Chapter 26: External Soul Bone · Wind and Thunder Wings, A Letter from Jila City
"Will I be drained into a dried corpse?"
Upon hearing the system's words, Lin Yu couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
But thinking carefully, it kind of made sense!
He didn't remember the exact speed of the Heavenly Peng in Perfect World.
But he did remember that in Journey to the West, the Great Peng Bird could fly ninety thousand li with a single flap of its wings.
The Heavenly Peng should be even more powerful than the Great Peng, and must be faster too.
So if he were to fuse with the external soul bone · Kunpeng Wings, he could casually flap once and fly ninety thousand li.
However, activating the external soul bone · Kunpeng Wings requires soul power!
To fly ninety thousand li in one go would require an immense amount of soul power—far more than he could handle.
Being drained into a dried corpse might actually be the better outcome!
"If I can't use the external soul bone · Kunpeng Wings, then I want a wing-type external soul bone I can use now. Can you recommend the best option?"
Realizing he couldn't use the Kunpeng Wings, and without any other alternative at the moment, Lin Yu thought it over and asked the system.
After a brief silence, the system replied:
"After searching, the most suitable wing-type external soul bone for the host at the moment is the external soul bone · Wind and Thunder Wings from the Investiture of the Gods world."
"Wind and Thunder Wings?"
Hearing this, Lin Yu suddenly recalled.
The Wind and Thunder Wings seemed to be the wings on the back of Lei Zhenzi in Investiture of the Gods, supposedly grown after he ate some immortal apricot, possessing speed comparable to wind and thunder.
Speed like wind and thunder should mean several hundred meters per second—he should be able to use that!
Thinking of this, Lin Yu's eyes lit up and he immediately chose the Wind and Thunder Wings.
"System, I choose the external soul bone · Wind and Thunder Wings!"
As soon as Lin Yu confirmed, the system released two warm currents that quickly surged into his back.
More precisely, they merged into the two scapula bones on his back.
For a moment, Lin Yu gritted his teeth as he felt his scapula and the connected spinal bones turn hot and numb, as if the warm currents were transforming them.
But this sensation came and went quickly!
Soon, the currents had fully merged into his scapula, and Lin Yu could clearly sense the power now residing within them, ready to be activated at will.
Wind and Thunder Wings—unleash!
With a thought, Lin Yu activated the Wind and Thunder Wings.
In an instant, blinding blue and purple light burst from his back.
Then, a pair of jade-like wings—one blue, one purple—covered in swirling and lightning-like patterns, appeared on his back.
So these are the Wind and Thunder Wings?
They really do look awesome!
Seeing the wings behind him, Lin Yu was impressed.
Now that the wings were summoned, it was time to test them!
Injecting his soul power into the wings, Lin Yu suddenly flapped them hard toward the door.
His whole body, wrapped in wind and thunder, turned into a blue-purple streak and shot out, soaring rapidly into the sky.
In just a few seconds, Lin Yu became one with the wind and thunder, flying past the back mountain of Windmill Village and into a dense forest.
Sensing the consumption of his soul power, Lin Yu circled once before returning to the village, descending in a blue-purple flash in front of his wooden hut.
After testing, Lin Yu found that the Wind and Thunder Wings seemed to have wind-thunder-level speed—close to the speed of sound.
About 300+ meters per second.
And his current soul power could sustain this for about one minute, letting him cover roughly 20,000 meters.
Just sonic-speed—seemed a bit unworthy of the name "Wind and Thunder Wings."
But perhaps he hadn't yet unlocked their full potential due to his limited current strength.
Still, in Lin Yu's view, even agility-type Titled Douluos probably couldn't match his current speed.
Good enough to save his life!
…
Meanwhile, in Spirit Hall.
As the live broadcast ended, everyone gradually exited the stream, and Bibi Dong was no exception.
However, after exiting, Bibi Dong immediately resumed handling Spirit Hall affairs.
Though not a nation, Spirit Hall was a continent-spanning organization responsible for maintaining order among soul masters—an enormous workload!
Unconsciously, Bibi Dong worked into the evening in the study of the Pope's Hall.
"Reporting to Your Holiness, a letter has arrived that requires your attention!"
At dusk, a respectful voice came from outside the study.
"A letter?"
Pausing her work, a trace of confusion flashed across Bibi Dong's noble and elegant face. She turned to the door and asked in a calm voice.
"This letter is from a branch of Spirit Hall in a place called Jila City in the Kingdom of Haagen-Dazs, written by a deacon named Hou Yuntao."
"He reports discovering a naturally full soul power genius in a village called Windmill Village. The child's name is Lin Yu. His martial soul is the Blue Lotus, a mutated martial soul, seemingly of the support type."
"Because Deacon Hou Yuntao failed to recruit this genius, he hopes the main hall can send someone to bring the talent into Spirit Hall."
"His name is Lin Yu?"
Hearing the name, Bibi Dong's expression changed slightly.
Innate full soul power—such talent. Could this Lin Yu be that Lin Yu?
But coming from Windmill Village, he was likely a commoner child.
Could such a child answer the first question back then?
Bibi Dong fell into thought again.
Her feelings toward the Lin Yu from the livestream were complex.
On one hand, his first wish seemed to be about learning everything about the past, present, and future of Douluo Continent.
Even though the scope of this knowledge was likely limited, bringing him into Spirit Hall could yield tremendous benefits.
On the other hand, Lin Yu had recently publicly cursed Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, which greatly angered her.
Whether he is or isn't that Lin Yu, let's recruit him first!
In the end, Bibi Dong made up her mind.
Discovering an innate full soul power genius—even Spirit Hall wouldn't want to miss that, especially a support-type one.
In any case, they would recruit him, and if he truly was that Lin Yu, they'd find out after bringing him in.
But who should be sent to recruit him?
Bibi Dong furrowed her brows in thought.
After a moment, she spoke to the person outside:
"Go summon the Saintess. I need to speak with her."
"Yes!"
Hearing Bibi Dong's command, the voice outside responded promptly, followed by retreating footsteps.
Soon after, Spirit Hall's Saintess, Hu Liena, arrived.
(END CHAPTER)
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