Chapter 454: Chapter 453: The Resentful Sacrificial Spirit

“Roar!”

Yaya’s angry roar kept sounding off.

This type of opponent was extremely unfriendly to Yaya.

Not only was Xiang Nan himself elusive, but even his beast had not shown up until now. Unable to engage in a satisfying battle, Yaya felt incredibly frustrated inside.

The large screen above the arena was split into several sections, displaying the brief clash from the night vision cameras as the audience quietly discussed it.

“Speaking of which, what kind of beast does Xiang Nan have, and why can it become invisible?”

“Not clear, now that I think about it, I’ve never actually seen Xiang Nan make a move.”

“Looking at it this way, this guy seems even more formidable, fending off Xiang Nan’s attacks every time as if he’s dealing with a child.”

“Pah! You’re the child, Xiang Nan can definitely defeat him.”

“Whatever, everyone who can fight in real combat mode is a god.”

“Look, he’s moving.”

Under the dim streetlight, Shao Zifeng suddenly walked towards a building, with Yaya behind him, its scarlet vertical pupils constantly moving, and its sharp teeth grinding noisily.

He stopped not far from the building, and just when everyone was puzzled, Shao Zifeng suddenly made his move.

His shortsword flipped in his hand, stabbing towards a rusty and peeling fire hydrant.

Clang!

Just as everyone was puzzled, the space in front of the fire hydrant twisted, and Xiang Nan, shrouded in black mist, blocked Shao Zifeng’s shortsword with his dagger.

His eyes were pitch black, with the whites gone, while his pupils were white. His skin was pale to the point of near transparency, the blue veins underneath clearly visible.

Aside from his eyes, the most striking feature on his face was his crimson lips, always carrying a mischievous smile.

“Bonding reaction?”

Before Xiang Nan could speak, Yaya, who had been holding back to the extreme, rushed towards him with a gust of wind, its sharp teeth flashing a cold light under the lamp.

Xiang Nan’s white pupils tightened, about to retreat, but thinking of the fire hydrant behind him, he gritted his teeth, pulled out the dagger blocking the shortsword, and slashed at a street lamp nearby.

Sss–

The ‘Glory of the Karen family’ cut through the black mist around Xiang Nan, tearing his thin clothes.

Xiang Nan continued to chop at the street lamp, disregardful of the consequences, blood splattering as the shortsword suddenly erupted with a gentle Holy Light.

“Ah!!!”

A piercing scream rang out as Xiang Nan shook like he had been electrocuted, falling to the ground.

The black mist on his body was purified by the burning Holy Light, features of the ‘Bonding reaction’ disappearing from his body, and the Holy Light on the shortsword faded away as well.

“Roar?”

Yaya quickly came to a halt, looking at Xiang Nan, who was gasping on the ground, with a dazed expression.

Its scarlet eyes blinked.

That’s it?

The audience seats were deathly silent at this moment.

“What… what just happened?”

“How did Xiang Nan get knocked down?”

“I have no idea.”

It wasn’t just the ordinary students who were confused; even the members of Bin City University’s team and those watching the live broadcast were baffled.

A single slash and he turned out like this.

Even if it was the ‘Bonding reaction’ attribute that was his bane, it shouldn’t have had such immense power, right?

Moreover, Shao Zifeng didn’t have any features of the ‘Bonding reaction’ at this time.

Not minding what others thought, Shao Zifeng squatted down, lifted Xiang Nan’s chin with his shortsword, and smiled at him.

“Do you concede?”

“Hehe,” Xiang Nan’s voice was somewhat weak, “My beast hasn’t been defeated yet.”

“Oh, that’s true.”

Shao Zifeng nodded earnestly, then turned to Yaya and said, “Yaya, I think this fire hydrant is a bit of an eyesore.”

Yaya, who had been a bit disappointed, suddenly perked up.

It whirled around, sweeping its tail armed with sharp stone blades.

Boom!

“Hss~”

A faint noise arose, and in a blink of an eye, the fire hydrant transformed into a totem with a ghastly face.

The dim streetlights flickered, and the ghastly-face totem appeared ghostly and elusive, the blood-red mystical runes forming a bizarre formation around it, enveloping everything nearby.

A collective gasp rose from the audience at the right moment, because the face on the totem was unspeakably ugly.

The diminutive, withered body curled up to form the column of the totem, atop which sat an enormous and eerie face,

the face was pale with deep wrinkles, and its eyes were like two dark, bloody caverns from which strange blood-colored lines flowed. The gaping mouth was filled with uneven, mismatched teeth, the darkness within impenetrable.

Yaya crouched down, its stubby claws tightly gripping the totem’s large head, apparently terrified, with its slender limbs hugged into a ball, squatting on the ground trembling.

Shao Zifeng watched this creature with interest.

Out of the corner of his eye, blue light spots twinkled, and a pale blue screen slowly unfolded.

[Name]: Resentful Soul

[Growth]: Growth Phase

[Status]: Healthy, Terrified, Immovable

[Strength]: Tier Four

[Gate]: None

[Phylum]: None

[Order]: None

[Family]: None

[Attribute]: Ghost

[Potential]:

[Innate Ability]: Resentful Sacrificial Altar: Transforms itself into a sacrificial soul, allowing allies with ‘Ghost’ attributes within range to enter ‘Night Walk’ state. In ‘Night Walk’ state, targets become invisible, their movement and attack speed increase, and they can resolve/immunize physical attacks from opponents of equal or lesser strength. (Resentful Sacrificial Altar state is immovable)

:Ghost Body: Immune to most physical damage (Cannot be used under Resentful Sacrificial Altar.)

[Skills]: Night Walk, Shadow Strike, Raid Teeth, Shadow Raid, Tearing Claw Strike

[Special Skills]: None

[Evolution Path]: Sacrificial Soul – Resentful Soul – Resentful Sacrificial Totem

[Description]: An exceedingly rare Ghost attribute mutant creature, said to be born from the Ancient Human Sacrifice Altar. These mutant creatures appear randomly and are often found in the sacrificial grounds of ancient tribes, thus considered as sacrificial souls. They are naturally timid, preferring to hide in the shadows and transforming into altars. They only venture out to stealthily hunt small creatures when the night is deep, and all is quiet.

Upon witnessing this, Xiang Nan’s expression changed repeatedly, and he stared at Shao Zifeng with gritted teeth and said, “How did you know?”

“I didn’t know anything.” Shao Zifeng grinned at him. “I hate stumbling over things like fire hydrants when walking with my eyes closed.”

Having said that, Shao Zifeng impatiently asked, “So, are you conceding or not?”

“I concede…” Xiang Nan closed his eyes, as if resigning to his fate, and slowly said.

At these words, Shao Zifeng sheathed his short sword. “You should have conceded earlier…”

At that moment, Xiang Nan suddenly opened his eyes.

“Resentful Soul, Shadow Raid!”

As the phrase rang out, the whole place erupted in shock, and everyone watched Xiang Nan in disbelief.

“Damn it, does he want to die?”

In the training room, the captain of Bin University’s team stood up with an ashen face.

Another hesitated and said, “Captain, in real-combat situations, this isn’t against the rules… At worst, it’ll just tarnish his reputation.”

The captain didn’t respond, continuing to watch everything in the video with a livid expression.

But Xiang Nan paid no mind to all this, lifting his head to look at Shao Zifeng.

Only to find Shao Zifeng still looking at him with a smile.

As he wondered in confusion, Shao Zifeng softly said, “I know exactly what you’re thinking. If you’re courting death…”

At that point, he raised his hand and waved it, the ring on his finger flickering with a ghostly light.

“He is your real target.”

The Resentful Soul, transformed into a giant claw, paused for a moment before suddenly swiping at Xiang Nan instead of Shao Zifeng.

“Aah–!!”

Witnessing Xiang Nan on the ground, seized by the giant claw and convulsing incessantly,

Both the live audience and the viewers in the live stream were stunned.

At that point, Shao Zifeng, as if suddenly reacting, hurriedly stood up and took two steps back.

He glanced at the camera and said nonchalantly, “That scared me.”