Looking at the terrified Domain Transcendent, killing intent surged within Feng Qi.
He reached out and gripped the Domain Transcendent's neck. As the purple patterns on his body flashed, they froze the energy around Black Mist's neck, preventing it from turning into mist again.
The shadow began struggling violently. Veins bulged along Feng Qi's arm as he slowly tightened his grip.
But just as he was about to crush the shadow's neck, he suddenly loosened his hand.
He truly wanted to kill the Domain Transcendent assassin before him, seize its ability, and use the nightmare ability to read its memories.
But doing so would come at a price.
It might feel satisfying for the moment, but he could easily become a target for everyone.
Even if this assassin died, other assassins would appear.
Every future timeline would be affected. Without the Talent Ability, his future self could be killed by hidden hunters at any time.
Continuing with his plans would become far more difficult.
But there was a way to break the deadlock and perhaps obtain useful information from it.
With that thought, he suddenly released his grip and said coldly,
"Which faction are you from?"
In response to his question, the shadow gradually solidified. It bent over and coughed before answering hoarsely,
"This was a misunderstanding. We thought you were human. Spare my life."
"I asked which faction you belong to!" Feng Qi continued coldly.
The shadow had clearly mistaken him for a Domain Creature, which was precisely the result he wanted. He intended to use that misunderstanding to extract information.
Faced with the question, the shadow hesitated, but it still answered,
"We do not belong to any faction. We are an alliance formed by representatives of many weak races, specifically responsible for assassinating talented members of humanity's younger