Chapter 228: Demonic Couple
Sensing the danger behind him, Xia Feng remained calm, continuing to draw the bowstring. He had already filled the shadows behind him with bloodworms, waiting for the Blind Old Man to attack. It was a familiar tactic.
Bloodworms and mental control surged into the old man’s soul. The figure, raising his giant hammer, paused. However, to Xia Feng’s surprise, the old man’s mental power was significantly higher than Viper’s.
Realizing he had fallen into a trap, the old man’s body, wreathed in blood-fire, dissolved into an afterimage and vanished. He reappeared in the distance, his sightless, vacant eyes fixed on the large expanse of shadows surrounding the white-clothed man. Within them, over a dozen giant bloodworms seemed to lurk, ready to leap from the sea of shadows and devour any intruder.
“Ghastly trickery,” the old man scoffed. A holy white scepter appeared in his hand, its center gem glowing with a milky white light that winked out. He raised the scepter, and a brilliant light erupted.
The old man, surrounded by blazing flames, was like a sun standing in the light. The large shadows on the rugged ground were rapidly dispersed by the radiance—like dark shadows on white paper being erased, leaving only a sliver of shadow hiding beneath Xia Feng’s feet, trembling.
Xia Feng also felt it; the Bloodworm Shadow was being suppressed by this light.
[Attacked by B-grade Spirit Artifact – Staff of Light. Detectable replicable Spirit Artifact, copy?]
A thought crossed Xia Feng’s mind.
[Copy successful—]
[Staff of Light]
[Level: B]
[Light Guard: Within two meters of the scepter, forms a spherical defense barrier capable of resisting two full-power B-grade Spirit Robe attacks. Duration: 3 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours]
[Light Spirit: Consume Spirit Particles to release endless light, rendering all stealth-type Spirit Robes (below B-grade) invisible. Consume Spirit Particles to convert into ‘temporary Mental Power’, with a maximum conversion of 100 soc.]
This Spirit Artifact seemed quite useful, so Xia Feng didn’t hesitate and proceeded with an optimization.
[Optimization successful—]
[B·Staff of Light·Optimized Version]
[Light Guard: Duration extended to 10 minutes. Cooldown reduced to 6 hours.]
[Light Spirit: Can detect all stealth-type Spirit Robes, including A-grade and below. Maximum conversion of Spirit Particles to Mental Power increased to 300.]
At the same time, the Blind Old Man moved again, reappearing as a fiery afterimage, charging towards Xia Feng. Without the interference of the bloodworms, and with the temporary mental power boost from the Staff of Light, dealing with the black-dressed woman’s mental attacks became effortless.
“Kid, you truly have talent,” the Blind Old Man’s indifferent, cold voice reached Xia Feng in an instant. “But that’s all.”
As he spoke, fiery killing intent surged. His words abruptly stopped as the old man was astonished to find—he could no longer sense his Spirit Artifact?!
Deprived of the Staff of Light’s illumination, the rugged ground around Xia Feng was once again covered in shadows. The bloodworms, like hellish ghost hands, clung to the old man’s ankles and thighs, surging into his soul.
Though he didn’t know what was happening, he couldn’t spare time for contemplation. Spirit Particles coated his leg muscles, and he retreated again with an instant step. However, to his surprise, the black-dressed woman’s mental attack had inexplicably become much stronger, slowing his retreat.
The black-dressed woman hovered in mid-air in the distance, her silver hair dancing in the wind. A mysterious purple crystal floated above her fair brow, causing her Spirit Pressure to surge directly into Tier 4! This was why the mental attack had suddenly become so powerful.
The old man’s expression shifted, and with a searing pain in his Mental Sea, he was completely immobilized. The black-dressed woman left an afterimage, appearing directly in front of him with lightning in her palm, her gaze indifferent.
The Blind Old Man’s scalp tightened, knowing he couldn’t hold back any longer! A ferocious bloodline flickered in his sightless pupils—his mental power surged again. He stomped his foot, becoming a fiery bird darting and flashing through the electric rain, whoosh—
But in Mu Qingtong’s eyes, this was merely a dying struggle.
[After combat, gained deeper understanding of minor Spirit Particles attached to the body’s surface. Further comprehended combat techniques, learned “Advanced Instant Step”.]
The black-dressed woman stood in place, but at the same time, in the sky above the Blind Old Man’s escape route, another silver-haired, black-dressed figure appeared. Her indifferent gaze looked down, and she pressed her palm downwards. Zzzt—
As if divine punishment descended, countless electric threads weaving through space suddenly condensed, forming a terrifying lightning pillar that crashed down.
Fingertip Lightning + Thunder Burst + Concentric Lightning—
Fingertip Lightning destroys the Spirit Robe structure on a Spirit Master’s body, causing explosions, destroying the flesh, and even affecting the soul. Thunder Burst detonates the lightning for further damage. Coupled with the 5x pain amplification and paralysis effect of Concentric Lightning, even a seasoned Tier 5 Spirit Master like the Blind Old Man couldn’t withstand it.
Mu Qingtong’s appearance was too sudden, and the old man couldn’t dodge. He was engulfed by the roaring, terrifying lightning. His pupils contracted abnormally, his cheeks twitched, and he let out a pained low growl from his throat.
Damn it! Damn it! He raised his arms to block in front of him, his body forced back rapidly by the immense impact. Damn it! He couldn’t understand, what kind of monsters were this man and woman?! He had been a Tier 5 Spirit Master for at least 20 years and had never encountered anything so outrageous. Two Tier 3 brats were crushing him, a veteran Tier 5. Even if the woman could temporarily possess Tier 4 Spirit Pressure, and even if he was only a regular Tier 5, it still wasn’t reasonable!
But luckily, the white-clothed man’s energy was likely depleted, unable to fire the black beam that had killed Viper. And the black-dressed woman’s move could only destroy his body, not his soul. As long as they couldn’t deliver a killing blow, he wouldn’t die! After all, the physical and soul strength of a Tier 5 Spirit Master couldn’t be judged by ordinary standards.
Hmph!
Boom—
Just then, he heard a roar and saw a pitch-black arrow, like a black dragon, shoot out from behind him. Space twisted again, and with a destructive momentum, it rushed straight towards him!
“!!!!”
Xia Feng’s mental power was indeed insufficient. Firing a Level 5 Light Arrow required 300 soc, and he only had 158 soc left. So, he had originally planned to use the Vermilion Bird Demonic Armor to double his mental power, but since he had obtained the Staff of Light that could convert mental power, he didn’t need to waste a resurrection opportunity. He consumed nearly half his Spirit Particle reserve, converting it into 142 soc of mental power. The terrifying Level 5 Light Arrow quickly formed and was fired.
Staring at the roaring black light, the Blind Old Man was completely dazed and dumbfounded. In front of him was a column of dazzling golden lightning, its immense impact and paralyzing effect leaving him temporarily unable to move. Behind him was an even more powerful black light beam, inescapable, BOOM!!!
As gold and black light converged, layers of light waves exploded, followed by layers of air waves. The man and woman standing separately in the air, their black and silver hair wildly dancing in the wind, their robes fluttering.
Before long.
The light dissipated completely. A bloodied skeleton, almost reduced to bone, spun down from the air and landed with a thud—directly onto Viper’s corpse, its tragic state nearly identical.
Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong slowly landed, and silence returned. Just then, a semi-transparent Spirit Body shot out from the old man’s skull and fled into the distance.
It had to be said that even as a Tier 5 Spirit Master, he wasn’t dead yet. However, after Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong exchanged a glance, they tacitly did not obstruct his escape. The old man’s weak Spirit Body thus successfully reached the side of the young nobleman.
At this moment, Renault was still standing within the protective range designated by the Staff of Light, shielded by the milky white barrier. From the start of the battle to its end, it had only taken about five seconds. But after a dazzling exchange of spirit artifacts on the battlefield, Steward Feng had been crushed and disabled. Renault was still somewhat dazed, his eyes wide with shock, unable to comprehend. Steward Feng had told him to stay within the circle and not move, saying he’d be right back. It seemed he truly had gone and immediately returned, albeit escaped!
Renault stiffened his neck, took several deep breaths to calm himself, and asked hoarsely, “Steward Feng, what in the world is going on?”
The old man: “…”
Neither Renault nor the old man understood. Even within the Golden Sparrow Flower Family, there was only one super genius who could challenge a Tier 4 while being Tier 3. Challenge, no, crush a Tier 5? Even with the two of them working together, this seemed impossible to them. But reality was this absurd. So, what exactly were these two people?
“Young Master Renault, don’t worry about that for now. Did you activate the summoning incantation?” the old man said, forcefully suppressing the fear in his heart.
“It was activated long ago,” Renault transmitted solemnly. “But we still need to wait for two minutes before Mother can descend!”
“That’s enough!” Steward Feng felt a slight relief. Although he didn’t understand why his connection to the Spirit Artifact had suddenly been severed, and he couldn’t sense it at all—as long as the Light Guard effect formed by the Staff of Light still existed, it was a small piece of good fortune. The Light Guard could last for three minutes and withstand two B-grade offensive Spirit Robe attacks. He didn’t believe those monsters could still unleash B-grade Spirit Robes! Now, they just needed to wait for their “Mother” to descend!
