Chapter 225: Sorrowful Saintess is Lian Xing’s Wife? p1
Eyes that make the heavens weep, a single tear turns myriad worlds into a vast ocean.
Sea Soul World, Eight Emperor Tears!!!!
As these words appeared, almost every being in the Moon Soul World was stunned. Except for those like Lian Xing, who ascended from the Bubble Pet Beast World, all inhabitants of the six True Spirit Worlds knew about the Sea Soul World.
Only some from the Bubble Pet Beast World and the transmigrated players of the Beast Taming Evolution Duel game were clueless.
Even so, the words alone conveyed a chilling atmosphere.
The five Lunar Divine Festival participants were to be randomly transported to subordinate worlds of the Sea Soul World…?
An instinctive fear, etched into their very beings, arose.
The Sea Soul World… the name itself sounded dangerous…
Even Tai Yin, who had orchestrated several attacks against the Sea Soul World, frowned deeply. She had infiltrated the Sea Soul World’s system before, but that was a meticulously planned operation, using the Mechanical Mountains and Seas to scout and bringing numerous companions and subordinates to overcome the initial system conflict.
But now, random teleportation? That was too much…
If she were sent to the Rain Soul World, the most dangerous of the three Divine Ruins, even her top ranking among the seventy-two Legends wouldn’t matter.
The Divine Ruins were the birthplaces of the Sea Soul World’s ancestors.
Within them, all beings’ realms were suppressed to their limits.
Conversely, all inhabitants were constantly tempered by the True Spirits’ aura, ensuring that those who emerged were extraordinary Beast Tamers.
They were also ideal vessels for the Eight Emperor Tears.
According to Tai Yin’s intelligence gathered over tens of thousands of years, four Saintess candidates had emerged from the Rain Soul World, two from the Cloud Soul World, and one from the Water Soul World. Only one remained, and then the Eight Emperor Tears’ vessels would converge upon the Sea Soul World.
Then, the evolutionary systems of the six True Spirit Worlds would be overturned.
Everything would be corrupted by the Sea Soul World’s traits.
However, it had only been a few tens of thousands of years since the seventh, [Azure Falling Sky Spring], emerged from the Water Soul World. The eighth shouldn’t awaken so soon.
The Moon Soul World still had time to prepare…
Tai Yin felt a sense of relief.
Having adapted to the Sea Soul World’s system, she held a significant advantage in the second round. With a bit of luck, she would be fine.
She would likely achieve a landslide victory in this round!
—
Meanwhile—
In the Ice Soul World, thousands of worlds away, the water elemental was ecstatic.
“Report! Report it quickly!”
“Report to the Sea Soul World’s higher-ups! Eliminate the Moon Soul World’s chosen ones! Locate their coordinates and wipe them out!”
“Report what? It took me ten years to conquer the Cloud Soul World. They only have a month. I doubt they’ll even find the exit from the Ice Soul World. Who are we going to report to…?” Sorrowful Saintess interrupted her excited mother-in-law.
The water elemental blinked, deflated.
Such a great opportunity, wasted…
If she had recovered even a fraction more of her power, she could have relayed this information across several Soul Worlds.
***
In the Moon Soul World, at the Lunar Divine Festival arena, the moment the name “Sea Soul World” appeared, many veteran Emperor-Tier experts and Guardians wore expressions of grave concern and shock.
As one of the six True Spirit Worlds, the Moon Soul World wasn’t afraid of a direct confrontation with the Sea Soul World.
However, the infamous saying about the Eight Emperor Tears instilled a primal fear in all beings, making their hair stand on end.
This resulted in a strange phenomenon…
Even without personally descending, the Eight Emperor Tears of the Sea Soul World posed a greater threat than the Twelve Moons of the Moon Soul World, or even all the ancestors of the six True Spirit Worlds.
Moreover…
The Sea Soul World was the only True Spirit World without any post-natal True Spirits.
This meant they didn’t need more of their kind, no further increase in power.
This was the ultimate display of arrogance…
Finally, the Sea Soul World held the largest territory, having conquered and absorbed the seventh True Spirit World billions of years ago…
Even Nether Concubine simulated the future with a grave expression.
She found she couldn’t change their destinations, only their actions after arrival, influencing the second round’s rankings.
But then, she saw something that made her turn sharply, staring at the nonchalant, golden-bunned girl with utter disbelief.
“How… how is this possible!?”
“How can such a thing happen!?”
Nether Concubine was stunned.
She had simulated Lian Xing with Qianqiu the moment she saw her, even before the Lunar Divine Festival began.
She knew where Lian Xing would be sent in the second round.
But somehow…
Her latest simulation showed Lian Xing returning from a different location.
This meant Lian Xing’s predetermined destination had been changed…
But why?
When had Lian Xing’s fate been altered?
Was it the moment she stepped onto the first step?
Meanwhile, the Divine Machine within Mist Colt sensed something, muttering with uncertainty, “The fifth time used, two remaining…”
“What’s going on? Even a random map selection triggers a miracle. It seems this journey will be extraordinary…”
Star Goddess and Ice Queen made their preparations.
Changing combat skills, comforting their Pet Beasts.
Seeing the second round approaching, Lian Xing also checked her Pet Beast lineup.
[Legendary Overlord · Mechanical · Divine Machine LV17190]
[Legendary Emperor · Elemental · Star Sand LV12005]
[Legendary Emperor · Viral · Mist Colt LV3110]
[Emperor-Tier · Weapon · White Silk Weaver Girl LV4650]
[Fallen Species · Emperor-Tier · Nether Leaf Dark King’s Court LV4500 (One of the Four Great Calamities, Avalanche)]
[Ancient Species · Myriad-Level Emperor · Back-Tailed Moon-Chasing Demon Rabbit LV14999]
Though some weren’t contracted yet, as long as they were within Mist Colt’s viral space, it made no difference.
After confirming everything, Lian Xing waited patiently.
Finally, the hour-long break ended.
A blurry, miniature spinning wheel appeared above the meteorite platform.
It displayed hundreds of subordinate Soul Worlds within the Sea Soul World’s territory.
[Rain Soul World] [Snow Soul World] [Ice Soul World] [River Soul World] [Cloud Soul World] [Water Soul World]
Though each large Soul World contained numerous shattered worlds and Bubble Pet Beast Worlds, the destinations this time would be drawn from the formal Soul Worlds.
The five participants, represented by cartoonish Q-version figures, spun simultaneously.
“Whirr, whirr, whirr—”
As everyone held their breath, the five pointers spun across the map of the Sea Soul World. Tai Yin felt a bead of sweat trickle down her forehead.
Not Rain Soul World, not Snow Soul World, not Rain Soul World, not Snow Soul World… she prayed silently.
But as everyone knows, what you fear most is what comes to pass.
After spinning for several seconds, Tai Yin’s pointer landed firmly on the [Rain Soul World] icon.
Her face drained of color, pale as a ghost.
[Rain Soul World, a region bordering the Sea Soul World, one of the Divine Ruins, extremely dangerous, currently guarded by the Sea Soul World’s seventh Saintess candidate (Azure Falling Sky Spring).]
Next, Nether Concubine’s pointer stopped.
[Snow Soul World, a region bordering the Sea Soul World, extremely dangerous, currently guarded by the Sea Soul World’s sixth Saintess candidate (Snow Robe White Lotus).]
Seeing Nether Concubine’s fate, Tai Yin’s despair turned to schadenfreude.
They had both drawn hellish destinations, comrades in misfortune.
But then, she realized something.
Looking at Nether Concubine’s impassive expression, her smugness faded.
Nether Concubine had Qianqiu’s simulations. She already knew her fate, ensuring there would be no dead ends.
Seconds later, Star Goddess’s pointer stopped.
[Vast Soul World, a second-tier region bordering the Sea Soul World, moderate danger.]
Star Goddess’s expression remained unchanged.
Unlike Nether Concubine and Tai Yin, she had no prior knowledge of the Sea Soul World’s subordinate forces.
To her, any destination was the same.
Soon, Ice Queen’s turn came.
[Ice Soul World, a third-tier region bordering the Sea Soul World, negligible danger.]
As the result appeared, Ice Queen exhaled slowly, under Tai Yin’s envious gaze.
Negligible danger. This was practically a guaranteed safe zone.
Meanwhile, in the Ice Soul World, the water elemental laughed out loud at the result.
The blue-haired mermaid woman coughed slightly.
What strange luck…
They could eliminate a powerful opponent from the Moon Soul World with no effort.
Newly arrived, these Beast Tamers from the Moon Soul World couldn’t possibly adapt quickly to the Sea Soul World’s system. Capturing them would essentially end the game.
And they could interrogate them, perhaps even deciphering the Moon Soul World’s evolutionary system.
However…
The next second, as the final participant’s result appeared, several people were stunned.
Even the water elemental and Sorrowful Saintess stared in disbelief.
Tai Yin’s eyes nearly popped out of her head.
[Water Soul World, a peripheral region bordering the Sea Soul World, one of the Divine Ruins, the location of the most recent True Spirit aura eruption, danger level unobservable.]
It was… the Water Soul World!!!
Lian Xing blinked in surprise.
She had just controlled Tai Yin’s sand projection to invade this place, failing miserably. Now, she was going there herself? What a coincidence…
The water elemental behind Sorrowful Saintess shrieked.
“Return to the Water Soul World, now, immediately!!!”
“Forget about Ice Queen! Capture this woman!!!”
“The True Spirit observing Ice Queen is only the Tenth of the Twelve Moons, a post-natal True Spirit, insignificant.”
“But behind this golden-haired woman is one of the original Seven Miracles of the Moon Soul World, an existence on par with the Eight Emperor Tears!!!”
“…”
“…”
“I, I understand~~~” Sorrowful Saintess replied, finally reacting.
Even without her mother-in-law’s urging, she would have returned immediately.
The Water Soul World was her home turf!!!
Her four daughters were there. How could she allow enemies from the Moon Soul World to infiltrate?
Moreover, the first round of the Lunar Divine Festival had proven that this golden-bunned, white-stockinged gambler was the most dangerous opponent. Eliminating her early was paramount.
Even Ice Queen, practically on her doorstep, was now a secondary concern.
With this in mind, Sorrowful Saintess summoned a Pet Beast.
“Whoosh—”
A Mythical-Tier snow woman descended amidst a flurry of snowflakes.
Her pure white, graceful figure, clad in a white shroud, resembled Snow Flower, one of the seventy-two Legends of the Moon Soul World.
Mythical-Tier was equivalent to Emperor-Tier in the Moon Soul World.
After summoning the snow woman, Sorrowful Saintess instructed, “Darling, inform your mother to freeze the entire Water Soul World until I return!”
“Yes…” the snow woman nodded obediently, then began transmitting a message through their bloodline connection.
Meanwhile, Lian Xing, unaware that her location had been completely exposed to the Sea Soul World’s enemy, was still pondering the scenery of the Water Soul World…
Completely oblivious to her impending doom.
Moments later, the second round of the Lunar Divine Festival officially began.
With flashes of light, Nether Concubine, Star Goddess, Tai Yin, Ice Queen, and Lian Xing vanished from the arena.
And almost instantly, Tai Yin and Lian Xing’s live projections were cut off by an unobservable force.
[The Divine Ruins cannot be penetrated by the Moon Soul World’s system. Therefore, this round will only show the perspectives of the other three participants.]
Many of Lian Xing’s fans expressed their disappointment.
They had hoped to witness her heroic performance in enemy territory, but now they could only watch Star Goddess and the others.
***
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