Just a little more, just a little more!
The Wisdom Tree was right in front of him!
The opportunity to triumph over the geniuses was also right in front of him!
Qi Xiao struggled to stay conscious, but his pace slowed even more.
"Tak tak—"
"Huh? So, this is the Wisdom Tree."
Qi Xiao was startled and turned around abruptly, only to see a young man with black hair step out of the jungle, curiously looking up at the tree.
Qi Xiao's vision blurred; he shook his head, his remaining rationality failing to comprehend how Xia Feng, clearly without any speed-enhancing Spiritual Clothes, could have arrived here so quickly.
But now was not the time to ponder such questions, for Xia Feng was already—
charging at him!
Qi Xiao grinned, "You're too late, Xia!"
He sprang into the air with a forceful leg thrust, reaching for a Wisdom Fruit while simultaneously slashing three crimson waves from his blade behind him, buzzing loudly!!!
The three blood waves suddenly dispersed in mid-air, securely blocking Xia Feng's way to the Wisdom Tree, but—Xia Feng wasn't heading towards the Wisdom Tree at all….
Instead, to the Life Tree!
Whoosh—
Like an arrow released from a bowstring, just as Qi Xiao sliced down a dozen Wisdom Fruits from the tree, Xia Feng had already arrived at the base of the Life Tree.
Plop—
Qi Xiao landed, turned back in astonishment and looked at Xia Feng in the distance, "What the hell? Is this guy seeking death? Why is he still thinking about the Life Fruit now?"
Xia Feng nimbly jumped up and effortlessly picked the only Life Fruit from the tree.
Qi Xiao quickly swallowed a Wisdom Fruit, and his rationality and intelligence returned.
"So that's it…."
He seemed to understand something and smirked derisively, "Junior Brother Xia, you wouldn't be thinking of trading that Life Fruit for my Wisdom Fruit, would you?"
Xia Feng, excitedly feeling the dense Evil Power around him, glanced back and said, "Oh? What did you say?"
"I said—" Qi Xiao tossed the cherry-sized Wisdom Fruit in his hand, spread his hands lightly laughing, "If you want to trade for my Wisdom Fruit, it's not impossible. Kneel down and kowtow three times to your senior brother, and I'll give it to you~"
In the face of life and death, a Wisdom Fruit is far more valuable than a Life Fruit, because the Life Fruit only prolongs life and doesn't purify Evil Power corrosion. Qi Xiao knew Xia Feng had to listen to him.
He enjoyed this feeling of toying with geniuses.
"Oh, is that so....." Xia Feng casually tossed the fruit in his hand, smiling cheerily, "But Senior Brother, when did I say I wanted the Wisdom Fruit?"
"Hm? ....Heh, fine!" Qi Xiao laughed breathlessly at Xia Feng's maneuver, "Fine then, we'll just wait it out and see who can last longer."
The invasion of Evil Power could lead to a breakdown in reason, intelligence, and emotion, sometimes causing hallucinations and auditory hallucinations, and if not remedied in time, one would be completely assimilated by the Evil Power, ultimately either dying or turning into a mindless killing Evil Slave.
So Qi Xiao could understand why Xia Feng made this choice: reduced rationality and heated emotions, preferring death over subservience to him. It was all normal.
But Qi Xiao was in no hurry. He watched the young man with black hair from afar, his breathing growing more labored and his face flushing red, and said with a faint smile, "You have no choice, you fool. I'm blocking your way back. You don't even need me to act; you'll be dead in three minutes at most!"
Here was the boundary between the Light Evil Zone and Heavy Evil Zone. Xia Feng obviously felt his body's functions becoming increasingly stimulated. After bending over and catching his breath for a while, he looked up, grinned, and said, "Is that so? But who said I'm going back? You fool—"
With that, he turned and ran, dashing deeper into the forest.
"???" Qi Xiao's confident expression momentarily stiffened. What the hell?! Had this guy gone mad?!
Seeing the black-haired young man quickly vanish, Qi Xiao gritted his teeth in hesitation but still cursed as he chased after him.
"Shadow Step!" Spiritual Particles gathered in his leg muscles, and his running figure flickered, like a lone wolf darting through the forest under the moonlight at high speed.
Xia Feng glanced back and saw three terrifying blood waves, like three wildly spinning sickles, shooting straight towards his face, causing pain on his cheeks.
Boom—Mu Qingtong's excellent neurological reactions allowed him to instinctively swing his blade backward,
accompanied by three Blood Waves roaring like tigers, merging into a huge Blood Moon scimitar—suddenly slicing across with a blast!!! The three enemy Blood Waves close at hand were instantly obliterated, but the massive scimitar did not stop; instead, it continued with a terrifying momentum directly sweeping toward Qi Xiao, who was pursuing from afar.
The jungle stirred up gusts of wind.
"Damn!" Qi Xiao was stunned. Was this the Triple Waves?
Without time to think, he quickly raised and closed his arms, a transparent air curtain shielding him—"Wind Wall"! Boom boom boom—the curtain in front of him burst into sprays of blood, and he stumbled back several steps with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, incredulously staring at Xia Feng in the distance.
"Eh?"
Xia Feng also looked at his own hands in surprise, "Mom, I still underestimated you, Miss Mu."
Just now, during Mu Qingtong's comprehension of "One-tail," a flash of Spiritual Light gave him some idea about "Triple Waves," so he slightly altered the structure of the Spiritual Particle, then...
It became fiercer!
God, Miss Mu, you are my god!
[You have further analyzed the D-grade Spiritual Clothes "One-tail"... 99.99%]
"It's interesting, very interesting." Qi Xiao, rubbing his somewhat sore cheek, chuckled lowly, "To think you could enhance the power of the Triple Waves, I've indeed underestimated your talent, Junior Brother Xia!!"
"But this is as far as it goes!!"
Qi Xiao was not willing to waste more time. His momentum surged as he sneered viciously, and a layer of light golden stream appeared on the surface of his body, with a slender golden mist tail rising high from the base of his spine.
"Roar!!" He roared softly, slightly bending forward, his cold eyes fixated on Xia Feng like a wild beast, his lips slowly curling into a mocking light laugh, swoosh—
A flash of golden light, and Qi Xiao disappeared from his spot.
Boom!!
Xia Feng held his long sword diagonally in front of his chest, the two blades clashing with a loud metallic sound.
But Qi Xiao's blade grew increasingly heavy, inch by inch leaning toward Xia Feng's face, his expression ferociously smiling lowly: "Do you know where you lost, losing in your arrogance, your foolishness, daring to challenge me without even learning One-tail! You're simply seeking death!!"
He had spent two and a half years mastering One-tail Spiritual Clothes, and Xia Feng had just received it today, so he had no worries about today's battle—it was an absolute breeze.
Unless Xia Feng could master One-tail in a day's time, but even if Xia Feng was a genius, he couldn't possibly reach such an absurd level.
The blade pressed closer once again!
Xia Feng's wrist snapped forcefully, his black pupils squinting harshly; he needed to hold on a bit longer.
Boom boom boom boom—Qi Xiao's eyes reddened, he began to wildly swing his blade!
As Xia Feng retreated, he quickly blocked from different angles, but Qi Xiao's attack rhythm grew faster, like a torrential downpour, with countless blade lights striking straight for his vital points!
If Miss Mu, no... Mrs. Mu didn't hurry, he would only have his kill move left!
He still had one move left, the Evil Demon Heart—smearing the separated "Blood Beast impurities" directly on Qi Xiao's face, guaranteeing an escape, but whether it could kill the guy was another story.
He wasn't quite ready to expose this trump card so soon.
[You have perfectly (100%) analyzed the structure of the Spiritual Particle of D-grade Spiritual Clothes "One-tail", your understanding of Spiritual Clothes has greatly improved——]
[One-tail (Perfect Version) · D-grade]
[With this Spiritual Clothes attached, Spiritual Pressure, senses, speed, strength, neurological reactions, and Combat Premonition are doubled in quality, while a light golden tail-like apparition materializes, capable of releasing high-strength Spiritual Pressure impacts, presenting as sharp, fine glimmers.]
[Duration: 10 seconds]
Damn! Xia Feng's eyes brightened!
Boom—
The long swords collided, kicking up waves of dust beneath their feet.
"Give up, Xia Feng, this is absolute suppression from the One-tail Spiritual Clothes!"
Qi Xiao sneered, finally spotting a slight flaw in Xia Feng, his blade thrusting straight into Xia Feng's heart, "Die!!"