The Saintess Has A Showdown 265-266

Chapter 265: The Water-Moon War

–Sea Concubine Palace

“Half an hour ago, a group of unknown Saint-rank, moonlight-attribute spirit beasts descended upon the Sea Region, instantly crushing the Ice Shield Palace’s defenses.”

“The Ice Shield Palace has been razed, the Ice Empress severely injured. The Palace Master and the Sun and Moon Realm experts from other factions have been mobilized for rescue.”

“Also, their next target seems to be the Sea Concubine Palace…”

At this moment, within the main hall of the Sea Concubine Palace, everyone except the Water Emperor and the Sorrowful Saintess was present.

Hearing Shui Qiu’e’s report, the faces of the Sea Concubine Palace higher-ups darkened.

How was this possible? The Ice Shield Palace, annihilated before they could even identify the enemy or its leader?

Even the Ice Shield Palace, renowned for its combat prowess, was no match for them. The Sea Concubine Palace would surely fare no better!

“I’ve sent a distress signal to the water lineage, but it will take time for them to arrive. I don’t know if we can hold out…”

“Such a large number of Saint-rank spirit beasts… there must be a legendary being behind this.”

“Sigh, although the Sorrowful Saintess is incredibly powerful, she’s still young, and with the burden of her Dual Soul Body, she hasn’t reached the Nether Traverse Stage yet.”

“Don’t tell me you haven’t written your wills yet?” Shui Qinghou suddenly asked, a bewildered expression on her face.

“…”
“…”

Shui Qinghou was promptly ejected from the meeting room. The discussion continued.

If Hong Xiaoqianyu, a legendary being, intervened, the pressure would lessen considerably. The enemy might even retreat.

That way, they could protect the Sea Concubine Palace.

Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong!!! (Sound of alarm)

Suddenly, alarms blared throughout the Sea Concubine Palace.

At the edge of the palace, on the coast, enemy figures were visible in the distance, hundreds of kilometers away.

A massive, white, centipede-like creature with a fluffy rabbit’s head raced across the sea, a sonic boom trailing behind it, carrying a group of terrifying moonlight spirit beasts.

At the front, atop the giant centipede, a white-haired woman with antlers, her arms crossed, her gray eyes cold and indifferent, her expression arrogant, stood tall.

Her true form hidden, her name unknown.

However, it was definitely a legendary being!

“Why… why would a legendary being come to the Sea Region…?”

“Could it be… because of the Sorrowful Saintess!?”

Just the sight of that massive rabbit-centipede was enough to terrify the Sea Concubine Palace’s coastal guards.

Besides the Sorrowful Saintess, no one else had any connection to a legendary being.

And what kind of twisted, monstrous creature was that?!

The Tyrant Demon Seed, its aura terrifying, sped across the sea, rapidly approaching the Sea Concubine Palace.

“Awooo!”

Just then, a massive, skeletal ice shark emerged from the depths, swallowing the entire Sea Concubine Palace island in one gulp.

Then, without looking back, it turned and fled, a shimmering meteor diving into the deep sea.

[Saint-rank Star Shattering Stage – Cold Shark Prison]

“Teacher!!”

Trapped within the massive shark’s belly, a space as vast and labyrinthine as a maze, Shui Qinghou cried out.

The Warden of the Sea Concubine Palace’s Cold Shark Prison had acted!

Whoosh—

However, before they could even celebrate, a shimmering moon blade descended from the sky, cleaving the giant shark in two.

Blood and flesh splattered, the massive shark’s body severed, its aura fading, a chilling silence.

As the two halves of its body floated to the surface, the Sea Concubine Palace members were exposed.

“W-What happened?!”

Hidden within the Cold Shark Prison, the aged, beautiful Warden coughed up a mouthful of blood, her face pale, her expression filled with horror.

Was this… a sign that Sun and Moon Realm experts were forbidden from interfering…?

High above the distant Ice Shield Palace, the Moon God Concubine, battling four Sun and Moon Realm spirit beasts, had merely glanced in this direction, and the Cold Shark Prison, also at the Star Shattering Stage, had been instantly killed.

They didn’t even consider the Heavy Rain Realm a threat, let alone the Sun and Moon Realm experts of the Wind Realm, the Sea Region, or the Cangsheng Palace.

The difference in power… was simply too vast…

This was a battle they couldn’t possibly win.

A few seconds later, the Tyrant Demon Seed, reaching the dead shark, opened its massive jaws and swallowed the two halves whole.

Darkness fell, despair descended.

The entire Sea Concubine Palace, trapped within an unknown hell.

“I want them alive. Don’t kill them.”

Hearing the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s cold command, the moonlight Saint-rank spirit beasts bowed respectfully, then, one by one, entered the Tyrant Demon Seed’s massive maw.

Then, some of the Tyrant Demon Seed’s fur transformed into a beautiful, silver-haired, rabbit-eared woman, its massive tail swaying, and it also entered its own mouth.

The Lunar Colossus Servant, Haze, the Azure Sea Crescent Bow, the Moon Chaser, the Tyrant Demon Seed, Sound Fang Soul Melody, and Autumn Night Sky.

Seven Saint-rank spirit beasts, one legendary-rank, and two distant Sun and Moon Realm experts watching intently. The Sea Concubine Palace was facing an unprecedented crisis!

Within the massive Tyrant Demon Seed’s body, the Cold Shark Prison’s remains, still frozen solid like ancient fossils, hadn’t dissipated.

This way, the Sea Concubine Palace members weren’t completely exposed. They still had a chance to hide and perhaps even escape.

The Cold Shark Prison’s massive, ten-thousand-meter-long body was like a labyrinth, the Sea Concubine Palace’s last line of defense.

They could only hope they wouldn’t be annihilated before reinforcements arrived.

The giant shark’s severed body was divided into two sections: the front half, containing the Six Concubines and the Warden, and…

The back half, containing the Saintess Palace and the Sorrowful Saintess!

At this moment, at the very end of the shark’s back half…

Standing at the top of the Saintess Tower, looking at the surrounding icy walls, the blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl sighed.

Above her head, a faint, illusory water wheel, like a turning watermill, slowly materialized.

Two shimmering, blue teardrop-shaped orbs were embedded in the empty wheel.

At this critical juncture, Gong Lianyue had finally broken through to the Second Cycle of the Samsara Stage!

And behind her, several powerful, water-type spirit beasts materialized, their auras challenging the moonlight spirit beasts outside.

The war… was about to begin…

This… was the earth-shattering Water-Moon War!

Chapter 266: The Sorrowful Saintess’s Saint-Rank Army

Boom!

Boom, boom, boom!!

Within the front section of the Cold Shark Prison’s remains, inside the Tyrant Demon Seed, a massive, thousand-meter-tall, moon-like giant rampaged, its body radiating a fiery, star-like glow, demolishing everything in its path.

Its aura was one of pure destruction and chaos, its swirling spirit energy a violent storm.

The 30th-ranked moonlight-type spirit beast, the Lunar Colossus Servant, currently at the Broken Cycle stage of the Samsara Stage, its size greatly amplified.

Broken Cycle: Samsara Wheel hidden, body size maximized.

Wherever the Lunar Colossus Servant went, blood and gore followed. No spirit beast could withstand its attacks, the instructors fleeing in terror.

Within minutes, it had smashed its way through half the Sea Concubine Palace, reaching the central Sea Dou Hall.

“Ooh~~?”

Seeing the vast, open space, perfect for a battle, the Lunar Colossus Servant let out a delighted cry.

It carefully stepped inside, then, mimicking a human Spirit Master, sat down cross-legged, closed its eyes, and waited.

What… what was it doing…?

Was it imitating a Spirit Master preparing for a duel?!

The Sea Concubine Palace Spirit Masters, witnessing the Lunar Colossus Servant’s bizarre behavior, stared in disbelief.

They hadn’t expected the invader to do this. How… strange.

Did it really think someone would challenge it?

Surely not…

Meanwhile, the Lunar Colossus Servant, pleased with its clever plan, waited patiently.

That Sorrowful Saintess was supposedly the Sea Concubine Palace’s strongest Spirit Master. If it continued to win duels here, it would eventually face her.

And then, the victory would be its!!!

“Where is the Sorrowful Saintess?! Come out and face me!”

“Where is the Sorrowful Saintess?! Come out and face me!”

Just as the Lunar Colossus Servant settled in, a graceful, female, elemental figure, its body formed from shimmering moonlight, floated towards the arena, its voice echoing throughout the Sea Concubine Palace.

Its aura, amplified like a loudspeaker, filled the entire island.

Judging by its gentle, elegant appearance, no one would expect it to be so aggressive.

Haze, the 24th-ranked moonlight-type spirit beast!

Hearing its shouts, the nearby Sea Concubine Palace members seethed with anger.

This bitch, daring to disrespect their noble, beautiful, elegant, powerful, and utterly perfect Saintess! If they could defeat it, they would tear it to shreds!

But how had the Saintess provoked these monsters?

Just as their anger reached its peak, a small, blue-haired girl stepped before the moonlight elemental figure.

Shui Puxing, her eyes filled with stars, her hands on her hips, an arrogant smirk on her face.

“What are you babbling about, you insignificant speck? Do you think you can defeat the Sorrowful Saintess? Don’t make me laugh!!!”

“Forget about Master-Wife, you can’t even defeat me!!!”

Master-Wife!

Master-Wife…?

Enjoying the shocked stares, Shui Puxing felt a thrill.

She had never felt so confident, so smug. This must be the feeling of… ultimate badassery!!!

Openly revealing her Saint-rank spirit beast, defeating a world-destroying enemy… this was the stuff of fantasy novels!!!

“Y-You… you… you… what did you call me?”

However, hearing Shui Puxing’s insults, the previously arrogant moonlight elemental figure stammered, tears welling up in its eyes, its beautiful face twisting in a grimace.

The next second, Haze’s aura erupted, a violent surge of moonlight spirit energy.

A Dawn and Dusk Stage Spirit Master couldn’t possibly be the Sorrowful Saintess. Killing her now had a 99.9% chance of success!!!

Sensing the hostile spirit energy, Shui Puxing gulped nervously and pulled out an iron rod from her storage artifact.

An iron rod?

An iron rod…?

The surrounding Sea Concubine Palace members exchanged puzzled glances. What was she planning to do with an ordinary iron rod, not even a spirit artifact?

Then, as her opponent and her teammates watched in stunned silence, Shui Puxing gritted her teeth, swung the rod 360 degrees with all her might, and brought it down hard on the back of her own head.

Thwack!

With a sickening crunch, Shui Puxing collapsed to the ground, motionless, like a corpse.

Seeing this… bizarre act of self-harm, both Haze and the other Sea Concubine Palace members were speechless.

A few seconds later, a dense purple aura erupted from Shui Puxing’s unconscious body.

“Poor Sorrowful Saintess, why is she so weak? I can’t even use my full strength…”

As the Sea Concubine Palace members watched in shock, a mysterious, veiled woman, her hands clasped in prayer, floated in the air.

The Moon Chaser, a False Soul Stage, Nether Traverse Realm spirit beast, ranked tenth among moonlight-type spirit beasts.

She felt a deep sense of… disappointment. The Sorrowful Saintess had blue hair, and 99% of the Sea Concubine Palace members also had blue hair. How was she supposed to distinguish them?

Because the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer had ordered them to capture the Sorrowful Saintess alive, she couldn’t use her full strength, afraid of accidentally crushing these fragile human Spirit Masters.

What if she accidentally turned the Sorrowful Saintess into a pancake?

She had heard that the Sorrowful Saintess had six distinctive teardrop beauty marks, but those were just beauty marks. How distinctive could they be?

And so, the Moon Chaser carefully examined the faces of the nearby blue-haired Spirit Masters, but after ten minutes, she was still searching.

Suddenly, her gaze fell upon a blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl in the distance.

Ice-blue, crescent moon eyebrows, six neatly arranged teardrops, downcast, watery eyes, and flowing blue hair.

The blue-haired girl, wearing a snow-white robe with ice flower patterns, was walking towards her.

Ah, the teardrops!

Seeing that face, the Moon Chaser realized how foolish her earlier thoughts had been.

There was no need to search. The Sorrowful Saintess’s face, like a divine creation, was unmistakable.

After the initial shock, a surge of excitement.

The Moon Chaser knew this prize was hers!

However, just as she was about to approach, she froze, a wave of fear washing over her.

What she saw before her was…

A horde of water-type Saint-rank spirit beasts, shimmering faintly behind the Sorrowful Saintess, a terrifying army.