"I know you have many treasures gifted by your ex-lovers. Use these treasures to win against this seemingly frail Principal... I'll be rooting for you!"

With every word Nainarani spoke, Neil Stinson's face grew a shade redder.

A few short sentences, each word dripping with irony.

Stinson was finally beginning to understand how those who he had provoked in the past must have felt.

Rage was sweeping through his mind.

Although he didn't know what deal his "wife" had struck with Tang Qi, there was no doubt in his mind that he had been sold out.

At this moment, he suddenly recalled a previous encounter within those ruins.

He had achieved another major milestone in his life, abducting a female demon, when that ugly "husband", before being resealed, roared at him: "Don't be smug, Nainarani is a bitch, she will betray you sooner or later!"

Stinson didn't have time to regret not heeding the warnings of those who had come before him, as in the next second, Tang Qi's figure was reflected in his eyes.

"Hmph!"

Cold light surged within Neil Stinson's slender eyes.

His shamelessly grinning façade abruptly vanished, and in an instant, he displayed an unparalleled combat awareness.

It's true that Stinson had, through "shamelessness," ensnared various organizations and powerful individuals.

But as an Ancient Magic Inheritor and master of all kinds of witchcraft and magic, paired with his deceitful nature, Transcendents below Legendary Level, even in fair combat, stood no chance against him.

At this moment, his clothes and accessories shone with a captivating brilliance.

First, his cape suddenly transformed into a "Nightfall," enveloping Tang Qi within.

In an instant, Tang Qi's senses were being obscured.

The gloves on Stinson's hands vanished in a flash, only to appear on Tang Qi's palms. The purple-black gloves grew of their own accord, seeping into Tang Qi's skin, spreading all over his body, a coldness so intense it seemed to freeze the soul sweeping through it like mad.

Even so, he still didn't feel reassured. His belt, rings, pendants... all sorts of Curios, erupted at the same time.

Dazzling "attacks" filled the sky of the Isolation Zone.

Even the indulged Jason was left dumbfounded by this display.

What was even more shocking and unexpected was the next moment when Stinson's body abruptly entered an "Invisibility" state.

At the same time, behind Tang Qi.

A vortex portal opened, Neil Stinson appeared, and from within the portal, a terrible roar was heard. A huge, rotten arm, festooned with bursting pustules revealing monster eyes, human heads, and indescribable "Alien Objects."

"Ancient God's Hand!"

Stinson's voice was chilling to the extreme.

This arm, merged with Neil Stinson, reached out for Tang Qi.

In the blink of an eye, Stinson dragged Tang Qi into "close-quarters combat."

He had seen Tang Qi crush the Believers of the Biter, and to prevent the release of those horrific witchcrafts in space, he directly used a multitude of Curios to freeze Tang Qi while delivering his strongest strike, planning to severely injure Tang Qi on the spot.

As an Ancient Magic Inheritor, he could summon Divine Powers from the Age of Ignorance and even the Origin Era.

Even Tang Qi, facing that horrifying, all-encompassing arm, felt a trace of threat.

But this did not stop Tang Qi from confronting the "Ancient God's Hand," from facing Stinson.

Already cloaked in a "Guardian Spell" that easily warded off other Curios' attacks, with such a close distance, Tang Qi took a step forward, not bothering with other witchcrafts, still relying on the Guardian Spell to meet the Divine arm.

A fresh and aged, two starkly different Divine Powers.

Because of Tang Qi's "unreasonable" way of Combat, they collided above the Isolation Zone.

Boom!

Spurt!

The outcome was Stinson spitting blood in an instant, as the portal shut in the blink of an eye.

He had never imagined that someone would counter the Ancient God's Hand in such a manner.

When he had cast this Witchcraft before, opponents couldn't even withstand the Pollution of the Ancient God, let alone directly collide with it.

And he won.

The backlash from the Ancient God inflicted severe damage on Stinson in an instant, his complexion turned pale, his body distorted and signs of rot appeared everywhere, even his handsome face suddenly sprouted boils.

"Not good!"

Sensing something amiss, Stinson instinctively tried to flee, his cloak wrapping around him, attempting to disappear into the Dark.

Alas, it was too late.

A pale hand reached through the darkness, fiercely grabbed his throat, and he felt a "Giant Force" he had never experienced before drag him out of the dark like a dead dog.

In that instant, he saw a pair of cold eyes, not bothering to conceal their fury.

Almost immediately, Stinson wanted to beg for mercy.

He had risen to prominence and was no stranger to such situations, and each time after begging for mercy, he invariably sought revenge later.

But before he could speak, excruciating pain struck.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Without holding back his Strange Power, punch after punch, Tang Qi made no attempt to conceal his fury.

In a matter of seconds, Stinson's handsome, charming appearance was no longer visible.

He was almost unrecognizable as a human.

Although Stinson still had a "vigorous" Life Force within him, the Brutal scene still gradually turned Nainarani's complexion ugly.

Just before reaching her limit of endurance, Tang Qi stopped.

Stinson, who thought his suffering had ended, slowly opened his eyes, which had been reduced to slits, only to meet a face strangely smiling at him.

In the instant their gazes met, Stinson felt unprecedented malice.

He croaked, trying to say something.

But all he heard was Tang Qi suddenly raising his hand, a bright light, and a dark Witchcraft glow, imperceptibly dark, both hitting him simultaneously.

"Transformation Spell!"

A clear and cold voice rang out, and in the next moment, even Nainarani was stunned by the scene unfolding before her.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Neil Stinson, an Inheritor of Ancient Magic, one of the East Federation Six New Stars, slowly began transforming into an Animal, growing a head, hooves, black mane... he turned into a donkey.

The Isolation Zone was filled with an incredible, mournful cry.

The voice's owner, as if suffering unimaginable, soul-deep, terrifying agony.

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