几个平方大的专属空间，楼玉辉呼吸一窒！雁神给他的到底是块什么玩意儿？

难道是地阶九品——不，应该是天阶十品以上的灵物了。

上次他炼化的九品瞿如肉，可没有这块空间幻藕灵气丰沛。

小小一块，开拓出这么大一个空间之余，居然还让他血脉进阶了！

感受着体内从未有过的充裕能量，楼玉辉心念一动，无数风系能量聚集在他背后。

很快后背开始微微发痒，仿佛有什么东西要从血肉里钻出。

"Mom, Uncle Yuhui has grown wings!"

Yun Duo'er's astonished voice made Yu Yan—who was racing against time to cultivate in an attempt to break through to the fifth-stage Earth-tier—open her eyes. Sure enough, she saw two transparent wings growing out of Lou Yuhui's back. Formed entirely of wind-type energy, they were gradually solidifying.

Countless white feathers sprouted, and Lou Yuhui's body was lifted up into mid-air.

Yun Duo'er, seized by a sudden impulse for mischief, waved her little hand and cast a ball of holy light toward Lou Yuhui's head.

Beneath the dazzling golden radiance, Lou Yuhui, with white wings on his back and suspended in mid-air, infinitely overlapped with the image of certain fantasy creatures from the West.

"Wings of Wind."

This was the bloodline skill Lou Yuhui had awakened after refining the blood crystal of a sixth-grade whirlwind leopard!

It was just that previously, constrained by the insufficient wind-type energy within his body, he had been unable to materialize them. Now that his bloodline had advanced by one grade, his bloodline skill could finally be successfully activated. Yu Yan's eyes narrowed slightly; the six-winged whirlwind leopard possessed three pairs of wings, after all.

That being the case, as Lou Yuhui continued to advance, would he eventually sprout six wings as well?

Yu Yan imagined that scene... Hm, she suddenly felt like roasting a pair of wings to eat.

"Yuhui, go outside and test your bloodline skill."

"Remember to hunt a few birds on your way back."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Lou Yuhui, who was joyfully flying toward the cave exit, felt his wings twitch at her words, and he nearly tumbled face-first to the ground. Was it her imagination, or did the God Yan's gaze fixed upon his wings look somewhat wrong?

Lou Yuhui shuddered.

It was an illusion, it had to be an illusion!

What was there to eat about his wings? They were entirely formed of wind-type energy and didn't have a single shred of meaty flavor.

In the end, Lou Yuhui dragged back three albatrosses, each twice the size of Yu Yan. The smallest among them had wings as large as Yun Duo'er! Were six wings of this size enough to satisfy the God Yan's appetite?

Lou Yuhui felt nervous and apprehensive.

"What's going on with those two wings of yours?"

Yet Yu Yan did not go to eat the three dragged-back albatrosses as Lou Yuhui had hoped.

She pointed at the curled-up Wings of Wind on Lou Yuhui's back, completely ignoring his apprehension as she asked, "Can't you retract them? Do you need me to help you?"

She carried the distinct implication that at the slightest disagreement, she might help Lou Yuhui dismember his wings.

Sweat broke out all over Lou Yuhui's face and head. "No need, no need."

"Once I advance to the second stage, the Wings of Wind can be retracted back into my body."

First-stage Wings of Wind could not convert back into an energy state once grown, which was indeed rather annoying.

Yet compared to the boost in strength brought by the Wings of Wind, Lou Yuhui felt such minor flaws were completely bearable. If Yu Yan were to sever this pair of Wings of Wind, he really would burst into tears! Once grown, the Wings of Wind required at least ten days to regenerate if destroyed.

Of course, this was based on his current first-stage strength.

If he could advance to the second stage, that time would be shortened to three days...