Chapter 106: Summoning a God?!
The chapter begins with Cha Nai Xue expressionlessly observing a couple in the distance, seemingly engaged in a public display of affection. Xia Feng, with a benign smile on his lips and his black eyes fixed on Gongsun Ze, states, “Very well, after settling the mental damage fee, it’s time for the psychological trauma compensation.”
Gongsun Ze’s face darkens as he retorts, “That’s all I have. I’ve got nothing else on me!” His Spirit Awakening Wood was only three minutes away from being fully nurtured; he couldn’t afford any more delays. He had to find a way to get Xia Feng to leave quickly.
“I don’t believe you.”
“…”
“Don’t rush, don’t rush!” Gongsun Ze thought. As long as he could get this guy to leave, it wouldn’t be a big deal. He threw all of You Lina’s and his own belongings into a bag. “Take it all! I’m just afraid you won’t live long enough to spend it!”
With a large bag tossed over, Xia Feng eagerly began to inventory his spoils. He found one old, worn-out small knife, three Life Fruits, eighteen Wisdom Fruits, 50g of Boundless Stone, and one Spirit Treasure Fruit. The most valuable items were the Boundless Stone and the Spirit Treasure Fruit; the haul was decent.
However, the Spirit Awakening Wood, which he desired most, was missing. Xia Feng frowned and looked up, saying, “You’re not being honest, kid. You’ve still hidden something else!”
“?!” Gongsun Ze’s heart skipped a beat. What did he mean? Did this guy discover the Anubi Ring? The Anubi Ring was originally on Wen Zaiye’s finger. It looked like an ordinary silver ring on the outside. He had taken it off and hidden it while they were in the treehouse.
“I really have nothing else on me. If you don’t believe me, search me,” he said, spreading his arms and sneering, “I’m just afraid you don’t dare to.”
“Stop pretending. I know you still have the Spirit Awakening Wood on you. Hand it over quickly,” Xia Feng said with an air of confident certainty.
“?” Gongsun Ze’s heart nearly leaped out of his chest. What was going on with this guy? He even knew about that!
Still, he remained outwardly unfazed. “What Spirit Awakening Wood? I don’t have such a thing.”
“You do.”
“I don’t.”
“You do.”
“I damn well don’t—”
Xia Feng then proceeded to argue with him for over two minutes, insisting on not letting him go until he handed over the Spirit Awakening Wood. Gongsun Ze was utterly exasperated.
“Xia! I already used the Spirit Awakening Wood ages ago!”
“Used it?” Xia Feng raised an eyebrow and slowly shook his head. “I don’t believe you. Unless you take off all your clothes, I won’t be convinced.”
Gongsun Ze began to undress without the slightest hesitation, determined to drive Xia Feng away. He swore that once the Nightmare God descended, this brat would pay. The ladies present winced and closed their eyes.
Xia Feng glanced over and muttered, “So small… a toothpick?”
“!!!” Gongsun Ze’s anger surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He finally realized that Xia Feng was just toying with him.
“Fine! Very fine! You little brat, just you wait!” Gongsun Ze put his clothes back on, his face completely darkened. Just then, a gust of wind swept over from a distance, causing everyone to look in confusion. In the depths of the dark, dense forest, a giant tree was rapidly growing at an eerie speed, its lush branches gradually emitting a sacred, silvery radiance.
“Is this… the Spirit Awakening Tree?!” Daoist Chen’s expression changed.
“Huh?” Xia Feng was startled. What did that mean? Could Gongsun Ze’s earlier claim of having used the Spirit Awakening Wood refer to this?
Mu Qingtong tilted her head back, looking at the giant, silver-glowing tree in the distant sky. She frowned and said in a deep voice, “According to the latest information disclosed by the Spirit Science Institute, when a Spirit Awakening Tree is fully nurtured, all beings within a three-thousand-meter radius bearing a divine spatial mark will be alerted, summoning a god across countless dimensions!”
“Summoning… a god?” Xia Feng blinked, then blinked again. His pupils slowly dilated. “Summoning a god?!”
“That’s right,” Daoist Chen said, his expression grave. “It seems Gongsun Ze is likely performing a ritual to summon a god. Rather than a Star God, I’m more inclined to believe he’s summoning a Nightmare God!”
“Holy crap!” Xia Feng was shocked. A bad feeling began to rise in his heart.
“Don’t be stunned. That guy must have a divine spatial mark on him! We have to stop him immediately!” Chen Xingdao’s gloomy eyes turned cold, and he lowed, “Kuhua!”
“Yes!” Cai Kuihua immediately took to the air upon hearing the command and rushed out of the barrier with Daoist Chen. The master and disciple drew their peach wood swords from their backs, holding them vertically before them. As theirTaoist robes rustled, countless fiery yellow runes shot out from the swords.
“All evil, retreat!” the master and disciple exclaimed in unison. The intricate runes surged into the air like a torrent, rapidly forming a chain-like cage to bind Gongsun Ze. This was Chen Xingdao’s B-grade Spirit Robe, the Sunflower Sword, a powerful sealing technique capable of forcibly suppressing a target’s Spirit Pressure, preventing them from using their Spirit Robe. However, its drawback was that it could only seal Spirit Masters, not Nightmare Beasts, as attempting to seal a Nightmare Beast would result in a backlash.
Gongsun Ze looked up at the Spirit Awakening Tree in the distance, completely ignoring the runes swirling around him. He said calmly, “I didn’t want to use this move that harms a thousand enemies while harming myself by eight hundred.”
He calmly raised his head, his eyes filled with hatred and a hint of mockery as he looked at Xia Feng. “But unfortunately, you little brat, you brought this upon yourself!” With a cold sneer, he produced a small knife from somewhere and plunged it into his own chest. “Pfft—” He violently vomited a mouthful of blood. At the same time, countless black lights overflowed from the wound in his chest, and in the blink of an eye, they spread out—
Daoist Chen’s expression drastically changed. He recognized at a glance that a [Calamity] was sealed within this guy! Sealing a Nightmare Beast with the Sunflower Sword would result in a severe backlash. Daoist Chen quickly tried to retract his hand, but it was too late. He and Cai Kuihua froze simultaneously. Blood seeped from their bulging pupils, and then their vision went black. They both fell backward and passed out.
Everything happened too fast. Xia Feng watched them fly out of the barrier and then collapse within two seconds. Simultaneously, the black light that shot out from Gongsun Ze’s chest instantly engulfed him and Mu Qingtong. This was a high-level Calamity Beast’s Calamity Realm. The two were powerless to resist and were immediately covered by the newly unleashed Calamity Realm. Gongsun Ze clutched his chest, bending over in pain. Wrinkles visibly appeared on his pale face. After a while, he slowly looked up.
A gray cube, thirty meters long, thirty meters wide, and thirty meters high, now stood before him. Xia Feng, Mu Qingtong, Cha Nai Xue, and Yin were all trapped within it. This was a Nightmare Beast bodyguard bestowed upon him by Anubi after becoming Anubi’s Nightmare God proxy. By sacrificing thirty years of lifespan and all his Spirit Pressure, he could awaken the Nightmare Beast, which would then use its Calamity Realm to temporarily trap enemies. The effect was evident, but the price was terrifying.
Gongsun Ze walked up to the gray cube and vaguely saw four figures inside. He tugged at the corner of his lips. “Xia Feng, keep being so arrogant. You’re still too green to mess with me!” Gongsun Ze’s mocking laughter echoed like heavenly music, reverberating throughout the space.
!
Xia Feng ignored Gongsun Ze outside and simply frowned, looking around. Everything was pitch black, and he couldn’t see anything.
“Hello everyone, I am Mi Bao the Nightmare Beast, and my Calamity Realm is named: ‘Hug Me If You Love Me~'”
What kind of ridiculous name was that? Xia Feng looked up as if sensing something. A light flickered in the darkness. It seemed to be a caterpillar emitting a faint green glow, clinging to the outer wall of the celestial barrier. Its milky white underside faced down, splitting open with a creak, and a clear female voice let out a light laugh:
“The rules are very simple.”
“Once the game begins, you all need to embrace a participant in a ‘face-to-face hug’ posture. Every thirty seconds, you must switch hugging partners. You have three seconds to change partners; exceeding this time will result in instant death by the rules. However, if you can endure for three minutes, you will all safely leave the Calamity Realm.”
“Hehe~ Isn’t that simple? Oh, and there’s another very important point: if you deliberately kill a target during the hug, you will receive one Life Fruit, one Wisdom Fruit, and one Spirit Infusion Fruit. If two or more people die, it will immediately end the Calamity Realm!”
“Alright, the game begins!” As the clear female voice finished speaking, Xia Feng’s nerves tightened. He only had three seconds to find a hugging partner, but it was pitch black, and he couldn’t sense anyone. His Spirit Pressure was suppressed to a very low level by the Calamity Realm’s rules, making it difficult to use his Spirit Pressure to mark his location. Fortunately, he had the Vermilion Bird Demonic Armor, which didn’t require much Spirit Pressure. With a surge, his body ignited with pale flames.
Instantly, three whooshing sounds rushed towards him! It was three women. Cha Nai Xue, at the forefront, opened her arms and lunged. Xia Feng’s eyes widened as he dodged, and he was then embraced by Mu Qingtong.
Cha Nai Xue: “?”
Staggering, Mu Qingtong’s immense momentum shoved Xia Feng back several steps until he hit the wall. “Oof—” Xia Feng grunted, tilting his neck. “Slow down a bit.”
“Stop with the nonsense, hug me quickly,” Mu Qingtong commanded in a calm voice while stroking his back. Xia Feng had already extinguished the Vermilion Bird Demonic Armor’s flames. In the darkness, he skillfully wrapped his arms around her slender waist.
“This is essentially a cage, not very dangerous, but it forcibly keeps us trapped here for three minutes,” Mu Qingtong’s calm voice sounded in Xia Feng’s ear. “Gongsun Ze is likely preparing the ritual for the Nightmare God’s descent, which probably takes about three minutes. By the time we get out, it might be our death sentence.”
“No, once we get out, it’ll be the death sentence for Yin and Xia Feng.” Yin’s serious voice chimed in. “Yin remembers that Gongsun Ze is a pervert and is very interested in Master and Ms. Mu. So, Master, you and Ms. Mu probably won’t die.”
“Yin, your deduction is excellent. No need to deduce next time,” Cha Nai Xue’s helpless voice sounded. “Mu Qingtong, Xia Feng, what do we do now?”
What to do? Nothing to do but wait. Everything had completely exceeded Xia Feng’s expectations. How could a Spirit Awakening Tree suddenly appear! That Gongsun Ze guy was poison! Xia Feng frowned, and couldn’t help but sigh. “I actually do have a way. It can directly resolve our current predicament.”
“Time’s up.” As the Nightmare Beast announced, the four quickly changed positions. Xia Feng gently hugged Yin. Yin was fully armored and stiff. *Sniff sniff* The woman by his neck sniffed her jade nose and commented, “You smell so good.”
Xia Feng: “…”
At the same time, in the darkness, Cha Nai Xue and Mu Qingtong exchanged silent glances. Her purple eyes and his golden eyes showed no discernible emotion. They politely nodded at each other before looking away. “This woman, besides being a little taller than me, a little prettier than me,” Cha Nai Xue narrowed her beautiful eyes, mentally assessing, “and much older than me… there’s nothing else special about her.” Apart from those three advantages, Mu Qingtong had nothing but flaws, like being much weaker than her, not seeming to have awakened her Spirit Artifact, and singing terribly. Hmm—but she really was much older than me! Cha Nai Xue’s brow furrowed tightly. She reasonably suspected that this woman must have consumed some rather unsavory Spiritual Material!
“Xia Feng, you said you have a way?” Mu Qingtong asked softly.
“What way could he possibly have—” Cha Nai Xue instinctively, subconsciously wanted to question him, but halfway through, she slowly closed her mouth. It seemed her judgment was always wrong when it involved Xia Feng. Even if the probability was low and the event was highly unlikely, Xia Feng always managed to surprise her. But this time, she still couldn’t figure it out. What method could possibly break them free from their current predicament? Unless it was to follow the game rules… kill two people?
