CHAPTER 980: CHAPTER 948: WHAT IS CALAMITY UP TO?

"How old are you?" Xia Feng raised his eyes and asked again.

"Twenty-eight years of youth."

"Only 16?"

"It’s 28...."

"I’m 19, do you think it’s appropriate to call me father?"

19? The masked blonde woman paused, looked questioningly at the wheelchair-bound boy, and observed his youthful eyes and face. His age indeed seemed to be around 19.

But, who’d believe that.

years old and can conquer the Holy Realm? Even Huang Ye wouldn’t dare to dream of that.

The heavy rain continued.

The atmosphere on the rooftop fell once again into silent tension.

Kikyo Ayame pursed her lips, her thoughts far away. Naturally, she had no inclination to call anyone father.

Especially a boy who seemed about ten years younger than herself....

But her future as Queen Jiegeng was destined to be extraordinary. Calling him father now.... was nothing.

Yes, that’s it! The masked blonde woman encouraged her socially anxious self in her heart, causing her eyes to brighten even further.

Indeed, she wasn’t lying. From the first glance at the wheelchair-bound boy, even from just seeing his pair of black eyes, she found him incredibly.... attractive.

"Daddy." She naturally called out smoothly in a soft voice, about to say something, "I...."

"Stop."

Xia Feng raised a hand to interrupt, looking back at the distant gray sky: "Someone’s coming, let’s leave here first."

Hearing that Xia Feng did not intend to drive her away, Kikyo Ayame secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes blinked even brighter, and she naturally moved behind Xia Feng to grasp the wheelchair handles.

.....

[Detected duplicatable spiritual artifact—]

[Duplication successful!]

[A-level·Blood Storage Heaven Inheritance]

[The spiritual artifact can seek truth, would you like to do so?]

With the perception from the Mind Domain, Xia Feng confirmed he could seize this spiritual artifact, and slightly relaxed, feeling the ancient fatigue once again overwhelming him.

He half-closed his eyes, feigning sleep.

This woman called Kikyo Ayame, judging by her spiritual pressure status, had Third Rank strength. If she wanted to kill him, she could still achieve that.

After all, his current spiritual pressure density was only at Second Order, with very low defense. Any random attacking Spiritual Clothes could break through his defenses and easily assassinate him.

Of course, that’s without Yue Hongli’s protection, the resurrection mechanisms of the Vermilion Bird Demon Armor, and the Evil Demon Heart’s revival mechanism.

With triple safeguards, even if Xia Feng’s consciousness truly crashed, his thoughts halted, it would be almost impossible for anyone to truly finish him off.

Not knowing how much time had passed,

He slightly awoke from his fatigue, heavy eyelids lifting slightly, and the masked blonde woman’s face close at hand. The woman was bowing her head, her earlobes a charming drunk red, breath rapid and cautiously undoing the buttons of his coat.

"What are you doing?" Xia Feng’s gaze was calm.

"....." Kikyo Ayame’s slender hand stiffened slightly; oh no, why did he wake up at this time! Amid internal panic, she raised her eyes, thought for a moment, and responded earnestly, "You haven’t bathed in two days, Ayame was helping you change clothes."

Two days have passed? Xia Feng squinted his black eyes slightly, instantly clasping Kikyo Ayame’s delicate neck and pulling her close.

"Uh—!" The masked blonde woman’s pupils shrank, both hands hurriedly grabbing Xia Feng’s large hand, but in vain.

"Let go of your consciousness." The boy’s cold command sounded, fear enveloped her heart, and without hesitation, she obediently let go of her consciousness.

Under the exhibition of the Sea of Memory, Xia Feng roughly browsed through Kikyo Ayame’s past.

This woman was born in the slums of West Sea City and lived from childhood collecting garbage with an old lady.

Until she was ten when the old lady passed away, she ventured into the ’Colosseum’ betting on beasts, and after a thrilling fight with a Half-Evil, she won her first fortune in life.

After obtaining wealth, she did not continue gambling but instead came to Golden Sparrow City to study. Due to always wearing a mask, she earned the nickname "obedient mask girl," often bullied.

years old, after graduating high school, she received an admission letter from Weiyang Academy. But the tuition was high, so she followed and secretly filmed a actress for two months, gathered a substantial collection of cheating photos and videos, and used them to threaten her way to a second fortune.

With newfound wealth, she continued to study in a low-key manner, still wearing a mask, usually alone. But due to her outstanding temperament and an unusual charm in her Phoenix eyes, she became Weiyang Academy’s most mysterious beauty.

At 22, upon learning Mother was choosing a new maid for Sparrow God Mountain, she gambled her future again, abandoning further studies to enter a four-year trial, overcoming various challenges yet met the Ke Family’s Miss Ke Yanqing.

Ke Yanqing surpassed her in all aspects: aptitude, lineage, and family background, marking Kikyo Ayame’s first major failure, where she was harshly humiliated beneath Ke Yanqing.

At 26, after failure and still socially anxious, she returned to her alma mater as a school doctor.

28, on the day Calamity descended upon Sparrow King Star, she awakened the A-level spiritual artifact·Blood Storage Heaven Inheritance.

Indeed, her life was exciting, filled with effort, but she couldn’t match Ke Yanqing in talent, lineage, or family background, ultimately losing the chance to become a major figure atop Sparrow God Mountain.

"Uh uh—!"

Kikyo Ayame, with her neck tilted back, faced the close black eyes of the wheelchair-bound boy. As his grip intensified, her beautiful Phoenix eyes’ pupils gradually rolled back, suffocation overtaking her, life memories flashing like a carousel.

"Heh—!" The wheelchair-bound boy suddenly released her, and she plummeted backward sitting on the ground, clutching her throat, gasping for breath, as she stared fearfully at him.

Xia Feng gazed down at her briefly, having no time to further attend to her, as he sensed the presence outside the window.

S-Class spiritual artifact·Returning Ruins Dream Expansion!

Right nearby!

The Black Moon Pope was very near him, but where? Xia Feng activated the Eye of Decompilation to scan the surroundings.

Surprisingly, he discovered faint Venerable auras in all directions, counting carefully, there were.... 17 Venerable auras!

Why so many? Xia Feng was slightly surprised and then saw the distant night under, the shining brilliance of Sparrow God Central Tower illuminating the sky.

Is this near the Sumeru Gate? Xia Feng understood, evidently, over two days, several forces had descended upon Sparrow King Star, gathering near the Sumeru Gate.

It truly was bustling on Sparrow King Star now.

Xia Feng inquired into Cha Naixue for detailed circumstances, and she mentioned that the people outside had gathered a day ago, and that someone offered a high price to meet the Abyss Saint.

Thus, it seemed no new forces were arriving; all forces had assembled, and the Black Moon Pope was likely among them.

So, should he make an appearance now? While pondering, Xia Feng’s eyelids drooped; fatigue once again washed over him.

Too tired.

Forget it, let them wait a little longer....

Xia Feng rubbed his brow and sank his consciousness into the spiritual sea.

With days passing, Black Crow Feather fully completed its transformation under the Empress’s Purest Dragon Blood nourishment, mysterious pale runes on its surface shimmering, ready to teleport back to the Evil Dragon Space at any time.

Besides, adjacent to Black Crow Feather, a golden token floated.

[Sumeru King Order (fake)]

Two days ago, upon snatching this item from Nian Gengcheng’s hand, Xia Feng instantly sensed the token had a similar aura through the Evil Demon Heart, specifically.... Calamity’s aura.

Clearly, this item was a fake crafted by Calamity with unclear intentions.

Regardless, given its disguise as the Sumeru King Order, it was highly likely a plot or trap targeting him as the Sumeru Realm Master.

Thus, before appearing before the major forces, he needed to ensure he’s in optimal condition.

Xia Feng’s black eyes calmly observed the distant glowing tower and the shadowy presences lurking around it, his eyelids drooped, gently closing his eyes.