Chapter 298: 273. Miss Evil, come here
Seeing the masked figure with the "K" eerily appear not far ahead, Pang Xize was momentarily stunned.
He had clearly sensed that this person had used an A-grade Spiritual Clothes!
This guy was only Third Rank... No, Fourth Rank... Fifth Rank? Pang Xize keenly perceived the unstable fluctuations of Spiritual Pressure that only came with a breakthrough.
He quickly realized that this masked figure had actually advanced from the Third Rank to the Fourth Rank in the midst of battle and then used some mysterious method to compress the Spiritual Particle density to further raise their Spiritual Pressure to the level of a General Fifth!!
Yin Shi, who was watching the battle from a distance quietly, was also taken aback. The aloof look in his eyes turned into a frown as a hint of surprise flickered through his ash-white pupils.
He was from Apocalypse, and all members of Apocalypse were geniuses, naturally having witnessed all sorts of geniuses in different contexts.
But to see a breakthrough like this amidst battle was a first for him.
In the history of the Empire, the fastest record for advancing from Third Rank to Fourth Rank was 4 hours 31 minutes and 5 seconds. No normal person would dare to drink a Promotion Liquid and attempt a breakthrough in battle; it was basically a death wish.
So... it was more likely that this masked figure had already taken the Promotion Liquid and completed its digestion, with the breakthrough just happening to culminate right now?
Even so, it was still utterly preposterous.
And what was even more preposterous was that such a Fourth-order Spirit Master could actually use A-grade Spiritual Clothes!
Although the masked figure had compressed the density of Spiritual Particles to the Fifth Rank level, thereby enhancing their defense, the quantity of Spiritual Particles couldn't suddenly rocket into the Fifth Rank level.
Of course, the quantity of Spiritual Particles wasn't the point; the point was that this person had learned to use A-grade Spiritual Clothes while still at the Third Rank!
This was absolutely preposterous, Pang Xize's gaze suddenly turned cold, yet it also held a hint of excitement.
No matter how talented these individuals were, as long as they were not True Martial Strong People, they wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.
Over the years, he didn't know how many geniuses he had slain; he had to admit, there was a certain pleasure in crushing peerless talents.
Of course, this time's masked person was different. If they were using A-grade Spiritual Clothes, they could pose a certain threat to him.
Because of the masked figure's approach, the black and white domain surrounding it similarly covered a fifty-meter radius.
Like an ancient film, a mysterious figure in a black robe stood silently in the interplay of light and shadow, with the "K" character on the eerie mask faintly twisting, looking inexplicably terrifying.
Pang Xize could feel that the gaze of this pesky fly seemed to have swept over him and went straight towards Miss Evil behind him.
Probably attracted by Miss Evil's beautiful features.
"Tch," he scoffed coldly and waved his hand, "Kill!"
His surrounding Season Envoys received the order, responding swiftly as beams of Spiritual Particle brilliance connected to form nine chains crackling with electric sparks, coming from all directions toward the masked figure to strike and bind!
[Copy Success——]
[B-grade·Horse King Spear]
[Gun Horse Skill: Holding this spear, your movement speed will increase by 5%~12%. Also, targets attacked by this spear will experience the illusion that they are a horse, giving rise to a subconscious impulse to crawl and be ridden by you, with the effect dependent on the target's mental state.]
[Spear Space: You can use this spear to cut open a Different Space (accommodating one Life Form), allowing you to hide within for 2 seconds, which can avoid most damage including, but not limited to, attacks from Spiritual Clothes, erosion of Evil Power, chaos of space and time....]
[Anomaly——Horse King Spear→Artifact Disaster Form·Miss Evil Pegasus: The Spiritual Artifact can transform into a female centaur, developing self-consciousness]
[Artifact Disaster Amplification——
1. Miss Evil's body is naturally covered in terrifying Evil Power, which can create Extreme Flames with high concentrations of Evil Power that erode spirit while reducing the target's rationality.
2. Riding on Miss Evil allows you to leap into the Spear Space, extending the Different Space time limit to 3 seconds]
As a flood of information poured into his mind, Xia Feng's hand conjured up a gilded long spear. He cut through the air next to him, opening a Different Space, and retreated into it with a step back.
With a sizzle—The electric chains that had closed in from all directions crashed into one another, emitting a frightening boom and casting blinding light that dazzled the onlookers.
Everyone was taken aback.
"No way, why did that spear look so familiar?" The Envoys thought in shock.
Pang Xize was equally stunned; he almost doubted if he was hallucinating. Wasn't the Spiritual Artifact of that K-faced person in appearance and capability manifestations exactly the same as Miss Evil's Heavenly Horse before it transformed?!
However, there were numerous Spiritual Artifacts in the world; it was possible to occasionally encounter similar ones...
Of course, there was another possibility—that was,
The K-faced person was Xia Feng?!
But how could that be possible, that an eighteen-year-old student who had become a Spirit Master for less than half a year could have the power to barely contend with a True Martial Spirit Master?
What a joke!
Even the Great Lord Huang Ye of the Empire might not be able to achieve this level! Even if Xia Feng was defying the heavens, could he be more so than the Great Lord Huang Ye?
Pang Xize had originally thought he needn't pay too much attention, but now the situation felt increasingly odd...
He couldn't help feeling an inexplicable sense of unease.
But it was no longer important!
He quickly regained his composure, his eyes narrowing as he looked forward at Miss Evil, who was about to complete her transformation! Only two seconds left, one second!
A perfectly Evil-Powered soul transformation, a black rune rapidly converged within the Spiritual Body, then suddenly dispersed.
Pang Xize felt his Spiritual Body and physical body both undergo an abnormal evolution, no longer fearing erosion by Evil Power.
Seeing this, he instantly lifted his head in excitement, grinning: "Miss Evil! Kneel down!"
The eyes of Miss Evil's Heavenly Horse grew cold, and her beautiful, proud face was unmoved; she snorted coldly and turned her hooves, ready to leave.
But then she heard Pang Xize's faint laughter through Mind Transmission: "Miss Evil, as long as you agree to be ridden, your master here has a way to greatly enhance your strength once more! Even more than double what you have now."
The Mind Transmission was brief, and Miss Evil involuntarily halted her hooves, turning her head to glare at her master with hesitant eyes.
It had to be said, if she could enhance her strength, she was somewhat tempted.
As an Artifact Spirit life form, she harbored an unusual longing for strengthening the Spiritual Artifact.
Seeing Miss Evil's hesitation, Pang Xize knew he had succeeded and smiled faintly, about to continue, but a male voice came from behind: "Miss Evil, your name is Miss Evil, right? Come over here."
Pang Xize: "?"
The K-faced person dodged the Season Envoy's attack formation, leaped out from the Different Space, and Pang Xize turned his head for a glance, finding it amusing—what was this ignorant fool doing? Daring to command his Spiritual Artifact?
Miss Evil's Heavenly Horse also raised her gaze, her eyes, tainted with demonic flames, looking down at the K-faced person from afar, her gaze filled with disdain.
This human was even more clueless than her master; who did he think he was, daring to order her around?
Xia Feng noticed that the Artifact Disaster state of Miss Evil's Heavenly Horse was much stronger than that of the Horse King Spear; naturally, he had to seize this mare as well.
This kind of self-aware Artifact Spirit would not be subject to Spiritual Unsealing control, but Holy Release was different.
Within the Mind Domain, even a free Artifact Spirit could not resist.
Pang Xize couldn't be bothered with the K-faced person and turned back to Miss Evil.
There was plenty of time to deal with the K-faced person later; right now, he couldn't wait to experience the feeling of riding Miss Evil.
But at this moment, his steps faltered, his eyes filled with surprise.
Before him, the mare's body suddenly shattered into a crimson Spiritual Light.
"Miss Evil?"
Miss Evil was stunned too; her beautiful eyes filled with fear as she let out a fearful neigh, but she still turned into a Spiritual Flow and rushed toward the K-faced person.
"Miss Evil?!" Pang Xize was a bit dazed, reaching out subconsciously.
But everything happened too quickly; the crimson Spiritual Flow had already flown close to Xia Feng, gradually forming into a two-meter-tall, magnificent mare with a proud and beautiful face.
Terrifying Evil Flames rose and spread; Xia Feng looked up, meeting the mare's astonished and angry gaze.