Chapter 90 Owl’s Badge

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Owl’s Badge

The corrupted Blood Owl Hunter and Feng Yin clashed swords at a high frequency inside the sealed underground forbidden room.

Feng Yin remained calm in his heart, unmoved even as all his attacks were Skewed by the opponent’s bizarre power. He simply maintained his powerful Slashing with the Canfeng Sword, forcing the opponent into a continuous entanglement of offense and defense.

He knew the reason the opponent could achieve such a state was because he possessed a bizarre ability, or rather, a Trait. Through this Trait, the hunter could Block and Skew Feng Yin’s heavy Canfeng Sword with a light and thin Curved Saber, despite having inferior Strength.

This ability, which almost violated the laws of Physics, was a Supernatural effect possessed by the Blood Owl Hunter—a monster transformed from a game—sharing the same origin as the abilities of Feng Yin’s Armor.

It was named—Owl Dance.

However, this Trait also had weaknesses, or rather, limitations—there was a limit to the number of Blocks and a Cooling time.

As for why Feng Yin knew this so clearly, it was naturally because he was a "player."

The next moment, he retreated while thrusting his sword upwards. This not only dodged the opponent’s horizontally slashing Blood Blade but also struck a fierce string of sparks across the Blood Owl Hunter’s chest.

A successful hit!

Feng Yin’s spirit lifted; he knew the opponent’s Owl Dance state had ended. He immediately pressed forward, fluidly reversing his blade to chop downwards!

The Blood Owl Hunter reacted extremely quickly, bringing his blade back to Block.

CLANG!

This time, the Blood Blade was violently knocked away the instant it clashed with Feng Yin’s Canfeng Sword! Without the enhancement of the special state, the laws of Physics returned to reality.

In the next split second, Feng Yin seized the opportunity. He stepped in laterally with his left foot, and as the Canfeng Sword flowed, he smoothly countered with a High Rank horizontal slash! In the "Flower of Battle" school, this move was called "Cross-strike."

SWISH!

The Canfeng Sword swept past with a howl, cleaving the Blood Owl Hunter in two on the spot!

No, what he hit was merely an afterimage!

Seeing that he couldn’t dodge Feng Yin’s Slashing, the Blood Owl Hunter used another ability. While turning into an afterimage, he shifted to Feng Yin’s flank. The blood-red Curved Saber in his hand slashed fiercely, instantly sweeping across the waist of Feng Yin’s Armor.

CLANG!

Sparks flew as the Blood Blade squarely struck Feng Yin.

[Durability: 18/20 → 13/20]

A single strike had slashed away five points of Feng Yin’s Durability!

Feng Yin, however, was not surprised at all.

"This is a necessary price..."

He knew clearly that by forcing out the Blood Owl Hunter’s last resort in this manner, he could seize the momentum to pursue and secure his victory in one fell swoop!

Feng Yin’s thoughts raced like lightning. He had already activated the Blood Flame Secret Technique again, his entire body bursting with endless scarlet flames. Turning around for a heavy slash!

First sword!

Covered in Blood Flame, the Canfeng Sword tore through the air. Having just completed his attack on Feng Yin, the Blood Owl Hunter turned around only to see the incoming Flame Slash, barely having time to raise his blade to Block.

CLANG!

The blades collided, and the flames on the surface of Feng Yin’s Canfeng Sword exploded with brilliant Light.

BOOM!

Amidst the explosion, the Blood Owl Hunter’s Blood-curved Blade was knocked away, and his entire body staggered backward. Meanwhile, Feng Yin’s Canfeng Sword, bouncing back from the momentum, was already chopping down fiercely once again!

Second sword!

SWISH—

This time, the Blood Owl Hunter had no more tricks. The Light Armor on his chest and abdomen was cleaved open by the Heavy Sword, tearing a gaping wound from his right shoulder to his left abdomen, spraying out a massive amount of blood. Immediately following was the Blood Flame explosion, shattering the remaining Light Armor on his chest and abdomen completely.

"It’s over!"

Feng Yin pressed in closer once more, smoothly shifting into the Hidden Blade Stance along the sword’s trajectory. Pushing off the ground, twisting his waist, and moving his arms in unison, the Canfeng Sword slashed upwards along the Sword Washing Line.

It was like a giant dragon raising its horns. This was precisely the Fixed Form containing the special force generation of the Cyan Dragon Secret Sword—

Azure Dragon Shocking Horn!!!

SWISH-BOOM!

The Blood Owl Hunter was cleaved entirely in two, from his waist to his chest.

His mangled body flew into the air as the Blood Flame explosively expanded. Upon touching his scattering blood, it triggered a terrifying explosion, blowing him directly into pieces of flesh and blood scattered across the ground!

Black smoke dissipated, and the corpse turned to ash.

[Banished the corrupted Blood Owl Hunter; obtained 30 units of Spirituality.]

A peculiar badge fell from the ashes.

It really dropped something again!

Feng Yin’s spirit soared. He had already harbored vague suspicions earlier when the Wolf’s Badge and the Long-Handled Engraving dropped consecutively. Either he was ridiculously lucky. Or, after this "game" underwent Materialization, certain items that were originally "probability drops" had become "guaranteed drops."

Compared to suddenly becoming ridiculously lucky, he was naturally more willing to believe the latter possibility.

Amidst his thoughts, Feng Yin immediately stepped forward, picking up the dropped item to examine it closely.

It was a badge shaped like the silhouette of a bird spreading its wings.

"This should be it!"

Feng Yin felt joyful in his heart. A message then floated before his eyes, further confirming his expectations.

[Owl’s Badge (Armor Engraving): Upon equipping, changes Armor Form and unlocks relevant Traits according to the Engraving Level.]

As expected! It was another extremely precious "Armor Engraving" from the game! A special Engraving that, once equipped, could change the Armor Form and unlock Traits. It was even an Engraving capable of changing the entire build for a game session.

Even getting just one could be called a god-tier start. But now, he had two of such rare items.

The absolute pinnacle of a god-tier start!

At this time, the White Crow had already flown down from the rafters and landed on Feng Yin’s shoulder.

"Haha, although taking damage was unavoidable, you won quite beautifully. I am full of confidence in your future." Flapping its wings, it continued to squawk, "I’ve sensed the location of the Life Wedge! It’s right behind that Divine Statue. Hurry up and pull it out!"

Feng Yin put away the Badge and looked up at the Divine Statue. Anxious to go out and check the effects of this new Engraving, he didn’t want to delay any longer and quickly stepped forward. After bypassing the Divine Statue weeping tears of blood, he found the Spiral Long Blade stuck in the ground behind it.

Reaching out, he pulled it!

CRACK—

An illusory shattering sound rang out as the Life Wedge dissipated into golden Light. The starlight-like glimmers were completely absorbed into the Armor. At the same time, the sound of turning gears came from ahead.

Feng Yin looked up to see a stone door, over a meter wide, slowly rising from what was originally an intact wall. Behind the door was a spiraling staircase leading upward.

"Aha, an expected little secret passage," the White Crow cackled. "Obviously, we can enter the interior of the Monastery from here. Take a rest and then let’s set off~"

The next moment, several messages popped up before Feng Yin’s eyes.

[Objective completed. Liberation Level increased by 1%.]

[Returning shortly.]

Endless gray fog surged out, obscuring Feng Yin’s vision.

...

...

In the dead of night.

The mark on the back of Feng Yin’s right hand stopped blinking. He quietly opened his eyes and sat up. The next moment, a series of messages scrolled past his eyes.

[Successfully returned. You have harvested 80 units of Spirituality during this journey...]

A faint smile appeared on Feng Yin’s face. Although he had expended some minor resources during the process, it didn’t exceed his expectations. Overall, it was a smooth clear.

Most importantly, a crucial, high-quality item had dropped once again.

A new Armor Engraving!