The First Transformation
With his hands free, the Armored Titan grabbed the crippled Unrivaled Ghost and, under Xiao Feng's control, sprinted towards the outskirts of Xinzheng City.
"End Simulation!"
Once the Armored Titan reached the deserted suburban area, Xiao Feng decisively chose to end the simulation early.
Theoretically, Xiao Feng could stay in the simulation world until he grew old and then return.
During this period, Xiao Feng could learn many things, mastering various life skills and battle techniques to perfection.
However, Xiao Feng had no intention of doing so. Not to mention that the cultivation and treasures he obtained in the simulation world could not be directly brought back to the Dou Qi Continent.
Even if the simulation world were real, Xiao Feng couldn't possibly live out his life in the world of "Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens."
This is because the concept of body projection simulation is entirely different from text projection simulation.
During a text projection simulation, no matter how long Xiao Feng stays in the simulated world, it's merely a few lines of text for him.
But body projection simulation is different. For Xiao Feng, the simulated world and the real world are almost the same, except he can't earn merit.
Since both involve decades of arduous cultivation, rather than wasting decades in the world of "Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens," Xiao Feng might as well cultivate directly on the Dou Qi Continent!
After all, the energy in the Dou Qi Continent is far denser than in the world of "Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens," making cultivation more efficient.
Moreover, given Xiao Yan's cultivation speed, Xiao Feng only needs to relax for a few decades on the Dou Qi Continent to wait for him to break through to Dou God, and Xiao Feng himself would at least become a Nine-Star Dou Saint.
Therefore, there's no need for Xiao Feng to stay in the simulation world for long. He can end the simulation early whenever he gets what he wants.
[Simulation Ends!]
When Xiao Feng chose to end the simulation early, a system prompt sounded in his ears.
[Drawing Simulation Rewards. Please purchase the desired simulation rewards first, then randomly draw four rewards.]
In this simulation, Xiao Feng triggered five projection tasks but only completed "Save the Jingni," "Hero Saves Beauty," and "Brotherly Love," thus gaining three extra free draws.
"Four free draws should be enough, right?"
Xiao Feng thought to himself and then shifted his gaze to the ten randomly drawn simulation rewards.
[Unrivaled Ghost's Physique (Price: 2000 Merit Points)]
[Qu Shimor's Necromancy Skill Experience (Price: 3000 Merit Points)]
[One Fire Spirit Hairpin (Price: 10 Merit Points)]
[Shark Tooth Sword (Price: 50 Merit Points)]
[Snake Head Chain (Price: 30 Merit Points)]
[One Jar of Hundred Poison Fog (Price: 30 Merit Points)]
[One Bottle of Baiyue Incense (Price: 20 Merit Points)]
[Jingni's Swordsmanship Experience (Price: 3000 Merit Points)]
[One Feather of Mo Yu (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[One Pair of White Jade Bracelets (Price: 2 Merit Points)]
"As expected!"
After checking the simulation rewards, a gleam of light flashed in Xiao Feng's eyes, revealing an unmistakable smile.
Based on previous simulation experiences, Xiao Feng found that if there were other people around him at the end of the simulation, the rewards would likely be related to those people.
Hence, Xiao Feng deliberately controlled the Armored Titan to grab the Qu Shimor and Unrivaled Ghost and run to the deserted outskirts before choosing to return early.
The final result did not disappoint Xiao Feng. Among the ten randomly drawn simulation rewards, it included the Unrivaled Ghost's strong defensive power and the Qu Shimor's ability to control corpses.
With four free draws, Xiao Feng spent 93 merit points to buy the six cheapest rewards, then freely drew the remaining four.
"Use Unrivaled Ghost's Physique!"
With a thought, the red orb representing [Unrivaled Ghost's Physique] turned into a red glow and merged into Xiao Feng's body.
"Rumble..."
A pure life force suddenly surged within Xiao Feng, causing his blood to nearly boil, his skin to turn red, and his muscles to twitch wildly under the skin.
Instinctively, Xiao Feng began to circulate the Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon technique. Under its guidance, the raging life energy gradually calmed down and started to strengthen his body.
As Xiao Feng absorbed and refined the life energy, blue silk-like patterns appeared on his skin.
Soon, these wind attribute energy patterns densely covered Xiao Feng's entire body. Following that, the blue light intensified, forming a large blue cocoon about ten feet in diameter, encapsulating him.
The blue cocoon seemed to be alive, emitting a somewhat eerie blue glow in rhythm with Xiao Feng's breathing.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
About half an hour later, a strange noise suddenly came from the blue cocoon.
A white jade-like hand first emerged from the blue cocoon, followed by a naked Xiao Feng, who crawled out of it.
After completing the first transformation of the Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon, Xiao Feng's skin, which had been tanned by the sun and sand, became smooth and delicate again, as if carved from the finest white jade.
Although the jade-like skin appeared fragile, it was actually harder than steel. Xiao Feng's physical strength now matched that of a third-tier magical beast.
"Crack, crack..."
After stretching his muscles, Xiao Feng turned his attention to the blue cocoon.
According to the Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon, each transformation would produce a blue cocoon.
Since the blue cocoon was condensed from pure wind attribute energy, it was considered a unique natural treasure.
Especially for those who practice wind attribute techniques, consuming the blue cocoon could greatly enhance their cultivation.
Without hesitation, Xiao Feng leaned toward the cocoon's opening and took a bite.
"Crunch, crunch, crunch..."
Accompanied by a teeth-grinding chewing sound, the blue cocoon, like a biscuit, was gradually devoured by Xiao Feng.
The fragments of the blue cocoon melted in his mouth, transforming into pure wind attribute Dou Qi that continuously flowed into Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng immediately circulated the Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon with all his might, focusing on refining the wind attribute Dou Qi, causing his cultivation to gradually strengthen.
After the first transformation, the Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon hadn't yet evolved into a mid-level earth technique, but its efficiency in absorbing and refining Dou Qi increased by fifty percent.
Soon, Xiao Feng finished the entire blue cocoon, and his cultivation surged from a five-star Dou Practitioner to a seven-star Dou Practitioner.
After stabilizing his increased cultivation, Xiao Feng took out the green orb representing [Qu Shimor's Necromancy Skill Experience].
"Use!"
With a silent command, the green orb transformed into a green light and shot into his forehead.
"Rumble..."
A flood of unfamiliar memories surged in Xiao Feng's mind, containing decades of Qu Shimor's Necromancy skill experience.
Having absorbed cultivation memories several times before, Xiao Feng quickly sorted through these memories and absorbed them.
After absorbing the Qu Shimor's cultivation memories, Xiao Feng gained a detailed understanding of the Necromancy skill he now possessed.
Strictly speaking, the Necromancy skill was not corpse control but a unique insect control technique.
The ones actually controlling the corpses were the corpse-driving insects emitting a green glow.
To command an army of corpses like the Qu Shimor, one must first refine the corpse-driving insects and have them recognize their master.
Of course, the Necromancy skill Xiao Feng now possessed was optimized and improved by the system, differing from the original.
Many materials needed to refine the corpse-driving insects were unique to the world of "Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens" and unavailable on the Dou Qi Continent.