I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 98. The Black Moon Church, a Place Full of Eccentrics

Faced with Xia Feng's cold face, Cha Nai Xue was about to say something when a sharp screech suddenly came from the sky, like fingernails scratching a blackboard, so piercing that it made one's scalp tingle.

Everyone looked up and saw that the cracks in the sky above the field were beginning to widen. This was because the number of people had reached the required threshold, and the Calamity Realm had detected this and opened the entrance, inviting everyone to enter.

Of course, the Calamity Realm is the power of the Calamity Beast, and it is naturally not well-intentioned.

The more spirit masters die under the rules of the Calamity Realm, the stronger it will become.

"Buzz-"

Black light surged from the dark crack and spread outwards in layers. Xia Feng immediately sensed something pulling him, trying to drag him into another dimension.

He discovered that he could resist, unlike last time on Bloodbath Street when he was powerless to fight back.

"It's probably because his spiritual pressure has reached the second level."

As Xia Feng pondered, his mind relaxed, and the scene before him changed.

The group appeared in a clearing surrounded by a forest.

In the center of the open space stood a giant tree, thirty meters tall, with a bark resembling an old man's face growing from its center.

The tree-faced creature slowly opened its eyes, its withered lips parted in a sinister grin, and said, "Everyone, welcome to the forest of Mija. You can call me Grandpa Mija."

"Grandpa?" Xia Feng glared at the giant tree face. "You shameless beast! Who would call you grandpa?"
"Grandpa Mi~ Can you tell me where Brother Wen Zaiye is?"

Yulina's affected, high-pitched voice sent chills down everyone's spines.

The old man's face: "???"

After a moment of silence, the old man decided to ignore the disgusting tone of the repulsive human, and his sinister, hoarse voice echoed through the dark forest:
"According to the rules of the Calamity Realm, there are a thousand bark keys hidden in this forest, only one of which is the true key that can open the seal of the treehouse. The person who holds the true key can enter the treehouse. Inside the treehouse are three kinds of fruits: Spirit-Infused Fruit, Life Fruit, and Wisdom Fruit. You can choose one fruit to take away. At the same time, the seal of the Calamity Realm will be opened, and the survivors can choose to leave."

The rules were very simple; it was just a boring treasure hunt game. Xia Feng immediately lost interest after hearing that.

However, the Spirit-Infused Fruit did catch his attention.

The Spirit-Infused Fruit originates from the Spirit-Infused Tree, and like the Tree of Life and the Tree of Wisdom, it is a spiritual plant that extends from the World Tree.

Consuming Spirit-Infused Fruits can help Spirit Masters improve their spiritual power.

Spiritual power and spiritual pressure are important indicators of a spiritual master's strength. Spiritual pressure is equivalent to a spiritual master's mana, and using a spiritual garment requires consuming spiritual pressure.

Mental strength is quite special.

Normally, physical death is death, but a spiritual master with high spiritual power can keep their soul in the world for a long time after physical death, waiting for an opportunity to be resurrected.

Of course, the main purpose of mental power is actually to defend against attacks from mental-based spirit garments/artifacts, such as hypnosis, mind control, mental shock, and so on.

Generally speaking, for every rank a Spirit Master advances, their spiritual power will also increase by a certain amount.

However, when facing spirit-type spirit garments of the same or even lower level, they are still inadequate.

Therefore, the Spirit-Infused Fruit has become something that many spirit masters covet.

Xia Feng couldn't help but glance at the woman in the black dress beside him. Although he didn't know the specific function of Mu Qingtong's spiritual artifact, it was obviously a mental spiritual artifact.

If he could raise his mental strength to a terrifying level, he would no longer be afraid of this little world-destroying witch.

Mu Qingtong noticed Xia Feng's increasingly excited gaze. She naturally guessed what this junior was thinking. Her beautiful eyes curved slightly. "Mr. Xia, anything is possible in dreams." Tch—Xia Feng turned his head away. His hopes were indeed slim. Mu Qingtong's spiritual weapon was alpha-level. Even if her true strength was limited by her spiritual pressure level, she was still not to be underestimated.

A single Spirit-Infused Fruit can greatly enhance one's spiritual power, but it's unknown whether it can be enhanced to the point where it can rival Mu Qingtong's spiritual artifact.

"Grandpa Mi, you still haven't told me where Brother Wen Zaiye is?" Yulina persisted.

"he died."

"died?"

The giant tree rustled as about thirty branches hung down, each branch adorned with a blood-soaked corpse.

The old man hung a branch over; the corpse on it looked quite fresh, with blood still flowing out, indicating it hadn't been dead for long.

“If you’re referring to him,” the old man said calmly, “he stayed in the Calamity Realm for too long, couldn’t withstand the corruption of the Calamity Force, and committed suicide.”

The moment they saw the corpse, Chana and Yurina's eyes lit up, their gazes fixed on the light blue pendant hanging from the corpse's neck.

Moon Goddess's Tears!

That's the divine object they've been searching for!

Before they could say anything, a branch was flicked, and the man's body was thrown into the treehouse in the distance, the door slamming shut behind them.

The entire green treehouse was bathed in green light.

An old man's sinister voice rang out: "Alright, humans, I suggest you find the real key quickly, otherwise you won't survive the concentration of evil energy here and will still die."

This is a small forest, but the concentration of evil energy is comparable to the heavily evil zone of the Evil Dragon Forest. Here, even a second-tier spirit master can only last for two hours at most.

Upon hearing the old man's reminder, the two groups from the Black Moon Church began to discuss the plan.

Xia Feng silently observed the group of twenty knights. Ten followed Chana Xue, and the other ten followed the pretentious woman, clearly divided into two groups.

"Could Number 17 be hiding among these people?"

Xia Feng only wants to find number 17 right now. As for finding the key and such, he doesn't have that much time to worry about it for the time being. Let these guys take the Moon Goddess's Tears and the Spirit-Infused Fruit in the treehouse.

While in the Wheel of Life, Number 17 told him that the meeting place was three kilometers north of where the Calamity Beast was.

Now all you need to do is go there and wait.

"May I introduce myself to this beautiful lady?"

Gongsun Ze appeared before Xia Feng at some point, his peach blossom eyes fixed on Mu Qingtong, a smile playing on his lips.

"I am Gongsun Ze of the Gongsun clan from the Northern Frontier. Would the beautiful lady be willing to accompany me?"

As he spoke, a glint of cunning flashed in his ever-charming peach blossom eyes, and a playful smile curled at the corner of his lips.

Mu Qingtong's golden eyes instantly turned cold, a chilling killing intent surging within them, but it was quickly suppressed, and a cold, deep voice resonated in Xia Feng's mind.

"This guy used his mental abilities on me. There's a problem. Deal with him for me."

(End of this chapter)