Chapter 2003: Stabbing Each Other with Spiritual Power
Countless hexagons had become the only existence in Xu Huo's field of vision, and among them were mixed those invisible attack powers—invisible spiritual power was another way of using spiritual evolution. Normally, after a spiritual world was spread out, the most direct effect was to influence others' senses, achieving a level of reality that could deceive. Besides being able to interfere with and influence others' behavior, another convenience was using this to cover one's own actions. However, to directly kill others with spiritual power, one had to reach the level of materializing spiritual power.
This materialization was visible. In Xu Huo's spiritual world, it appeared as black flowing shadows, while in Zheng Yuci's spiritual world, it was white hexagons. This was an attack visible to both sides because, at this level, materialized objects were not much different from real physical objects, unless the evolver was facing a non-evolver and completely concealed the other's perception.
As for this kind of invisible power, Xu Huo had never experienced it before. For example, just now when the shadow personality came out, it knocked down the hexagons from a distance. This was absolutely impossible in the past, because although spiritual power could be materialized, one could only directly control the part that was materialized. If one could control objects from a distance without relying on any props or traits, it meant that the materializable power had changed from a very small amount to an entire area, which was infinitely close to materializing all the spiritual power in the surrounding space!
Xu Huo had just tried it when resisting Zheng Yuci's attack. He could mobilize the spiritual power within a twenty-meter radius around him. Without needing to exert effort to materialize it, he could use it like spatial power, both for defense and attack. But because he had taken too big a step, he suddenly spat blood after enduring the attack. This was also the reason Zheng Yuci mocked him.
Compared to him, who had suddenly gone from easily lifting a bucket to touching what seemed like a larger small pool, the amount of spiritual power Zheng Yuci could freely control was clearly larger, and her operation was more skilled. Comparing the two, it was obvious who would fall behind.
However, this evolution was still very worthwhile for Xu Huo. Although directly controlling the power in the spiritual world was only an intermediate stage of materialization, once he adapted to it, it would have a smaller burden than materialization, a larger coverage area, and no usage restrictions on props or traits—this was the fang that grew from the spiritual world when spiritual evolution reached a certain level.
Unfortunately, Zheng Yuci did not appreciate his studious spirit of learning on the spot. After the two of them moved the battlefield far away from the city ground, she raised both hands and gently lifted them upward. Several huge, faintly visible hexagonal barriers appeared around her.
Without a doubt, this was another new, super-large "operating room." Looking at the infinitely multiplying honeycomb, Xu Huo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled at the person in front of him. "I was thinking earlier, why can your materialized objects be used completely detached from your body? After learning to release my materialized objects, I thought you must be using the same method."
"But just now, you showed that invisible spiritual power again. Let's call it a materializable space for now. I guessed again whether your materializable space is enough to cover most of your spiritual world, so you can use spiritual power freely to replace props and traits."
"But just before I spoke, I suddenly discovered another problem."
"What problem?" Zheng Yuci asked with interest.
"Your materialized objects seem very scattered, but the honeycomb is a very large structure," Xu Huo said. "You can't generate the honeycomb all at once, which means the honeycomb is not a whole in your spiritual world. To connect them quickly and completely, maybe the honeycomb has a fixed center."
As he spoke, his gaze swept around. "You've already seen my spiritual world and second personality. It's not too much for me to take a look at your spiritual core materialized object, is it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black shadow under Xu Huo's feet flowed like water toward the ground. But because he was far from the ground and sealed in mid-air by the giant hexagons, the shadow flowed along the growing small hexagons, then penetrated deep into the seams. In the blink of an eye, it turned into thin blades that cut through large areas of the honeycomb cells. Then these flowing materialized objects seemed to find the trick. As they moved, the newly established "operating room" began to collapse. Along with the falling hexagons of various sizes, a small hexagon with a golden glow appeared above the giant hexagon.
"I didn't expect your heart to be golden..." Before the teasing words were finished, a blade that appeared from nowhere was behind him. It pierced through "Die Without Regret for the Deceased" and then flew out from his chest—"Die Without Regret for the Deceased" had the ability to take a death and also eliminate hidden dangers. But this time, not only did it fail, but even "Cat's Triple Life Loan" pulling him off course was stopped by Zheng Yuci, who suddenly appeared in front of him.
Zheng Yuci "considerately" held his shoulder, smoothly letting him take this stab, while her other hand caught the blade that had pierced through his chest. She said with pity, "Since you've never seen my materialized objects, how can you be sure I only have one?"
Blood was seeping from Xu Huo's chest, but since he had twisted slightly, the materialized object hadn't hit his heart. The rest were minor injuries. He also laughed at Zheng Yuci, "You're not much better off. Haven't you just seen my second personality?"
Before he even finished speaking, a hand seemingly wrapped in black smoke pierced through Zheng Yuci's chest. After a brief pause, it turned to dig out her heart!
Only then did Zheng Yuci's expression truly change. A layer of golden light burst out from around her body, forcibly pushing away the shadow personality. She then tried to take Xu Huo away, but Xu Huo was not about to wait for death. He used all the defense props he could, blocking several subsequent attacks. After failing with both spiritual attacks and props, Zheng Yuci suffered a second attack from the shadow personality and ultimately had to pull back and retreat.
At this moment, the highlight came. A player from one side or the other made a move, and the two who had been fine in the air were forcibly pulled back to the ground—the place where they had been fighting was now overgrown with mutated plants. Forced landing meant being buried in endless vines and trees. Xu Huo barely managed to open a path with props and spatial power, and then a blast of air spread from Zheng Yuci's side, directly leveling all the mutated plants in the area. Facing the strong air current rushing toward him, Xu Huo saw Zheng Yuci pick up a sharp cone prop and, without hesitation, stab it into her own temple! (Chapter End)