CHAPTER 978: CHAPTER 946: SPARROW BLOOD BIRTH

"Go!"

At the same time, someone on the plaza was the first to react, turned back, and said to the crowd in a deep voice.

More people snapped out of their fear in an instant, hurriedly scrambling to their feet, and fled in the opposite direction, stumbling and crawling.

Although they also knew there was little chance of escape, their subconscious survival instinct left them no time to think, scattering in the ever-intensifying torrential blood rain.

The woman in the white coat with wavy blonde hair was swaying in the wind. She hid in the shadow behind a tall pillar, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly as she gazed in the direction of the young man in the wheelchair, a flash of strange light in her pupils as if harboring some unwillingness.

Yet seeing the young man suddenly appear in a wheelchair was not even a Superior Rank Spirit Master, she instantly lost heart and shook her head. Without further hesitation, she turned and left.

While the Sumeru Holy Order, such a Divine Object, was indeed important and she coveted it, saving her life was more important.

Compared to achieving that goal in her heart, she valued her life more.

There was no need to risk getting involved in the fights of these big shots.

Moreover, Nian Gengcheng was truly a Holy Realm entity, and even if his strength was somewhat reduced, he was still nearly invincible on Sparrow King Star as it stood.

Unless there was another Holy Realm coming, no one could deal with Nian Gengcheng.

"Boom—! Boom—!!" Two successive explosions, seemingly from the sky, echoed, and the woman’s back was instantly wracked with a burning pain, her soul trembling. She couldn’t help but turn her head in shock, a horrifying scene unfolding before her eyes.

What had been a dark torrential downpour a moment ago, in the next moment, transformed abruptly as if a star’s apocalypse had befallen, a dazzling white light world carrying terrifying heat waves engulfing and annihilating all spatial material existence.

Strangely, this stellar heat wave seemed intentionally confined, stopping abruptly at her heels.

Time rewound to... three seconds before.

Xia Feng reclined in his wheelchair, quietly watching the suit-clad youth approach.

There was no denying it, this person named Nian Gengcheng was indeed strong.

Judging by the intensity of the Dao Thought domain pressure, he was at least a double-A Holy Realm.

However, Nian Gengcheng also appeared to be suppressed in realm, much like him, although the exclusive Dao Thought domain of the Holy Realm remained, his spiritual pressure state was at most that of Venerable One’s level.

Spiritual pressure concerns soul defense, spiritual quantity, and the upper limit of the Spiritual Clothes level that can be exhibited. Once spiritual pressure is suppressed, for most Spirit Masters, not to mention attack capabilities, but defense capabilities are inevitably reduced by sixty or seventy percent.

Thus, Xia Feng decided to go all out, rapidly constructing the spiritual particle configuration of the Jinyang Divine Domain within to unfold the Light Constant Domain.

With his current Spirit Master Second Order spiritual pressure, naturally, he had little spiritual particles within, but the B-level Spiritual Artifact·Spiritual Forbidden Coin stored his Venerate Third Level spiritual quantity twice over, with no concern for a shortage of spiritual quantity.

The entire range of the Light Constant Domain would ascend to a ’stellar-level extreme temperature,’ obliterating all sub-plane spaces. Upon reaching a certain degree, the domain’s range would become a small star, illuminating in all directions.

Achieving the small star state required some time for the temperature to rise.

The suit-clad youth noticed the surrounding space suddenly twist and intensify in temperature, feeling a hint of something amiss.

However, he did not pay much mind, since he simultaneously discovered that the young man in the wheelchair was actually... Ke Family’s third young master, Ko Nan!

Interesting.

The crippled little young master actually came to Weiyang Academy, haha~ for what purpose? To rescue Lin Hanshu?

But no matter what, capturing the crippled little young master alive was the first order of business.

Yet, what puzzled Nian Gengcheng was that the rain from the Blood Flame Sky Curtain formed by the A-level Dao Fruit seemed to, upon nearing the head of the young man in the wheelchair, reverse upwards as if time itself was reversing back into the sky.

Nian Gengcheng was unaware that this was the effect of the time system A-level Spiritual Clothes·Photon Annihilation.

Simultaneously, a terrifying, soul-piercing pain abruptly left Nian Gengcheng’s face aghast, raising his hands. He saw his hands, body, even his soul, disintegrating into flying ash.

He found himself, unknowingly, at the center of a star, surrounded by terrifying constant energy, condensed into torrential liquid waves, silently engulfing him.

How... could this be?

As the flying ash burned to his deathly pale head, he looked in confusion toward the wheelchair youth on the distant high-rise rooftop.

The youth always sat peacefully in the same spot, unchanged, his deep black eyes like those of a god overlooking, indifferently observing the birth and death of ants.

How... could this be!

Amidst the anger and incomprehension, a gap appeared in his memory. In a moment of bewilderment, he completely dissipated into flying ash.

[Detected duplicable Spiritual Artifact——]

[Duplication successful——]

[A-level Spiritual Artifact·Sparrow Blood Birth]

[Borrow life to die, borrow life to live]

[Note: This Spiritual Artifact is a subordinate artifact assimilated by ’Authority·Vermilion Bird God Mask’, which has two types of assimilated subordinate artifacts, namely Sparrow Blood Birth and Sparrow Blood Death.]

[Borrow life to live: Within the range of the Constant Star System, if you die, you can borrow life from a life form possessing the ’Sparrow Blood Death Spiritual Artifact’ to resurrect. The resurrection location can be chosen to be the original spot or where the life form you borrowed life from was situated.]

[Due to the abnormal state of this Spiritual Artifact, Truth Seeking failure——]

[Detected existence of Meldable Device——

『A·Sparrow Blood Birth』and 『B·Vermilion Bird Demon Armor』share the same spirituality, melding is possible——]

[Proceed with melding?]

A plethora of information flooded into his mind; the ability introduction of Sparrow Blood Birth was somewhat complex.

Yet Xia Feng quickly realized one thing, Nian Gengcheng wasn’t dead!

This guy possessed Sparrow Blood Birth and had resurrected elsewhere by borrowing life from someone who possessed the ’Sparrow Blood Death’ Spiritual Artifact.

As for the person who was borrowed from... probably dead?

What a troublesome bunch, how could there be so many revival-type abilities, and yet Truth Seeking fails!

Xia Feng felt his head ache.

But then again, at least they got hold of this A-level Spiritual Artifact, Sparrow Blood Birth.

As to whether to melt it immediately... he decided to put it off.

When the ’Sparrow Blood Death’ that forms a system with ’Sparrow Blood Birth’ is obtained, melding might yield better results.

As for ’Authority·Vermilion Bird God Mask’, no telling whose ability it is. If the authority nominalization isn’t too high, they might use the Sumeru Throne to reduce authority and attempt duplication.

For now, though....

Xia Feng’s complexion gradually turned pale, a strange violet rune flickering in his black eyes, swiftly gathering at his neck side, forming a deceit flower mark.

[Apostle Curse]

[You killed Upper Apostle·Nian Gengcheng, triggering a curse from the Year Lord.]

Dammit, you can never underestimate any Holy Realm presence!

And, even though Nian Gengcheng wasn’t dead, it triggered a curse?!

This ability is somewhat defying logic!

[Apostle Curse randomly generating——]

Randomly generating? Xia Feng wondered.

[You received the extreme sleepiness curse of not having slept or rested in ten thousand years—the Sleep Curse!]

[Will be lifted in three days——]

As the curse generated, Xia Feng’s black pupils narrowed slightly, panda-like dark circles instantly appearing under his eyes, and an overwhelming drowsiness hit.

This fatigue did not only affect the body but also the soul; he felt his consciousness being suddenly shattered by a heavy hammer, and before he could react, everything turned black.

His head drooped, and he passed out.

Under the night, the glow of constant energy had long dissipated.

Behind him, the black-robed person turned into black mist and dispersed, leaving only the young man in the wheelchair on the lonely silent rooftop under the pouring rain, asleep with his head bowed.