I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch

In the end, An Ji Saint Shepherd compromised, agreeing to let Heather also sign the Guardian Slave Contract with Xia Feng.

Heather is now a Heroic Spirit Body. Although she has not fully inherited her previous strength, she possesses the peak level of the Holy Realm, quite formidable.

An Ji was negotiating with Xia Feng.

Heather stood quietly by the side in a dark sleeveless qipao, her curved eyelids half-closed, her thoughts seemingly unclear and unstable.

But soon, her scattered gaze refocused, and inside the black mask covering her left eye, the blood-colored pupils expanded and contracted, exuding the same eerie and ghastly aura as An Ji Saint Shepherd.

She stared coldly at Xia Feng. Since she had not yet been given emotions, only memories from her past life remained, leaving her devoid of any emotional expression, akin to a robot.

Soon, Xia Feng completed the signing of the Guardian Slave Contract with An Ji and Heather.

Two new subordinates acquired.

Since they are his subordinates, it seemed reasonable to make An Ji Saint Shepherd hand over the Sumeru King Order.

"The Sumeru King Order in your hand is the Red King, right?" Xia Feng slightly smiled, his implication very clear.

"....." An Ji silently raised his right hand, a red glow flickering on the back, revealing an ancient token surrounded by a swirling red aura.

But the next moment, this token shattered quietly like a phantom illusion.

"Young Master, actually, I do not possess the Sumeru King Order. All prior disguises were merely to trick the Burning Heaven Disciples into delivering the Divine Faith Fruit." The gray-robed elder lowered his head further, speaking respectfully in a deep voice.

"???

Xia Feng was riddled with questions, apprehensively contemplating, 'Wait, are you playing tricks on me, you old lunatic?'

"It's true." Miss Mu's cold, clear thought rang in his mind, causing Xia Feng to pause briefly, and then understanding dawned upon him.

No wonder An Ji Saint Shepherd immediately used the Divine Faith Fruit after obtaining it without hesitation.

The Burning Heaven Disciples and those around Xia Feng thought this old guy was desperate to resurrect Heather, driven to madness, losing reason.

But in truth, this old guy simply did not have the Sumeru King Order to complete the deal with the Burning Heaven Disciples....

If the Burning Heaven Disciples discovered the truth, they wouldn't have allowed her to use the Divine Faith Fruit to resurrect Heather in peace.

The successful implementation of this entire plan owed much to An Ji Saint Shepherd's skill at making falsehoods seem real, even deceiving Xia Feng, who had seen the real King's Order, into not recognizing the fake Sumeru King Order.

"Rumors outside claim the Sumeru King Order was stolen by me from the General Court's secret vault, but in truth, there was a mysterious figure with a lion-headed mask, who took the Sumeru King Order." An Ji Saint Shepherd explained, "As rumors spread, there's no defending against them, so I played along and claimed to have acquired the Sumeru King Order to establish contact with Burning Heaven."

Xia Feng helplessly rubbed his forehead, realizing it wasn't an old lunatic, but an old schemer.

An Ji Saint Shepherd is really despicable.

He's quite adept at making something out of nothing.

Upon reflection, An Ji Saint Shepherd had no treasure in his hand, but in these few minutes, he successfully resurrected Heather with the Divine Faith Fruit and, with Xia Feng's help, completed Heather's invincible longevity.

The four Burning Heaven Disciples cluelessly maintained the Concealing Barrier outside the church, providing protection.

This old schemer likely calculated that Burning Heaven Disciples wouldn't dare expose themselves to draw Moluo Saint Shepherd and acted boldly, being skilled and daring.

Only the Burning Heaven Disciples' world was hurt.

"Young Master." The gray-robed elder seemingly learned how to flatter with a stiff smile tugging at his lips, still looking ugly as he respectfully asked, "Could I inquire about the Fourth Spark?"

"That's not a question for me." Xia Feng glanced at the Snow Skirt Saintess beside him.

Cha Naixue shook her head with a slight smile: "Saint Shepherd should have guessed it, right? Earlier, I mentioned knowing the spark's whereabouts was merely a stalling tactic. Regarding the truth of the massacre that night, my memory was interfered with by a mysterious person, and I no longer recall the specific situation."

"I see." An Ji nodded, appearing believing, but in reality, not trusting Cha Naixue's words internally.

Yet, for now, uncertain of the relationship between this untrustworthy new Holy Daughter and the Young Master, she decided not to question it further.

"One last question, within the Black Moon General Court, are there any possessors of A-level Spiritual Artifact, or even S-Class Spiritual Artifact?"

Although uncertain of Xia Feng's intentions, An Ji sensibly decided not to inquire further, letting her palm unveil a special encrypted paper covered with Spiritual Particle, handing it to Xia Feng:

"In search of reinforcement-type Spiritual Artifact, this is what I have gathered over the years, detailing Black Moon Church Court Priests' Spiritual Artifact information, including even the Pope's Spiritual Artifact data."

Spiritual Artifact data? Xia Feng was surprised as he accepted it, resulting in a flood of information rushing into his mind instantly.

A total of over 6,300 Spiritual Artifact details.

This included Cha Naixue's A-level Spiritual Artifact, Nailuo Zhijian.

Besides Nailuo Zhijian, there were two other A-level Spiritual Artifacts and one.... S-Class Spiritual Artifact!

Xia Feng's attention was immediately drawn.

[S-Class - Returning Ruins Dream Expansion]

[Possessor: Black Moon Pope]

[Known Trait 1: It has an exceedingly powerful restraining effect against Spiritual-type abilities (including but not limited to Spiritual Artifact, Spiritual Clothes...)]

[Known Trait 2: The higher the target's spiritual power, the stronger the restraining effect]

There was little information on Returning Ruins Dream Expansion, lacking specific ability names and functions, only two traits mentioned.

Yet, this caused Xia Feng's spirit to immediately feel invigorated, immensely invigorated!

It could actually restrain—Spiritual-type Spiritual Artifact?!

And the stronger the target's spiritual power, the stronger the restraining effect... doesn't this mean it would suppress Miss Mu relentlessly?

What an artifact of dreams!

Xia Feng's lips involuntarily curled up; though he had not yet attained this S-Class Spiritual Artifact, he already wanted to pop the champagne halfway, yearning to laugh~ yearning to laugh~

Hehehe~~ Destructive Witch, this time, you're truly done for!

No, wait, control it! Xia Feng vigorously suppressed his inner joy, striving to curb the laughter that was harder to restrain than an AK47, raising his gaze calmly:

"Is there no more detailed description of the Pope's Spiritual Artifact?"

"The abilities of the Pope's Spiritual Artifact have always been mysterious, with no one knowing its specific functions for thousands of years; perhaps those who knew have all perished. This information was gathered by me through chance." An Ji shook her head, "As for more, there isn't any."

As she spoke, her aged, hunched body swayed slightly, her complexion becoming paler.

This was the aftereffect of using Life Authority - Immortal Heroic Spirit.

By sacrificing one's own Spiritual Base, it allows the revival of trusted loved ones from the river of history, becoming [Heroic Spirits].

But if the user is not a God Realm existence, their soul cannot bear the burden of this authority, becoming increasingly exhausted, ultimately falling into a coma lasting at least half a month.

Seeing An Ji already fatigued and barely holding up, Xia Feng knew he could not converse any longer.

Outside, there were still the four Angel Envoys eyeing intently, the threat yet to be eradicated.

A getaway strategy must be devised.