Quadruple split.

Chapter 2958 is about arrogance.
What's going on?

What happened?

What was that just now?

Where did I get this from?

Even with his exceptional mental fortitude under his current personality, Mo Tan was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses. Then, he looked at the long spear floating quietly on the furnace in front of him with a very subtle expression.

That is indeed the Plain Snow Spear.

It is at least exactly the same as the ancient, solemn, and sharp [Dawn Snow Spear] in Mo Tan's memory.

and so--

"What was that thing just now...?"

As Mo Tan recalled the moment before she was ejected from the illusion, she gently pinched her brow and murmured, "This whole thing seems a bit absurd, doesn't it?"

It has to be said that the fact that he squinted and complained at this moment shows that the spear that made a stunning appearance at the last moment of the illusion, or rather, that caused Mo Tan to be directly driven out of the illusion, was really too outrageous.

Mo Tan had never imagined that there could be such a weapon, which, simply by shedding its disguise, could affect the surrounding environment and sweep across the entire hall with an aura of stern, aloof coldness.

That was undoubtedly the [Pure Snow Spear], but compared to the [Dawn Pure Snow Spear] that Mo Tan currently wielded, what Chi Qing carried in that illusion was so blatantly sharp that just one appearance was enough for everyone in the room to immediately recognize his identity.

Even Mo Tan himself was completely convinced at that moment that Chi Qing was 'Xue Ying'.

Not only that, Mo Tan also keenly noticed that Chi Qing at that time... that is, the cheerful and straightforward spear spirit in his memory, did not seem to be able to fully control the [Su Xue Spear]. Almost the instant the white cloth was torn off, he was the first to be stunned by the spear.

They were intimidated.

They were suppressed.

So much so that Mo Tan, before being bounced back here, was almost heartbroken in the illusion.

It is worth mentioning that, although there is no evidence, Mo Tan could vaguely sense that the Su Xue Spear was not aimed at 'herself', that is, the 'Mo' who replaced the hidden identity of 'Snow Shadow' in the illusion and was named Chi Qing, but was aimed equally at all those who possessed it.

In other words, even if the spear itself removed the white cloth, the result would probably not be any different. The only difference is that Chi Qing himself must have already realized that there was something wrong with his spear, which is why he wrapped it in cloth.

Aside from the reason of concealing his identity, the most crucial factor is probably that he himself finds it difficult to easily control the [Plain Snow Spear], which is ranked sixth in the "Weapon Ranking".

But it must be said—

"Good gun."

Mo Tan's lips curled slightly as he stared intently at the unassuming and restrained spear on the furnace, a spear whose sharpness was completely different from the arrogant and aloof silver spear in the illusion just now.

Immediately afterwards, Mo Tan stepped forward again without hesitation, grabbed the gun handle, and returned to the illusion formed by the gun's past with a sense of detachment.

The next moment, a torrential downpour suddenly arrived, and Mo Tan, realizing that she was indeed not surrounded by a group of beautiful women, breathed a sigh of relief.

……

In the autumn of the fifty-eighth year of the Dahao calendar

In front of the tavern "Relief" on the northern frontier
Mo Tan, who had once again become 'Chi Qing' and 'Xue Ying', narrowed his eyes, tightened his raincoat, but did not take a step toward the nearby [Jie You]. Instead, he silently turned around and walked about two hundred meters back the way he came. Only when the rain poured down, the stars and moon were completely obscured by dark clouds, and it seemed that only thunder, rain and boundless darkness remained in the world, did he stop.

Then, he slowly raised his right hand and took down the long spear that was wrapped in white cloth on his back.

The cloth was wet and heavy.

The spear lay quietly in its master's hand, its sharpness concealed, showing neither joy nor sorrow.

However, all of this was an illusion. Mo Tan knew very well that the moment the Su Xue Spear saw the light of day again, it would immediately reveal its sharp fangs, trying to engulf everything around it, stop the gale, and silence the downpour.

Mo Tan knew better than anyone that what he needed to do at this moment was to go into the inn, rather than try to fight this divine weapon in this deep darkness.

But he felt he should do it.

If I had to pinpoint a reason, it might be because in this mixture of silence and noise, as if everything in the world had returned to chaos, leaving only an empty, cold frenzy, I felt as if I could do anything.

Especially... to quiet down certain self-righteous individuals.

"This aloofness that belongs to me yet doesn't belong to me... is surprisingly compatible with you."

A faint smile curved his lips. Mo Tan, who seemed to have long been accustomed to enjoying tranquility in the absence of sunlight, moonlight, and starlight, took a deep breath and slowly unwrapped the white cloth tightly wrapped around the gun.

[Resistant Scales - Full Liberation!]
Just as that glint of cold light appeared, its piercing sharpness winding up the arm, attempting to inflict pain on its overconfident master, Mo Tan's eyes suddenly lit up. His bright black eyes turned into a deep purple, and his pupils transformed into two majestic and sharp vertical pupils.

But that's all.

Because Chi Qing was not a half-dragon from the [Realm of Innocence], although Mo Tan's aura and oppressive feeling were amplified several times in an instant, and his bones underwent a near-marrow cleansing change, apart from his pair of dark purple vertical pupils, his body did not change at all.

There was no dragon crystal heavy armor covering his body, nor did he have wings that spread out like a cape on his back. The stinging pain on his forehead was due to the increasingly frenzied trembling spear in his hand, rather than the pair of curved dragon horns that snaked out.

But it's okay.

"Since you want to play..."

Mo Tan took a deep breath, ignoring the increasingly obvious bloodstain on the back of his hand, and revealed a gentle smile that was completely different from his temperament: "I'll play along to the end."

[The Lawyer's Resolve]

Since there was no need to counteract the 'Dragon Transformation' effect on 'Chi Qing's' body, Mo Tan unusually delayed using this talent this time. The reason was simply to test the activation effect of the talent under different circumstances, and at the same time to suppress the [Su Xue Spear] in a step-by-step manner with a stronger will.

hum! ! !
With a piercing gunshot, the silver-white spear in Mo Tan's hand, covered with cloud patterns, let out a sharp whistle, trembling as it tried to break free from the shackles of another will, different from 'Chi Qing'.

The divine weapon possessed a spirit, and it had clearly realized that the other party was not its master.

but--

[Domain - Rage]

With the ability granted by the [Herrscher's Resolve] to wield two-handed weapons with one hand without any mechanics penalty, Mo Tan firmly controlled the Su Xue Spear in his right hand. His dark purple eyes were now tinged with crimson, and he said in a deep voice, "Behave yourself."

The 200% power boost forcibly stabilized the wildly trembling [Pure Snow Spear], and also shattered the layer of frost that had quietly crept up his right arm. *Whoosh!*

However, less than a breath later, the [Pure Snow Spear] burst forth with two dazzling beams of light, which transformed into azure phoenix wings that enveloped Mo Tan's right arm, directly sealing his blood vessels and meridians, instantly plunging his arm into a state of physiological 'death'.

After this outburst, the silver light on the [Pure Snow Spear] dimmed slightly, but that was enough for it. After all, having nearly lost its right arm, the bandit who impersonated its master was already a cripple. All that remained was...

I said—

Mo Tan, expressionless, extended his left hand and placed it on the overlapping part of the two ice wings, his gaze slightly narrowed: "Quiet."

【Domain of Arrogance】

Active Talent
Mastery requirements: (Unknown/Unknown)

Usage Restriction: A worthy opponent
Effect: Granted arrogance

Trait [Loneliness]: During its duration, when you are fighting a locked target, you are compatible with the presence of other [Areas], and all attributes are treated as 200%. It can be stacked with other buffs.

Trait [Missing]: When you take damage, your Constitution attribute swaps with your highest base attribute; when you attack, your Strength attribute swaps with your highest base attribute; when you focus on movement, your Dexterity attribute swaps with your highest base attribute; if the corresponding attribute is the highest attribute, the highest attribute will replace all base attributes for 1 second. The cooldown of this effect is 30 seconds.

Trait [Self-Centered]: Increases the effects of all self-buff talents, skills, passive skills, and equipment traits other than [Domain] by 50%. Negative effects will be frozen until 30 minutes after [Domain: Pride] expires.

Trait [Reverse]: ? ? ?

[Note: Silence.]

……

The next second, Mo Tan, without any controversy, successfully stepped into the Epic Realm thanks to Chi Qing's body, which was of similar strength to his own in the [Innocent Realm].

A long, mournful cry suddenly arose, and in the next second, it was crushed along with the two ice wings by Mo Tan. The [Pure Snow Spear] finally calmed down, acknowledging that the other party was indeed qualified to control it.

The reason is simple: after Mo Tan recognized the [Plain Snow Spear] as a worthy opponent, the [Domain of Pride], which was activated for the first time in a non-stressful state, directly doubled his attributes in the battle between him and the spear. What's even more terrifying is that, under these circumstances, because of the [trait] of [Pride], the [Domain of Fury] that Mo Tan had just unleashed was still effective.

What does this mean?

Putting aside the enigmatic and impressive "Reverse," let's recall the other three traits of "Domain of Fury."

First is the [Ape], which symbolizes primal, uncontrolled violence. Its effect is to convert a proportion of the damage dealt into its own health, but it has no effect in the current situation.

Secondly, there's the [Wolf], a symbol of revenge, betrayal, and ferocious rage. Its effect is that the lower the health, the higher the damage dealt. Considering that Mo Tan's current health is still 87%, this trait is obviously not very useful.

Finally, there is the symbol of destruction and uncontrollable rage – the [Dragon], whose effect is that the power attribute of the Ink Sandalwood will be considered as 200%.

That's right, 200% Strength attribute.

Building on this, what if we connect it to the first trait of [Domain of Arrogance], [Aloofness]?

The answer is that, at least in the confrontation with the [Plain Snow Spear], Mo Tan's power attribute was 400% of its normal level!

What if we link it with the second trait of [Domain of Arrogance], [Absence]?

The result would be that the moment Mo Tan tried to exert his strength to fight against the [Su Xue Spear], his 400% strength attribute would be copied to the other three basic attributes, namely—dexterity, physique, and intelligence, all of which would be 400% of the strength attribute.

Even though it only lasted a second.

But in that instant, Mo Tan undeniably possessed the power of an epic-level being, even surpassing Yi Zou Jerete, who had just entered the epic realm and had only recently stabilized her own level, and was also a knight-class being.

Of course, although it does look a bit terrifying, and even has a hint of numerical inconsistency, the seemingly ordinary trigger conditions for [Domain of Arrogance] are actually very strict.

It's worth noting that Mo Tan's [Arrogance] had only been triggered once before.

That was when facing the ruler in [Ruins of Purple Night].

In other cases, even when the opponent was Xinglong from the "Questioning and Argumentation" forum, Mo Tan's move "Conquering Heaven and Slaying Gods and Buddhas," which was driven by "Arrogance," ultimately failed to be used.

In other words—

"At this stage, is the activation condition only met when facing an 'opponent' of the concept of 'Legend'?"

Mo Tan looked down at the utterly silent Su Xueqiang and murmured something softly.

……

【Plain Snow Gun】

Soul Binding
Weapon category: Dual pistols
Usage conditions: ███
Quality: The Only Legend
Attack power: ███

Attributes: ███, ███, ███, ███, ███, ███
Additional skills: ███, ███, ███, ███, ███, ███
Traits: ███, ███, ███, ███, ███, ███, ███
[Note: █Is there a mistake?██This isn't something you can see right now!██Can't you just play the game properly instead of causing ██glitch/bugs everywhere?! ]

……

Even if you say that…

Mo Tan shrugged, closed the item panel for the [Pure Snow Spear], and shook his head with a somewhat subtle expression, saying, "Game bugs are obviously a system-level issue... Who!?"

The next instant, as a gray shadow resembling a giant python swept across the night sky, Mo Tan suddenly heard a series of crackling sounds like a torrential downpour, and at the same time, he swung his spear in reverse to meet the weapon that was completely invisible.

Then--

Ding ding ding ding ding ding.

With a series of crisp clashes, the legendary weapon in Mo Tan's hand, which he hadn't even warmed up yet, broke into nine pieces in an instant, shattering into a pile of cold iron.

"Speak! Who are you? And why do you possess his Plain Snow Spear?"

Then, just before Mo Tan was forcibly sent out of the illusion, he heard a hoarse, low question and, through the lightning, saw the weapon slowly resting on his neck.

Its texture is warm and smooth, unlike the menacing appearance of ordinary weapons. Its entire body seems to have a light without any sharpness, like beautiful jade shrouded in mist, or the moon reflected in an ancient pool. It is three feet and seven inches long, thin but not slender, soft but not weak. When placed flat, it is like a pool of autumn water that is still and does not flow. When lifted, its light and shadow separate and merge, changing in countless ways, beyond description.

Could this be... the number one ranked weapon in that weapon ranking book...?

Chapter 2949: The End