Chapter 119: Empress Gong Lianyue
[Soul Prison Trial, Session 218]
[Soul Prison Trial, Third Level: The Dark Ages]
A dark, cold, and damp dungeon, the air thick with the stench of blood.
Dust and insects clung to the rough stone walls, the stale, foul air almost suffocating.
A girl with six teardrop beauty marks on her face and flowing, ocean-like blue hair slowly opened her eyes.
This was the third, and final, time.
If they survived this last hour, they would clear the third level.
Gong Lianyue brushed the dust from her skirt and stood up, the star-faced girl behind her gazing at her with adoration.
Having absorbed the moonlight aura, the Sorrowful Saintess’s presence was even more serene and holy, more like a high-rank spirit beast than a human, evoking a sense of longing and reverence.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!!!” the star-faced girl squealed.
“?” (Gong Lianyue’s internal reaction)
A few minutes later, the blue-haired girl led the way through the dark, narrow corridors of the prison, the two of them moving in silence.
The Spirit Masters who had reached the third level and survived this long must have been diligently studying spirit techniques.
Forbidden from using their spirit beasts, they finally understood their own frailty, the low-rank spirit beasts they usually dismissed now a source of terror and psychological trauma.
However, the objective of this level seemed to be simply survival. There were no hidden twists.
Even if someone’s spirit techniques were powerful enough to wipe out the entire pig-man tribe, the reward would likely be the same as simply hiding until the end.
Although they could bring items back to reality, were these crude pig-man tools really worth anything?
“Ding, ding, ding~~~”
A sudden ringing sound interrupted Gong Lianyue’s thoughts, and the star-faced girl behind her tensed.
A massive, grotesque pig-man, its body covered in blades, emerged from the shadows, drool dripping from its jaws.
Spotting the two girls, its bloodshot eyes widened, and it charged towards them, its massive cleaver raised.
Its heavy footsteps cracked the ground. Its massive form filled the entire corridor, leaving no room for escape.
“Spirit Technique – Immortal Blossom Pierce!!!”
Facing the charging pig-man, the star-faced girl shouted, her hands clasped together, a blinding light erupting.
A swirling vortex of spirit energy, shaped like a flower bud, formed in her palms.
Boom!
The next second, the flower bloomed, a burst of colorful energy exploding from the girl’s hands, piercing through the air at an incredible speed, leaving a black hole in the pig-man’s abdomen.
Such an advanced application of a spirit technique!
Gong Lianyue was impressed. Although she didn’t know this girl’s name or background, the rank of that spirit technique was definitely higher than anything in the Sea Concubine Palace.
Her faction must be powerful, at least on par with the Cangsheng Palace and the Sun-Seizing Divine Metropolis.
“Thud~” As the pig-man collapsed, the star-faced girl also fell to the ground, panting, her face flushed.
Although slightly pale from the exertion, her eyes shone with excitement.
Just then, two bells rang.
The commotion had attracted more pig-man guards.
Two more massive, disgusting pig-men appeared at the end of the corridor.
The star-faced girl scrambled back, then noticed that Gong Lianyue hadn’t moved. She stood there calmly, facing the two pig-men.
“Your Majesty, we have to run! I can’t use that technique again!!!”
“Shhh!” Hearing the girl’s panicked voice, Gong Lianyue put a finger to her lips, signaling for silence.
Then, she walked towards the two approaching pig-men, unafraid.
As she walked, the air around her distorted and crackled, the heavy pressure cracking the floor and walls.
The swirling spirit energy condensed, forming an illusory silver crescent moon that hovered above her head.
The Lost Scroll, Heavenly Full Cold Moon, Steel Moon Chapter!!!
Boom!!!
Enveloped by the distorting silver crescent moon, the two pig-men froze, their expressions turning to terror.
Bathed in silver light, their bodies were forced to their knees, bowing in submission.
Such a terrifying, oppressive force…
Under the silver moon’s light, even mountains and rivers seemed to flatten, gods and ants treated equally.
The area within three meters of the Sorrowful Saintess had become a distorted space, everything within it cracking and crumbling.
Low-rank spirit beasts were terrified even by mid-rank opponents, let alone the ancient, fragmented power of the Lost Scroll.
The two pig-men stood frozen like statues, their heads bowed low, lower than their bodies, almost touching the ground. The approaching blue-haired girl could easily reach out and touch their heads.
The girl, her eyes cold and indifferent, her aura chilling, gently placed her delicate hand on the two pig-men’s shoulders and pressed down.
Boom!!!
The next second, both pig-men collapsed to the ground, their heads smashing against the stone floor, knocking them unconscious.
Their knees hitting the ground like a tolling bell, their heads like exploding bombs.
The impact created a massive crater in the floor.
Stepping over the two unconscious pig-men, the blue-haired girl’s expression remained unchanged, her hair flowing like water, her teardrop eyes shimmering.
Empowered by the vast moonlight aura, the weight of the Steel Moon Chapter could now influence her own spirit energy.
“…”
“…”
The star-faced girl behind her knew she would never forget this moment.
Today, she had witnessed the birth of a god, the shimmering starlight in her eyes reflecting the truth.
Chapter 120: The Empress’s Might
Three heavily armored pig-man guards patrolled the dark, foul-smelling prison, their appearance and physique far more menacing than the previous ones.
Not only were they more ferocious-looking, but they also seemed more evolved, perhaps even possessing battle techniques…?
Two girls hid behind a corner, observing them silently. The deeper they ventured into the dungeon, the more pig-men they encountered, as if they were approaching a high-security area.
“Your Majesty, what should we do? Should we fight our way through, or find another route?”
The star-faced girl gulped nervously. She had never imagined that a few low-rank spirit beasts could be so intimidating.
After returning to reality, she had specifically visited an area where low-rank pig-type spirit beasts were kept, hoping to overcome her fear. However, besides scaring a few piglets to death with her contracted spirit beast’s aura, she hadn’t made any progress.
“Wait, let me take a look.”
Gong Lianyue calmly removed a teardrop from her eye, a subtle movement unseen by the star-faced girl, and held it in her hand.
Of course, she hadn’t actually removed her entire eyeball, just the water droplet attached to her pupil.
Then, with a flick of her wrist, she tossed the droplet towards the pig-men.
Plink!
The water droplet landed, its faint splash indistinguishable from the pig-men’s constant drooling, attracting no attention.
At the same time, Gong Lianyue’s vision extended to the droplet’s location, a 360-degree view of the surroundings.
The cells beside the three pig-men were empty, containing only a few objects radiating a strange energy.
However, before she could get a clear look, a passing pig-man stepped on the water droplet, crushing it, and her extended vision vanished…
A few seconds later, a new teardrop formed in the girl’s eye, shimmering like a jewel.
So these pig-men weren’t guarding prisoners, but treasures?
That explained the message at the beginning of the trial, that any items obtained could be brought back to reality!
Bang!
Bang, bang!!!
The three pig-men stopped abruptly, their attention drawn to a loud crashing sound behind them.
The surrounding walls and floor cracked, a massive fissure appearing, as if caused by an earthquake.
A blue-haired girl with six teardrop beauty marks on her face emerged from around the corner, radiating a cold, killing intent.
As she walked, the ground around her crumbled, as if under the influence of a gravity field, everything submitting to her presence.
Under the girl’s icy blue gaze, the three pig-men’s faces twisted in pain, their knees buckling, their heads bowing in submission.
“Oink, oink~~~”
“Oink, oink~~~”
“Oink, oink~~~”
Just as they were about to kneel, the three pig-men let out a series of strange oinks.
The next second, their eyes glowed blood red, their bodies swelling, their grotesque tumors expanding rapidly.
Growing larger, the three pig-man guards began to break free from the oppressive gravity, their movements becoming more frantic as they lumbered towards the girl.
Pig-men with battle techniques could actually resist the Steel Moon’s aura!
However, under the heavy pressure of the silver crescent moon, their slow movements resembled the wriggling of insects.
Facing the approaching pig-men, the blue-haired girl continued walking, her expression unchanged.
A silver light shimmered, and an illusory silver arm guard appeared above her head.
“Kneel!”
As the girl’s voice echoed, the distorted air around her crackled, her blue hair and worn prison shirt billowing upwards.
A wave of oppressive aura erupted, and the three struggling pig-men collapsed to their knees, their weight shattering the stone floor.
Bang!
Their heads slammed against the hard ground, cracking like eggs, their innards splattering.
Despite their ferocious appearance, the pig-men of this era were probably weaker than the Snowtooth Rabbit she had defeated at the beginning of her journey. Their bloodline was too inferior.
Their auras resembled those of wild beasts, not even reaching the level of low-rank spirit beasts…
Even so, they were still dangerous for a vulnerable Spirit Master without a spirit beast.
As the three pig-men’s auras vanished, Gong Lianyue’s face turned pale, her body weakened.
She sighed inwardly. It seemed the Lost Scroll had reached its limit.
“Let’s go.”
Addressing the stunned, star-faced girl behind her, Gong Lianyue stepped over the pig-men’s corpses.
Was this the Empress’s might…?
The girl stared for a moment, then followed, her eyes filled with awe.
Unlike the foul-smelling cell they had been in, this room, guarded by the three pig-men, was surprisingly well-furnished, like a small study, complete with a wooden table and chairs.
It seemed someone important had stayed here. Gong Lianyue wasn’t interested in the secrets of this era.
Three items were neatly arranged on the table, the same objects she had seen with her water droplet vision:
A worn roll of parchment, a thick, ancient book, and an exquisitely crafted wrist guard. Clearly not something that belonged to these pig-men.
The characters on the parchment weren’t human script, a jumbled mess she couldn’t understand, like the random scribbles of a child. Such a pointless language.
The ancient book, however, was written in the common spirit beast language. Gong Lianyue could understand a few words here and there.
[Spirit Beast something something, something something, breeding methods]
Suddenly, the star-faced girl gasped, flipping through the book with an expression of shock, her speed even faster than Gong Lianyue reading human script.
What kind of education had this girl received, learning the spirit beast language as her native tongue?
“T-This… Your Majesty, this is the lost art of spirit beast rank enhancement through breeding!!!”
“Oh.”
Looking at the excited, star-faced girl, Gong Lianyue’s interest waned instantly.
If this were a fantasy novel, following the usual tropes, this book would be less valuable than the other two items.
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