We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 70 Illusion or Reality?

"what?"

Xia En's mood was strange.

How did he become a heretic?
Was it because of the Radiant Amulet in his spatial ring? Or was it the effect of the [Proof of the Lord of Cinder]?

Before Xia En could explain, Fei Ya's expression changed again.

A terrifying roar suddenly exploded in his mind.

In Fei Ya's eyes, Xia En's appearance was changing rapidly. A faint glow covered the man's body, and flames ignited on the back of his right hand.

However, the brilliance and flames are merely a disguise.

What is truly terrifying is the shape that writhes and twists beneath the radiance.

It was as if countless phantoms overlapped in various forms, endlessly emitting wails and hisses.

Faint starlight emanated from the depths of his body.

Feiya stared wide-eyed in horror.

"Damn it, what the hell are you?"

Despite his fear, the young man, as a clergyman, immediately made the right decision—

With his iron fist spewing out white steam, he smashed it with all his might at the thing in front of him!
As Xia En faced the oncoming fist, his pupils contracted.

Although he didn't know why Feiya suddenly attacked him like a madwoman, the best solution right now was undoubtedly to beat Feiya down!

He stepped to the right, tilting his head slightly to dodge the straight punch.

Immediately, a punch was thrown from above, striking Feiya directly in the abdomen.

But at that very moment!
Phia's prosthetic right arm, made of metal and machinery, suddenly twisted at an incredible angle, sweeping towards Xia En like a long whip.

boom!
The surging air currents roared and swept outwards once again.

The people in the tavern were startled and ran away from the battlefield.

"Damn it, why are they fighting again? They were getting along really well just now!"

"Is this your first day meeting Fei Ya? His brain has been smoked to death by steam!"

"No one who gets involved with him ends up well. That new kid is probably going to be in trouble this time."

Amid the commotion, the shockwave gradually subsided.

But the scene at the center of the collision surprised them greatly.

In the center of the room, several spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the floor, and the surrounding tables and chairs were overturned and in a mess.

Meanwhile, the handsome young boy Fei Ya's thick iron fist was firmly grasped in the palm of a hand.

hum!hum!hum!
The steam core's power had been pushed to its limit, the steam pipes were glowing red-hot, and the gears and levers were groaning under the strain.

The entire steel arm trembled under the immense force.

Even so, it couldn't move forward even a centimeter further!

"Is this the power of steam and steel that you speak of?"

"It seems... it's not as useful as my physical body!"

Xia En stood in front of Fei Ya, his body as immovable as a mountain, casting his gaze down upon her.

Xia En is not a mild-mannered gentleman with no temper at all.

Feiya called him a heretic and even dared to attack him directly...

They must be taught a lesson!
"Ho ho..."

Hearing Xia En's words, Fei Ya was clearly provoked and roared.

"Then let me show you the true power of steam!"

next moment.

A flash of crimson light suddenly appeared in Fei Ya's eyes, and her demeanor became somewhat eerie and cold.

Then, crimson steam began to rise.

At the same time, the two steam engines, named Milly and Dutch, suddenly emitted a loud, piercing whistle, increasing their operating power several times over.

The floor beneath our feet kept crumbling and breaking.

The power transmitted from the iron fist also increased dramatically in an instant, almost breaking free from Xia En's iron-like grip.

Clearly, this is some kind of special secret technique that uses blood as fuel to enhance the power of the steam engine.

Xia En's gaze sharpened.

How did we end up in the second phase?

but……

A faint smile appeared on Xia En's lips. Stage two? I have that too!

"Little black!"

【I am here! 】

Even though Shane and the Black Swan were still quite a distance apart, Xiao Hei's thoughts still resonated clearly in his heart.

The bond between souls can even surpass light, let alone a distance of just a few steps.

A surging, overwhelming power flowed in from nowhere and temporarily entered Xia En's body.

The sound of invisible waves rang in his ears.

Xia En opened his eyes, and a sense of oppression twice as strong as before poured out, pressing down on Fei Ya's petite body like a mountain.

His arm regained its steadiness, easily accepting the immense force transmitted from his palm.

The power of the two steam engines was completely swallowed up, as if a stone had sunk into the sea, and could not even shake his body in the slightest.

At this moment, Fei Ya was filled with horror.

Even disregarding Xia En's bizarre appearance in his eyes, he clearly used a forbidden technique like the Blood Burning Technique, so why did Xia En seem completely unaffected?
Or was it that from the very beginning, the opponent possessed overwhelming power?

"I'm really disappointed."

"Is this all the true power you speak of?"

Xia En's indifferent voice rang in Fei Ya's ears.

"This farce should end here!"

boom!
With a burst of air, Shane's figure moved suddenly at a speed that Shane couldn't even see.

Immediately, Fei Ya's vision spun around.

Finally, what came into view was the ceiling above.

A sharp pain suddenly struck.

The petite boy was struck with tremendous force and slammed into the floor, causing the ground to shake violently.

For a moment, the tavern was completely silent.

Normally, it's always the provocateurs who get smashed into the floor by Fei Ya, but today it's the other way around?
Some of the secret travelers couldn't help but slightly change their gaze towards Xia En.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

The power displayed by Feiya's steam device clearly belongs to the category of Secret Path users and should not be underestimated.

Yet this unfamiliar young man was able to exert absolute dominance over him…

This is a bit scary!

"Captain of the Black Swan, Shane."

The Secret Pathfinders who had previously spoken with Shaen had a slightly different mindset and silently memorized the name.

After a while.

Xia En looked at Fei Ya in the hole in the floor and sighed softly.

"Are you a little more awake now?"

Feiya looked bewildered, as if she hadn't yet recovered from the shock she had just suffered.

As the "holy steam" dissipated, when he looked up at Shane again, Shane had already returned to his normal human form.

Moreover, no matter how hard he looked, he could no longer see that horrifying and terrifying shape from before.

Even the "heretic" aura from before was gone.

Feiya was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

"Was what I just saw... a hallucination caused by steam and alcohol? Or was it his true appearance beneath his human body?"

For some special reasons, Phia needs to overcome the instincts in his blood by drinking alcohol. In addition, he is a believer of the god of steam, and his inspiration is more acute than that of ordinary people.

Therefore, one often sees illusions that are difficult to define.

But this time, the hallucination seems a little too vivid?

After thinking for a moment, Fei Ya calmed down and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive."

Xia En reached out and pulled him out of the pit: "It's alright, I wasn't hurt at all, it's just a loss for the tavern..."

"Don't worry, I'll make it up to you!"

Feiya waved her hand casually, then looked intently at Xia En's body: "But brother, I have a small request..."

"Can I touch you?"

Shane: "?"

(End of this chapter)