Thus, under Perugius's watchful gaze, Dan Feng quickly created the appearance and most basic abilities of his own spirit.
This spirit was made by Dan Feng as a water spirit, capable of releasing water magic, with an appearance identical to Jingliu.
The moment Dan Feng completed the summoning magic circle, he did not pause at all and immediately poured a vast amount of mana into it.
In an instant, the basement was enveloped in a burst of white light. On the summoning magic circle, a humanoid spirit instantly appeared.
According to human standards, she was female, with long blue-gray-white hair tied into a high ponytail with ribbons. A blue silk ribbon was tied on the ponytail, and her hair bun was in a circular shape.
Her willow-leaf eyebrows were delicate, her skin fair, and her pupils red. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, like an ice queen.
The clothes on her body were highly unconventional for this world's common standards, yet they looked very exquisite.
The moment the 'Jingliu' spirit appeared, Perugius felt that Dan Feng's talent in this area was stronger than his own.
However, this was actually not surprising.
After all, the dragon race's lifespan was extremely long, and their learning ability was several times that of other races.
Perhaps this race of Dan Feng's was inherently stronger than other dragons, and this truly made Perugius feel envious.
Perugius's talent in attack magic was not outstanding. In comparison, his talent in summoning magic and barrier magic was truly exceptional.
Because of this, his main means of attack did not rely on his own mana but on this floating fortress and the twelve familiars he possessed.
One should not underestimate this floating fortress. It may look like an ordinary fortress, but it was actually an existence summoned by Perugius from the 'past Dragon World.'
In terms of personal strength alone, Perugius might not rank among the Seven Great Powers, but when considering his overall capabilities, his current strength was absolutely enough to rival the sixth of the current Seven Great Powers—the one known as the Death God.
"You have created this spirit quite excellently; it already displays some of my own style," Perugius said unhurriedly.
Dan Feng heard these words but did not refute them.
After all, this was Perugius's summoning magic. If the spirit he created surpassed his works in appearance, it might damage the Armored Dragon King's reputation.
Suddenly, the system panel that had displayed Jingliu's photo converted into a block of text.
[Detected an object similar to 'Jingliu.' Special ability has been activated.]
[You may open the system to allow the system-created 'Jingliu' to possess the spirit and fight alongside the host.]
[Warm reminder: As long as you engage in battle with opponents in the learning comprehension space, it can possess the spirit.]
[Can only be sustained for two hours per day.]
This passage indicated that the system's simulated 'Jingliu' or others could possess the 'Jingliu' spirit he created. This was quite a good combat asset.
Just with the system-simulated Jingliu, even without mentioning imaginary energy, her swordsmanship alone had already reached the pinnacle. After all, Jingliu's swordsmanship was at a level where even the High Elder 'Dan Feng' could be casually handled.
"She is called 'Jingliu' and is a water spirit," Dan Feng said calmly.
"A water spirit, huh? With god-tier summoning magic, it must possess strength above the king rank. Would you like to test her exact strength? After all, a spirit's power is related to your creation."
"Test? How do we test it?"
"Let my other eleven familiars test her strength. Spirits can be re-summoned after death, so there is no need to worry."
"I see. I'll trouble you then."
"No, I also want to see what kind of strength the spirit you created has."
Afterward, in an extremely spacious area of the floating fortress, dozens of people now stood on the field: Dan Feng and his spirit, as well as the Armored Dragon King Perugius and his twelve familiars.
After learning the situation, Shivalier decisively decided to send the one most skilled in single combat—the Mad Furia Jusal—onto the field to test 'Jingliu's' true strength.
During this process, 'Jingliu' appeared exceptionally calm, showing no signs of sentience.
However, at this moment, Dan Feng unexpectedly asked the Armored Dragon King Perugius for a sword.
Shivalier seemed quite approving of Dan Feng's action and said gently, "You want your spirit to use a sword? That is indeed a good idea. However, for a spirit to fight with a sword, it still requires a certain amount of learning and training. Coincidentally, the Mad Furia Jusal is also very skilled with the sword and may provide some inspiration for your spirit."
Facing Shivalier's words, Dan Feng did not respond. He simply silently opened the system panel and unhesitatingly clicked the possession option.
The instant Dan Feng completed the operation, 'Jingliu's' originally somewhat murky pupils suddenly became clear and bright.
Her gaze slowly swept across the surroundings, revealing a trace of doubt. But this doubt lasted only a brief moment before it was replaced by some kind of command and quickly vanished without a trace.
Immediately after, the aura around 'Jingliu' underwent an earth-shaking change. A powerful oppressive pressure swept over like raging waves, making anyone who merely looked at her involuntarily feel a chill in their heart.
This could be called sword intent.
Then, the test began...
...
During the days when Dan Feng was away, Roxy seemed to have lost the center of her life; she couldn't muster any enthusiasm for anything she did.
Just like right now while eating—despite the food in front of her being fragrant, she had no appetite.
Mayibeia and Galdaruf had already started eating heartily, but Roxy merely held her spoon, mechanically stirring in the bowl. The white rice was repeatedly pressed by the spoon until it was completely deformed.
The landlady looked at Roxy's listless appearance and couldn't help but feel pity, yet she didn't know how to console her.
After hesitating for a moment, the landlady decided to gently nudge Mayibeia, who was sitting beside her, with her elbow, signaling her to check on Roxy.
Mayibeia understood tacitly. She slowly put down her bowl and spoon, leaned closer to Roxy, and asked softly, "What's wrong, Roxy? Do you miss Dan Feng a lot?"
Hearing Mayibeia's voice, Roxy slightly lifted her head, sighed, and said quietly, "I don't know why, but when Dan Feng isn't by my side, I feel unmotivated no matter what I do. I have no drive at all."
With that, she pushed the bowl aside like a deflated ball and buried her head deeply into the table.
Mayibeia, Galdaruf, and the landlady exchanged glances and all saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
Clearly, Roxy's lovesickness for Dan Feng was no longer something they could easily resolve.
They could only hope that Dan Feng would return soon so Roxy could end this state as quickly as possible.
After all, for the past few years, aside from when sleeping, they had generally been inseparable. Now that Dan Feng had to be away for so long, Roxy felt a sense of loss and melancholy.