I want some crow feathers, the ones on the ground will do."
Bai Xuan had no intention of beating around the bush or wasting time. After a moment of contemplation, he directly asked.
Hearing Bai Xuan's words, Uchiha Shisui's eyes flickered with thought. He didn't hesitate, nodding readily and replying, "Alright, do as you please."
After receiving Uchiha Shisui's permission, Bai Xuan quickly walked forward and swiftly picked up the crow feathers from the ground.
At a glance, there were almost ten thousand crow feathers on the ground.
In just a few breaths, Bai Xuan collected a hundred crow feathers.
Then, at the bottom of the Shadow's attribute page, four characters appeared.
[Can Evolve]
"Thank you, Shisui-senpai." After putting away the crow feathers, Bai Xuan politely nodded and said.
After a second's pause, Bai Xuan spoke to Uchiha Shisui, "I have nothing else to do."
"In that case, I'll take my leave."
"Mm, goodbye." Uchiha Shisui did not try to keep Bai Xuan, merely replying calmly.
Immediately.
Bai Xuan led Gale and turned to leave.
Leading Gale with his left hand, and Shadow with his right.
This posture of Bai Xuan was seen by Uchiha Shisui, causing a deep look to flash in his eyes.
"If this Bai Xuan grows up, he should be able to become Konoha's guardian deity…"
"The Uchiha Clan…"
…
…
Leading Gale and Shadow, Bai Xuan returned directly home.
Upon returning to his room, Bai Xuan took out the hundred crow feathers and immediately opened Shadow's attribute page.
[Summoning Beast: Shadow]
[Species: Crow]
[Talents: Stealth, Concealment]
[Can Evolve]
[Evolution Requirement: Crow Feathers (100 pieces)]
[Can Evolve]
With a hint of excitement, Bai Xuan made his choice without hesitation: "Evolve."
The moment Bai Xuan made his choice, a gray, chaotic light suddenly appeared from the void, enveloping the hundred crow feathers in Bai Xuan's hand.
Then,
In just a few breaths, the crow feathers in Bai Xuan's hand instantly transformed into a dark black light, which then flew directly towards Shadow.
The dark black light flashed, and in an instant, it entered Shadow's body through his wings.
The next moment, a layer of deep black, profound, and mysterious ghostly light emanated from Shadow's body.
This ghostly light was as deep, profound, and mysterious as a starless, moonless night sky.
The ghostly light grew thicker, dimmer, and began to show a metallic luster.
The moment this metallic luster solidified, Shadow excitedly raised his head and spread his wings.
"Caw!! Caw!!!"
The cry was very high-pitched.
After the evolution was complete, Shadow flapped his wings in place, hopping and jumping.
"Clang! Clang!! Clang!!!"
…
The flapping of his wings actually produced a crisp metallic clanging sound.
Amidst the metallic clanging, a series of system notifications rang in Bai Xuan's mind.
[Ding!]
[Evolution complete]
[Opening Summoning Beast attribute page]
[Opening...]
[Summoning Beast: Shadow]
[Species: Black Feather Crow]
[Talents: Black Concealment, Steel Black Feather, Black Feather Barrage, Black Feather Regeneration]
[Shared Talent: Intelligence]
[Can Evolve]
[Evolution Requirement: Nara Clan Hair (10 strands)]
Just as the attribute page popped up, the system notification immediately followed.
[Ding!]
[Strength, Talents shared]
As the mechanical voice fell, a warm energy current directly appeared from the void, then rapidly surged into Bai Xuan's body.
It strengthened his physical constitution, enhanced his mental fortitude, improved his Chakra quality, and at the same time…
Bai Xuan also felt his scalp tingling.
As Bai Xuan felt his scalp tingling, he couldn't help but think to himself.
"Shadow has three talents related to feathers."
"These three talents, when reflected in me, are used to strengthen my hair."
"This is truly…"
The tingling sensation on his scalp lasted for a full minute before stopping.
As his scalp returned to normal, this transformation was finally complete.
Feeling the changes in his body, Chakra, and spirit, Bai Xuan's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of intoxication.
The feeling of becoming stronger was truly exhilarating!
Chapter 17: New Talent: Black Feather (Bonus Chapter for Donations)
After adapting to the changes in his body, Bai Xuan turned his gaze towards Shadow.
Shadow's evolution from a crow to a Black Feather Crow wasn't a huge change.
His feathers were simply blacker and had a faint metallic luster.
His eyes also became deeper, changing from wine red to dark red.
There were no other significant changes.
However, Bai Xuan knew that although Shadow's appearance hadn't changed much,
Through Shadow's attribute page, Bai Xuan knew that
Shadow's changes were significant, even greater than Gale's evolution.
[Talents: Black Concealment, Steel Black Feather, Black Feather Barrage, Black Feather Regeneration]
Currently, Gale only had three talents, while Shadow possessed four.
The evolved talents of Stealth and Concealment had merged and evolved into Black Concealment.
Then Shadow gained three new talents.
Steel Black Feather, Black Feather Barrage, and Black Feather Regeneration.
The Steel Black Feather talent was easy to understand: Shadow's feathers were as hard as steel.
This characteristic could be seen from the "Clang! Clang!" metallic clanging sound that Shadow made when flapping his wings.
Thinking of this, Bai Xuan also tugged at his own hair.
Feeling the toughness, Bai Xuan muttered with a slightly strange expression, "With this talent, perhaps it will be very difficult, or even impossible, for me to lose hair in the future."
After a casual remark, Bai Xuan began to analyze the Black Feather Barrage and Black Feather Regeneration talents.
Bai Xuan felt that Black Feather Barrage should mean that Shadow could shoot his feathers like arrows to injure people.
As for the Black Feather Regeneration talent, as the name suggested, it allowed for rapid regeneration of black feathers.
So.
With a thought, Bai Xuan channeled some Chakra into a strand of hair on his forehead.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, this strand of hair shot out like a long needle.
"Thud!"
As a black blur flashed by, this strand of hair was nailed into the wooden dining table in front of Bai Xuan.
The part embedded in the wood was a full five centimeters.
Such power was truly somewhat terrifying.
A single strand of hair could kill!
And it was activated so stealthily, so unexpectedly.
Watching this scene, Bai Xuan's eyes lit up, and several sneak attack plans formed in his mind.
"This is really good." Bai Xuan murmured in a low voice, then focused his attention on his forehead.
There.
Bai Xuan had just lost a strand of hair.
Feeling the abnormality on his scalp, Bai Xuan once again infused some Chakra into his scalp.
The next moment, Bai Xuan clearly felt that the strand of hair he had just lost had grown back.
"The Black Feather Regeneration talent, when reflected in me, indeed means hair regeneration." Bai Xuan's eyes showed a hint of joy.
"With such a talent, I will never have the worry of Saitama's baldness again."
As Bai Xuan experimented with his talents, Shadow also looked at Bai Xuan, watching him quietly.
After sharing talents with Bai Xuan, Shadow gained Bai Xuan's Intelligence talent.
Because of this, the now smarter Shadow naturally understood everything that had just happened.
It turned out that Bai Xuan could not only make him evolve, but also give him his talents, and gain his talents as well.
Such an ability was truly powerful.
I am so lucky to have met this master.
Having made up his mind, Shadow's demeanor in front of Bai Xuan became even more submissive.
Gale, beside him, watched Shadow's reaction and nodded slightly.
It seemed this newcomer was quite sensible.
Quickly adapting to the changes in his body and these new talents, Bai Xuan turned his gaze to Shadow: "Shadow, you've also witnessed my abilities, haven't you?"
"As my Summoning Beast, I can make you evolve, make you stronger and more perfect."
"So I hope you can keep up with my pace."