Ghost Baby

Fortunately, the whole process did not last too long. Otherwise, Benjamin would not have known what to do.

As her mental power faded, the girl opened her eyes, and the Sparrow in her hand opened its eyes as well. Throughout the taming process, Mind Arts seemed to have accelerated the depletion of its life force. The once plump-feathered Sparrow now looked like nothing more than a dried frame. Its bare skin was covered in bluish veins, making for a terrifying sight.

The "Ghost Sparrow" slowly rose from the girl's hand, scarlet light glowing in its eyes.

Benjamin could not help frowning. He shielded the boy and retreated several steps.

"This is..."

The girl came back to her senses at that moment. An excited expression suddenly appeared on her face, and she nearly jumped for joy as she shouted, "I... I succeeded!"

"You succeeded?"

Benjamin let out a sigh of relief.

The girl nodded, then suddenly tossed her hand, sending the Ghost Sparrow into the air.

As dark elements gathered, black phantoms appeared beneath its ribs, forming two pairs of pitch-black wings. It flapped its black wings and circled the girl six times before finally landing on her shoulder. It gently rubbed its head against her neck, looking extremely obedient.

Though... that gesture did not look affectionate at all. It was more than a little creepy.

"Can you command it? What can it do? What is the limit of its strength?" Benjamin could not help growing excited, firing off several questions in a row.

The girl scratched her head and said, "I haven't figured it all out yet, but... I should be able to make it fight for me. Like shooting shadow missiles or something."

Benjamin recalled the scene of that bird corpse transforming last time and nodded.

"Come on, give