With the completion of the Fusion, those small black wings seemed to truly become a part of Castorice's body.
With a slight thought, a pair of massive, magnificent black Wings of Death, composed of pure dark energy and shadow matter, suddenly unfurled behind her back.
The wingspan was nearly three meters, with each feather flowing with a dark luster; the edges seemed to slice through space, emitting heart-palpitating fluctuations of death and space.
Not only that, the Soul Power fluctuations on Castorice's body also increased. Refining a Spirit Bone, though not as significant as absorbing a spirit ring, still allowed Castorice to rise by two levels of Soul Power, making her a Level 56 Soul King.
With a gentle flap of her wings, Castorice rose slowly into the air as if weightless, hovering steadily in mid-air.
This was the most basic yet extremely practical ability granted to her by this "Wings of Death" external Spirit Bone—free flight.
Moreover, with its affinity for space, her flight would be far more flexible, swift, and less taxing than using ordinary flying spirit tools or flying by Soul Power alone.
But this was only the beginning.
Castorice hovered in the air, a faint glimmer of dark light flashing in her purple eyes.
In the next moment, two huge and eerie crimson eyes suddenly emerged upon her magnificent black wings.
They were just like the iconic Eyes of Dead Silence of the Dark Prison Demon Owl.
The crimson eyes suddenly lit up.
Shuu! Shuu!
Two incredibly condensed crimson beams, emitting extreme fluctuations of death, shot out violently.
This was exactly the powerful Spirit Ability the Dark Prison Demon Owl had once used—the Netherworld Death Ray.
However, after being tainted by Castorice's death Soul Power and Martial Soul, this Netherworld Death Ray had also undergone some changes.
The color was a deeper crimson, and the Laws of death contained within were purer; the wails of resentment had instead become restrained, turning into an eerie silence that directly eroded the Soul's Origin.
The two crimson death rays silently pierced through the Void Realm, instantly hitting a solid cliff face not far away.
There was no deafening explosion, only two soft "puchi" sounds.
Two fist-sized, bottomless pitch-black holes appeared prominently on the cliff face.
The edges of the holes were smooth as mirrors; the rock and even the metal minerals within were completely annihilated by the power of death in an instant, leaving no residue behind.
Although it wasn't as grand as when the Dark Prison Demon Owl performed it personally due to her Soul Power level, its piercing and destructive power were still not to be underestimated.
After testing the offensive Spirit Ability, Castorice shifted her focus again.
Her figure suddenly became blurred, as if turning into a drop of ink merging into water, disappearing from the spot instantly.
There were no afterimages, no airflow disturbances; it was as if she had been swallowed by space itself.
In the next moment, in another part of the sky hundreds of meters away, her figure silently coalesced and reappeared like Gui Mei.
This was exactly the second hundred thousand year Spirit Bone skill granted to her by the Wings of Death—Void Walker.
A powerful ability that allowed her to perform spatial Teleportation.
Watching that figure with magnificent black wings, looking like a goddess of the night ruling over death and space, flashing and moving through the air, Fei Yan couldn't help but laugh and call out:
"Your Highness Holy Maiden, stop playing around. Quickly, let us see your true harvest—how powerful is that hundred thousand year fifth Spirit Ability?"
Hearing this, Castorice's figure flashed again, as if crossing the gap of space, instantly appearing before Fei Yan and Long Xiaoyao as the Wings of Death slowly retracted behind her.
Her expression remained calm as she clarified:
"I am not playing, Senior Fei Yan. I was merely testing the effects of the Spirit Ability and evaluating the Soul Power consumption."
She was indeed evaluating it seriously.
The consumption of "Void Walker" was unexpectedly low, unlike "Netherworld Death Ray," which would drain a significant portion of her Soul Power at once.
This was perhaps because the Wings of Death external Spirit Bone itself had an extremely high affinity for the spatial attribute, minimizing energy loss during spatial movement.
This meant she could use this divine skill for survival and surprise attacks more frequently in battle.
"As for the fifth Spirit Ability..."
A deep light flashed in Castorice's purple eyes.
Sensing the power of her fifth spirit ring, she slowly spoke its name:
"My fifth Spirit Ability is called—Simultaneous Engraving and Fate Exchange."
"Simultaneous Engraving and Fate Exchange?"
Both Fei Yan and Long Xiaoyao's expressions tightened; the name gave off a profound and mysterious feeling.
Castorice didn't explain. Although she didn't need to keep it a secret deliberately, there was no need to tell others everything about her Spirit Ability.
The effect of Simultaneous Engraving and Fate Exchange was to transfer 'bad fate' imposed upon oneself to a designated target, currently manifesting as two main abilities: Damage Transfer and Fate Exchange.
Damage Transfer could be shown openly, but Fate Exchange could not be revealed lightly.
Precisely because the Laws touched by this Spirit Ability were too profound and Heaven-Defying, it had almost exhausted all the potential a hundred thousand year spirit ring could grant, resulting in Castorice obtaining only this single one instead of the two hundred thousand year Martial Soul Abilities she should have received.
But Castorice was well aware of the power of this Spirit Ability.
Although with her current Soul King cultivation, the transfer effect wasn't 100% and she had to bear a portion of it herself, once she promoted to Titled Douluo in the future with a deeper understanding of the Spirit Ability and sufficiently vast Soul Power, she could theoretically achieve 100% Damage Transfer.
At that time, as long as someone was marked by her "Simultaneous Engraving and Fate Exchange," all physical, energy, and even Soul-level damage she received would be fully borne by the marked individual, while she herself would remain unharmed.
Besides that, she still needed more time to research and figure out how to use the even more ethereal "Fate Exchange" ability.
However, right now was the perfect time to experiment with the effect of "Damage Transfer."
Her gaze fell calmly upon Fei Yan—who else but the Third Consecrated Elder who insisted on seeing it just now?
With a thought, that blood-red hundred thousand year spirit ring shimmered quietly on Castorice, erupting with the fierce aura of the Dark Prison Demon Owl.
Fifth Spirit Ability: Simultaneous Engraving and Fate Exchange—Mark.
Silently, an invisible Thread of Fate had already connected Castorice and Fei Yan; an imperceptible and undetectable mark had already fallen upon Fei Yan.
And Fei Yan, as a Level 97 Super Douluo, was actually completely unaware of it.
"Senior Fei Yan."
Castorice said, "Please attack me, do not hold back."
Fei Yan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then instantly understood Castorice's intention—she was being used as a target to test the new Spirit Ability.
A hint of curiosity and ruthlessness flashed in her eyes; since it was Castorice's own request, she wouldn't hold back.
She wanted to see just what this mysterious-sounding Spirit Ability was capable of.
Moreover, Castorice had the Death Dreamscape Spirit Ability, so there was no need to worry about her dying, as she hadn't used that ability yet today.
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