Spirit

It's common cosmic knowledge that bonding with a supreme treasure carries no danger, at most resulting in failure. However, Luo Feng was different from other powerhouses. He had the experience of bonding with the Star Tower, and he knew full well how dangerous it was. If he were killed and another powerhouse obtained the Tower Pearl and carelessly attempted to bond with it, then the Tower Pearl alone would be enough to cause that powerhouse's demise!

Thus, when the 'spirit of the wing supreme treasure' actively transmitted its will into Luo Feng's mind and communicated with him, it made Luo Feng extremely wary. He couldn't risk losing his life by bonding with a supreme ultimate treasure. Therefore, he continuously pondered and re-evaluated the words of the wing supreme treasure's spirit.

Bonding conditions?

First, perfect genes. Second, sufficiently strong will?

He met both!

He possessed perfect genes, he was a Universe Venerable, and he had the will of a Universe Master!

“Let's see what tricks it's playing,” Luo Feng mused.

A faint fluctuation spread, permeating Luo Feng's mind. The two continued their exchange.

“Hahaha, you mean these two conditions?” Luo Feng was overjoyed and quickly said, “I meet both of these conditions! My life gene level is already perfect, and I am a Universe Venerable!”

“You meet them all? You're actually a Universe Venerable? Aren't you a Universe Master?”

“I am a Universe Venerable,” Luo Feng affirmed.

“Don't lie. If you can't meet the conditions, you won't succeed in bonding,” the wing spirit said.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz~~~”

The four wings behind Luo Feng were trembling wildly. In fact, back in the outer cave, the Shi Wu Wings had struggled exceptionally fiercely. Now, several months into this mysterious space, the Shi Wu Wings had been continuously trembling, and as the distance grew shorter, the tremors became even more intense. Even Luo Feng could barely keep the Shi Wu Wings from flying off.

“I'm not lying, I am indeed a Universe Venerable, and my life gene level is perfect,” Luo Feng quickly stated. “My conditions are sufficient, but I simply can't bond with you. My divine power can't even get close to you.”

“Are you referring to the surging mad will?”

The wing spirit said, “That's the mad will from the three bloodstains. It's being suppressed by me, gradually expelled, so it naturally struggles. And it naturally doesn't want any other life forms to approach me. Once I bond with a master, with their help, I will recover faster. It will also be expelled more quickly. So, it will try every means to obstruct you.”

“So that's how it is,” Luo Feng said.

“As for your bonding, it's simple. Although you can't approach me, I can let a core component of mine detach and fly out. As long as you grasp that core component... and bond with it, then it will naturally mean you've bonded with me,” the wing spirit said.

Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise, “Yes, yes! I can't get close, but as long as your core component detaches, I can definitely catch it!”

“Human, why should I trust you?” the wing spirit asked.

“What?” Luo Feng was startled.

“I am damaged, and I need to recover. I need some precious supreme treasure materials to restore myself. I also hope my master will help me,” the wing spirit said. “I said before that if someone helps me repair myself, I will acknowledge them as my master. Now, I need you to show your sincerity by providing precious supreme treasure materials to help me restore myself.”

“Precious supreme treasure materials?” Luo Feng was taken aback.

“They must at least be materials for refining a pinnacle supreme treasure,” the wing spirit said.

“Where would I get such materials?” Luo Feng quickly replied.

“Or a pinnacle supreme treasure,” the wing spirit said. “I know you possess a pinnacle supreme treasure; for example, the combat blade on your back.”

Luo Feng hesitated.

“I need to repair myself! With me, why would you still need that combat blade? I will certainly be much stronger than it,” the wing spirit said, a hint of annoyance in its voice. “This is your chance to show sincerity. Give me precious supreme treasure materials, and after I absorb some, I will naturally give you my core component.”

“Do you not even have this much sincerity?”

“If you lose a pinnacle supreme treasure now, the more you invest in me, the more you will value me, and in the future, you will invest even more precious materials in me,” the wing spirit said. “I must be sure that you have the determination to help me repair myself. Otherwise, if you don't help me, once I bond, I won't be able to regret it. If you can't even do this, I can't trust you, and I will wait for the arrival of the next powerhouse.”

“Am I the first one here?” Luo Feng suddenly asked.

“No, two others have been here before,” the wing spirit said. “One was a Universe Master some time ago. As soon as he entered, my storm of endless wing light destroyed his top-tier palace supreme treasure and annihilated him. The other was even earlier, a very, very long time ago, shortly after I was born and could just begin to think. He arrived in a pinnacle palace supreme treasure and chatted with me for a long time. He taught me a lot about the outside world, about your Universe Masters, Universe Venerables, and so on. He was the first life form I ever saw. My intelligence was very low then, but I was willing to bond.”

“What a pity!”

“His will wasn't strong enough to bond, but he often came here to temper his will and even helped me search for materials. But later... he lost contact and hasn't been here for countless epochs. He's probably fallen,” the wing spirit sighed.

Luo Feng listened to everything the wing spirit said, carefully pondering and reflecting.

Meanwhile, the mad, towering will continuously assailed him: “It's the wings! It's the wings, it's it, it's terrifying, it will kill you, it will kill you, if you don't leave, it will kill you.”

“It will kill you.”

“It will kill you.” The roar echoed repeatedly.

Luo Feng remained calm.

...

“Give me a pinnacle supreme treasure material, or a pinnacle supreme treasure,” the wing spirit said. “Show your sincerity. Even losing a pinnacle supreme treasure, with your strength, you probably wouldn't care too much, would you? Do you not even dare to gamble this? The will from those three divine bloodstains has scared you. That will fears I will expel and destroy it, so it will repeatedly try to make you leave.”

“I won't rush you.”

“Make your own choice.” The wing spirit fell silent.

Luo Feng, meanwhile, quietly contacted the spirit of his Star Tower: “Star Tower, that white wing just communicated with me and told me its bonding conditions...” Luo Feng recounted everything to the Star Tower's spirit. The Star Tower's spirit had low intelligence, but its processing speed was likely faster than even a Universe Overlord.

“Is there a trap?” Luo Feng pressed.

“Master, over countless ages, many Sector Lords and Immortals have entered my tower, and even Universe Overlords have come in. Although I've gathered a lot of information...” A wave of will emanated, the fluctuation of the Star Tower's spirit. “But I don't understand other supreme ultimate treasures well; I know very little. I can't find any trap in what the wing spirit said.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded.

...

Silence.

The Star Tower, shrunk to a hundred meters tall, hovered there, adjacent to the white wing.

Hesitation was actually quite normal, as it was widely known that supreme ultimate treasures were extremely difficult to bond with. It was also normal for a powerhouse to be reluctant to part with a pinnacle supreme treasure when uncertain.

To gamble or not to gamble?

For most powerhouses, they would take the gamble. After all, to even reach the white wing, one would need at least a 'pinnacle palace supreme treasure.' A powerhouse with such wealth would generally risk a pinnacle supreme treasure for a supreme ultimate treasure of immense power, as there might not be another chance if they missed this one.

So the wing spirit wasn't in a hurry; it waited patiently.

...

“I'm not in a hurry either. I'll use these years to temper my will,” Luo Feng mused. “Since it's setting a trap, it will naturally lose patience over time. I'll see what other tricks it tries to pull. As long as I don't leave the Star Tower, it can't do anything to me.”

Luo Feng was ninety-nine percent certain that the wing spirit was deceiving him.

“It thinks it's clever, but it doesn't realize it's already shown its hand,” Luo Feng thought.

“I'll just wait and see.”

Luo Feng began to wait silently.

Months passed. Luo Feng also controlled the Star Tower to gradually approach the white wing, causing the crushing will to press down with increasing madness. This high-intensity will suppression was a rare environment for tempering one's will! Luo Feng repeatedly challenged the limits of his will, slowly advancing each time.

In a blink, six years had passed, and the distance between the Star Tower and the white wing had shrunk to 15 kilometers.

As the distance closed, the Shi Wu Wings behind Luo Feng trembled with increasing intensity. They hadn't stopped trembling for years.

“I, I...”

A fluctuation suddenly emanated from the Shi Wu Wings.

Luo Feng jumped in fright. With his mind momentarily flustered, the terrifying will suppression he had barely been resisting immediately crashed down with a rumble, forcing Luo Feng to desperately control the Star Tower to retreat, pulling back in one go to 20 kilometers away from the white wing. Only then could he easily block the pressure, and his entire being returned to stability.

“That fluctuation just now?” Luo Feng was somewhat surprised.

“I...”

“I...”

Waves of extremely faint fluctuations emanated from the Shi Wu Wings on his back.

“Shi Wu Wings? Shi Wu Wings?” Luo Feng's expression showed shock. His Shi Wu Wings were actually fluctuating; had they also developed a spirit? Could a top-tier special supreme treasure also develop a spirit? No, it should be said that it was a component of a supreme ultimate treasure! In fact, the white wing was also a component, just a much more powerful one. If that white wing could develop a spirit early on, his Shi Wu Wings were not incapable of doing so.

However, it hadn't developed one for countless ages, so why was a spirit being born now? He had been waiting here for the white wing spirit's next move, but unexpectedly, his own Shi Wu Wings had given birth to a spirit.

“I...”

“I...”

The fluctuations were very faint, seemingly struggling even to transmit messages. After a long time, a full six days later, the first message was barely conveyed.

“I... Mas... ter...”

Like an infant, the spirit of the Shi Wu Wings was newly born and very fragile, but Luo Feng had ample patience. As time passed, the Shi Wu Wings' spirit developed faster each day, and after another half a year, it was finally able to begin communicating with Luo Feng.

“Master, I want to go out.” A fluctuation came.

“Go out?” Luo Feng asked, “Where to?”

“I want to eat, eat the light outside!” the faint fluctuation said. “Light, it's the light of the source, it's the source.”

“What is the source?” Luo Feng pressed.

“The source is inside it...” the faint fluctuation said. “Fragmented memories, fragmented memories contain six pairs of wings, six pairs of wings... the source is there, there. I want to eat the light of the source, I, I want to eat the light of the source.”

Luo Feng's mind rumbled, as if struck by lightning.

Wings?

Six pairs of wings?