The Saintess Has A Showdown 307-308

Chapter 307: Nether Princess Bai Xue and Nether Spring Narcissus

At this moment, within the swirling purple mist and icy winds, time seemed to freeze.

Before the Frozen Throne and the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke, two mysterious figures materialized.

A woman in a white, shroud-like wedding dress, her face hidden behind a veil, radiating an icy chill, an ice flower ring on her finger.

A single glance from her was enough to freeze the very air around the Frozen Throne, its icy aura overwhelmed by a greater cold.

[??Nether Princess Bai Xue??]

Facing the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke was a hazy, shadowy figure, like swirling water.

Suddenly, the black water surged, two massive, ink-black moth wings, like shadows of the night, erupting from its back.

A humanoid figure, its body formed from flowing water, wearing a regal black crown of swirling liquid, a dark, terrifying aura radiating outwards like a nightmare.

[??Nether Spring Narcissus??]

The Nether Princess Bai Xue, an elemental, all-purpose type, and the Nether Spring Narcissus, an elemental, mysterious type, two legendary spirit beasts of the same lineage, descended simultaneously.

Responding to Gong Lianyue’s near-death experience, they had appeared in an instant.

Their combined auras, a terrifying, earth-shattering force, shook the secret realm, forcing both the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke and the Frozen Throne to retreat, their breaths catching in their throats.

“Seven seconds left…”

The Ice Condensing Saintess, trapped within the ice, observed the scene through her spirit energy, a flicker of panic in her eyes.

Three seconds of the Frozen Throne’s manifestation had already passed. This was the first time it hadn’t been enough.

What should she do? Should she continue?

Meanwhile, the Yin Robe Saintess, watching from a safe distance, also hesitated. The battle had been interrupted. Even with her Dual Soul Body, she couldn’t maintain this stalemate for much longer.

Just as the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke was about to retreat, the Ice Condensing Saintess gave the command.

Seven seconds remained. During this time, the Frozen Throne had to eliminate all threats, or she would be in danger.

She had never encountered an opponent capable of defeating the Frozen Throne, and she didn’t believe this time would be any different!

Boom!!!

A holy, emerald green light erupted from the Frozen Throne’s icy wings, its body pulsing with a chilling aura.

Its abdomen swelled, the swelling moving up its long neck, its head inflating like a balloon.

A chilling aura condensed in its beak, the air before it crackling and distorting, as if about to unleash a devastating attack.

Seeing this, the Nether Princess Bai Xue clasped her hands together in a prayer-like gesture, as if resigned to her fate.

The next second, the swirling snowflakes around her began to converge, flowing like an icy river.

Gong Lianyue, rescued from the icy torrent by Hong Xiaoqianyu in a princess carry, watched, her pupils constricting.

Although she couldn’t access the Nether Princess Bai Xue’s battle techniques at her current level, she recognized this move. It was the same technique the Snow Monarch had used against the Jade Concubine of the Waterfall Lake!

She could currently maintain one legendary spirit beast for twelve seconds, or two for six. This should be enough…

Whoosh—

The icy river, flowing gracefully, formed a massive snowflake pattern in the sky.

Each intricate detail of the snowflake was a masterpiece of craftsmanship, shimmering ice feathers falling from its base.

Thump!

Thump!!

Thump, thump, thump!!!

Suddenly, from within the snowflake, a strange, rhythmic pulsing, like a heartbeat, echoed.

The heartbeat, slow and steady, spread throughout the Endless Cloud Sea, reaching even the Endless Saintess, who had fled hundreds of kilometers away.

The Frozen Throne, facing the Nether Princess, the terrifying ice breath building in its beak, suddenly faltered, its spirit energy fluctuating wildly, flowing outwards uncontrollably.

Then, with a bang, its head exploded, its aura vanishing.

And then, an indiscriminate wave of death spread outwards, every being that heard that heartbeat collapsing, their internal organs turned to dust.

The pulsing aura, emanating from the Nether Princess Bai Xue, instantly annihilated every Spirit Master within a ten-thousand-kilometer radius.

[Legendary Battle Technique – Ice Heart Covenant] The same technique used by the Snow Monarch!

As this inexplicable disaster unfolded, only the Nether Spring Narcissus, Hong Xiaoqianyu, and Gong Lianyue remained unharmed.

No, there was also the black panther woman, fleeing in terror, coughing blood, carrying the Yin Robe Saintess, almost escaping the range of the heartbeat.

Just then, a black torrent erupted, condensing into a massive, thousand-meter-long bow before the Nether Spring Narcissus.

Its intricate design, its curved form, its shimmering, watery bowstring like a musical staff.

The Nether Spring Narcissus grasped the bow and, without an arrow, drew the bowstring taut, a single black droplet of water forming on its tip.

Then, a wave of destructive energy, a black torrent, shot towards the sky.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

“Why are you attacking me?!”

Sensing the incoming attack, the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke cried out, its voice filled with grievance.

It had been the Frozen Throne that wanted to fight! It had fled! Why was it still being targeted?!

As despair filled the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke, the Frozen Throne, its head destroyed, twitched on the ground, blood flowing from its wound, its aura fading.

“I see…”

“I see…”

“So that’s how it is!!!”

“I hadn’t expected the Ninth Seat of October to be… a human Spirit Master!!”

“Lord October, I meant no disrespect. Please forgive me. We shall meet again—”

With a final, weak whisper, the Frozen Throne’s aura vanished.

Hearing its dying words, Gong Lianyue raised an eyebrow, recalling the Nether Princess Bai Xue.

Meanwhile, the ice encasing the Ice Condensing Saintess began to melt, but her heart was filled with a chilling dread.

She didn’t know what “October” meant. She was unaware of the Frozen Throne’s true nature, having only been granted the ability to summon it for ten seconds.

All she knew was that the battle had ended in less than ten seconds.

And the Frozen Throne… had lost…

Chapter 308: A Vast Difference

“Oh?”

Hearing the Frozen Throne’s words before it dissipated, Gong Lianyue raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Her affiliation with October had been discovered. Could it be… that the Frozen Throne was also a member of the Lunar Demon Hall…?

All members of October were overlord-level legendary beings. And considering her earlier declaration, it wasn’t surprising that her identity had been guessed.

After all, she had announced before all the members that she would be going to the Heavy Rain Realm soon, and this was the Heavy Rain Realm’s trial secret realm, the Endless Cloud Sea.

And such power… besides the newly appointed Ninth Seat, there was no other being in the Heavy Rain Realm’s territory capable of such a feat.

So, the Frozen Throne’s guess had been correct. Gong Lianyue was the Ninth Seat of October. And it wouldn’t attack the Ice Condensing Saintess.

Ignoring the stunned and terrified Ice Condensing Saintess, Gong Lianyue turned her attention to the Nether Spring Narcissus, a terrifying black droplet forming on its bowstring.

Although the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke hadn’t attacked Gong Lianyue, the Nether Spring Narcissus was clearly still hostile.

Boom!!!!

The next second, the bowstring twanged, a sonic boom echoing.

The black droplet, propelled by a shadowy aura, like a streaking crescent moon, shot forward, instantly crossing the distance the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke had just fled.

The black torrent of energy, a destructive force, shattered the surrounding trial areas, sparks flying as it grazed the clouds, reaching the screaming Sea Shadow Purple Smoke.

This arrow… it could even pierce the supposedly indestructible Eternal Holy Water. This black panther woman, its power artificially boosted by a contract, was no match for it. The difference in their power was immeasurable.

Hum—

In less than a second, the black droplet struck the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke, a nuclear-like explosion.

The surrounding trial areas, within a hundred-kilometer radius, were annihilated, the Sea of Clouds, the Eye of the Clouds, and the Sword of the Clouds trials destroyed, along with the unfortunate spirit beasts within, only the Tablet of the Clouds and the Cliff of the Clouds spared.

A single arrow, a thousand miles of destruction.

The Nether Spring Narcissus had been relying on the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, to conserve its energy. It wasn’t just a support-type spirit beast.

[Legendary Battle Technique – Infinite Nether Bow]

Standing amidst the desolation, the black, water-formed figure, its moth wings flapping gently, raised the bow again, preparing to pursue.

Gong Lianyue quickly recalled it.

She hadn’t finished the trials yet. They couldn’t destroy the entire secret realm.

The two legendary battles had ended in seconds, a mere blink of an eye for ordinary Spirit Masters, yet decisive victories, swift and brutal.

However, for legendary beings, those few seconds were a lifetime, more than enough time to determine the victor. Their perception of time was different.

Like those anime battles where a few seconds stretched into an entire episode, that was the reality of legendary combat.

The battles concluded. The Frozen Throne, defeated, its aura dissipating. The Sea Shadow Purple Smoke, dead.

Fortunately, death within the secret realm only meant elimination. Actually killing a legendary being would have… consequences.

The Ice Condensing Saintess knelt on the ground, her face pale, her eyes wide with disbelief.

When she had first summoned the Frozen Throne, she had thought she understood, that she could even challenge a true legendary Spirit Master.

But in that instant, her pride and her understanding of power had been shattered.

The gap… was too vast…

Whether the shrouded Snow Woman who had effortlessly defeated the Frozen Throne, or the black Water Element that had crushed the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke… she couldn’t even comprehend their level of power.

This wasn’t something that could be overcome with effort or cultivation. It was a fundamental difference in their very being, their origins.

She had always considered herself fortunate, blessed by a Saint-rank spirit beast, but in their eyes, even the Frozen Throne was just an insignificant ant…

The Ice Condensing Saintess looked up despairingly. The blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl sat in meditation, her expression cold and indifferent, an unfathomable aura surrounding her.

Meditating mid-battle? What was she doing?

The Ice Condensing Saintess couldn’t understand, and she would never know what Gong Lianyue was doing at that moment.

[Gong Lianyue: The Frozen Throne saw through my disguise. Is she the Lunar Demon Hall member from the Ice Congealing Realm you mentioned? Will this cause any trouble?]
[White Flower Moon-Treading Deer: Don’t worry. I’ve met that thing. It’s just a servant. The true Lunar Demon Hall member from the Ice Congealing Realm is someone else. I’ll introduce you during the next October meeting.]
[White Flower Moon-Treading Deer: Have you cleared the Heavy Rain Realm’s trial yet?]
[Gong Lianyue: Almost.]
[White Flower Moon-Treading Deer: Did you have breakfast?]
[White Flower Moon-Treading Deer: By the way, my subordinates have located the Ink Princess. I’m thinking of killing it before the Moon Calamity and reclaiming the title of Harbinger of Disaster.]
[White Flower Moon-Treading Deer: XXXXXXXXXXXX]
[White Flower Moon-Treading Deer: XXXXXXXXXXXX]
[Gong Lianyue: Alright, alright, the next trial is about to begin. Talk to you later.]

Closing the communication channel within her soul core, Gong Lianyue sighed, causing the Ice Condensing Saintess to tense up.

She would never know what Gong Lianyue had just been doing. This bizarre scene, if it were in a modern action novel, would be like a special forces soldier, having just killed an enemy, pulling out their phone and casually chatting in a group chat.

Gong Lianyue, inwardly relieved, glanced at the nervous Ice Condensing Saintess, then ignored her.

Since the Frozen Throne was connected to the Lunar Demon Hall, she wouldn’t harm its contractor.

And so, under the Ice Condensing Saintess’s puzzled gaze, the blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl, with Hong Xiaoqianyu beside her, turned and left, leaving behind a desolate wasteland.

The Eye of the Clouds, the Sword of the Clouds, and the Tablet of the Clouds cleared, the Sea of Clouds interrupted… only the Cliff of the Clouds remained.

She would experience it… before the trial ended.

Meanwhile, the other Spirit Masters from various realms, caught in the crossfire of the legendary battle, had been almost completely annihilated, fewer than a hundred remaining.