Vandal Savage said he needed the staff to explain Luo Xia's curse to him, so Luo Xia crooked a finger and drew the staff into his palm.
After examining it closely, Luo Xia discovered the staff's extraordinary nature. It truly contained powerful energy fluctuations; an ordinary mortal would likely be burned by that energy upon touching it.
As Vandal Savage accepted the powerful magical artifact, his previously respectful and cautious expression turned into a confident, cruel smile.
The Staff of Horus was a powerful magical item and Vandal Savage's greatest reliance. With this equipment, his strength had increased by more than tenfold.
"The stupidest thing you did was place the Staff of Horus in my hands." Vandal Savage spoke smugly to Luo Xia.
Vandal Savage was a decisive villain, so the moment those words left his mouth, the staff's hawk-head ornament aimed at Luo Xia and fired a beam of blue light.
The immense energy was enough to reduce reinforced concrete to ashes. If it had not been concentrated into a beam but released as an explosive shockwave, it could have pulverized this fifty-story hotel.
Yet when the energy beam struck Luo Xia, it merely made his body tremble slightly and blur with a few afterimages before vanishing.
It was as if a black hole had appeared within Luo Xia's body, absorbing all the energy from the staff.
"You think a god-tier item is enough to turn things around? Too bad—I was already max level, and I'd even sold dozens of god-tier items." Luo Xia disdainfully straightened the clothes over his chest.
Sebastian Shaw's energy-absorption ability from the Marvel Universe could absorb nearly any kind of energy into his body, including magical energy.
"Hmph, I hate cheaters like you the most," Vandal Savage retorted.
"Huh, so you're a player too?