Chapter 161: Elven Sacred Bow (4k)
Chapter 161: 161. Elven Sacred Bow (4k)
Xia Feng discovered that after absorbing for just a moment, the Calamity Force aura on the giant rat’s ring had vanished. The Origin Sea of the Heavenly Gift Great Calamity had also severed its connection with the ring, closing the gate that released Calamity Force and rejecting Xia Feng.
“Is that all?” Xia Feng looked down at the gray ring that had appeared in his palm and shook his head. It was just starting to feel good, and it was already over?
Thinking this, he looked up and saw the spirit body of the black-robed person floating above the corpse. It wasn’t trying to escape at all but was leisurely watching him with a faint smile on its lips, as if watching a play.
“Why aren’t you running?” Xia Feng tilted his head in confusion.
Groundhog: “.”
Sensing something was wrong, the Groundhog’s smile stiffened. It glanced at the ring lying quietly in Xia Feng’s hand, then looked up to meet Xia Feng’s confused gaze. It parted its lips, a fawning, stiff smile stretching across its face. “Brother, little brother was wrong. Spare my life—”
As he spoke, he suddenly waved his hand, and the giant gray rat lying on the ground lunged towards Xia Feng, biting and clawing.
“Remove the false.” Xia Feng raised his right hand, and the lunging gray rat quietly dissipated.
“Preserve the true.” It turned into a gray spirit flow and entered the gray ring in his hand, merging truth and falsehood.
“???” The Groundhog’s spirit body was instantly stunned. What? Where’s my spirit artifact? Where’s my little rat? What kind of “remove the false and preserve the true” is this? You’re outright robbing me!
The Groundhog cursed in its heart, its fear causing it to want to turn and flee, but it was too late.
“Optimize,” a low voice sounded.
[Giant Rat Explosion: A spirit artifact can merge with a target, causing the target to grow larger and then self-destruct from within after three seconds, producing the power of a C-class Offensive Spirit Robe. The spirit artifact is permanently destroyed after self-destruction.]
The gray ring transformed back into a giant gray rat, leaping up and charging directly into the Groundhog’s body. In its terrified expression, it opened its mouth, but before it could beg for mercy, a blinding white light erupted!
Its soul scattered, its spirit evaporated.
“Save—save—” Just then, a terrified, hoarse whisper came from not far away. Xia Feng looked up.
He saw another black-robed person, named Yellow Rat, clutching a blood-colored dagger with both hands. The tip of the dagger slowly turned towards his own neck. He trembled, trying to put the dagger down, but with his spirit power exhausted, he could no longer resist the mental control. The dagger plunged back into the center of his neck!
His pupils contracted, and he let out a choked gasp. He took two steps back and fell to the ground, looking up at the sky.
Archbishop! I’ll f*ck your mother! This was his last thought before he died. He was told they were just two First-stage little kids.
*Swish—* The spirit body that had emerged from his body suddenly disintegrated. His soul scattered, his spirit evaporated.
Xia Feng looked at the black-dressed woman standing not far away and smiled. “You lost. I was 0.8 seconds faster than you.”
“.” Mu Qingtong’s delicate eyebrows twitched. She pursed her lips and remained silent. The Groundhog had indeed died 0.8 seconds before the Yellow Rat, but that was because she hadn’t used her full strength at all.
“Are you going to say you weren’t using your full strength? But a loss is a loss.” Xia Feng raised his chin and smiled confidently. “Miss Mu, you—lost!”
Some people are like this; if you don’t beat them for three days, they’ll climb the roof and tear down the tiles. However, Mu Qingtong wasn’t angry. Instead, she found it amusing. After all, the more Xia Feng jumped around now, the more complacent and arrogant he became, the more spectacular his expression would be when she finally crushed him under her feet and he completely submitted to her power!
“Mr. Xia, Yellow Rat just said that Ye Lixing has been promoted to Fourth-stage, and his spirit artifact is B-grade,” Mu Qingtong walked slowly into the forest and smiled back. “Are you sure you still want to chat here?”
Fourth-stage? Xia Feng looked towards the depths of the forest, which were constantly flashing with lightning. It seemed Cha Nai Xue wouldn’t be able to handle Ye Lixing.
“Forget it, I’ll dig up the White Jade Glazed Vase later. Let’s go see what’s happening with Cha Nai Xue first.”
* * *
Cha Nai Xue was feeling very unwell right now.
She hovered in mid-air, her snow dress dancing in the strong wind. Her hands were clasped together in a triangular gesture, and eight faintly purple, flashing lightning shields swirled around her. The shields spun rapidly, and layers of invisible lightning currents protected her within.
With a whistling sound, an arrow from the distant sky, its shaft ink black and its arrowhead a faint pink, broke through the night and shot directly towards her forehead.
“Crackling—” The pink arrowhead struck the lightning shield defense, its momentum undiminished. It penetrated the shield inch by inch.
A man clad in golden armor stood on a treetop, slightly lowering the emerald green longbow in his hand, his lips curled into a strange smile.
This was a B-grade Spirit Robe he had started learning six years ago, the “Zhi Ge Arrow.” Those hit by this Spirit Robe’s arrows would relinquish their desire to fight and develop faint emotions of joy and affection towards the archer.
Although its main effect was to eliminate the enemy’s desire to fight, the reason he learned this Spirit Robe was precisely because of its secondary effect of generating joy and affection. This affection was weak, but it would be different when combined with his spirit artifact—the Elven Sacred Bow.
The Elven Sacred Bow was an auxiliary B-grade Spirit artifact. One of its abilities was that any Spirit Robe that appeared in a ‘linear’ external form would gain a 300% to 500% amplification effect when launched with the Elven Sacred Bow.
For example, the Zhi Ge Arrow, under the amplification of the Elven Sacred Bow, would have a greatly amplified effect of joy and affection. If he shot the Saintess a few more arrows, she would eventually accept his love.
Seeing the snow-skirt woman in the distance still resisting, Ye Lixing couldn’t help but sigh, “Saintess, why are you still being so stubborn? Isn’t it good to obediently accept your subordinate’s affection?”
Cha Nai Xue coldly raised her eyes, too lazy to bother with this guy’s wild fantasies or waste more words. She just frowned and concentrated on channeling her spirit pressure.
She was currently very passive because she hadn’t expected Ye Lixing to have been promoted to Fourth-stage, nor had she expected him to hide a B-grade Spirit Robe that could influence thoughts.
“Boom!!” Just then, an explosion and a blinding white light came from the distant forest.
Cha Nai Xue glanced in that direction, her brow furrowed. She knew that Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong were both Second-stage, but Mu Qingtong herself claimed her Second-stage was achieved by forcefully pushing through with the resources of the Peach Organization. Xia Feng was fine; he was a genius and should be able to handle a Third-stage.
But dealing with two would be difficult.
“Do you see? This is the difference between Xia Feng and me.”
Ye Lixing stared intently at Cha Nai Xue, “Honestly, Saintess, I don’t understand why you care so much about someone like Xia Feng, who comes from a humble background? No matter how much of a genius he is, he’s still just—”
“None of your damn business.”
Before he could finish, Cha Nai Xue interrupted him. Ye Lixing’s expression shifted slightly. He felt that the Saintess had changed. She wasn’t like this before. Although she was rigid and solemn back then and didn’t give him a good look, at least… at least her tone was still gentle.
But now, she was irritable and indifferent, completely unwilling to listen to his sincere advice. She was probably bewitched by Xia Feng.
“Since that’s the case, Saintess—” The corners of his lips curled into a smile, and he drew the longbowstring again. “I will make you understand that the one you truly love and wish to be with is actually me!”
An arrow of light, black in shaft and pink in arrowhead, condensed. At the same time, a female elf in an emerald green long dress appeared behind him. She placed her delicate hand on his head, and he immediately felt the Elven Sacred Bow being amplified. The bowstring loosened, and *swish*—
The arrow broke through the resistance and instantly pierced into the defense barrier in front of Cha Nai Xue. Two Zhi Ge Arrows were completely embedded in the light barrier, and Cha Nai Xue’s face paled slightly.
“Crackling—”
The defensive light film shattered, and the explosive aura of lightning rippled across the forest canopy. The two arrows with pink arrowheads, unimpeded, shot directly towards Cha Nai Xue’s forehead but stopped less than half an inch away—”Nara.” With a low voice from the snow-skirt woman, the arrow, which had a black tail, hovered in front of her forehead. Her deep purple pupils subtly transformed into endless spirals. Her beret flew up, and her soft hair whipped backward in the wind.
Ye Lixing’s rising smile froze. He stared intently at the woman in the distance. “Divine Protection… This isn’t the divinity of the Black Moon Goddess. You’ve actually worshipped another god?!”
He knew very well that the Black Moon Goddess was currently corrupted. The Goddess herself could barely protect herself, and the divine protection given to the four Saintesses was very weak, almost equivalent to nothing.
Therefore, to prevent the Saintesses from being mentally controlled, the Holy See generally had the Saintesses learn relevant defensive Spirit Robes themselves. However, the safest method was to have a Guardian Knight stay by the Saintess’s side at all times. The Guardian Knight would learn a Spirit Robe that consumed their lifespan to resist mental control for the Saintess, and its effect was very powerful.
But this time, Cha Nai Xue had not brought Yin and Panda to the garden.
Ye Lixing had originally thought that Cha Nai Xue trusted him, this Gold Knight, to protect her, which was why she hadn’t brought a Guardian Knight. But now it seemed that was not the case at all. Instead, Cha Nai Xue had already worshipped another god, and even without a Guardian Knight by her side, she wasn’t afraid of mental control.
Even so, it didn’t matter. If mental Spirit Robes didn’t work, he would use Spirit Robes that affected bodily hormones. Excitement flickered in Ye Lixing’s eyes. He drew his bowstring again.
A pink arrow with a flashing heart condensed on the sacred bow. This was a C-class Spirit Robe called the “Arrow of Desire.” Those hit by this arrow would have their hormones rapidly secreted, affecting their brains and causing increasingly intense mating desires over time.
To match the Elven Sacred Bow, most of the Spirit Robes he learned were related to arrows. However, the Arrow of Desire was not commonly used because it was very difficult to use, and it took a long time to construct a stable Spirit Particle Structure.
“Master, do you need any help?” The female elf floating behind him asked with gentle beautiful eyes.
The female elf was the Calamity Form of the Elven Sacred Bow. She wore an emerald green long dress, was tall and slender, with a large chest and rounded hips, looking like a mature married woman, which perfectly matched Ye Lixing’s aesthetic.
!
Ye Lixing was also very satisfied with this Calamity Form. According to the Groundhog, humanoid Calamity Forms were very rare, equivalent to the spirit artifact having a soul, allowing it to exist independently of the spirit artifact.
“Amplify.”
Upon hearing this, the female elf placed her delicate hand on Ye Lixing’s head again. The light of the pink arrow with a flashing heart on the Elven Sacred Bow instantly stabilized. The tensed bowstring loosened, and *swish*—
The heart-arrow rapidly approached Cha Nai Xue’s eyes. She frowned, and golden light flickered on her forehead.
*Swish, swish—* Just then, a dark black energy cannon shot out from the depths of the forest, instantly devouring the unstoppable Arrow of Desire.
Cha Nai Xue looked back in surprise. The white-clothed man and the black-dressed woman had appeared on two treetops behind her at an unknown time.
“Tsk tsk, Cha Nai Xue, you’re a bit weak.” Xia Feng shook his head, looking dismissive.
“.”
“Did you guys defeat those two from the Burning Heaven Sacred Hall?” Cha Nai Xue asked, confused.
“Nonsense. If we didn’t win, why would we come to save you, a little weakling?” Xia Feng said casually, looking up at Ye Lixing in the distance and the tall female elf behind him.
Was this also a Calamity Form? Xia Feng was surprised. It was actually humanoid?
“You guys…” Ye Lixing was a bit stunned by the sudden appearance of the two. What was going on? Were those two from Burning Heaven that useless?
They were actually killed by two First-stage Spirit Masters?
“No, it doesn’t seem right. Judging from Xia Feng’s fleeting spirit pressure state just now, he’s clearly not just First-stage.” Ye Lixing was alarmed. He had a feeling that the current situation was not right.
But thinking about it another way, even if the two of them managed to defeat two Third-stage cultivators, they must have consumed a lot of spirit pressure. Even if they came, they wouldn’t be much help.
After clarifying this point, Ye Lixing grinned helplessly. He, a dignified Fourth-stage Spirit Master, truly didn’t believe he could fall into the hands of these three people.
He drew his bowstring again, and a radiant golden arrow quickly condensed on the bow. The powerful spirit pressure of a Fourth-stage emanated, stirring up a storm in the entire sky, with lightning vaguely appearing as dragons emerging from the clouds.
“Boom—”
The Arrow of Desire and the Rectification Cannon, clashing in mid-air, remained locked for a full three seconds before finally annihilating each other and disappearing. Xia Feng wasted no more words and transformed into a white blur, charging directly towards Ye Lixing.
Ye Lixing didn’t expect this male “chick” to dare to charge straight at him. He sneered and shook his head, continuing to draw the bowstring to its limit.
B-grade Spirit Robe—Cloud Transformation Dragon.
He hadn’t gone all out until now. Since all three of them had arrived, he would just clear the field in one move to save trouble.
[Attacked by Elven Sacred Bow—]
[Detected copyable spirit artifact—Elven Sacred Bow, do you wish to copy?]
[Copy Successful—]
[Due to Spirit Artifact Slot reaching its limit, ‘B· Elven Sacred Bow’ overwrites ‘D· Giant Rat Ring (Damaged)’]
[B· Elven Sacred Bow]
[Sacred Bow: Any Spirit Robe that appears in a ‘linear’ external form will gain a 300%~500% amplification effect when launched with the Elven Sacred Bow. Furthermore, Spirit Robes launched by this bow can have their direction controlled by you.]
[Note: Cannot amplify S-grade Spirit Robes.]
Xia Feng was quite satisfied with this spirit artifact ability. Directly amplifying Spirit Robes was equivalent to enhancing a D-grade Spirit Robe to have the power of a C-grade Spirit Robe. It was a decent spirit artifact ability.
[Anomaly—Every Calamity Artifact Spirit Artifact is linked to the Origin Sea of the Heavenly Gift Great Calamity. If a non-Heavenly Gift Believer copies such a spirit artifact, they will be devoured by Nightmare God-tier Calamity Force!]
[Do you wish to disconnect from the copy?]
The same notification appeared. Calamity Force from an unknown dimension surged and struck. After Xia Feng’s mental power was replenished to a small extent, the gate to the unknown dimension closed, no longer attacking him.
Xia Feng felt unsatisfied. He had discovered that this Heavenly Gift Nightmare God could be his number three experience pack! If he couldn’t absorb Miss Evil Dragon in the future, he would go find these Spirit Masters who possessed Calamity Artifacts.
“Boom—” Like a thunderclap, the golden arrow formed by the B-grade Spirit Robe, Cloud Transformation Dragon, shot out from the bow, roaring towards Xia Feng like a terrifying thunder dragon.
[Optimization Successful—]
[Super Sacred Bow: Any Spirit Robe that appears in a ‘linear’ external form will gain a 500%~700% amplification effect when launched with the Elven Sacred Bow. Furthermore, Spirit Robes launched by this bow can have their direction controlled by you.]
[Guaranteed Hit: Spirit Robes launched from the Sacred Bow have a 100% hit rate. Unless destroyed, they will continuously track the target. No distance limit.]
The thunder dragon roared, but Xia Feng made no attempt to dodge. Instead, an emerald green longbow appeared in his hand. The thunder dragon’s charge suddenly halted—
Then, it slowly turned its head.
