Chapter 185 - 184: Companion Talent: Light as a Feather

Chapter 185: Chapter 184: Companion Talent: Light as a Feather

While the beauties outside were discussing how to get Xia Wuyang to exercise some restraint, lest he run into trouble from overindulgence.

Xia Wuyang, who had been sent to the Practice Room, had already locked the stone door from the inside. He was currently adjusting his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, preparing for the arrival of his new Companion Talent.

He was only a few hours away from his Spiritual Power reaching three hundred points. When the new day arrived, it would rise to three hundred, allowing him to break through a major bottleneck.

He had felt it for a while now—a growing premonition that he would awaken a new Companion Talent once his Spiritual Power reached three hundred points. That throbbing sensation had been getting more and more intense.

Now, it was finally bursting forth, forming a new Companion Talent.

He had last awakened a Companion Talent when his Spiritual Power hit two hundred points. He hadn’t expected to wait until it reached three hundred to awaken the next one.

’Back when I first awakened Seven-Aperture Exquisite, I could awaken a new Companion Talent every few dozen days. Now, it’s taken a full hundred days to awaken just one.’

’It seems that as my Spiritual Power increases, the time between awakenings will get longer. I wonder when the next one will be. Will it be at four hundred points? Or even higher?’

Spirit +1!

Before he knew it, the new day had arrived. As expected, his Spiritual Power increased by one point, reaching a total of three hundred.

With this breakthrough, motes of Spiritual Power, like tiny stars, began to flow and swirl within his Sea of Consciousness.

To his delight, at that very moment, rays of spiritual light appeared in his Sea of Consciousness. The light converged, finally forming a new Companion Talent.

Light as a Feather!

As if by a stroke of insight, Xia Wuyang’s body grew lighter, and he faintly felt as if he could fly.

It was as if his body had lost all its weight. Every cell seemed to rejoice, welcoming this unprecedented transformation.

The sensation was intoxicating. ℯℯ𝘭.

Although it wasn’t quite a complete rebirth or on the level of Purifying the Marrow, it wasn’t far from it.

The greatest improvement was, of course, to his speed, followed by his five senses—especially his reflexes.

Even his Talent and Qualification improved, though he was still a long way from advancing to the next level.

The higher one’s Talent and Qualification, the more difficult it is to improve, and the more resources and treasures it consumes.

An Exceptional Level of Talent and Qualification was already considered Peak-tier in the Great Xia Dynasty. The difficulty of raising it to an even higher level went without saying.

An unknown amount of time passed. The changes within his body gradually subsided, and the Companion Talent, Light as a Feather, fully stabilized.

"So this is Light as a Feather?"

Feeling how much lighter his body had become, Xia Wuyang muttered to himself with a smile.

With a surge of his Qi Blood, he appeared at the other end of the Practice Room. It wasn’t teleportation, but an illusion created by his extreme speed.

A distance that would have taken several steps before, he could now cross in a single stride.

He carefully tested his new Companion Talent, activating his Combat Techniques, Secret Techniques, and even Mortal Artifacts. Soon, his body shot through the vast Practice Room like an arrow loosed from its bow.

After a series of tests, Xia Wuyang was all smiles.

After his advancement to Super Grade Celestial Human, his base speed had already reached 300 kilometers per hour, on par with many sports cars from his previous life.

But now, with the boost from his Companion Talent, Light as a Feather, his base speed had shockingly doubled to 600 kilometers per hour.

According to ancient texts, even an ordinary True Monarch couldn’t achieve such an astonishing speed. They would need enhancements from Spiritual Skills and Spiritual Techniques, or even Spiritual Artifacts, to reach this level.

However, Xia Wuyang could also use Top Level Mortal Techniques and Arts, as well as Top Level Mortal Artifacts, for a boost. With these enhancements, his top speed could surge to over 6,000 kilometers per hour.

It would be incredibly difficult for even an ordinary True Monarch to achieve such a speed.

So, in a way, Xia Wuyang’s speed had already surpassed that of an ordinary True Monarch.

The dust on the ground remained perfectly still as he zipped past, a sign that his speed was so great it no longer disturbed the air.

If anyone had been there to watch, they would have only seen a faint afterimage, unable to even catch a glimpse of his actual figure.

When he used the Dragon and Phoenix Body Technique while wearing the Cyan Cloud Boots, the combination of the improved Top Level Mortal Technique and the boots produced an astonishing speed.

In his past life, few vehicles could exceed 6,000 kilometers per hour; even passenger jets only flew at around 1,000 kilometers per hour.

And here Xia Wuyang was, moving at more than six times the speed of those passenger jets.

The speed of sound is just over 1,000 kilometers per hour, which meant Xia Wuyang’s top speed was now roughly six times the speed of sound.

If he were to return to his previous life, he’d be a veritable humanoid supersonic fighter jet. Combined with his formidable Martial Arts, it was likely that no country on Earth could have stopped him.

After all, his Defense was so high that even if he stood at the epicenter of a nuclear blast, he would probably only sustain minor injuries.

Besides, with his Power, speed, and the Danger Warning Companion Talent, it was practically impossible for him to be hit directly.

After thoroughly testing his current speed, Xia Wuyang was quite satisfied. While the boost to his overall combat strength was limited, his ability to escape and survive had multiplied several times over.

Combined with his Escape Concealment Technique, he could now move stealthily throughout the Imperial Palace. Even a True Monarch would have a hard time sensing his presence.

"In all of martial arts, only speed is unbreakable. With this talent, many things will be much more convenient."

Xia Wuyang smiled. The awakening of his Companion Talent, Light as a Feather, didn’t just increase his speed; it also contributed to his overall strength.

The increase in his attack speed significantly boosted the power of his various Combat Techniques and Secret Techniques.

His enhanced evasion would allow him to remain in an invincible position during a fight, as his enemies wouldn’t even be able to catch his shadow.

His extreme speed also synergized better with hidden weapons, Combat Techniques, and Secret Techniques, allowing him to take down an enemy before they could even react.

Xia Wuyang even had a feeling that, without relying on his Extraordinary Level Spiritual Power, he could already face an ordinary True Monarch with just his various Companion Talents and Body Refining Cultivation.

If he were to add his Extraordinary Level Spiritual Power into the mix, it would be anyone’s guess who would win or lose against an ordinary True Monarch.

The beauties outside, still pondering how to persuade him not to overexert himself and to practice moderation, had no idea that inside the Practice Room, Xia Wuyang’s overall strength had taken another significant leap.

His Cultivation was so powerful that he already stood at the Peak of the Great Xia Dynasty. Before him, those seemingly majestic Princes and Princesses were utterly insignificant.