The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Seeing this, Gu Xu stopped and looked over.

Calling those wings "wings" is a bit of a stretch; normal wings are either covered in feathers or have a membrane like a bat's.

But this thing is made entirely of dark red fleshy tissue.

The surface of the meat is covered with thick blood vessels, which shimmer with a purplish-black luster.

The most chilling thing is...

The surface of these enormous fleshy wings was still densely covered with countless eyes.

These eyes were all tightly closed at the moment, as if they had fallen into some kind of deep sleep.

"If it's not a buddy, that's a bit outrageous..."

Gu Xu first opened his mouth, then touched his chin.

If I had to describe this scene in one sentence, it would be... so familiar, too familiar!

Last time, in that secret place called Red and White Collision in Beichuan City, he saw a heart the size of a truck.

Now it's been replaced with wings.

Am I just a giant figurine with parts scattered everywhere?

Gu Xu shook his head and looked down.

Directly below the enormous fleshy wing, a red sphere the size of a fist floats.

The sphere is slowly rotating, emanating a gentle yet extremely profound energy fluctuation.

This should be the core of the Izumo Secret Realm.

found it!

Once you've assimilated this thing, the first step of the fourth-tier job advancement quest is complete.

"Tsk...this task doesn't seem too difficult?"

"Or is the real challenge yet to come?"

After all, assimilating the secret realm was only the first step; he hadn't forgotten that there was still the Izumo Monster Embryo to deal with.

However, Gu Xu wasn't thinking about anything else right now, nor was he in a hurry to touch the red ball. Instead, he focused all his attention on the pair of wings.

After all, compared to the job change quest, the puzzle pieces of the Ancient Ones are obviously more tempting.

As Gu Xu gazed, lines of blood-red data appeared.

It slowly hopped out from above the fleshy wings.

The handwriting is distorted, carrying a kind of crazy vitality.

【Name: Wings of the Old Days (Fragment/Core)】

[Rank: ??? (Not visible)]

[Status: Awakening/Yearning/Return]

[Introduction: It was once the wings of that great being that surveyed the heavens and obscured the starry sky. Shattered countless ages ago, stolen by a false god, and scattered in this hidden dimension. It has been waiting, waiting for someone who can unfurl it. (Note: We're old acquaintances, no need for formalities. These are your wings.)]

After looking at the panel, Gu Xu curled his lip.

"It really is this process."

He was actually quite happy.

There's no reason not to accept a cheat program that's offered to you.

Gu Xu pulled his hands out of his pockets, took a step, and walked towards the pair of huge fleshy wings.

As he approached, the fleshy wings sensed a similar aura.

The blood vessels on the surface of the wings began to pulsate violently, and all the tightly closed eyes opened at the same time!

Swah——

Thousands upon thousands of golden pupils instantly locked onto Gu Xu as he approached.

There was no murderous intent in his eyes, nor any imposing divine pressure.

There is only one kind of extreme longing, like seeing a home away from home.

Gu Xu didn't stop. He walked to the front of the fleshy wing, raised his right hand, and just like when he touched the Heart of the Past last time, pressed it directly on a thick blood vessel in the fleshy wing.

"Alright, stop staring, let's go home."

The moment your fingertips just touch the surface of the flesh.

There was no resistance, and no physical sense of collision.

Those enormous fleshy wings, each tens of meters long, collapsed the moment they touched Gu Xu.

It transformed into an extremely thick liquid with a faint purplish-black sheen.

The liquid didn't fall to the ground; instead, it flowed up Gu Xu's arm like a swarm of frenzied man-eating ants, rushing upwards along his blood vessels.

The moment that sense of déjà vu crossed his mind, Gu Xu gasped.

"Damn it—they're doing it again!"

pain.

The pain was excruciating.

The feeling was like someone was repeatedly tearing at the bone with a rusty hacksaw.

The purplish-black energy didn't linger on his arm; it rushed directly to his back.

"ah--!"

Gu Xu suddenly let out a low roar.

With a thud, he knelt down on one knee on the soft, fleshy ground, his hands gripping the ground tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged instantly.

The clothes on her back were torn to shreds in an instant.

A sickening cracking sound came from his shoulder blade.

The two shoulder blades were shattered by the surging energy from within, and then began to reassemble in an extremely savage way.

The skin tore open to both sides, and dark purple nebula energy gushed out from the wounds.

Gu Xu felt something that didn't belong to this dimension growing on his back.

The two wisps of energy rapidly condensed in the air, transforming into the outline of a pair of enormous, ethereal wings.

The pain was so intense it made you want to rip your brain out.

Deep within my soul, that familiar, maddening murmur resounded once more.

This is the scream of despair when rules are broken, the mad ramblings of a higher-dimensional being.

An ordinary person would probably be a pile of minced meat on the ground by now, their soul polluted into mindless dregs.

Gu Xu persevered.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot with madness, yet his rationality was terrifyingly clear.

He even grimaced inwardly while enduring the pain, muttering, "So noisy! It yelled last time, and it's yelling again! Is this all you useless pieces of metal are?!"

This unwavering will slammed down on those frantic murmurs.

The sound gradually faded, turning into a submissive murmur.

The excruciating pain in my back began to recede like a receding tide.

Gu Xu gasped for breath and slowly stood up.

He turned his head and glanced back.

There are no huge, exaggerated meat wings.

Behind him, the laceration on his shoulder blade had completely healed, replaced by two eerie dark gold lines.

With a thought, two wings of light composed of pure purplish-black nebula would extend out.

Not big, but dazzling enough.

[Ding! Fusion successful!]

[The old jigsaw puzzle (3/???) has been returned to its original place!]

[Gain unique passive/active skill: Wings of the Ancients!]

A system notification sounded in my ear.

Gu Xu opened the skill panel.

[Skill Name: Wings of the Old Ones (Unique)]

【grade:???】

[Effect 1: Void Travel (Passive) - You ignore all spatial barriers and enclosures. As long as your thoughts are within any dimension, all distances are meaningless to you. (Note: Go wherever you want; you don't need to buy a plane ticket.)]

【Effect 2: Calamity Shroud (Active) – Spread your wings and shroud the starry sky. Centered on you, all spatial and light-based abilities of all hostile targets within range will be forcibly erased. Furthermore, all enemy rule and divinity assessments will be forcibly reduced by 99%. Duration: 30 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours. (Note: Ancient wings, shrouding the heavens!)】