Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1718: Chapter 989: Does This Seem Right to You_3

Yang Xiao took out the Human Bone Staff and, following Jiushan Cangxuan’s instructions, began attempting to perceive the fluctuations of spiritual power emanating from him.

"Have you sensed anything?" Jiushan Cangxuan asked.

"No, there’s no spiritual power feedback from you at all, it’s as if... as if you’re an ordinary person." Yang Xiao replied truthfully.

"And now?" Jiushan Cangxuan asked again.

This time Yang Xiao sensed something, but it was very weak, estimated to be at the level of a Resentment Level Apostle, the kind that even alchemists would disdain to use.

But soon, Jiushan Cangxuan’s spiritual power gradually increased, from the Resentment Level to the Fierce Grade, and then to the Ghost Level, and in just a dozen seconds, it stabilized steadily at the power of the Netherworld Realm, then it became vast as the sea, just feeling it through the Human Bone Staff was terrifying.

Yang Xiao was even more certain now, that this man was a master on the same level as the Esoteric Cannibal Buddha, having felt a similar vastness from the Cannibal Buddha.

"To use a spiritual magic artifact well, the first step is to hide your true spiritual power level. This way, you can confuse your opponents and catch them off guard, as well as conceal your own actions." Jiushan Cangxuan instructed.

Yang Xiao had been holding the Human Bone Staff for a long time, but with no one to teach him, he could only use the most basic attack methods, not differing from the previous owner of the staff, Huang Sanbing, in terms of artifact development.

This time, having received guidance from Jiushan Cangxuan, Yang Xiao’s comprehension was quite good; he fully understood what Jiushan Cangxuan meant. He had seen similar situations where one’s own level of spiritual power could be changed; Dean Sheng had demonstrated it to him before. However, compared to Jiushan Cangxuan, Sheng Yanlin was not as smooth and natural, the superiority and inferiority were evident.

"Close your eyes and feel your magic artifact, do not resist it. You are not trying to control it, but communicating with it, with the ghost inside your artifact." Jiushan Cangxuan’s voice was low and powerful.

"I... I can feel it, but... but it has discovered me, it’s walking towards me!" Yang Xiao said, unable to hide his fear with his eyes closed. As Jiushan Cangxuan said, he indeed witnessed the appearance of the red-dressed girl ghost, and even more horrifying was that it had found him and was turning, shaking its body lacking a spine, walking towards him.

"Do not open your eyes, do not fear, try to make contact with it, this is the first step you must take, or all is lost!" Jiushan Cangxuan said sternly.

He stood by, always observing Yang Xiao, knowing the danger involved. The reason spiritual magic artifact apostles are rare is not only because of the scarcity of spiritual magic artifacts but also because the threshold to fully control them is very high, requiring exceptional understanding and courage. More than two-thirds fail at this first step.

To avoid disturbing Yang Xiao, Jiushan Cangxuan dared not use his abilities to probe, or else the ghost inside the artifact would be alarmed.

It’s critical to realize that with his current strength, any slight malicious thought on Jiushan Cangxuan’s part, and Yang Xiao would experience instantaneous artifact backlash and die silently.

Jiushan Cangxuan was prepared, ready to save Yang Xiao at any unexpected moment, determined not to let him die in his own home.

Just as Jiushan Cangxuan was tense with concentration, Yang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. Jiushan Cangxuan slightly frowned and sighed inwardly; it was indeed too hasty, expecting a beginner like him to confront a terrifying Fierce Ghost was still too demanding. freёweɓnovel.com

The influence of Fierce Ghosts within spiritual magic artifacts on humans is extremely dreadful, incomparable to ordinary paranormal events involving fierce ghosts, and failure was expected, Jiushan Cangxuan just felt it was a pity.

But in the next second, Jiushan Cangxuan looked sharply at Yang Xiao, who displayed fluctuations in spiritual power. His power suddenly decreased a bit, then again, descending from mid-stage Ghost Level down to a standard barely having one foot in the Ghost Level, which astonished Jiushan Cangxuan.

"Senior Jiushan, does this look right?" Yang Xiao was clutching the Human Bone Staff, but in his eyes, what he held was a slender, fair arm.