But he hadn't expected that in just a moment, he had not only mastered the complete version of the Spiritual Clothes but also learned five N-level Spiritual Clothes and one D-level Spiritual Clothes.
Spiritual Pressure had even broken through to the level of a First Rank Spirit Master.
You should know, he was only in his first semester of freshman year, and a First Rank Spirit Master was already enough to graduate from Weiyang Academy!
The elegant woman with pale golden eyes looked at the student in the Weiyang Academy uniform, feeling that he seemed somewhat familiar.
Suddenly, a picture of a fiancé that the family head had shown her flashed through her mind, "Are you... Xia Feng?"
She smiled, closed the book in her hand, and softly indicated, "Please, take a seat."
Xia Feng reined in his emotions, his inexplicable fear of meeting Mu Qingtong—like encountering a natural enemy—had completely disappeared.
I meekly acquiesce when overpowered but strike directly with a fierce punch when evenly matched!
The Destructive Witch, what's there to worry about?
Of course, he still politely performed a gentlemanly bow and sat down in the dimly lit sofa across from her.
"What brings Mr. Xia to me?"
The woman in the black dress elegantly crossed her legs, her delicate fingers holding a tiny spoon leisurely stirring the coffee, the milky froth swirling into the coffee vortex. Xia Feng was slightly mesmerized, staring at the rapidly spiraling coffee vortex, about to say that he was there to synchronize strength...
"!!" He suddenly snapped back to reality, his pupils contracting as he blinked rapidly and looked up with a light chuckle,
"Miss Mu, since you recognize me, I'll get straight to the point."
Ah, silver coins, trying to hypnotize me the moment we meet, truly fitting for the future world-destroying villain! Xia Feng thought to himself while maintaining a light smile:
"As I know, the Mu family of Taicang has been declining over the years, and the head of the Mu family has always sought to stabilize their footing in Zone 51 through a marriage alliance with Prince Liszt."
"But unfortunately, the recent demise of Miss Mu's fiancé—also the adopted son of the Prince—means a new candidate for the fiancé must be selected anew."
Xia Feng glanced at the elegant book cover on the lap of the woman in black—"The Eagle in the Cage"—paused for a moment, and then continued:
"I presume, Miss Mu, that you are not fond of this kind of family alliance. Coincidentally, nor am I."
"Oh?"
Mu Qingtong stopped stirring her coffee, the elegant gold-rimmed glasses slightly bending at the corners of her eyes as her voice softened, "So, what are you suggesting, Mr. Xia?"
"My suggestion is simple dating after the marriage we don't have to act as husband and wife. You live your life, I'll live mine, and everyone can be at ease, how does that sound?" Xia Feng remembered clearly, his brother-in-law... oh, that is, Mu Qingtong's first fiancé, mentioned in the anime prologue, was secretly assassinated by Mu Qingtong!
The kind where the whole head was severed, eyes wide open in death...
But what Mu Qingtong hadn't expected was that after assassinating one fiancé, the family elders could just arrange another new fiancé for her.
Xia Feng had reason to believe if he showed any romantic intentions toward this Destructive Witch, he'd be sent off tonight to join the former brother-in-law—
He didn't want to die yet, especially since he hadn't met his [unborn wife] yet—even though it was a baffling dream...
The woman in the black dress sat upright on the sofa, her golden eyes watching Xia Feng for quite a while, the corners of her eyes softly curving as she lightly nodded, "Alright."
Having said this, they looked at each other for a moment and then fell silent.
"I want to continue reading my novel, is there anything else, Mr. Xia?" Mu Qingtong asked, puzzled.
Read novels? Xia Feng's gaze turned to the book on her lap, feeling deeply distressed.
Destructive Witch! At your age, if you don't practice your cultivation but read novels instead, how can you concentrate? Can you even sleep at night?!
Although Xia Feng really wanted to urge Mu Qingtong to study hard, practice daily, and soon become an invincible powerhouse standing high above the world,
he also knew the saying about being too hasty to eat hot tofu—the familiarity wasn't there yet.
"Then I won't disturb Miss Mu any further, farewell." Xia Feng stood up briskly.
Watching Xia Feng's departing figure, the woman in the black dress picked up her coffee cup and leisurely took a sip.
"Do we need to get rid of him?"
A loli in a maid outfit emerged from the shadows, her cute face framed by rose-red hair impassive as she looked down at the young man walking out the door.
"Not necessary," the woman in the black dress shook her head.
"Master, I always feel that he has already discovered that you killed Prince Liszt's adopted son."
"There's no perfect crime in this world, getting discovered is normal."
Mu Qingtong gently placed the cup on the coffee table, her tone soft, "However, this Mr. Xia couldn't possibly be a Seer. He's probably only cautious and wary because he discovered that I was hypnotizing him. From this point, he does have some ability."
"But that's about it, not a big deal."
As she spoke, the woman in the black dress uncrossed her legs and stood up neatly. "Alright, Fei, I despise these courtship-filled balls. Reject all such invitations in the future."
"Yes!"
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Xia Feng turned and glanced at the brightly lit manor, deep in thought.
[Remaining Activity: 3 days]
Even though he had synchronized with this terrifying woman's strength, the threat of death had not lifted.
He sensed his body's condition; his Spiritual Pressure had indeed stabilized a lot, reaching the First Rank Spirit Master Realm.
But with only three days of life left, he dared not slack off.
Thus, his next goal was to find a way to devour Evil Power to extend the lifespan of his heart. The best would be to permanently add another ten or twenty years.
Speaking of devouring Evil Power, this leads to another race that exists in this world.
The Evil Clan, also known as the Evil Beast.
The so-called Evil Power is the source of power for these Evil Beasts, manifesting as a black mist, which causes illness in humans when inhaled lightly, and death when inhaled heavily.
According to the information from the Evil Demon Heart, it seems that due to this heart, his constitution is no longer common. He no longer fears the erosion of Evil Power; instead, he can absorb it for his use, extending the lifespan of his heart.
Therefore, to extend his time now, he must kill Evil Beasts, but the problem is the sparse Evil Power of low-level Evil Beasts is nearly useless to him.
Although Zone 51 is not very safe, there aren't many low-level Evil Beasts for him to kill.
"I need to find a way to get a massive, continuous supply of Evil Power."
Xia Feng stroked his chin, thoughtfully looking at the sparsely starry night sky to the north.
A flash of inspiration!
To the north of Zone 51, there is a no-man's land called Evil Dragon Forest. It is said that a tremendously evil Demon Dragon, filled with terrifying Evil Power, is sealed inside. Anyone who approaches it gets swallowed by the Evil Power and dies instantly!
According to the scenes he saw in the anime prologue in his past life, this Demon Dragon is actually a divine-level entity, though sealed in a sea of flowers at the center of the World Tree in the form of a young girl, slumbering for ten thousand years.
In the scenes, the girl was indeed enveloped in thick black mist, which most likely was Evil Power.
If he could find this Demon Dragon, he would have a constant supply of Evil Power!
But this plan... it indeed is a bit risky.
After all, this sealed Demon Dragon is a being that can stand shoulder to shoulder with gods, in some ways, even more terrifying than the Destructive Witch at her peak!
Trying to pluck the wool off this Demon Dragon is indeed madness, and if by chance he wakes her up while doing so...
Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, every few years, an adventure team would enter deep into Evil Dragon Forest, attempting to discover the so-called treasure of the Evil Dragon; without exception, these teams ventured deep into the forest and never returned, no one surviving!
Thus, the deep forest gradually came to be known as forbidden territory, and in recent years, no adventure team dared to explore deeper.
To prevent the spill of Evil Power from the Evil Dragon Forest, the entrance of the forest is only opened once a year, and the qualifications to enter are limited to military personnel and adventure team members.
Fortunately, Xia Feng was the adopted son of the vice president of the adventure group—the Six-tailed Society, which qualified him to enter the forest.
"The day after tomorrow is this year's opening day of the forest." Xia Feng looked up at the lonely moon in the night sky, "It seems I need to return to the Society to ask about the details."
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*Destructive Witch* (AI image, for reference only)