I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 13. You and Me Under the Tree of Wisdom

Just a little bit, just a little bit!
The Tree of Wisdom is within reach!
The opportunity to trample geniuses underfoot is right in front of you!
Qi Xiao tried to stay awake, but he walked slower and slower.

"Da da--"

"Huh? So this is the Tree of Wisdom."

Qi Xiao was startled and turned around in surprise, only to see a black-haired youth stepping out of the jungle and looking up at the big tree with curiosity.

Qi Xiao felt his vision was a little blurry. He shook his head. His remaining rationality made it impossible for him to understand how this Xia fellow could arrive here so quickly when he didn't have a speed-type spirit garment.

But now is not the time to think about these things, because Xia Feng has already turned to him—

Rushing over!

Qi Xiao grinned: "You surnamed Xia, it's too late!!"

He leaped into the air, reaching for the Fruit of Wisdom while simultaneously unleashing three crimson sword waves behind him with a whoosh!
Three waves of blood suddenly dispersed in the air, completely blocking the path between Xia Feng and the Tree of Wisdom. However, Xia Feng did not actually head towards the Tree of Wisdom at the moment he started moving.
Rather, it is the Tree of Life!

whoosh-

Like an arrow released from a bow, Xia Feng arrived at the foot of the Tree of Life just as Qi Xiao chopped down more than a dozen Wisdom Fruits from the tree.

pat-

Qi Xiao landed, turning back in astonishment to look at Xia Feng in the distance. "What the hell? Is this guy courting death? What kind of time is this and he's still thinking about the Fruit of Life?"

Xia Feng lightly jumped and easily picked the only fruit of life from the tree.

Qi Xiao quickly swallowed a Wisdom Fruit, and his rationality returned, along with his intelligence.

"I see."

He seemed to understand something, and grinned disdainfully, "Junior Brother Xia, you wouldn't be thinking of trading the Fruit of Life for the Fruit of Wisdom with me, would you?"

Xia Feng was excitedly sensing the intense evil energy here when he glanced back and asked, "Oh? What did you say?"

"Hey—" Qi Xiao tossed the cherry-sized Wisdom Fruit in his hand, shrugged, and chuckled, "If you want to trade Wisdom Fruits with me, that's not impossible. Kneel down and kowtow three times to your senior brother, and I'll give you the Wisdom Fruit~"

In the face of life and death, the Fruit of Wisdom is far more important than the Fruit of Life. After all, the Fruit of Life only prolongs life and does not purify the erosion of evil forces. Qi Xiao knows that Xia Feng can only listen to him.

He enjoyed the feeling of toying with geniuses.

"Oh, I see," Xia Feng casually tossed the fruit in his hand and said with a smile, "But senior brother, when did I ever say I wanted the Wisdom Fruit?"

"Hmm? Heh, fine!" Qi Xiao was amused by Xia Feng's move. "If you don't want it, then let's just wait and see who can outlast whom."

Being corrupted by evil forces will cause rationality, intelligence, and emotions to be pushed to the brink of collapse. Sometimes, hallucinations and auditory hallucinations will also occur. If this state is not resolved in time, one will be completely assimilated by evil forces and will either die or become a nightmare slave who only knows how to kill.

Therefore, Xia Feng's choice is understandable. His rationality was lowered, his emotions were running high, and he would rather die than give in to him. This is quite normal.

But Qi Xiao wasn't in a hurry at all. He looked at the black-haired youth in the distance, whose breathing was becoming more and more rapid and whose face was flushed, and said with a faint smile, "You have no choice, you fool. I'll just block your way back right here. I don't even need to lift a finger. You'll die in three minutes at most!"

This is the boundary between the light and heavy calamity zones. Xia Feng clearly felt his body functions becoming increasingly excited. After bending over and catching his breath for a while, he looked up and grinned: "Is that so? But who said I was going back? Idiot—"

With that, he turned and ran, rushing deeper into the forest.

"???" Qi Xiao's confident and indifferent expression froze for a moment. What the hell?! Has this guy gone mad?!
Seeing that the black-haired youth had quickly disappeared, Qi Xiao hesitated for a moment, but still cursed and chased after him inside.

"Shadow Step!" Spirit gathered in his leg muscles, and his running figure blurred, like a lone wolf galloping swiftly through a moonlit forest, moving at an extremely fast speed.

Xia Feng looked back and saw three terrifying waves of blood, like three wildly spinning scimitars, rushing straight towards his face, stinging his cheeks.

Boom! Mu Qingtong's excellent reflexes made him instinctively swing his blade in a backhand motion. Three waves of blood, accompanied by a tiger's roar, converged into a giant blood-moon scimitar—and slashed out horizontally. Boom! The three waves of enemy blood that were within arm's reach were instantly annihilated, but the giant scimitar did not stop. Instead, it swept straight toward Qi Xiao, who was chasing from afar, with terrifying momentum.

Waves of air rose from the jungle.

"Damn!" Qi Xiao was stunned. This was a triple wave?
Without time to think, he quickly raised his arms and brought them together, creating a transparent wind barrier in front of him—'Wind Wall'! Bang bang bang—blood flowers exploded in front of him, and he staggered back several steps with blood trickling from the corner of his lips, staring incredulously at Xia Feng in the distance.

"Eh?"

Xia Feng looked at his hands with some surprise, "Damn, I underestimated you, Miss Mu."

Just now, during a brief moment of comprehending the 'One-Tail', Mu Qingtong suddenly had a flash of inspiration and had some ideas about the 'Triple Waves'. So she made a small modification to the spiritual particle structure, and then...
It's even more intense now!
God, Miss Mu, you are my god!
[You have further analyzed the D-rank spirit garment 'One-Tailed'. 99.99%]

"Interesting, very interesting." Qi Xiao rubbed his slightly sore cheek and chuckled, "To actually improve the Triple Waves to such power, it seems I underestimated your talent, Junior Brother Xia!"

"But that's all!!"

Qi Xiao was not going to waste any more time. He grinned and his aura suddenly surged. A thin layer of light golden liquid appeared on the surface of his body, and a long, thin golden mist tail rose up from the bottom of his back.

"Roar!!" He growled, bending slightly at the waist, staring coldly at Xia Feng like a wild beast. A slow, mocking smile played on his lips. Whoosh—

A flash of golden light appeared, and Qi Xiao vanished from his spot in the blink of an eye.

Bang! !

Xia Feng held his long sword diagonally across his chest, and the two swords clashed together with a loud clang, the metal humming.

But Qi Xiao's longsword grew heavier and heavier, relentlessly grinding towards Xia Feng's face. He grinned menacingly, "Do you know where you went wrong? You lost because of your arrogance, your stupidity! You dared to challenge me without even mastering the first tail technique! You're practically courting death!!"

He had spent two and a half years learning the One-Tailed Spirit Robe, while Xia Feng had only obtained it a day ago, so he had nothing to worry about in today's battle; it was a completely favorable situation for him.

Unless Xia Feng can learn the One-Tail in a single day, but even if Xia Feng is a genius, he couldn't be that absurdly talented.

The long sword drew closer once more!

Xia Feng cracked his wrist, his dark eyes narrowing coldly. He had to hold on a little longer.

Bang bang bang bang—Qi Xiao, his eyes bloodshot, began to swing his knife wildly!

As Xia Feng retreated, he reacted quickly to block from all angles, but Qi Xiao's offensive rhythm became faster and faster, like a torrential downpour, with countless blades rushing straight for his vital points!

If Miss Mu, no, if Mother Mu doesn't hurry up, he'll have no choice but to use his ultimate move!
He has another trick up his sleeve: the Demon Heart. He'll smear the separated 'blood impurities' directly on Qi Xiao's face, which will guarantee his escape, but whether it will kill him is another matter.

He wasn't really ready to reveal his hand so soon.

[You have perfectly (100%) analyzed the spirit particle structure of the D-rank Spirit Garment "One-Tailed," greatly enhancing your understanding of Spirit Garments—]

【One-Tailed Beast (Perfect Version) · D-Rank】

[With this aura garment in effect, all attributes—spiritual pressure, five senses, speed, strength, neural reflexes, and combat acumen—are doubled. Simultaneously, a pale golden tail-like appendage materializes from the tailbone, capable of releasing high-intensity spiritual pressure impacts, appearing as sharp, fine rays.]

[Existence time: 10 seconds]

"Holy crap!" Xia Feng's eyes lit up!
bang——

As their long swords clashed, waves of dust rose from the ground beneath their feet.

"Give up, Xia Feng! This is absolute suppression from a One-Tailed Spirit Robe!"

Qi Xiao grinned maliciously. He had finally found a weakness in Xia Feng's defenses, and his blade plunged straight into Xia Feng's heart. "Die!!"

(End of this chapter)