The Saintess Has A Showdown 323-324

Chapter 323: The Strange Ice Coffin

Moonlight scattered, its brilliance pure. The silver-tinged air was heavy and thick, and suspended in the gravity-defying sky were more than twenty giant orbs of light, their surfaces radiating a moon-like glow. In this world, there were more than twenty moons! An incredible lunar aura permeated the air, filling every corner with boundless spirit energy, allowing even the simplest acts of eating and drinking to fuel cultivation to the limits of life.

—The Hegemony Moon Realm.

This realm was once a small, insignificant vassal state, clinging to existence amidst the wars of the greater realms, constantly on the verge of annihilation.

But since that being’s birth, the balance of power within a hundred realms had been shattered, powerful factions retreating in terror.

The White Flower Moon-Treading Deer, an overlord among overlords, the third to inherit the title of the spirit world’s most ferocious being.

It wasn’t born through a contract with a human Spirit Master, nor through the breeding of other spirit beasts, but from within a moonstone mine, tens of thousands of meters underground, absorbing the essence of countless spirit energy.

Inheriting fragments of the Cold Deer King and the Illusion Sea Concubine’s memories, it possessed an innate understanding of the spirit world’s power structure. Combined with its terrifying strength and breathtaking beauty, it had attracted countless moonlight beings, who pledged their loyalty and followed its command.

In just a few years, the Hegemony Moon Realm had become a force to be reckoned with, its influence spanning countless worlds, even the Sea Breath Cradle, one of the Ten Sacred Waters, traveling vast distances to join its ranks.
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At this moment, unnoticed, a purple aura descended upon this moonlit realm.

A purple comet, its tail a hundred-kilometer-long streak across the clouds, flashed across the sky and vanished.

As it descended, its form became clearer: a small, purple, doll-like figure with the curved horns of a bighorn sheep.

Boom!!!!

The purple being crashed into the ground, creating a deafening roar and a massive cloud of dust that obscured everything.

A few seconds later, as the dense spirit energy dissipated, the purple figure was revealed.

The small, doll-like figure grew taller, its soft, fluffy fur transforming into long, smooth hair, its skin becoming a delicate, snow-white.

Finally, the doll transformed into a beautiful young woman with two purple, ram-like horns, a beast-eared maiden.

A purple mist swirled around her alluring body, partially obscuring its form, a tantalizing display.

And facing the purple-haired woman, several powerful beings, radiating a moonlight aura, waited.

The moonlight elemental figure at the front, like a giant lamp, radiated a dazzling light, its aura as terrifying as a collapsing galaxy.

On either side of the moonlight elemental figure stood a woman in a palace robe, a circular moon disc on her back, and a massive, shimmering full moon, floating in the air.

Full Moon Descent, Waning Moon Stage.

Moon God Concubine, Star Shattering Stage.

Autumn Night Sky, Star Shattering Stage.

After several months, Autumn Night Sky had also broken through from the True Soul Stage to the half-step Sun and Moon Realm.

In the silent, tense atmosphere, they faced each other for a long moment.

Full Moon Descent was the first to act. It casually flicked its wrist, and a massive, diamond-shaped ice crystal, its surface etched with faint feather patterns, emerged from its body.

The aura emanating from the crystal was incredibly pure and powerful, a chilling presence.

It was the complete core of an ice-type legendary spirit beast…

The Ice Dome Azure Bird, a legendary ice-type spirit beast, formerly at the Sixth Full Cycle of the Samsara Stage, killed instantly by the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer upon its birth, its death shaking the spirit world.

And now, its core was about to change hands.

“Is this the prepayment?”

“Wouldn’t it be better if they both came?” A cold, ethereal female voice echoed near the purple-haired woman, her lips remaining closed. Elemental spirit beasts didn’t speak with their mouths.

“Master says it depends on the target. If it’s a tough, old, durable one, it’s better to focus our efforts on breaking its shell.”

“As for the other one, the one who likes to play hide-and-seek, perhaps the other two lords would be more effective.” A calm female voice echoed from within the moonlight elemental figure.

Full Moon Descent tossed the feather-marked core to the purple-haired woman.

“Master will visit you after the Moon Calamity.”

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The purple-haired, horned woman stared at the core for a moment. Then, she noticed the three moonlight spirit beasts had vanished.

She carefully placed the core inside her body and then slowly began her journey home.

It had taken her a month to arrive. The return trip would take a little longer.

Sea Region.

Six months had passed since the Water-Moon War. The Sea Concubine Palace, its buildings rebuilt, now boasted a massive, ten-thousand-meter tall spire that pierced the clouds, dominating the landscape, occupying a tenth of the palace’s total area.

This was the newly constructed Sorrowful Saintess Palace, a symbol of the Sea Concubine Palace, housing the Sorrowful Saintess’s Saint-rank spirit beasts, including the Watery Years and the Variant Water Emperor.

During these six months, the Saint-rank Water God Four Symbols had formed a contract with Shui Puxing, the strongest Saintess Candidate, and the Watery Years, having taken a liking to the beautiful, busty Bai He, now regularly… observed her.

Of course, Bai He was still unaware of the Watery Years’ existence.

At this moment, the scantily clad green-haired maid and the blind, white-haired maid diligently cleaned the main hall, their efforts constantly sabotaged by the playful water spirit beasts splashing around.

Xue Beihan, the Desireless Saintess of the Winter Floating Sky, having recently broken through to the Nether Traverse Stage, her Saint-rank spirit beast, the Beauty in a Bottle, having granted her new senses, was beginning to understand the world, though she still couldn’t see.

As Xue Beihan swept the hall, she suddenly stopped, as if drawn to something, and walked towards a dark corner.

Hidden in the deepest recesses of the Saintess Palace, a secret chamber, its aura dark and ominous.

Despite the Beauty in a Bottle’s protests, she entered and began to clean.

After meticulously cleaning every corner of the room, Xue Beihan turned to leave, unable to see its contents due to her blindness.

A strange, snowflake-covered coffin, radiating a cold, despairing aura.

Atop the coffin lay an ice flower wedding ring, a black crown, and… a purple teardrop pendant.

What… was sealed within…?

Chapter 324: Breakthrough to Nether Traverse After Two Years!

The day of the Moon Calamity was fast approaching. All beings could sense the impending doom, a terrifying wave about to engulf the spirit world, causing chaos and destruction.

During this time, battles between legendary beings were frequent, resulting in countless casualties.

A new round of battles for titles had begun, a chaotic free-for-all, but for the insignificant Heavy Rain Realm, it was merely a distant spectacle, a source of gossip.

The Thunder Prison Lord of the Heavenly Thunder Prison, after ten years, had once again challenged the Dark Night Concubine of the Black Tide Ancient City, only to be defeated by the Jade Concubine of the Waterfall Lake.

The Waterlogged Nether Ring, one of the Ten Sacred Waters, had appeared, becoming the wife of the Ice Antelope Grand Concubine of the Nether Snow Sacred Domain.

The Hundred Flowers Society, a powerful faction of four plant-type legendary beings, had been utterly annihilated in their attempt to challenge the Peach Blossom Concubine, their members… deflowered.

The World-Ending Azure Sky, Harbinger of the Destruction Calamity, had once again attacked the Ten Sacred Domains, only to be stopped by the Winter Bone Azure Horn of the Western Unbreakable Four Shields, both sides suffering heavy losses.

And the most shocking news in the entire spirit world was the attack on the Illusion Sea Palace by a coalition of dozens of legendary beings.

The Illusion Sea Palace, one of the Ten Sacred Domains, the home of the Illusion Sea Concubine, an ally of the Nether Snow Sacred Domain.

On that day, dozens of overlord-level legendary beings had stormed the Illusion Sea Palace, intending to kill the Illusion Sea Concubine, a White Flower Moon-Treading Deer.

The Illusion Sea Concubine, gentle and averse to conflict, unable to defend herself, had sent a distress signal to the Nether Snow Sacred Domain.

Three seconds later, the Ice Antelope Grand Concubine arrived, crossing countless realms.

Wielding both the halberd-type spirit artifact, the Emerald Blossom Tribulation, and the Waterlogged Nether Ring, one of the Ten Sacred Waters, it had annihilated the invaders, including the titled legendary beings among them, in an instant.

The Ice Antelope Grand Concubine was now considered the strongest legendary being below the Seven Concubines, the Six Disasters, and the Unbreakable Four Shields!!!

Any who dared to challenge the Snow Monarch or the Illusion Sea Concubine would have to face the Ice Antelope Grand Concubine first, a daunting prospect for the water-type legendary beings vying for a spot among the Seven Concubines.

In time, it too might become one of the Seven Concubines.

The Snow Monarch and its allies were truly on their way to dominating the entire spirit world!!!

However, all this chaos and upheaval had no effect on the Heavy Rain Realm!!

As the second disaster zone of the Moon Calamity, they were already on the verge of destruction, too preoccupied with their own survival to care about the power struggles of legendary beings.

Two years… even for humans, it was a short time, let alone for legendary beings, perhaps no more than a nap. Nothing significant had happened.

To prepare for the impending Moon Calamity, the Heavy Rain Realm’s Lord Attendants had all broken through to the Nether Traverse Stage and constructed their spirit diagrams.

However, the black Water Element and the Laughing Red Moon, which had caused such a stir earlier, had vanished without a trace, like a strange dream.

Two years later…

–Heavy Rain Realm, Three Lives Gate

The icy spring water, its chill penetrating to the bone.

Immersed in the cold spring, nourished by countless spirit crystals, the blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl slept.

No, she could no longer be called a girl. Her figure, now voluptuous and mature, was incredibly alluring, far more seductive than her previous, more innocent form.

Behind her, two delicate water wheels, each adorned with twelve shimmering, teardrop-shaped gems, slowly rotated.

Not only did she have one more Samsara Wheel than other Samsara Stage Spirit Masters, but the number of embedded gems was also double!!!

Of course, there were drawbacks. The cultivation speed of a Dual Soul Body was far slower than normal. If it weren’t for her unlimited resources, she didn’t know how long it would have taken her to reach the Sixth Full Cycle.

Having broken through the Second, Third, Fourth, Broken, and Sixth Full Cycles, Gong Lianyue had embedded a total of twelve talent gems, all focused on the same enhancement.

Her affinity with water spirit energy was now incredible, her spirit energy reserves far exceeding even those at the True Soul Stage of the Nether Traverse Realm, almost reaching the legendary half-step Sun and Moon Realm, the Star Shattering Stage. However, she was still just shy of a true Holy Water Body.

Her face serene in sleep, the resources within the icy spring were almost completely depleted.

Just then, her two Samsara Wheels began to tremble violently.

Boom!

Boom!!

Boom, boom, boom!!!

As the water wheels spun, their speed increasing, a torrent of spirit energy surged, shaking the entire First Palace like an earthquake.

Finally, the two wheels shattered, transforming into a wave of icy energy that flowed into the blue-haired girl’s body.

Her soul cores glowed brightly, growing larger and denser, replacing a portion of her internal organs, transforming into pure, flowing water.

Nether Traverse Stage Spirit Masters could no longer be considered human. Their organs gradually transformed into pure spirit energy, their physical weaknesses disappearing. Lost limbs could be regenerated, even decapitation wasn’t fatal. Only the destruction of their soul core could truly kill them.

After two years, she had finally broken through to the Nether Traverse Stage!!!

A few seconds later, the beautiful girl opened her downcast, teardrop eyes, her expression a mix of indifference and sorrow, tears shimmering, her icy eyebrows soft.

Such a cold, sorrowful, perfect beauty, a sight that inspired both awe and… other, less appropriate feelings.

Gong Lianyue looked at her reflection in the icy water, then down at her own… chest, a surprised expression on her face.

What was this? They were so heavy!

Although she had known she hadn’t reached her full potential, she hadn’t expected to develop such prominent features, rivaling even the Wrathful Saintess and Bai He.

She could rest her chin on them, use them as a cup holder, even hide a few little foxes within their ample folds!

Crack—

Suddenly, the sound of cracking ice startled Gong Lianyue.

She looked around, her expression returning to its usual calm, her icy eyebrows furrowing.

What was that sound? It hadn’t come from nearby, but it had been incredibly clear, not an illusion!

This wasn’t the time to admire her new figure. She quickly got out of the spring and put on the robe she hadn’t touched in two years.

In fact, not just the newly awakened Gong Lianyue, but the Sea Region, the Wind Realm, the Cangsheng Palace, the Endless Swamp, the Ice Congealing Realm, the Yin Lake Palace, the Heavy Rain Realm, the Hegemony Moon Realm, the Ghost Domain, the Ten Sacred Domains, even the ten disaster zones, all heard that sound of cracking ice.

An ancient being was awakening from a long slumber…