Chapter 69: Absorbing a spirit ring, external Spirit Bone
"The Earth Dragon Lizard is a sub-Dragon Beast that possesses both strength and Earth attributes.
Its defensive capabilities are already formidable, and it even has a top-tier defensive Spirit Ability like Immovable as a Mountain."
Dugu Bo, fearing that Li Tian might not recognize the Earth Dragon Lizard, specifically introduced it to him.
Dugu Yan, however, frowned and said, "Grandpa, this Earth Dragon Lizard probably isn't suitable for me.
After all, it doesn't possess any offensive Spirit Abilities, relying solely on raw power output."
If one's own Spirit doesn't have offensive Spirit Abilities, even if it possesses the strength attribute, it might not provide strength-type Spirit Abilities.
This is a compatibility issue.
Dragon-type Spirits inherently possess considerable defensive power, so it's possible to ultimately acquire the Immovable as a Mountain Spirit Ability.
And the possibility is not small.
Dugu Bo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have other targets for you."
Dugu Yan suddenly understood.
Li Tian, on the other hand, was very satisfied.
He cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll trouble Senior."
"No rush."
Dugu Bo waved his hand and said, "They can fly, so it's not safe for you two to stay here.
I'll take you away from here first, and then it won't be too late to come back and capture them."
Both of them nodded.
Dugu Bo took the two of them to a hilltop about three li away from the valley.
Only then did he return to capture the Spirit Beast.
"Roar, roar, roar—"
Three li, not too close, not too far, the roar of the Earth Dragon Lizard was clearly audible.
The two could even feel intense spirit power fluctuations.
In less than ten minutes, Dugu Bo returned, holding a heavily wounded and unconscious Earth Dragon Lizard.
It was a huge creature, over six meters long.
Of course, the six meters included its tail; without the tail, it was only about three meters.
There were five golden patterns on its wings.
That indicated it was an adolescent Earth Dragon Lizard, around five thousand years old.
Li Tian didn't waste any time.
The moment the Thousand Machine Umbrella was in his hand, he plunged it fiercely into its chest below its neck.
"Pfft—"
To Li Tian's surprise, his spear didn't completely penetrate.
Only half of the spearhead went in.
In its unconscious state, it couldn't release Spirit Abilities; that was pure physical defense.
"Hmph!"
Li Tian snorted, and the Thousand Machine Umbrella transformed into the Startling Thunder Spear, its spirit ring suddenly lighting up.
Amidst the flashing electricity, the spear shot out like a Dragon.
"Pfft!"
This time, it couldn't block it, and Li Tian's spear pierced its heart.
Even so, it didn't die immediately.
After Li Tian delivered another blow, a purple spirit ring emerged from its corpse.
One could only say it lived up to its name as a Dragon-type Spirit Beast.
Li Tian walked closer, sat down cross-legged, and guided the spirit ring to float above his head.
At first, everything was normal.
Although five thousand years was not low, Li Tian's Physique strength could completely withstand it.
However, halfway through the spirit ring absorption, something unexpected suddenly happened.
Just as the spirit ring absorption was about to be completed, and the spirit ring had even appeared, an extremely overbearing energy suddenly surged into his body, followed by immense pressure.
The pressure here wasn't psychological, but real, tangible pressure.
The pressure spread throughout his entire body.
It squeezed his bones, internal organs, and even his flesh, causing veins under his skin to bulge.
Li Tian roughly realized what was happening.
However, he couldn't think much; the only thing he could do was grit his teeth and persevere.
"Grandpa—"
Seeing the blood spilling from Li Tian's lips, Dugu Yan immediately panicked.
"Don't worry."
Dugu Bo remained calm, because almost instantly he guessed what was going on.
This kid, he's really lucky.
The drop rate for Spirit Bones was already ridiculously low, and external Spirit Bones were even rarer in the entire history of Spirit Masters, yet this kid encountered one.
Dugu Bo, however, scrutinized the Earth Dragon Lizard, wondering what kind of external Spirit Bone an Earth Dragon Lizard could provide?
What is an external Spirit Bone?
Distinct from the head, limbs, and torso bones, it's a Spirit Bone that exists as a completely new body part, hence the name 'external'.
"Could it be wings?"
Dugu Bo's gaze fell on the Earth Dragon Lizard's wings, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily—a bit of a white elephant.
He remembered that Chen Xin's third or fourth Spirit Ability already possessed the ability to fly.
Getting wings would indeed be somewhat redundant.
But it's still acceptable, after all, external Spirit Bones are growable Spirit Bones.
Moreover, sword flight ultimately requires a sword.
It's impossible to both fight with one's Spirit and fly at the same time.
Having wings could just make up for this deficiency.
"Grandpa, say something, what exactly is happening to Li Tian?"
Dugu Yan was extremely anxious.
Dugu Bo couldn't help but roll his eyes, then told her his conjecture about the external Spirit Bone.
"An external Spirit Bone?"
Dugu Yan looked bewildered, clearly having never heard of such a thing.
Aren't there only six Spirit Bones?
Dugu Bo explained, "There aren't many examples of external Spirit Bones in the entire history of Spirit Masters; the probability of their appearance is almost zero, so it's normal that you don't know."
"Then Li Tian shouldn't be in any danger, right?"
Dugu Yan didn't care about the external Spirit Bone; she only cared if there was any danger, after all, no matter how good something was, one needed to be alive to enjoy it.
Dugu Bo said, "There shouldn't be any major problems, he'll just have to suffer a bit."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Damn it, it really hurts, will it be too embarrassing to scream?"
Li Tian felt as if his body was being torn apart bit by bit.
Several times he almost couldn't help but cry out in agony, but he suppressed it forcefully each time.
A man, no matter how disheveled, must maintain his elegance.
Screaming would be too embarrassing, especially in front of Dugu Yan.
She would surely tease him about it later.
While enduring the pain, Li Tian also sensed an anomaly in his body.
That energy finally converged on his back.
If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the legendary external Spirit Bone.
It's just—
He also realized that the external Spirit Bone the Earth Dragon Lizard could provide seemed to be only wings.
Too redundant.
Not to mention Chen Xin's sword flight, there were too many ways to acquire the ability to fly.
Relatively speaking.
He would rather endure poison to intercept Tang San's Eight Spider Lances than have these wings.
"!"
After an unknown amount of time, Li Tian's clothes suddenly burst open from behind.
Golden wings grew out from his back.
They weren't fleshy wings like the Earth Dragon Lizard's, but a pair of feathered wings made of golden feathers with a strong mechanical feel.
The feathers were as thin as cicada wings, like countless flying knives.
Gathered together, they formed two wing-shaped blades.
"This—"
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan looked at the golden wings, both falling silent.
They looked at the Earth Dragon Lizard's wings, then at Li Tian's.
The difference was too great; they had never heard of Spirit Bones changing with the Spirit.
Was Li Tian's Spirit really that overbearing?
"Whoosh—"
The moment the wings grew out, the terrifying pressure receded like a tide.
Li Tian's taut nerves relaxed, and he directly slumped to the ground.
"Li Tian!"
Dugu Yan cried out in alarm, rushing forward and pulling him into her embrace.