Chapter 380: Claiming the Title
–Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate
As the Jade World, Biyufei’s Domain, dissipated, the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate’s inhabitants slowly regained consciousness, their gazes sweeping over the devastated landscape, their expressions filled with a lingering fear.
The deafening roar still echoed in their minds, especially for the weaker, mid-rank spirit beasts.
They couldn’t comprehend what kind of attack could have forced Biyufei to unleash her Domain, a world-altering power.
But with the Domain gone, it meant the threat had been neutralized, right…?
At this moment, high above the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, in the clouds, Huan Chanfei, its eyes wide with shock and disbelief, stared at the distorted space before it.
The terrifying, boundless spirit energy radiating from within threatened to crush its very will.
Whoosh—
The next second, the sky above the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate tore open, a terrifying aura spreading.
From the void, a breathtakingly beautiful woman in a bathrobe and flowing ribbons emerged. A mere human Spirit Master, and yet her presence filled Huan Chanfei, one of the 72 titled legendary beings, with a deep sense of dread.
And behind her, like a procession of demons, several figures emerged, radiating a violent, despairing aura.
A Snow Woman in a pure white shroud, a black, moth-winged Water Element wearing a crown, a purple doll with ram horns, and a white-haired deer woman with icy antlers, four legendary beings, their auras overwhelming, each a ruler in their own right.
The Nether Princess Bai Xue, the Nether Spring Narcissus, the Ice Banquet Cold Rakshasa, and the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer.
The Ice Forged Decapitator and the Sea Breath Cradle, two of the Ten Sacred Waters, and the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner.
And—Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess!
Who would have thought that a mere outcast of the Gong family would return with such overwhelming power, reducing the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate to this state?
And her arrival, along with her entourage of legendary spirit beasts, unharmed… It meant Biyufei was likely… gone…
Huan Chanfei’s face darkened. It could still sense a faint trace of Biyufei’s aura, clinging to existence, likely just a fragment of its core. If even its core were destroyed, it would be completely annihilated, losing not only its life but also its title.
They, titled legendary beings, forced into such a desperate situation by a Nether Traverse Stage human Spirit Master…
Although technically at the Nether Traverse Stage, the spirit energy within this blue-haired woman was vast, almost surpassing that of an ordinary half-step Sun and Moon Realm being. Lacking only a Domain, she was practically on par with a Star Shattering Stage expert.
“Impossible! The Sorrowful Saintess… facing Lady Huan Chanfei?!”
“And those beings behind her… such terrifying auras…”
As the two legendary beings faced off, several other Gong family Saintesses and legendary spirit beasts, including Gong Xingyu, the Ice Eye Saintess, arrived, but they dared not approach, intimidated by the overwhelming pressure.
The Cold Pupil Saintesses, having assumed that the Sorrowful Saintess was no match for Huan Chanfei, had remained at the Gong family’s ruined base, cleaning up the mess, not realizing the true danger.
However, someone had actually forced Biyufei to unleash its Domain. Rushing to investigate, they were now stunned by the power of the blue-haired woman’s forces.
Weaker legendary beings could rule smaller realms, while powerful, overlord-level legendary beings could dominate hundreds.
And these beings behind Gong Lianyue… their auras were terrifying, even surpassing Huan Chanfei’s.
What was going on?
How could the Sorrowful Saintess possess so many overlord-level legendary spirit beasts? Was that black Water Element not her only trump card?
Was her true target not the Gong family, but Huan Chanfei, using this as a diversion…?!
This thought, so unbelievable, yet so plausible, given the evidence before them, sent a shiver of fear through the Gong family Spirit Masters.
Meanwhile, Gong Xingyu, the Ice Eye Saintess, watching the powerful figures in the sky, finally understood the Netherwinter Splitting Tail’s fear.
It wasn’t afraid of a single overlord-level legendary being, but of the woman who commanded their loyalty, Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess!
Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess, a woman practically on par with a god…
Although the Gong family’s base had just been destroyed, Gong Xingyu couldn’t help but feel a surge of admiration, tears shimmering in her eyes.
[Sorrowful Saintess, what is your true purpose here?]
[If this is simply revenge against the Gong family, a petty, insignificant grudge, I will apologize, and we can end this. Even Lord Winter Bone Azure Horn won’t pursue the matter.]
Huan Chanfei’s voice, tinged with apprehension, a tentative offer.
Having reached this point, it wasn’t certain of victory, in fact, it was almost certain it would lose. After all, even Biyufei, far stronger than itself, had been defeated.
And it wasn’t just the Sorrowful Saintess it feared, but also the hidden power of the Lunar Demon Hall.
The White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, the Fourth Seat, and the Sorrowful Saintess, the Ninth Seat, acting together… Could the news of October’s disbandment be a lie?
If so, if they were backed by the Myriad Volt Phoenix and the Northern Dragon Sleeve Assassin… even the Winter Bone Azure Horn, awakened from its slumber, wouldn’t stand a chance.
Hearing Huan Chanfei’s voice, echoing throughout the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, the Gong family Spirit Masters held their breath, their gazes fixed on the blue-haired woman, waiting for her answer.
[The White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, ruler of the Hegemony Moon Realm, has come to the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, one of the Ten Sacred Domains, to claim a title.]
[The Sorrowful Saintess of the Nameless Sea Region, has come to the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, one of the Ten Sacred Domains, to claim a title.]
“…”
“…”
The Gong family members fell silent, hearing the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer and the Sorrowful Saintess’s declarations.
The legendary beings from the Pure Water Demon Palace, including the Fallen Heaven Contract, hiding and observing, their faces filled with a manic excitement, their bodies trembling, their scalps tingling.
Their goal… was a title!!!
A battle for a title, a rare event, witnessed by them, the Pure Water Demon Palace, by chance!!!
At the same time, Huan Chanfei’s expression darkened, its aura growing cold and menacing.
This… was the worst possible answer.
