CHAPTER 974: CHAPTER 942: MELDING, VERMILION BIRD DEMON ARMOR

After all, the larger the network of connections, the more complicated the lines of cause and effect involved become. Ko Nan’s network of connections is extremely simple, which should be the result of the intentional rules of the Calamity Realm.

An in-game character that has rarely ventured outside and is largely in a dormant state naturally requires fewer changes to its fate lines.

As Xia Feng contemplated, he raised his head and asked, "How long has Lin Hanshu been gone?"

"Half an hour," replied the bodyguard behind him respectfully.

In Xia Feng’s memory, Lin Hanshu is somewhat similar to Wei Shutong, dressed in a smart suit with an air of a mature uncle that carries a sense of age and experience.

Xia Feng roughly scanned the profiles of the bodyguard team and knew that Lin Hanshu had a wife, but she died during a calamity, leaving behind a daughter with amputated legs who is now a student at Weiyang Academy.

Because Lin Hanshu’s daughter also uses a wheelchair, Xia Feng has a rather deep memory of this bodyguard.

Thinking of this, Xia Feng glanced at his own crippled legs on the wheelchair, internally cursing, truly outrageous—first character was an eunuch, second was a woman, and now this third character, though of high status, has the flaw of being unable to walk!

"Young Master, you have already done more than enough by agreeing to let Lin Hanshu go save his daughter."

The bodyguard behind spoke seriously in a low voice, "There’s no need to continue waiting in this dangerous place for him. Besides, he might already be dead."

Xia Feng squinted slightly and looked towards Weiyang Academy.

Every major district has a Weiyang Academy, filled with individuals gifted with spiritual talents, and management by senior academy officials should ensure that the school’s order hasn’t crumbled too quickly.

But it didn’t matter anymore.

He looked out the window, speaking softly, "Let’s go, to Weiyang Academy."

The bodyguard behind was slightly surprised, were they really going: "Young Master? You’re not going back to Sparrow God Mountain?!"

Sparrow God Mountain... naturally, there is a need to check it out. It’s just uncertain whether his antagonist sister, Ke Yanqing, will discover his true identity?

Xia Feng planned to first understand what’s going on in this world before making a decision.

As for now, going to Weiyang Academy isn’t to look for Lin Hanshu, but because he sensed...

Melding reaction!

[Detected the presence of a meldable device under the same spiritual nature as "B·Vermilion Bird Demon Armor"—]

Within his spiritual sea, the armor engraved with firebird motifs was flickering and vibrating continuously, as if expressing excitement at encountering a kindred spirit.

Xia Feng was quite excited as well.

Great! Finally, he encounters a spirit artifact suitable for melding!

Admittedly, encountering spirit artifacts of the same spiritual nature is indeed very difficult.

Fortunately, today’s luck seemed decent, not only encountering one but also one that can fuse to advance the Vermilion Bird Demon Armor!

The Vermilion Bird Demon Armor was the first B-Class spirit artifact he obtained after becoming a Second Order Spirit Master, since acquiring it, he has been using it in his Venerate Second Realm, more usable than A-Class spirit artifacts.

Thus, rather than melding to upgrade an A-Class spirit artifact, he actually hopes to enhance the Vermilion Bird Demon Armor to become more powerful.

Given that it’s just B-Class, it’s already so extraordinary; who knows what terrifying effects will be born if it becomes A-Class.

Though the bodyguards were puzzled by the third young master’s decision and wanted to persuade him, seeing his tone, it was clear that he must go to Weiyang Academy without a doubt.

He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, what a kind and simple young master, willing to risk danger for a bodyguard he met just a day ago.

Incredible.

Xia Feng wasn’t aware of the middle-aged bodyguard’s wild thoughts, he looked out the window.

This costly car with an inbuilt different space sped through the chaotic city.

On the streets, in the sky, within the buildings, bloody battles and piercing screams were unending, and even more than a thousand zombie-like creatures were madly rushing on the streets, biting anyone they saw.

Besides the possibility of Heavenly Gifted Disaster descending in the Calamity Realm, other disasters shouldn’t exist.

Therefore, these zombie-like creatures, whose bodies can withstand car crashes and whose speed rivals Liu Xiang, are likely manifestations of some superpower.

Sure enough, through the rearview mirror, Xia Feng quickly saw a muscular middle-aged man suspended in mid-air, covering his face with one hand revealing a blood-red beast eye, bending over to chuckle lowly until the laughter turned into arrogant mad laughter.

"God.....God! Haha hahaha! This is the feeling of being a god!"

He suddenly threw back his head, staring through scarlet eyes at a few Third Rank Spirit Masters ahead, twisting his neck with a sinister smile, "Ha-ha~ noble Spirit Masters, you’re not much either!"

Amidst the ground’s several zombie roars, golden yellow light flow emerged atop the middle-aged man’s head, his lv.29 experience bar filled, flashing to lv.30.

Seeing this, Xia Feng withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at the scene behind.

That middle-aged man likely was a regular person originally, subjected to some unfair suppression by Spirit Masters, and having suddenly gained such powerful abilities, his mentality naturally twisted.

But as for god....

The middle-aged man’s level is still far from a God Realm.

However, if he doesn’t die within a few days, he might actually breach the God Realm in this Game of Life World.

What a ridiculous yet extraordinary world..... Xia Feng looked at the flowing scenery outside the window, faintly uneasy in his heart, feeling a sense of crisis.

His unease stemmed from his power.... being suppressed!

[Realm: Spirit Master Second Order]

This is the realm possessed by the ’Ko Nan’ character setting.

Xia Feng initially thought it was just a setting. Unexpectedly, his spiritual pressure state was truly suppressed to Second Order!

Quite the pit.

Spiritual pressure status is linked to spiritual quantity, being pressed from Venerate Second to Spirit Second, the reduction in spiritual quantity is not trivial, vast majority of A-Class spiritual clothes are unusable, let alone S-Class.

Fortunately, it’s only the spiritual pressure status being suppressed, but spirit artifacts are still usable.

Just as the car quietly arrived at the Weiyang Academy.

A siren sounded inside the car, "Bee-bee—bee-bee—"

The bodyguard quickly came to Xia Feng’s side, respectfully whispering, "Young Master, it’s the big sister’s communication bell."

Xia Feng froze for a second, the big sister that the bodyguard mentioned naturally referred to ’Ke Yanqing,’ the current identity’s biological sister.

Xia Feng narrowed his black eyes slightly, taking the bell handed by the bodyguard.

On the clock surface, ancient patterns were engraved, emitting strange light. When the cover popped open, a graceful light and shadow manifested in front.

It was a woman dressed in a classic black cheongsam, holding an oil-paper umbrella painted with ink-washed landscapes. She kept the umbrella lowered to partially shield her eyes, revealing only the exquisite lower part of her face.

Seeing this person, Xia Feng recalled more clearly the memories of being hunted by this woman. When pursued by Goddess Hall, Golden Sparrow, and Apocalypse Knight until his life expired, this woman was the most relentless, even participating in the first wolf-hunting action, leading to his first demise and return to the Evil Realm.

From beneath the umbrella, her red lips lightly parted, the voice seemingly dripping with chill yet extraordinarily gentle, worriedly asking, "Nannan, where are you?"

Xia Feng: "....."