Sorcery Spirit Transformation: Maid Mode

"Colorless Dream, Seven-Color Tail, Golden Fish?" Weixi suddenly asked in a rush. Yaxiu paused, startled, then immediately answered, "The Distant Sky Realm is an angel's dreamland; the Seven-Color Tail is beneath the River of Flowing Gold, and the Golden Fish is above the white fog." "Very good." The maid slowly exhaled, converting all her sorcery mana into flame-colored mana through the secret venoms of Colorless Dream, Seven-Color Tail, and Golden Fish. Facing the swarming monsters, she pulled two massive flame halberds from thin air with both hands and slammed them violently down on either side. The flame halberds flared with sky-scorching fire, bathing all the Void Realm creatures within their illumination like two massive torches. When the foremost two-headed Fishcleaver Dragon was on the verge of rushing out of the illuminated zone, it was stopped within the firelight as if hitting a wall of air. The other Void Realm creatures immediately realized what was happening; they either tried to plunge through the sea from above or bypass the line of fire entirely. However, as they battered the barrier of firelight, the flame halberds shrank visibly to the naked eye; this move clearly could not trap them for long. Yaxiu recognized it at once. "Guarding Fire?" "Let's move." Weixi led the two in fleeing, saying, "Just this one move drained half my sorcery mana... Why aren't you using Observer Mode?" "The mudfish dragons can hunt me inside Observer Mode," Yaxiu explained tersely, then asked, "You can clearly use Knowing and Guarding Fire, so why didn't you use it earlier?" "Without exotic sorcery mana, I can't unleash the might of Knowing and Guarding Fire," Weixi said helplessly. "I hadn't planned on taking in secret venoms just yet." Weixi had only reincarnated into a Four-Winged Sorcerer in Senluo's doomsday through the Knowing and Guarding Fire god, so she naturally possessed no exotic sorcery mana at all; without secret venoms, she had no way to rapidly acquire it. Yaxiu nodded and asked the question of greatest concern: "How did you find me?" The white fog blocked almost all light, sound, and even airflow, and scouting miracles could hardly take effect. Thus, Yaxiu had never expected to find his separated companions from the beginning. Yet Weixi had pinpointed their location with such precision. Yaxiu's first reaction was naturally that the maid possessed abilities he knew nothing about. A divination miracle? But she only had the Knowing and Guarding Fire god left. Or did she mark me? But I don't smell any of her perfume on me either. Facing Yaxiu's slightly interrogating tone, the maid rolled her eyes. "Master, you've never looked closely at the chain, have you?" Yaxiu paused, startled, then opened Aurora's Sorcerer Handbook and tapped on "Void Realm Exploration." Indeed, for reasons unknown, the sorcerer handbook deemed Yaxiu and Weixi to be in a party for Void Realm Exploration—even though they were indeed traveling together. Unlike Sword Princess and Witch, Weixi and Yaxiu's avatars were bound by a chain. When Yaxiu touched this chain with his mind, he felt a faint tug on his hand, pulling toward Weixi's exact direction. The maid also pointed to her neck. "Once I reached safety, I used the chain's sensation to search for you. It's just that I ran into more monsters on the way, which delayed me for a bit. Fortunately, I made it in time." "Thank you." "You're very welcome. After all, you are my master. How could I ever live without you?" "Right, which is why I'd also like to ask you," Yaxiu said, tending to his nearly severed arm as he spoke. "Why did you save me?" Feili timidly nodded as well. "Miss Weixi, didn't you want Yaxiu to die?" Even the most naive little sheep would never believe any genuine affection existed between Yaxiu and Weixi. Their relationship was that of jailer and prisoner, master and slave, a helpless cook and an ultra-ferocious Lalafell. Yaxiu had made it crystal clear that he only kept Weixi alive because he couldn't kill her; given half a chance, it would be a miracle if Weixi didn't rip Yaxiu's head and spinal cord right out. "Master, what must I do to make you believe my loyalty?" Weixi looked on the verge of tears. "The moment I thought you might be in danger, my heart burned with such anguish that I wished I could fly straight to your side. Seeing you so heavily injured breaks my heart so much..." "Ah, right, I remember now. The underlying command Igola set included 'You must protect me,'" Yaxiu realized. "You knew I might be in danger, so you had no choice but to come protect me." "Master, you always break my heart like this." The maid turned her head away. "Unless you're willing to touch my heart, I'm not speaking to you anymore." "Really? Please, by all means, keep it up," Yaxiu said. "Though if given the chance, I'd indeed be delighted to dig out your heart and see what color it is—" Thud! Two deep-blue mudfish dragons burst from the air once more, pincer-attacking Yaxiu's group of three! With practiced ease, Yaxiu shifted back into the world of lines, but the moment he saw only one mudfish dragon pursuing him, he knew they were in trouble. Returning to the Black Sea, sure enough, the other mudfish dragon was snapping at Weixi—it hadn't been lured back by Yaxiu! "Kill it quickly, don't let it pin us down!" "Understood!" Weixi brandished a giant flame halberd twice her height, while Yaxiu swung his sword with his intact left hand. One in front and one behind, they charged at the mudfish dragon, determined to butcher this wretched fish! Yet right when they were about to strike the mudfish dragon, it abruptly vanished without a trace—failing to land a single hit, Yaxiu grew frantic with rage. By now, the dark silhouette of the two-headed Fishcleaver Dragon was nearly upon them from behind, with the rest of the monsters hot on its heels. Weixi's face darkened drastically. "What is going on?" "Huh?" "Even when I run into monsters, they don't chase this far." Weixi looked toward Yaxiu and Feili, asking with utter certainty, "Do demons attract the monsters' attention here?" "It's not necessarily because of the demon. It could also be that I pose too high a threat to them—after all, I killed several fish dragons along the way," Yaxiu said calmly. "Coupled with the fact that they seem capable of communicating among themselves, my reputation here might already be at the 'Mortal Enemy' level." Yaxiu's explanation was perfectly reasonable, so Weixi pressed no further. She merely cast a glance at Feili, causing the little sheep to hug Yaxiu all the tighter. Clang! Another Fishcleaver Dragon suddenly leaped out of the Black Sea. With no other choice, the two dodged and struck back, but this brief delay allowed the monster legion behind them to catch up! Guarding Fire! Weixi hurled two flame halberds once more, creating a zone of firelight that trapped all the monsters inside! Yet the maid's aura plummeted rapidly. Clutching her forehead, looking afflicted with the throbbing headache of sorcery mana drained to the absolute limit, she panted, "I don't have enough mana left to cast Guarding Fire another time." Feili asked with a trembling voice, "What do we do?" Even Feili could analyze the current situation: Guarding Fire couldn't hold the swarm behind them, and in just a moment, those two deep-blue mudfish dragons would ambush them again. If one ambush failed, they would strike twice, three times; sooner or later, their speed would be dragged down until the monster legion caught up! Weixi's Guarding Fire was merely buying time; it did nothing to resolve their predicament! Yet after Feili voiced that question, Yaxiu and Weixi fell into an eerie, simultaneous silence. A few seconds later, when the deep-blue mudfish dragons attacked again, Yaxiu and Weixi repeated their previous tactic to drive them back into the world of lines. But the lost time had allowed the monster legion to draw near, their roars echoing everywhere through the white fog. "Master," Weixi suddenly spoke up. "Have you still not made your decision?" Feili was taken aback, unable to grasp what they were talking about. As Yaxiu remained silent, Weixi looked toward Feili. "There is still one possibility to break this deadlock—and that is to let me become your retainer. Feili, you dominate me." "Since Master's sorcery spirit ability cannot handle the current situation, what about mine?" The little sheep suddenly understood—of course! Every legendary sorcerer's sorcery spirit ability was likely different. Now that Yaxiu's ability was countered, she could choose to use Weixi's! The blond girl instantly perked up and said, "Yaxiu, then—" Yet when she saw Yaxiu's cold, aloof face, she instantly realized why he had remained silent. He did not trust Weixi. Sorcery Spirit Transformation was simply too powerful. After Yaxiu transformed, he could thrash Weixi with ease; what would happen if Weixi underwent Sorcery Spirit Transformation? Even if Yaxiu currently held the chains that dominated Weixi, what if Weixi's sorcery spirit ability could break that domination? Even if it couldn't break the domination, if Weixi's sorcery spirit ability could make Yaxiu feel favorable toward her, that alone would be enough to cause irreversible catastrophe. There were simply too many dangerous possibilities. Yaxiu and Weixi were like the farmer and the frozen snake. Letting Weixi undergo Sorcery Spirit Transformation was unquestionably warming the viper. If given even the slimmest chance, she would ruthlessly sink her fangs into Yaxiu without hesitation. Not just Yaxiu—even Feili herself hardly dared to dominate Weixi. Just being a little close to her made Feili feel like a lamb coiled by a venomous serpent; even if the viper lacked fangs, the lamb felt it would be constricted to suffocation. "Yaxiu." Weixi's tone suddenly became exceedingly calm, stripped of both her usual feigned coquettishness and her former provocation. "The reason I came to save you, aside from the constraints of the chain contract, was also because I wanted to save you." "I want a share of this feast; I want to tear the angel's flesh from the Divine Lord of Stars' mouth. This is an opportunity I haven't encountered in thousands of years. It is not only unprecedented, but never to be repeated, and I will seize it at all costs." "Partaking in the angel means not only the possibility of ascending to heights beyond my past life, but perhaps even pointing toward a supreme domain that even the Divine Lords cannot touch—do you have any idea what that means?" The maid lunged forward and grabbed Yaxiu by the collar, a ferocious fanaticism gleaming in her eyes. "A vista no sorcerer has ever seen! The only throne in the world! The scepter of boundless power!" "I slept in the Dream Heaven for three thousand years, alone in the dark, leaving behind so many backup plans for resurrection. Do you think I'm just a coward clinging to life? No! I was waiting for an opportunity—an opportunity to draw near to eternity, an opportunity to hold all creation in my grasp and rule over the Void Realm!" "Now the only opportunity of my life stands right before me. Do you think I care about the contract between us? If I can taste the angel's flesh, what does it matter if I obediently serve as your maid for the rest of my life?" "If you manage to seize all the angel's remains and leave me with nothing, I'll accept that too. But I'm willing to gamble—I'm willing to bet that you can't swallow it all, and I'm willing to bet that I can snatch a shred of hope leading to the supreme!" "I know nothing I say can earn your trust. Even if I cut open my chest and tore out my heart for you to see, or cracked open my head and pulled out my thoughts for you to hear, it would be useless," Weixi said coldly. "Because you and I both know that every single fear of yours is true." "So then, would you rather die here without giving me the slightest chance, or will you take on the challenge of taming this viper?" Yaxiu still said nothing, merely looking at Weixi with a calm gaze. Somewhat disappointed, the maid lowered her eyelids and muttered, "Why am I even talking to a short-sighted, rutting beast like you who only thinks about women..." "When did I ever refuse you?" Yaxiu said, "I didn't speak only because I couldn't move while undoing Sorcery Spirit Transformation; otherwise, Feili would fail to dispel it." Weixi froze, only then noticing that Feili had already reverted to her human form. The maid reached out and took Feili down from Yaxiu's back. "You call me a short-sighted, rutting beast who only thinks about women—I won't deny it," Yaxiu said slowly. "And I truly admire your wicked determination to chase after power, lying dormant for a thousand years just to resurrect." "But if you think my longing for my lovers is inferior to your thirst for power, you're underestimating me far too much." Yaxiu looked at Weixi and said earnestly, "She could betray everything for me, even her country and justice. Could I truly be too cowardly to unleash an accomplished-nothing viper just so I can see her again?" The Spectre Prophet was so infuriated she nearly laughed. "'Accomplished nothing'..." "I'm prepared to be bitten to death by you," Yaxiu said coldly, "and I'm equally prepared to suppress you for the rest of your life." "A sorcery spirit ability is tied to the sorcerer's own desires. Let me see, Weixi: do you resent me more, or do you crave power more?" Weixi's lips curved upward, her eyes brimming with confidence and wild arrogance. "As you wish, my master." As curved white sheep horns sprouted from Feili's head, a strange light illuminated Weixi, and both vanished from midair simultaneously. Yaxiu waited for two seconds. There was no reaction around him, but he wasn't harmed either. His heart sank, but while anything in this world might betray him, the deep-blue mudfish dragons certainly wouldn't—they burst from the air once more, opening their bloody maws to snap at Yaxiu! Now that Yaxiu no longer had Observer Mode, he could not hide in the world of lines. He could only expand his Sanctuary to retreat and casually shoot a Heart Sword at them— Clang! A hundred-meter flaming sword light tore through the white fog, slicing the deep-blue mudfish dragon in half with effortless ease. Azure blood splashed across the sky, scattering like rain. Even the other deep-blue mudfish dragon was startled, eyeing Yaxiu warily. Yet Yaxiu himself was shocked as well—what was happening? Which mighty figure was secretly lending him a hand? Heart Sword didn't have any flame power! His mana was still sword-colored sorcery mana; it couldn't be that his sorcery spirit had suddenly erupted with power, could it?! "Master, do you know how snakes kill?" Someone suddenly hugged Yaxiu from behind. "One way is a hug." "The other is a kiss." Startled, Yaxiu hastily dodged, but no matter what he did, he could not shake off the person behind him. She seemed weightless, yet Yaxiu could distinctly feel her presence— "Heart Sword?!" Yaxiu froze and turned his head toward Weixi behind him. "You're Heart Sword?!" Wrapped around Yaxiu from behind was none other than Weixi, bearing five pure white wings! Yet in Yaxiu's perception, she was unmistakably his second most frequently used sorcery spirit, 'Heart Sword'! "That's right, Master. I am your favorite Heart Sword," the maid giggled. "So you won't be able to get rid of me." Weixi seemed only too happy to seize this chance to tease Yaxiu, but she was quickly pulled away by a pouting Feili. Just like Weixi, Feili possessed five somewhat translucent wings, and in Yaxiu's perception, she was none other than the sorcery spirit 'Sword Mark'! "This is your sorcery spirit ability?" Yaxiu realized immediately. "To fuse yourself with other sorcery spirits and become a god?!" "God Mode, though I prefer to call it Maid Mode." Weixi spread her hands. "Because aside from Feili and me, it also requires the cooperation of another sorcerer. If it were just the two of us, my sorcery spirit ability couldn't be activated at all—just like a maid only has a reason to exist if she has a master." "My sorcery spirit ability allows me to temporarily fuse with sorcery spirits and sublimate them to the realm of Five-Winged gods. In this mode, the sorcerer doesn't need to expend any sorcery mana to mobilize us, while we only need to spend a tiny bit of mana to perfectly unleash the might of Five-Winged gods." Incredible! In an instant, Yaxiu realized the immense value of Weixi's Sorcery Spirit Transformation—in this mortal realm of Ruby Mountain, having what was truly demigod combat strength! Although it didn't possess a nearly invincible safe zone like Yaxiu's Observer Mode, having demigod combat strength was practically invincible in itself! And it aligned perfectly with Weixi's desires: she had never managed to obtain a god in her entire life, yet her Sorcery Spirit Transformation turned her into a god herself... "Here they come." Weixi turned her head and saw the monster legion catching up. "No matter how much these Void Realm creatures evolve, it's impossible for them to possess demigod combat strength, much less absorb god abilities to evolve. Therefore..." "Master, please use me to your heart's content." Feili blushed and chimed in, "Yaxiu, please use me." "Feili, don't join in Weixi's antics." Though it was a rebuke, Yaxiu's tone was breezy, his lips uncontrollably curving upward and his eyes crinkling with smiles. To be honest, Yaxiu had encountered quite a few gods: the Gospel god, the Knowing and Guarding Fire god, the Pierce Qingji god, the Wish-Granting god, the Silver Lantern god... but not a single one was something he could drive perfectly. Even with source crystals, lacking the corresponding realm of sorcery and having not incorporated the god into his soul, commanding a god was like a child driving a massive wagon—he simply couldn't master it. Yet Heart Sword and Sword Mark were his core sorcery spirits, a hundred percent attuned to his soul. Controlling them was as effortless as moving his own limbs! Commanding two Five-Winged gods—when had Yaxiu ever fought such an extravagant battle in his entire life?! Watching the swarm of monsters including the two-headed Fishcleaver Dragon charging toward them, Yaxiu visualized the sorcery formula in his mind. The divine powers of Feili and Weixi were unleashed to the utmost, until suddenly, only the colors of Yaxiu and his companions remained between heaven and earth. Yaxiu extended a finger and wiped gently from left to right across the Void Realm creatures. A colossal ink streak swept across the vast sky, utterly erasing those overbearing behemoths—the two-headed Fishcleaver Dragons, Shark Dragons, deep-blue mudfish dragons, and Foxlantern Dragons—leaving behind only scrap remnants that tumbled into the Black Sea. Miracle: Heart Pen!