"Is that so? Funny—I didn't even realize it myself." Felix shot Specter a cold, mocking glare.

Specter had humiliated him like this the last two times they had crossed paths, so now, it was time for payback—an eye for an eye.

Specter was no longer the calm and collected figure he had been moments ago. As an S-tier Malevolent Phantom, he knew exactly what stepping into Ethercore Realm meant—it was the level where humans could finally go toe-to-toe with beings like him.

Then again, it made no sense. It had only been a month since his last ambush on Felix—how could anyone grow this fast? This kind of leap was absurd, even with Donna's Mystical Explosive Orb providing feedback energy. If that Orb could boost someone to this extent, it would have been exposed to the world by now.

"Things are different now, Specter. Everything you created with your own hands back then—today, I'm returning it all."

Suddenly, Specter laughed again. "Come on, Felix, you know how it goes. Sometimes, we hav