Chapter 604: Mr. Xia, It’s Time to Surrender
Spirit Base Infant Transformation.
To learn this Spirit Robe, he consumed various spiritual fruits with extreme side effects, even sacrificing his lifespan, and spent almost his entire life.
As a result, though he was only in his middle age, his hair was already white, and his face was withered.
Having invested so much effort, Gu Xun naturally knew very well the effects of this legendary A-class Spirit Robe. The energy gathered by 247 Spirit Base figures, among which were even two at the Venerable One level, was enough to make even a Venerable Four expert retreat.
But now…
More than two hundred wraith-like figures, surrounding him with wicked smiles, their light-form bodies began to crack with fine light lines as energy erupted!
“No—” Gu Xun roared unwillingly, the terrifying energy instantly engulfing his ferocious face, his horrifying cry abruptly ending.
“Boom—!!!”
The infant’s laughter also abruptly ceased, a small nuclear explosion capable of instantly annihilating flesh, soul, and even space—
Once again, a mushroom cloud erupted in this magnificent pavilion, bursts of air waves exploding, and space tearing apart with wisps of black cracks.
And within the mushroom cloud, Gu Xun’s soul body was still twisting and struggling in the blood-red fire.
“You! Who exactly are you!!” The enraged, pained roar shook the heavens.
The intense flames illuminated the masks of the two black-robed figures in the distance, the red and black spade hearts on them strangely eerie under the light.
Xia Feng looked up, quietly observing the despairing soul in the blood-red fire. He had to admit that as an expert about to ascend to Venerable Four, this terrifying power still couldn’t instantly kill him.
Fortunately, Gu Xun didn’t last long.
His soul body rapidly dimmed and began to disintegrate in the burning sea of blood-black fire.
Above his head, the lush green Dao Fruit tree swayed gently, and the fourth dazzling golden fruit condensed into substance.
With only his upper body as an ethereal form, Gu Xun reached out towards the sky in a daze, attempting to touch the dazzling golden fruit.
But the disintegration of his spirit body was irreversible. His chest, arms, and finally his head, he perished in regret and unwillingness.
Soul scattered, spirit gone.
As Gu Xun died, the Dao Fruit tree above his head also disintegrated. The fourth Dao Fruit, which had just been condensed, fell gently.
Numerous golden streams seemed to converge towards it, and finally, this dazzling golden fruit transformed, becoming a piece of rose-gold shimmering Spirit Paper, suspended in mid-air, emitting a mysterious aura.
“Time is tight, Mr. Xia, you clean up the battlefield, I’ll go redeem things.”
Mu Qingtong left a message and flew towards the upper part of the pavilion.
Xia Feng took a step, arrived in front of the rose-gold Spirit Paper, and reached out to take it.
[Legendary A-class·Dao Fruit·Spirit Base Infant Transformation]
Judging by its actual combat effect just now, the upper limit of this Spirit Robe’s power was extremely high. As long as the rank and number of Spirit Base figures were high enough, it would be no problem to kill a Sage.
Of course, this was also the drawback of Spirit Base Infant Transformation; it required the user to plunder and collect enough high-quality Spirit Bases. Without reserves of Spirit Bases, even if one learned this Spirit Robe, it wouldn’t have much effect.
But if combined with the Vermilion Bird Demonic Armor…
Xia Feng rubbed his chin and nodded with satisfaction. It seemed he could pursue a self-detonation strategy in the future. When in doubt, self-detonate first.
Of course, everything depended on Miss Mu learning this Spirit Robe.
However, now was not the best time to learn a Spirit Robe, as grasping even a little of the Spirit Base Infant Transformation’s Spirit Particle Structure meant successfully seizing a fruit position.
Completing the second fruit ritual.
So, he needed to find a safer place to proceed with the final fruit ascension.
While contemplating, Xia Feng inspected the pavilion again. Ning Zilu had died without a complete corpse, which was convenient, saving him the trouble of silencing him personally.
However, he soon discovered a tall, thin man who was unconscious inside a pillar. The man’s cheeks were shriveled like dry wood, his eye sockets sunken, and his Spirit Sense and Spirit Pressure were sealed.
Xia Feng recognized him as one of Ye Li Dongjun’s six close guards, Kun Mu. From the situation, it seemed Gu Xun had collaborated with Ye Li Dongjun, but Gu Xun changed his mind midway and sealed Kun Mu in this pillar.
Xia Feng tried hitting the pillar a few times, but it didn’t open. Seeing this, he didn’t bother further and walked to a shadowy corner, picking up a token that had fallen into the shadows.
It felt heavy and solid in his hand, the entire surface of the token a crystal red, like blood. The front of the token was engraved with the characters ‘Sumeru’, while the back was engraved with the character ‘King’ in an ink-black hue, exuding an ancient and solemn, desolate aura.
[Sumeru King Order]
[Identity Token: Black King]
Information appeared in his mind, but it was very little. Xia Feng couldn’t help but frown, unsure of its purpose. However, since it was fought over by so many powerful individuals, it was definitely a very important treasure. He would hide it for now.
He placed the token into the Nascent Ten Space.
Just then.
[After redeeming ‘D-class Spirit Robe·Sea of Memory’, Mu Qingtong glanced at you, and you successfully mastered the Sea of Memory—]
[Sea of Memory: By activating this Spirit Robe, you can materialize a specific, profound memory from within the past month into reality as a holographic projection.]
[Maximum duration for each image projection: 10 seconds]
“Huh?” Xia Feng was stunned. Why was it a memory-type Spirit Robe? Wasn’t he supposed to find a Spirit Robe here that could solve the Sirius shimmering problem?
[Mu Qingtong improved the Sea of Memory, optimizing its underlying architecture, and you successfully mastered C-class·Advanced Sea of Memory]
[Maximum image projection duration: 10 hours]
[Memory scope: Within the past ten years]
“…”
Xia Feng quietly looked up at the distant sky, at the woman suspended in front of a bookshelf niche.
Alright, alright, Miss Mu, playing the long game, aren’t we? What about the Sirius Spirit Robe you promised!
Mu Qingtong’s beautiful eyes glanced at the Spirit Paper in her hand before she silently put it away, a slight curve at the corner of her lips.
All preparations are complete, Mr. Xia, are you ready to surrender?
A flicker of excitement crossed her mind, but she quickly furrowed her brow, suppressed her smile, and turned around with a calm expression, her gaze meeting the black spade mask below.
That gaze was intense, penetrating the mask, fixed on her.
“Mr. Xia, are you peeping at me?” she asked, a hint of confusion in her calm voice.
Xia Feng said nothing, only smiled. “How was it, did you get what you needed?”
“Mm.”
“Alright, this place is not suitable for lingering, let’s withdraw.”
Outside the Sky Lantern Pavilion.
Dipus and Tu Lin were attacking the pavilion with their respective methods. Suddenly, they both felt something and looked towards the distant horizon.
In the misty world, air waves surged, and the darkening mist obscuring this area gradually dissipated.
Cheers erupted from the crowds in the city below as people pointed towards the Sky Lantern Pavilion.
“Gu Xun has removed the illusion formation arranged here?”
Dipus’s brow furrowed, and he sighed, shaking his head. “It seems this guy has successfully condensed his fruit.”
The bandaged man, wearing a black robe, withdrew his gaze from the Sky Lantern Pavilion, his expression numb and calm, and turned to leave. Now that Gu Xun had ascended to Venerable Four, if he intended to escape, even if the two of them joined forces, it would be difficult to keep him. Therefore, plundering the Sumeru King Order from Gu Xun again was almost impossible. As for those two peach-faced individuals, they had likely become sacrifices for Gu Xun’s ascension.
“Tsk, what a shame…” Dipus smiled lightly and shook his head.
