Evolving My Undead Legion In A Game-Like World

Chapter 975: Wisdom [2]

A ripple spread through the air and the palm-sized coffin emerged silently beside him.

Michael opened it casually and summoned Wisdom back out alongside several large boxes filled with materials.

The owl instantly flew out energetically again as though being separated for even a short moment had been unbearable.

"Masterrr!"

Its silver-black body darted through the forest air rapidly, occasionally phasing in and out of space before circling around Michael repeatedly.

Michael simply let it play nearby while he focused his attention on the materials laid out before him.

At first glance, the total volume did not seem particularly large.

Only two reinforced boxes.

But Michael knew very well that the actual value inside was absurd.

Especially the fifteen spatial stones.

In Aurora, spatial materials were considered extremely rare resources, and this was universally true beyond Aurora as well.

The fact that Rynne had managed to gather this amount in such a short time honestly spoke volumes about her background and connections.

Of course, not all of it had been freely given.

Part of these materials counted as Michael’s share from the living steel he had helped Rynne secure.

The rest was compensation from a few favors she owed, which amounted to nothing given that he owed her a larger favor since she had stopped him from becoming a kidnapping victim.

Looking at the neatly arranged spatial treasures, Michael suddenly wondered if he had sold the living steel too cheaply.

After all, even degraded, that thing had still been an Epic-grade material. A living metal capable of growth. Most likely it had returned to being an Epic-grade item by now.

The more Michael thought about it, the more he wondered if he had let go of an amazing treasure.

But the thought only lasted a second before Michael shook his head lightly.

"It doesn’t matter."

What could some metal compare to his own treasure?

His gaze shifted toward the nearby Wisdom.

Compared to this bundle of cuteness, the living steel was nothing.

Michael crouched slightly and picked up one of the spatial stones. It was cold to the touch.

Inside it, distorted silver currents flowed continuously like liquid space trapped within solid matter.

Even the surrounding air warped faintly around it.

Nearby, Wisdom suddenly froze mid-flight.

Its silver eyes immediately locked onto the stone in Michael’s hand.

The owl swallowed audibly.

Then—

"Shiny food? Mine?"

Michael almost laughed.

"You can already tell?"

Wisdom immediately appeared beside him through a short-range spatial jump and rubbed against his arm excitedly.

"Mine. Mine. Mine."

Michael flicked the owl lightly on the head.

"Greedy bird."

Wisdom puffed up indignantly.

Michael shook his head helplessly. It seemed this creature had forgotten the pain from last time.

Well, it didn’t matter. After all, it would survive this one too.

"Wait, Master....."

Just as it seemed like the owl had finally remembered something, Michael had already extracted a small drop of his blood essence, wrapped it together with Wisdom and the two boxes within his mana.

[Merge ’Wisdom’ with extraordinary spatial materials?]

"Yes."

Michael did not hesitate, and soon the extraordinary scene that had played out thousands of times, to the point of numbness, repeated itself again.

The moment Michael confirmed the merge, the fifteen spatial stones shattered simultaneously.

A violent light exploded outward.

Space distorted instantly.

The forest around Michael blurred heavily as layers of spatial ripples spread through the surroundings one after another like invisible tides. Even the nearby trees began flickering in and out of existence from the unstable spatial pressure leaking outward.

At the center of it all, Wisdom let out a startled cry.

"MASTER WAIT—!"

Then the owl vanished completely beneath the white radiance.

Unlike the previous time, the merging process this time was absurdly long.

One minute passed.

Then ten.

Then thirty.

Then an hour.

Michael’s expression slowly became more serious.

Usually merges did not take this long.

Even many of his Extraordinary-rank undead had completed their evolutions in under an hour.

But Wisdom’s transformation showed no signs of stopping.

The white cocoon surrounding the owl at some point turned silver.

The surrounding mana became increasingly chaotic.

Like this, hours passed quietly.

Finally, at roughly the fifth hour, the violent spatial fluctuations suddenly stopped.

The silver light surrounding Wisdom rapidly began collapsing inward.

The gigantic cocoon shrank continuously and the distorted space gradually stabilized.

A moment later, the bright silver radiance fully faded.

Standing in the middle of the slightly ruined clearing was an unfamiliar figure carrying an extremely familiar aura.

Michael’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Before he could properly focus on Wisdom’s new form, a flood of notifications suddenly exploded across his vision.

[Merge Successful.]

[’Voidfeather’ has successfully evolved to Spatial Void Raven Owl]

[Species Grade: Extraordinary ★★★]

[Wisdom has levelled up to Level 50 [MAX!].]

[New Skill Acquired: Void Stomach]

[The user may create independent folded storage dimensions connected directly to its body. Living and non-living matter may both be stored depending on stability and available mana. Storage capacity is dependent on rank.]

Michael’s pupils constricted slightly.

A storage-type skill?

And not a simple one either, since it could store living beings as well.

Then there was another skill Wisdom had gained.

[New Skill Acquired: Spatial Mark]

[Spatial Mark: The user may imprint spatial coordinates onto targets, objects, or locations. Once marked, the target can be tracked across vast distances through spatial resonance.]

Michael’s eyes slowly narrowed.

This skill seemed a bit terrifying.

As long as Wisdom managed to leave a mark behind, escaping pursuit would become vastly more difficult.

Before Michael could continue reviewing the notifications, movement finally came from the clearing ahead.

The unfamiliar figure slowly lifted its head.

Silver-white eyes opened gradually.

At first glance, Wisdom still resembled an owl.

But only vaguely.

Its body was now considerably larger, almost reaching Michael’s chest in height while standing normally.

Its feathers were still silver-black but carried a faint hint of green.

What surprised Michael more was that this was the first creature he had evolved with his blood that still did not inherit his eyes.

"Master?"

Its voice sounded much clearer than before. Still childish though, which made it familiar.

Michael stared at the owl for several seconds.

Then Wisdom suddenly vanished.

Michael’s instincts exploded instantly.

But before he could react—

Two wings wrapped around his neck from behind.

"Wisdom stronger now!"

Michael’s eyes twitched slightly.

He genuinely had not sensed the movement clearly.

This was absurd. Very absurd.

Even stranger was the fact that Wisdom’s movement did not feel like speed.

It felt more like—

Skipping space itself.

Michael slowly exhaled.

Then he looked toward the floating notifications again before finally focusing on the most important line among them.

[Wisdom has reached Level 50 (MAX).]

Which meant—

It was time for advancement.