499: Chapter 497 is all mine

White Tiger suddenly looked up, staring fixedly at the white porcelain bowl in Chu Xuan's hand.

"You can try and see which is faster: your death, or the speed at which your spirituality value is absorbed," Chu Xuan sneered. "Even if you use a death-substitution item, I can ask for a second one!"

White Tiger's expression changed drastically, but he still tossed the spirit money over.

*Clang.* It fell into the bowl.

White Tiger charged forward instantly.

"I want your substitute item!" As he spoke, Chu Xuan coughed repeatedly and spat out several mouthfuls of blood, appearing as if he were forcing himself to use the debt-collecting bowl.

"You're looking for death!" White Tiger's eyes bulged with rage, but he still pulled out a doll and placed it in the bowl.

Simultaneously, he lunged to grab Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan vanished instantly via teleportation.

"What?" White Tiger looked shocked, seemingly unable to believe that in Chu Xuan's current state, he could still teleport within the range of his Domain's suppression.

"You should still have an explosive item, right?"

Dozens of meters away, Chu Xuan's figure appeared. He puffed out his cheeks and made a swallowing motion, as if forcing down a mouthful of blood.

He raised the white porcelain bowl, his body swaying as if he might collapse at any moment, yet he remained standing. Instead, he chuckled and said, "Give it to me!"

White Tiger's expression returned to normal as he grinned coldly. "Forcing a teleport within my Domain must have cost you dearly, hasn't it?"

Chu Xuan panted heavily. "That's none of your concern..."

White Tiger strode forward, took out a metal sphere, and placed it in the bowl.

In an instant, Chu Xuan teleported away again. When he reappeared, he immediately spoke, collecting debt for the fourth time: "I also want an item that rapidly restores health points, and it must not have any side effects or hidden tricks!"

A trace of blood seemed to uncontrollably seep from the corner of Chu Xuan's mouth.

His pale face was covered in cracks like porcelain, looking as though it might shatter at any moment.

The blood was faked; although the fourth debt collection cost him 10% of his health points, it wasn't enough to make him vomit blood. Moreover, since he wasn't currently in a combat state, his health points were rapidly recovering under the effect of "Regeneration."

As for the facial cracks, he was imitating Qin Qing from back then.

With the [Myriad Forms] skill, he could easily change his physique and appearance, and he was still within the skill's two-hour duration.

"Fine, fine, fine! A rule-based item like that must be taking quite a toll on you, right? Let's see how many more times you can use it!" White Tiger laughed out of sheer rage and took an injector from his Exclusive Space, placing it in the bowl.

Chu Xuan teleported away once more.

When he appeared this time, even more blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and he had to support himself with a hand on the ground to barely stand up.

White Tiger's gaze sharpened, and he moved to kill him immediately.

But Chu Xuan's voice rang out first: "I also want your resurrection item..."

White Tiger's figure came to a sudden halt. He stared fixedly at Chu Xuan, his expression flickering between uncertainty and anger.

Chu Xuan suddenly covered his mouth as blood seeped through his fingers. Then, he grinned. "You wouldn't happen to be without a resurrection item, would you?"

At this moment, not just Chu Xuan's face, but his entire body was covered in cracks, with faint traces of blood showing through, looking as if he would shatter at the slightest touch.

Seeing this, White Tiger sneered. "How many more times can you use that item?"

"No need for you to worry," Chu Xuan's eyes were unfocused, and his voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz. "Your treasures... they're all mine... Even if I die, it'll be in my Exclusive Space. You won't be able to take them back..."

The smile on White Tiger's face stiffened, replaced by an uncontrollable rage.

"Fine, I'll give it to you! Just a few items—as long as I'm alive, I'll have even more in the future!"

White Tiger's face was filled with intense killing intent as he laughed coldly. "As for you, you're just gasping for your last breath, stalling for time. Even if I give it to you, you won't have time to bind the item..."

After saying this, White Tiger took a deep breath, as if feeling more balanced mentally. He then took out a fist-sized emerald-green bead. A look of pain crossed his face, but he still placed it into the bowl.

"Is this the resurrection item?" Chu Xuan picked up the emerald-green bead from the bowl, and a System notification immediately appeared.

[Resurrection Crystal: Infuse Mental Energy into this item continuously for 30 minutes to make it ready for use at any time. Once you crush it, you can be resurrected if you die within 30 minutes. You can also reform your body within 30 minutes; the speed of reformation is positively correlated with the amount of spirituality value consumed.

Note: Effective within Level 15.]

"Hmm?"

This time, seeing that Chu Xuan didn't teleport away, White Tiger's eyes flickered.

"Good stuff, thanks." Chu Xuan grinned and suddenly raised his hand. Before White Tiger's stunned eyes, he lunged and grabbed the man's throat.

"Now, you can die in peace."

"You..." White Tiger's heart sank instantly as he understood everything. His eyes widened, and he looked at Chu Xuan with immense fury, roaring, "You tricked me!!?"

The Fire of Nirvana solidified, with his fingertips turning into sharp spikes. As Chu Xuan tightened his grip, White Tiger didn't have time to react before his throat was pierced.

White Tiger's remaining spirituality value was instantly depleted.

Simultaneously, Chu Xuan's other hand held a blade condensed from Black Flame, which ruthlessly pierced through White Tiger's head.

Without spirituality value, White Tiger's defensive crystals were worthless. His head was as fragile as tofu and was instantly impaled.

White Tiger's eyes bulged.

Regret suddenly welled up in his heart.

Had he known, he would have preferred to die rather than hand over his precious items, letting Chu Xuan profit for nothing.

Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets.

In the next instant, the blade inside White Tiger's skull exploded into countless spikes, instantly piercing through his head like a hedgehog.

The Black Flame erupted, burning fiercely.