I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 166. I'll give Miss Mu a good beating sooner or later!
While pondering, Xia Feng carefully reviewed the rules once more.

[During the sacrifice phase, the rewards for killing targets are tripled.]

Sacrificing 3300 lost souls will grant 30 health points.

Sacrificing 9900 lost souls will grant 100 health points.

There are two sacrifice options in total. Obviously, the second one is more cost-effective. It is estimated that the Wheel of Life encourages spiritualists to make more sacrifices, but even if the requirement of 9900 is not met, they will not get nothing.

"Initial sacrifice phase, 3-second countdown, get ready—"

As the masked man's faint laughter grew louder, Xia Feng's vision blurred, and he was back in the underground laboratory room.

At the same time, through the transmission mark, a message appeared in his mind.

[Ranking of Sacrifices]

Number 3: 10

Number 34: 2

17号：0
21: 0

By the fourth round, many people had died, but there were still twenty-four spirit masters remaining on the field. Most of the spirit masters probably only just learned about the initial sacrifice stage and had not prepared in advance.

However, the two spirit masters, number 3 and 34, were clearly different. They seemed to have made preparations in advance, and their values ​​on the leaderboard changed rapidly.

[Ranking of Sacrifices]

Number 3: 101

Number 34: 209

17号：0
21: 0

It was visible to the naked eye that the number of sacrifices for No. 3 and No. 34 rose rapidly, breaking the 1000 mark in just five seconds.

In other words, within those five seconds, the souls of two thousand people were sacrificed and they died.

But they didn't stop there; the numbers continued to skyrocket, reaching 2500, 2900, and 3700.
Ultimately, the number of people with number 34 stopped at 3999.

But number 3 continued to surge at an even faster rate, reaching 499959998999.
[Ranking of Sacrifices]

Number 3: 9820

Number 34: 3999

14号：0
17号：0
21: 0

"My God!" Xia Feng's eyelids twitched at the sight of the data. In less than half a minute, more than 10,000 people had been sacrificed.

Moreover, according to the rules, this sacrifice is done quietly and will generally not attract outside attention.

Therefore, if the garden owner really participated in the Wheel of Life, he is very likely one of the 3rd or 34th.

Thinking of this, Xia Feng's eyes lit up. If that were the case, then if he were to steal their identities...
Although the proceeds from the sacrifices were obtained by taking human lives, Xia Feng didn't have a high moral bottom line and wouldn't feel uneasy about taking money from the dead.

According to the rules, 9900 people will receive 100 life points, and 3300 people will receive 30 life points.

In other words, player number 3 is 80 players away from reaching the 9900 standard, while player number 34 is far above the 3300 standard, but still far from the next higher standard.

While pondering, Xia Feng suddenly paused. There were still nearly 300 lost souls in the underground laboratory. So, the archbishop sent people to hunt them down, his real purpose being to retrieve them?
If that's the case, then the Archbishop is very likely Player 3, and the 300 lost souls outside are the key to the Archbishop completing the 9900 standard!
"So the right thing to do now is to hand these 300 people over to the archbishop." Thinking of this, Xia Feng couldn't help but facepalm. He didn't have a high moral bottom line, but he certainly couldn't do something so heinous.

Of course, there were some who had committed heinous crimes among those 300 people, but most of them were innocent and kind. Xia Feng was not prepared to sacrifice his remaining conscience for life points.

[By using the Wood-attribute Advancement Fluid to refine your spiritual particle structure, your spiritual pressure is now rising further—]

Suddenly, Xia Feng felt a power expanding within his body.

[Your spiritual pressure has slightly increased!] [Your spiritual pressure has greatly increased!]

【your.】

Xia Feng raised his hand, and a faint spiritual pressure overflowed from his palm, flowing around his body. Unlike the flimsy feeling of the Vermilion Bird Demon Armor during its rebirth and advancement, which seemed to shatter at the slightest touch, Xia Feng's spiritual pressure was different.
Now he felt that his spiritual pressure density was truly solid and indestructible, and he had an invincible excitement as if his defense had been amazingly enhanced.

[Your true cultivation level has advanced from a second-tier Spirit Master to a third-tier Spirit Master!]

Your Spirit Power gains a 15% Soc boost, and your Strength gains a 50% D boost.

The physical fitness has been improved in all aspects, including combat awareness and strength perception. It is as if a warm current quickly fills the limbs and bones, and then cleanses the entire soul, leaving one feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

[Successfully promoted to Tier 3, copy slot +1]

[Currently has 4 replication bits (3+1)]

In other words, he can now briefly enter the fourth-tier realm using the Vermilion Bird Demon Armor!
Although those at the fourth rank and above are called super-rank spirit masters, and there is a big gap between them and the third rank, the Vermilion Bird Demon Armor can enable him to temporarily advance his rank and greatly improve his strength for those below the Venerable rank.

Therefore,
With Mu Qingtong's small, insignificant help, and Xia Feng's hard work and countless hardships, he finally advanced to the third rank, revealing a satisfied smile that showed that hard work really does pay off.

Thinking it over, he quickly got up and unlocked the door, but as soon as he opened it, he heard a click from the other side, and the woman in the black dress stood inside.

The two looked at each other.

Xia Feng curled his lips into a smug smile, deliberately displaying an arrogant expression: "Tsk tsk~ You're 0.8 seconds faster than me again, Miss Mu, you're not good enough either~"

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Mu Qingtong raised her delicate eyebrows slightly. This time, she had specially used an improved and optimized spirit particle construction scheme, which was 800% more efficient than the normal state. That's how she managed to advance successfully in less than half an hour.

Unexpectedly, Xia Feng was still about as fast as him, or even 0.8 seconds faster. Although this 0.8 seconds was probably because he was faster, which is why he opened the door before him.

But it cannot be denied that Mr. Xia is indeed very strong and qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with her on the throne.

Having someone of her own kind to race alongside her on her journey to the throne is certainly an interesting thing.

The woman in the black dress smiled gently and said softly, "Mr. Xia, I look forward to you always keeping up with my pace."

With that, she turned and walked towards the outer hall.

"What do you mean by hoping I can keep catching up with you?" Xia Feng quickly followed her back in her black dress, smiling slightly. "This time, I won!"

"Yes, yes, you said you won, so be it. As long as Mr. Xia is happy."

"Damn it, are you trying to fool a child?!"

"Not too stupid."

"!"

Xia Feng sneered inwardly at Mu Qingtong's perfunctory attitude. Just wait, you foolish Miss Mu. I may not win, but I will never lose! The moment I can easily crack your magical artifact will be the moment I pin you down and beat you to a pulp!
The two chatted back and forth for a while before quickly returning to the hall.

Chana Yuki was standing in front of Jiang Zhizi, and the two women were observing the black, vengeful spirits floating above the gardenia.

"Won't they die from being tortured like this?" Chana Yuki asked doubtfully.

"Of course they'll die." Jiang Zhizi's lips curled into a maniacal laugh. "But they won't die until my spiritual pressure is exhausted. They'll just be endlessly reincarnated within the beautiful memories I've created for them! Until—until they become heartless beings like us! Hehehe~"

Xia Feng, who had just approached, paused, stunned for a moment, and then slowly opened his eyes wide.

"Oh right, how could I forget about these noble lords!" Xia Feng slapped his forehead, a wicked smile spreading across his lips. "For those who are lost, there are even more suitable candidates."

As a person, one must be flexible in upholding one's moral bottom line.
If it's about sacrificing these nobles, then sacrificing one's remaining conscience for a full 100 points of health isn't a big deal.

Well, no, that's not right. This doesn't count as sacrificing his conscience; it should be called eliminating evil for the people! Earning life points is secondary; Xia Feng, whose heart is filled with justice and love, mainly wants to eliminate evil for the people!

(End of this chapter)