“What kind of divine teeth are these?!”
It was stainless steel, yet it was bitten clean through! Zuo Feng broke out in a cold sweat. If those small fangs had bitten him, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
He dared not think further, his hands tightly gripping Diamond Girl’s neck.
Almost simultaneously, Zuo Feng felt that the girl, who had initially restrained him with only one hand, was now gripping his neck fiercely with both of her small hands. Out of instinct, Zuo Feng pressed his thumb hard into the girl’s windpipe.
“She’s learning! She’s learning to fight!”
But when the girl’s thumb also pressed against his windpipe, Zuo Feng suddenly realized—Diamond Girl was imitating his fighting style! The punch to her right eye, the over-the-shoulder throw, the choking, the pressure on the windpipe… these were all things he had ‘taught’ her himself!
Initially, the girl could only disappear and simply block with her hands; even the long, vertical slap mark on his face was from him running into her.
“It’s over.”
A chilling sensation spread through Zuo Feng’s heart, and a strong sense of suffocation surged into his brain like a tide, his consciousness blurring from lack of oxygen.
He tried to loosen his grip, hoping the girl would imitate him, but this time Diamond Girl refused to “learn.”
She continued to choke Zuo Feng tightly, her thumb pressed against his windpipe. Time seemed to slow, his consciousness gradually blurring. In his hazy mind, Da Bai Tu’s charming face appeared.
She was smiling at him. Zuo Feng tried hard to reach out and caress that charming face one more time, but his consciousness drifted further and further away from it. No matter how much Zuo Feng reached out and tried to touch that face, he couldn’t; it just got further and further away.
His consciousness was slowly sinking into darkness when a point of purple light emerged from the darkness. The purple light flickered, full of vitality, like a vibrant little life. Zuo Feng’s consciousness was uncontrollably pulled towards the purple light, slowly detaching from the darkness. Finally, Zuo Feng saw it—it was his brain!
A purple crystal lotus was rooted in his head! Yes! A small, exquisite purple crystal lotus was rooted in Zuo Feng’s head, emitting a faint glow. Its nine petals slowly bloomed, and the light grew even more dazzling.
In the center of the blooming petals, on top of the lotus pod, rested 13 crystal-clear lotus seeds, the size of raindrops. Twelve of these seeds only faintly showed a tiny purple light point, gestating in their very center. Only the innermost one had a rich, almost dripping purple glow, pulsating as if it could break out of its shell at any moment.
As the aura of the purple crystal lotus flowed in, Zuo Feng immediately felt his breathing smooth out and his consciousness suddenly clear.
The purple lotus slowly flew out from Zuo Feng’s forehead, hovering in the air, noble and captivating. Its petals trembled gently, emitting a soul-stirring radiance.
The most dazzling purple lotus seed detached from the lotus and slowly flew towards Diamond Girl.
In that instant, Zuo Feng clearly perceived the instinctive fear that erupted from Diamond Girl when facing the lotus seed—her hands, which had been gripping his throat, suddenly let go, wanting only to escape.
“Trying to run!”
Zuo Feng’s eyes glowed with purple light. He didn’t know what the small lotus seed was or what it did, but since Diamond Girl was afraid, it meant the small purple lotus seed could restrain her. There was no way Zuo Feng would agree to her running away now!
His hands, which had been weakly resting behind the girl’s neck, suddenly exerted force, locking around her throat like iron clamps, pulling her towards the lotus seed.
Zuo Feng could feel the girl’s violent struggle, so strong that she almost broke free from his grip. Zuo Feng, in turn, used all his might to choke the girl, and while he couldn’t pull her closer, he successfully prevented her escape.
Diamond Girl’s brow was less than forty centimeters from the purple lotus. The tiny lotus seed flickered with a faint light, flying for a full 30 seconds. Finally, the lotus seed gently touched the girl’s brow and silently merged into her forehead.
“Thud.”
The moment the lotus seed entered the girl’s brow, Zuo Feng felt her struggling strength abruptly cease, and she slumped limply onto him. Zuo Feng, having used all his strength, let his arms fall weakly, gasping for breath, as dishevelled as someone rescued from drowning.
He lay on the ground, completely drained, unable to move even a single finger.
He was even too weak to push away Diamond Girl, who was sprawled on his chest. He could still sense the lively little lotus seed, and his consciousness carefully observed it. He saw the flickering little lotus seed, after entering the girl’s brow, delve deep into the center of her brain, settling there, unmoving, and flickering. Then, several purple roots emerged from the lotus seed and quickly rooted themselves in the girl’s brain.
“Snap.”
Zuo Feng even heard a faint crisp sound. A tender sprout pierced the lotus seed and quickly grew into a purple crystal lotus. The difference was that this lotus was only half the size of the lotus in Zuo Feng’s brain, and its lotus pod had no seeds.
At the same time, the purple lotus hovering before his eyes, at the spot where the lotus seed had flown out, quietly grew a translucent lotus seed, which was quickly illuminated by a brilliant light—a light identical in color to Diamond Girl’s eyes.
Having caught his breath, Zuo Feng then carefully sensed, and clearly realized that he could now control Diamond Girl! This discovery made his heart pound.
The girl’s abilities were undoubtedly terrifying. If not for her complete lack of combat experience, Zuo Feng was certain he wouldn’t last a minute against her! Just her ability to disappear and suddenly reappear was a perfect assassin’s technique, making her impossible to guard against!
Carefully sensing the girl’s consciousness, he found that she had no consciousness, like a newborn infant, pure as a blank slate, without even a ripple of emotion. There was no joy, no sorrow, just like a still pool of water.
His gaze returned to the purple lotus hovering before him. Zuo Feng’s thoughts stirred, and the purple lotus trembled lightly, then swiftly disappeared into his brow, re-rooting itself deep within his mind. Now, he could summon or retract this strange lotus at will.
“Hiss…”
Enduring the sharp pain, Zuo Feng struggled to get up and stumbled towards the car’s rearview mirror.
The sight in the mirror made him gasp—it was a pair of captivating purple pupils!
Zuo Feng then thought of Yue Jiaxue’s golden pupils when she was unconscious. The colors were different. Zuo Feng also recalled that he had fainted on the first day of the apocalypse, and he was clearly different now. So Yue Jiaxue must also be like him, extraordinary. As for how they were different, Zuo Feng didn’t know, but he would go back and ask Yue Jiaxue.
His consciousness once again sank into his brain. The purple-gold lotus quietly rooted in Zuo Feng’s brain, shimmering with a faint halo.
A brilliant lotus seed appeared on the lotus pod, while the other twelve lotus seeds lay on the pod, seemingly like seeds. These remaining 12 should not yet be mature. Did that mean—the effects of these twelve lotus seeds would be the same as the first one that grew into a lotus in Diamond Girl’s brain?
Did that mean Zuo Feng could control more beings like Diamond Girl?!
A surge of wild joy welled up in Zuo Feng’s heart. If he could control more such powerful beings, he would fear nothing in the perilous apocalypse. He tried his best to suppress his surging emotions.
Zuo Feng took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with purple light, determined to thoroughly study this mysterious power. He summoned the purple lotus again, and his gaze was drawn to a diamond rune on one of the purple lotus petals. Zuo Feng could confirm that this rune was newly appeared!
Zuo Feng didn’t recognize the rune, only feeling it was ancient and mysterious. His consciousness touched the rune, and with a “buzz,” a shield appeared before Zuo Feng: a diamond shield, 2 meters long and 1 meter wide, with ancient and mysterious patterns etched on its surface. In its center was a diamond rune identical to the one on the lotus petal.
The heavy shield crashed down onto the garage’s concrete floor with a dull thud, and the sturdy ground cracked in response. The shield sank dozens of centimeters deep, standing majestically before Zuo Feng.
Zuo Feng was shocked. The power of this Diamond Shield far exceeded his imagination; it could easily tear through concrete. The weight and sturdiness of this shield were absolutely beyond imagination!
Zuo Feng tried to manipulate the shield. With a thought, the shield floated lightly, moving according to his will. He reached out to touch the shield’s surface, which was cold and hard, as if containing infinite power.
He tried to lift the shield with his hands, and it felt as light as nothing. But this didn’t mean the shield had no weight.
Just looking at the crater in the ground, one knew the shield’s weight was absolutely terrifying. It was just that Zuo Feng’s consciousness had formed some mysterious connection with the shield, allowing him to easily control this defensive artifact, which weighed a thousand pounds.
“It’s definitely a divine artifact!”
Zuo Feng’s eyes gleamed with excitement. This shield could not only defend but also become a powerful weapon in critical moments. Judging by its current demonstrated sturdiness and weight, simply smashing it against an enemy could cause devastating damage.
Taking a deep breath, Zuo Feng reluctantly put away the shield and recalled the purple lotus. His gaze turned to Diamond Girl, who was still sprawled on the ground. This Diamond Girl might be his greatest gain; his ability to summon the Diamond Shield was likely related to subduing her.