NOVEL NEXT Chapter 62: Chapter 62
Chapter 62: Attached Spirit Bone, Gaining Attribute Points
Oscar looked at Ye Feng, smiling faintly, warmth filling his chest. The battle just now had been both thrilling and dangerous.
Watching the fight unfold had truly moved Oscar.
He gently patted Ye Feng's shoulder and said with deep gratitude, "Thanks, Boss Ye."
"If we're brothers, don't get all formal on me," Ye Feng replied, rubbing his nose in slight embarrassment.
In an effort to shake up the storyline, Ye Feng had told Oscar in advance about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's strict rules. Any spirit master who awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda would be required by the sect to marry a combat spirit master. Oscar wasn't a combat spirit master—at least not yet—so there was no future between him and Ning Rongrong.
After learning this, Oscar had backed off completely. He no longer bothered Ning Rongrong, though she had initially asked Ye Feng to intervene because she didn't want to be harassed. Still, Ye Feng felt like he had broken up a potential couple. That lingering guilt left him feeling awkward.
As compensation, Ye Feng had given Meng Yiran the Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake's spirit ring. Deep down, he was also trying to set her up with Oscar, as a way of making things right.
Forcing a grin to hide his unease, Ye Feng urged, "Hurry up and absorb that spirit ring. The Green Feather Eagle is a hell of a rare catch. If your third spirit skill lets you tap into its speed, your support ability is gonna be off the charts."
Oscar nodded and walked over to the eagle's body. The black ice encasing it had almost completely melted. Pulling out his dagger, he swiftly ended the beast's life before sitting cross-legged to absorb its spirit ring.
Ye Feng stood beside him, barely able to contain his excitement. Finally, I'm about to get more attribute points.
In the original storyline, Oscar had absorbed the Phoenix-Tailed Cockatiel's spirit ring. But because of Ye Feng's interference, he was now about to inherit the power of the Green Feather Eagle. That meant the system would reward Ye Feng with distributable attribute points, which could enhance his strength, agility, spirit, and defense.
Just as Ye Feng was getting lost in his thoughts, Tang San's sharp voice rang out—
"No! This spirit beast is older than a thousand years!"
Everyone's attention snapped toward the Green Feather Eagle's body.
"The feather crest on a Green Feather Eagle's head indicates its age," Tang San explained. "For every thousand years it matures, another crest appears. It stops growing new crests after ten thousand years."
"Yeah, so what? It only has one crest," Xiao Wu said, looking confused.
"No, Xiao Wu. Look closely," Tang San pointed at a small bump near the crest.
It wasn't obvious at first glance, but now that he pointed it out, there was indeed a faint protrusion.
"What is that?" Xiao Wu asked.
Tang San's face darkened. "That used to be a second crest… It must have been destroyed at some point." He turned to Ye Feng, his gaze carrying a hint of blame.
For Tang San, Ye Feng's interference had led to Oscar being put in danger. Even though Ye Feng had meant well, his actions had unintended consequences.
"In other words," Dai Mubai continued, picking up on Tang San's unfinished thought, "this Green Feather Eagle isn't just a thousand years old. It's probably closer to two thousand... maybe even older."
Zhao Wuji stood frozen in place, his face drained of color. "Two thousand years?!"
For a spirit master, the third spirit ring's absorption limit was 1,760 years. Any higher, and the spirit energy would become too much to handle, leading to an explosion—death was almost guaranteed.
This wasn't just some cautionary tale—it had happened throughout spirit master history.
"What do we do?" Zhao Wuji muttered, his usual confidence shaken.
No one answered.
Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai all remained silent. Even Ye Feng, who was rarely at a loss for words, didn't speak up.
Not because he disagreed—Tang San was absolutely right. The true age of this Green Feather Eagle was either just shy of two thousand years, or it had already surpassed that threshold.
At this point, all Ye Feng could do was pray. If it was only close to two thousand years, Oscar might still have a fighting chance.
Then—
"AAAHHHH!"
Oscar's agonized scream tore through the silence. The air around him pulsed violently, his spirit power fluctuating chaotically.
Just as panic set in, a strange green glow erupted from Oscar's back.
Eye of Hell!
Ye Feng activated his third martial spirit, allowing him to see what was happening beneath the glow.
Two thin, branch-like structures were forming on Oscar's back.
Shit, his body is mutating!
Oscar, an ordinary human, had just absorbed an overpowered spirit ring, and the energy had forcibly created two small veins in his back. The excruciating pain was why he was screaming.
Just then—
Ding!
The system's voice rang in Ye Feng's mind.
> Congratulations! You have successfully altered the original storyline. - Oscar has absorbed a spirit ring close to two thousand years old, unlocking a stronger third spirit skill and an attached spirit bone. This has far-reaching consequences. Reward: 66 attribute points. - Meng Yiran has absorbed the Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake's spirit ring. Reward: 11 attribute points.
The impact of Oscar's new spirit ring and attached spirit bone was clearly far greater than Meng Yiran's. That explained why the system had given Ye Feng 66 points for one event and only 11 for the other.
After a while, the two thin branches on Oscar's back stopped growing. A burst of cyan light erupted, and a pair of translucent green wings unfolded from his back.
"Wings?"
Ma Hongjun's eyes nearly popped out of his skull. "Holy shit! Oscar's turning into a damn birdman?!"
Zhao Wuji and Tang San both frowned, puzzled by the sudden appearance of wings.
Just as Ma Hongjun finished speaking—
Smack!
Ye Feng flicked the back of his head.
Ma Hongjun rubbed his skull, glaring at him with an aggrieved expression. "What the hell, Boss Ye?! Why'd you hit me?"
Ye Feng rolled his eyes. "Dumbass, Oscar ain't turning into a birdman. Those green wings? That's an attached spirit bone."
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