475: Episode 22 Six Paths of Reincarnation Chapter 148 Thousands of Plums Paying Homage, A Snip of the Cold Plum (Part 1)_1 475: Episode 22 Six Paths of Reincarnation Chapter 148 Thousands of Plums Paying Homage, A Snip of the Cold Plum (Part 1)_1 Crimson Spirit Red Spirit sincerely knelt before Ye Yinzhu, who quickly extended his hands in a supportive gesture, as a faint aura of Zi Zhu Douqi helped lift Red Spirit’s body, “Red Spirit, there’s no need for such formalities when you see me in the future.
When we first met, I promised you that we were friends, not master and servant.
You have contributed greatly to the construction of Qin City.
If you need anything in the future, just let me know, and I will fulfill your requests as best I can.”
Red Spirit gratefully said, “Your Excellency, the Zither Emperor, I am already living a life like that of a deity.
I feel that none of my ancestors have ever lived such a wonderful life, and all this has been granted to me by you.
In Red Spirit’s heart, you are not my employer, but my savior.
Rest assured, as long as Red Spirit has a breath left in me, I will strive to help Qin City achieve perfect construction.
Let me first finish this battle, and then at a later time, I can share more with you in detail.”
Wu Dao had been quietly observing from the side, and with his seasoned experience on the Continent, he could clearly see that Red Spirit’s respect for Ye Yinzhu was genuine, not contrived.
No wonder his most proud disciple held Ye Yinzhu in such high regard, and that Qin Shang and Ye Li even passed on the position of Sect Master to this young man.
It seemed that he indeed possessed a convincing quality.
While thinking this, Wu Dao’s wariness towards Red Spirit deepened a notch, deducing from the exchange between Red Spirit and Ye Yinzhu that this was a Wisdom-type Demon Beast.
Such beasts were at least above the seventh rank, and considering the Zi rank strength demonstrated by the two from Qin City previously, it was clear that this all-red monkey was not an easy adversary.
Preconceived notions can often lead to erroneous judgments, and Wu Dao was guilty of this.
Little did he know that Red Spirit’s greatest ability was in mining, not bat, and this remained true even after absorbing the energy of Krypton Gold.
“Please—” Wu Dao politely gestured with an invitation to Red Spirit.
However, before he could react, Red Spirit, with a surge of intense heat, swiftly lunged forward.
His lightning-fast speed left a clear trail of afterimages, and Wu Dao only felt a rush of hot air on his face as the monkey’s face swiftly enlarged before him.
He was certain that the fiery red glow could not possibly be a Red-rank attack.
Unprepared for Red Spirit to launch an assault without warning, Wu Dao found himself flustered and in disarray.
In reality, Wu Dao was unaware that before the battle, Anya had carefully instructed Red Spirit to unleash a storm-like offensive immediately upon mencing the fight with the opponent, to never give the adversary a chance to catch their breath.
As Red Spirit struck swiftly, his eyes sparkled with an Amethyst-like radiance.
However, the Amethyst glow emanating from him was entirely different from Zi’s.
The purple light in his eyes, mixed with distinct gold specks, gave off an exceptionally eerie feeling.
When Ye Yinzhu saw this, he immediately understood that Red Spirit had fully absorbed the piece of Krypton Gold he had given him and had also pleted his body’s mutation.
Ye Yinzhu knew this, but Wu Dao did not.
Caught off guard by the lightning-fast attack, he could only instinctively release his Instant Magic.
A flash of light, and a Third-Rank Ice Wolf appeared in front of him, diving directly towards the charging Red Spirit.
Even if Red Spirit’s attack strength was weak, being an Advanced-rank Magical Beast, as soon as the Ice Wolf was summoned and realized it was facing another Advanced-rank Magical Beast, its body suddenly went limp.
Wu Dao’s plan was to use a series of instantly summoned Ice Wolves to delay the attack on him, allowing himself time to plete a high-level summoning technique unique to Hua Sect.
Unfortunately for him, Red Spirit did not afford him the opportunity.
With a flicker of red light, as Red Spirit rushed towards the Ice Wolf, there was no sign of slowing down.
A bizarre scene unfolded: when Red Spirit collided with the Ice Wolf, everyone expected him to attack, but instead, the mass of red light that was Red Spirit suddenly split into two, slipping past either side of the Ice Wolf’s body like a blade had cut through.
After the two streaks of red light swept past the Ice Wolf, they quickly merged again, continuing their charge without any pause.
Such a strange sight, not only for Wu Dao but for everyone present from both sides, was something they had never seen before, including Zi, the leader of the Four Sacred Beasts.
Was this a Clone Technique?
Only Ye Yinzhu had some understanding of the scene before them.
Red Spirit had once attached itself to him, mentioning that after absorbing Krypton Gold, it had gained new abilities, allowing its metallic-like body to transform into any shape according to its will.
It had once turned into wings to help Ye Yinzhu fly through the air.
Now that it had fully absorbed the Krypton Gold, this ability to split into two was clearly due to mutation—a special ability unique to Red Spirit that probably even the former Red Essence beings could never achieve.
As everyone watched in amazement, Red Spirit had already rushed in front of Wu Dao.
The uninterrupted swiftness of his approach was incredibly fast.
Wu Dao fell into a brief daze upon seeing the split, and in that moment, Red Spirit had already wound up around him, transforming into a violent red light that enveloped his body.
Wu Dao only felt an intense burning sensation throughout his body, followed by a vast expanse of red light that pletely enveloped him.
As a mage, even if his magic was powerful, it had to be released in a certain way.
Being attacked at close range by the opponent, Wu Dao could no longer use instant magic to block the enemy.
The Red Spirit’s body had pletely transformed into an alien shape, no longer resembling its original form.
It was like a thin layer of armor wrapping around Wu Dao’s body.
Unfortunately, this armor was not obedient.
In no time, a metallic red membrane had pletely restricted the Head of Hua Sect’s body.
If it had been any Sect Master from the Four Martial Arts Sects who had struck, despite the Red Spirit’s energy being powerful enough to bind them with its transformation technique, it absolutely could not have withstood the impact of Zi rank Douqi from the inside out.
However, Head of Hua Sect, Wu Dao, was a mage.
Although Hua Sect’s unique magic did not require incantations, he too needed to use his painting brush to cast his summoning magic.
Even with instant magic, he still had to use the brush in his hand as a medium.
But once restrained by the Red Spirit, his entire body was pletely immobilized, and he couldn’t even think of moving an inch, let alone casting magic.
A mage unable to cast magic is just an ordinary human, even if he is a Grand Sorcerer of Zi rank strength.
At that moment, Head of Hua Sect, Wu Dao, was experiencing such an embarrassment.
A quiet ring of fiery red light blades surrounded Wu Dao’s neck.
Amidst the flickering red glow, the head of the Red Essence strangely materialized, facing Wu Dao at an extremely close distance.
Now, if it wished, it could take Wu Dao’s life at any moment.
In terms of true strength, there was a vast difference between the Red Spirit and Wu Dao.
Even after its transformation, it could never truly match the power of a Grand Sorcerer.
Its greatest ability was its perception of metal, yet its peculiar clone technique bined with its super speed became the key to victory.
Without giving Wu Dao, the Head of Hua Sect, a chance to demonstrate his strength, the Red Spirit had him subdued—an unexpected strategy that led to victory was precisely what Anya had intended by sending out the Red Spirit.
“Red Spirit, stop.” Ye Yinzhu timely stopped the Red Essence.
Under the all-enpassing fiery attribute armor membrane, Wu Dao couldn’t even breathe, his plexion shifting rapidly within that metallic membrane.
If a bit more time had passed, without the Red Spirit having to do anything, Wu Dao would have died from suffocation.
With a flash of red light, a faint afterimage flickered by, and the Red Spirit respectfully returned to Ye Yinzhu’s side.
With the sudden disappearance of the pressure around him, Wu Dao immediately felt his body loosen and gasped for air greedily.
For a moment, he looked at Red Spirit with eyes full of curiosity—a curiosity not born of anger or resentment, but genuine interest.
As a summoner belonging to the Summoning Department of magic, he was most interested in various magical beasts.
While it appeared easy for them to summon magical beasts, there were actually many restrictions in place.
For instance, summoning higher-ranked magical beasts required the beasts’ own blood or body parts as catalysts, and they also needed to have a thorough understanding of the magical beasts they summoned.
Facing an unexpected and special magical beast like the Red Spirit, Wu Dao couldn’t help being intrigued.
“Master Wu, it appears you have lost,” Ye Yinzhu said to Wu Dao.
Wu Dao nodded and said, “I’ve lost.
However, could you tell me what kind of magical beast he is?
Is he your contracted beast?”
Ye Yinzhu shook his head.
“The Red Spirit is my friend, not a contracted demonic beast.
He’s an extremely rare advanced-rank magical beast called Red Essence.
Perhaps Master Wu has heard of it before.
Of course, Red Spirit has some differences from ordinary Red Essences, which I’m not at liberty to disclose to the Sect Master.” Among the people of Eight Eastern Dragon Clans, Ye Yinzhu felt the least affection for Chrysanthemum Clan; as for the others, he hadn’t interacted with them much.
Judging by Wu Dao’s immediate acknowledgement of defeat, he seemed to be a straightforward and honest man at least.
“Red Essence?
So it is a Red Essence.
I had thought such magical beasts didn’t actually exist.
I’ve never heard of a Red Essence having any bat abilities!
Its own abilities should be…”
Just as Wu Dao was speaking, Ye Yinzhu interrupted him, “Sect Master Wu, your petition has concluded.
We must continue with the next matches.”
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