I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 682. Paying Respects to Young Master Xia

[Optimization successful]

[Grade B - Spirit Longevity Ring (Optimized Version)]

[Spiritual Life: Requires combination with other abilities to use. You can store special spirits such as 'Remnant Spirits,' 'Undead Spirits,' 'Heroic Spirits,' and 'Dead Spirits' within it.]

[Current number of spirit rings: 6 (can store 6 special spirit entities)]

[Current Servant's duration can be extended: 6 years]

[Spirit Devouring: You can further extend the lifespan of your 'Heroic Spirit' by devouring and refining 'Undead'. The higher the level of the Undead, the more lifespan you gain.]

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One new piece of information about the magical artifacts after another flooded into his mind, leaving Angie Shengmu somewhat bewildered and completely unable to react.

6 years!
From 1 year to 6 years?
It's like a dream, a full 500% increase in power! How could such an outrageous ability exist in this world??
She even suspected that she was hallucinating, or that the other party was using some kind of trickery to deceive her.

But the genuine magical artifact's power is rooted in the heart and resonates with the soul, so there is absolutely no possibility of it going wrong!

After realizing that everything was real, an unprecedented ecstasy followed.

Her stiff, wrinkled, eerie face hadn't truly smiled in many years; she no longer knew how to smile. Her dry, cracked gray lips trembled slightly uncontrollably, making her smile more unsightly than a cry, and her cloudy pupils suddenly contracted.

She had thought that 10% would be the absolute maximum, and 5% would be enough to satisfy her. It would be sufficient for her to go to great lengths to save this young man and bring him out of Black Moon City.

But I never expected it.

The 5% she mentioned was a complete joke. This strange young man's arrogance was genuine; he wasn't just stalling for time, but truly confident in his enhancement abilities—500%!!
This level of enhancement is beyond description; it can no longer be described as defying the heavens.

But if that were all, it wouldn't be so bad; there's something even more incredible after 500%.
Angie focused her thoughts on the ability of [Spirit Devouring]. Previously, her spiritual artifact could indeed devour undead, but once it was devoured, it wouldn't have any other effect; at most, it could be used to defend against attacks from undead.

But now, not only can it devour the dead, it can also use the dead to extend the lifespan of heroic spirits!

In other words, 6 years is not the limit! Theoretically speaking, as long as there are enough undead, and the undead are strong enough, Hathaway's lifespan can be increased and extended indefinitely!

This is no longer just about enhancing a magical artifact; it's about forcefully raising a B-grade artifact to an A-grade level! The enhancement effect is comparable to that of an A-grade Holy Artifact!

Such an extraordinary weapon is undoubtedly S-grade!
It's even possible that it's an S-rank that has been enlightened! Thinking of this, Angie, the Holy Priest, could no longer hide the shock on his face, and a mix of emotions surged within him.

At this moment, she was both horrified by the incredible power of Xia Feng's magical artifact and overjoyed that her sister's short lifespan had been greatly extended.

But after the surge of emotions subsided, only doubt remained. His cloudy eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at Xia Feng: "You've already helped me complete the optimization, aren't you afraid that I'll break the contract, or directly reveal your secret of possessing an S-grade spiritual weapon?"

Xia Feng smiled slightly, said nothing, and simply stared quietly at Anji Shengmu.

Anji Shengmu was waiting for Xia Feng's answer with a puzzled look, but his pupils suddenly shrank to star size. He quickly raised his hand to signal Xia Feng and nodded in a deep voice: "Alright, I understand."

Just now, although there was no reaction on the surface of the spiritual artifact, she could clearly feel that the incredible optimization effect on the Spirit Longevity Ring was about to dissipate.

The feeling of suddenly becoming rich overnight, only to lose it all in an instant, filled her with inexplicable fear. She instantly realized that this young man could withdraw his optimization power at any time, returning her magical artifact to its ordinary state and putting her sister's life back on the countdown to its end.

“Holy Shepherd, now we can have a proper talk.”

Hearing Xia Feng's calm voice, Angie Shengmu knew that the situation had now completely reversed.

"First of all, could you ask this woman to put me down?" Xia Feng glanced down, his dark eyes still fixed on Hathaway's grip on his neck, holding him high in the air.

"..." Angie snapped out of her daze and quickly told Hathaway to let go.

Xia Feng landed, tugged at the slightly wrinkled collar of his clothes, raised his dark eyes slightly, and was about to speak when he saw Anji Shengmu's figure flash and appear right in front of him!
Like a terrifying ghost, it floated above him, its sinister and eerie eyes staring down at him.

Xia Feng's heart skipped a beat. No, you old madman, are you really going to break the contract?! I've already given you such a huge benefit—

"Thump—" Xia Feng's mind, which was already contorted with anger, paused, and he froze.

Because the terrifying old man in front of him didn't attack him, but instead landed with a thud, knelt on one knee before him, bowed respectfully, and his chilling voice remained piercing and eerie, hoarse and muffled:
"Angie Melovice Stellinovic pledges his allegiance to you!"

"...?" Xia Feng blinked, instinctively wanting to take a half-step back, but quickly stopped himself, and twitched the corner of his mouth.
"The Holy Shepherd's attitude of being arrogant at first and then obsequious is quite surprising."

"..." She really hadn't expected that this young man, who looked to be only at the Venerable One Realm, would possess such a heaven-defying spiritual artifact.

The person who possesses such a magical artifact is likely to achieve great things in the future. There is nothing shameful about pledging allegiance to such a person.

Moreover, she has already betrayed Black Moon and is now a rootless person. Joining the force behind this young man might not be a bad choice.

Based on her guess, this young man was most likely an unparalleled genius who had been secretly hidden by some powerful family for many years.

"Young Master, may I ask your name?" Although she held the high position of Holy Shepherd and was once a proud Holy Maiden, and was several generations older than this young man, she had long since been able to put aside all her pride for Hathaway's sake.

Xia Feng never intended to gain the loyalty of this Saint Realm expert; he simply wanted to establish a good cooperative relationship with him.

But now it seems he underestimated how much the other party valued Hathaway.

But that’s fine too.

Just as Xia Feng was about to speak, Jiang Qiu'e suddenly stepped forward and gently pressed his shoulder, looking down at the old man in front of her with her ethereal eyes: "Teacher, you were once a saintess, so your familiarity with the [Slave Guard Contract] should be no less than mine, right?"

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Anji glanced at the woman in the green dress with his eerie eyes and nodded silently: "That's good, this will certainly put the young master at ease."

"Hathaway was once a saint too." At that moment, Chana Yuki added softly from behind, silently reminding them.
“Compared to you, Holy Shepherd Angie, Hathaway is the most dangerous person right now.”

“!!” Angie’s chilling gaze froze. He turned his eyes away and silently glanced at the woman in the snow-white dress. Her gloomy expression was cold and terrifying, revealing her murderous intent.

Chana Yuki's beautiful eyes were calm, but the corners of her lips curved slightly into a sweet smile, responding in a friendly manner.

(End of this chapter)