Been Acting All Along!

Chapter 0041: He Was Acting the Whole Time!

But he was stopped by the mysterious youth beside him: "Jie Ke, that's enough." Bishop Jie Ke also looked at Wang Feng, feeling a tinge of sorrow in his heart. Wang Feng glanced at him and recited the explanation he had prepared long ago: "Because the Golden Light Thunder Leopard was stronger... that is why I did not choose the Star-Moon Fox."

"Now, his spirit power will slowly decrease, and his body will gradually be unable to withstand the massive impact brought by that thousand-year spirit ring! Until, in the end, it will slowly fade away..." Bishop Jie Ke waved his hand. The mysterious youth's expression darkened slightly; it seemed that hearing the words "His Majesty the Pope" from Bishop Jie Ke's mouth made him somewhat displeased.

Meanwhile. Bishop Jie Ke was truly worthy of being a Spirit Saint, knowledgeable and experienced. "It seems your luck is indeed good. With those two fighting, it is truly possible that you took advantage of them while they were exhausted!"

"Secondly, one would need a Spirit Master of at least Spirit Saint level to suppress the Golden Light Thunder Leopard spirit ring for him, but that is also a thankless task. Even if he were saved, the rank of Xiao Feng's spirit ring would drop. His strength, potential, and upper limit would all decrease. Spirit Hall would likewise not do such a thing..."

As the purple spirit ring rose, Bishop Jie Ke was stunned. Was it really a purple spirit ring?

"Save you?" However, before Ma Xiunuo could finish, Bishop Jie Ke interrupted him, saying in a deep voice: Even the handsome youth beside him was slightly stunned, looking at the child who was only a few centimeters shorter than him, a trace of curiosity involuntarily appearing in his eyes.

Notting Academy, the room where Grandmaster was staying. Wang Feng looked at this special token, remaining silent. That token was no simple object. It was a third-tier special token of Spirit Hall; besides a long sword and a hammer, there were three pairs of wings on both sides!

The mysterious youth walked up to Wang Feng, looking at this big child who was only a head shorter than himself. He reached into his robes and took out a token, handing it to Wang Feng as he said: "Then Teacher, is there still a way to save Brother Feng?" Tang San stood up, his expression somewhat anxious. This child, for some reason, held a strange attraction for him.

But it could grant entry to the Hunting Forest of most cities, as well as the Spirit Main Hall. One could also rely on this token to go to Spirit Hall and collect a considerable amount of Gold Spirit Coins! The mysterious youth finally took a deep look at Wang Feng.

"Therefore, his spirit power is only level fifteen." Bishop Jie Ke said coldly, "If he were truly a peerless genius, and had absorbed the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's spirit power while remaining unscathed, he would only have a full spirit power of level twenty! That is what a true peerless genius is, one in a million!"

"Child, Spirit Hall cannot help you. But this token can provide you with some help in your daily life, provided you can survive. I am giving you a chance."

"Child, how did you obtain this thousand-year spirit ring?" Bishop Jie Ke continued to ask. Ma Xiunuo nodded.

"Alright, let's go." He... had been acting the whole time! Extremely mysterious!

"That child, Xiao Feng, was just too impatient. His luck was so good, and he is so smart, yet his competitive spirit was too strong. He should have absorbed the Star-Moon Fox's spirit ring; only then would he have had a chance to survive. Yet, he insisted on absorbing the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's spirit ring... He had innate full spirit power, and according to your description, Xiao Feng's physical constitution is exceptionally strong, but it is still impossible for him to withstand the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's spirit ring..."

Tang San listened to his teacher's words, dumbfounded, his face full of shock. "How can this be? Brother Feng's first spirit ring is a thousand-year one, how could he die?"

"On the way here, the Spirit Master from your branch hall told me about this child." Grandmaster sighed and said:

Bishop Jie Ke looked at Wang Feng with impatience. "What a waste of my time! Child, your luck is good to the extreme, but also bad to the extreme. If you want to blame someone, blame the gods for not favoring you! Move aside!"

Seeing this token, Bishop Jie Ke was slightly startled. "Your Highness..."

For a child with no future, this was enough to keep him wealthy for a lifetime. Bishop Jie Ke suddenly laughed dryly. "The cost to save you is too great; you cannot afford it. And even if you were saved, your strength and aptitude would be far inferior to what they were before. If you can still become a Spirit Master by then, it would likely be a great blessing!"

Bishop Jie Ke walked to Wang Feng's side, looked him over twice, and shook his head again. "It is a pity, yet he ignorantly chose the Golden Light Thunder Leopard. That Golden Light Thunder Leopard was at least five thousand years old. Even a level thirty Spirit Master would not dare to absorb such a spirit ring!"

Ma Xiunuo quickly said, "Bishop Jie Ke, this child is a genius. If he joins Spirit Hall, his future achievements will surely be limitless! Staying in Notting City will bury him. I hope you can take him to a better academy..."

However, at this moment, seeing Bishop Jie Ke and his party leaving, although Wang Feng's face looked very disappointed.

Hearing this, Ma Xiunuo was shocked. He had heard Xiao Feng mention it earlier, but he hadn't taken it to heart. Brother Feng was his childhood friend!

Bishop Jie Ke sneered: "How pitiful, how unfortunate!"

Hearing this, Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo's expression changed. "Bishop, what do you mean..."

Notting City, inside Spirit Hall. Silence. It was extremely quiet. No one had expected that it would turn out like this!

Wang Feng nodded. "Why did you choose the Golden Light Thunder Leopard instead of the Star-Moon Fox's spirit ring?" A very normal answer for a child.

"His spirit power is level fifteen." Tang San stood frozen in place.

Grandmaster was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "At most... six or seven years. And that is only if he does not use his spirit. If he uses his spirit for a long time, it will be greatly shortened! There is even a possibility of sudden death!"

She had a vague premonition that perhaps she would see this child again. It was just that she didn't know what it would be like then...

Bishop Jie Ke looked at Su Yuntao and said indifferently, "This child has innate full spirit power and extremely high aptitude, with a very strong physical constitution. He only just enrolled in Notting Academy yesterday, so surely no one has taught him much knowledge yet? He just rushed into the Hunting Forest..."

Yet he hadn't expected to hear such a shocking answer! Ma Xiunuo looked at Wang Feng with a pained face, his eyes brimming with tears.

"Two spirit beasts killing each other? A Golden Light Thunder Leopard and a Star-Moon Fox? That is somewhat interesting. The Golden Light Thunder Leopard is an extremely rare thousand-year spirit beast, ranging from five thousand to six thousand years. The Star-Moon Fox can be anywhere from two thousand to four thousand years. But the Star-Moon Fox possesses extremely strong recovery abilities and does indeed have the strength to fight the Golden Light Thunder Leopard..."

Seeing this, Ma Xiunuo's heart sank. After returning to the academy, Tang San first sought out Grandmaster and told him about Brother Feng's spirit ring.

"A thousand-year spirit ring for a first spirit ring—it is simply impossible for a Spirit Master to absorb it! If they force it, the weak will only explode and die! He has innate full spirit power and high aptitude; perhaps he had a one-percent chance of absorbing it. It is a pity that if he had absorbed the Star-Moon Fox's spirit ring, he might have actually had a chance to survive."

Seeing this scene, Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao felt a pang of sorrow. That's right, from the moment Wang Feng revealed his thousand-year spirit ring in front of Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao.

"What? Grandmaster, you said Brother Feng will slowly die?"

"No need to say more." The mysterious youth waved his hand. "It's just a Spirit Hall token."

As he spoke, Bishop Jie Ke was about to push Wang Feng aside.

"It's difficult!" At this moment, the mysterious youth suddenly spoke:

Grandmaster shook his head. "First, use heavenly treasures to slow down the impact brought by the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's spirit ring, but such treasures are extremely rare. They are hard to come by. Perhaps the Pope Palace possesses them, but even if he were saved, Xiao Feng's spirit ring would drop, becoming a hundred-year ring instead of a thousand-year one. His strength and potential would also drop significantly... Spirit Hall would never do such a thankless task."

Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao were once again extremely confused. His face seemed to show fear, as if he had understood the words of Jie Ke and the mysterious youth just now.

At this moment, Wang Feng suddenly said in a trembling voice:

Wang Feng had just finished speaking when the youth shook his head, sighed softly, and stopped talking.

Bishop Jie Ke looked at Wang Feng and asked, "Child, is it true that every time you use your spirit power, your body feels extreme pain?"

He hadn't expected that it would turn out like this!

"Wait, you said his spirit power? Only level fifteen?"

"Furthermore, every time he uses his spirit ring, the burden on his body increases! And then his spirit power will dissipate rapidly! Because his body cannot withstand the spirit power brought by the thousand-year spirit ring!"

Hearing his teacher finish, Tang San was also stunned.

Bishop Jie Ke pointed at Wang Feng. "His talent is not bad, but it is a pity he is too foolish and knows too little, making the wrong choice. If he had chosen the Star-Moon Fox, which possesses recovery abilities and a lower age, he might have had a sliver of a chance to survive."

That child, if he had a teacher to guide him, perhaps he wouldn't have ended up like this!

"But he is not!" Could it be...

"He won't live long." The mysterious youth spoke again with a voice like heavenly music. "Innate full spirit power made his physical constitution far exceed that of ordinary people, but he forcibly absorbed the Golden Light Thunder Leopard's spirit ring. Even if he succeeded, his body would be unable to support it now."

"But, if you don't try, how would you know?" Wang Feng walked up to Bishop Jie Ke, his face full of pleading.

"Brother Feng, how... how much longer can he live?" Tang San asked with a trembling voice.

Ma Xiunuo and the others were puzzled. The voice was crisp, like heavenly music, extremely pleasant to hear.

Wang Feng narrowed his eyes, then raised his spirit ring. A deep purple spirit ring shone throughout the room, and that small golden lotus was exceptionally beautiful.

"So, child, I am sorry, you cannot join Spirit Hall. I suggest you stop studying as well. Return to your village, do not use your spirit again, and live out the rest of your life peacefully."

"That was at least five thousand years... Although I have never seen such a situation, no matter how strong his talent is, it is very difficult for him to survive. Now that he is forcing himself to absorb the spirit ring, I fear that every time he uses his spirit, he will be in extreme, extreme pain, and his spirit power will slowly dissipate... He simply cannot live much longer..."

Bishop Jie Ke gave a bitter smile. But in his eyes, a trace of a smile flashed.

"No need to try! Even if His Majesty the Pope were here, he would not waste resources and manpower on you!"

The mysterious youth walked to Wang Feng's side, his eyes, like stars, meeting Wang Feng's gaze.

"Yes." Bishop Jie Ke was startled, then replied respectfully.

Wang Feng repeated to everyone what he had previously told Tang San.

"This Bishop Uncle, does Spirit Hall really have no way to save me? Your Spirit Hall is so powerful, you should be able to save someone in my condition, right? If you could save me, I would be fine."

Grandmaster finished speaking, his face full of sighs.

"Therefore, he has no potential now." Bishop Jie Ke shook his head. "He really made us waste our trip."