The Phantom Dragon, with half its wing torn and blood splattering, spiraled down toward a Floating Island, howling in unwillingness and terror.
Nearly ten tons of robust physique slammed into a Floating Island, kicking up a cloud of dust and rubble, its claws digging into the cliff, forcefully pulling itself back up.
And the Ikran that originally inhabited this area all scattered in panic.
Only leaving the bleeding Phantom Dragon gasping for breath.
Tao Yu seized the opportunity as he leapt into the air with his Wind Riding technique and used the Sword of the Spirit to sever the dragon’s partial wing, and he was now adjusting his body midair, drawing close with a suction from the Great Shift of Qiankun.
A vine came swinging through the air towards Tao Yu, and ultimately, grabbing hold of the vine, he used it to steady his descent, landing firmly beside the Phantom Dragon.
The injured Phantom Dragon was extremely irritable, but before it could bare its teeth and claws threateningly,
Several more meters of flesh wing burst apart, bleeding profusely.
The cut was jagged, spreading along the weakest part of the bone.
Causing it to let out another scream and sag in defeat.
Afterward, Tao Yu directly drew his Black Iron Heavy Sword, controlling the force as he hammered down on the dragon’s head.
After pounding for quite some time, he finally subdued the creature with just about the right amount of force, knocking it unconscious.
"Done, hurry up and find a way to parasitize it," Tao Yu ordered Little Black, who was holding the egg.
Little Black obediently placed its egg in front of the Phantom Dragon...
[Claw Force·Toruk]: The powerful Toruk has the most advantageous claws on Pandora World; no prey it seizes can escape.
Skills from the dead Phantom Dragon, straightaway yielding a complete Skill.
Tao Yu also completed the absorption and took the chance to spend a few hundred Yuan Force for a round of Deification.
It wasn’t any divine move, but it added a bit to his passive attributes, which was pretty decent.
When he later goes to collect his share at the State Capital, even these secondary Deifications, which cost just tens of thousands, could be fully rounded out.
Now that he had enough Yuan Force, as long as the skills didn’t conflict with his own abilities and had no side effects, using them to stack his stats wasn’t a bad thing.
However, the more skills he had, the higher the chance of conflicts later on; if he encountered better ones in the future, he’d either have to figure out how to merge them or actively discard some.
But the good thing was that these were cheap, and since his goal was the moon, the more prepared the better.
Moreover, going to the State Capital, he equally needed to enhance his own strength as much as possible.
There would be no wealthy lady to cover him there, and the waters would be even murkier.
Since he was prepared to run off to another city, this time he could be more unrestrained in collecting more skills before leaving—as long as there were no conflicts, he would gulp them down!
Having money is bliss!
"How long will this thing take to grow? Can it be controlled?"
Tao Yu looked at the Alien Dragon rapidly devouring the corpse of the Phantom Dragon.
Appearance-wise, it somewhat resembled the ’proto-drakes’ from World of Warcraft, except it had pitch-black exoskeleton and a secondary mouth. Just after bursting from the belly, it already had a size of five to six meters, and its temper seemed quite volatile, not even recognizing Little Black as its mother.
Little Black also shook its head honestly in response.
The Alien Dragon, as if understanding that it was being discussed, turned its head and gave Tao Yu and Little Black a cold, cruel gaze. Its bloodstained head matched with its ferocious appearance was indeed somewhat intimidating.
However, Tao Yu wasn’t one to indulge it, and a few strong blows later with psychic shock added to the attacks, it was howling in pain. Although the hits didn’t seem forceful, they quickly subdued the creature, which then continued gnawing at the carcass.
Tao Yu also took this opportunity to implant an alternative psychic seed.
A Sword-shaped psychic seed.
He would wait until it grew up and then blow it up to avoid damaging the corpse’s appearance...
Next, Tao Yu witnessed the terrifying growth rate of the Alien.
After Tao Yu hunted several Ikrans to replenish his supplies, having enough blood food, the Alien Dragon grew to a size nearly akin to the Phantom Dragon.
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The weight probably exceeded ten tons!
Then, as Tao Yu activated the sword seed, he let out a howl and died abruptly, leaving behind a perfect corpse.
Watching the Yuan Force converge towards the head, Tao Yu felt somewhat speechless.
"No problem, just cut it off first, and attach it back later. My craftsmanship is still quite good..."
[Wind Riding·Toruk Alien]: The grasp of the airflow is always so fitting.
Originally, Tao Yu just intended to passively supplement his skills, using them if they didn’t interfere and discarding any that conflicted with his abilities.
But unexpectedly, a great item burst forth!
The first Deification cost five hundred, considered a decent average Skill.
But the problem was that this thing carried the ’wind’ attribute, which Tao Yu was missing!
The unity of the seven attributes of Ninjutsu is wind and thunder, and Tao Yu hadn’t quite mastered Wind Escape.
Now without a doubt, as long as he applies Deification to this thing, he will definitely be able to master the wind attribute!
One Deification for five hundred, and a second for only one hundred thousand!
Looking at the remaining four hundred thousand Yuan Force, Tao Yu did not hesitate and performed Deification twice in succession!
[Wind Control]: Original attributes slightly enhanced, grasping a wisp of the essence of wind!
With a thought, Tao Yu lightly tapped the ground and, just like a real phantom, he rode the wind, gliding over a hundred meters before landing!
Although it didn’t allow him to fly directly, his mastery of the airflow and the enhancement of his speed reached a level of perfection.
Then Tao Yu was struck with a realization and entered the state of Demonization, after which a pair of wings grew out from his shadow’s transformation.
Changing the shape of the wings and such was something Demonization, enhanced twice through Deification, could already achieve in terms of detailing.
However, it was clear that flying was not just about having wings; it was no different from a child flapping foam boards, trying to fly.
But this time, Tao Yu felt completely different!
Leaping up, he intuitively sensed the changes in the air currents, as if that instinct were engraved in the genes of birds.
The originally arbitrary wings continuously fine-tuned themselves in response to the variations in the airflow.
This allowed Tao Yu to easily adjust and follow the currents with simple flapping, enabling him to soar in the sky!
"Haha, exhilarating! Finally, Temor can fly!"
Although it was a preliminary mastery, because he had the Skill [Wind Control], enhanced twice through Deification, Tao Yu was really flying through the sky, howling with joy.
His wild laughter echoed across the sky, causing Little Black on the ground to tremble with fear.
Even the small flying dragons, the Ikrans, dared not approach.
Longing for flight, it’s also one of humanity’s aspirations!
"The Shadow Force maintains the extra wings and the cost of flying slightly exceeds balance, but flying a thousand kilometers in one breath is no problem, although it’s a pity the speed isn’t fast."
After the excitement, Tao Yu sensed for a moment that mainly his body’s aerodynamics were not particularly suited for flight; the faster he flew, the greater the resistance, which he overcame solely through superior Wind Control skill.
"However, the mount on this side is also nearly ready. Rely on the mount for traveling, and I can fly when I need to myself—perfect."
After circling the sky once, Tao Yu also returned to the side of the Alien Dragon’s body.
Then he dug a hole and buried it!
Although it wasn’t the Land of Extreme Yin, with the [Corpse Refining Technique] enhanced twice through Deification, Tao Yu had his own methods.
Using Shadow Communion, he summoned all seven Zombies.
Apart from the two zombies that permanently resided in the shadows—Ah Da, with its corroding aura comparable to a Grandmaster’s, and Dugu Feng—the other five were all used by Tao Yu as materials for burial.
Once these zombies were absorbed, it would be enough to compensate for all the defects of the Alien Dragon!
"Although its size is too large, and the shadows can’t completely cover it, preventing it from residing in the shadows full-time, I don’t mind where it usually is since I can summon it—perfect..."