I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 227. It's time to close the net.
The terrifying arrow, resembling a black dragon, was reflected in the eerie green vertical pupils.

Viper's mind went blank. He had never imagined that death would be so close! How could two mere third-tier rats unleash such terrifying power?
Suddenly realizing what was happening, his vertical pupils shrank back to star-like size. In a panic, he tried to use his spirit armor for defense, but the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became.

The mind manipulation and blood poisoning not only made his body stiff, but also his mind became stagnant and unable to move. Time seemed to slow down countless times at this moment.

His mouth gaped open and his eyes widened as a black light roared and engulfed his body. His entire flesh began to visibly turn to blood and dissolve, with waves of black-gold light rippled outwards—

A fierce wind howled, sand and gravel swirled up, and the towering metal wreckage of the warship cracked and splintered.

"No!" In the black light, the vague spirit figure twisted and struggled, its faint despair and unwillingness also being covered by the black light. As the roaring black dragon dissipated, a terrifying human body with blood and bones was suddenly brought to its knees, its eye sockets empty and only white bones remaining.

It must be said that there are differences even among ordinary level 5 spirit masters. This viper has probably been a level 5 spirit master for many years and is very difficult to kill.

After such a series of moves, he still had a breath left.

The woman in the black dress silently appeared beside Viper and struck out with her palm, delivering a fatal blow.

As the fragmented spirit dissipated, the viper slowly collapsed to the ground.

The blond man standing in the distance was bewildered, his scalp tingling. What... what happened?
Just a second ago, Lord Viper was full of life, but in the blink of an eye, his flesh and blood dissolved, leaving only a bloody skeleton lying on the rugged road, dead beyond any doubt.

Coming to his senses, the blond man's lazy, smug smile slowly froze as he looked up at the white-clad man and the black-skirted woman in the distance.

The man and woman turned their gazes and slowly looked at him.

"!" The blond man was startled, his heart leaped into his throat. Run! Run!! This thought flashed through his mind, but to his despair, he was so frightened that his legs trembled, and with a thud, he fell backward to the ground, his cheeks sweating and twitching wildly.

Mu Qingtong glanced at it indifferently, paying no further attention. Instead, she bent down and picked up two crimson spirit papers from the viper's skeleton, with pale gold lines flashing on them.

One Grade C spirit paper and one Grade B spirit paper.

[Mu Qingtong glanced at it casually twice, and said, "You've memorized the spirit particle structure diagrams of 'C·Gravity Levitation Technique' and 'B·Fingertip Lightning'."]

At the same time, through simple analysis, you mastered 'C·Gravity Levitation Technique'.

After reading it, Mu Qingtong casually tossed two pieces of paper to Xia Feng, who caught them.

[Through the deconstruction, integration, and analysis of the light and lightning elemental structures, a rapid understanding and mastery of 'B·Fingertip Lightning' is achieved—30% 50% 80%]

"Boom!" With a loud noise, Renault and the blind old man on the warship looked out the window in confusion.

In the distance, a black light stretched to the sky. The cloud platform was enormous, and they couldn't see clearly what was happening in the distance. They guessed that the viper had released some powerful spiritual energy that killed the two rats.

It's just killing two Tier 3 enemies, is such a big fuss really necessary?

Renault shook his head, but this was for the best. Viper had unleashed such a powerful attack, so its spiritual energy reserves were probably running low.

Thinking about it, he looked at the blind old man opposite him.

The black and gold shackles on the blind old man's hands suddenly shattered, and the moment his spiritual pressure returned, the four black-robed men guarding them had no time to react before they clutched their bleeding necks and slowly collapsed to the ground.

The shackles on Renault's wrists also came undone with a click.

He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the bloodstains from his cheek. After folding it again, he smiled faintly and stood up: "Let's go, it's time to close the net."

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; now is the perfect time to ambush the viper. However...
When the old man and the young man arrived not far from the place where the black light was blooming, they were both stunned.

The suspected viper's corpse lay tragically in a pool of blood, like a tattered rag. A woman in a black dress held an amethyst-like object to the viper's forehead, seemingly trying to devour its soul.

The man in white stood not far away, casually flipping through the spiritual paper in his hand before stuffing it into his pocket and looking up.

Seeing that the noble young master from the Golden Bird Flower Clan had indeed followed, Xia Feng did not hesitate and drew the bowstring again, the black and gold beams of light rapidly converging on the bow's path.

Renault narrowed his eyes; the current situation was indeed somewhat unexpected.

Judging from the signs of a struggle at the scene, the viper was killed by the two rats, and most likely instantly.

Such a trump card is indeed terrifying; probably no one would have thought that two third-tier cultivators could kill a fifth-tier spirit master through trickery.

But it doesn't matter anymore, since whoever used that Black Light Spirit Robe technique must have consumed a lot of spiritual pressure.

"Butler Feng, kill them."

With Renault's calm command, the blind old man nodded, a white staff appearing in his hand, which he placed in front of Renault, instantly enveloping him in a milky-white protective shield.

"Young Master Renault, please do not leave this area. I'll be right back."

As he spoke, the blind old man took a step, creating a deep pit in the road. His figure then rushed towards the white-clad man holding a bow and drawing the string, his body surrounded by roaring crimson flames that formed the silhouette of a giant beast.

Xia Feng ignored him and continued to draw his bow and gather strength.

At the same time, the woman in the black dress, trailing six golden tails, silently hovered in the air, blocking the blind old man's path. Her silver hair fluttered in the wind, her arms stretched forward, and white lightning flashed on her slender fingers, gathering wildly before suddenly dissipating into the sky.

[100% - You have mastered 'B·Fingertip Lightning']

A dense cascade of electric raindrops fell from the sky, instantly splitting into countless strands that covered an area the size of a football field, before converging on the blind old man from all directions.

The world was dark, with only flickering lightning remaining.

The blind old man's aged face was indifferent; he simply walked with light steps.

All that remained in place was a distorted afterimage shattered by the electric current. In an instant, his fiery afterimage had already advanced another hundred meters.

[By observing and analyzing the principles of 'Flash Step', you have mastered the martial art of Flash Step]

[Instant Step - Afterimage: By attaching trace amounts of residual blood's spiritual particles to the leg muscles in a special arrangement, one gains the ability to move at high speed, leaving afterimages in place, appearing as a clone.]

Unlike Spirit Garments, martial arts do not consume spiritual energy, but they can achieve very powerful effects. Of course, the effort and sweat required are often several times that of learning Spirit Garments, making them very difficult and therefore very unpopular.

Mu Qingtong left a black dress afterimage in place, and the next moment, she appeared behind the blind old man, her crimson longsword condensing in her hand as she swung it out!

The old man's head flew into the sky—

But it transformed into a phantom fire shadow and vanished in an instant.

Mu Qingtong frowned and looked up, only to see the true form of the blind old man appear behind Xia Feng.

His cloudy gray eyes were lowered, and his withered, branch-like hands were covered by a crimson spiritual robe. A massive, blood-red fire hammer appeared in the air above.
Chao Xiafeng's head slammed down with tremendous force!
(End of this chapter)