Why had the Black Ring transferred to him?
Afanisi's mind went blank for a moment before she finally realized what had happened.
Then fear and anger surged together. This was the first time Afanisi had lost her composure so badly since becoming the Saintess.
She was terrified because she had lost her connection to the Black Ring, and furious because everything Jonas had done was unmistakably a provocation against the Void Realm and her faith.
Although she did not quite understand what had happened, the severing of her connection to the Black Ring undoubtedly had something to do with the man before her.
"You filthy thief! I'll tear you limb from limb-"
Anger made her forget what she should have done first. Of course, this might also have been the girl's way of masking her fear.
Meanwhile, Jonas recovered from his lingering fright.
Ignoring the Void Realm Church Saintess's furious curses, he raised his hand and examined his palm. As though he had realized something, his expression grew rather peculiar.
The Black Ring within him kept gathering and nourishing his body. Only now did Jonas truly understand why Afanisi had dared to storm into Alt District alone.
It was not just her level-four psionic power that gave her confidence. She had only dared to act with such breathtaking arrogance because she also possessed an epic-tier cheat like the Black Ring.
Jonas tried expending a little psionic energy. An instant later, he felt the energy he had consumed rapidly replenishing itself.
That also explained why her psionic energy had seemed inexhaustible.
What Jonas could not quite understand, however, was why the Black Ring had suddenly switched sides.
Judging by the Saintess's behavior, she had clearly unleashed the Black Ring at him as some kind of lethal skill... and he had indeed