Chapter 718: Mastermind Behind the Descent of the Red Moon
Chapter 719: Provocation in Front of Miss Mu
“Swoosh—”
With Xia Feng’s wave, Miao Shi’s figure froze for a moment before the tower gate, then, like a magnet, an attractive force pulled her towards Xia Feng’s palm, sending her flying backward into the sky.
“Crack!” Before Miao Shi could react, Xia Feng had already grabbed her by the neck and lifted her into mid-air.
The man’s cold, dark eyes stared at her; her scalp tingled, and her face was filled with terror as she stammered, “You—! How did you do that!”
Just moments ago, all the cultivation, physical fitness, and spiritual knowledge she had gained from the Naraka Realm had instantly vanished.
Her physical attributes, strength and agility, had dropped from their peak to the level of an ordinary child. Any Apprentice Spirit Master could crush her with ease.
It was as if she had everything one moment, experiencing a feeling of sudden wealth.
But the next moment, it was inexplicably stripped away.
Even the A-class Spirit Artifact, Naraka’s Between, which she had just obtained, had disappeared?!
Yet, even realizing this, she still couldn’t understand how it had happened???
Miao Shi’s pupils were filled with terror. Her usually gentle, kind eyes were now bloodshot as she stared fiercely at Xia Feng. “Was there some oversight I didn’t consider?”
“Do you know which step you lost on?” Xia Feng tightened his grip on her neck.
She struggled to breathe, her face contorted in pain, her voice intermittent. “Which—step?”
“Naturally, you lost from the moment you accepted the Naraka Realm’s legacy and obtained Naraka’s Between,” Xia Feng said with a smile.
Miao Shi still didn’t understand: “???”
However, Xia Feng was too lazy to explain further.
In fact, when he saw Miao Shi about to harm Cha Nai Xue, he wasn’t anxious because the method Miao Shi used to harm Cha Nai Xue was through a spirit artifact.
If it were anyone else, they might not have been able to do anything to Miao Shi.
But it was a pity.
As Miao Shi herself said, sometimes, luck is also a part of strength.
Miao Shi had bad luck and encountered him.
Xia Feng indeed couldn’t use Naraka’s Between because using this spirit artifact required belief in Naraka, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t copy Naraka’s Between.
Similarly, he could also perform “Remove the false and preserve the true” on Naraka’s Between at any time, directly seizing it.
The sacrifice process of the Naraka Realm involved both Cha Nai Xue and Miao Shi offering their all to the Naraka Realm, fusing into one, and then being inherited by Miao Shi.
Therefore, Miao Shi’s current strength and knowledge were all dependent on the Naraka Realm.
Since Xia Feng had obtained control of Naraka’s Between, he could naturally reclaim everything that belonged to Miao Shi and return it to the Naraka Realm at any time.
“Even if you capture me, Cha Nai Xue won’t survive!” Miao Shi was unwilling to accept defeat so easily.
The group landed on the long iron chain bridge.
Xia Feng ignored Miao Shi and sank his consciousness into Naraka’s Between. He saw the white-skirted girl still slumped in the hellish blood pool, her dulled eyes staring blankly ahead, blood tears streaming from her eye sockets, and murmuring incessantly.
Visibly, Cha Nai Xue’s soul was gradually collapsing, heading towards demise.
With a thought from Xia Feng, Naraka’s Between, which had imprisoned the girl, instantly disintegrated.
In reality, Xia Feng embraced the snow-skirt woman’s waist, purple light flowing from his palm into her abdomen.
Seeing this, Miao Shi, kneeling on the long bridge, finally understood what was happening. Her spiritual artifact senses had disappeared because Xia Feng had taken them away?
Xia Feng was now returning everything from the Naraka Realm to Cha Nai Xue! “No—!!” Miao Shi weakly raised her hand, her face rapidly aging, quickly becoming middle-aged, even elderly! Her lifespan was completely absorbed by Cha Nai Xue!
Her entire body became skin and bones.
The inheritance of the Naraka Realm required both parties to voluntarily sacrifice themselves first. She had already willingly given up everything of herself before, and now, having lost control of the Naraka Realm, she naturally couldn’t stop Xia Feng.
Visibly, the snow-skirt woman, who had already been like a corpse, began to breathe faintly, her withered complexion regaining its delicate, rosy hue.
However, the change in her appearance did not stop. Her fair and ruddy skin gradually became crystal clear, emitting a white, ethereal glow.
Although Miao Shi’s cultivation was destroyed, her own lifespan was still long, with thousands of years to live. These were directly fed back to Cha Nai Xue.
The effect was not to revert Cha Nai Xue to her childhood, but to transform her physique. Her already incomparably beautiful appearance became even closer to perfection, with jade bones and icy skin, her delicate brows furrowed, like an inviolable immortal porcelain descending to the mortal realm, possessing a fragile beauty.
Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, looking at this scene with surprise. “Good heavens, she’s become so beautiful. Won’t this girl become even more arrogant and narcissistic?”
At the same time, the snow-skirt woman’s eyes snapped open. Her dull, gray pupils quickly turned a rose-purple, but her gaze remained vacant and dim, two lines of tears sliding down as she trembled with fear.
However, soon, her gaze refocused. She blankly looked up at the man’s face in front of her.
Then, she suddenly wrapped her arms around Xia Feng’s back, burying her face in his cheek, her breath catching as she whispered, “Daddy.”
“?” Xia Feng’s hands shot out to his sides, and his body instinctively leaned back. “No, sister, this isn’t my thing.”
“Mommy…” the snow-skirt woman murmured again.
!
Xia Feng stopped leaning back, pursed his lips, and sighed. Fine, fine.
He embraced Cha Nai Xue’s slender waist again, gently patting her back. Although he wasn’t particularly fond of Cha Nai Xue, seeing how miserable her childhood had been, he decided to comfort her first and help her stabilize her emotions.
Mu Qingtong stood behind Xia Feng, frowning as she stared at Cha Nai Xue clinging to Xia Feng. Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
Under Xia Feng’s gentle patting, Cha Nai Xue’s emotions quickly stabilized, and her divine sense gradually recovered. Her dazed gaze turned to shock, but she quickly realized what had just happened.
Her teacher…
Thinking of this, she felt no anger or sadness, but rather a sense of amusement.
She wasn’t laughing at Miao Shi, but at herself, like a jester.
Indeed, in this world, besides herself, no one is worthy of trust…
“Are you awake? If you’re awake, let go.” Xia Feng’s deep voice sounded in her ear as he gently patted her back.
“…” The arms wrapped around Xia Feng’s back instinctively tightened, hugging him closer, pressing against his broad chest. The warmth emanating from him made her feel comfortable and secure.
This seemed to be the first time Xia Feng had been so gentle with her in a long time… even though his tone was still a bit harsh.
“I know you’re awake. Cha Nai Xue, can you hear me?” Xia Feng patted her lower back, his tone becoming increasingly stern.
She ignored him, however, and her jade nose twitched. Xia Feng seemed a little tired after a great battle, and sweat beaded on his neck.
The only one she could trust, and who was worthy of her trust, had been pushed away by her own foolish self.
Pushed towards that inscrutable Mu family woman. This was the biggest mistake and the most regrettable decision she had ever made in her life.
She was not resigned!
Her slightly parted, crystal-red lips glided up Xia Feng’s sweaty collarbone.
Her jade nose bumped against his protruding Adam’s apple, and she let out a soft, sweet hum. His Adam’s apple involuntarily twitched.
Mu Qingtong’s beautiful eyes, which had been quietly observing, suddenly flashed with cold light.
