I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch
Chapter 636 - 636: 604. Mr. Xia, it is time for you to submit.

Spirit Base Infant Transformation.

He had consumed various kinds of Spiritual Fruit with severe side effects to learn this Dao Spirit Clothes, even sacrificing his lifespan, depleting nearly a lifetime's worth of time.

As a result, though he was only middle-aged, his hair had turned white, and his face was withered and gaunt.

Having put so much effort into it, Gu Xun was naturally clearer than anyone about the effectiveness of this Legend A-level Spirit Clothes.

The energy gathered from the 247 Spiritual Base figures, including two at the Venerable Level, was enough to make even Venerate Four powerhouses retreat.

But now...

Like the Resentful Baby, over two hundred figures surrounded him, laughing maliciously while their Light Form bodies cracked with fine luminescent lines, energy bursting!!

"No—" Gu Xun roared unwillingly as terrifying energy instantly engulfed his fierce face, silencing his terror.

"Boom——!!!"

The baby's laughter also ceased abruptly, a small-scale nuclear explosion that could instantly annihilate flesh, soul, and even space—

Once again in this grand high pavilion a mushroom cloud exploded, with waves of air blasting out and space tearing open with slender black cracks.

Within the mushroom cloud, Gu Xun's Soul Body was still twisting and struggling in the blood fire.

"You! Who exactly are you!!" An enraged and pained roar shook the heavens.

The intense firelight made the masks of the two people in black robes in the distance gleam transparently, the red and black spade hearts on them mysteriously eerie in the light.

Xia Feng looked up calmly at the desperate soul in the midst of blood fire, and had to admit, it was no wonder he was about to ascend to Venerate Four—such terrifying power still couldn't kill him instantly.

Fortunately, Gu Xun did not hold out for long.

His Soul Body rapidly dimmed, starting to disintegrate amidst the black and bloody flames.

The verdant Dao Fruit Tree above his head gently swayed, its fourth glittering golden fruit solidified completely.

Only the upper half of Gu Xun's Spiritual Body remained as he reached upward in a daze, attempting to touch the dazzling golden fruit.

But the irreversible disintegration of his Spiritual Body continued—chest, arms, and finally his head—he perished amidst frustration and unwillingness.

His soul scattered.

Following Gu Xun's death, the Dao Fruit Tree above him also disintegrated, yet the newly solidified fourth Dao Fruit slowly dropped.

Surrounding it, countless golden streams converged toward it, and the dazzling golden fruit changed form, unexpectedly condensing into a Dao gilded Spirit Paper suspended in mid-air, emitting a mysterious aura.

"Time is pressing, Mr. Xia, you clean up the battlefield, I'll go exchange something."

Mu Qingtong left a statement and flew towards the upper levels of the pavilion.

Xia Feng stepped forward to the gilded Spirit Paper, reached out and took it down.

[Legend A-level ∙ Dao Fruit ∙ Spirit Base Infant Transformation]

Based on the actual combat performance just now, the maximum potential power of this Spirit Clothes is extremely high.

As long as the Spiritual Base figures are of a sufficient grade and in large numbers, killing a Sage would not be out of the question.

Of course, this also points to the drawback of Spirit Base Infant Transformation, requiring the user to seize and collect enough high-quality Spiritual Base to be effective.

Without a reserve of Spiritual Base, even if one learns this Spirit Clothes, it wouldn't be of much use.

But if combined with the Vermilion Bird Demon Armor...

Xia Feng stroked his chin, nodding in satisfaction—it seemed that in the future, he could adopt a tactic of self-destruction.

When in doubt, self-destruct first.

Of course, everything still depended on Miss Mu learning this Spirit Clothes.

However, now was not the time to learn Spirit Clothes, as grasping even a little of the Spirit Base Infant Transformation's Spiritual Particle structure meant seizing a fruit position successfully.

Completing the second Ascension ritual.

So next, finding a safer place to perform the final Ascension was in order.

While musing, Xia Feng made another round of inspection in the pavilion—Ning Zilu died without a complete corpse, which was just as well, sparing him the need to personally seal the matter.

However, he soon found a tall and thin man fainting in a pillar.

The man's cheeks were dry as deadwood, his eye sockets hollowed, his Spiritual Sense and Spiritual Pressure sealed.

Xia Feng recognized this man; he seemed to be one of Lord Yeli Dong's Six Guards, Kunmu.

It seemed that Gu Xun and Lord Yeli Dong had a collaboration, but Gu Xun changed his mind halfway and sealed Kunmu within this pillar.

Xia Feng tried smashing the pillar a few times but to no avail, so he stopped bothering with it and walked over to a shadowy corner.

He picked up the token that had fallen into the shadows.

It was heavy and solid in his hand, with the body of the token a crystal blood-red color.

The front of the token was engraved with the two characters for "Sumeru," while the back had the character for "King" in jet-black hue, exuding an air of antiquity, solemnity, and desolation.

[Sumeru King's Order]

[Identity Token: Black King]

The information surfaced in his mind, with very little to it, causing Xia Feng to frown in confusion about its purpose.

But seeing as this item had been fought over by so many strong contenders, it was definitely a very important treasure, so he decided to tuck it away for safekeeping.

He placed the token into his Nash Space.

Just then.

[After exchanging for 'D-grade Spiritual Clothes·Sea of Memory,' Miss Mu glanced at it, and you successfully mastered the Sea of Memory—]

[Sea of Memory: By deploying this Spiritual Clothes, you can manifest a vivid memory from within one month as a holographic image in real life.]

[Each display of the image has a time limit: 10 seconds]

"Hmm?" Xia Feng was startled, why was it a memory-based Spiritual Clothes?

Wasn't he supposed to find Spiritual Clothes here that could solve the flickering issue with Sirius?

[Miss Mu improved the Sea of Memory, optimizing its underlying structure, and you have successfully mastered the Advanced C-grade·Sea of Memory]

[Image display time limit: 10 hours]

[Memory range you can display: Within ten years]

"....."

Xia Feng silently looked up at the sky, at the woman hovering in front of a bookshelf cubicle.

Alright, alright, Miss Mu, playing your tricks, are we?

Where's the Spiritual Clothes for Sirius?

Mu Qingtong swept a glance over the Spirit Paper in her hands, then silently tucked it away, the corners of her lips curling slightly.

Everything is ready, Mr. Xia, are you prepared to submit?

A flicker of joy crossed her mind, and with a slight furrow of her delicate brows, she quickly suppressed her smile, calmly turning around, and her gaze met the Black Spade masked man below.

That gaze was piercing, cutting through the mask, fixedly staring at her.

"Mr. Xia, are you spying on me?" she asked with light suspicion in her voice.

Xia Feng said nothing and just smiled: "How is it, did you get the item?"

"Yes."

"Alright then, we shouldn't linger here too long, let's retreat."

.....

Outside the Heavenly Lantern Pavilion.

Dipus and Tulín were attacking the pavilion in their own ways when suddenly, as if sensing something, they turned to look towards the distant skyline.

A surge of energy pulsated through the fog-shrouded world, and the oppressive dark fog covering the area began to disperse.

Gasps and exclamations rose from the crowds in the city below, all pointing towards the direction of the Heavenly Lantern Pavilion.

"Has Gu Xun lifted the Illusion Array he set up here?"

Dipus's brows furrowed tightly, and he shook his head with a soft sigh, "It seems this guy has already achieved his Condensed Goal."

The bandaged man, cloaked in a black robe, withdrew his gaze from the Heavenly Lantern Pavilion, his expression impassively calm as he turned to leave.

Now that Gu Xun had ascended to Venerate Four, if he truly wished to flee, even if the two of them were willing to join forces, it would still be difficult to detain the other.

Therefore, the chance of seizing the Sumeru King's Order from Gu Xun's hands was almost impossible now.

As for the two Peach-faced Men, they had probably become the sacrifices for Gu Xun's ascension.

"Tsk, it's quite a pity..." Dipus mused with a faint smile and a shake of his head.