Chapter 25: Star God Agent
“What do you mean?” Yan Xujia asked.
“Didn’t your first condition require you to take away the pocket watch? Unfortunately, it was smashed to pieces yesterday in the Evil Dragon Forest.”
Indeed, the pocket watch had shattered during the fight with a Second-stage bald assassin. Aside from the family photo inside, which he kept in his pocket, the fragments of the pocket watch had been lost somewhere in the Evil Dragon Forest.
“Bang!” The knight who had confidently stepped forward and introduced himself earlier couldn’t control his temper. He slammed his palm on the table and said in a displeased, deep voice, “Xia Feng! Don’t take the toast for a fine!”
“Xia Feng, is this fun? Trying to fob me off with such a ridiculous excuse?” Yan Xujia clearly didn’t believe such a preposterous reason. After all, the pocket watch was a token of love given by Cha Nai Xue to Xia Feng. How could Xia Feng possibly let it break casually?
“I told you the truth, and you don’t believe it?”
“Alright, since it’s broken, hand over the fragments then.” Yan Xujia propped his hand on the dining table, leaning slightly forward, and tapped his lighter on the surface, producing a dull thud.
“I already said it shattered in the Evil Dragon Forest.”
Xia Feng frowned, “Are you a pig? Can’t you understand human language?”
“!!!” Yan Xujia’s breathing hitched, and a nameless rage ignited in his heart.
But he quickly suppressed his anger. He knew he absolutely couldn’t make a move against this guy here!
As for the claim that it shattered in the forest, he didn’t believe such nonsense. Even if it had shattered, how could Xia Feng just casually leave the fragments in the forest?
Seeing the other party’s stubbornness, Yan Xujia completely lost his patience. With a rustle, he pulled back his chair.
“Xia Feng, if you truly care about Nai Xue, you should understand that completely breaking off your relationship with her is the best help you can offer!”
He suppressed his rage and said coldly, “Besides, Nai Xue’s attitude towards you is already clear. Is it still meaningful for you to cling onto this?”
Looking at this fool immersed in his own world, Xia Feng inexplicably thought of a Pomeranian he had raised in his past life. It always liked to act tough, barking and provoking people everywhere.
The more you talked to it, the more emboldened it became, causing trouble for its owner day after day.
Seeing Xia Feng’s gaze on him with a hint of mockery, Yan Xujia’s anger flared again. However, he was a noble with breeding and status, and he wouldn’t engage in a brawl with such a commoner here.
In fact, he had already offered generous terms. An opportunity to rise from commoner to noble like this was something countless people wished for but could never obtain.
Yet, Xia Feng still appeared indifferent, making him realize that this matter wouldn’t be as easy as before.
This world was full of fools who thought everyone else was an idiot, but he wasn’t. Yan Xujia clearly knew who he couldn’t provoke and who he could trample under his feet.
This was also why, despite his arrogant behavior over the years, he hadn’t been deeply resented, because those who resented him were already dead.
Xia Feng was clearly someone he could crush underfoot, so there was no need to rush. Yan Xujia glanced at the black-haired youth seated there.
He was too lazy to say more and leisurely adjusted his sleeves.
“Xia Feng, do you want to gain the friendship of all the nobles in the Northern Territory, or do you want to act recklessly as a fool? Weigh it yourself.”
“I’ll give you one day. I hope you make a wise choice.”
With that, he turned and beckoned. A group of people surrounded him as he leisurely left the restaurant.
After they left, the tense atmosphere in the restaurant dissipated, and hushed discussions quickly spread.
Mushroom’s suspended heart finally relaxed a little, but she could still feel the heavy gazes converging on them from all around – playful, curious, gossipy, and schadenfreude.
The fact that Xia Feng was Mu Qingtong’s fiancé had displeased many people, so they were naturally happy to see him falter now.
Mushroom couldn’t help but look at Xia Feng with concern and whispered, “Are you okay?”
“Don’t worry, worst case scenario, we’ll just have a fight,” Xia Feng patted Mushroom’s shoulder. Imperial law was strict. Fighting or even killing in public would certainly not be permissible.
However, he already had a plan to kill him in mind.
But before dealing with this guy, he needed to Spirit Unseal first.
Mushroom shook her head, “Although Yan Xujia is also a First-stage fighter, I heard his Spirit Artifact is very powerful. He can fight against Second-stage Spirit Masters without any pressure. If he decides to assassinate you…”
“Don’t worry, he’s missed the best opportunity. With the attention on me now, he wouldn’t dare to make any small moves.”
Furthermore, as a second son, Yan Xujia couldn’t afford too many mistakes if he wanted to contend for his title.
However, he couldn’t let his guard down.
Despite comforting Mushroom, Xia Feng remained vigilant internally. It seemed urgent to get his hands on the Boundless Stone and enter the Evil Dragon Space again.
Relying solely on Mu Qingtong’s talent and the Calamity Demon Heart’s immortality wouldn’t suffice. Only by successfully awakening his Spirit Artifact and gaining another trump card could he feel more secure.
As Mushroom was about to ask more, Xia Feng stood up, “Are we still playing games? If you’re not playing, I’m going home.”
Mushroom’s attention was immediately drawn, her eyes lighting up with excitement. She quickly got up and nudged Xia Feng’s shoulder, “Let’s go, let’s go! You haven’t played with me in a long time!”
Mushroom was a homebody who enjoyed any entertainment that didn’t involve going out, such as games, novels, and TV shows.
She was the type of person who was domineering online but timid and submissive in real life, a heavy shut-in.
It was precisely because of her social anxiety and somewhat withdrawn, weak personality that she had few real friends growing up. It was only after a heroic rescue of a beauty that she managed to latch onto Xia Feng, and she naturally dragged Xia Feng along for double matches every day.
They arrived at Mushroom’s house.
Her place was a bit far from school, a detached villa. Yes, that’s right, a luxurious villa with facilities like a garden, swimming pool, bar area, spa, and gym.
The empty house was inhabited only by her.
It looked rather desolate no matter how you looked at it.
According to Mushroom herself, all of this was inherited from her mother. She didn’t elaborate further.
Xia Feng didn’t ask where her father had gone, as it was a sensitive topic for her.
So, it was evident that Mushroom was a genuine rich girl.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to casually drop out of an expensive course that cost 300,000 per semester.
“Feng, really, if you’re willing to dress as a girl, I can give you money.” Mushroom, wearing a bear pajama, sat cross-legged on the sofa, her delicate face under her light green curly hair looking serious and sincere.
I don’t even take Freya’s handouts, and you think I’d take yours? What a thought, Xia Feng was too lazy to bother with her and selected a VR online fighting game called “Star God Agent” from the game case.
“You want to play this, right?”
“Yes, yes, this one!”
Entering the game interface, Mushroom quickly put on her VR headset, waving her small fists excitedly, “Just you wait, I’ll definitely crush your Moon God Agent this time!”
The game “Star God Agent” was adapted from myths and legends of gods.
According to legends, there were dozens of gods in this world who eternally resided in an alternate dimension known as the Astral Realm, hence they were also called Star Gods by the world.
The Black Moon Goddess, worshipped by the Black Moon Holy See, was one of the Star Gods.
A Star God Agent referred to a human who was favored and blessed by a Star God, able to communicate with the Star God and act on the Star God’s will.
Major Holy Sees called such individuals divine envoys, Holy Sons, or Saintesses.
This was why the Black Moon Holy See placed such importance on the contention for the Saintess.
Once a prospective Saintess learned the Moon God Domain and successfully obtained the Black Moon Goddess’s favor, in a sense, her status would be on par with that of the Pope.
“Pegasus Meteor Fist! Die for me!!”
Mushroom, who had become an Elemental Star God Agent, or simply Elemental Spirit Agent, pounced on Xia Feng and unleashed a barrage of attacks.
***
After playing all night until the afternoon of the next day.
[One night has passed. You have further analyzed the three-body Spirit Particle Structure of the C-class Spirit Robe ‘Three-Tailed’ – 39%.]
Xia Feng slowly opened his eyes, massaging his sore shoulders, and recalling the vast amount of knowledge that had materialized in his mind.
“So this is a C-class Spirit Robe? It’s quite simple~~”
He yawned, got up, and stretched lazily.
[Killing three adult males, you have further refined your assassination and backstab techniques.]
“!” The stretch stopped mid-air. Xia Feng swallowed, his shoulder blades slowly relaxing, and he exhaled.
Minor issues, all minor issues.
Killing a few people was nothing. After all, he was the World-Ending Witch, it was perfectly reasonable. Xia Feng nodded calmly and went to the open kitchen to prepare dinner.
First, wash the garlic, peel the garlic, chop the garlic.
He picked up the cleaver.
[Perfectly severed the head of a middle-aged woman. Your head-chopping skills have greatly improved.]
The cleaver hovered in mid-air. He stiffly turned his neck to look at the dazzling daylight outside the window, feeling a chill run down his spine. What on earth was this World-Ending Witch doing?!
He suddenly remembered his nonchalant and disrespectful attitude towards Mu Shen yesterday. Was he on the verge of death?
Mu Shen, do I still have a chance? Xia Feng felt he needed to prepare a plan to deal with Mu Qingtong’s sneak attack in advance.
Although their strength was evenly matched, Mu Qingtong’s cunning mind was a problem.
“No, I need to go and scout the situation at the trading point first.”
Xia Feng put down the knife, wiped his hands, and walked out directly.
“Hey, where are you going?” Mushroom asked groggily as she sat up.
“You continue sleeping. I’ll come back later to cook for you.”
Xia Feng paused, then returned to the house to grab his combat knife and Spirit Energy grenades before rushing out the door.
