Chapter 224 : Solving the problem of "phoenix man"
Lin Mo's face broke into a brilliant smile as he watched the white pillar of light, which embodied the Phoenix Man's strongest power.
"Yes," he said softly, "it's over."
He took a step forward.
Boom!!!
The roar of the Emperor Engine reached its peak at this moment!
An invisible, terrifying aura erupted from him.
Just as the pillar of light was about to strike Lin Mo, he clenched his five fingers into a fist and smashed it fiercely towards the pillar of light.
Boom!
The formidable white pillar of light was shattered the instant it made contact with his fist!
The wind pressure generated by his fist sped towards the Phoenix Man without reservation!
Before the Phoenix Man could even show a surprised expression, the wind pressure fiercely struck his chest.
"Pfft—"
His entire body traced a blur in mid-air, creating a huge humanoid indentation in the nest's rock wall.
A large mouthful of blood spewed from his mouth, staining his magnificent Phoenix Man outfit crimson.
[From Phoenix Man's shock and fear, Energy Points +2000!]
The Phoenix Man's consciousness went blank for a moment; the intense pain and impact almost made him faint.
He struggled to lift his head, but his vision was blurry.
Before he could recover from this immense impact, a shadow enveloped his entire body.
He laboriously focused his vision and saw a figure had silently appeared before him, looking down at him from above.
"Your resurrection ability is indeed very interesting," Lin Mo's voice sounded in his ear.
"Each death allows you to absorb the energy from that death and undergo adaptive evolution."
"Theoretically, as long as sufficiently powerful opponents keep killing you, you can become infinitely stronger."
"You... you..."
The Phoenix Man's throat was dry, and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
"Unfortunately," Lin Mo's eyes held a hint of playfulness, "this ability has a fatal weakness."
He reached out, moving faster than the Phoenix Man's reaction limit, and grabbed his shoulder.
"Thump!"
A heavy heartbeat rumbled.
The Phoenix Man felt an indescribable immense force.
His repeatedly evolved body was still vulnerable before this hand.
Rumble—!!!
Lin Mo didn't even make any extra movements; he just grabbed him and slammed him fiercely into the ground!
The earth groaned, and the entire underground nest trembled violently.
A huge humanoid crater appeared where they were.
The Phoenix Man was pressed firmly to the bottom of the pit, the ground around him cracking like a spiderweb.
He struggled desperately, his platinum flames burning wildly within him, trying to break free.
However, the hand pressing down on him remained motionless.
All his power, all his evolutionary achievements, seemed so pale and powerless before his opponent.
Despair gave rise to madness.
"Haha... Hahahahaha! King! Kill me! Why don't you kill me!"
"Every death makes me stronger! You can never truly defeat me!"
The Phoenix Man, pinned to the ground, roared frantically, trying to provoke Lin Mo with words, to make him kill him again, thereby completing his next evolution.
He firmly believed that as long as he could evolve infinitely, there would always be a time when he could surpass his opponent!
Lin Mo ignored his hysterical shouts; he had already figured out how to deal with the Phoenix Man.
[System, exchange item — Itching Powder!]
[Exchange successful! Energy Points consumed: 50!]
A small packet of white powder silently appeared in Lin Mo's hand.
Lin Mo looked at the powder in his hand, feeling a bit emotional, not expecting that an item he had randomly drawn by squandering energy points before would come in handy now.
"You... what are you going to do?!"
The Phoenix Man looked at the unknown powder in Lin Mo's other hand, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.
"Good stuff."
Lin Mo smiled and casually sprinkled the pinch of powder onto the Phoenix Man.
The powder instantly blended into his magnificent outfit and quickly disappeared.
Initially, there was no reaction.
The Phoenix Man was still struggling wildly: "It's useless! Your little tricks... ugh?"
He stopped mid-sentence.
A strange sensation came from where the outfit touched his skin.
At first, it was just like ants crawling, insignificant.
But then, this sensation began to grow wildly!
"Mm... ah..."
He couldn't help but twist his body.
That feeling went from a slight itch, to an irritating itch, and then to an intense itch!
"Ah... Ah ah ah!!!"
He began to twist his body frantically, wanting to rub himself on the ground to relieve the itching.
But Lin Mo's hand remained as still as Mount Tai, making all his struggles futile.
"Itchy... So itchy... Kill me! Quickly kill me!!!"
Lin Mo, however, just watched him quietly, unmoved.
"Do you want relief? It's simple." Lin Mo said indifferently, "Take off this outfit, and it won't itch anymore."
"Outfit?"
The Phoenix Man paused for a moment in his struggles.
He suddenly understood something.
This costume was the source of his power, the proof of his becoming the "Phoenix Man"!
Taking it off was equivalent to giving up everything!
"No... Never... I am Executive Phoenix Man! I..."
Before he could finish, a new, even more terrifying wave of itchiness swept over him, completely breaking his will.
"Ah ah ah! I'll take it off! I'll take it off! I'll take it off right now!"
Hearing this, Lin Mo silently removed his hand and stepped back a few paces.
The Phoenix Man, like a madman, began to pull at his outfit.
He used his nails, his teeth, every method he could, tearing frantically at the costume.
Finally, with a loud "rip."
The magnificent outfit was forcibly torn off his body by the Phoenix Man himself!
And the moment the outfit was removed, the vast aura around him rapidly dissipated within a single second.
His robust and strong physique also quickly "shrank," returning to that of a slightly thin young man.
The Phoenix Man collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, and began to scratch frantically.
His naked body was covered in bloody marks from his own scratching.
[From Phoenix Man's despair and shame, Energy Points +12000!]
Lin Mo looked down at the item, which had already reverted to an ordinary plush doll costume, then at the man on the ground who had completely lost his power, deep in thought.
"Indeed, the source of his power is this costume. As long as it's removed, the so-called 'Phoenix Man' is just an ordinary person."
This made him think of the skill he had just acquired from the system.
[Phoenix's Resurrection].
He immediately calmed his mind and re-confirmed the skill description in his consciousness.
[Note: This resurrection is based on the law level. Only abilities that are also conceptual and law-based can completely erase the host.]
A slight smile involuntarily curved Lin Mo's lips.
"Fortunately, my immortality is a law power directly imprinted on my soul, not dependent on an external object."
He was filled with emotion; the Phoenix Man's weakness was simply too fatal.
The seemingly powerful infinite resurrection and evolution were essentially tied to an outfit that could be removed.
As for his own ability, unless an enemy could completely erase his soul on a conceptual and law-based level, he was truly immortal.
Lin Mo took one last look at the still-twitching young man, his eyes devoid of any ripples.
He no longer posed any threat; killing him or not killing him was meaningless.
Without lingering further, Lin Mo turned and walked deeper into the passage.
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