It Still Had to Be Me

Lin Feng looked around and found himself surrounded by ghostly phantoms.

These fluorescent flickering phantoms clutched pitch-black daggers in both hands. Their forms were blurry, but judging by their builds, they looked exactly like Kitahara Sousuke.

Lin Feng had watched Kitahara Sousuke fight and studied him as well. After all, he was a renowned figure among the students.

Kitahara Sousuke could control phantoms to attack his enemies and travel through them. His fighting style was somewhat similar to Lin Feng's.

Kitahara Sousuke's natal demon spirit had always been a mystery. No one knew what it was.

But Lin Feng was certain that no single soul skill could possess such divine power. This had to be a meticulously designed combination of soul skills, though he did not know exactly how they were combined.

"The five great genius killers truly lived up to their reputation."

Lin Feng watched Kitahara Sousuke vanish and weave continuously through the phantoms, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. He found it troublesome as well.

Only now did he truly understand how helpless his opponents must have felt when facing his Substitute Soul Skill.

Lin Feng's gaze sharpened as he stared at Kitahara Sousuke. A gray glimmer flashed in his eyes, but his soul skill failed to activate, unable to sense his opponent.

"You used a Lock-on Soul Skill on me?"

Kitahara Sousuke asked with amusement in his voice. As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished into thin air and appeared where Lin Feng had been, only to emerge an instant later from a phantom some distance away.

Seeing this, Lin Feng thought to himself, The Substitute Soul Skill works on Kitahara Sousuke, but he can also travel through phantoms. Swapping him into the blast zone will be far too difficult.

Amid roaring winds, Lin Feng faced the