Chapter 208: Xiao Wu Was Captured
Then, Mo Hui looked at Pidgeot in front of him, tossed the 100,000-year spirit bone produced by the Evil Demon Killer Whale King to Pidgeot and said,
"Pidgeot! This spirit bone is for you!"
"Beep~"
Upon seeing this, Pidgeot's eyes lit up immediately. It opened its mouth and swallowed the spirit bone in one gulp.
About half a month later, Pidgeot finally completed the refinement of the 100,000-year spirit bone.
At the same time, Mo Hui also learned about the two spirit skills carried within this bone.
It's worth noting that the 100,000-year spirit bone Mo Hui obtained from the Evil Demon Killer Whale King was not the left leg bone as in the original story, but rather the left arm bone.
As such, the two spirit skills that Pidgeot acquired were drastically different from the ultimate moves Tang San obtained in the original.
One of them was an auxiliary spirit skill, Feather Dance, and the other was Wing Attack.
Naturally, both were at the 100,000-year level.
Although Mo Hui was a little surprised by this outcome, he was still able to accept it.
After all, they were still 100,000-year spirit skills—their power couldn't be questioned.
Even if Mo Hui were to improve his own spirit skills, having a foundation at the 100,000-year level was undoubtedly better than skills rooted in thousand- or even hundred-year levels.
Don't assume that Mo Hui favored using Air Blade Multi-in-One and Cutting Wind Wheel simply because they were powerful; it was because these two self-created spirit skills had accompanied him through years of development and evolution.
If Mo Hui invested the same amount of effort into enhancing his 100,000-year spirit skills, the ones he'd create would likely surpass these two.
But reality is reality—the foundations of those two skills came from a hundred-year spirit ring provided by a 300-year-old Wind Demon Wolf.
Even so, one shouldn't disregard the value of Air Blade Multi-in-One and Cutting Wind Wheel, because they had once been Mo Hui's best—and only—choice.
If it hadn't been for that first spirit skill, Air Blade, and the derived Air Blade Multi-in-One and Cutting Wind Wheel, Mo Hui might have died at the hands of wolf thieves when he first ventured out. There would have been no later accomplishments.
It's good to have ambition—but being too lofty or disconnected from reality often leads to costly mistakes.
Many of Mo Hui's goals may seem grand, but in truth, he had been progressing step by step.
Perhaps not every decision he made was the optimal one. But in this world, how many truly optimal solutions are there?
As long as one can keep moving forward steadily, that's good enough.
"Beep~"
At that moment, Pidgeot let out a call to Mo Hui, then flew back into his body.
Mo Hui opened his arms gladly to welcome it.
As Pidgeot turned into a green light and entered Mo Hui's body, a vast yet incredibly gentle energy surged within him.
The spirit bone energy, having been refined once by Pidgeot, was nearly identical to Immortal Herb energy. It didn't cause any harm to Mo Hui—on the contrary, it continuously nourished his body and gradually enhanced his physical fitness.
Although Mo Hui was already protected by two gods—the God of Wind and the God of Sea—and didn't have to worry about energy overflow, he still deeply enjoyed the sensation. It simply felt cool.
At the same time, his spirit power began to surge rapidly.
"Bang!"
In an instant, Mo Hui's level—which had already increased after absorbing the 100,000-year-old Evil Demon Killer Whale King's spirit ring—rose again, from Level 87 to Level 88.
And at this point, the refined energy of the left arm bone had only been used up by about one-third.
With the immense energy granted by the 100,000-year spirit bone, Mo Hui's spirit power began to climb at an incredible rate.
Eighty-eight... eighty-nine...
Two days later, Mo Hui reached the peak of Spirit Douluo, only one step away from breaking into Level 90 and gaining the right to become a Titled Douluo.
However, that critical threshold proved stubborn. No matter how hard Mo Hui tried to break through using the residual energy, he always fell just a bit short.
Ten days later...
"What a pity. I couldn't break through to Level 90 in one go."
Mo Hui opened his eyes with a slight tone of regret.
In fact, the energy provided by the spirit bone had been exhausted nine days earlier. Mo Hui had hoped to rely on the residual momentum to charge straight through to Level 90, but it had clearly failed.
He stood up, clenched his fists, and felt the powerful surge of energy flowing through him. He couldn't help but smile.
"Although I didn't reach Level 90, I'm just one step away now. If I train for a few more months, or add another spirit ring to the Magikarp martial spirit, that should do it."
At this point, Mo Hui's strength had increased by more than half compared to when he fought Lion Douluo. If they met again, it would be far easier to kill him.
"Hmm~"
Mo Hui then pushed open the door, and bright sunlight flooded the room, dispelling the shadows.
He stretched lazily and said to Pidgeot, "Pidgeot, it's time to complete the Sea God's Fifth Trial."
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Meanwhile, in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest...
Bibi Dong was leading Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and several elders from the Spirit Hall. Her expression was quite unpleasant.
"Damn it! Where did that transformed spirit beast go!?"
Originally, she had brought these Titled Douluo and elders to capture the 100,000-year transformed spirit beast. But just as they were about to catch it, they were blocked by two 100,000-year spirit beasts, and the target escaped.
"Your Majesty, it seems other forces were involved just now. Otherwise, with the transformed spirit beast's current strength, it would've been impossible to escape our encirclement," Chrysanthemum Douluo reminded her.
Bibi Dong gave him a sidelong glance. "I can see that too—but the enemy's actions were too covert. We don't know who it was."
"I've spoken out of turn," Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately stepped back.
"Forget it. Let's consider it a failure."
Bibi Dong sighed, then gave a faint smile. "Still, this trip wasn't completely fruitless."
She turned and looked at a massive ape-type spirit beast corpse lying on the ground.
On the body of this giant ape, a blood-red 100,000-year spirit ring shone brightly.
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Elsewhere, on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, a thin old man quietly poked his head out of a spatial crack.
"It looks like the people from the Spirit Hall are gone."
After confirming the area was clear, the old man carefully stepped out from the space crack, carrying a fainted and beautiful girl in his arms.
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