The ghostly fire flickering in the Evil Spirit Knight's eyes made it impossible to discern his expression, yet merely standing there kept other ferocious spirits from approaching within a 20‑yard radius.
Even with the terror of a level‑15 Evil Spirit Knight, even if Shi Feng reached level 20 and formed a 20‑person elite party, they still couldn’t defeat it; there was a ninety percent chance the party would be wiped out.
Because the Evil Spirit Knight is simply too strong.
At this stage, many guilds occasionally encounter elite or special elite monsters in the wild, which a small squad or team can handle; however, after the evolution of the Divine Realm, even encountering a mere level‑5 leader monster in the wild is enough to wipe out a twenty‑person level‑5 elite team, let alone the significant boost monsters receive upon reaching level 10.
A level‑10 leader monster requires at least thirty level‑15 elite players to contend with, and even then casualties are inevitable.
Moreover, a high‑level leader like the Evil Spirit Knight possesses numerous large‑scale destructive skills and can even command the spirits of the entire Hundred Ghosts Town; although it is only level 15, its difficulty surpasses that of a level‑20 leader.
Even Divine Light had to deploy several thousand troops before barely managing to slay the Evil Spirit Knight, and doing so came at a heavy cost.
Shi Feng is now penniless, aside from the six‑level gap, and he is alone—making a challenge against the Evil Spirit Knight utterly impossible.
“It seems I have no choice but to use that method.”
Shi Feng scanned the central plaza, silently making estimates and running simulations in his mind.
He was over 300 yards away from the fountain pool; to obtain the Ice‑Blue Demonic Flame he first had to deal with these cursed ghosts and ferocious spirits, then face the Evil Spirit Knight—any mistake would mean dying and respawning in town.
Shi Feng took out two second‑rank magic scrolls—the only two precious scrolls he had left; obtaining more would be extremely difficult and largely a matter of luck.
If it weren’t for the Ice‑Blue Demonic Flame, he would not dare to use something so valuable.
“Phantom Kill.” Shi Feng silently chanted, and a clone began to take shape.
Shi Feng gave the clone more than ten ice grenades, and the clone then rushed toward the plaza.
The instant the clone set foot on the plaza, the Evil Spirit Knight at the fountain pool noticed it; its white skull turned toward the clone, and the ghostly fire in its eyes burned fiercely.
“All living beings must die!”
The Evil Spirit Knight drew the silver greatsword at his back; the blade suddenly burst with blue flames, its shape began to change—the hilt became a white skull, and numerous menacing spikes sprouted along the blade, pointing at the clone.
At the Evil Spirit Knight’s command, countless cursed ghosts surged toward the clone like waves.
The clone activated an acceleration scroll, threw an ice grenade, instantly freezing a large swath of the cursed ghosts, then turned and fled.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng activated Wind Walk and an acceleration scroll, triggered the Void Ring, entered a void state, and dashed straight for the fountain pool as fast as a gust of wind.
The time in the void state flowed by rapidly, and Shi Feng’s distance to the fountain pool kept shrinking.
300 yards…
200 yards…
100 yards…
As he neared the fountain pool, Shi Feng clenched both second‑rank scrolls in his hands, his expression unusually calm, his gaze locked on the pool’s center.
“Little rat, do you think you can escape my sight?”
The Evil Spirit Knight suddenly appeared before Shi Feng, its eyes flickering with ghostly fire as if they could see through everything; its icy voice dripped with contempt as it raised the white‑bone greatsword, the faint blue flame burning along the blade making the surroundings unusually hot. With a fierce swing, it turned into a stream of light, cleaved the air, and precisely aimed for Shi Feng’s head.