Chapter 159: Confronting the Sun and Moon Realm
Within the maze of the fourth level of the Soul Prison Trial, the Tower of Heaven, any spirit beast team passing through this area would encounter a strange ice coffin.
Some were scared off by its aura, while others recklessly attacked it, but it remained undamaged.
After about ten minutes, the 25th floor of the Tower of Heaven was cleared, concluding this session of the trial.
[Congratulations on clearing the fourth level of the Soul Prison Trial, first stage (1/4).]
[Note: In the next session, all injuries and statuses will be fully restored. Spirit beasts that were defeated cannot re-enter.]
Swish!
With a flash of white light, the spirit beasts’ surroundings vanished, the Soul Prison Trial’s secret realm disappearing.
Everyone returned to their respective masters.
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Storm Realm, Gray Citadel
Almost the instant Gong Lianyue and the Tyrant Demon Seed returned from the Waterfall Lake Wonderland, the Frost Snow Woman and her team also returned from the Soul Prison Trial.
Gong Lianyue learned the rules of this trial through her spirit beasts’ shared consciousness.
A complete wipeout meant temporary disqualification, while surviving, even by hiding, guaranteed rewards.
If even a single spirit beast survived to the end, the rewards and evaluation would be multiplied.
Although she didn’t know what had happened inside, they seemed disheartened, only the Frost Snow Woman remaining.
It seemed not only the Tyrant Demon Seed, but the others had also suffered…
Only the Ice Soul Cold Star, disguised as the Ice Spirit, was still happily munching on its ice.
“What’s wrong? What are you thinking about?”
Seeing the Frost Snow Woman’s troubled expression, Gong Lianyue gently stroked her soft, white hair.
The Frost Snow Woman hesitated. She wanted to mention that the green-haired spirit beast was also in the Soul Prison Trial, and not just the obvious green and red ones.
That little blue flower that had appeared at the end… it probably also belonged to that woman.
But she didn’t know Luo Kuxin’s name and didn’t know how to explain.
Besides, the blue-haired girl’s touch was rather pleasant, so she simply rolled over, enjoying the caress.
Human hair wasn’t particularly sensitive, but for humanoid spirit beasts, it was like being petted.
Even the usually reliable and intelligent Frost Snow Woman forgot to report the appearance of the legendary spirit beast.
This was crucial information that could affect the entire Soul Prison Trial!
Even if they managed to avoid it this time, what if they encountered it again…?
Whatever, they had survived this time. She would worry about tomorrow’s problems tomorrow.
Three days after the Soul Prison Trial ended, it was time to return the Swallow God.
During this time, the name of Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess, had spread throughout the Storm Realm like a tornado.
Everyone knew of this woman who had formed a contract with a legendary being, now alone in the Wind Realm to return a hostage.
After the legendary Water Element’s rampage and subsequent departure, the Shadowcandle Temple didn’t dare to interfere.
Compared to that Water Element, the Swallow God was just a helpless infant, not a threat.
Three days passed.
The time for the exchange arrived. Beneath a tower at the edge of the Gray Citadel, shrouded in shadows…
A black-haired woman in a black python robe stood silently, radiating a strange, deathly aura. Although she stood there in plain sight, the passersby seemed to ignore her, walking past without even noticing her.
Her appearance wasn’t stunning, but she possessed a certain rustic charm, the kind that grew on you.
The spirit energy around her was calm and subdued, so much so that it was impossible to discern her cultivation level.
One of the three Emperors of the Wind Realm, a Sun and Moon Realm Spirit Master, the Shadow Emperor!
She had been injured while trying to intercept the Water Element, two of her spirit beasts dead, one injured. Her aura was slightly weakened, her face pale.
That was why she had come here personally, to observe this girl who had formed a contract with a legendary being, to see what kind of monster she was, whether three-headed and six-armed, or something even stranger.
“Emperor, she has left her residence.”
“Mm.”
The woman in the python robe closed her eyes, vaguely recalling her encounter with a Sun and Moon Realm expert hundreds of years ago, when she was still at the Dead Sea Stage.
She had been so terrified, she could barely speak, her body trembling.
And then, she became the Saintess of the Gray Citadel…
“She’s here!”
Sensing a trace of water spirit energy amidst the dense wind spirit energy, the woman in the python robe opened her eyes, a shadowy aura instantly enveloping the entire Gray Citadel.
A terrifying pressure, far exceeding that of an ordinary Saint-rank, assaulted the minds of all the Spirit Masters present, a deafening roar echoing.
Boom!
An oppressive weight, like a collapsing star, erupted from her, a wave of spirit energy spreading outwards.
Then, a blue-haired girl, her hair swaying gently in the wind, appeared.
Six teardrops, neatly arranged on her face, like tears, flowed from her shimmering eyes, staining her cheeks.
The girl wore a water-patterned robe, the special uniform of the Sea Concubine Palace, her thighs wrapped in smooth, white silk, the water spirit energy around her undisturbed by the terrifying pressure.
Most striking was the black crown on her head, radiating a chilling aura that seemed to defy the world, impenetrable even by the Shadow Emperor’s spirit energy.
Wearing the black crown, Gong Lianyue had transformed into a Holy Water Body, entering a strange, isolated state, sensing only the flow of water, oblivious to everything else.
The blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl walked towards the woman in the python robe, stopping less than half a meter away.
The next second, the woman in the python robe trembled slightly.
This Sorrowful Saintess… she looked just like that Water Element! It startled her.
Even more terrifying, the water spirit energy flowing around the blue-haired girl was completely undisturbed by her Sun and Moon Realm aura…
“Hand over the ransom list.”
Hearing the Sorrowful Saintess’s cold, commanding tone, the Shadow Emperor fell silent.
To speak to a Realm Emperor like this… She was a monster. An ordinary human Spirit Master wouldn’t even dare.
Was this the quality of someone chosen by a legendary being…?
Chapter 160: Subduing the Water Element!!
“Hand over the ransom list.”
Hearing the Sorrowful Saintess’s cold, commanding tone, the Shadow Emperor fell silent for a moment.
She was beginning to understand why she hadn’t been chosen by the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, all those years ago.
Unafraid of a legendary being, unflinching before a Sun and Moon Realm expert… was this the quality required of one chosen by a legendary being…?
The Shadow Emperor’s feelings were complex. This teardrop-eyed girl before her might one day reach a level beyond her reach.
Meanwhile, Gong Lianyue’s expression remained unchanged, her heart calm.
This woman, wearing the Gray Citadel higher-ups’ special uniform, was clearly a high-ranking official, at least at the Vice Palace Master level. She must be trying to intimidate her.
Unfortunately for her, the Holy Water Body was the purest and most sacred of constitutions, impervious to all external spirit energy. Even a peak Nether Traverse Stage expert couldn’t affect her.
Therefore, Gong Lianyue repeated her demand. If they had any objections, they could take it up with the Water Element.
After a long silence, the woman in the python robe handed over a spatial ring, a specially made storage artifact.
Gong Lianyue accepted it and, channeling her spirit energy, checked its contents against the ransom list.
–1 million spirit crystals.
10 high-rank spirit beast eggs.
500 stalks of Wind Realm high-grade medicinal herbs (excluding Moonlight Grass).
10 pieces of Wind Iron Stone.
Gray Citadel Spirit Technique (Wind Call).
Gray Citadel Spirit Technique (Shadowstep).
Besides these, there were some items Gong Lianyue didn’t recognize and a few miscellaneous spirit artifacts.
To ransom a single Saint-rank, the Gray Citadel was willing to pay such a hefty price. Although painful, it wasn’t crippling.
After confirming everything, Gong Lianyue nodded and summoned He Daoqi, the Swallow God, from her stone bracelet.
However, she had discreetly removed the restraints beforehand, eliminating any… incriminating evidence.
After all, if the Gray Citadel higher-ups saw their Saintess in such a… state, they would be furious.
The black-haired girl, imprisoned for nearly a hundred chapters, finally saw the light of day. She didn’t cry or show any emotion, simply hiding behind the woman in the python robe, remaining silent.
Gong Lianyue’s expression turned strange. The two women’s facial features were somewhat similar. Could they be mother and daughter?
That would be awkward…
“Are you alright?” the woman in the python robe asked, turning to He Daoqi.
“Yes.”
He Daoqi nodded, her expression unchanged, her eyes, both pupils and whites, a deep, unreadable black.
She could sense that in this short time, the Sorrowful Saintess had grown even stronger, reaching a level beyond her comprehension.
Wearing the black crown, radiating a holy yet deathly aura, her water spirit energy unfathomable.
Normally, for a hostage exchange, the welcoming party would be a Vice Palace Master or a chief senior instructor.
However, the presence of this woman in the python robe indicated that the Sorrowful Saintess had caused a major incident during the Overlord’s birthday celebration, shaking the entire Wind Realm.
He Daoqi remained silent, waiting for an explanation.
Meanwhile, Gong Lianyue was slightly puzzled.
After being imprisoned and tortured for so long, didn’t she feel any resentment…?
Regardless, she was relieved.
The Swallow God had been returned, her mission complete. She could finally return to the Sea Region.
But before leaving, she would purchase a large quantity of Moonlight Grass. It was so cheap here in the Wind Realm. It would be a waste not to.
The woman in the python robe and He Daoqi watched as the blue-haired girl walked away, making no move to stop her.
“Emperor, what did the Sorrowful Saintess do at the Overlord’s birthday celebration?” He Daoqi asked after a moment.
“She’s a Lord Attendant. Her legendary spirit beast stole the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, during the celebration.”
“…”
“!!!”
Even though He Daoqi had been prepared, she was still shocked.
If the words “legendary spirit beast” were replaced with anything else, the weight of that statement wouldn’t be nearly as heavy, as terrifying.
It was precisely because it was a legendary being that the Sun and Moon Realm Emperor had abandoned all thoughts of revenge and retribution, speaking so calmly.
Not just because she didn’t dare to retaliate, but because it would be pointless.
A Lord Attendant couldn’t control a legendary being, nor could they influence its actions. The Water Element stealing the Shadowlurking Blade had nothing to do with the Sorrowful Saintess.
And even if it did, it wasn’t something outsiders could interfere with.
Based on millennia of experience, human Spirit Masters had learned a few things about legendary beings.
They could disrespect them, insult them, even attack them. As long as the legendary being was in a good mood and didn’t notice their insignificant presence, they would survive.
After all, a legendary being’s aura was so vast and powerful that even a Sun and Moon Realm or Saint-rank Spirit Master was like a speck of dust before them, easily overlooked.
However, there was one action that guaranteed death: obstructing a legendary being’s will.
Never, ever, stand in a legendary being’s way.
If you do, you will be noticed.
And if you are noticed, you will die…
He Daoqi fell silent for a long time. She hadn’t expected the Sorrowful Saintess to be connected to a legendary being.
“In three months, the Wind Realm will assemble a force to attack the Cangsheng Palace, to either subdue or negotiate with the Water Element before it reaches the Samsara Stage.”
“If negotiations fail, the Wind Realm will face either annihilation or a pyrrhic victory…”
Hearing the woman’s words, He Daoqi’s eyes dimmed.
What the Wind Realm was about to do was precisely what they had been warned against—opposing a legendary being.
Failure meant certain death.
But without the Wind Realm Overlord, even if they did nothing, the Storm Realm would eventually be conquered by the surrounding realms. Their destruction was inevitable.
This Water Element was a newly born legendary being, still at the Dead Sea Stage. There was a chance they could win.
And the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, wouldn’t be easily controlled. It would surely offer guidance and assistance at critical moments…
Meanwhile, oblivious to the Wind Realm’s predicament, Gong Lianyue, having gathered her spoils, prepared to return to the Sea Region.
After enduring countless trials and tribulations in the Storm Realm, it was finally time to go home!
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