27: Absorbing the dragon bone, an unexpected surprise

Stepping out of the mansion, Mu Wuchen went to his cultivation room, preparing to cultivate.

During the life-and-death duel with Lin Fan not long ago, Mu Wuchen snatched a true dragon bone from Lin Fan's hands at the end. This item was of no low grade, but he hadn't had time to refine it yet.

Lin Fan's True Dragon Body had astonishing defense, and it was likely that this immortal bone played a significant role.

Mu Wuchen stretched out his hand, and a faint green appeared, emitting an extremely weak life aura, which was the Hundred Flowers Bloodline.

Mu Wuchen was certain that he originally did not possess this power, and his perception of vitality was not strong. This bloodline power had emerged after his interaction with Hua Jingrou last night.

This couldn't help but make Mu Wuchen extremely curious about the body the System had created for him.

He had already discovered that his body had extremely strong adaptability and plasticity.

Not only did this body crush Lin Fan, who possessed True Dragon power, in terms of strength and physical toughness, but it also effortlessly merged with Su Meier's Demon Emperor Blood, even awakening the Heavenly Spirit Fox's racial talent, Heavenly Fox Eyes, by absorbing blood.

Now, he also possessed the Hundred Flowers Bloodline.

Was it a coincidence, or... was there another hidden reason?

Mu Wuchen vaguely felt that the reason his Hundred Flowers Bloodline was so weak was because Hua Jingrou's own bloodline was extremely weak, and the reason Heavenly Fox Eyes was strong was because Su Meier was strong.

“System, what is the origin of my body?”

Mu Wuchen communicated with the System in his mind.

“Host, your body is...”

The System's reply sounded, and Mu Wuchen was delighted.

“It's...”

“It's...”

...

However, just as the System was about to say the name of the created item, its voice abruptly stopped, stammering and unable to speak, as if it had crashed.

“I forgot...”

Mu Wuchen was immediately speechless. The damn System could even have bugs, or perhaps it was because the current System level was too low and couldn't answer his question. It seemed he wouldn't get an answer today.

However, he was not anxious. He reached out and grabbed, and a shimmering golden dragon bone appeared in his hand. Within the dragon bone, dragon qi faintly flowed out, indicating its extraordinary nature.

Just as Mu Wuchen was about to merge with this immortal bone, the immortal bone suddenly glowed brightly, and a huge repulsive force appeared, followed by a golden dragon phantom appearing out of thin air.

“Roar!”

A dragon roar emanated from the golden dragon phantom's mouth.

Seeing Mu Wuchen, a majestic and angry voice resounded from the golden dragon's mouth:

“Human, who exactly are you? Why do you possess this one's remains? You are not the chosen one!”

There was still a trace of lingering thought within this immortal bone.

The dragon soul was still howling, but Mu Wuchen didn't hesitate and directly activated Heavenly Fox Eyes.

Powerful spiritual energy solidified, and a black giant mouth several times larger than the golden dragon phantom appeared out of thin air.

“Although you were once powerful, you are nothing more than a wisp of a remnant soul now. Be swallowed by me!”

Mu Wuchen didn't hesitate in the slightest, attacking resolutely.

Seeing the black phantom bite towards it, the golden dragon phantom's huge head showed disdain.

“This one is a Taixu Emperor Dragon. Although it has been eroded for several epochs, even a mere wisp of a remnant soul is not something a mere Linghai Realm cultivator like you can devour!”

However, before it could resist, the terrifying black giant mouth swallowed it whole. A few breaths later, the sound of flesh tearing and the Emperor Dragon phantom's screams began to echo from within the giant mouth.

“No, this is impossible!”

After a few more breaths, as a swallowing sound echoed, the Taixu Emperor Dragon's screams vanished, and the Emperor Dragon's remnant thought had been completely annihilated.

“Still calling yourself Taixu Emperor Dragon? Indeed, it's all Taixu!”

Mu Wuchen curled his lip, disdainfully.

Having resolved the trouble, he turned around and once again focused on the immortal bone.

Without the obstruction of the Taixu Emperor Dragon's remnant soul, Mu Wuchen's fusion of the immortal bone proceeded unusually smoothly. In just the blink of an eye, he had completely integrated the immortal bone into his body.

However, to his disappointment, after complete fusion, this immortal bone, apart from adding a trace of dragon might to his attacks, didn't seem to provide any substantial improvement.

Not only was the cultivation improvement limited, only increasing by about thirty percent of a minor realm, but even the improvement to strength and defense was negligible.

If other Linghai Realm cultivators had obtained this true dragon bone, their combat power would likely have increased significantly, but for Mu Wuchen, whose physique was already extremely strong, the effect of this immortal bone was greatly diluted.

Just then, Mu Wuchen's heart suddenly stirred, as if he had sensed something.

Immediately, he stretched out his hand, and a beautiful white feather appeared in his hand. He discovered this after completely absorbing and refining this immortal bone, while examining the inside of the dragon bone.

Mu Wuchen carefully sensed it and found that there seemed to be no dragon aura on this white feather.

But looking at the exquisite appearance of the feather and the unusualness it exuded, it was clearly not an ordinary item.

If it didn't belong to the dragon race, then what was it?

Mu Wuchen was puzzled and communicated with the System in his mind, wanting the System to answer his questions.

A moment later, the System's voice resonated in his mind.

“Host, this is the Lapis Lazuli Colorful Phoenix's “Morning (zhao) Feather”.”

Upon hearing the System's reply, Mu Wuchen frowned slightly.

He had never heard this term before.

As if knowing Mu Wuchen still had doubts, the System continued to explain.

“The Lapis Lazuli Colorful Phoenix possesses the power of the sun and moon and can control the sun, moon, and stars, relying on two most important feathers: one is “Morning,” and the other is “Evening,” signifying “Morning and Evening.” Among them, “Morning” is primary, and “Evening” is secondary. He who obtains the “Morning Feather” will have the “Evening Feather” for generations, never leaving, never forsaking.”

Upon hearing the System's explanation, Mu Wuchen suddenly understood.

He also suddenly realized why, when he took this immortal bone on the life-and-death arena, Lin Fan not only lost 5000 Destiny Points belonging to the immortal bone but also lost 10000 Destiny Points belonging to the Son of Destiny's heroine, Yun Li.

At that time, Lin Fan clearly hadn't discovered the “Morning Feather” hidden within the immortal bone, nor had he refined it, so he wasn't considered the owner of this “Morning Feather.”

Mu Wuchen had initially thought it was because Lin Fan performed too poorly, causing Yun Li to lose confidence in him and their relationship to break, which allowed him to seize 10000 Destiny Points.

Now it seemed that it was because Mu Wuchen, by taking the immortal bone, inadvertently took the “Morning Feather,” making it impossible for the two to continue their fate (yuanfen) and have any future together.

Mu Wuchen's lips curled into a slight smile. He had, unintentionally, put a huge cuckold on Lin Fan, the Son of Destiny.

Having learned the secret, Mu Wuchen naturally didn't idle. He immediately dripped a drop of fresh blood onto the white feather. The white feather completely recognized him as its master, then transformed into a wisp of white light and merged into Mu Wuchen's body.

Mu Wuchen was overjoyed and walked out of the cultivation room...