Level Breakthrough

Host: Ye Feng

Spirit: Excellent Sharp-tailed Swallow (8/10)

Level: Level 20

Spirit Skill: Accelerate (Great Accomplishment)

Skills: Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Meditation Method (Perfection)

Heart Separation Control (Six-Orifice As-You-Wish Heart)

Strength Amplification (Twenty Percent)

Seven Kill Sword Style (Great Accomplishment)

Wind Riding Flight (Minor Accomplishment)

In three months, Ye Feng's status panel had changed dramatically.

First was his Spirit Evolution Progress. It increased by one point every half month on average, rising by a full six points over three months. In less than another month, it could evolve once more.

As for his level, there was no need to mention it. He had already broken through Level 20 and would soon set out to hunt his Second Spirit Ring.

His First Spirit Skill had also advanced from Minor Accomplishment to Great Accomplishment. His Accelerate Spirit Skill could now exert one hundred percent of its power, and his control over the skill had reached the point where it responded exactly as he wished.

Naturally, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Meditation Method had improved the most. After more than half a year of automatic cultivation, this skill had reached Perfection. Every moment of all twenty-four hours, he could feel his Soul Power growing.

The Seven Kill Sword Style had advanced from Minor Accomplishment to Great Accomplishment. Even when performed with his wings, it did not feel out of place in the slightest.

Wind Riding Flight had successively broken through the Proficient stage and reached Minor Accomplishment. While flying through the sky, he felt even more at ease. Flying had already become Ye Feng's instinct.

Wind Riding Flight at Minor Accomplishment also came with a sensory ability. Ye Feng could detect the flow of air within five meters of his body even with his eyes closed. Sneak attacks no longer had any effect before him.

He could even use changes in the airflow to seize the initiative and sense the moves his opponent was about to make.

The only thing that had not changed was the Strength Amplification copied from Ning Rongrong. This Spirit Skill was a fixed thing; it could neither cultivate automatically nor improve in realm.

Ye Feng estimated that if he wanted to improve the effect of Strength Amplification, he would have to wait until Ning Rongrong improved it on her end, then copy it again.

But that was only a minor issue. After all, he had picked up this Spirit Skill for free, so he could not ask for too much.

Early the next morning, Ning Fengzhi personally led the team to hunt Ye Feng's Second Spirit Ring.

By now, Ning Fengzhi valued Ye Feng even more highly than several of his own sons. Whenever Ye Feng needed anything, Ning Fengzhi had already arranged everything properly before he even had to ask.

Naturally, Sword Douluo accompanied Ning Fengzhi.

"Come on, Ye Feng. We'll make this quick. Once you absorb the Spirit Ring, we can return." Sword Douluo summoned his Seven Kill Sword Spirit, turning it into a flying sword, then turned to urge Ye Feng.

To help Ye Feng obtain his Second Spirit Ring, Ning Fengzhi had begun making preparations months ago.

After careful consideration, they had chosen a Cat Hawk as their target. This Spirit Beast could shoot the feathers on its body like arrows, producing excellent attack effects. Since Ye Feng was also a flying Spirit Beast, absorbing a Cat Hawk gave him a very good chance of obtaining an offensive Spirit Skill.

Moreover, to avoid wasting time, Ning Fengzhi had long used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's intelligence network to scout out the Cat Hawk's location. They only needed to go there and kill it directly.

That was the advantage of being in a great sect. There was no need to do anything yourself; everything had already been prepared.

"Dad, Sword Grandpa, Brother Ye Feng, wait for me! I want to go too!" Just as Sword Douluo was preparing to take off, Ning Rongrong's anxious voice came from behind them.

"Rongrong, we're only going out for a little while. We'll be back soon. Stay home and cultivate properly!" Ning Fengzhi looked helplessly at Ning Rongrong.

His precious daughter had practically become Ye Feng's little tail. Wherever he went, she went too. The two were practically inseparable.

"Brother Ye Feng is going to absorb his Second Spirit Ring. Of course I have to go witness it!" Ning Rongrong ran up in front of Ye Feng and spoke as though it were only natural, completely ignoring Ning Fengzhi's nearly darkened expression.

"Hehe, if Rongrong wants to go, let her go. It'll be livelier with more people." Sword Douluo chuckled from the side.

It was rare to see Ning Fengzhi at a loss like this!

With Sword Douluo protecting her, Ning Fengzhi had no way to deal with Ning Rongrong. He could not even take out his frustration on Ye Feng.

This boy had become the darling of both Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo. Even Ning Fengzhi himself cared deeply for Ye Feng, and spoiled him no less than those two old men did.

With Sword Douluo carrying them through the air, the group quickly arrived at Sunset Forest.

Sunset Forest was the largest Spirit Beast forest near Heaven Dou City, rich in resources. Even ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts were not uncommon there. Before becoming a Spirit Emperor, one would never need to worry about being unable to find the Spirit Beast one needed there.

With detailed intelligence in hand, Ye Feng and the others headed straight to their destination and found the target they needed this time.

"This Cat Hawk is nearly nine hundred years old. With Ye Feng's physical strength, he can absorb it without issue. To prevent any accidents, I'll use my Spirit Skill to support you later, until you finish absorbing it." Ning Fengzhi pointed at the black Cat Hawk not far ahead.

Perhaps because Ye Feng's Spirit had mutated, Ning Fengzhi had discovered that Ye Feng's Soul Power was purer than that of Spirit Masters at the same level. He could completely exceed the absorption limit to a certain degree.

Of course, Ning Fengzhi only dared to do this because he was confident. With the support of his Spirit Skill, even exceeding the limit was still within his control.

In fact, at Level 20, the limit for absorbing a Second Spirit Ring was around seven hundred years.

Grandmaster had even clearly stated that the absorption limit for a Second Spirit Ring was seven hundred and sixty-four years. Ning Fengzhi was having him absorb a Spirit Beast around nine hundred years old, which truly counted as exceeding the limit.

But people were different. For a genius like Ye Feng, the limit of what he could endure was often far higher than that of ordinary Spirit Masters.

"I'll listen to Teacher." Ye Feng had no objections. He believed that his teacher would not harm him.

"Very good. Uncle Jian, I'll have to trouble you." Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Sword Douluo.

"Alright, leave it to me."

This time, Sword Douluo did not let Ye Feng make a move. A nine-hundred-year Spirit Beast was still a little too strong for Ye Feng, and a Sharp-tailed Swallow Spirit was not skilled at attacking either.

As he spoke, Sword Douluo pointed with one hand, releasing a powerful surge of Soul Power that pinned the Cat Hawk to the ground in the distance, leaving it no room even to struggle.

"Alright, Xiaofeng, go absorb your Soul Ring!" Sword Douluo lightly patted his sleeve and urged Ye Feng.

"Thank you, Sword Grandpa!" Ye Feng thanked Sword Douluo before happily running toward the Cat Hawk.

Only when he drew close did Ye Feng finally see the Cat Hawk's full appearance.

The Cat Hawk looked similar to an owl, only larger, with a body nearly a meter long.

Its head resembled that of a cat, and its entire body was pitch-black. Its pair of hawk eyes were filled with sharpness, making it look extremely aggressive.

Yet under Sword Douluo's suppression, this soul beast, which did not even have a thousand years of cultivation, could only lie motionless on the ground, completely at the mercy of others.