Chapter 239: Pyramid (5600+)

"Is that Martin's teacher?"

"I clearly walked in the opposite direction, yet I still ran into them. As expected, in the Spirit World, direction has no meaning. Instead, all sorts of inexplicable Occultism connections have a huge influence..."

Aaron had excellent eyesight and could see that golden-winged falcon flapping its wings rapidly as it descended, struggling to regain its balance as it fled toward the outskirts of the sandstorm.

On its back, there seemed to be a tiny black dot.

"As expected of an experienced explorer, it looks like they should be able to escape... Setting aside the lethality of a sandstorm of this level, the Spirit World information pollution contained within it is quite fatal; getting swept into it is no fun..."

Aaron commented, then suddenly shook his head: "It looks like this teacher and student's luck isn't very good..."

He saw a team of priests wearing pitch-black, Weird attire emerge from the black Pyramid.

And at this moment, those grayish-white stone fragments were the most terrifying pollution, having already pierced into the opponent's Spirit Body.

Aaron watched that falcon plummet straight down in mid-air; it seemed to have tried hard to leave the Spirit World, but after being locked onto by those priests, this action clearly required paying a higher price than usual.

At the edge of the crater, a sparrow with an injured wing also lay there.

An Extraordinary of the Third Primordial Substance should not have been defeated so easily, but unfortunately, they had only sent a Spirit Body.

The aura of an Evil Spirit, unique to the opening of the Fourth Primordial Substance, continuously overflowed outward.

At this moment, a black-robed priest with extremely strange body proportions swung his right arm and threw the stone weapon in his hand.

Bang!

The spear-like stone weapon accurately hit the falcon and exploded in mid-air.

One after another, blood-colored wounds appeared in succession on the formal attire, with blood continuously flowing out!

In the Spirit World, this is also the most suitable carrier for Extraordinarys to exchange information.

Invisible ripples swept past, causing the black-robed priests to fall like cut wheat.

And at this moment, those black-robed priests holding weapons had already arrived at the edge of the desert crater.

Aaron came to the side of the sparrow and spoke.

"Teacher... Teacher..."

"Help me!"

"You shouldn't have transformed into a sparrow; you should have transformed into a house sparrow, it suits you best."

Amidst the twisting air, the figures of those ancient priests wearing black robes slowly emerged.

A layer of snow-white frost appeared on the bodies of those black-robed priests, but they did not retreat; instead, they raised their hands high, chanting hymns of praise that Aaron could not understand.

"I can help you, but according to the rules in the Hidden Realm, there must be an equivalent exchange."

The opponent, currently in battle, simply could not do it!

"Is this the danger of the Spirit World? Can an Extraordinary at the Third Primordial Substance level die if they are not careful?"

Drip! Drip!

Drops of blood fell onto the ice surface, and Aaron spoke softly: "Decree—Death!"

Crack! Crack!

The desert kept freezing, the surrounding temperature plummeted, reaching the point where it could freeze a Spirit Body!

These priests had withered bodies, like mummies, and their faces were covered with bronze masks.

The little sparrow threw itself onto the falcon, but could not shake it in the slightest.

The sparrow's voice sounded like it wanted to cry.

Behind them, the phantom of a black Pyramid emerged.

Martin could certainly run, but looking at his teacher who had fainted from heavy injuries, he gritted his teeth, looked at Aaron, and suddenly plucked a feather from himself in a flash: "I agree to your terms!"

Aaron said: "I need the knowledge and Curse you have learned regarding the Spirit World, and in return... I will try my best to repel your enemies..."

On his body, a set of classical, gorgeous court noble attire automatically appeared.

"Enemies, there are still enemies..."

In front of Aaron, the sand dune caved in, and the giant falcon fell like a meteorite, smashing out a crater.

"This effect might be equivalent to my Filthy Bullet? That proud kid's proud teacher looks like they are going to be unlucky..."

Aaron rested his hand over his eyes, clicking his tongue in wonder.

Countless grayish-white stone fragments pierced into the falcon's body, causing its golden feathers to fly everywhere as it let out a shrill, miserable howl.

The sparrow pecked rapidly at the falcon's feathers: "Teacher, wake up... We must wake up immediately, otherwise it will be miserable..."

At this moment, a gust of desert wind blew past.

Bang bang!

"Mr. Martin, we meet again."

"As expected, these priests are not too powerful; they rely on the amplification of the Pyramid to heavily injure the falcon. The greatest danger in this area is not these priests, but those pitch-black Pyramids!"

He knew very well that those black-robed priests were not human, but a type of special Spirit World Creature.

On the body of the Pyramid, mysterious symbols representing Animals such as lions, crocodiles, cats, goats, and so on, flashed in succession.

Aaron stepped forward to inspect it and found that the falcon still had soul fluctuations and had not died.

The sparrow stopped on Aaron's shoulder and said in terror: "What to do? What to do? They are coming, they are coming... You have already accepted the reward, you must protect me and my teacher..."

This was a portion of a pure Spirit Body that the opponent had voluntarily separated, containing memories of the content of the Curse!

Unless the opponent had learned a specific Curse Ritual for modifying memories, it would be very difficult to fake!

Aaron grabbed the sparrow's beak, making it unable to speak, while he himself stepped forward indifferently.

The feather dissipated into points of light in Aaron's palm, and he instantly learned the Secret technique of how Martin's Spirit Body transformed into a sparrow.

Those still standing were attacked by Aaron's pistol almost instantly; one Radiant Bullet after another, carrying the light of Purification, began to burn fiercely on them one by one.

No!

In Martin's eyes, those were not blood, but terrifying pollution and Curse that seemed like the 'Evil of this World'!

In their hands, they also held grayish-white weapons, which looked like they had been polished from stone; although the shapes were rough and primitive, Aaron could feel the power carried upon them.

"It's a pity... only an Extraordinary of the 'Shadow' path can use it, though once I open the Fourth Primordial Substance, using 'Luster' to convert into 'Shadow' is not impossible, but it holds little meaning... However, this transformation Curse is said to allow for further learning; once reaching the Fourth Primordial Substance, one can attempt to transform into a formidable Spirit World Creature!"

"So, a Spirit Body after transformation can actually bleed?"

At the same time, the stone weapons in the opponent's hands carried terrifying corruption and influence.

"Of course, wanting to transform into a Spirit World Creature that possesses Extraordinary Ability is a very difficult matter; if Martin's teacher could have transformed into something like a phoenix today, he definitely would not have ended up in such a miserable state."

In an instant, his soul body, which had appeared real due to his arrival in the Spirit World, became somewhat illusory once again.

Aaron took the feather and suddenly understood its use.

"This..."

Martin looked at Aaron, who had casually struck and beaten the black-robed priest—who had severely wounded his teacher—into a state of extreme disarray, and even his thoughts seemed to have ceased functioning.

(End of this chapter)