With the infusion of True Yuan, the flame in Chu Feng's right palm suddenly surged by several inches.
The sucking power, now several times stronger, firmly grasped the Bizarre that was slowly retracting into the man. With a force far exceeding that of the silver coin, it abruptly pulled a large portion of the Bizarre out.
It seemed to sense something contending with it. The white light on the silver coin again shone several times brighter, once more matching the sucking force of the Soul Refining Technique.
"No~don't! Please, I beg you..."
Under the confrontation of the two forces, Palmer, who lay on the ground, instantly suffered unbearable agony.
He wanted to struggle, but he was completely unable to move.
Chu Feng paid no attention to the man's begging. Instead, he looked at the dazzling silver coin, a deep investigative interest in his eyes.
Interesting, such a small silver coin contains so much energy...
Intent on testing the silver coin's limit, Chu Feng unhesitatingly poured even more True Yuan into the silver-white flame in his palm.
With a BANG, the silver-white flame suddenly shot up over a person's height.
In the face of the sudden, strong suction force, the Bizarre inside Palmer could only let out a pained howl.
For a moment, the agonized howls of Palmer and the Bizarre overlapped, almost forming a rhythm.
Within just a few seconds, the Bizarre's originally somewhat round body had been stretched by half. It had slimmed down considerably, and part of its body had already entered Chu Feng's palm.
In just a few more seconds, Chu Feng's palm would gain a new member.
Just then, as if sensing that the Bizarre was about to escape its control, the light released from the silver coin suddenly doubled in brightness once again.
But perhaps that was its limit. The intense light lasted only a few seconds before quickly dimming.
Chu Feng's palm then effortlessly sucked in the Bizarre, which had been pulled completely out of shape.
HMM, is this the limit?
Looking at the dull and lightless silver coin in his palm, Chu Feng raised an eyebrow, a trace of a smile appearing in his eyes.
He had ultimately emerged victorious in this confrontation.
He casually pulled off the silver coin and deposited it into the System's Storage Space. Then, he turned his gaze to the man gasping for air at his feet, who seemed as if he'd been thoroughly toyed with.
Kicking the man's body, Chu Feng said with a smirk, "The Bizarre inside you has been dealt with by me. Want to reconsider your previous answer?"
Feeling the emptiness within his body, Palmer didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Although the Bizarre was a shackle locking him down, it was also the source of his Strength.
Now that the Bizarre was removed, he had regained the freedom he had longed for. But what meaning did freedom without Strength hold for him?
After a short time, his mind having raced through countless thoughts, a bitter smile slowly appeared on Palmer's face.
He finally understood why that fellow Belles had died there.
"You are Mr. Chu Feng, aren't you?!"
Although it was a question, his tone was filled with certainty.
Chu Feng gave a noncommittal nod and continued to wait for the man's response.
Seeing Chu Feng's slight nod, Palmer finally abandoned any thought of struggling. With a bitter smile, he said, "Belles must have told you everything. Why bother testing me?"
"That's right, we are all from the Yulei Sect, the losers of that religious war..."
The information the man disclosed was almost entirely identical to what Chu Feng already knew. Finally, Chu Feng looked at the man named Palmer and nodded slightly, seemingly accepting his words. But this repeated information didn't satisfy him.
He flipped his hand, and a human-head-sized, exquisitely designed Blue Star Device instantly appeared in his palm.
He presented the Blue Star Device to Palmer and gestured, "Come on, please mark the location of the Yulei Sect headquarters!"
"This..." Palmer looked at the Blue Star Device before him, his expression hesitant, his hand unmoving.
His comrades were all in the headquarters. Was he really going to betray them?
"Hmm? Unwilling to move? It seems you still need my help to make up your mind!"
Chu Feng immediately retracted the Blue Star Device and reached out, pressing his hands against the man's temples.
"Wait! Wait... Mr. Chu Feng... Chu... ARGH... AHHHHH..."
As two fine streams of True Yuan flowed from Chu Feng's fingertips into Palmer's brain, sudden, immense pain instantly caused countless veins to bulge on his head.
His eyes were bloodshot, fine beads of sweat covered his cheeks, and his savage expression somewhat resembled a human possessed by a Bizarre.
A few moments later, Chu Feng withdrew his fingers, and the two fine streams of True Yuan returned to his body.
He looked indifferently at the gasping man, then took out the Blue Star Device again and presented it to him.
"Devil... You must be a devil!" Palmer stared at Chu Feng, his eyes filled with terror, muttering incessantly.
"Hmm?"
"I'll mark it right now, right now!" At Chu Feng's grunt, Palmer shivered and hurriedly took the Blue Star Device.
Watching the man's frantic movements, the indifferent expression on Chu Feng's face didn't change at all, as if he were looking at a dead man.
"Mr. Chu Feng, I've marked it! Look..."
Handing back the marked Blue Star Device, Palmer looked at Chu Feng expectantly. "Sir, can I go now?"
"Hmm, not bad." Chu Feng looked at the mark on the Blue Star Device and nodded in satisfaction. "It is indeed time to send you on your way."
"No, no! Mr. Chu Feng, I can leave on my own."
Palmer carefully climbed up from the ground. With a forced smile, he slowly backed away, his eyes fixed warily on Chu Feng.
Chu Feng's words had given him an ominous feeling, but clinging to that sliver of hope, he still wanted to try and struggle.
"Don't be afraid. It will be quick. You should go meet those you've killed."
To Palmer, Chu Feng's calm voice sounded like the Grim Reaper's whisper. For that one chance at survival, he didn't hesitate to turn and run towards the distant hills.
BOOM.
With a gentle wave of Chu Feng's hand, the man, who had run little more than twenty meters, instantly exploded into a crimson mist of blood.
At the same time, the crimson Bizarre that had entered his palm was incinerated to ash by the scorching silver-white flames.
"DING! Congratulations, Host, for successfully killing a Middle Rank Evil Spirit. You will receive the following rewards:
1. System Points: 150
2. Divine Origin Substance: 4 points"
Looking at the freshly acquired four points of Divine Origin Substance, a smile finally touched Chu Feng's lips.
I'm one step closer to enhancing my Spirit Root!