Chapter 271: Secrets
The Water-Moon War erupted, the battlefield within the Tyrant Demon Seed divided into six fronts.
In the back half of the colossal rabbit were: Shui Huangyou and the Wrathful Saintess confronting the Moon Chaser at the entrance to the Saintess Palace; the Ice Soul Cold Star battling Haze in the outer regions; the Scorpion and the Lunar Colossus Servant clashing in the Sea Dou Hall; and Gong Lianyue, leading her Saint-rank army, against another Tyrant Demon Seed.
In the front half were the Azure Sea Crescent Bow, single-handedly suppressing the Six Concubines, and Sound Fang Soul Melody, rampaging unchecked, no one in the Sea Concubine Palace able to stop them.
These two alone had pushed the Sea Concubine Palace to the brink of collapse. No wonder the Twelve Palaces of Ice had been annihilated without even sending a message…
However, beyond these six battlefields, there was another, unnoticed presence.
At this moment, a massive, shimmering crescent moon hung in the sky above the Tyrant Demon Seed, its holy moonlight aura silently eroding the Sea Concubine Palace’s water spirit energy.
Autumn Night Sky, the sixth-ranked moonlight-type spirit beast!!
Ranked even higher than Sound Fang Soul Melody, it was currently merely providing support and illumination, its presence a constant source of dread and pressure for the Sea Concubine Palace members.
If a Sun and Moon Realm expert intervened, they wouldn’t be in such dire straits.
However, the Water Emperor had already gone to reinforce the Ice Shield Palace, and the Cold Shark Prison Warden had been severely injured by the Moon God Concubine, thousands of miles away, temporarily incapacitated.
Facing such powerful enemies, how could the Sea Concubine Palace possibly survive…?
Who could save them!?
Within the Cold Shark Prison, Sea Concubine Palace.
The Water-Moon War raged within the icy blue labyrinth of the shark’s remains, terrifying spirit energy erupting from six different locations.
And at the entrance to the Saintess Palace, shrouded in a dark mist…
Shui Huangyou, the Desolate Sea Wanderer, in its ultimate, two-tailed mermaid form, stood beside the green-haired maid, the Wrathful Saintess, both staring intently at the Moon Chaser, the air thick with tension.
“You know why I kept you alive, right?”
Sensing the oppressive aura radiating from the Moon Chaser, Shui Huangyou, a drop of sweat trickling down its face, turned to the Wrathful Saintess.
The green-haired maid, her expression grim, remained silent for a long moment before replying,
“How did you find out…?”
“I saw it when we were bathing together,” Shui Huangyou shrugged innocently.
“I see…”
Luo Kuxin’s clone number 10 nodded thoughtfully, then, under the shocked gazes of the Moon Chaser and Shui Huangyou, ripped off her maid outfit.
Staring at the scattered scraps of cloth and the holy light emanating from her naked body, the two spirit beasts were stunned.
A maid… suddenly stripping naked?
On the inside of the green-haired woman’s fair thigh was a black, numerical tattoo: [10].
Bending down, she casually wiped away the “1,” leaving only the “0.”
Clone number zero, the Wrathful Saintess’s true body.
The Misty Heart Lotus’s ability to create thousands of immortal clones seemed terrifying, far exceeding the power of a normal Saint-rank, but defeating its main body was the key. After all, the Misty Heart Lotus itself had no combat abilities.
However, the Wrathful Saintess’s true body, possessing the combined power of all her clones and able to fully utilize the Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower’s abilities, was the true threat.
Having erased the number, the Wrathful Saintess stood up, her… ample bosom… jiggling slightly, though obscured by the holy light.
Her spirit energy, having surged from the Dead Sea Stage to the peak of the Samsara Stage, was now just a step away from the Nether Traverse Realm.
Turning to Shui Huangyou, who was still staring in shock, the Wrathful Saintess puffed out her chest.
“What are you looking at? Aren’t you always naked too?”
“No, I just… I didn’t realize this was your true body…” Shui Huangyou stammered, its voice slightly shaky.
“What? Didn’t you figure it out when you saw the ‘1’ wash off my thigh in the bath?” Luo Kuxin asked, a puzzled expression on her face.
“Uh… well, no, actually… I saw you… playing with your… spirit beast… in the bath. You seemed to have a lot of… stamina. So, I was wondering if we could… defeat our opponent… without fighting… like, maybe have her give birth to a little Moon Chaser…” Shui Huangyou mumbled, scratching its head.
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“No, I was just… testing my endurance for torture. After all, with so many clones, accidents happen. Wait, are you mocking me?”
Luo Kuxin’s voice, initially flustered, turned sharp, her green eyes narrowing.
This Shui Huangyou… it had used such a ridiculous tactic to uncover her true identity! No wonder Gong Lianyue had beaten her into submission before even talking to her. This mermaid… it was a handful.
The Wrathful Saintess’s soft green hair stood on end, finally living up to her name.
Shui Huangyou, avoiding her gaze, turned its head.
“Don’t hit me! Or I’ll reveal your secret!” (referring to her activities in the bath)
Hearing Shui Huangyou’s threat, Luo Kuxin’s fury intensified.
After defeating the Moon Chaser, she would kill this mermaid.
However, the next second, a strange thrill, a surge of excitement, coursed through her body.
This was… a new kind of pleasure, the thrill of being blackmailed, a feeling her usual physical preferences couldn’t provide.
Luo Kuxin froze, her face flushing crimson.
Meanwhile, the Moon Chaser, having overheard their conversation, blushed furiously, its spirit energy fluctuating wildly.
It raised its arms towards the mermaid and the Wrathful Saintess, a brilliant moonlight aura erupting from its body.
Boom!!!
A fan-shaped wave of moonlight energy swept through, incinerating the area.
However, as the dust settled, the Wrathful Saintess remained unharmed, a single tear clinging to her eye, her expression a picture of helpless innocence.
“No… don’t tell anyone my secret…” (referring to her activities with her spirit beast)
Chapter 272: Ice Soul Cold Star Evolves Again…
The ocean waves gently lapped, the wind was calm, the sky clear.
At this moment, perched atop the lifeless, giant, centipede-like body of the Tyrant Demon Seed, the white-haired, antlered woman rubbed her icy antlers, a troubled expression on her face.
She felt like she was being watched…
Wait, was it… that Snow Monarch?
The White Flower Moon-Treading Deer shuddered at the thought, then shook her head.
No, it couldn’t be. Legendary beings weren’t nannies, especially the infamous Seven Concubines. They wouldn’t care about the safety of a small realm like the Sea Region.
It must be the Nether Spring Narcissus. But its master had only just reached the Samsara Stage. It was still far from the Nether Traverse Realm. How could it maintain its materialized form?
Meanwhile, within the black mist below, the Ice Soul Cold Star withdrew its gaze.
Its form had become strangely distorted, its normally slender body swollen and bloated, a small horn-like protrusion on its head, its appearance incomplete, as if its evolution had been interrupted.
Haze was right before it, yet it wasn’t reflected in the Ice Soul Cold Star’s eyes, nor was the other Ice Soul Cold Star lying on the ground, or the unconscious Shui Puxing.
In its eyes, only eight beings existed in the entire Sea Region.
The blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl battling the Tyrant Demon Seed several kilometers away, Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess.
The White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, the most ferocious of legendary bloodlines, sitting atop the Tyrant Demon Seed’s massive, centipede-like body.
The giant crescent moon illuminating the front half of the Cold Shark Prison, Autumn Night Sky.
The Moon God Concubine, a woman in a magnificent court dress with a shimmering full moon disc on her back, high above the distant Ice Shield Palace.
Full Moon Descent, its body radiating a terrifying moonlight aura, a humanoid figure of pure light, like a walking lamp, standing beside the Moon God Concubine.
The ancestor of the water lineage, the Nether Empress’s former teacher, currently heading towards the Ice Shield Palace as reinforcement.
The Water Moon Lantern Flower Sword Heart Crane, having lost its master, now wandering alone at the edge of the Sea Region, about to enter the fray at the Ice Shield Palace.
And the Frost Snow Woman, dormant within Gong Lianyue’s soul core…
At this moment, the Ice Soul Cold Star knew its targets.
Autumn Night Sky. A True Soul Stage spirit beast, its aura surpassing even those at the Sun and Moon Realm and the legendary rank. Even the Water Emperor, Hong Xiaoqianyu, and the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, weren’t within the Ice Soul Cold Star’s current… limited… perception.
With this thought, the bloated, distorted, purple elemental figure turned and floated away, half its body phasing through the Flowing Shadow’s barrier.
Seeing this, Haze, the moonlight elemental being, felt a surge of anger, its spirit energy condensing rapidly.
Bang!
The next second, its body shattered without warning, exploding into countless crystalline fragments that scattered in the wind.
At the same time, the Ice Soul Cold Star emerged from the shadowy mist.
“No… don’t reveal my secret…”
The Wrathful Saintess, tears welling up in her eyes, looked at Shui Huangyou, then pulled a pill from her storage artifact and swallowed it, beginning her mission.
A Dual Soul Pill. The Sea Region couldn’t produce these. They were only available in the Waterfall Lake Wonderland, and since Gong Lianyue was constantly making them, she, as her maid, naturally had a few.
The next second, a new, mysterious aura emerged from her.
Following the Misty Heart Lotus and the Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower, a small, ice-blue flower swayed and emerged from the girl’s mouth. This was the same spirit beast that had been hiding in the Ice Coffin with the Frost Snow Woman during the Soul Prison Trial!
A high-rank Ice Fragrance Peach!
No, wait…
It looked like an Ice Fragrance Peach, but this little flower was completely unfazed by the Moon Chaser’s aura. It couldn’t possibly be just high-rank!
Delicate, layered petals, like a flowing, ice-blue ball gown, bloomed from its center, a beautiful, dreamlike sight.
This was a Saint-rank spirit beast, the Ice Peach Poppy Fragrance!
A dual water-plant type, mutated Saint-rank, its existence so rare it wasn’t even listed in the compendium.
It wasn’t found near the Heavy Rain Realm. It must have come from a more distant realm. She wondered which of Luo Kuxin’s clones had contracted it…
As the three flowers swayed and danced before the Moon Chaser, their hands intertwined, their movements intimate, the Moon Chaser, its hands raised, its spirit energy surging, ready to attack—
Swish—
In a flash, before the Moon Chaser could react, a gash appeared on its left shoulder, white, viscous blood staining its clothes.
A pink arc flickered, slicing through its sleeve.
Turning its head, it saw the Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower, a small, adorable figure holding a miniature sword, spinning gracefully before landing, a picture of effortless cool.
What had happened?
It hadn’t even seen the flower move?
The Moon Chaser was confused. But the moment it raised its hand, the Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower vanished again.
Swish—
Its vision blurred, a chilling pain in its lower abdomen, a deep cut that made it wince. Its confusion intensified.
What was going on? The other two plant-type spirit beasts hadn’t even moved, and yet this mere Sixth Full Cycle Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower was pushing it back.
Wait, something wasn’t right!!
The flow of spirit energy… it was too fast!!!
The Moon Chaser suddenly realized that the sword energy lingering in its wound was circulating at a speed more than ten times faster than its own!
This meant the Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower’s spirit energy circulation and thought processes were far superior to its own. According to the compendium, the Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower shouldn’t possess such speed. It must be that ice-blue flower!
As the Moon Chaser looked at the Ice Peach Poppy Fragrance, it saw a strange spirit energy fluctuation, a faint, almost invisible thread connecting it to the Seven-Foot Sword Princess Flower.
Instantly, the Moon Chaser unleashed its moonlight spirit energy, its sleeve flicking towards the ice-blue flower.
[Battle Technique – Piercing Moon]
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
The next second, a wave of moonlight energy exploded outwards, a fan-shaped blast of annihilation engulfing the surrounding area, including Shui Huangyou.
Everything in its path was reduced to rubble. Even Shui Huangyou’s powerful fishtails were shredded, its body sent tumbling.
If even Shui Huangyou, at its full strength, couldn’t withstand the attack, the Wrathful Saintess, standing nearby, was likely vaporized.
Following the “where there’s smoke, there’s no damage” principle, the Moon Chaser unleashed several more attacks, obliterating all the surrounding structures, even the Sorrowful Saintess’s palace reduced to dust.
This creature… it was like a walking artillery battery, even more destructive than most elemental spirit beasts.
After five minutes of relentless bombardment, with no signs of life remaining, the Moon Chaser finally stopped.
As expected of a spirit beast from the Hegemony Moon Realm. The Moon Chaser, ranked tenth among moonlight-types, was far more powerful than the similarly classified, support-type Frost Snow Woman.
Any enemy caught in that barrage would have been annihilated.
However, as the dust settled, the Moon Chaser’s eyes widened in disbelief.
A strangely distorted, incomplete-looking, purple, ice elemental figure stood before it, unharmed.
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