Chapter 839: Guessing the Result
In fact, most people couldn’t understand Jin Yangtian’s current state of comprehension. In their eyes, even with his rapid progress, the S-class genius would need at least another seven days to break through his bottleneck. Only the Black Moon Pope and Huang Zhaoyue, through the fluctuations of the law ripples, keenly perceived the unique resonance forming among the spirit particles dissipating around Jin Yangtian, recognizing it as a sign of impending success.
Therefore, Huang Zhaoyue estimated that even if she didn’t intervene, the Black Moon Pope would inevitably make a move within ten minutes. However, Xia Feng couldn’t wait that long. Lost in thought, she ignored Jin Shiyin’s pointless taunts. Her vertical pupils slowly lifted, and though her expression was calm, a killing intent raged within her eyes, suffused with an eerie bloodlust and madness. Her form, half black and half white, was incongruous with her surroundings, emanating a cold, desolate aura that was both oppressive and terrifying.
Even though Jin Shiyin and the others knew that the woman’s target was Jin Yangtian and that they were not her concern, they felt an inexplicable chill and fear, breaking out in a cold sweat. They subconsciously took half a step back. Jin Yangtian was annoyed; why couldn’t this crazy woman just talk properly? Every time, she attacked without a word, and when she did, she went all out.
“Huang Zhaoyue, by doing this, you’ll only end up in a mutually assured destruction with me, giving the Black Moon Pope an opportunity!” Jin Yangtian said sternly, displeasure evident. Huang Zhaoyue’s Dragon Mirror Abyss was a mental illusion, but such illusions were useless against the Black Moon Pope, who had once been the Sage of Light. Thus, the Black Moon Pope was the only Sacred Realm expert unaffected, still comprehending the S-class Spirit Robe outside.
Yet, despite Jin Yangtian’s warning, the madwoman’s aura did not diminish. Instead, it rapidly intensified. She advanced slowly, her Underworld Domain tearing open, as if determined to kill him right then and there. What a ridiculous and pathetic madwoman! Jin Yangtian’s lips curled into a sneer.
“Huang Zhaoyue, since that’s the case, I’ve long wanted to see for myself whether your bloodline talent is superior, or my S-class talent—”
“Rumble—!!” The battle between the two strongest individuals erupted with a deafening roar. The others couldn’t intervene and could only exchange glances before retreating to watch from afar. They had heard that Her Highness the Imperial Concubine was reclusive and difficult to communicate with, prone to annihilating entire families and slaughtering nine generations, and was incredibly terrifying and brutal. They hadn’t quite believed it, but now, seeing the spirit pressure, the ruthless moves fraught with killing intent and berserk bloodlust, made even them, ancient Sacred Realm experts who had killed countless lives, tremble.
Xia Feng’s incarnation was also dragged into the Dragon Mirror Abyss. He saw Huang Zhaoyue unleash her super ultimate move with a raise of her hand, saw Jin Yangtian being beaten to the point of vomiting blood, his soul on the verge of shattering. Of course, Huang Zhaoyue wasn’t faring any better, her face pale. Xia Feng couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “I must say, Huang Zhaoyue really goes all out when something’s up. The moment she attacks, it’s as if she’s aiming for mutually assured destruction, holding nothing back.”
“But Jin Yangtian is incredibly strong too, truly living up to his reputation as an S-class genius. He’s only slightly at a disadvantage under Huang Zhaoyue’s terrifyingly brutal onslaught.” “Jin Yangtian is only a thousand years old, while Huang Zhaoyue, though I don’t know the exact age of this Mother Dragon, is definitely tens of thousands of years old.” “This age difference is enough to show how strong Jin Yangtian’s talent is. Of course, Huang Zhaoyue might also be deliberately suppressing her Abyssal bloodline.”
“It’s a pity that Jin Yangtian endured several of the black and white woman’s deadly blows but still didn’t use his S-class Spirit Artifact, the Sustaining Spirit Sword. This made Xia Feng a little disappointed. He had wanted to see what unique effect this guy’s S-class Spirit Artifact had.” “Ah well, Xia Feng refocused his mind. At this moment, he finally had the energy to check on his own condition.”
[Fusion Progress: 79% → 89%] The fusion progress of the Lust at the dragon’s tail had jumped from the thirties directly to almost ninety. This was an unexpected joy. Originally, the fusion speed of Lust had slowed to a crawl, but stimulated by the Extreme Nine Heavens Tribulation, he had benefited from the misfortune, and the speed had picked up again. Xia Feng estimated that in a few more days, he would be able to complete the fusion and obtain this so-called Tribulation Transformation Body. He just hoped this thing, which had consumed so much of his time, was actually powerful.
Besides the progress of the Tribulation Transformation Body, the quantity of Ash Stones in Xia Feng’s possession was also astonishing. While he was unconscious, Yue Hongli had diligently searched the Sea of Calamity Mist in the Calamity Land for seven days and nights, accumulating a total of 30 Ash Stones. Although the efficiency was not as good as the Ash Land Scan Card, it made up for it with time. As long as one was willing to work hard, one could obtain a considerable amount of Ash Stones.
[Current Ash Stones: (+30) 350] Xia Feng had effectively gained a total profit of 70+ Ash Stones for the 10 Ash Stones he spent on the Calamity Land Scan Card, a profit margin of 600%. It was quite a profitable deal. This transaction with the Red King was not a loss.
At this moment, the battle in the Dragon Mirror Abyss once again attracted Xia Feng’s attention. To his alarm, Jin Yangtian was not only resisting Huang Zhaoyue but also continuing to comprehend the basic spirit particle configuration of the Blazing Sun Divine Domain. Xia Feng frowned and checked the time.
[Red King Exposure Phase Countdown: 3 minutes] Fortunately, Jin Yangtian couldn’t deduce and comprehend without looking at the spirit paper structure from memory, so his progress was very slow. [Countdown: 3029] Visibly, Huang Zhaoyue’s reckless fighting style consumed a huge amount of energy, and she began to show signs of weakness. Xia Feng’s heart leaped into his throat, and every second felt like an eternity.
[Countdown: 3, 2—] Fortunately, Her Highness the Imperial Concubine, in order to obtain his body, had not failed him, and had managed to trap Jin Yangtian in the Dragon Mirror Abyss, preventing him from having the extra energy to think and comprehend. Xia Feng handed the dying bandage with permission level 4 to his incarnation’s remnant soul, while his main body held permission level 9. At this stage, it was not yet possible to let these Sacred Realm experts know that Uphiel had been captured and imprisoned by his Spade Person. Maintaining Uphiel’s level 4 identity had its benefits.
[1] Everything suddenly froze.
[Red King Exposure Phase ends, entering Third Round Settlement Phase—] Xia Feng’s vision went black. When the light brightened, he found himself back on the familiar columnar high platform. The square dwarf pillars slowly rose from in front of Xia Feng, and data information appeared.
[Seat: 9] [Remaining Ash Stones at End of Round 2: 71] [Current Ash Stones: 350] [Level 0 Item Cards: Active Position Reveal Card * 1, Recording Card * 1] [Level 1 Item Cards: None] [Level 2 Item Cards: Shop Price Increase Card * 1, Death Carnival * 1, Unbeatable * 1, Calamity Mist Card * 1] [Level 3 Item Cards: Parasite * 1] [Special Item Cards: None] [Settling Third Round—] [First Kill: None] [Hunt: None] [. ] [In Round 2, you guessed the Red King candidate to be: Jin Shiyin] In the last round’s settlement, Xia Feng had hesitated between Uphiel and Jin Yangtian, as only Uphiel’s spiritual artifact could move very far away. However, recalling some key details, he had taken a gamble and chosen Jin Shiyin.
