Chapter 253: Tears of Repose
–Sea Region, Cold Silver Mountain
Amidst the shattered mountains, the blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl and the massive mermaid faced each other, their auras clashing, a palpable hostility between them.
Their dense water spirit energy churned and boiled, two swirling currents intertwining, clashing, devouring.
The world was painted an endless azure, towering waves crashing down, all the onlookers, including the Saint-rank Xiong Bai, swept away.
A Spirit Master barely into the Samsara Stage, daring to challenge a Nether Traverse Stage spirit beast…?
And this Desolate Sea Wanderer, even among Nether Traverse Stage spirit beasts, was a monster!
But even so, she wasn’t entirely without a chance.
After all, a single glance at that sorrowful face was enough to recognize her: Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess!
Suddenly, the small pink figure flitting around the girl lunged forward, sliding into her mouth, down her throat, into her stomach, dissolving into a splash of water.
Boom!!!
The next second, pink, heart-shaped bubbles erupted from the blue-haired girl’s translucent skin.
Her eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin, hair, organs – her entire body seemed to liquefy, spewing heart-shaped bubbles.
[Sacred Water – Lover]
The sudden surge of power from Gong Lianyue made the Desolate Sea Wanderer’s pupils constrict, its expression shifting uncertainly.
The massive, swirling water wheel behind the girl expanded, growing four or five times larger.
Its surface, shimmering with lifelike water patterns, its five empty slots gradually filling with ice-blue, teardrop-shaped orbs.
[Talent: Limit Break]
First Cycle, Second Cycle, Third Cycle, Fourth Cycle…
As the number of orbs increased, the blue-haired girl’s aura intensified.
A few seconds later, two pink, heart-shaped butterfly wings, scattering shimmering bubbles, sprouted from the sides of the four-orb water wheel.
At this moment, Gong Lianyue had temporarily broken through to the Fourth Cycle.
[Flashing Wings]
Swish!
The girl’s figure blurred, then vanished.
At the same time, the giant mermaid looked up, its gaze fixed on the figure that had appeared in the sky above.
The blue-haired girl’s hair, a swirling torrent, flowed upwards, the two pink, heart-shaped wings on her back lifting her into the air, her sorrowful, god-like face looking down upon the Desolate Sea Wanderer.
Empowered by Lover, Gong Lianyue had temporarily reached the Fourth Cycle, boosting the silver rabbit woman and the scorpion woman below to the same level.
“I’ll block its spirit diagram. The rest is up to you!!!”
Hearing Gong Lianyue’s command, the rabbit woman with its massive tail and the scorpion woman with its bladed tails charged without hesitation, a powerful shockwave erupting behind them.
Even if they lost, they couldn’t let it complete the gate!
The battle began.
“What the hell was that sound?! Fuck!!”
Several kilometers away, in a nearby forest, a blue-haired girl with two stars in her eyes stumbled through the trees, her head throbbing, like a zombie.
Shui Puxing, one of the Saintess Candidates of the Sea Concubine Palace.
Not only her companions, but the entire Cold Court and Winter Floating Sky teams had also collapsed from that shriek, their soul cores shattered, blood trickling from their orifices.
She was the only one still conscious, her weakened body struggling towards the source of the commotion.
No matter the danger, she had to see what kind of battle could create such a terrifying surge of spirit energy.
A few minutes later, emerging from the dense forest, she reached the top of a hill, her vision clearing.
Then, her star-filled eyes widened in terror.
“What… is that…?”
Boom!
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!
A deafening roar, far louder than a rocket launch, like a carpet bombing, the spirit energy exploding.
Three blurs of motion, two blue, one silver, their auras intertwined, zipped back and forth across the sky, their speed almost like teleportation.
They clashed repeatedly, circling the shattered mountain range for dozens of kilometers, leaving a trail of destruction, everything in their path annihilated.
The mermaid’s smooth, powerful tail propelled it forward, its massive body sliding across the ground, covering nearly a kilometer in an instant, a sonic boom echoing.
Behind it, the silver rabbit woman, her massive, fluffy tail swaying, her powerful legs covering kilometers with each leap, pursued relentlessly.
The scorpion woman, standing motionless, its segmented tails flashing, launched a barrage of attacks, homing missiles aimed at the Desolate Sea Wanderer.
Despite its massive, two-kilometer-long, seemingly cumbersome tail, the Desolate Sea Wanderer effortlessly dodged the scorpion’s attacks with its fluid, almost seductive movements, circling the mountains, keeping the pursuing Tyrant Demon Seed at bay.
But a single misstep, a single hit from the scorpion’s tail, and it would be pinned like a fish on a hook, vulnerable to the rabbit woman’s relentless assault.
Until then, she hoped their master could hold on~~~
At this moment, the blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl stood alone, facing the torrential downpour, bathed in the despairing flood.
The illusory rain, which had instantly crushed Xiong Bai, seemed to have no effect on her.
“…”
“…”
[Lost Scroll]
[Heavenly Full Cold Moon – Steel Moon Chapter]
A silver crescent moon, flickering faintly behind Gong Lianyue, barely held back the rain’s spirit diagram.
Only now did she realize the similarity between the Lost Scroll and a Nether Traverse Stage spirit diagram. The heavy, oppressive aura of the moon clashed with the sorrowful, relentless rain.
Unfortunately, a human’s power was limited…
Maintaining three Saint-rank spirit beasts, and the mental strain of the Steel Moon Chapter, was taking its toll. A trickle of ice-blue blood flowed from the corner of Gong Lianyue’s mouth.
At this rate, she would be defeated within five minutes, her spirit energy depleted, her mind shattered.
“Although I haven’t fully mastered it yet, I have no choice…”
After a moment of hesitation, Gong Lianyue whispered, slowly covering her left eye with her hand.
Her spirit energy solidified, then a wave of unparalleled sorrow radiated from her.
This was… her second Lost Scroll!
[Tears of Repose – Soul Tears Chapter]
Chapter 254: Sorrow Form
With the help of Sacred Water, Lover’s, bloodline talent, [Limit Break], Gong Lianyue had temporarily jumped from the First Cycle to the Fourth Cycle of the Samsara Stage, gaining enough power to confront the Desolate Sea Wanderer.
However, a vast gulf still separated the Fourth Cycle from the False Soul Stage of the Nether Traverse Realm—the spirit diagram.
Therefore, if she could neutralize the Desolate Sea Wanderer’s spirit diagram, the difference in their power would be significantly reduced.
[Tears of Repose – Soul Tears Chapter]
As a sorrowful, watery aura emanated from the blue-haired girl, she raised her hands and clasped them together in prayer.
The spirit energy in the air seemed to solidify, the falling rain freezing mid-air.
At the same time, a strange aura radiated from Gong Lianyue.
The six teardrops on her face shimmered, and her eyes gradually turned into colorless, transparent mirrors, reflecting the distorted world around her.
“Pwah!”
The next second, the girl spat out a mouthful of blood, her beautiful face paling visibly.
The torrential rain above merely flickered, unaffected.
She had failed…
Gong Lianyue hadn’t fully mastered the Soul Tears Chapter, and attempting to use it while under the oppressive weight of the rain, her mind and body strained, had been a mistake.
Fear, sorrow, grief, despair—a torrent of negative emotions overwhelmed her, her spirit energy and life force draining away.
As expected of a spirit beast from the Heavy Rain Realm, its power was on a completely different level from the Nether Traverse Stage spirit beasts of the Sea Region.
With the battle below intensifying, the silver Steel Moon above her head also began to flicker, about to be extinguished by the rain.
Sighing softly, Gong Lianyue covered her face with her hands.
Although she didn’t want to reveal her trump card in public, she had no choice. This was a life-or-death situation.
[Form Change]
[Normal Form]
[Show-Off Form]
[Natural Form]
[Rage Form]
[Sorrow Form]
Normal Form was Gong Lianyue’s usual state, its aura unremarkable, but offering several support functions.
Show-Off Form activated her divine, teardrop eyes, useful for intimidation or subduing spirit beasts.
Natural Form increased her affinity with spirit beasts, allowed her to understand all spirit beast languages, and was also the form depicted on the cover.
Rage Form drastically increased her spirit energy and gave her a ferocious aura, capable of terrifying spirit beasts.
And Sorrow Form… she had never used it in public…
Swish—
As the blue-haired girl lowered her hands, a strange and unsettling sight was revealed.
The six teardrops on her cheeks were gone, having retreated into her eyes.
Within her downcast, watery eyes, three smaller teardrops now shimmered, giving her a sorrowful, almost tragic, double-pupil effect.
[Sorrow Form]
The next second, Shui Puxing, watching from the shadows, burst into tears, unable to stop the flow, as if her tear ducts had malfunctioned.
Just seeing the Sorrowful Saintess in this form brought an uncontrollable wave of sadness, tears streaming down her face.
Besides this… interesting effect, Gong Lianyue hadn’t discovered any other use for it, but whenever she entered this form, she felt a strange sense of omnipotence.
Whether disemboweling a tiger with a single swipe or shattering a thirty-meter-thick steel plate with a punch, it all seemed… easily achievable.
More importantly, this state perfectly resonated with the Tears of Repose.
“One last try.”
In her Sorrow Form, Gong Lianyue quickly gathered her spirit energy, her hands raised in prayer.
The teardrops within her eyes swirled.
Her ice-blue eyes became translucent, reflecting the distorted, rainy sky.
This time, her surging water spirit energy didn’t dissipate, but solidified into a strange form.
[Tears of Repose – Soul Tears Chapter]
Whoosh!!!
A transparent, blue, water-like bubble, a manifestation of her aura, enveloped the girl, then rapidly expanded, filling her vision.
The shimmering bubble reflected the world around her like a mirror.
In that instant, Gong Lianyue understood the true meaning of the Soul Tears Chapter.
This bubble was like a clear lake. Those on the shore could see her, and she, from beneath the surface, could see them.
She saw the torrential rain through the bubble, the raindrops hitting its surface, creating ripples that distorted the reflection.
The reflection distorts, and reality shatters.
“…”
“…”
With this thought, the blue-haired girl slowly raised her right hand and, with a slow, deliberate motion, moved it across her face, covering her eyes.
Her left eye could still see the rain and the massive umbrella, but her right eye, shielded by her hand, saw only a clear, blue sky, empty and serene.
Two different perspectives, two different worlds, the line between reality and illusion blurred.
As her hand moved across her face, completing the circle, both her eyes and the reflective surface of the water bubble no longer reflected the rain’s spirit diagram.
The Desolate Sea Wanderer’s spirit diagram… was gone.
Consumed by the Tears of Repose, its spirit energy extinguished.
[Tears of Repose – Soul Tears Chapter]
“Pwah!!!!!”
The next second, the massive mermaid, battling the Tyrant Demon Seed and the Inverted Crystal Dual-Bladed Tyrant Scorpion, vomited a massive amount of blood, like a shower of crimson petals.
Its soul core and mind reeling from the shock, it turned its head in disbelief, staring at the now clear, calm sky.
What? Its spirit diagram… shattered by a mere human Spirit Master…?
The residual aura felt strange, as if her spirit diagram had been erased.
At the same time, the blue-haired girl collapsed to the ground, her eyes and teardrops returning to normal, her body drenched in sweat, her breathing ragged.
The Desolate Sea Wanderer’s spirit diagram, completely shattered, couldn’t be reformed. However, having unleashed the full power of the Lost Scroll, she was now completely drained, unable to even move.
It was up to the rabbit and the scorpion now!
