The Saintess Has A Showdown 285-286

Chapter 285: The Snow Woman’s Might, The Fall of the Most Ferocious

Bang!

Bang, bang, bang!!

The White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s slender legs pounded the icy ground, its hooves kicking up dust, a fiery aura erupting behind it like a rocket’s exhaust.

Its enhanced speed and power threatened to shatter its legs, but the blue ribbon of the Sea Breath Cradle protected its joints, allowing for one final, devastating charge.

Charge Mode, tenth stage, unleashed!

The sharp bones at its knees, piercing through its flesh like inverted hooks, were a gruesome sight.

Its dull gray eyes burned with a fanatical light, the thrill of battle, the exhilaration of power.

“Violence, transcendence, dominance, destruction!!!”

“Let me take you on a tour of the Heavy Rain Realm!!!”

The fiery aura behind the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer intensified. The moment it charged, it and the shrouded Snow Woman before it would leave this Sea Region, shattering the Wind Realm, the Cangsheng Palace, the Sun-Seizing Divine Metropolis, the Endless Swamp, the Empty Spirit Realm, and hundreds of other realms and war zones in their path, arriving at the so-called overlord-level realm—the Heavy Rain Realm!

The insignificant life forms of the Sea Region were mere ants, not worth its full power.

The weaklings of the Heavy Rain Realm, however, those were worthy opponents.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

As its strangely jointed legs propelled it forward, a sonic boom shattered the frozen sea for hundreds of miles around it.

A streak of light, a blur of motion, the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, sliding and drifting across the ice, reached the Nether Princess Bai Xue at a speed beyond human comprehension.

Ten stages of enhanced speed, each stage a world of difference. Its current speed was dozens of times faster than when it had sent the Nether Spring Narcissus flying, the world around it a blur of particles.

In human terms, it could cross the distance from the Sea Concubine Palace to the Gray Citadel in the Wind Realm in a single second!

Of course, such reckless speed at the Samsara Stage… if it weren’t for the Sea Breath Cradle’s protection, its legs would have shattered long before it reached the Wind Realm.

However, facing the charging White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, Nether Princess Bai Xue remained motionless, her hands clasped together, her ice flower-patterned eyes slowly opening, radiating a holy, chilling aura.

[Legendary Battle Technique – Snow Funeral]

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!! (Repeated ad nauseam)

Thirty-three massive ice coffins, like insurmountable gates, fell from the sky, blocking the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s path.

These ice coffins, in terms of thickness, hardness, density, mass, weight, volume, concept, and even purity, were far beyond the comprehension of any Sea Region being.

And yet, the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, its momentum unhindered, charged, slamming into the icy gates.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—

Its charge was indeed powerful, its icy antlers shattering more than ten coffins in an instant, the ice exploding into countless tiny fragments, distorting space itself, the impact creating massive whirlpools in the sea.

But as it neared its target, tears welled up in its eyes, and it squeezed them shut, its brow furrowed in pain.

These heavy blocks of ice, without the Eternal Holy Water’s reinforcement… they really hurt!

With a final, deafening boom, the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer shattered the last ice coffin.

But its charge ended abruptly. Tears streaming down its face, its eyes red and swollen, it stood before the Nether Princess Bai Xue, its legs trembling, lifting a foreleg to rub its bruised antlers.

Its grand plan to carry the Nether Princess Bai Xue to the Heavy Rain Realm had failed before it even left the Sea Region. So much for its boasts.

Gong Lianyue, watching, discovered a secret: this White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, despite being from the most ferocious clan… was afraid of pain!

“There’s no need to go to the Heavy Rain Realm. We’ll settle this here.”

At the same time, the Nether Princess Bai Xue’s cold, indifferent voice enraged the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer.

Fighting back tears, it straightened its bent antlers, its slender legs digging into the ground.

This time, it would definitely defeat this Nether Princess Bai Xue!

And after that, since that blue-haired girl’s spirit energy had recovered somewhat, it would defeat the Nine-Petal Peach Silk Snow Lotus Flower, the Nether Spring Narcissus, and the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, one by one, and finally, that arrogant purple elemental doll.

And then, it would claim them all for itself!

With such a powerful lineup, both titles and Disaster Rings would be within its grasp!

Filled with delusional ambition, the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer charged again, ignoring the Sea Breath Cradle’s warning.

Swish—

The moment it unleashed its full power, its already meager Samsara Stage spirit energy was completely depleted, and the Sea Breath Cradle, unable to maintain its form, vanished.

Without the protection of the Sea Breath Cradle, one of the Ten Sacred Waters, the deer’s slender legs shattered the moment it took a step, its hind legs twisting and breaking, its body collapsing as tears streamed down its face.

In Gong Lianyue’s eyes, the speeding deer suddenly stumbled and fell, then tumbled pathetically across the icy ground, sliding towards her, a comical and failed attempt at a cool, sliding attack.

This pain, easily endured by even low-rank spirit beasts and human Spirit Masters, was unbearable for the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, which writhed on the ground, tears flowing.

So this was the “most ferocious clan”? How… pathetically weak…

Gong Lianyue, exchanging a look with the Nether Princess Bai Xue, then knelt down and gently stroked the small deer, using a healing spirit technique to mend its broken limbs.

“Alright, I know you want revenge against the Snow Woman. We’ll settle this later, in the Soul Prison Trial. Don’t come looking for trouble again.”

Gong Lianyue comforted the little deer as she healed it.

The Heavy Rain Realm’s spirit gate and their schemes were already troublesome enough. She didn’t want to provoke the even more powerful Hegemony Moon Realm.

If this White Flower Moon-Treading Deer died here, it would cause a major incident, a disaster for the Sea Region. She hoped it would leave peacefully, along with those two Sun and Moon Realm monsters currently wreaking havoc at the Ice Shield Palace.

As Gong Lianyue, kind and compassionate, was about to stand up, the little deer clung to her leg, refusing to let her go.

“It still hurts! More!”

“…”
“…”

Looking at the teary-eyed, helpless deer, a question mark slowly formed above Gong Lianyue’s head.

This earth-shattering Water-Moon War, a battle that would be recorded in the annals of the Sea Region for millennia, had ended with the defeat of the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer.

Chapter 286: The Innocent and Adorable Little Deer

“Species?”
[Moon God Concubine]
“Rank?”
[Sun and Moon Realm, Star Shattering Stage]
“Contracted?”
[Yes]
“Can you… reproduce?”
[No]
“Good, good, that’s all…”

The interrogation ended with the Sea Concubine Palace Spirit Master’s nervous, trembling voice.

The woman in the palace attire, a magnificent full moon disc on her back, looked up at the sky and sighed.

Around her lay the shattered remains of what was once the Sea Concubine Palace, destroyed by the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s rampage.

At this moment, the Sea Concubine Palace spirit beasts were busy rebuilding, even the massive Lunar Colossus Servant and the Tyrant Demon Seed among them, hundreds of grotesque rabbits carrying bricks and debris, the scene resembling a… rabbit nest.

The Sea Concubine Palace had publicly declared themselves prisoners of war, including the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer.

The Moon God Concubine was terrified. It had assumed there would be someone in the Sea Region capable of matching its master’s strength, but it hadn’t expected the Sorrowful Saintess to defeat them all.

Not to mention the Nether Spring Narcissus, the Flower Princess, and the Snow Woman, three overlord-level legendary beings.

Even the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, and Hong Xiaoqianyu had joined the fight, their allegiance clear.

And this insignificant Sea Region, without even a true Sun and Moon Realm expert, had produced such a monster…

Without a spirit diagram, one couldn’t be considered a true Nether Traverse Stage expert. Similarly, without reaching the peak, one couldn’t be considered a true Sun and Moon Realm expert.

The Moon God Concubine, after its battle at the Ice Shield Palace, realized there was no one in this Sea Region worthy of its attention.

Even Autumn Night Sky, a mere True Soul Stage spirit beast, could defeat all these pseudo-Sun and Moon Realm experts. And yet…

Autumn Night Sky could defeat Sun and Moon Realm opponents, but it couldn’t even withstand a fraction of the Nine-Petal Peach Silk Snow Lotus Flower’s aura, a humiliating defeat.

And so, the Water-Moon War had ended with the shocking defeat of the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer and its forces.

A complete victory for the Sorrowful Saintess!

[Saint-rank: ?Ice Soul Cold Star?]
[Saint-rank: ?Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion?]
[Saint-rank: ?Sacred Water, Lover?]
[Saint-rank: ?Tyrant Demon Seed?]
[High-rank: Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower]
[?Legendary-rank? – ??Nether Spring Narcissus??]
[?????Legendary-rank???? – ??Nether Princess Bai Xue??]

Since the end of the battle, Gong Lianyue’s soul core panel had become a dazzling display of emojis.

She was happy about the Frost Snow Woman evolving into the Nether Princess Bai Xue, a being of the same lineage as the Snow Monarch, but the Snow Woman had taken her wedding dress and the ice flower ring…

Gong Lianyue, on the verge of tears, had to wear the Sea Concubine Palace’s standard uniform, her… aura significantly diminished.

Withdrawing her consciousness from her soul core, Gong Lianyue shifted uncomfortably, rubbing her bound wrist. A spirit artifact, like a handcuff, connected her to the white-haired deer woman, who was sleeping soundly on the floor beside her, its long, slender legs sprawled out, like a little deer from a fairytale.

If not for its personality, it would actually be quite cute…

Its appearance and figure were perfect, its beauty surpassing human limits, its voice soft and ethereal, a truly captivating creature.

For a legendary being, a single breath could incinerate a human. Therefore, the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer had to be kept close, constantly monitored by Gong Lianyue.

She didn’t know whose idea this ridiculous restraint had been. It was practically useless in a real fight.

But it did offer some reassurance to the Sea Concubine Palace Spirit Masters.

“Um, Saintess…”

Hearing the nervous voice behind her, Gong Lianyue turned, while the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, also seemingly awakened, blinked, then rolled over and continued to feign sleep.

A Spirit Master in a Sea Concubine Palace instructor’s robe stood there, her body trembling.

Standing so close to this… creature, this little deer whose single kick had shattered half the Sea Region Alliance’s buildings… A single breath from it could probably blow her away…

“Saintess, the Vice Palace Master of the Cold Court personally delivered the page of the Lost Scroll you requested.”

“Also, the Winter Floating Sky sent three high-density Ice Soul Crystals.”

“And the Pool of Hidden Secrets sent a water-type Saint-rank spirit beast egg.”

“The Ice Shield Palace…”

The Sea Concubine Palace instructor stammered, her clothes soaked in sweat, afraid of waking the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer.

The Cold Court’s Lost Scroll, the Flower Moon Chapter of the Heavenly Full Cold Moon, the sister scroll to the Steel Moon Chapter… Gong Lianyue had been craving it.

And Ice Soul Crystals, incredibly rare, high-density crystals found deep within Ice Soul Stone mines, their energy hundreds of times greater than ordinary Ice Soul Stones.

These treasures, incredibly valuable to any faction, were now being offered to the Sorrowful Saintess like… peace offerings.

Incidentally, these gifts had come from the factions ravaged by the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s rampage.

Those who hadn’t been affected, like the Azure Stream Palace and the Snow Fairy Mansion, hadn’t offered anything.

As the messenger hurried away, the little deer, its eyes still closed, stretched and rested its chin on Gong Lianyue’s shoulder.

“Why are these people giving away their treasures? If they don’t want them, they could have just given them to me.”

“Don’t you know why?” Gong Lianyue asked, raising an eyebrow.

“No. My inherited memories don’t explain why the weak offer gifts to the strong. Doesn’t that just make the strong even stronger?”

“…”
“…”

“You really are innocent and adorable~~~”

Looking at the confused White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, Gong Lianyue couldn’t help but sigh.

She had thought it was a ruthless, destructive monster, but it was just a naive, sheltered young woman, completely clueless about the ways of the world.

If she trained it carefully, could she trick it into becoming her spirit beast…?

As Gong Lianyue pondered this, a purple, crystalline, elemental figure materialized beside her.

Eh? The Ice Soul Cold Star? What was it doing here?