Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 899 Is it over?
To have reached this position with this level of superpower is truly remarkable; this person must be incredibly intelligent.

Xia Shou briefly tested the new skill and discovered that the lines he created could only be sewn together through physical contact with real people, which further confirmed that this guy was exceptionally intelligent.

After all, it requires contact to activate and isn't an instant-kill move, so it has significant limitations.

In Xia Shou's hands, this skill naturally had no usage threshold, but he knew that this was because Merlin's Shadow greatly expanded his pool of abilities, allowing him to use multiple abilities to complement each other's weaknesses and make his strengths even stronger.

He can use mirror magic to touch others, or he can use his Blood Demon body to withstand damage and touch others, or he can use a hit-and-run attack. He has many ways to touch his target, while this guy can only use an ordinary person's body to make contact with his target.

In Xia Shou's hands, the risk of using this ability is zero, while in the other party's hands, the risk is eighty or even ninety percent.

As for the negative limit level of this ability... it doesn't matter.

He collected a large number of stitching-type superpowers to deal with Sprite. Whether it was a level 5 or level 4 superpower, he didn't expect it to work on the Rift King. All these skills could only be used when they were at their peak.

Xia Shou reviewed the superpowers of the people he had previously devoured, compared them, and then sighed.

Although he no longer sank to the depths of the Origin Sea and could carry heavy objects, Xia Shou also felt a very strange, indescribable experience as the amount of supernatural power he absorbed far exceeded his previous limits.

This worried him a bit. If he consumed more skills, would his body in the Origin Sea tear apart due to the excessive weight of the falling objects?
This is just wishful thinking on Xia Shou's part, because all the theoretical systems in the Death Notes about weight, density of the Root Sea, etc., are based on metaphors that are easy for humans to understand. The actual situation is definitely much more complicated than that.

However, even if he wanted to eat more, he wouldn't be able to eat much more.

The text indicated that the shadowy figure was completely full and was experiencing some indigestion.

The shadow's ability to devour has a limit, which is the main reason why he made Xiao Gao search for targets himself and forbade him from using the power of nobles.

He used the shadow to intimidate the nobles, and the reason it was so effective was that the nobles did not know that the shadow's ability to devour was limited.

If they knew that the shadow had a limit, the group would immediately feel that they were useful again, and would also think that he wanted to use them to deal with the old inhabitants.

Xia Shou was certain that they would use this as an excuse to raise the price of the transaction.

Therefore, he had to create the illusion that the shadow's devouring power had no upper limit in order to maintain the indescribable and immense fear he had previously established.

However, to be fair, the shadowy figure's "stomach" definitely needs some conditioning.

Xia Shou sighed, thinking that when he had some free time, he would have to find an opportunity to upgrade the shadow again.

"Alright." Xia Shou stood up from the bedside.

He had almost finished preparing his trump card, but there were still areas for improvement. He wanted to make things as perfect as possible before Sprite arrived.

If time permits, he also wants to combine the extra stitching skills.

Xia Shou doesn't hesitate to use the skills he gained from the old history, and he certainly won't use [Self-Destruction] to test his skills. [Self-Destruction] is meant for truly powerful enemies.

However, fusion carries risks; good skills can sometimes result in useless ones, so it's important to think it through carefully.

Moreover, time must also be considered.

That's right... time.

Xia Shou's body once again transformed into shapeless lines, silently flying out of the window...

Xia Shou returned to Redthorn Manor, which had become his temporary residence. His orders to the nobles were: no one, except Jiang Wengao, was allowed to approach the main house without his permission, and he did not need any servants.

This is for the sake of secrecy, ensuring that truly important plans are discussed only among close associates.

Previously, Redthorn Manor had been nearly destroyed by fire due to the great battle with Glendale, but during the time he was away from the Blood Dynasty, the manor was rebuilt by Charles I, who had even lived there before.

It must be said that although that mad king was cunning, treacherous, and detestable, his aesthetic sense was still on point. The rebuilt Redthorn Manor was more charming than before, especially the planting of vegetation, which was quite tasteful. Xia Shou, in the form of a flickering and twisting black line, flew along the garden path all the way to the main house. When he passed by the garden, he saw Su Weiyu meditating while holding her breath.

Xia Shou didn't know if Su Weiyu was meditating or doing something else, but he guessed that the "Martial Arts Manual" had probably given her new insights, so he didn't disturb her.

Upon entering the mansion, Xia Shou could hear Jiang Wengao's voice from afar. The voice was loud, and it seemed that he was talking to someone.

He had previously instructed Xiao Gao not to let any unrelated people into the area.

So the people talking upstairs right now are from their control bureau, right?

"Really?! Is Brother Bai that strong?"

"Senior Baihe is incredibly strong. I never expected that Senior Baihe would be even more powerful than the Blue-Clad Marquis. Senior's ancestors must have been quite skilled."

Before seeing him, Xia Shou heard his voice. Hearing this special address, Xia Shou knew that the person chatting with Jiang Wengao was Ke Hen.

Judging from their conversation, the situation at the front seems to be quite good?
Xia Shou went up to the second floor and knocked on a wooden pillar to remind the two of his arrival.

Ke Hen turned his head, a slight upward smirk playing on his sharply defined lips, and said with a smile, "Senior, I heard you work very hard~"

"Not bad, judging from your performance, the battle is going well?"

Xia Shou walked to the table and sat down. Alice opened the wooden cabinet next to her, took out black tea and a teapot, and the teapot full of water flew to Jiang Wengao. Alice said, "Mr. Jiang, could you please boil this for me?"

"Ah? Oh, okay! Miss Alice, just call me Xiao Gao." Jiang Wengao was flattered and quickly started a fire to boil water.

Then came the process of brewing and pouring tea, with the rich aroma of tea wafting from everyone's cups.

"It's really enviable that you can be followed by Alice, senior," Kehen teased.

"Kehen, you really have no sense of urgency at all. The situation on the front lines is probably much better than I thought," Xia Shou said casually.

“It’s over,” Kehen said.

"what?"

Xia Shou's eyelids, which were heavy with exhaustion, were suddenly pulled open. He opened his eyes wide and looked at Ke Hen in disbelief.

"What did you say?"

He didn't fail to hear clearly; rather, he felt he might have misunderstood the meaning.

What does "it's over" mean? It can't be that the counterattack against the old regime has ended, right?
"We can go back now! This historic war is over!" Jiang Wengao exclaimed excitedly. "Brother Shou, you're surprised too, aren't you? I was just as surprised! I thought I really would have to command the battle this time! Luckily, I don't have to actually come up here..."

Xiao Gao kept talking, but Xia Shou wasn't listening; his intuition told him he still couldn't believe it.

"I still don't quite understand." Xia Shou blinked, feeling like he was dreaming.

Could this be delusional? But Alice didn't choke herself.

"History has been reset," Kehen explained in detail.

History has been reset?

"Yeah, I envy you guys. You didn't have to wait long up there, did you? I went down there to investigate some things, and it felt like several months passed," Ke Hen said.

(End of this chapter)