Chapter 65

Ning Yue held a small pellet in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.

This pellet was a gift from Huo Funiu. Ning Yue also tried to activate his soul power, infusing it into the pellet. Indeed, the object could transform into a weapon at will, but such a tiny pellet naturally produced a very light and delicate weapon.

Ning Yue himself did not particularly like this weapon. Bai Luoluo practiced the Great Floating Pagoda Technique, and the heavier and coarser the weapon, the better it suited her. A light and delicate weapon was not suitable for her, so he had not yet figured out how to use this object.

This object consumed a great deal of soul power. Although Ning Yue’s Void Dragon Phantom was nearly at the breakthrough point, just one step away from condensing a Sixth Stage Phantom, he could not sustain it for long, at most half an hour. Despite being much better than Huo Funiu, who could only sustain it for three breaths, it still posed a challenge for prolonged battles. Moreover, the weapon formed by this object was not a divine or sharp weapon, and the extra soul power consumed was not worth it.

However, this object might be related to the Celestial Wolf Bone and was itself quite peculiar. Ning Yue occasionally studied it. Today, perhaps by chance, his soul power actually penetrated deep into the pellet, revealing some secrets.

Inside the pellet, there were actually life souls.

There were nine life souls inside the pellet, each attracting the others, forming a highly stable structure, with a faint intention to condense into a war spirit.

"This thing is quite strange. Could it possibly transform into a flying sword to defeat enemies?"

Ning Yue used the Ten Directions Illusion Technique to trigger each life soul inside the pellet, probing its mysteries. Soon, he was drawn to one of the life souls. This life soul had a sharp metallic aura and was subtly absorbing some substance from the surroundings. However, the Ten Directions Illusion Technique had its limits, and Ning Yue could not determine what it was absorbing.

After pondering for a long time, Ning Yue suddenly had an idea. He took out the pair of steel claws from his sixth senior brother Xu Fengzi, spread them out, and the pellet immediately transformed into a flowing liquid, enveloping the claws. The liquid flowed back and forth several times, and then spat out the claws, which had turned into rust and crumbled to dust.

Ning Yue weighed the pellet, feeling it was slightly heavier. He couldn’t resist taking out the iron chain from the Celestial Wolf Sect disciple he had killed earlier and treated it the same way.

Sure enough, after a short while, the iron chain also turned to iron dust, and the pellet became slightly heavier.

Ning Yue used the heads of the three-sided armor-piercing arrows made by his fourth senior brother, the black-clothed youth’s flexible sword, and all the metal objects he had on hand, letting the pellet devour them. To his surprise, the pellet was not picky, absorbing many essences of the five metals. It only became slightly heavier, and the soul power consumption actually decreased.

This object was indeed peculiar, and Ning Yue was quite surprised. He had never expected the pellet to have such abilities.

After the pellet devoured several weapons, Ning Yue took the opportunity to use the Ten Directions Illusion Technique to infiltrate it, establishing a faint connection.

Ning Yue opened his hand again, and the pellet made a series of clinking sounds, slowly floating in the air, transforming into a pure white sword blade, sharp at both ends, without a hilt.

Ning Yue retracted the pellet and secretly praised, "This pellet is a bit too light as a weapon, but if controlled by the mind, it could be like the legendary flying sword of a sword immortal. Its lightness would be an advantage. Unfortunately, Bai Luoluo is destined to be unable to use it, and I don’t really need it either."

Ning Yue retracted the pellet, leaped onto a large tree, and climbed up to observe from a height. After a while, he headed southeast to search.

Not long after Ning Yue left, a man with tattered clothes and bloodstains passed by. If Ning Yue had still been there, he would have recognized this man as one of the four leaders of the Huabao Gang. His three companions were nowhere to be found, clearly having encountered a group of people and suffered a significant defeat.

"Ma Tianbao! You’re ruthless, ambushing and killing my three brothers. But you’re not in much better shape. I want to see what happens when you meet someone even more ruthless."

The leader of the Huabao Gang was cursing his enemy fiercely when a young woman suddenly laughed lightly and jumped down from a nearby tree.

The leader of the Huabao Gang quickly assumed a defensive stance, but upon seeing a young woman, he couldn’t help but show a bit of contempt, shouting, "Who are you? You dare to mock me? If you weren’t a girl, I would have killed you already."

The young woman laughed, "Even if all four leaders of the Huabao Gang were here, they might not be my match. With you alone and heavily injured, you dare to speak so arrogantly? I won’t punish you for your boasting. Hand over that thing, and I’ll let you go."

The leader of the Huabao Gang’s expression turned serious, and he became wary. He didn’t want to fight because his condition was too poor to engage in a battle. However, since this young woman knew about that thing, he couldn’t let her leave alive.

The leader of the Huabao Gang coldly asked, "How do you know about that thing?"

The young woman smiled, about to tease him, but the leader of the Huabao Gang had already lunged forward. He forcibly activated the war spirit of the spotted leopard, his movements suddenly tripling in speed. He struck with a Leopard Scale Claw, which, if it hit, would shatter the young woman’s head, killing her instantly.

The leader of the Huabao Gang was determined not to let the young woman leave alive. Whether she knew his secret or not was irrelevant; as long as he killed her, the secret would be safe.

The young woman, though less experienced, was far more skilled in martial arts than the leader of the Huabao Gang. She slightly turned her body, narrowly avoiding the attack, and thought angrily, "I didn’t intend to kill him; I just wanted to take that thing. Since he’s seeking death, I can’t be blamed."

The young woman casually pressed her palm, and a green ray shot out. The green ray was incredibly swift, and the leader of the Huabao Gang had no time to dodge. The green ray pierced his forehead, and he died instantly.

The young woman casually waved her hand, and the green ray returned, circling her head.

When the green ray stopped, it could be seen as a peculiar demonic snake, covered in green scales, with a faint horn on its head. A circle of green light continuously rippled from the snake’s head to its tail, emitting a cold aura.

This was the war spirit of the young woman, the Shadow Snake, and from its displayed power, it was at least a Second Stage war spirit. The young woman wasn’t exaggerating; with her war spirit, even if all four leaders of the Huabao Gang were present, they would not be her match.