The Ace of Spades looked at the King of Spades with a puzzled expression.
The King of Spades, however, had a strange look in his eyes. He asked Fang Xiu in a respectful yet slightly odd tone, "Sir, didn't the organization's leader, Joker, communicate with you beforehand about this plan?"
Fang Xiu knew that he had aroused the suspicion of the King of Spades.
As for the so-called "joker," it translates to "clown" and also represents the King of Spades in poker.
Through repeated interactions, he gained a better understanding of the two men's personalities. In terms of strength, the Ace of Spades was stronger, but this strength was not something to be envied; it was earned through intelligence.
The Ace of Spades tends to act more on impulse and doesn't think things through much.
The King of Spades is the opposite of him; he is weaker, but relatively more intelligent, calmer, and more perceptive.
It seems that this is the flaw in the bizarre approach, or perhaps the Ace of Spades is inherently less intelligent.
He remained unfazed by the suspicion, continuing indifferently, "There was no communication."
Upon hearing this, the King of Spades's suspicion intensified, and even the less intelligent Ace of Spades sensed something was amiss.
With such a grand plan, how could Fang Xiu, as the organization's leader, not know about it?
The King of Spades continued, "No communication? I thought you went undercover to attend the headquarters training on purpose for this plan, but it turns out you had another motive. By the way, sir, I forgot to ask, what's your suit in the organization?"
Whoosh!
A streak of silver light shot straight toward the throat of the King of Spades.
However, the King of Spades seemed to have been prepared, as a white bone instantly grew out and blocked his way.
clang!
The scalpel was immediately blocked.
Fang Xiu was not surprised; the King of Spades had never been a weakling.
As he increased the spiritual input, the scalpel suddenly flashed with a cold light.
Whoosh!
The skeleton was severed on the spot, but the King of Spades had already distanced himself, his entire body covered in skeleton armor, and he looked at Fang Xiu with an icy expression.
This strike completely exposed his true strength, which was entirely inconsistent with the prestige Fang Xiu had previously cultivated.
Who are you?!
The Ace of Spades instantly flew into a rage, roaring furiously, "How dare you lie to me!"
He thought of how he had kowtowed and groveled before, and was immediately filled with shame and anger, his murderous intent surging forth.
The Ace of Spades unleashed a furious attack, and the surrounding shadows surged like a tidal wave, transforming into countless black spears that relentlessly attacked Fang Xiu, seemingly intent on riddling him with holes.
Faced with such a ferocious attack, Fang Xiu did not speak, but instead activated the Ghost Blade (surgical knife) and Ghost Mask (primordial mask).
A violent surge of black energy and raging black fire instantly engulfed his entire body, causing his silver hair to grow wildly and his blood-red eyes to suddenly appear.
When AK of Spades saw the Primal Mask appear, he was even more shocked.
"You actually stole the Primal Mask of Destiny!"
boom!
Black flames erupted instantly, and Fang Xiu's figure disappeared in the firelight as if by teleportation, dodging countless black spears and flashing to the front of the King of Spades.
The King of Spades' expression suddenly changed, and his bones bulged out, making him look like a hedgehog.
Fang Xiu kept swinging his sword, cutting down bones all over the ground, but the bones of the King of Spades seemed endless, constantly regenerating, making it difficult to get close for a while.
But as the blood-red light flashed in the eyes, the King of Spades' figure froze instantly. Fang Xiu seized the opportunity and threw the scalpel, aiming straight for the opponent's throat.
Just then, the shadow beneath the King of Spades seemed to come alive, surging and enveloping him, merging him into the surrounding shadows, allowing him to escape unscathed.
The Ace of Spades launched an attack, this time covering a wider area, with black spears almost filling the entire room.
Upon seeing this, Fang Xiu immediately activated the power of the Primordial Mask. Suddenly, the black fire mask on his face burst into flames, enveloping his entire body and transforming him into a black fire figure in the blink of an eye.
The shadowy spears, embedded in the black fire, melted away inch by inch, like blocks of ice.
For a moment, the two sides were deadlocked, seemingly turning into a contest between black fire and shadow.
Fang Xiu knew very well that this stalemate was a contest of spirituality between the two sides, and whoever exhausted their spirituality first would lose.
He didn't want to waste time on this meaningless competition, so he charged towards the Ace of Spades, braving the black flames.
The Ace of Spades also seemed to be very wary of the flames of the Primal Mask, and like a melted popsicle, it melted into the shadows.
This made Fang Xiu frown slightly; the power of the shadow was indeed strange.
He tried to bombard the surrounding shadows with black fire, but it was to no avail; the shadows seemed endless and kept regenerating.
The situation reached a stalemate, and Fang Xiu was unable to find the true location of the Spade AK, so he could only engage in a pointless battle of attrition with the shadow.
This world of shadows felt strange to him, somewhat like a ghostly realm.
He speculated that the Ace of Spades was likely not a Tier 3, because such bizarre methods and strength far exceeded the scope of Tier 3.
Although I can't unleash the full power of the Primal Mask right now, only a small part of it, wearing the Primal Mask will make fighting against third-tier opponents much less difficult.
Then there's only one explanation: the Ace of Spades is a fourth-order Spade!
Is this the power of a fourth-tier being? A strange, eerie domain?
Actually, Fang Xiu hadn't originally planned to kill Spade AK, but he overheard the Poker Organization's plan from the two of them and realized he still had a use for them.
This move was entirely to test my own strength.
A general assessment has been made: with the Ghost Blade and Ghost Mask fully activated, they might not be invincible among the third tier, but they are certainly among the top tier.
A more detailed assessment will require visiting headquarters and meeting with a third-tier spirit master there, as it's possible that some spirit masters possess excessively abnormal abilities.
As for the fourth tier, there is still a gap. If this kind of ability, similar to the Ghost Domain, is exclusive to the fourth tier, then dealing with the fourth tier will be more difficult than imagined.
With this thought in mind, Fang Xiu decided to end this farce.
Suddenly, he unleashed all his spiritual power, recklessly activating the Primal Mask, causing a burst of flames to erupt and slam into the wall of shadows.
boom!
The shadow wall was blasted open, leaving a large hole, but the hole is healing at a visible speed.
But that's enough for Fang Xiu.
Enveloped in black flames, he vanished instantly, his figure suddenly reappearing outside the shadow world.
However, the enraged Ace of Spades seemed to have no intention of letting Fang Xiu go. The boiling shadow transformed into countless black arms, reaching out to grab him.
Fang Xiu simply glanced calmly at his wife outside the shadows and said indifferently, "Wife, I'm leaving you to me."
Yes, that's right, he plans to reopen it.
The wife's expression instantly turned ferocious: "You can see me!"
She transformed instantly, her pale skin cracking like a shattered porcelain doll, her black hair dancing wildly.
Centered on the spot where she stood, the surrounding darkness seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and retreated like a tide.
There was a loud bang.
The shadowy domain shattered with a deafening roar, and Spade and AK tumbled out of it in a sorry state, staring in utter horror at their enraged wives.
"How is this possible?! Just by standing there, it was enough to shatter my shadow domain?! What kind of terrifying being is this?!"
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