Purple Cloud Wings

"Urgh-"

The smell of roasted meat and burnt flesh wafting through the air made Nalan Sheng, already thoroughly sickened by the Devil Fruit, turn slightly pale. In the end, he could not stop himself from vomiting.

Looking at the puddle of vomit on the ground, Nalan Sheng lost all interest in treasure hunting. He hurriedly put all the valuables and medicinal herbs into his Storage Ring.

[Ding! The host has snatched the destined male lead's high-grade Mystic-tier Flying Dou Technique, "Purple Cloud Wings." Reward: 3,000 villain points!]

[Ding! The host has snatched the destined male lead's ice spirit flame grass. Reward: 3,000 villain points!]

[Ding! The host has snatched...]

At the same time, a string of system notifications rang in Nalan Sheng's ears, and his villain points surged past fifty thousand.

But Nalan Sheng was in no mood to check his status panel. Instead, he left the stone chamber without looking back.

Meanwhile, the mercenaries standing guard atop the cliff exchanged uneasy looks after hearing the screams from below.

"Th-third commander, those screams just now sounded like the commander and the others..."

One of the burly mercenaries hesitated, his expression shifting several times before he finally steeled himself and spoke.

"Nonsense!"

He Meng, who wore yellow plate armor, snorted. "The commander is the strongest fighter in Qingshan Town, and the second commander and the others are with him. How could they possibly fail to deal with some greenhorn brat?"

Bang, bang, bang...

No sooner had He Meng spoken than a fireball shot skyward from below the cliff, then slammed down hard, blasting several mercenaries who failed to dodge out of the way.

"What the hell is that?"

Under everyone's horrified gazes, the fireball, some ten feet across, slowly contracted until it became a handsome youth dressed in fitted black clothing.

"You're all from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, right?"

Nalan Sheng swept his gaze over He Meng and the others, then raised the Desert Eagle with disgust written all over his face. "Then you can die!"

Bang, bang, bang...

Before He Meng and the others could react, Nalan Sheng mercilessly pulled the trigger.

Since all the mercenaries present were Dou Zhe, none could stop the Desert Eagle's bullets. Their heads were opened wide, and they toppled over for an eternal nap.

After finishing off the last mercenary, Nalan Sheng put away the Desert Eagle and headed toward Qingshan Town.

By the time Nalan Sheng returned to Qingshan Town, night had already fallen, and he could not be bothered to waste time exterminating the rest of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

After all, Nalan Sheng had already killed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's three commanders and more than twenty of its elite members. The remaining small fry could hardly stir up any waves.

Besides, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had plenty of rivals. They certainly would not pass up this chance to beat a drowning dog, and would naturally take care of the remaining matters for Nalan Sheng.

Thus, Nalan Sheng first returned to the inn and took a bath before examining the remaining black scroll.

As Nalan Sheng slowly unfurled the black scroll, lifelike images of two black eagle wings appeared before his eyes.

The black eagle wings bore purple cloud patterns, and they even felt like living things to the touch, radiating warmth.

Beneath the black eagle wings were several lines of small writing, which essentially stated that this Flying Dou Technique had been refined from the wings of a Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle.

Flying Dou Techniques differed from ordinary Dou Techniques. The power of an ordinary Dou Technique was fixed, whereas the power of a Flying Dou Technique depended on the materials used to refine it.

Even Flying Dou Techniques refined from the wings of the same species of flying magical beast would vary in power depending on how strong the beasts had been while alive.

The Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle was an exceedingly rare fifth-rank flying magical beast. It was said to possess a trace of the Ancient Phoenix's bloodline, and its flying speed far surpassed that of ordinary fifth-rank flying magical beasts.

It was no exaggeration to say that the Purple Cloud Wings would serve Nalan Sheng all the way to Peak Dou Wang.

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, Nalan Sheng pressed both hands onto the black eagle wings and began refining them with his Dou Qi.

"Screee-"

The instant Nalan Sheng poured his Dou Qi into the black eagle wings, an eagle's cry filled with savage fury suddenly rang out, shaking his soul and sending a stabbing pain through his head.

Fortunately, Nalan Sheng had anticipated this. He quickly focused his mind and resisted the attack from the Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle's remnant soul.

Since the Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle had died many years ago, the passage of time had nearly worn away the remnant soul within the Purple Cloud Wings. Coupled with Nalan Sheng's soul being far stronger than an ordinary person's, he managed to withstand its attack without mishap.

As the remnant soul's power within the Purple Cloud Wings completely dissipated, Nalan Sheng's Dou Qi flowed smoothly into the black eagle wings.

Whoosh!

The black eagle wings suddenly blazed with light, transforming into two thin streaks of purplish-black light that burrowed into Nalan Sheng's arms.

After entering Nalan Sheng's body, the two streaks of purplish-black light raced through his meridians before finally stopping at his back.

Riiip-

Nalan Sheng felt a stabbing pain in his back as two tiny meridian branches were forcibly opened along his spine. Immediately afterward, two black eagle wings thrust out from his body.

"So small!"

Using the full-length mirror in his room, Nalan Sheng quickly got a clear look at the black eagle wings.

The black eagle wings were only about a foot long, like a pair of underdeveloped wings growing quietly from Nalan Sheng's back.

Nalan Sheng was not particularly disappointed by the sight.

The main reason the Purple Cloud Wings had taken this form was that Nalan Sheng's cultivation was too weak.

Once Nalan Sheng broke through to Dou Shi, the Purple Cloud Wings would take on the appearance of normal wings.

Nalan Sheng instinctively flapped the wings on his back, but all he felt was a faint lifting force. It was nowhere near enough to let him fly; at best, he could glide close to the ground.

"A heavy burden and a long road ahead..."

Nalan Sheng shook his head helplessly, then retracted the Purple Cloud Wings into his body, leaving a pair of palm-sized black eagle-wing markings on his back.

After putting away the Purple Cloud Wings, Nalan Sheng summoned his character status panel.

[Host: Nalan Sheng]

[Age: 15]

[Cultivation: five-star Dou Zhe]

[Cultivation method: Jinglei Formula (beginner: 611/3000)+]

[Dou Techniques: Benlei Palm (minor mastery: 1703/6000)+, Lightning Divine Movement Technique (minor mastery: 2197/6000)+, Water Clone Technique (minor mastery: 28/600)+, Purple Cloud Wings]

[Devil Fruit: Flame-Flame Fruit]

[Summons: Shadow Ninja (10)]

[Item: Infinite Desert Eagle]

[Villain points: 54758]

Compared with the other Dou Techniques, which could be upgraded using villain points, the Purple Cloud Wings seemed rather unusual in that he could not spend points to upgrade them.

Still, that made sense. After all, rather than calling a Flying Dou Technique a Dou Technique, it was more appropriate to call it a flying item.