Chapter 193: The Saint-Rank Scorpion
The Winter Floating Sky’s battlefield secret realm—the White Velvet Snow Forest!
A vast space filled with frost-covered trees, a monotonous landscape of white and gray.
Unlike exploration secret realms, which held hidden treasures, or cultivation secret realms, which accelerated cultivation, or trial secret realms, which offered challenges and opportunities for growth, battlefield secret realms simply provided a space for combat.
The scoring system for the Final Battle, the third round of the Ranking Battle, was straightforward and brutal.
The first five Spirit Masters eliminated lost points, from 5 to 1, respectively. The last four earned points, from 1 to 4. And the final victor received 6 points.
According to the rules, if a participant was in danger, they could shout “Withdraw” to be instantly teleported out of the secret realm.
At this moment, a blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl, casually strolling through the snow-covered forest with four nervous young Spirit Masters who flinched at every rustle of leaves, was the center of attention, practically half the audience watching her every move.
Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess!
Gong Lianyue’s expression remained calm as she wandered aimlessly.
If she truly wanted to dominate the Sea Region and become the Alliance leader, she could simply unleash two of her Saint-rank spirit beasts, and no one could stop them.
However, on the eve of the Ranking Battle, Shui Qinghou had secretly approached her, telling her she could win, but to carefully manage her points and avoid securing first place for the Sea Concubine Palace.
This wasn’t because the Sea Concubine Palace was lazy or unwilling to lead, but because the Pool of Hidden Secrets had ulterior motives. If they failed to secure first place, their retaliation would surely target the current Alliance leader.
The Sea Concubine Palace didn’t want a direct confrontation with the Nether Empress…
In fact, not just the Sea Concubine Palace, but all the other Sun and Moon Realm Spirit Masters had also realized this after the Pool of Hidden Secrets’ return.
Although they were all called Sun and Moon Realm experts, the Nether Empress’s power was on a completely different level.
After careful consideration, Gong Lianyue agreed with the Sea Concubine Palace higher-ups. They would concede the position of Alliance leader.
If they couldn’t win, why bother fighting?
Would they wait for the Sea Concubine Palace to be destroyed, barely escaping with their lives, only to return for revenge centuries later?
Couldn’t they just cultivate for a hundred years and then crush the Pool of Hidden Secrets?
She just didn’t know if, upon reaching the Sun and Moon Realm, she would be able to surpass the Nether Empress…
Meanwhile, the spectators, watching Gong Lianyue wander aimlessly, were puzzled.
Didn’t she have a Dual Soul Body? Why not unleash two Saint-rank spirit beasts and crush the competition?
A few minutes passed. After a period of uneventful wandering, the audience suddenly erupted in excitement.
A confrontation!
The Sorrowful Saintess’s team had encountered another group!
Five blue-haired girls versus five green-haired girls. It was the Ice Shield Palace team, led by Luo Kuxin, the Wrathful Saintess!
The Sea Concubine Palace members tensed, while the Ice Shield Palace members were even more apprehensive. They were the first to encounter the Sea Concubine Palace.
Although unlikely, they could be eliminated in a single round, becoming the lowest-ranked faction.
After all, the Sorrowful Saintess was rumored to have a team of Saint-ranks.
Amidst this tense atmosphere, the thin, wiry, green-haired girl suddenly waved her hand, gesturing towards a nearby grove of trees.
Gong Lianyue nodded calmly and followed Luo Kuxin into the trees.
The remaining eight Spirit Masters gulped nervously, staying put. Were the Sorrowful Saintess and the Wrathful Saintess about to duel?
Without instructions, they didn’t dare to engage. After all, the first five eliminated lost points, and there were no rewards for defeating other spirit beasts. Conserving their strength and lasting until the end was the wisest strategy.
“Don’t bother. Something’s wrong,” Luo Kuxin said the moment they entered the grove, her tone serious.
The spirit energy broadcast only transmitted images, not sound, so she could speak freely.
“I’ll be frank. Several of my clones have reached the Samsara Stage.”
“The spirit energy restrictions in this secret realm aren’t very strong. I managed to smuggle in a few of my Samsara Stage clones when we first entered.”
“But… my clones in the audience saw the Nether Empress reinforce the secret realm’s restrictions. And then I lost all contact with the outside. I can’t even sense my main body anymore.”
“If I’m not mistaken, the Nether Empress must have used an incredibly powerful spirit artifact. We can’t even withdraw from this trial now.”
“…”
“…”
Hearing Luo Kuxin’s words, Gong Lianyue remained silent for a moment, a puzzled look in her eyes.
The Saintess of Salvation from the Pool of Hidden Secrets wasn’t powerful enough to single-handedly defeat all the other Saintesses. The Nether Empress’s actions couldn’t possibly be aimed at simply eliminating the Sea Region participants.
What did she gain by trapping them here?
“Let’s ask the Pool of Hidden Secrets.” Gong Lianyue’s teardrop eyes narrowed, a terrifying aura emanating from her.
“Good!” Luo Kuxin readily agreed.
Boom!!!!
The next second, a violent surge of spirit energy erupted around the Sorrowful Saintess, her six teardrop beauty marks shimmering, her blue hair billowing upwards.
An incredibly dense water spirit energy, shaking the very ground for hundreds of meters around her, the swirling water forming a clear, azure vortex, distorting the air.
This awe-inspiring display of power… was merely the minimum requirement for manifesting a Saint-rank spirit beast.
Amidst the audience’s excited cheers, the first Saint-rank spirit beast appeared.
A reverse waterfall of water shot towards the sky, its terrifying aura filling the entire White Velvet Snow Forest.
The next second, a beautiful, blue-haired scorpion woman, her skin as white as jade, her long, deep blue hair seemingly solidified in the air, emerged from the massive waterspout.
Her appearance was human, but her pupils were crossed, forming an “X” shape.
Two deep blue, segmented scorpion tails swayed behind her, like floating chains, a strangely endearing sight.
As Luo Kuxin watched in shock, the scorpion woman took a step, the ground beneath her feet crumbling like tofu. Such incredible power…
[Saint-rank – ?Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion?]
Chapter 194: The Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion
[Saint-rank Dead Sea Stage: ?Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion?]
[Bloodline Talent: Inversion]
[Spirit Beast Battle Techniques: Nether Stone – Tyrant’s March – Blade Breaker – ∞]
Its pupils crossed, forming an “X” shape like two crossed halberds, its long, deep blue hair floating as if defying gravity.
The scorpion woman flicked its two crossed tails, its delicate feet lightly denting the ground without a sound, as if walking on soft jam.
Despite possessing the refined physique of a combat-type, the scorpion woman was classified as a biological, offensive type.
Therefore, it should have been massive, its size blotting out the sky, but its current form defied logic.
It resembled a combat-type spirit beast more than a massive, offensive type!
As the scorpion woman arrived, the air pressure dropped, and the dust on the ground swirled.
A biological, offensive type, the Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion, the first Saint-rank spirit beast to appear in the Ranking Battle…
Its terrifying blue, water-type spirit energy spread like a vast, invisible ocean, creating an overwhelming pressure that made the spectators watching the live broadcast tremble, their scalps tingling, a chilling dread creeping into their hearts.
Just seeing the Saint-rank spirit beast’s form, they understood the vast gulf between it and a high-rank spirit beast.
Boom!
The next second, the scorpion woman vanished, a sonic boom ripping through the air where it had been standing.
Its master, Gong Lianyue, still stood there as it charged forward for more than ten kilometers, the resulting hurricane flattening the surrounding forest, turning it into a desolate wasteland in the blink of an eye.
Like a massive bulldozer, its path a trail of destruction.
During [Tyrant’s March], its physical strength was drastically enhanced, and the distance limit between it and its Spirit Master was removed.
Its target: the Pool of Hidden Secrets.
“Strange, why aren’t the two Saintesses fighting? And where did that spirit beast go!?”
“So that’s a Saint-rank spirit beast…”
“Something’s not right. It’s already more than ten kilometers away from its master!”
“Wait, look! It’s about to collide!!!”
As the onlookers watched in shock, the blue scorpion woman, propelled by sonic booms, transformed into a blue meteor, streaking across the sky, leaving a long trail of afterimages.
Almost simultaneously, the five members of the Pool of Hidden Secrets team turned their heads, a blinding blue light filling their vision.
Boom!!!!
The next second, the area around the five girls exploded, reduced to dust, a deafening roar echoing for dozens of kilometers.
As the dust cloud cleared, a massive crater, like a meteor impact, was revealed, the blue scorpion woman standing amidst the ruins, her arms crossed, looking down at the disheveled Pool of Hidden Secrets girls with disdain.
“A Saint-rank…!!!”
“Impossible!”
Overwhelmed by the Saint-rank spirit beast’s aura, the Pool of Hidden Secrets members panicked.
Hei Luelan’s eyes narrowed in disbelief.
Their plan… had been discovered!
No, wait… was this just a random act of violence?
After a moment of silence, Hei Luelan gulped nervously and addressed her companions,
“You all realize we can’t withdraw now, right? Defeat means death.”
“To prevent any… unforeseen circumstances, I will now commence the plan. Be careful!”
“Wait! If we proceed without eliminating the other non-Saint-rank Spirit Masters, there will be massive casualties!” A young Spirit Master from the First Lineage of the Nine Nethers protested.
“We don’t have a choice. We’ve run out of time. Don’t you feel it? That’s the Sorrowful Saintess’s spirit beast,” Hei Luelan shook her head.
“…”
“…”
The Sorrowful Saintess’s spirit beast… Realization dawned, and their faces paled.
Facing such a terrifying, abyssal aura, they weren’t thinking about their plan anymore, but about survival.
Just then, the woman from the First Lineage stood up, a torrent of black water erupting from her body.
A swirling black vortex, gradually forming a vast ocean of spirit energy, powerful enough to manifest a Saint-rank.
Although impressive, it was nothing compared to the Sorrowful Saintess’s earlier display.
A few seconds later, a massive black rhinoceros emerged from the void, its single step pulverizing the ground for hundreds of meters around it.
“Roar!!!”
A furious roar echoed, a wave of destructive energy spreading outwards.
A single horn, piercing the sky, protruded from the rhinoceros’s head, its massive, pitch-black body like solidified liquid, radiating a terrifying aura.
A Saint-rank spirit beast, the Water Palace Jade Rhinoceros.
Facing—the Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion!!!
The woman from the First Lineage’s face burned with a fanatical intensity. Although their plan had changed, this was her chance to defeat the Sorrowful Saintess, to become the strongest in the Sea Region!
Not just her, but the audience also erupted in excitement.
They hadn’t expected to witness a Saint-rank battle so soon. This spectacular sight would be a story they could tell for the rest of their lives.
“It’s a shame. If my spirit beast defeats and absorbs them, it would be the same as withdrawing. There wouldn’t have been so many casualties. This is all the Sorrowful Saintess’s fault.”
Meanwhile, Hei Luelan’s voice was low and grim.
She held a delicate, snow-white hair in her trembling hand, tears streaming down her face.
Legendary beings could sense every part of themselves, whether a drop of blood, a strand of hair, or even a drop of saliva. Losing even a single strand could invite disaster.
This was a single hair left behind by the Snow Monarch when it froze the Pool of Hidden Secrets a thousand years ago, preserved perfectly until now.
Although frozen, they were still alive. Due to their incredible talent, they had been pulled into several secret realms, allowing them to gather information about the outside world and even exchange for rare resources.
Like the spirit artifact the Nether Empress was currently using to seal the secret realm, said to be capable of suppressing even legendary beings.
Even the Snow Monarch, if it entered, would be suppressed to the Dead Sea Stage!
At this moment, Hei Luelan knew exactly what she was doing, and the consequences.
Her heart pounding with a mixture of excitement and terror, tears streaming down her face, she raised the snow-white hair and gently… licked it.
Instantly, she saw her.
The legendary being—
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