Chapter 247: Six-Wings
Chapter 247: Six-Wings
The Gu Stone was about the size of an egg, oval-shaped like one too. Its surface had a pale yellow, jade-like texture, glowing faintly and feeling smooth and warm.
When Gao Jing’s blood dripped onto it, the Gu Stone instantly became like a sponge, soaking up the blood in a blink.
A long, thin crack suddenly appeared on its surface!
Was it hatching now?
Gao Jing paused, surprised.
Because according to the Spirit Gu Secret Manual, opening a Gu Stone could take anywhere from six or seven drops to half a bowl or even a full bowl of human blood.
He had only given it three drops.
Crack!
Another crack appeared.
Then, cracking sounds came one after another. Cracks spread like a spider web, and pieces of the outer shell began to fall off.
Snap!
The Gu Stone suddenly split into pieces!
The next moment, a tiny white spark flew out from inside the broken shell and landed lightning-fast on the back of Gao Jing’s left hand.
Gao Jing instinctively wanted to shake it off but forced down that impulse.
What landed on his hand was a white bug, somewhat like a bee.
It was about three centimeters long, with a pair of pale golden compound eyes on its head. Its body was covered in tiny scales, standing on four thin legs. Several pairs of wings grew from its back.
The most striking part was the sharp, twitching stinger sticking out from the center of its belly!
Was this the Spirit Gu?
Gao Jing wasn’t scared. Instead, he felt a strange closeness to the little creature.
Squeak!
The Spirit Gu vibrated its wings, crawled quickly onto his ring finger, and began licking the blood left on the tip.
It seemed really thirsty.
Gao Jing thought for a moment. He picked up the Gu jar, opened it, and poured some Gu Nourishment into it.
This Gu Nourishment was said to be made from the blood and marrow of Monster Beasts, roasted dry. It was one of the Spirit Gu’s favorite foods.
Carefully, he pinched the Spirit Gu with his right hand. Then, he reopened the wound on his left ring finger with his fingernail and let a few drops of blood fall onto the Gu Nourishment.
A newly hatched Spirit Gu wouldn’t obey its master right away. It needed to be fed the master’s blood regularly over time. Only then could it connect with its master’s energy and spirit, becoming as easy to command as moving one’s own fingers.
But funnily enough, Gao Jing could clearly feel some kind of strange link already forming between his mind and this little Spirit Gu in his hand.
He placed the Spirit Gu into a Gu box.
This Gu box was a rich green color, carved from a whole piece of Seven-Colored Stone. It contained quite a lot of Spiritual Energy.
Though far less valuable than the rarest Green Crystal, it was still pretty expensive.
Gao Jing had spent three Shell Coins to buy it.
Squeak!
The Spirit Gu clearly loved its new home. It buzzed its wings twice and then buried its head in the Gu Nourishment inside the box.
Watching it eat so greedily, Gao Jing couldn’t help but smile.
He reached out and gently stroked the Spirit Gu’s back.
Touching it like this helped build a mental bond for controlling it. The Spirit Gu Secret Manual had methods explaining this.
Usually, the stronger a Gu master’s mind power was, the better they could control their Spirit Gu.
In theory, ordinary people could raise and command a Spirit Gu. But they could never fully unlock its true power and were very likely to get hurt if the Gu turned against them.
Plus, raising a Gu took a lot of effort. So most Gu masters were Shamans with strong spirit power.
Gao Jing wasn’t a Shaman. But he found hatching and controlling the Gu wasn’t nearly as tough or complicated as the Spirit Gu Secret Manual said. It had been simple and easy!
It felt like a university student doing elementary school math problems.
So Easy!
The very middle of the Spirit Gu’s back was covered by a thick armor plate, like a strip of white jade. It felt smooth and cool under his finger.
Rows of wings sprouted from either side of this armored strip.
Zhiqi had told him before: the quality of a Spirit Gu was seen in how many pairs of wings it had.
The lowest number was one pair. The highest was six pairs.
Gao Jing counted. The Spirit Gu he had picked using a huge amount of Power of Faith had five pairs of wings!
Wait, no!
Looking closer, he spotted another pair nestled near its tail. They were tiny and nearly see-through.
That meant six wings!
Being born lucky felt truly special.
The Spirit Gu Secret Manual said six-winged Spirit Gus were super rare. Opening tens of thousands of Gu Stones might not even get you one.
If Zhiqi knew the Gu Stone he let Gao Jing take actually hatched into a six-winged Spirit Gu…
He’d probably be sick with regret!
This Spirit Gu had a monster appetite. A pile of Gu Nourishment almost as big as half its body, plus the three drops of blood Gao Jing added – it gobbled it all down in under a minute!
Not a single crumb was left!
Full and satisfied, the Spirit Gu sent Gao Jing a clear feeling: “Sleepy.”
Then it curled up inside the Gu box and fell into a deep sleep, like a baby after a big feed.
Gao Jing smiled. He picked up the lid and covered the box, letting it rest peacefully.
The little Spirit Gu only woke up the next morning.
It nudged the lid open itself, flew out, and found Gao Jing!
Squeak!
Gao Jing noticed it had grown a bit overnight.
He felt its simple, trusting affection more clearly than before.
The mind connection also seemed stronger.
Gao Jing said gently, “I’ll call you Six-Wings from now on.”
Squeak!
Six-Wings wiggled its tail and stinger, almost as if it approved of the name.
Gao Jing concentrated for a moment. He walked out onto the balcony, cupping Six-Wings in his palm: Fly!
Squeak!
Following its master’s command, the Spirit Gu beat its wings and soared into the sky.
Something amazing happened.
Gao Jing felt like he suddenly had an extra “eye.” He could see the world from Six-Wings’s viewpoint!
And when he focused intensely, not only could he mentally guide where Six-Wings flew, but he could also get information through it. Sight, sound, even smells!
It was like Gao Jing himself had become the flying insect.
If this was used for spying, it would be infinitely better than any drone.
Six-Wings flew swiftly and incredibly quietly. Its tiny size made it easy to hide.
The only problem was, Gao Jing could barely control it beyond thirty meters away. Anything past a hundred meters felt impossible.
But Gao Jing knew this was because his own spirit wasn’t strong enough yet, and he was still getting used to handling Six-Wings.
Over the next few days, he followed the methods in the Spirit Gu Secret Manual, carefully feeding and training Six-Wings.
During this time, he noticed Six-Wings really loved his blood. Whenever the Gu Nourishment had no blood mixed in, the creature wouldn’t eat happily.
But add a few drops? It gobbled things up fast!
And Six-Wings improved quickly.
It didn’t get bigger; it actually shrank back to its original size of about three centimeters. But its speed, eyesight, hearing, and sense of smell all got much, much better.
Most importantly, Gao Jing’s mental control range expanded to nearly two hundred meters!
Gao Jing still wasn’t totally satisfied though.
Just as he planned to push Six-Wings even harder, his younger sister, Gao Yuanyuan, suddenly called him.