Chapter 625 A Bold Move Yielded Unexpected Results
"I gotta admit, you really caught me off guard. But handling two spiritual artifacts and a magical tool at once must be a real energy drain, right? How sure are you that you can take me down?" Kirk wasn't as easy to fool as the others. He saw right through Ethan's bluff.
Ethan's heart sank, and his face turned grim. Just defending against Kirk's attacks was like waiting for death. Better to take a gamble! It looked like Ethan had no choice but to use that trump card he'd never used before.
In this critical moment, Ethan didn't have time to hesitate. He quickly made up his mind. Before Kirk could say anything else, Ethan surprisingly pulled the Grail back into his Sea of Qi and said with a blank expression, "Whether I can beat you or not, we'll only know after trying. I'm just afraid that a grand master like you can't even beat a beginner like me. Now, that would be hilarious!"
"You've got some confidence. I'm curious where it comes from." Kirk didn't expect Ethan to retract the Grail. He wondered if Ethan really intended to fight him head-on.
"I've always believed in myself!" Ethan snorted with determination.
"Alright then, let's see if your strength matches your resolve. Time to test how strong you really are!" Kirk chuckled, then suddenly spread his hands, and a mass of pitch-black mist emerged.
The scene reminded Ethan of when he first encountered Kenneth, who was oozing demonic energy from head to toe. But Ethan could tell that the black mist Kirk summoned wasn't demonic energy. Otherwise, the Sun and Moon Beads, which naturally countered demonic energy, would have reacted.
"Let's see what you've got! You've already tasted my Great Black Palm. Now, try my Black Panther Fist!" As soon as Kirk finished speaking, the black mist between his hands transformed into a black panther. After circling in the air a few times, it charged at Ethan with overwhelming force.
"Sun and Moon Beads, devour!" Ethan's face changed instantly. The powerful aura rushing towards him made his legs tremble, but he didn't back down. Almost simultaneously, he controlled the Sun and Moon Beads to shoot towards the panther.
The panther and the Sun and Moon Beads collided violently in mid-air and then tangled with each other.
The panther roared, trying to swallow the Sun and Moon Beads whole. But the rapidly spinning Sun and Moon Beads seemed to be toying with the panther, darting around it and giving it no chance.
Meanwhile, the black aura on the panther was being rapidly consumed by the Sun and Moon Beads. In just a moment, the once pitch-black panther turned gray and started to disintegrate!
"The Sun and Moon Beads can devour this black mist!" Seeing this, Ethan's eyes lit up with excitement.
In just a few breaths, the massive body of the panther disintegrated in the air under the continuous absorption of the Sun and Moon Beads.
"What Black Panther Fist? It's nothing special!" Ethan sneered at Kirk with a smug look.
"What's your relationship with Francis?" Kirk suddenly asked out of the blue.
Ethan was taken aback and immediately started pondering Kirk's intentions, 'Could it be that he can't deal with me and is now trying to get on my good side?' Even Ethan found the thought laughable.
"Why do you care about my relationship with him? If you're so curious, why don't you ask him yourself? Want me to call him out for you?" Ethan sneered.
"Francis is here too?" Kirk's voice genuinely sounded surprised!
"It doesn't matter if he's here or not. The result's the same. Moonhowl is mine today. What can you possibly do to stop me?" Ethan chuckled confidently.
"If you give up now, I can let bygones be bygones," Kirk was silent for a moment, then said calmly.
"Can't handle me, so you want to make a deal? Sorry, but your offer doesn't interest me. Others might fear you, but I don't!" Ethan mocked even more smugly.
"Francis and I go way back. For his sake, I was willing to spare you. But since you're determined to court death, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Kirk sighed lightly, then his tone turned cold, with a hint of killing intent.
This time, Kirk was clearly determined to kill. Ethan's heart tightened. Despite his relaxed appearance, facing a super expert like Kirk, even if he gave his all, it might not be enough. At this moment, he could only tense all his nerves, ready to face the fierce attack that was about to come.
"Mountain Suppression!" Kirk suddenly shouted, and the sky filled with dark clouds. A large mass of pitch-black mist suddenly enveloped Ethan's head.
Ethan immediately felt as if his entire body was being confined, with a weight like a thousand pounds pressing down on him, making his bones creak.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Ethan's face turned pale, as if the heavy black mist could crush him into a meat patty at any moment!
"Soul-Piercing Needle!" With a sudden shout, Ethan finally used his trump card at the last moment. He had been learning soul attacks for a while but had never used them in actual combat.
With Ethan's current level of spiritual consciousness, no one below the Golden Core Stage could match him. Ethan didn't know how effective this attack would be.
Almost instantly, Ethan's powerful spiritual consciousness exploded, condensing into a tangible steel needle that shot towards Kirk.
As Ethan had anticipated, the attack from the Sea of Consciousness caught Kirk completely off guard. He probably never expected that there would still be soul attack techniques in this world.
When the steel needle, which contained most of Ethan's spiritual consciousness, unexpectedly pierced Kirk's heart, Ethan immediately felt the surrounding air freeze, as if time had stopped, and the pressure on his body suddenly disappeared. As for Kirk, he stood there motionless, as if he had been immobilized.
"It really worked!" Seeing this, Ethan couldn't help but show a look of joy. He collapsed to the ground, exhausted and panting.
At the same time, Ethan, who had almost exhausted his Sea of Consciousness, could no longer sustain the consumption of the Requiem Tower's spiritual consciousness. The Requiem Tower, which had been hovering above Orla, buzzed and then quickly shrank, disappearing into Ethan's abdomen.
"Master," Orla was now staring intently at Ethan, and she actually called out softly.
"What did you call me?" Ethan's eyes widened in disbelief.
Previously, Orla had been tough against Kirk, but now she was calling him master. He wondered, 'Could it be because I saved her recklessly?'