"Die!!"
The long sword struck directly at the vital point, buzzing—
But the anticipated scene did not occur. Qi Xiao, astonished, looked up. His fatal blow was still blocked, but what baffled him even more was that the body of the black-haired youth in front of him was covered with a layer of pale golden mist—that was what he was most familiar with—One-tail Spiritual Clothes!
"How is this possible?!!" Qi Xiao's mind was completely stunned, and at the same time, an inexplicable fear suddenly surfaced in his heart....
Zzz—Zzz—
The clashing blades gradually pushed back, and through the bright sword light, Xia Feng's cold black eyes appeared, a terrifying smile hooking at the corner of his lips. "Brother Qi, your time is up, isn't it~"
"Then now, it's my turn!!"
Bang!!
Bang, bang, bang, bang—Now it was Xia Feng's turn to accelerate his sword swinging!
Qi Xiao retreated while rapidly blocking from various angles. The boost from the One-tail Spiritual Clothes lasted only ten seconds. Now that the time limit had passed, Xia Feng's overall combat ability obviously far exceeded a normal person's, doubled with his speed, strength, and neurological reactions, Qi Xiao simply couldn't withstand it.
Shoulder.
Left arm.
Right leg.
Neck and face.
Blood splattered everywhere, the chaotic blade light flashed into Qi Xiao's horrified eyes; he couldn't understand why, why this bastard had One-tail...
"Why!!"
Thud—the long sword penetrated his stomach; Qi Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes nearly splitting as he looked up, directly making eye contact with Xia Feng's cold, murderous black pupils.
"Heh—"
Qi Xiao's throat moved, his bloody face suddenly twisted monstrously. He violently grabbed Xia Feng's arm that was attempting to pull back the sword, while a Spiritual Energy grenade appeared in his hand, his smile turning maniacal, "Then let's die together!!"
Zzz—
From behind Xia Feng, a pale golden misty tail extended, fluffy and slender, but the tip released a sharp Spiritual Pressure shock, forming a high-pressure light beam shaped like a spike, instantly piercing through Qi Xiao's heart.
Qi Xiao's maniacal and twisted expression froze solid; his neck stiffly bent downward slowly, a blood-drenched and hellish abyss-like hole was visible in his chest, reflecting in his shocked and fearful eyes.
"How....possible!!" He stepped back twice, weakly falling backward.
The tail's Spiritual Pressure shock... that was an attack technique only possible after thoroughly understanding One-tail Spiritual Clothes. He had spent a whole two years and had only barely touched the threshold...
Snap!
Qi Xiao fell to the ground, his eyes gradually becoming lifeless as he looked up at the Blood Moon; filled with resentment, unwillingness, and disbelief, how could it be like this...
Actually such a genius to this extent; had he known earlier, why would he have provoked...
"Spiritual Energy Grenade? Tch~" Xia Feng tossed it aside, commenting, "Not very honorable of you."
Despite saying that, he still squatted down to begin scavenging the spoils: "Let me see, what other good stuff you've been hiding~"
He dumped thirteen crimson small fruits from the satchel.
Xia Feng picked one up and sniffed it, pondering, "Is this the Wisdom Fruit."
He threw all the Wisdom Fruits into his bag, then felt around some more. "Wow, there's actually another grenade?"
"Isn't this thing banned? Where did you get it?" Xia Feng turned his head and asked.
"Heh—Heh—"
Qi Xiao stiffly necked, fresh blood spilling from the corners of his mouth; he opened his mouth, his voice faint. Carefully listening, Xia Feng heard, "Xia, Feng—how long did it take you to learn, One-tail?"
"Got it yesterday, learned it today, how many days do you think?"
Xia Feng casually spoke while meticulously searching the body, not finding anything else worthwhile. Somewhat regretfully, he had thought this guy might have some impressive Spiritual Clothes schematics.
Actually just one day...
Qi Xiao was unwilling to believe it, but Xia Feng had no reason to lie to a man soon to be dead.
"I originally thought you were arrogant, but it turns out I was the arrogant one," Qi Xiao said, his gaze completely vacant as he stared blankly at the blood moon in the night sky.
Hum—hum—
Suddenly, the space beneath the blood moon trembled faintly, emitting a sharp, disgusting sound like nails scraping a chalkboard—crackle, crackle—like a creature opening its eyes, a pitch-black crack abruptly tore the space apart.
After pausing for a moment, like tearing poor-quality black silk, a huge black hole was violently ripped open directly below!
Xia Feng was taken aback as he turned around, his expression changing drastically, "Damn, how did the Black Hole Disaster get here—"
Before he could finish speaking, he felt a crazy suction force attacking him, thundering rumbles—countless gigantic trees were uprooted along with the soil and flowers, throwing everything into chaos.
"Ah ah ah ah!!" Xia Feng flailed wildly in the air, having always hated roller coasters at amusement parks. He despised the terrifying sensation of weightlessness they produced—a very insecure feeling.
Despite that, he soon relied on his excellent neurological reactions and adaptability to come to his senses.
Whoosh—
In mid-air, Xia Feng grabbed onto Qi Xiao, who was wildly bleeding, and stepped on his back, his gaze firmly fixed on the black hole ahead.
"Since we can't escape, let's just charge in and see."
Hum!!
Xia Feng's mind went blank, the process of permeating the black hole wasn't as bizarre as imagined, lasting only a moment. He felt slightly dizzy, and soon the scenery around him changed.
"Whew—whew—"
Snow fluttered violently, and the chilling wind was biting.
He squinted his eyes as he looked around suspiciously at the horizon.
Snow drifted in the sky, below was a vast expanse of snowfield, desolately uninhabited, the world like a beast with its mouth agape, its endless wind was its ceaseless roaring, blowing so fiercely that Xia Feng could hardly keep his eyes open.
"Hisss~~"
He shrank his shoulders. "Damn, what is this place, so cold!"
Had it not been for the clearly shining blood moon still hanging in the sky, he might have thought he had left the Evil Dragon Forest.
"Hmm? Wait a second!"
Xia Feng suddenly startled, subconsciously reaching out to grasp the air, "This....such intense Evil Power!"
He could clearly feel his body's cells cheering. Reaching his hand into the air, he soon separated a pool of shallow water floating in the palm of his hand, the leftover Blood Beast impurities fell into the snow, boiling and vaporizing.
Previously, in the Light Evil Zone, he could only separate a trace of the Evil Spirit Liquid at most each time, but here, he could directly produce a palmful of Evil Spirit Liquid!
Clearly, the concentration of Evil Power was much higher!
He absorbed the Evil Spirit Liquid in his palm.
[Remaining Activity: 5 hours + 2 minutes 39 seconds]
Each absorption added about two hours, the quantity was sufficient, but to survive, he would have to stay in this place every day... which obviously wasn't practical.
Still not a permanent solution.
"The World Tree... Is this, the World Tree?"
A weak yet shocked murmur faintly resonated, Xia Feng followed the sound, walking past the chaotic, broken giant trees.
Behind a massive trunk, he saw Qi Xiao, who was dying.
"Well, you're still not dead?" Though surprised, Xia Feng sensed something was off and didn't rush forward to deliver a coup de grace.
At that moment, Qi Xiao was sitting against the trunk, his dim, gray eyes staring distantly in shock.
Xia Feng followed his gaze, and his pupils also dilated in response.
"This... so big, so thick, so pale!"
Xia Feng looked up into the distance, seeing at the end of the snowfield, in that vast expanse, a pale giant tree reaching into the clouds. Numerous runes and chains encircled the trunk, interweaving upwards into a cage-like form, forming a mysterious gray halo on the outside.
"It really is the World Tree..." Xia Feng's eyes lightened by eight degrees, not even having started a thorough search, they had arrived directly at the destination?
Ah, this... Despite his joy, he couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled—after being unlucky for two lifetimes, why was he suddenly so lucky now?