Chapter 588: Bloody Vines (1/2)
Soft Feather pouted slightly with her head facing the front after being lectured by Leon before she went silent, unwilling to talk further.
Perhaps, she would just make things worse if she continued to talk.
Leon threw a glance at the depressed Lilith for a moment before he inspected her cultivation level in Body Cultivation that did not seem to have grown by much in the time he had not seen her.
'Seems like she has been practicing Divine Cultivation like everyone else, huh?' Leon silently mused, noticing that Lilith had reached the Ninth Layer of Body Tempering Realm, a step short from the Energy Condensation Realm.
'Ninth Layer of Body Tempering Realm, huh?'
Leon was not surprised that Lilith had reached this level, even if she only casually practiced Divine Cultivation. After all, she had been staying by the World Tree, where the Spirit Energy was densest and growing in abundance.
”Lilith, come over here for a second,” Leon suddenly called out to Lilith before she turned to face him with brows wrinkled in confusion and tears in the corners of her eyes.
”What is it?” She asked.
Leon held Lilith's hand before he took out one of his levitation rings and slotted it into her index finger, causing Lilith's heart to thump slightly with surprise, ”What is this about?”
”You'll see in a moment.”
With a casual look, Leon proceeded to take out one of his anti-suppression pendant devices as well before he put it on Lilith for her.
”You've been practicing Divine Cultivation, so you should know how to manipulate Spirit Energy by now. Try channeling some Spirit Energy into the pendant, then channel some Spirit Energy into the ring after,” Leon instructed.
”Ahh!”
Lilith exclaimed with surprise when her body suddenly floated in midair after she followed Leon's instruction.
”I-I'm flying!” Lilith cried with pleasant surprise.
”Yes, but not quite.” Leon floated close to Lilith and nodded before he explained, ”You are only levitating, but you can control the altitude with the levitation ring. You still need an impetus to help you fly…”
”With only one wing, you have always had trouble with your balance and flight coordination. But with the assistance of the levitation ring, you should be able to fly on your own now…”
As Leon was explaining to Lilith, Aria has hopped on her ice-lightning sword and flew over.
Only Duna remained on Soft Feather's back, cultivating in a state of deep focus while Soft Feather continued to fly ahead with a sulking expression.
However, doubt suddenly sprouted in her heart, ”Why did it suddenly get lighter?”
”Huh? Why is there only one left? Where did the others go?” Soft Feather exclaimed before she quickly glanced down towards the surface, thinking out loud, ”Did I accidentally drop them?”
Eventually, Soft Feather heaved a sigh after spotting the three people in the sky some distance away before flying back to them.
”Awroof?” Silver came to a sudden stop after sensing Leon's scent growing fainter before it glanced back and waited.
Meanwhile, Aria shortly arrived beside Leon before she softly whispered into his ear with a slight pout, ”Being too nice to girls is not a good thing, you know?
”Is that vinegar I smell?” Leon smiled slightly, sensing Aria's jealousy before he said wryly, ”I am just trying to cheer her up a bit. She was too depressed.”
”That little 'cheering' might just cause her to fall for you if you are not careful. What are you going to do if that happens? Will you accept her feelings or reject them? Knowing you, you will probably accept them!” Aria pouted.
You're just overthinking. That won't happen, Aria.” Leon smiled lightly before pinching Aria's puffed cheeks, ”Why would you think that of me?”
”Well, can you name at least one woman that you are close to but not your lover?”
”Of course, I ca—” Leon suddenly paused without any further words to retort her claim.
Aria threw him a dirty look before Leon chuckled ruefully while scratching his cheeks with an embarrassed look, ”It seems there isn't any…”
”Hmph.” Aria gave a soft snort.
…
While Leon and Aria were interacting with each other, Lilith took the chance to sprout her wing and began to test her flight.
”Uwaaa!” Lilith exclaimed with joy.
After regaining her lost feeling of freedom in the sky, she was in an exuberant mood as she flapped her black wing and shuffled through the air, adapting to her new form of flight.
”This is… amazing!”
Being born for the sky, Lilith's movement quickly began less awkward and more graceful and swift at a noticeable rate.
Lilith quickly mastered one-winged flight within a short time as her singular black grew larger to adjust to her mastery and increasing speed.
Sometime later, Lilith flew back to Leon's side.
”Leon! Mwah!” She quickly expressed her joy with a soft peck on Leon's cheeks before asking excitedly, ”What's the function of this pendant?”
”Haven't you noticed that we are quite high in altitude?” Leon asked.
Perhaps because he was affected by Lilith's joyful mood or simply feeling happy for her, he began to explain with a warm smile, ”That pendant helps remove the sky's suppressive force and allow you to fly much higher than ever before—But to a certain extent, of course.”