I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 22. The Realm of the Moon Goddess
"You know about the struggle for the title of Holy Maiden in the Black Moon Church, right?"

"Naturally, whoever completes the trial first among the four prospective saintesses will become the saintesse. I've heard about this for a long time."

"Do you know what kind of trial they're referring to?"

"This seems to be a secret of the Vatican, how could I possibly know?"

"I happen to know that."

Mu Qingtong leaned back lazily and said leisurely, "The Black Moon Church has an S-level inherited spiritual garment called 'Moon God Domain,' which is a core spiritual garment that every generation of Holy Maidens must master."

Holy crap! S-rank?! Xia Feng was completely stunned.

Spirit Robes are graded into N, D, C, B, A, and SS levels. There are only a handful of them in the entire empire, making them definitely legendary orange-level equipment in the game.

"So, you mean the trial is the Moon Goddess's Domain, and whoever masters the Moon Goddess's Domain first can become the Saintess?"

"Yes."

"Then what does this have to do with me?"

“There are two ways to cultivate the Moon God Domain: ‘Lone Moon’ and ‘Double Moon’.”

The fewer emotional ties a person has before the age of eighteen, the easier it is to cultivate. However, since this method is practiced alone, the resulting domain effect is slightly weaker.

Twin Moons: Can be learned by having a romantic bond, and can be practiced by a partner, regardless of gender. Because practicing together allows for a wider particle structure, the created domain is more powerful; however, it is also twice as difficult to learn as Lone Moons.

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Xia Feng covered his forehead and raised his hand, "Wait, let me sort this out."

Twin Moons: Lovers cultivate together in the realm of the Moon Goddess, a practice known as dual cultivation.

The key is Gu Yue. The fewer emotional ties you have before the age of eighteen, the easier it is to cultivate. However, Cha Nai Xue's parents are dead, and her brother died in a car accident. Now, the only remaining emotional ties are with me.
"6. I get it. There are such outrageous cultivation conditions?" Xia Feng sighed and looked up. "So, Yan Xujia's goal is to help Cha Naixue reduce the number of bonds she has with him?"

"You're half right."

"what?"

Xia Feng asked in confusion, "Is there any other reason?"

Mu Qingtong smiled slightly: "Yan Xujia once offered the Heart of a Knight to Chana Xue, but Chana Xue refused."

"What do you mean?"

"The guardian knight's offering of her heart signifies her desire to become her master's lover, but unfortunately, she was ruthlessly rejected by Chana Yuki, who even nearly dismissed Yan Xujia from her position. It was only because Yan Xujia's mother pleaded on her behalf that she was saved."

"Alright, alright, I get it now. This is an undeserved disaster."

Xia Feng leaned back in his chair and sighed speechlessly, "This is really a pain in the ass. It seems I'll have to be careful of Yan Xujia from now on."

"Alright, now that I've told you so many secrets, it's your turn to tell us," Mu Qingtong said calmly.

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Xia Feng looked up in astonishment, incredulous, "Didn't you tell me all this for free?"

The woman in the black dress sat upright and smiled: "When did I ever say the word 'free'?"

Okay, okay, so you didn't say it was free, so it's paid, right? You're really something.

Xia Feng was too lazy to argue with her. After thinking for a moment, he smiled mysteriously and said, "How about this? Although I won't trade secrets with you, I can give you a rare spirit garment."

Spirit robes? Mu Qingtong frowned slightly and shook her head. "I don't need spirit robes. I just want to know your secret—"

However, before she could finish speaking, a golden spiritual paper suddenly appeared in front of her, and the dense spiritual nodes, like a child finding its mother, instantly flooded into her pale golden eyes.

"Heh~ You don't want it? You have to!" Xia Feng's low chuckle rang in her ears, and her pupils contracted as she quickly turned her face away.

[You have a basic understanding of the spirit particle structure of the C-rank Spirit Robe 'Three-Tailed' - 5%]

[You have a basic understanding of the spiritual particle structure of the B-rank Spirit Cloth "Six-Tails" - 1%]

Knowledge, in a despicable and brutal way, was forced into her mind. "You—get it off!"

Seeing that Mu Qingtong had closed her eyes, Xia Feng reluctantly withdrew his hand. "Alright, alright, I won't force you anymore."

Sensing the spirit paper leaving, Mu Qingtong turned back and glared at Xia Feng, only to see that Xia Feng's eyes were covered by a piece of golden spirit paper, with a strange smile playing on his lips: "Miss Mu, can you see clearly~"

[You have completely memorized the spirit particle structure diagram of the B-rank spirit garment 'Six-Tails']

Mu Qingtong: "."

Sure enough, even without the Six-Tailed Flame to aid her learning, this World-Destroying Witch could easily analyze the Six-Tailed Fox! It's unknown if such a freakish genius has ever existed in the entire history of Spirit Masters. At least in the history of the Six-Tailed Fox Society, no one has been able to understand the Six-Tailed Fox's structural diagram without relying on the Six-Tailed Flame.

Seeing this, Xia Feng calmly put down the spirit paper and smiled at the woman in the black dress in front of him: "Isn't it fair to use this rare spirit garment to replace a secret?"

"That's not fair." Mu Qingtong shook her head.

Xia Feng was stunned.

Mu Qingtong pursed her lips, her delicate brows furrowing slightly: "The spiritual robe you showed me is the inheritance of your Six-Tailed Clan, isn't it?"

She looked puzzled. "You showed me the One-Tailed Beast before, but now you're showing me a rare spirit garment like the Six-Tailed Beast, which has the potential to grow? This is much more valuable than a secret. This isn't fair to you."

"You're right, but what does it matter?" Xia Feng said with a smile. "It's as if you can remember something. Didn't you say you're not some peerless genius at all? You can't understand it at all, let alone remember it."

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Mu Qingtong choked, pursed her lips and remained silent, her feelings somewhat complicated.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Black Moon Church has an S-rank spirit garment. In reality, there are only a handful of forces in the entire 51st District that possess a B-rank spirit garment. Each B-rank spirit garment is a family heirloom of a medium to large-sized force. What fool would just take it out and show it to outsiders?!

But she saw this fool for herself today.

However, this is normal for Xia Feng, since this boy, like her, longs for the emergence of another peerless genius—to compete, rival, and crush the other!
This is a duel between proud individuals.

It's a competition of who has more talent, not who has more resources.

That's why Xia Feng was willing to selflessly offer up his rare spirit garment. Only she could understand the mindset of such a proud individual. Mu Qingtong stared intently at the black-haired boy in front of her:
"Okay, I accept this deal."

“But the Six-Tails is indeed too valuable. To be fair, you can take something of equal value from me.”

Xia Feng was surprised that Mu Qingtong was quite particular.

"Then I want the Boundless Stone."

He was too lazy to hide his true purpose any longer and went straight to the point.

"What do you need this contraband for?" Mu Qingtong sat up slightly and asked in confusion.

"Then just leave it at that. It all boils down to one question: are you going to give it to me or not?"

Mu Qingtong gently tapped the table with her slender fingers, closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, then took out a piece of spiritual paper from her bosom and placed it on the table.

"This is a spirit garment I found by chance. I call it the 'Bronze Mask.' Although it's only N-level, it has extremely high structural expandability. I estimate it can be expanded up to C-level. And then add two grams of Limitless Stones, how about that?"

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To be honest, Xia Feng didn't really need the bronze mask, but after thinking about it, he felt that it wasn't bad either, at least he could use this self-created spirit garment in front of Mu Qingtong in the future.

"What's wrong? Are you not satisfied?" Mu Qingtong asked, puzzled.

"Satisfied? How could I not be satisfied? I'm very satisfied!" Xia Feng grinned, putting the spirit paper into his pocket.
"What about those two Boundless Stones?"

"I can't possibly carry such contraband with me," Mu Qingtong said calmly. "Meet me at the rooftop of Building 3 tomorrow night at 7 p.m. to make the deal. Remember not to be followed."

Xia Feng nodded and stood up, not lingering for long: "Then it's settled. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

He had only gone halfway when he saw a flyer scattered on the ground, with the words 'Imperial Spirit Song Competition' written in flowing crimson characters.

A soul song competition?

(End of this chapter)