Fei Lin didn’t look much different than before, save for her features, which had grown slightly sharper. It added a trace of dark allure to her once-innocent appearance.

She was still wearing the white cartoon T-shirt.

However, the T-shirt no longer fit Fei Lin at all.

Her height had shot up from just over 1.6 meters to nearly 1.9 meters, turning the T-shirt—which would have fit Han Ning comfortably—into a crop top on her.

Still, the post-Awakening Fei Lin wasn’t as broadly built as Han Ning, so aside from being too short, the T-shirt was still relatively loose on her.

The pair of malformed, protruding bone spurs on her back had vanished without a trace.

But the image of her long, slender, fair legs was now seared into his mind.

At this moment, judging by her appearance alone, Fei Lin was indistinguishable from a human, aside from her unusual eye color and height.

"Fei Lin... you..."

Before Han Ning could even greet her, the mass of black Spiritual Energy that had long been dormant in his mind suddenly pulsed with a strange fluctuation, as if sensing Fei Lin’s evolution.

Without waiting for Han Ning’s command, it transformed into a bizarre stream of Spiritual Energy. It surged from the depths of his Spiritual World, following the Spiritual Contract between him and Fei Lin, and rushed into her own Spiritual World.

In an instant, both of them froze.

Fei Lin let out a sudden, muffled grunt.

Her flawless arms bizarrely bulged with menacing, pitch-black veins.

These veins crisscrossed as they spread rapidly down her arms toward her palms.

Finally, they converged in the center of her palm.

An invisible ripple spread out.

From the center of Fei Lin’s palm, the sharp tip of a sword slowly emerged.

The tip extended forward, and a longsword appeared in her hand. It was a full 1.6 meters long, its blade engraved with complex runes. Though the edge was jagged and full of nicks, it still looked exceptionally sharp.

The longsword had no hilt. In its place was a twisted, tangled mass of black sinews that fused Fei Lin’s palm with the sword’s body.

Nestled among the sinews was an eyeball-like protrusion.

Fei Lin stared blankly at the longsword in her hand, a thoughtful look appearing in her amethyst-pure eyes.

She raised the longsword and gently swept it upward.

VMMMM~

The surface of the blade instantly vibrated with a low hum, like a swarm of bees.

The eyeball-like protrusion split open slightly, and a sliver of eerie light flashed within.

Then, a crescent-shaped arc of black light shot out from the blade, slicing swiftly across the stone house’s ceiling.

SHIIING!!

The stone house created by Egg Pancake offered no resistance, cleaved in two by the arc of light as if it were made of tofu!

Seeing this, even Han Ning couldn’t help but glance at Fei Lin’s status panel.

Awakening IV.

’Just at the Awakening Level, and she can so easily slice through a stone house made by Egg Pancake?’

’Even if Egg Pancake didn’t use its full strength, that house still contained the Power of Earth Element at the Extraordinary Level. How could it be cut so easily...’

Meanwhile, Egg Pancake, who was crouching outside, also saw the arc of light slice through the stone house.

"Jii?"

A stunned expression instantly filled its massive Dragon Eyes.

But when Han Ning read the details on Fei Lin’s panel, the surprise on his face didn’t fade. It intensified.

[

Race: Dark Mirror Knight (Dark Stabbing Form)

Gender: Female

Talent: C+

Level: Awakening IV (651/1500)

Talents: Knight Contract, Mirror Shuttling

Acquired Soul Techniques: Path of Nothingness I (1/2000), Night Blade I (1/1500)

Power: 51

Body: 42

Agility: 107

Spiritual Energy: 59

Elemental Affinity (Dark): 39

(Gold): 28

Undead Affinity: 33

]

Talents:

[Knight Contract]: As a knight, the Dark Mirror Knight can form a contract with a Dark or Undead creature whose Level does not exceed its own to serve as a mount. In a mounted state, it can switch its combat form to the Dark Rider Form.

While in Dark Rider Form, its defense is greatly increased, while its speed and offensive capabilities are slightly reduced. The mount can also assist the Dark Mirror Knight in battle.

[Mirror Shuttling]: As a special life form that once died, the Dark Mirror Knight possesses the ability to briefly travel through the Undead Spirit Realm. It can construct a Mirror Space within the Undead Spirit Realm and the real world, large enough only for itself, to become immune to most Spiritual Energy attacks and completely immune to physical attacks.

Soul Techniques:

[Path of Nothingness]: Using the Mirror Space as an anchor, it shuttles between reality and the Mirror Space at near light speed, performing a cutting attack on all creatures in its path and leaving behind a mirror aura.

Creatures with the mirror aura cannot conceal themselves and will be permanently marked by the Dark Mirror Knight.

[Night Blade]: The Dark Mirror Knight infuses its weapon with Death Energy. Any creature struck by Night Blade will also be marked with a mirror aura, and its body will be affected by Death Energy, entering a state of continuous decay.

"This... This is..."

If Han Ning had merely been marveling at the uniqueness of Fei Lin’s abilities upon seeing her status panel, the next section left him utterly incredulous.

[

Race: Biological Armor (Hom)

Gender: /

Talent: /

Level: War General III (Lord IV)

Spiritual Power: 548.7

Talent: Blood Demon Blade (Armor)

]

He focused his thoughts on the Biological Armor option.

A simple introduction appeared in his mind:

An evil creation from an unknown civilization, sutured together from a Beast Master and certain special Soul Beasts through some kind of wicked priestly ritual.

[Blood Demon Blade (Armor)]:

1. A creation containing Curse Power. When facing creatures of a lower level, it will ignore all of the target’s defensive measures, regardless of Spiritual Shields, biological armor, Physical Protection... etc., and increase the destructive power of Dark and Gold Attribute Soul Techniques by at least 50%.

2. When the host uses the Biological Armor, it will simultaneously consume the Spiritual Power of both the host and the Armor itself. If the host attempts to use power exceeding their own level, it will drastically consume the Spiritual Power of both parties, and they will be continuously impacted by the Curse Power within the Armor, affecting their sanity.

3. Once the Armor is activated, it must absorb Biological Energy. The more energy it absorbs, the more its destructive power will progressively increase, up to a maximum limit of Lord IV. Conversely, it will enter a starved state, continuously emitting Curse Power that affects surrounding creatures.

4. If the host is Fei Lin, the side effects will be greatly reduced, shifting instead to affect her Beast Master and surrounding creatures.

After seeing that last sentence, the corner of Han Ning’s eye twitched. For a moment, he was at a loss for words.

At the same time, a strange Spiritual Fluctuation inexplicably appeared in his mind:

"Fei... Lin... my child... I will offer my all... to protect you."

While Han Ning was staring blankly at the panel, Fei Lin, across from him, seemed to have received some information as well.

She stood frozen in place, her bright eyes shimmering with deep sorrow.

Because of the sword strike that had just sliced through the stone house, the sinews wrapped around her palm and arm began to continuously siphon the energy from her body.

But the eerie single eye on the back of her hand snapped open again, its dark purple pupil revealing an expression of extreme resistance.

The black sinews were constantly absorbing, while the dark eye kept resisting. Han Ning, snapping back to his senses, took in the bizarre scene.

"All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm."

Han Ning’s mind stirred.

"Guu~"

The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm inside him instantly understood its master’s intent. Several sharp tendrils shot out from his hand, wrapping tightly around the black sinews on Fei Lin’s arm.

A dense web of black lightning spread from the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm’s tendrils, seeping into the black sinews.

Under the suppression of the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm’s "Dark Seal," the sinews froze as if they had encountered a natural predator, ceasing their siphoning.

’As I thought... The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm can not only seal the Spiritual Energy of other creatures but can also seal these hideous sinews.’

Seeing this, Han Ning nodded in satisfaction.

Through observation, he deduced that although this living weapon’s stated strength was at the War General Level, it was clearly a deeply conflicted, sutured-together monster. It couldn’t unleash its full power, which gave the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm an opening to exploit.