NOVPUBAfter severing his connection with He Jianzhu’s soul, Xia Feng’s consciousness became independent.
The resurrection process, which had been interrupted, resumed.
Yang energy, Spiritual Base, Spiritual Pressure clinging to the surface of the Spiritual Base, physical body...
His figure swiftly coalesced behind the Blood Throne.
Ri Nuo sensed a sudden emergence of a living being’s aura behind him, and couldn’t help but frown and turn back, to see the smiling face of the young man before him.
His pupils shrank imperceptibly, and in several flashes, the Blood Throne appeared much higher in the air.
With a fierce Nuom mask, Ri Nuo’s gaze from beneath the mask coldly looked down at Xia Feng, "You actually didn’t die?"
Clad in a black coat, standing on red glowing mist, Xia Feng looked up and spread his hands, "Obviously."
Not far away, the Light Form floating midair flinched its eyelids, and Lord Peach Blossom felt a surge of infuriating rage.
How could this be? This mere ant actually didn’t die!
Having thought he had killed Xia Feng, Lord Peach Blossom had already felt relieved and calm, but seeing this scene now, anger rose in him once more.
He realized that he might have been tricked by that ant!
What baffled him even more was how this ant pretended to die right under his and Ri Nuo’s watchful eyes?
After all, whether it was him or Ri Nuo, though they no longer possessed their Divine status and their power was greatly diminished, escaping their detection was simply impossible!
Yet this ant had managed to do just that.
Not only had he done it, but he had also reappeared when both he and Ri Nuo were gravely injured and on the brink of death, evidently seeking to reap the benefits of the fishermen.
Damn it! Lord Peach Blossom’s anger surged, wanting to kill Xia Feng again; he could no longer maintain his previously calm and indifferent mindset, but after much deliberation, he chose to continue playing dead.
With the current situation, Ri Nuo, known as the day devil, still had some strength left and was not yet in a desperate plight, there was still a chance for a turnaround!
He just needed to wait for the right moment!
Ri Nuo was indeed also somewhat astonished; he had thought him to be just an insignificant character, but unexpectedly this human had managed such a stunt under his very eyes.
Resurrection from death!
However, it wasn’t a big deal.
Although he couldn’t fully use the power of the Refining God Tower, he still could control some of the Blood Beasts inside.
Divine Half-Dragons could withstand a high concentration of Blood Beasts, but remaining in an environment with an extremely high concentration for too long would still result in death.
Thus, within this tower, killing this human boy wasn’t very difficult.
Ri Nuo controlled the Blood Throne to retreat further away.
Meanwhile, countless blood-red mists converged towards Xia Feng, like myriad venomous snakes hissing, gnashing, and attempting to devour him.
Xia Feng’s limbs were bound by numerous blood chains formed by the Blood Beasts, and his entire body was instantly engulfed by the dense red mist.
Sitting on the throne, Ri Nuo watched with aloof eyes, quietly waiting for the human’s death.
Yet puzzlingly, the man’s aura never weakened; instead, a more terrifying presence was slowly rising.
Ri Nuo frowned, feeling something was amiss.
The human man easily broke apart the Blood Beast’s chains and stepped out slowly from the dense red mist, looking up at him with a cocky smile on his lips, "Ha, is that all?"
Ri Nuo’s eyes narrowed slightly, and as his thoughts shifted, more Blood Beasts gathered around.
But in the next moment, the indifferent expression beneath his mask briefly froze, and he abruptly looked up towards the top of the tower, his hand gripping the armrest tightly.
He clearly sensed that his connection with the Refining God Tower had... broken?
At the same time, new information appeared in Xia Feng’s mind.
[Divine Relics・Refining God Tower (Damaged)]
[First Claimant: Evil Demon]
"[Authority Recovery Completed—]"
"[First Priority: Xia Feng (Evil Demon Heart)]"
"[This artifact is a Divine Relic that can be owned. Ownership confirmed!]" 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
"[Refining God: Consumes ’Tower Crystal,’ can Refine God. The more Divine Power or items containing Divine Power, the more ’Tower Crystal’ required.]"
"[Tower Crystal: ①Offer 10,000 ’high-quality souls’ to condense one Tower Crystal, ②Offer one ’Divine Spirit’ to condense one Tower Crystal....]"
"[.....]"
"[Second Priority: Ri Nuo]"
"[Do you want to sever the connection between the second priority and the Refining God Tower?]"
"[Yes—]"
Xia Feng immediately sensed control over the entire incomplete giant tower and sensed the presence of Blood Beasts throughout the space.
These Blood Beasts resembled a vast ocean that filled a planet, far exceeding the storage capacity of tens of thousands of times by the Blood Beast’s Shadow—terrifying indeed!
Moreover, he distinctly noticed that these Blood Beasts inside the tower were different from ordinary ones; they seemed to have developed ’Refining God’ characteristics after being modified by the Refining God Tower.
While pondering, his thoughts stirred, and masses of terrifying Blood Beasts surged like waves from all directions toward the throne of blood.
Ri Nuo was instantly engulfed in the blood-red ocean.
Through the Eye of Decompilation, Xia Feng saw the man in black’s Nuom mask crack again with innumerable fractures and shatter with a loud bang.
Beneath the mask was yet another ferocious Nuom face. Xia Feng was resigned—did this Ri Nuo have no face at all?
Under the erosion of the Blood Beasts, the entirety of Ri Nuo’s black robe looked as if it was burning up, emanating strands of black smoke; his Nuom mask shattered one after another. Struggling to lift his head, a terrifying divine light seemed to shoot directly at Xia Feng, his tone rising with an incredulous murderous intent,
"Ant, what have you done to me?!"
Ri Nuo was filled with fury and confusion, unable to comprehend the situation.
Even losing the connection to the Refining God Tower was one thing, but the next moment, it seemed to have recognized that "ant" as the master?
For Ri Nuo, losing the Evil Heart Demon Blood or not lifting the seal that imprisoned him was bearable, but losing the Refining God Tower was absolutely unacceptable!
Yet the current situation caught him off guard and even felt absurd.
"Boy, who on earth are you?!"
A terrifying, murderous bellow thundered painfully in Xia Feng’s ears, Ri Nuo still so full of energy despite his predicament.
The situation baffled even Lord Peach Blossom; he couldn’t understand what was happening.
The Refining God Tower, such a powerful weapon, just taken away like that? What kind of incompetence was this from Ri Nuo?!
Playing dead, Lord Peach Blossom was finding it hard to contain himself; he had initially planned to secretly observe and be the final winner.
The best case was for that "ant" to have some trump cards and perish together with Ri Nuo, or at worst, the "ant" would be instantly killed by Ri Nuo.
But he hadn’t anticipated an even worse outcome—Ri Nuo was about to be killed in a second!
Damn it!
Lord Peach Blossom finally panicked a bit, hoping the damned lowly ant would overlook him, thinking he was already dead and ignoring him further.
But contrary to his wishes.
In just a few moments, the "ant" appeared right above his Light Form, calm eyes looking down, smiling, "Lord Peach Blossom, how much longer do you plan to play dead?"
"!" Lord Peach Blossom suddenly opened his eyes—his face filled with light streams, only his peach blossom eyes whirling with blood-red cold lights, glaring at the "ant" above.
His anger calmed down again.
He had figured it out.
At this point, being killed would just mean continuing the cycle of reincarnation, enduring the nine lifetimes of emotional tribulation.
Once reincarnated and memories restored, he would seek out this "ant" and kill him to avenge this life!
With the cycles of emotional tribulation, he was already on an invincible footing!
