Chapter 783: Seized Instantly, Refined in a Flash!
Chapter 784: Asura King and the Ghost Bride
Xia Feng knew that his feigned death could not be kept a secret for long. After all, when the settlement and exchange phase began, all players would be temporarily teleported back to the Nine Pillars Space for reward settlement of the current round. For example, if Jin Yangtian had used the Calamity Mist Card and truly managed to kill Xia Feng, he would receive 30 Ash Stones as a reward during the settlement and exchange phase. Moreover, as this was the first kill, there would be an additional 30 Ash Stones as a first-kill bonus. It was a very profitable situation.
Of course, when the settlement phase arrived, Jin Yangtian and Jin Shiyin would only discover that the Spade Person was not dead at all. However, these were not things to consider now; survival was the priority. Playing games with these Peak Sacred Realm powerhouses was too difficult; they were all undignified. While Xia Feng mused internally and tried to find amusement in his predicament, he gazed towards the west.
The Sea of Calamity Mist rapidly swept in their direction. After about twenty minutes, it finally approached. Simultaneously, two figures, a man and a woman, were being pursued by the earth-shattering Sea of Calamity Mist. As the figures drew closer, Xia Feng recognized them as Zong Yue and Ms. Mi. Zong Yue was a Guardian Sage of the Holy See, but he was somewhat different from the other Guardian Sages. During the chaotic Middle Ancient period, nations waged war, and cults proliferated. The Unholy Sects were led by the “Asura Hall,” with the “Asura King” as their revered leader. For a time, they could even contend with the five other nations that worshipped orthodox gods.
However, with the rise of the Heavenly Martial Empress, the Asura King was suppressed by her. Unfortunately, due to the Asura King’s unique abilities, he could not be killed. He was thus incorporated into the Holy See, and the divine power of the Justice Star God was used to purify the Asura King’s killing intent. And this Zong Yue was the reincarnation of the Asura King! It had to be said that anyone who could enter the Sumeru Realm was indeed no ordinary individual.
“Insolent lesser Nightmare clan, how dare you be so rampant!” an indifferent reprimand resounded as if divine punishment descended—The Six-eyed Spider Calamity pursuing the two at a distance was instantly trapped by heavenly thunder. As it roared and struggled, its numerous pairs of gray-green compound eyes on its chest spun rapidly. The surrounding lightning instantly transformed into an enormous amount of gray-green poisonous water, with over a thousand streams shooting towards Zong Yue. Zong Yue, bare-chested, with ink-green long hair spread over his back like waves, and well-developed back muscles, wore black warrior pants on his lower body. With a firm stomp of his bare feet in the air, he grinned and let out a powerful roar of ‘Kill!’ preparing to charge towards the Six-eyed Spider Calamity with his saber.
“Do not engage in a protracted battle, leave,” a cold, commanding female voice came from behind. The bare-chested man hesitated for a moment, then turned and left. It was a strange woman wearing a sleeveless black qipao. Her white hair cascaded past her hips and knees. Her face was covered with a ghostly white net cloth, like a bridal veil, through which only the outline of the woman’s eyes could be vaguely discerned. Her fingers, wrapped in black silk netting, held aloft a lantern. The lantern was made of ancient mulberry paper, thin and translucent, through which a pure white jasmine flower emitting a faint glow could be clearly seen. In the dim world, the lantern swayed.
She was like a Ghost Bride from hell. This person was Ms. Mi, from the Third Pillar Gate—the Yama Legion. Regarding this individual, Cha Nai Xue had only managed to gather her name and affiliation; more information was unavailable, making her extremely mysterious. As they fled, the Ghost Bride glanced back. From the Sea of Calamity Mist, a second Six-eyed Spider Calamity crawled out. Although unafraid of these lost souls of the Nightmare Clan, being trapped in the Sea of Calamity Mist would still be troublesome. There was no need to continue fighting.
After a while, the Ghost Bride and the bare-chested strong man quickly disappeared over the horizon. However, Xia Feng vaguely heard their conversation. “When we are before everyone, we will be strangers. Do you understand?” “Understood,” the voice faded. The Sea of Calamity Mist completely submerged the sand layer where Xia Feng was located and slowly advanced into the distance. The world was completely plunged into darkness.
Xia Feng silently waited for another two hours. After confirming that no players remained in the Sea of Calamity Mist, he chose to deactivate his transformation state from the Myriad Forms of Wood and Stone. A large hand pulled out of the silent, dead sand, and his entire body crawled out. “Ptooey—Ptooey!” Xia Feng spat out the sand from his mouth and dusted off his clothes. He had to admit that hiding had its benefits; he had overheard some secrets. Ms. Mi and Zong Yue seemed to be allies but intended to pretend they didn’t know each other in front of others. He was truly exasperated; why did everyone else have allies, while he was fighting alone?
Xia Feng sighed helplessly. If only… Miss Mu were here… But he quickly composed himself, looked around, and chuckled. True powerhouses do not need allies! Xia Feng spread his arms wide, tilted his head back, and took a deep breath. The Calamity Flow surged, carrying the scent of vanilla ice cream, cool and delicious! He liked this place! It was a pity that the concentration of the Sea of Calamity Mist was far inferior to the Calamity Land from before. Even after absorbing it for so long, it hadn’t increased his power by even a thousandth of a percent.
Fine, let’s focus on the main task! He shook his head, his palm spread open. A remnant soul floated into his palm. He seized it—and refined it instantly!
[Undead Chart]
[Undead Knight: You do not need to consume any spirit materials. You only need to consume Mental Power to transform the remnant souls of the deceased into Undead Knights. The Undead Knight’s strength retains 50-100% of their life. Both the undead and you can use their spirit artifacts from life.]
[Knight Quantity Limit: Base is 1, currently 3 (Ascending to Venerable, Entering Sage, and Achieving God each add +2)]
[You have successfully refined ‘Xia Feng Remnant Soul’ into ‘Xia·Undead Knight·Feng’—]
[Current Knights: 1/3]
The Undead Knight had no face, and its form consisted of only bones and muscles, without skin, which was quite eerie. However, it didn’t matter; the Spade Person did not need to reveal his true face either. With a thought, Xia Feng’s mind sank into the Undead Knight’s perspective. He activated the Bronze Mask, and a black robe appeared on his body, his face covered by a spade. Two Spade Persons faced each other on the desert, simultaneously raising their right hands, then simultaneously jumping, and finally giving each other a thumbs-up and then a thumbs-down.
“Heh~”
“Not bad.” Xia Feng was very satisfied with this clone. Not only could it use the main body’s spirit robe, but it could also use all spirit artifacts. The only drawback was that the clone needed to consume the main body’s Mental Power to perform any action, with an effect of 50-100%. The closer to 100%, the more terrifying the Mental Power consumption. Fortunately, his Mental Power had now reached the Light Holder level, which was enough for the clone to approach the main body and engage in a hearty battle.
As the thought passed, he controlled the clone knight and moved outside the Sea of Calamity Mist. The clone could use spirit artifacts and, naturally, could activate the Ash Land. Let the clone play with those Sacred Realm big shots. Even if it was destroyed for being too arrogant, it wouldn’t matter. At worst, when the Vermilion Bird Demonic Armor’s cooldown ended, he could commit suicide again and refine another Undead Knight, then happily play with the big shots again. It was perfect!
“Roar—”
However, just as Xia Feng was contemplating the strategy of total evasion, two colossal forms slowly crawled out of the hazy Calamity Mist. They were the two Six-eyed Spider Calamities, with several four-eyed and three-eyed Nightmare Clan members scattered behind them. Xia Feng’s expression stiffened slightly. The Six-eyed variants of the Nightmare Clan generally possessed strength from Venerable Fourth Tier to Sacred Realm. Moreover, these two Six-eyed Spider Calamities seemed to be on the verge of evolving into Great Calamities, which, when converted, meant strength close to Peak Sacred Realm.
