The witch thought I am a Demon God-Chapter 552 - 323: The Foundation of the Soul Palace!_1
The meeting presided over by Governor Rolof, as Ivita had expected, ended fruitlessly.
After everyone had dispersed, Governor Rolof unleashed the combat power of a Superior Knight of the fourth rank. A dense Evil Qi emanated from him, conveying his fury and leaving every lingering attendee with a clear sense of his anger at this moment.
"I am the Governor of the Sunken Ship Harbor, a dreadful pirate on the high seas. They dared to waste my breath during this meeting!"
"These damned pirates, these scum, deserve nothing more than death by sword or hanging!"
Yanking a curved blade from his waist, Governor Rolof slammed it onto the table. The dense Evil Qi flowing from him made everyone in the room feel as though they had a spine-chilling dagger thrust into their backs.
The Three Mountain Pirate Group, the Hearthstone Witch, and Ivita were all watching him.
Only then did Ivita realize that here was a professional of the fourth rank. Every Earl Level or fourth-ranked person had to truly comprehend their place in this world and attain the necessary elements to connect with the world.
Despite his appearance of humility, the Governor had a clear understanding of his worldly position.
His intentions were apparent.
He was the Governor of the Sunken Ship Harbor.
The Three Mountain Captains sneered, disseminating the same evil Qi, which counteracted and mitigated Rolof’s destructive influence.
With contempt, Captain Qingshan grumbled, "Who do you think you’re impressing here, Rolof? We’re your allies, are you taking us for granted? Shall I mimic those big pirates and ignore your words completely?"
Volcano Captain responded pointing at his nose. "Exactly! Why are you showing off your authority? Is there any point?"
The Hearthstone Witch twisted her neck, glanced at Ivita and chuckled.
Indeed, these threats did not intimidate Ivita.
This sudden fit of rage from the governor was in fact rather complicated.
Firstly, Rolof the Governor began contemplating to force those pirates into doing his bidding through threats and killings.
Secondly, the Governor’s clash with the three captains resulted in Ivita being caught in the overlap of the Evil Qi of the four highest-ranked knights.
This was nothing less than an intimidation tactic against Ivita, albeit the Governor was unwilling to sever ties with his newly found associate or bear dictating him. Hence, he resorted to this fear-mongering scheme.
Being astute fellows, the three captains instantaneously realised the Governor’s motive. Their intention was to suppress the flourishing Ivita, to remind him who truly reigned in the Sunken Ship Harbor.
Hence, the present scenario came to be.
Unless deliberate, the Evil Qi of a knight will do no harm, only acting as a weight on one’s shoulders if adequately controlled.
However, the Evil Qi of a knight is a manifestation of their inner emotions in the physical world.
These emotions, both good and bad, benign and evil, were all directly hurled at Ivita. He had become the mere dumpsite for their overflowing sentiments.
At this moment, Ivita felt as though he had been transported to a place where gravity was amplified tenfold. He was also subjected to a form of emotional torment he had never experienced before, inflicted through the Evil Qi.
Images of flashing swords appeared before Ivita’s eyes. Four armored knights, their eyes glowing red, charged at Ivita as if possessed by demons, raising their knight swords and cutting mercilessly towards him.
For a moment, Ivita perceived these illusions to be genuine.
He felt as if he had truly been dismembered by those four strokes.
However, as Ivita was emotionally tormented, he realised that a surge of spiritual power was welling up within him. It provided him with the confidence and the energy to resist the emotional onslaught layered in the Evil Qi of the four Superior Knights.
A roaring dragon emerged from within his spirit!
’All this is fake, just spiteful illusions borne from their Evil Qi.’
’In this spiritual battle, fear is the only defeat. But as long as I don’t fear, I win!’
’I have no reason to fear. Even if it was a frontal combat, the victor is still uncertain. Moreover, squaring with me wouldn’t benefit the four present in this room, who share a strong mutual interest with me.’
’The Governor must be delirious! He intends to establish his authority through me!’
Fueled by his anger, Ivita’s emotion became manifest in the spiritual world of his psyche. An expansive pair of wings unfolded deep within Ivita’s spirit. Every trace of spiritual power in Ivy’s mind started to dissolve and merge, ten threads of power transforming into one.
This strand of spiritual power once again fused with an equivalent strand, forming a single thread. This cyclic process caused Ivita’s abundant spirituality to shrink rapidly, reducing his spiritual pillar into a low and short base.
This refined spiritual base might have shrunk in size, but it was a hundred times more solid and practical than before.
In front of this purified spiritual base, the four knights felt their Evil Qi recoil as if it was striking a solid wall of rock when it met with Ivita’s spirit.
