The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1170: Contracting a Wind Spirit

Back in the Nine Divine Starwind Realm, Vaan continued to focus on the cultivation of his Wind Spirit Body.

After reaching the state of Divine Wind Spirit Body, the efficacy of the Rank 6 Whisperleaf Grass significantly decreased, slowing down Vaan’s rate of improvement.

At the same time, the potency of the High-level Rank 6 windstorm was also reduced.

Even so, the quality of his Divine Wind Spirit Body continued to improve, albeit noticeably slower than before.

Countless Wind Spirits paid more attention to Vaan, becoming increasingly interested in his body. Even so, his Divine Wind Spirit Body was still not at a high enough level to attract their willingness to form a Spirit Contract with him.

At most, Vaan had been put on their watchlist.

Most of these Wind Spirits were adult life forms, with strict demands for their Spirit Contractor. After all, they had lived long enough, with sufficient spiritual maturity and awareness to understand the importance of a Spirit Contract.

It was a lifelong commitment, an inseparable bond between it and another life form, sharing life and death together. Naturally, the adult Wind Spirits had standards, expecting their destined Spirit Contractors not to be mediocre.

Furthermore, a low-level Wind Spirit Body wouldn’t benefit a high-level Wind Spirit.

On the contrary, it would only harm its well-being, restricting its freedom and delaying its growth.

Although Vaan’s Wind Spirit Body had reached the divine rank, allowing him to contract Divine-rank Wind Spirits, it was still the lowest rank of Divine Wind Spirit Bodies.

Even if it were possible for him to contract high-level Divine Wind Spirits, they would not like it, as his limited spiritual wind space would only constrict their movements, making them feel tight and uncomfortable.

For such free-spirited Wind Spirits, they would feel no different from caged birds with clipped wings.

If Vaan wanted to contract one of these adult Wind Spirits, he would have to raise his Divine Wind Spirit Body to an equivalent level first.

However, Vaan was not too interested in these matured Wind Spirits with limited potential. Having lived for a long time, their spiritual development and cultivation had been set and were hard to change.

It would be difficult for them to evolve unless they possessed special talents, abilities, or bloodlines.

As such, there was no need to please them.

While the adult Wind Spirits weren’t interested in forming a Spirit Contract with Vaan, many young Wind Spirits expressed such willingness.

Unfortunately, such actions angered their parents and the guardian Wind Spirits watching over them. They were strictly scolded for their naivety and rashness, gambling their future on a stranger they had just met and had not observed long enough.

Moreover, countless adult Wind Spirits were watching this new Wind Spirit Body. How could it be their turn to make a Spirit Contract?

After the young Wind Spirits received harsh scoldings from the adult Wind Spirits, most of them retreated from Vaan with dispirited looks.

Surprisingly, there was still one young Wind Spirit that remained near him.

It didn’t seem to receive any direct scoldings from the other adult Wind Spirits, as if it didn’t have any parents or guardians watching over it. As such, it stubbornly stuck around when the other young Wind Spirits left one by one.

However, when it continued to express its intent to form a Spirit Contract, Vaan was surprised to see the other adult Wind Spirits directly resort to violence, attacking and bullying the stubborn young Wind Spirit.

Without a doubt, this young Wind Spirit was ostracized by the other Wind Spirits, and it wasn’t difficult to see why.

The young Wind Spirit was quite different from the other Wind Spirits.

Most of the Wind Spirits Vaan had encountered in the Nine Divine Starwind Realm were spiritual birds of yellow, white, or grey.

However, the young eagle-looking Wind Spirit was pure black like a crow.

Its different color did not fit in with the crowd.

"Caw..."

The black eagle-looking Wind Spirit cried as the other Wind Spirits pecked at it or slammed into it, battering its young spirit body left and right. Despite its powerlessness and helplessness, its gem-like white eyes burned with defiance.

Since it wasn’t welcomed around here, it would rather leave with its potential Spirit Contractor.

It had no attachment to the Nine Divine Starwind Realm.

Now that there was an opportunity for it to leave, it had to fight for it, even if it was weak and couldn’t beat the other Wind Spirits. It was fed up with their constant harassment and bullying, treating it as some omen of bad luck.

It even questioned whether it was a Wind Spirit born from the Nine Divine Starwind Realm.

In any case, there was no reason for it to stay.

Yet, these bullies weren’t even giving it the chance to leave. This was too much! What did it ever do to deserve this?

"Caw, caw!"

The black eagle-looking Wind Spirit cried with indignation at the injustice and unfairness it had been suffering.

To see an opportunity for escape, and be denied it...

Enough was enough.

This time, the black eagle-looking Wind Spirit was prepared to fight back, even if it was killed in the process!

Meanwhile, Vaan couldn’t help but take a liking to the black eagle-looking Wind Spirit.

He had never believed in the superstition of black birds or black cats being the bringers of bad luck.

In his honest opinion, he believed such associations were made simply because the darkness was also black and was generally associated with negative traits such as evil, uncleanliness, and even death.

However, speaking of bad luck, no one or nothing could possibly be a bigger bringer of bad luck than him. His tribulations would be earth-shattering and heaven-ending, bringing destruction and death to all things around him.

As such, even if the black eagle-looking Wind Spirit truly was an omen of bad luck, it was still nothing compared to him.

Since it was not welcomed and was shunned by other Wind Spirits, Vaan will become its new home.

"Very well. You shall be my first contracted Wind Spirit. Let our lives intertwine, sharing life and death together, as we strive to overcome fate and rewrite destiny anew," Vaan decided.

"I will be your new home."

Having made up his made, Vaan cast out a magic barrier, shielding the black eagle-looking Wind Spirit from the ongoing barrage of attacks, drawing it closer to himself.

Scree!

The Wind Spirits were incited at once, seemingly enraged at Vaan’s choice to defend the thing they regarded as an omen of bad luck. Even so, they could only hiss and screech at him.

After all, he did not attack them; they had no reason to retaliate. At most, he simply lost their positive opinions and interest.

Meanwhile, the black eagle-looking Wind Spirit was surprised by Vaan’s action.

At the same time, it was overjoyed, making it even more determined to establish a Spirit Contract with Vaan. It had chosen him, but he had also chosen it. Their interests were mutual.

Thus, there was no reason to hesitate.

Boom!

The black eagle-looking Wind Spirit initiated the Spirit Contract Ceremony. With Vaan’s acknowledgement, the Spirit Contract was established, linking the Wind Spirit’s life to his.

Its very existence seemed to merge with his body and soul, forming a very special connection, more profound than the one connection with the Topaz, Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire.

It appeared to be a higher level of spiritual connection unique to the Divine-rank Wind Spirit Body.

At the same time, the black eagle-looking Wind Spirit’s status appeared.

Ding!

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"Contracted Spirits"

Fifth Spirit: Unnamed Wind Spirit

Spirit Rank: Early Divine Rank (Low-level Rank 6)

Unique Talent: Starwind Controller (Unawakened)

Magical Abilities: [Telepathy], [Wind Manipulation]

Mana Capacity: 7350/12000

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Vaan blinked after taking a casual glance at the status window.

He appreciated the Wind Spirit’s firm will, and at the same time, pitied its situation. Thus, he had accepted it as his contracted Wind Spirits despite his choices.

As such, he also didn’t have any expectations for its talents.

After all, even if it was completely ordinary, he could evolve it into a mighty Wind Spirit that could stand above all other Wind Spirits in the future. With his unique abilities as a Soul Master and the miracle energy of the Profound Pearl of Life, it was not impossible.

Yet, what did he see?

His newly contracted Wind Spirit actually possessed a unique talent. Even if it was unawakened, the Starwind Controller talent sounded very impressive.

After all, this was the Nine Divine Starwind Realm, named after the Nine Divine Starwinds.

Didn’t this Starwind Controller talent imply the Wind Spirit could control the Nine Divine Starwinds once it awakened its unique talent?

This Wind Spirit was practically born to become the overlord of the Nine Divine Wind Realm!

Vaan couldn’t help but gasp with amazement.

’I thought I was adopting a poor stray, but I unexpectedly picked up a treasure... The Wind Spirits of the Nine Divine Starwind Realm shouldn’t get any better than this...’

Vaan smiled wryly.