Devouring Speed

The Nuoding City Lord, sent flying backward, spat blood.

His eyes were filled with terror and unwillingness. He had actually been defeated by a one-ring Spirit Master—no, killed.

Even breathing had become difficult. Struggling, he looked toward the Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master.

Only then did the Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master react and immediately use a spirit skill.

"Fourth Spirit Ring, One Leaf Heal!"

As the Spirit Incantation was spoken, a leaf flew from the Five-Leaf Clover Spirit and drifted onto the Nuoding City Lord. His caved-in chest slowly recovered, and a trace of color returned to his deathly pale face.

But at that moment, Tang Jiu suddenly pulled another hammer from the Twelve Golden Hairpins and viciously hurled it at the Nuoding City Lord.

"You're ruthless, Tang Hao's son!"

The Nuoding City Lord had no way to dodge. His bloodshot eyes glared furiously at Tang Jiu as he used his last bit of strength to expose Tang Jiu's identity. Then pain exploded in his chest—the hammer had shattered his heart.

The Nuoding City Lord died!

"What ruthless methods!" the Lightning Leopard Spirit Master snorted. Yet he did not spare the Nuoding City Lord another glance. Instead, he exchanged delighted looks with the others.

"If we kill Tang Hao's son, our merits alone will be enough for us to become bishops of Spirit Hall's Main Hall!"

"We searched everywhere without finding him, only for him to fall right into our laps!"

"It would be a pity to kill him. Break his limbs and capture him alive—the reward from Lord Qian Daoliu will be even greater!" the Amethyst Spirit Master said coldly.

"Big Brother really is thorough!" The other three all praised him.

"You really think I'm a dish on the table, for you to carve up however you please? I came here today to send you to your deaths!"

Tang Jiu gave a disdainful snort.

"Big words. You killed the Nuoding City Lord with some special method that restricted his spirit skills and Spirit Rings. I don't know how you did it, but at most, you can only restrict one person! We are a complete team—four Soul Ancestors!"

The Amethyst Spirit Master was certain of victory. He signaled the Flame Bird Spirit Master and Lightning Leopard Spirit Master to attack. Neither used a spirit skill; instead, they relied on the advantages of their Martial Souls and charged at Tang Jiu.

"This is bad! That kid is in trouble. Looks like I can only get him out of here first."

Flender felt that killing the Nuoding City Lord had already been Tang Jiu's limit. Based on what he knew of Tang Jiu, he believed Tang Jiu had no chance of winning, so he rushed toward Tang Jiu, intending to take him away.

As for whether Tang Jiu's identity was exposed, Flender could not care less.

But the instant the three moved, everyone present was shocked once again.

Tang Jiu's Martial Soul underwent another bizarre transformation. The Bullet Ant grew another third larger.

Its body was black and glossy, its ant legs were like spears, and transparent wings had grown from its back. Every detail displayed the terror of this Beast Spirit.

Even more shocking was the purple, white, and yellow Three-Colored Spirit Ring floating around Tang Jiu!

With a beat of his wings, Tang Jiu easily evaded the two Spirit Masters' pincer attack.

At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

"What... what is that?"

"Could it be the legendary Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" The Amethyst Spirit Master stared in horror.

"But what is that three-colored Spirit Ring?"

"A Mutated Spirit Ring?"

They were not the only ones astonished. Even Flender's eyes widened. So this was Tang Jiu's trump card! Little Gang had not even told him something this important—he had not trusted him at all!

Tang Jiu fixed a cold gaze on the four members of Spirit Hall's Enforcement Team and said icily, "Today, I'll use your blood to prove the power of my Self Spirit Fusion Skill!"

"First Spirit Fusion Skill, Speed Deprivation!"

The Three-Colored Spirit Ring shone with dazzling light and merged into Tang Jiu's Evil Ring Devouring Heaven Ant. Tang Jiu felt an evil power erupt within his body, as if it wanted to devour all things.

Tang Jiu placed the War Hammer into the Twelve Golden Hairpins, and his speed surged again. His body became a blur as he charged toward the Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master.

Master had taught him that in team battles, one had to kill the Support Type Spirit Masters first—especially those with Healing Spirit Skills!

"First Spirit Skill, One Leaf Speed Boost!"

"Second Spirit Skill, One Leaf Strength Boost!"

"Second Spirit Skill, One Leaf Defense Boost!"

The Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master was also an expert at team battles. He immediately boosted himself and his teammates, increasing their speed, strength, and defense.

"First Spirit Skill, Flame Ray!" The Flame Bird Spirit Master fired a stream of flames, launching a fierce attack on Tang Jiu.

"First Spirit Skill, Lightning Thrust!"

The Agility System Lightning Leopard Spirit Master, having received the speed boost, also activated his First Spirit Skill. His speed nearly reached its peak. He rushed toward Tang Jiu and, only when he closed in, unleashed his Second Spirit Skill, Lightning Leopard Claw.

Lightning Leopard Claw was a spirit skill that pierced through a single point to break through an entire surface. Its sharp claws could penetrate defenses and slice through flesh.

Naturally, Tang Jiu would not take it with his body. His spear-like ant legs stabbed toward the Lightning Leopard Spirit Master.

Clang! Clang!

After the sound of metal clashing, the Lightning Leopard Spirit Master was sent flying by Tang Jiu's immense strength. His expression, however, was incomparably grim—his speed had dropped by 5%!

Tang Jiu felt another evil power grow within his body, and his speed increased once more. With a flap of his wings, he dodged the Flame Bird Spirit Master's flames and charged toward him in the air.

"So fast!"

The Flame Bird Spirit Master was an Assault Type Spirit Master, not an Agility System one. Though he could fly, his speed was far inferior to Tang Jiu's, who had the boost of a spirit bone and a Two-Thousand-Year Speed Spirit Ring. In just two seconds, Tang Jiu caught up to him.

"Second Spirit Skill, Fire Bathing Demon Bird!"

Seeing that he could not escape, the Flame Bird Spirit Master could only activate his Second Spirit Skill. Blazing flames erupted around his body, hoping to make Tang Jiu retreat.

Faced with the raging flames, Tang Jiu naturally would not strike with his fists. Instead, he stabbed at the Flame Bird Spirit Master with his spear-like ant legs.

With a puff, the Flame Bird Spirit Master's arm was slashed open.

After stealing another �% of his speed, Tang Jiu became even faster. At that moment, a fierce wind struck from behind—it was the Lightning Leopard Spirit Master.

Tang Jiu blocked with his ant legs and exchanged a blow with him, knocking the Lightning Leopard Spirit Master back to the ground. Another evil power grew inside Tang Jiu, and his speed increased once more.

He relentlessly pursued the Flame Bird Spirit Master and threw a punch at his face. After devouring speed repeatedly, Tang Jiu moved like a ghost. The Flame Bird Spirit Master could not react at all and could only raise an arm to block.

Crack! The Flame Bird Spirit Master's arm broke, and his body fell from the sky.

The Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master hurriedly treated him. A leaf flew into him, and only then did the Flame Bird Spirit Master's arm recover. His expression was extremely ugly as he said, "My speed has dropped by around �%!"

The Lightning Leopard Spirit Master also said in horror, "My speed has dropped by �% as well!"

"He can devour our speed!" the two cried out in unison.

"Not only that, the speed he devours is also fed back to him!" As a Support Type Spirit Master, the Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master observed the battlefield more sharply. The moment he said this, everyone sucked in a cold breath.

"A monster!"

Flender's mouth twitched. This was practically cheating.

"Stay calm. There has to be a limit to how much speed he can devour. Don't panic!" the Amethyst Spirit Master said blandly. He refused to believe there was a spirit skill that could devour speed without limit!