Chapter 2495

Ro Sai Palace, inner chamber.

Han Bing sealed the inner chamber; the originally luxurious furnishings had been eroded into debris by deathly power. Now only three people remained inside: Su Xiao and the two sisters of the Penier family.

Penier Carolus hunched over, her nearly shattered black robe hanging in tatters. She wielded a greatsword over three meters long, its blade wrapped in silver-gray flames. Being wounded by this was not merely a slash injury.

Amu blocked only five strikes before being gravely wounded and near death. Carolus's power was terrifying, compounded by the deathly flame on her sword, making her lethality astonishing.

Carolus's sister, Camela, was currently lying on Carolus's back. She appeared frail, unable to walk alone, yet she was extremely dangerous. Her ability was life-based; plant generation was likely merely a side effect. Her true danger lay in causing life overdraft in those she wounded, leading to irreversible arboreal transformation.

The arboreal transformation occurred rapidly; if it affected the head or heart, death was highly likely on the spot.

Barefoot Carolus stepped sideways slowly, her gaze fixed on Su Xiao. The hysteria in her eyes had vanished.

Su Xiao stood still, unwilling to strike first. The enemy's abilities were troublesome and their power far exceeded his own. He would need at least three "perfect counters" to temporarily reduce the enemy's true power attribute by 15 points before engaging. The Carolus sisters were no longer mere targets.

The Apostle's Eye floated behind Su Xiao, beginning to scan the Carolus sisters' data.

【Comparing intelligence attributes……Comparison complete. Our intelligence attribute is 1.98 times that of the enemy. Due to the influence of the Penier family's Wang Zhi, only 71.5% of enemy data was detected.】

Name: God-Spirit Devourer · Penier Sisters

Category: Human / God-Spirit

HP: 98.7% (Penier Carolus)

HP: 100% (Penier Camela)

God-Spirit Energy (Death): 27280/29000 points

God-Spirit Energy (Life): 35900/37500 points

Strength: 173 (true attribute)

Agility: 168 (true attribute)

Stamina: 170 (true attribute)

Intelligence: 80 (true attribute, in transition state)

Charm: 3

Skill 1, Devour God-Spirit (Passive, lv. 70): HP +54000 points, immune to all control effects, already acquired Death and Life traits.

Skill 2, Wang Zhi Greatsword (Active, lv. 72):???

Skill 3, Death Flame · Ring Explosion (Passive, lv. 65): If Carolus uses Wang Zhi Greatsword to assassinate an enemy, it triggers Death Flame · Ring Explosion, dealing damage equal to 18% of the enemy's maximum HP plus 520~1900 points (determined by strength difference).

Tip: If Carolus plunges the Wang Zhi sword into the ground, Death Flame · Ring Explosion will cause a strong knockback effect, accompanied by low-intensity damage.

Skill 4, Recovery · Overdraft (Passive, lv. 70): All of Camela's attacks carry a healing effect that exceeds cellular limits, causing cells to undergo irreversible arboreal transformation in an extremely short time.

Skill 5, Penier Secret Art (Passive, x):???

Skill 6, Wang Zhi · Blazing Ash (Passive, x): By burning one's own soul as payment, awaken the Wang Zhi of the Penier family, thus awakening the combat instinct in the bloodline.

Soul Burned: 0.18% (After soul is fully burned, will become a mindless beast; combat strength will exceed world limits).

Skill 7, Wang Zhi · Greatsword Instinct (Passive, lv. 43):???

Skill 8, Wang Zhi · Gigantic Form (Passive, x):???

???

Skill 12, Wang Zhi · World's Power (Ultimate Ability, lv. 30):???

……

Seeing the Carolus sisters' data, Su Xiao realized the Penier Wang Zhi were not as he imagined. He had thought they were like the Yi Wang—passing down combat memories generationally—but now it seemed otherwise.

The Penier Wang Zhi were less a group of consciousnesses and more a bloodline ability: by burning one's soul as payment, one gains combat instinct for a limited time.

Awakening the Wang Zhi comes at a cost. From the sisters' recent actions, it appears Carolus is the one currently burning her soul. She had just consumed her sister, likely using her as a "kindling" to ignite her own soul.

Once Carolus's soul is fully burned, she will become a mindless beast—extremely powerful. Su Xiao must prevent this; if her power exceeds world limits, it could rival an Archbishop-level entity.

The hunched Carolus stopped moving. She planted her left hand on the ground, sharp fingertips sinking into the stone slabs. After the Wang Zhi transformation, her stature grew even taller.

Boom—

Centered on Carolus, the surrounding ground cracked open, and she vanished from her original spot in an instant.

Seeing this, Su Xiao immediately activated Dragon Shadow Flash, piercing through space in place.

Air blast spread, the greatsword pierced Su Xiao's skull and sank straight into the ground behind him, large stone slabs plowed up and scattered outward.

Carolus stabilized herself in a half-squat, sliding a few meters before stopping. She raised her left hand, flicking her index finger against her ear.

With a crack, a stone lodged in Carolus's ear was flicked away, like a cannonball embedding into the ceiling.

Su Xiao withdrew from Dragon Shadow Flash. Just moments ago, Carolus's speed had suddenly become absurdly fast. Based on that speed, he believed her true agility attribute was over 180 points.

Su Xiao inwardly cautioned himself, stepping forward to face Carolus. Before learning the secret behind her sudden speed increase, he would not act rashly—doing so would likely get him killed.

Carolus hunched again, her large yet still feminine left hand pressing to the ground, her right hand pointing the greatsword forward.

Seeing this stance, Su Xiao knew she was about to charge again, using that already overwhelming speed.

Boom!

Rubble flew into midair; at the moment the debris rose, Carolus had already lunged to Su Xiao's front, her greatsword thrusting straight at his chest.

"Blade Path Knife · Time."

Everything around slowed. Su Xiao slashed diagonally, striking the incoming greatsword.

Clang! The greatsword was knocked backward, and Carolus herself staggered back.

At the moment of blade clash, Su Xiao sensed Carolus's power had weakened significantly. Realizing this, he immediately side-rolled.

Thud!

The greatsword chopped into the ground, shattering the stone slabs completely and revealing the iron-gray metal floor beneath. This was Ro Sai Palace—of course, not so easily destroyed.

"Carolus's speed increases when her power decreases, and vice versa."

It was only a moment, but Su Xiao had already deduced Carolus's ability. As he landed, his knife returned to its sheath.

"Blade Path Knife · Blood Blade."

Zing—

Blood-red feathers drifted down in midair, a blood line flashed across Carolus's neck and vanished, a large spray of blood burst forth, Su Xiao appeared on the other side of Carolus.

"Damn it."

Carolus spoke, she covered her throat with one hand, propping up her body with the greatsword in her other hand.

Camela, perched on Carolus's back, raised her hand and pressed it against Carolus's nape; the blood spurting from between Carolus's fingers stopped, and the wound on her neck healed.

Carolus seemed already enraged to the extreme; she had just failed to defeat Su Xiao, now she 'awakened' the queens, and found she still could not harm him.

Carolus, furious and flustered, hurled the greatsword in her hand; the greatsword spun at high speed, whipping up a wailing sound of tearing wind, and lunged at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao sidestepped to dodge; the greatsword spun past beside him, and in that instant he felt the surroundings seemed to slow down, a sense of danger suddenly arose.

Flesh and blood surged from the hilt of the queens' greatsword, forming an arm; after gripping the greatsword, a sword swung down from behind Su Xiao.

At the same time, Carolus had already leapt up, her two large hands reaching for Su Xiao, her sharp nails flashing with cold light; behind her, her sister Camela pointed her joined fingers forward, a beam of emerald-green light shot toward Su Xiao.

Front, rear, and above—attacks from three directions came nearly simultaneously; Su Xiao could feel his blood beginning to boil.