The Saintess Has A Showdown 213-214

Chapter 213: Breaking Through to Samsara

Gong Lianyue’s consciousness drifted in the void for an unknown amount of time. The stagnant energy of the Dead Sea within her soul cores vanished, drawn into a swirling, illusory wheel.

A massive blue wheel, radiating a faint yet pure spirit energy, floated within her soul cores.

The wheel, formed from swirling water, its surface marked with six empty slots, rotated slowly, overflowing with a dense, azure spirit energy.

“!?”

The blue-haired girl’s teardrop eyes snapped open, her consciousness returning.

She tried to sit up, but something was holding her down.

Turning her head, she saw a white-haired girl clinging to her like an octopus, her beautiful face serene in sleep, her soft skin incredibly smooth and delicate.

A beauty like jade… why not indulge?

Thud!

The next second, Gong Lianyue unceremoniously pushed her off and rolled out of bed, her expression unchanged.

Her life’s goal was to marry a breathtakingly beautiful, legendary spirit beast. How could she be swayed by such a trivial temptation?

Sitting before her vanity mirror, Gong Lianyue stared at her reflection, lost in thought, then styled her hair into two large, bouncy buns.

Perfect. No one would recognize her now, right?

Even if they did, she could simply claim to be Shui Qingyue, Shui Qinghou’s daughter. A flawless disguise!

Having finished styling her hair, Gong Lianyue sighed, her delicate face turning serious, a dense water spirit energy radiating from her body.

The powerful spirit energy converged, forming a magnificent water wheel behind her, spinning slowly.

Gong Lianyue, breaking through to the Samsara Stage!

Of course, she wasn’t even at the First Cycle yet. She had to choose a talent before officially entering the Samsara Stage.

As her spirit energy resonated with the Samsara Wheel, a series of mysterious, jumbled characters appeared in her soul core.

Translated into human language, they read:

[Choose one talent.]

[1. Increased Water Spirit Energy Affinity]
[2. Increased Potential Spirit Energy Capacity]
[3. Increased Spirit Beast Control Range]
[4. Increased Spirit Beast Comprehension]
[5. Increased Spirit Beast Vitality]
[6. Increased Spirit Beast Battle Technique Strength]

“Six talent options…?”

Gong Lianyue pondered. Her cultivation talent wasn’t bad.

Spirit Masters with poor talent, relying on external aids to forcefully reach the Samsara Stage, usually only had two talent options.

Those with average talent usually had three, while a select few elites, with the potential to reach the Nether Traverse Stage, had four.

Most Saintesses had five or six.

Incidentally, the highest recorded number of talent options was twenty-eight…

The Samsara Stage talents weren’t random, but determined by the Spirit Master’s attribute affinity.

Although each individual enhancement was minor, at the Sixth Full Cycle, with six enhancements combined, the effect would be significant.

[Choosing 1. Increased Water Spirit Energy Affinity.]

As she made her choice, a powerful aura surged from the water wheel behind her.

One of the six empty slots on the wheel began to glow, gradually forming a beautiful, ice-blue crystal, shaped like a teardrop…

Samsara Stage, First Cycle.

Instantly, Gong Lianyue’s vision sharpened, and the surrounding water spirit energy felt denser and more vibrant.

Increased Water Spirit Energy Affinity not only enhanced her attractiveness to water-type spirit beasts, but also her own cultivation speed and comprehension.

She was finally a Samsara Stage Spirit Master!

However, instead of excitement, Gong Lianyue’s face was filled with surprise as she sensed her spirit energy.

“What’s going on…?”

A second line of jumbled characters appeared in her soul core.

[Choose one talent.]

[1. Increased Water Spirit Energy Affinity]
[2. Increased Potential Spirit Energy Capacity]
[3. Increased Spirit Beast Control Range]
[4. Increased Spirit Beast Comprehension]
[5. Increased Spirit Beast Vitality]
[6. Increased Spirit Beast Battle Technique Strength]

What was this?!

The same options as before. Could she choose again?

A bug… no, could it be because of her Dual Soul Body?

Gong Lianyue suddenly remembered that she was only the third recorded case of a Dual Soul Body, and the previous two, due to the severe drawbacks, had never reached the Samsara Stage.

This meant that the fact that Dual Soul Body Spirit Masters could choose two talents upon reaching the Samsara Stage hadn’t been discovered!

She was probably the first Dual Soul Body Spirit Master to reach the Samsara Stage.

[Choosing 1. Increased Water Spirit Energy Affinity.]

The teardrop-shaped gem in the first slot of the water wheel glowed brighter, more vibrant, as if pulsing with life.

At the same time, Gong Lianyue’s spirit energy surged, almost uncontrollable.

She felt a wave of shock. A single talent, chosen twice, could have such a dramatic effect?

She couldn’t imagine the power she would wield at the Sixth Full Cycle, with twelve enhancements. Could she even surpass a true Holy Water Body?

Awakened by the powerful surge of water spirit energy, Xue Beihan, lying on the bed, sensed the boundless water aura, a puzzled expression on her face.

It was the same familiar aura, yet it had become stronger, almost… unfamiliar…

Gong Lianyue stared at her hands, her spirit energy overflowing, her two buns swaying wildly in the wind created by the reverse flow of water.

Her skirt billowed, a powerful aura radiating outwards, like a villain in an anime, transformed and empowered, reveling in their newfound strength.

At this moment, Gong Lianyue officially broke through to the Samsara Stage, a First Cycle Spirit Master.

Just as the Variant Water Emperor had predicted, the Sorrowful Saintess was evolving, becoming a monster beyond the reach of her peers.

Chapter 214: The Weakest Legend, War Erupts

–Cangsheng Palace

In an unnamed mortal village within the Cangsheng Palace, a beautiful, delicate woman knelt before a grave, her long, fiery red hair flowing down to the ground, a sorrowful expression on her face.

She wore a strange dress, a crimson, low-cut gown that resembled flower petals, elegant and eye-catching.

A small, crimson flower bloomed on her head, swaying gently in the breeze.

This village had long been abandoned, only the red-haired woman remaining.

This place was her everything. She had lived here for hundreds of years and had no intention of ever leaving.

She gazed at the name carved on the tombstone, memories of the decades they had spent together flooding her mind.

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a massive wave crashed down, the Variant Water Emperor’s Horn of the Depths talent not only affecting the Saint Courts but also annihilating this small, mortal village.

The village was swallowed by the endless ocean, its buildings and houses collapsing and crumbling.

The red-haired woman, her expression filled with despair, was swept away by the flood, unharmed, but her heart… broken.

A few minutes later, as the water receded, she slowly rose, her skirt soaked, and returned to the now-desolate village.

The once vibrant, flourishing village, reduced to rubble, all traces of life gone…

She stood there in silence, her sorrow slowly turning to anger.

The red-haired woman clenched her fists, veins bulging on her pale neck, her low-cut, petal-like dress falling away, revealing skin covered in a network of blood-red lines, a terrifying sight.

Boom!!!

The next second, the red-haired woman vanished in a flash of red light, as if teleporting.

As her aura erupted, the flooded area, within a radius of ten kilometers, was covered in falling red feathers, crimson flowers blooming on the ground, like a grand funeral.

The woman, like a burst of light, shot towards the First Saint Court, leaving a trail of shimmering, crimson flower petals in her wake.

A legendary being of the Cangsheng Palace, reappearing after a hundred years!

At the same time, deep within the First Saint Court’s palace…

Sensing the powerful aura from thousands of kilometers away, a female, elemental figure, its body covered in swirling black water, slowly rose from its throne.

And a massive, shadowy greatsword, its cracked and fissured blade curved like a beautiful woman’s body, rested against the Water Element, like a lover’s embrace.

Suddenly, the black Water Element grasped the seductive blade, lunging forward and slashing at the empty air.

Swish—

A terrifying wave of energy, like a black crescent moon, erupted from the blade, soaring towards the sky.

And in the blink of an eye, it struck the red-haired flower woman thousands of kilometers away, cleaving her and everything around her in two, annihilating them.

The battle between the (arguably) weakest legendary beings had begun!

Legendary Dead Sea Stage – Water Element (shattered core, missing crown).

Legendary Dead Sea Stage – Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner (forcibly wielded without a contract).

Legendary Samsara Stage – Crimson Night Thousand Feathers (damaged core, recovering from injuries).

Meanwhile, several hundred kilometers away from the First Saint Court, a terrifying black sword beam pierced the sky, then vanished.

Seeing this, the women riding their spirit beasts, their faces pale, their spirit energy fluctuating wildly, almost lost control.

For these Wind Realm Spirit Masters, who had attended the Overlord’s birthday celebration, this aura was all too familiar, a haunting memory.

“Holy shit, that scared me! I thought we had been discovered!” the Wicked Garden Saintess of the Blacklight Tower shrieked, drenched in a cold sweat, almost falling to her knees.

“She unleashed the first strike. Against whom!?” The Gloomy Saintess’s eyes narrowed.

“It was the Cangsheng Palace’s legendary being!” the Saintess of the Tenth Saint Court said, her voice filled with shock.

“…”
“…”

“Whether a coincidence or not, the Cangsheng Palace’s legendary being has acted! Our chances of success have greatly increased!”

“We will proceed as planned. Unleash your Saint-rank auras to suppress the beasts, then storm the First Saint Court and eliminate the Five Commanders.”

“The Wind Realm army will follow three minutes behind us, engaging the enemy spirit beasts!”

After He Daoqi finished explaining the strategy, the other three Saintesses and their spirit beasts gulped nervously.

They hadn’t expected such a crucial mission, the decapitation strike to reclaim the Wind Realm Overlord, to fall upon their shoulders, a group of… relative newcomers.

It couldn’t be helped. Nether Traverse Stage Spirit Masters would immediately attract the Water Element’s attention the moment they released their auras. Only these Samsara Stage Saintesses, with their Saint-rank spirit beasts, could quickly eliminate the Five Commanders and then besiege the legendary Water Element.

With the Cangsheng Palace’s legendary being’s help, their chances of success had greatly increased, a glimmer of hope in this otherwise desperate situation.

The four Saintesses sped towards the First Saint Court, massive figures gradually appearing in the distance.

Several high-rank spirit beasts, at the higher cycles of the Samsara Stage, powerful opponents not easily defeated, guarded the outer perimeter. But they didn’t have to fight them. Those would be dealt with by the Wind Realm army.

As they approached the Saint Court, sensing a faint Saint-rank aura, the four Saintesses exchanged glances and nodded.

Swish—

The next second, they split up, four streaks of light heading towards different entrances.

The First Saint Court of the Cangsheng Palace was a massive, silver, circular fortress with five entrances.

With the Phoenix Immortal Saintess of the Firefly Palace having deserted, the Saintess of the Cangsheng Palace’s Tenth Saint Court had volunteered for this mission, charging towards the main entrance.

Her target: the Water God Four Symbols, the Fifth Commander!

Heading towards the second entrance was the Sleepless Sparrow, carrying the Wicked Garden Saintess on its back.

The Sleepless Sparrow, shrinking to the size of a pigeon, spread its dreamlike purple wings, blotting out the sky.

Its target: the Flowing Shadow, the Fourth Commander!

The Gloomy Saintess, carried by a small Wind Element, transformed into a gust of wind and headed towards the third entrance.

Although the Windchaser Emperor hadn’t yet transformed into its massive, kilometer-tall form, its terrifying Saint-rank aura was enough to suppress thousands of spirit beasts.

Its target: the Variant Water Emperor, the Third Commander!

He Daoqi, the black-haired girl with vacant eyes, enveloped by the Swallow God’s black and white protective aura, floated towards the fourth entrance.

Her target: the Libra Fighting Swallow, the Second Commander!

Following the plan, within a minute, the four Saintesses disappeared into the different entrances.

And at the final entrance… lay the domain of the legendary water-type spirit beast, the Watery Years, the First Commander.

Not even its subordinates, let alone the other commanders, had ever seen this Saint-rank’s true form.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

A silver streak of light fell from the sky, the resulting shockwave instantly annihilating hundreds of guardian spirit beasts, leaving a massive, fist-shaped crater in the ground.

Landing, the silver, liquid figure, its face a mask, strode towards the entrance, muttering to itself,

“Water God Four Symbols, one second. Flowing Shadow, two seconds. Variant Water Emperor, three seconds. Libra Fighting Swallow, four seconds. Watery Years, five seconds.”

“Hmm, I should reach that thing in about ten seconds.”

“…”
“…”

Sensing the silver figure’s terrifying aura, the surrounding spirit beasts trembled, unable to resist, watching helplessly as the Six-Faced God disappeared into the entrance.

Almost simultaneously with the start of the legendary battle, the Wind Realm’s strike team also infiltrated the First Saint Court.

The reclaiming war had begun!!!