Chapter 133: This Saintess is Out!
“I challenge the Phoenix Immortal Saintess of the Firefly Palace!!!!”
Under the watchful eyes of all, the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess was the first to jump down, seizing the spotlight.
Challenging the current strongest Spirit Master in the Wind Realm… winning or losing wasn’t important. What mattered was her courage, a testament to her ambition!
Perhaps she would even be noticed by the Gray Citadel higher-ups, her path to greatness paved, marrying a rich and beautiful woman, contracting with a legendary Realm Overlord… The thought was exhilarating.
In the center of the Yin Tomb, on the battlefield littered with broken blades, a girl with short hair and fierce, upturned eyes glared at the Firefly Palace’s delegation.
Her aggressive, almost villainous appearance did lend her a certain intimidating aura, piquing the interest of some.
The Firefly Palace, however, remained silent, unresponsive.
The Phoenix Immortal Saintess was nowhere to be seen.
“What’s going on?”
“Is the Phoenix Immortal Saintess not coming out?”
“It seems she hasn’t accepted the challenge…”
“Does she think a Spirit Master from a subsidiary force isn’t worthy of challenging her?”
Hearing the puzzled murmurs from the surrounding factions, the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess’s face darkened.
How could this be? The Phoenix Immortal Saintess had refused her challenge?
She had heard that the Phoenix Immortal Saintess’s power was unmatched, the acknowledged strongest Dead Sea Stage Spirit Master in the Storm Realm.
And now this? Was this the demeanor of the strongest?
The Phoenix Immortal Saintess’s refusal was completely unexpected, throwing her carefully crafted plan into disarray.
“Tch!” Clicking her tongue in annoyance, the short-haired girl turned to the silent Nether Bell Maiden.
“Guardian, what should I do?”
The beautiful, pale ghost woman in her shroud-like robe looked down at the ground, her vacant eyes betraying no emotion, as if lost in thought.
During the Overlord’s birthday celebration, victory, defeat, strength, weakness, even personality, were irrelevant.
Not the result, not the process, only the legendary being’s whim mattered.
[Choose another opponent, or return and wait.]
A few seconds later, receiving the message in her mind, the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess frowned.
She scanned the surrounding factions, then turned sharply towards the Ten Citadels area.
Shui Qingyue! That girl was flirting with her maid right there, as if she didn’t even exist!
“I challenge Shui Qingyue of Gray Shadow Mountain!”
The moment she spoke, the Saintess of the Shadowcandle Temple’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Meanwhile, Gong Lianyue, suddenly the center of attention, felt a sense of bewildered annoyance.
She hadn’t even revealed her identity, yet some petty, insignificant drama had attracted unwanted attention.
“What should we do? Do you have a wind-type spirit beast you can use?” Luo Kuxin whispered.
“No…”
The Ice Spirit, the Water Element Commander, the Frost Snow Woman, the Iron Jade Ice Scorpion… none of them could be revealed in the Wind Realm.
The only one she could disguise, the little fox, was currently being… modified… in the Frost Snow Woman’s Ice Coffin.
Therefore, facing the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess’s challenge, Gong Lianyue decided to play dead. This Saintess was out!
She simply stared at her opponent, refusing to enter the arena, an infuriating display of nonchalance.
You’re fighting outside, I’m playing with your maid.
You want to fight me, I’ll continue playing with your maid.
“…”
“…”
“Enough! Stop wasting time! I’ll be your opponent!”
As the tense atmosphere reached its peak, a sharp voice called out from the Shadowcandle Temple’s delegation.
A woman with purple pigtails and a curvaceous figure, wearing a black robe adorned with a sinister, shadowy candle flame pattern, descended from the mountain peak.
The Gloomy Saintess of the Shadowcandle Temple!
Her name was infamous throughout the Wind Realm. Her appearance elicited a chorus of laughter.
So this was the Swallow God’s “granddaughter,” the one who had been beaten so badly she had to beg for mercy?
Gong Lianyue’s expression turned strange. She realized this Gloomy Saintess was the one who had been staring at her from the Shadowcandle Temple. Even now, she kept glancing in her direction.
Wait, was she actually looking at Luo Kuxin?
After all, Luo Kuxin had captured one of her clones. She must have memorized every detail of her body, every mole and birthmark.
Perhaps she was wondering why there was an even more… alluring clone here and wanted to… acquire it.
Realizing this, Gong Lianyue relaxed, her anxiety fading.
“I can’t believe the Gloomy Saintess has stooped to defeating a Spirit Master from a subsidiary force just to save face.”
“Not necessarily. Maybe she just wants the chance to challenge the Sorrowful Saintess.”
“Heh, with the Swallow God gone, who’s she going to take revenge on?”
Having been mocked for years, the Gloomy Saintess was used to it. She ignored the laughter, her expression unchanged.
Entering the arena, she breathed a sigh of relief and glanced disdainfully at the nervous, short-haired girl from Gray Shadow Mountain.
That had been close. She had almost been tricked by that little performance.
Although she wasn’t a match for the Swallow God, dealing with this trash from a subsidiary force shouldn’t be a problem.
Boom!
A sinister gust of wind erupted from behind her.
The swirling black mist gradually formed a dark, humanoid figure, radiating a despairing aura.
Standing in the center of the arena, the black elemental figure, covered in blades and sharp weapons, its dark skin oozing a foul-smelling foam.
[High-rank – Wicked King of the Wind]
Facing the ferocious Wicked King of the Wind, the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess gulped nervously and summoned her main spirit beast.
Thick, viscous mud emerged from the ground, rising and expanding, forming a massive, muscular beast.
The foul-smelling mud beast, its hundred-meter-tall body like a skyscraper, swung its bloody halberd with incredible force, its aura ferocious.
[High-rank – Wicked Halberd Beast]
Both Dead Sea Stage, high-rank spirit beasts, their clashing auras creating a violent turbulence in the air.
Evenly matched!
The first battle of the Overlord’s birthday celebration officially began!
Chapter 134: I Challenge the Sorrowful Saintess of the Sea Concubine Palace, Gong Lianyue!!
The Wicked King of the Wind versus the Wicked Halberd Beast?
Watching the two high-rank spirit beasts clash, their auras terrifying, the members of the Wind Realm factions watched with serious expressions.
In terms of aura and rank, they were evenly matched, but many factors could influence the outcome of a battle: combat experience, battle technique proficiency, random talents, and changes in the environment.
Most favored the Gloomy Saintess of the Shadowcandle Temple. After all, she was a Saintess of one of the nine major powers. Losing to the Swallow God was one thing, but losing to a subsidiary force would be unacceptable.
Meanwhile, trapped within the Wicked Halberd Beast, its body encased in mud, the short-haired girl seethed with anger.
Her attempt to ride the Phoenix Immortal Saintess’s popularity had failed, her plan to get revenge on Shui Qingyue thwarted, and now she was stuck facing a laughingstock of the Wind Realm.
Victory would bring no glory, defeat even more ridicule.
This Gloomy Saintess was a complete idiot, picking a fight with a subsidiary force.
Now she was trapped, this battle pointless.
“Roar!!!”
Sensing its master’s frustration, the Wicked Halberd Beast roared and charged, initiating the attack.
Its massive, hundred-meter-tall body swung its bloody halberd, creating a violent gust of wind that tore through the air, slashing towards the black elemental figure.
Boom!!!!
A deafening sonic boom, and the ground beneath the Gloomy Saintess’s spirit beast collapsed, forming a massive crater.
The giant halberd was an extension of the Wicked Halberd Beast’s body, its flesh pulsing visibly, the beast wielding the thousand-ton weapon with ease.
Such destructive power brought a smug smile to the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess’s face.
It seemed the Wicked Halberd Beast could even hold its own against a Saintess from one of the nine major powers. If it crushed the Gloomy Saintess, perhaps the Phoenix Immortal Saintess would finally accept her challenge.
Whoosh~!
The next second, the dust was swept away by a gust of wind, revealing the black figure within.
The Wicked King of the Wind, its body protected by a swirling barrier of wind blades, was unharmed.
The expressions of the watching Spirit Masters turned to shock, even the high-ranking officials observing from the clouds gasping in surprise.
“This is…”
“A support battle technique!!!”
“The Gloomy Saintess’s support spirit beast has activated its technique!!!”
An unexpected development. The Gloomy Saintess wasn’t as weak as the rumors suggested. She had actually mastered a support battle technique!
The barrier protecting the Wicked King of the Wind wasn’t its own, but a technique cast by another spirit beast within the Gloomy Saintess’s soul core.
This required an incredible level of synergy and intimacy between the Spirit Master and their spirit beast, a perfect understanding of each other’s soul core structure, spiritual will, and spirit energy flow, even their physical forms. Usually, only a companion spirit beast could achieve this!
“Her hidden spirit beast must be the Whispering Wind. A mere mid-rank. Nothing to worry about!”
The Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess’s face darkened as she ordered the Wicked Halberd Beast to attack again.
However, before the beast could even move, it was trapped by a swirling ring of wind, immobilized.
At the same time, the Wicked King of the Wind clasped its hands together in the typical elemental spirit beast prayer pose.
[Battle Technique – Wind Fang Kiss]
Swish!
A massive, black crescent moon blade appeared before the black elemental figure, expanding to fill the entire arena, then aimed at the trapped Wicked Halberd Beast.
The terrifying blade loomed larger and larger in the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess’s eyes, her cute face twisting into a demonic grimace.
This was a 2v1!!!
No, more like a 1.5v1. After all, a battle technique cast from within a Spirit Master’s soul core was significantly weaker.
Normally, a mid-rank spirit beast’s technique wouldn’t affect a high-rank one, but this Wicked Halberd Beast only had one battle technique, the basic technique to manifest its halberd…
If it had an active, offensive technique, it wouldn’t be in this predicament.
Gong Lianyue shook her head, slightly disgusted by this pathetic display.
Swish!
The black wind blade flashed, and half of the Wicked Halberd Beast’s body slid off, blood and mud splattering everywhere.
The battle ended, the unconscious, short-haired girl carried away.
Silence filled the Yin Tomb. What they had expected to be a comical farce had become the Gloomy Saintess’s redemption battle.
She had actually mastered a support battle technique. Now, even high-ranking Spirit Masters would have to be wary of her.
[Congratulations on winning your first battle. Please choose your next opponent.]
The Nether Bell Maiden’s expression remained cold, though her tone was slightly more animated.
Hearing the ethereal voice in her mind, the Gloomy Saintess exhaled deeply.
The right to challenge… was finally hers.
She calmly consumed a Wind Spirit Pill, restoring her spirit energy, then turned towards the Ten Citadels.
“I challenge Shui Qingyue of Gray Shadow Mountain!!!”
“Huh?!?”
Silence.
Shui Qingyue again? Were these people crazy? Were they being paid to promote her?
And who was this Shui Qingyue anyway? Wasn’t the Saintess of Gray Shadow Mountain the Bone Saintess?
Yes, they were crazy.
Gong Lianyue was speechless. She had simply been seen with that… seductive maid. Was that really a reason to be challenged repeatedly?
So this was the legendary “femme fatale,” the beauty that toppled nations?
She might as well just strip Luo Kuxin naked and throw her to the crowd. That way, everyone could enjoy her.
The awkward silence stretched for a full minute, Gong Lianyue and the Gloomy Saintess staring at each other, just like her previous standoff with the Gray Shadow Mountain Saintess.
Heh, I’m not scared, but I’m not fighting either. What are you going to do about it? You can’t touch me!
[Gloomy Saintess, choose another opponent.]
The Nether Bell Maiden’s voice echoed in her mind.
However, the Gloomy Saintess simply smiled, her expression turning sinister.
“Fine, let me rephrase that.”
“I challenge Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess of the Sea Concubine Palace!!”
“！！！！！！！！!”
“？？？？？？？？？？”
As the Gloomy Saintess’s words echoed, a shocked silence fell upon the entire Yin Tomb, even the shadowy figures on the four thrones stirring.
The silver-haired girl’s smile vanished, her expression shifting from smug amusement to shock and panic, then back to a calm composure in an instant.
Ah, her identity had been exposed…
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