Chapter 219: Welcome Back
High above the First Saint Court, the sudden arrival of the three Saint-rank spirit beasts sent the surrounding spirit beasts into a panic.
Qiu Sui, the Saintess of the Tenth Saint Court, her eyelids twitching, sat slumped on the ground, staring in disbelief at the blue scorpion woman holding the Water God Four Symbols by its rabbit ear.
The Water God Four Symbols, which had seemed invincible in her eyes, was now being dragged around like a helpless chick…
A few seconds later, as the scorpion woman approached, Qiu Sui scrambled back in terror.
Not just her, but many of the more intelligent spirit beasts also sensed the danger and quietly retreated.
They recognized the insurmountable gap in power, knowing that staying here would likely result in their deaths, even as collateral damage.
As the blue scorpion woman drew near, a gentle, almost affectionate, smile touched the Sorrowful Saintess’s face, her teardrop eyes shimmering.
“Welcome back.”
“…”
“…”
Swish, swish, swish—
The next second, as the surrounding Spirit Masters and spirit beasts watched in disbelief, the three Saint-rank spirit beasts transformed into streaks of light, merging with the blue-haired girl’s soul cores.
A torrent of water spirit energy erupted, a cascading waterfall of azure light engulfing the area.
A chilling aura spread, and the girl opened her teardrop eyes, radiating a cold, god-like presence.
Waves of terrifying spirit energy rippled outwards.
Except for the Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower, they had all returned!
[Saint-rank: ?Ice Soul Cold Star?]
[Saint-rank: ??Frost Snow Woman??]
[Saint-rank: ?Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion?]
[Saint-rank: ?Tyrant Demon Seed?]
[Saint-rank: ?Lover (Sacred Water)?]
A true Saint-rank dream team!
According to Lover, the most intelligent among them, they hadn’t brought the little fox due to the dangerous nature of this cross-realm operation, leaving it with the Wrathful Saintess at the Ice Shield Palace.
Ah, this… Gong Lianyue felt a pang of sympathy for the little fox.
She wondered what names she should give its… offspring… when she returned.
As the blue-haired girl was lost in thought, the battered Water God Four Symbols struggled to its feet.
“Woman, I haven’t lost yet! Summon that scorpion woman!”
“I was just careless! At my full strength, it can’t even scratch me!!”
It roared, its voice filled with humiliation and rage, its muscles tensing, revealing more than thirty well-defined abs.
Abs aren’t about quantity, but quality. (Gong Lianyue’s thoughts)
Ignoring the Water God Four Symbols’s outburst, Gong Lianyue walked towards the First Saint Court’s palace.
At the same time, a massive, illusory water wheel appeared, and the scorpion woman with crossed pupils emerged.
The scorpion flexed its claws, then twitched its tails, which couldn’t reach the illusory wheel.
“It’s your turn.”
With those words, Gong Lianyue walked away, her figure disappearing from view.
The Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion, with its unlimited range, was the perfect choice for a long-distance battle, allowing her to remain at a safe distance.
And it had managed to injure the Water God Four Symbols while still at the peak of the Dead Sea Stage. Now, with the sudden boost to the Samsara Stage…
She hoped it would survive
A few minutes later, the Water God Four Symbols stared at the scorpion, which was still examining itself, a puzzled expression on its face.
What was wrong with this creature? Hadn’t they just formed a contract? How could it still be here, so far from its master? Didn’t it have a range limit?
Meanwhile, the scorpion was still marveling at its newfound power.
Empowered by the illusory water wheel behind it, its spirit energy surged. What kind of power was this?
At least three, no, seven or eight times stronger than before!
“Hey, exhibitionist, I’ll let you hit me with three full-powered attacks. I won’t even flinch,” the Water God Four Symbols suddenly declared.
It wasn’t surprising it would taunt the scorpion like this. After all, both the scorpion and the rabbit had a similar… fashion sense, their sensitive areas covered by fur or armor, the rest of their bodies bare.
The Water God Four Symbols’s face was grim, a burning desire for revenge in its eyes, as it declared it would stand still and take the hits.
It wouldn’t flinch, wouldn’t dodge, wouldn’t even blink, a testament to its absolute strength.
[Blade Breaker]
Clang—
The next second, the scorpion’s tail, like a whip, lashed out, a blue meteor striking the Water God Four Symbols’s snake-like eye.
A metallic clang, sparks flying. The Water God Four Symbols didn’t even flinch, its eye as hard as steel, completely unharmed.
“Two more!”
Its voice was filled with smug satisfaction, its pride evident.
Clang—
Another strike, and the Water God Four Symbols didn’t even blink, standing firm.
A blue, watery pattern, like flowing veins, covered its body, clearly some kind of defensive technique. Its body was as hard as rock.
Two strikes, no effect. The scorpion woman retracted its tail and exhaled a chilling mist.
[Talent – Inversion]
Suddenly, as both the Water God Four Symbols and the surrounding spirit beasts watched in stunned silence, the scorpion woman grabbed its tails and ripped them off, blood spraying everywhere.
The wound on its lower back quickly healed.
A moment later, its spirit energy surged, its graceful body growing, massive ice crystals forming, its size increasing rapidly, a massive, beast-like shadow appearing behind it.
As if its bloodline itself was reversing, its form shifted from a standing humanoid to a massive, coiled beast, radiating a terrifying icy aura.
The shadowy figure grew larger and larger, filling the Water God Four Symbols’s vision, its scalp tingling with a primal dread.
Although the Samsara Stage represented a significant increase in size for biological spirit beasts, this was… excessive!
How many innocent spirit beasts had been crushed during its transformation? Dozens? Hundreds? It was impossible to count!
At this moment, this massive, ice-armored scorpion, its coiled body nearly five kilometers long, like a world boss from an online game, its massive pincers gone, was the Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion’s true form…
And the Water God Four Symbols was about to experience it firsthand.
Chapter 220: Saint-Rank Melee (2)
The scorpion’s body, covered in deep blue icy armor, shimmered like a brilliant crystal, reflecting the colors of the aurora.
Cloud-like cracks lined the grooves of its carapace, and ice-blue crystalline scales covered the massive bone protrusions on its back, extending all the way to its five-kilometer-long tail.
In its humanoid form, its primary weapons were its tails. In its beast form, the tails transformed into massive pincers.
These terrifying pincers, like siege rams magnified hundreds of times, flanking its body like two ticking time bombs, were its most striking feature.
This colossal beast, its body stretching for five kilometers, was the Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion’s true form…
Beneath it, the Water God Four Symbols, as small as a speck of dust, trembled uncontrollably, its face twitching.
Nearly five thousand meters long… was this the size of a First Cycle Samsara Stage spirit beast? That was usually only seen at the Nether Traverse Stage!!!
[Battle Technique – Nether Stone]
After evolving to Saint-rank, the scorpion’s original [Jade Shatter] had been replaced by the more powerful and versatile [Tyrant’s March], but the Nether Stone technique, inherited from the extinct Hidden Scale Mountain, remained, perfectly integrated into its Saint-rank body.
This colossal form, capable of shattering mountains and splitting the earth, was a testament to the Nether Stone’s power.
Hidden Scale Mountain had been one of the largest Saint-rank spirit beasts, its size rivaling even some legendary beings.
The scorpion’s size would likely become even more absurd once it reached the Nether Traverse or Sun and Moon Realm.
“Phew~~~”
As the Water God Four Symbols trembled in fear, the Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion opened its massive jaws, exhaling a chilling mist.
The next second, the world changed, the air cracking.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
The mist expelled from the giant scorpion’s mouth transformed into a terrifying shockwave, a fan-shaped blast that instantly tore apart the landscape before it.
Sensing its impending doom, the Water God Four Symbols snapped out of its fear-induced trance, its eyes focusing, and it desperately dug its claws into the ground, trying to brace itself.
However, against this force of nature, its efforts were futile. Its powerful arms, plowing through the earth, were ripped and torn, its body losing balance, tumbling helplessly in the hurricane.
Not just the Water God Four Symbols, but all creatures caught in the blast were instantly vaporized, reduced to bloody mist.
The chilling wind raged for more than ten seconds before subsiding. The Water God Four Symbols, its face blank, knelt three kilometers away from its original position, its body a mangled, bloody mess.
Behind it, a massive crater, a gaping chasm, marked the path of the icy blast.
That last attack… had been a mere breath.
After a long silence, its dazed expression turned to a ferocious grimace.
“Are you… kidding me?”
Bang!
With a loud sonic boom, the Water God Four Symbols vanished.
A flash of light, a sliding kick, and it reappeared two kilometers away, before the giant scorpion, its movements swift and agile, like a rabbit.
Hovering in the air, it locked eyes with the scorpion, the searing pain fueling its rage.
The next second, its battered body spun like a top, its long, supple tiger tail whipping through the air, building momentum, then slamming down on the scorpion’s head.
It had killed spirit beasts twice, even three times, its size. This five-thousand-meter giant scorpion would be its greatest prey yet!
“Don’t think size is everything!!!”
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
The Water God Four Symbols’s powerful tail, its strongest weapon, struck the scorpion’s glowing eye, a deafening crack echoing.
It was confident this blow would crush the scorpion’s head, just as it had obliterated the Bright Jade Mad Concubine.
Then, its snake-like pupils constricted in shock. Its powerful tail, capable of shattering mountains and splitting seas, exploded into a bloody mist, drenching it in a shower of gore, its skin burning.
Time seemed to freeze, despair engulfing the Water God Four Symbols.
Cangsheng Palace, First Saint Court
Standing in the area previously guarded by the Water God Four Symbols, Gong Lianyue calmly surveyed her surroundings.
To her left was the palace of the Second Commander, the Libra Fighting Swallow. To her right, the territory of the Third Commander, the Variant Water Emperor.
Reaching the towers of the Fourth Commander, the Flowing Shadow, and the First Commander, the Watery Years, would require a detour.
And to reach the main palace, where the Water Element resided, she would have to defeat the Watery Years first.
Although she had a Dual Soul Body, even after breaking through to the Samsara Stage, she could only summon three spirit beasts simultaneously. Even with a Dual Soul Pill, it would only be four.
The scorpion was already out. She was one short for the final confrontation with the Watery Years.
“Then I’ll deal with the other commanders first, then regroup and attack the Watery Years. After all, its palace is the only path to the Water Element.”
Making up her mind, Gong Lianyue retrieved a Dual Soul Pill from the Waterfall Lake Wonderland and swallowed it.
A few seconds later, the pill took effect, her soul cores expanding, creating a new summoning slot.
Then, several powerful Saint-rank auras erupted around her, her blue, teardrop eyes shimmering, her two buns swaying in the wind.
Whoosh—
The Tyrant Demon Seed, the Frost Snow Woman, and the Ice Soul Cold Star materialized.
The silver rabbit woman, the moment it appeared, sensed a powerful, combat-type aura, along with the annoying presence of the Six-Faced God, and charged towards the Libra Fighting Swallow’s palace.
The Frost Snow Woman and the Ice Soul Cold Star exchanged glances, then turned and headed left and right, towards the territories of the Flowing Shadow and the Variant Water Emperor, respectively.
The matchups were set.
Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion (Bright Jade Mad Concubine) – Water God Four Symbols.
Frost Snow Woman (Sleepless Sparrow) – Flowing Shadow.
Ice Soul Cold Star (Windchaser Emperor) – Variant Water Emperor.
Tyrant Demon Seed (Six-Faced God, Nether Bell Maiden, Swallow God) – Libra Fighting Swallow.
