Ash didn't expect that the demon's manipulation of mages could actually reach such a level—

Filly turned Ash into a Technique Spirit!

Perhaps only in this state, Ash could use magic miracles without triggering the mysterious chains. Because at this moment, he's not a mage at all, just Filly's Technique Spirit!

As for his effect as a Technique Spirit, Ash refuses to admit it's invisibility; he prefers to call it the 'Observer Mode.'

When he doesn't actively interfere with reality, he's in an "untargetable" observer mode, where no magic miracle can affect him, and no object can block him. But as soon as he intervenes in reality, he immediately exits observer mode.

He strongly suspects that this 'Technique Spirit Transformation' ability of the demon may be a tactic left behind by Lord Senluo. Because Technique Spirit Transformation is really similar to Senluo's Great Skill, the only difference is that Ash still retains consciousness and can exit the demon's control and leave Technique Spirit Transformation at any time.

Ash believes there must be other effects to his status as a Technique Spirit, but for now, he's only discovered observer mode. Even so, he's confident he can crush that bastard Vishi.

Being able to freely choose "when to appear in reality" means all defenses are meaningless against Ash!

The Holy Domain is no exception. Ash can choose to appear directly within the Holy Domain, bypassing its defenses. More terrifyingly, in observer mode, he can overlap with other objects (in fact, he overlaps with the air itself)!

When objects overlap and Ash suddenly chooses to interfere with reality, what will happen?

Now he knows the answer—Vishi had clearly pressed the Holy Domain tight against her skin, yet Ash nearly chopped her damn head off, because Ash in observer mode had inserted the sword into her neck, then suddenly returned to reality.

There are three possible outcomes:

Ash's sword remains intact, Vishi is harmed;

Ash's sword breaks, Vishi remains unharmed;

Both Ash's sword and Vishi are harmed.

The answer is the first one: Ash and the objects he controls have the highest priority in reality. When he intervenes in reality, other objects must yield, being directly destroyed by him; when he enters observer mode, even a catastrophic collapse of reality cannot affect him in the slightest.

Undoubtedly, this is nearly a miraculous effect!

Moreover, don't forget, although Ash is now a Technique Spirit, he can still use his own magic power and Technique Spirit! This means Ash is now armed with miracles to battle the bare demigod Vishi!

Vishi also realized this, turning without hesitation to crash out of the window and escape.

But within the brief two seconds of her fall, Ash appeared beside her a dozen times. By the time she hit the ground, she had been cut off her limbs, her spine severed into sections, and she hit the lawn like a ragdoll with only one eye left.

However, flames constantly emerged from her body, repairing it, and Ash was sure there was no other Technique Spirit helping. Though he didn't know what was up with her body, she alone could perform every task from attack, defense, healing, movement to reconnaissance using only the residual abilities of the guarding fire, possibly reaching a legendary level in fire technique.

"Haha." Vishi opened her remaining eye and laughed, "I lost."

"Didn't expect to be defeated twice in a row by a mere mortal, the first time in the dreamland of the Heavenly Kingdom, the second time here."

"Go ahead, use my disgraceful defeat to glorify your might."

Ash appeared beside her, coldly watching her shattered body.

"Why do you know about angels, demons, and chains?" he asked, "Why did you come in here willingly? What else do you know, and what's your purpose?"

"If I am not mistaken," Vishi calmly said without a trace of fear of death approaching, "you are offering a trade to spare my life for my intelligence?"

"Since you're about to die," Ash said calmly, "why still hide intelligence for your mastermind? Aren't you the scum who loves to watch the world burn? Telling me the intelligence would fit your chaotic and evil nature more, wouldn't it?"

"I have said it."

Vishi's voice was filled with unspeakable malice and contempt: "I've long foreseen that one day I would be killed by someone, but it won't be today, and it won't be by you."

Ash was slightly startled, then realized a possibility: "Do you have a means of resurrection?"

"I am a dual-type demigod of soul prophecy," Vishi laughed, "though using the Fire Cat God for resurrection is a bit wasteful, but the benefit is... my new body and new soul are robust enough, and the gender is the same as my original, allowing me to allocate for creating a soul phylactery."

"Don't be discouraged, you've indeed caused me great trouble this time."

Vishi actually comforted Ash: "Because of your intervention, I have to withdraw from the Kingdom of Allstars, and the deal with the Lord of Wind, Rain, and Snow is off. Even if I resurrect, I will be too busy appeasing Him. Besides, my other soul shard is quite small; who knows how many people I need to kill to recover. You have at least ten years not to worry about my revenge."

"However, I'm not refusing to trade with you." She seemed happier as if Ash was the one who had been maimed, "I'm willing to provide intelligence to help you hunt angels, but that's up to how you treat me. You can torture me, destroy and ravage me however you like, and I'll give you intelligence; of course, if you treat me well, I'll also give you intelligence and even lend you a hand."

"Ash Heath, I respect your choice," Vishi smiled, "Peace, or dignity?"

Ash's corner of his mouth twitched, how could he not notice the dark thoughts of the Ghost Prophet.

If he covets Vishi's intelligence, he'll have to keep her, whether by torture or hospitality. Sooner or later, Vishi will seize the opportunity to turn the tables, and even the interrogation itself will become her chance to flip the game—she is a soul demigod!

The reason Vishi voluntarily revealed she could resurrect was purely to disgust him, making him gain no satisfaction even from beheading her, like stepping on a giant cockroach only to see its belly burst open with hundreds of small ones scurrying away!

"Right, your bodies are in the Kingdom of Allstars, right?" Vishi said as if out of kindness, "When I go back, I'll see if there's a chance to take care of you, rest assured in hunting angels here."

Ash retorted, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered in Dazzling Star's body?"

"Oh, don't worry about that," Vishi laughed. "I came fully prepared... From the first day I entered Dazzling Star, I had already disappeared."

Ash crouched down to look at her, suddenly grabbed her up, and slapped her repeatedly.

"This is for Silver Lamp."

"This is for Igula."

"This is for Harvey."

"This is for Gwen."

"This is for Qikara."

"This is for Tamasi."

"This is for Senluo."

"This is for me."

"This is for the date..."

After countless slaps, Ash finally threw her onto the lawn as if she were a rag. Her face showed no change, and she even regenerated her eyes.

"Ah, I forgot to tell you," Vishi laughed. "I actually don't have a sense of pain... Does that ruin your fun?"

Ash was no longer in the mood to listen to her chatter; he brandished his short sword, intending to split her head like a melon. Making her die more brutally was his only relief.

But just then, Filly's scream came from behind: "Ah! Wait!"

Ash turned his head to see the blond, horned girl running over. She looked at Vishi, who resembled a doll, and covered her mouth in fear, "...Do we need to call an ambulance?"

"Call a hearse," Ash said. "Just send her directly to the crematorium."

"But, isn't killing a crime?" Filly asked cautiously. "Can't we call the police to arrest her?"

Even Ash, who claimed to be a good citizen, couldn't help but smile slightly. "Do you think the police can catch this arsonist who can blow up half a building?"

Filly paused, turned to look at the still smoking laboratory building in the distance: "So... it wasn't a movie filming?"

"So you understand?" Ash pointed at Vishi and said, "This isn't a person, but a monster wearing human skin. She destroys lives as naturally as breathing; she's killed more people than you've ever met. If I don't kill her, several... let's say tens of thousands will die?"

"Too few, too few," Vishi corrected. "My ultimate plan is to destroy the entire capital, Jiasi, to hunt the Hunting Angel."

Ash shrugged. Filly blinked and asked Vishi, "Is she... a madwoman?"

"She is certainly a madwoman," Ash said. "But she also really has the means to destroy the capital, Jiasi."

"Kind-hearted girl, I've thought about it and still don't want to die." Vishi suddenly said to Filly, "Actually, I'm not of legal age yet, and I haven't gone to school. Could you... give me a chance?"

Seeing Filly's expression starting to waver, Vishi said eagerly, "You are a demon, right? You can control this man; as long as you give the order, he cannot hurt me. You can send me to the police station; I am willing to accept reform education."

Filly struggled for a while, then suddenly nodded heavily: "Okay!"

Just as Vishi's eyes revealed a teasing delight, Filly suddenly turned her back on Ash and Vishi, covering her ears and crouching down: "I hear nothing, see nothing, know nothing!"

Ash nodded silently; if Filly were a Holy Mother who would even spare Vishi, he wouldn't have to cooperate with her at all, or else she'd get him killed sooner or later.

However, after this interruption, Ash was no longer so angry. Vishi indeed had intelligence that he wasn't aware of; if he could extract it, it could be of great benefit to the Hunting Angel...

Speaking of which, doesn't he have a bottle of "Zeal Potion" hidden? Its effect could make people more honest and passionate, although meant for operators, Ash feared being beaten by them, so he stashed it away.

If used on Vishi, could it have the effect of a Truth Serum?

Thinking this, Ash summoned "Aurora's Mage Manual." Just as he wanted to open the warehouse, he noticed a red dot prompt on "Operator Seeking."

He opened it and found that the Seeking interface, which hadn't moved a day ago for some time, now had new seeking activities.

"'Hunting Angel' Limited Seeking (new version activity with the game update six months later)"

"Increased chances to get limited operators: 'Demon Maid,' 'Ya Sha Jin,' 'Chaos Songstress'↑↑"

"Increased chances to get limited items: 'Ruby Chains,' 'Hunter's List'; limited resources: 'Golden Stream,' 'Fate Q&A Cabin'↑↑"

"Increased chances to get limited outfits: 'Star Slayer Outlaw·Sword Maiden,' 'Date Night·Sword Maiden,' 'Empress's March·Witch,' 'Lord of Flowing Gold River·Witch,' 'Dark Silver Lamp·Youlan Weiser,' 'Leisurely Honeymoon·Youlan Weiser'↑↑"

"Ends on October 31 at 23:59"

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