The Saintess Has A Showdown 325-326

Chapter 325: A Grave Mishap

Bang!

At the same instant, across different realms…

All life within the Ten Disaster Zones, from the legendary overlords to the smallest, most insignificant mortals, heard the sound of cracking ice.

A chilling dread, a tingling terror, swept across the spirit world, the aura intensifying, starting from the First Disaster Zone, despair spreading outwards.

An ancient being was awakening from a long slumber.

Deep within the earth, encased in ancient ice, a rabbit-eared creature, curled up in hibernation, a small piece of ice fell from its left arm.

The sound of that tiny fragment of ice shattering… echoed throughout the entire spirit world…

Sensing the faint, escaping aura, like a terrifying explosion, the Endless Saintess within the Three Lives Gate began to cough up blood.

Her face pale with shock and terror, she stared in the direction of the aura.

The Moon Calamity was about to awaken!

The Heavy Rain Realm… facing imminent destruction, no escape, no survivors.

[Deer: Did you break through to Nether Traverse? I haven’t been able to contact you. We were assigned to different war zones in the Soul Prison Trial. No communication.]
[Deer: Your spirit diagram resources are on their way. They should arrive within ten days, along with a surprise gift from the Lunar Demon Hall.]
[Deer: The Moon Calamity’s aura is becoming unstable. It should be awakening within a hundred days.]
[Deer: The First Disaster Zone, the True Spirit Realm’s leader, is Biyu Chenling. She joined six months ago. They couldn’t find anyone else, so she’s just filling in. Don’t expect too much.]

A surprise gift?

Reading the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s messages, Gong Lianyue blinked in confusion.

Weren’t the resources for two legendary spirit beast spirit diagrams enough of a gift? What could this “surprise” be?

Hopefully, it wasn’t anything… strange…

After reading the messages, Gong Lianyue continued working on her spirit beasts’ spirit diagrams, starting with the simplest, the Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower’s.

She pulled the little fox, which was wriggling in her cleavage, and, ignoring its indignant squeaks, forced it to begin constructing its spirit diagram.

Less than a hundred days remained. She had to complete all her spirit beasts’ spirit diagrams.

Come to think of it, she hadn’t left the First Palace since becoming its Seat. She wondered how Hong Xiaoqianyu and the others were doing.

She would visit them after she finished cultivating.

Heavy Rain Realm

At the same time, in a misty mountain range at the edge of the Heavy Rain Realm, a group of Ice Congealing Realm Spirit Masters, riding various spirit beasts, were traveling.

They had traveled a great distance to deliver cultivation resources to the Ice Condensing Saintess.

It was said that the Ice Condensing Saintess was highly favored by the Ice Yin Sword Princess, now the chief sword disciple of the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion, having completed her spirit diagram several months ago, her future bright.

“What do you think is inside this box? Why couldn’t they just use a storage artifact? What are the higher-ups thinking, sending so many of us to escort it to the Ice Condensing Saintess?”

Hearing the question, the other Ice Congealing Realm Spirit Masters also expressed their confusion. They had been wondering the same thing.

The resources they were escorting were contained within a massive box, the size of a house, strapped to the back of a giant spirit beast, like some kind of… mortal caravan.

They were Spirit Masters! What couldn’t be stored in a spatial artifact? And why specifically forbid them from using one?

Even if the Ice Condensing Saintess had great potential, this seemed excessive.

Although they grumbled, they had heard that the Heavy Rain Realm Spirit Masters were… soft and delicate. Perhaps they could find a wife during this trip. And so, they continued their journey.

A few hours later, they reached a massive lake, where several Spirit Masters in ice-sword uniforms were waiting.

This was the border of the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion’s territory. Entry required a thorough inspection.

“Ice Congealing Realm Spirit Masters, correct? Why didn’t you use a storage artifact…?” one of the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion Spirit Masters asked, frowning at the massive box.

The Ice Congealing Realm Spirit Masters exchanged glances. They had been wondering the same thing just a few hours ago.

However, the Ice Condensing Saintess’s reputation preceded them. Although the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion Spirit Masters were curious about the box’s contents, they didn’t dare to open it, allowing them to pass.

“Something for the Ice Condensing Saintess…?”

A sword-robed Spirit Master standing behind them narrowed her eyes.

Her elegant sword robe was the mark of a Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion Sword Master, a symbol of high status and power.

She had always considered herself incredibly talented, but she had recently been defeated by the Ice Condensing Saintess, her reputation shattered, reduced to a mere stepping stone.

So that was why the Ice Condensing Saintess had improved so quickly! She had the entire Ice Congealing Realm backing her!

“Let’s see what treasures they’re hiding!”

The sword-robed woman flicked her sleeve, a sharp spirit energy.

Crack—

The giant spirit beast carrying the box, a Cloud River Rhinoceros, suddenly stumbled, its knees buckling, and it collapsed, the massive box falling to the ground and shattering.

The broken box spilled its contents: thousands of rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, anklets, stockings… all spatial storage artifacts.

Seeing this, the Spirit Masters present, including the sword-robed woman, stared in shock, their mouths agape, their breaths catching in their throats.

No wonder they had used a box. It was filled with spatial storage artifacts!

And you couldn’t store a spatial artifact within another spatial artifact!!!

Bang!

As thousands of spatial artifacts were crushed beneath the weight of the collapsing Cloud River Rhinoceros, a dense, potent aura erupted, spirit energy overflowing.

The next second, the entire lake area was filled with spirit crystals and gems, the rapidly expanding mounds burying the unfortunate Spirit Masters nearby.

A single, unique spirit crystal rolled towards the sword-robed woman’s feet. She picked it up, her expression still blank.

A few seconds later, her body began to tremble, her face paling rapidly.

She had made a grave mistake. This… this was…

The life core of a legendary-rank spirit beast!!!

Chapter 326: Resources Plundered

This… was the life core of a legendary-rank spirit beast…!!!

The white-robed, sword-wielding woman clutched the strangely shaped core, her body trembling, her face pale.

How could this be? How could the Ice Condensing Saintess possibly possess the life core of a legendary being?!

It was too late for regrets. The moment the legendary core was exposed, its powerful spirit energy resonated throughout the Heavy Rain Realm.

Instantly, the awareness of several legendary beings swept over them, sending a chill down the sword-robed woman’s spine.

“What’s going on!?”

“What’s with all these resources!?”

Sensing the incredibly dense spirit energy, more and more Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion Spirit Masters arrived, staring in disbelief at the mountain of spirit crystals and treasures by the lake.

Not just the legendary core, but also the countless spatial artifacts and rare treasures scattered around, worth more than the entire Heavy Rain Realm.

Every Spirit Master present was awestruck.

And the Ice Congealing Realm Spirit Masters, trapped amidst the treasure hoard, their faces blank, could only stammer, unable to explain.

The tense silence was broken by the arrival of several powerful auras, their spirit energy surging.

Within a minute of the core’s exposure, the Seat Members of the Three Lives Gate had arrived.

Bang!

The Silent Water Maiden and three other high-ranking Seat Members descended from the sky, landing near the lake.

The Silent Water Maiden, frowning, scanned the scene, its gaze settling on the life core radiating a terrifying aura in the sword-robed woman’s hand. Its expression turned to shock.

“Who are you? And where did you get this?!”

“I-It’s not… it’s not mine! It belongs to the Ice Congealing Realm Spirit Masters!” The sword-robed woman, terrified, quickly dropped the core as if it were a burning coal.

“It belongs to the Ice Condensing Saintess!” the other Ice Congealing Realm Spirit Masters chimed in, eager to deflect responsibility, their faces pale.

The core of a legendary being was a forbidden object for mortals. If the legendary being’s allies, especially if any of them were titled legendary beings, discovered this… the consequences would be far more devastating than the destruction of a few realms.

If a titled legendary being were involved, entire war zones could be annihilated.

The Ice Condensing Saintess’s…?

A Lord Attendant, possessing a legendary core?

The Silent Water Maiden frowned and, with a flick of its sleeve, tried to retrieve the core.

Boom!!!!

However, just as the core flew towards it, a sharp blade of energy intercepted it.

A crescent-shaped slash, like a wind blade, tore through the air, carving a massive gash in the ground before the Silent Water Maiden.

As the swirling wind subsided, a woman in a sword robe, wielding a massive ice scythe, her white hair flowing like snow, radiating a sharp, piercing sword intent, was revealed.

“Didn’t you hear? This belongs to our Ice Condensing Saintess!”

The woman’s commanding voice echoed across the lake, silencing the nearby Spirit Masters who had been trying to discreetly pilfer some of the scattered treasures. They quickly retreated, their faces flushed with embarrassment.

Meanwhile, the Silent Water Maiden, the Tears of Sorrow, and the other Seat Members glared at the woman with the ice scythe.

The First Disciple of the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion, a legendary figure in the Heavy Rain Realm.

She hadn’t contracted with any biological or elemental spirit beasts. All her contracted spirit beasts, including her companion, were weapon-type.

Even the Silent Water Maiden was wary of this human Spirit Master. Fortunately, her talent hadn’t reached the level of a Lord Attendant. Otherwise, with the Ice Yin Sword Princess’s power, she would be unstoppable.

The Silent Water Maiden’s eyes narrowed, and it asked, its tone laced with sarcasm,

“Oh, it belongs to your Ice Condensing Saintess? Then do you know this core’s true name?”

“If a legendary being comes looking for it, can your Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion bear the consequences?”

“…”
“…”

“It’s none of your business. No one is taking anything today,” the white-haired woman with the ice scythe replied calmly.

However, her heart was pounding with anxiety.

She hoped the Ice Yin Sword Princess would arrive soon. Sensing other legendary auras approaching, she wouldn’t be able to control the situation much longer.

The Star River Bathing Rain Sect Spirit Masters had also arrived, but they remained in the distance, observing.

Clang—

Suddenly, everyone froze, their gazes fixed on the legendary core.

The Silent Water Maiden, the First Disciple, even a powerful Spirit Master from the Star River Bathing Rain Sect who had just arrived, none of them had seen it happen.

A bloody aura spread, a brilliant moonlight illuminating the sky.

As everyone watched in shock, a beautiful woman with long, fiery red hair, her body naked, appeared, holding the legendary core, a sinister smile on her lips, her crimson lips like a bitten watermelon.

And on her back, a tattoo of a curled-up rabbit, shaped like a full moon.

This woman was a stranger to the Heavy Rain Realm, but her aura, overwhelming and terrifying, radiated despair, like a descent into the abyss.

The next second, all the weaker beings within a radius of several kilometers collapsed, foaming at the mouth, their bodies convulsing.

“Hahahahaha, so this isn’t the Ice Condensing Saintess’s after all! I’ve finally found you, Ninth Seat!!!”

“Hahahahaha, you’ll come looking for this, won’t you? After all, it belongs to you!”

The woman’s eyes widened, a crazed laughter echoing.

The Mist-Born Sea Emperor, the Ice Yin Sword Princess, the Umbrella Immortal, and Hong Xiaoqianyu, all recently arrived, their hair and clothes billowing from the force of the aura, stared at the red-haired woman and the blood-red aura filling the sky.

What they had feared most had finally happened. A powerful, unknown, overlord-level being had arrived.

At this moment, the Third King of the Moon Protection Court, the legendary Laughing Red Moon, its aura suppressing the entire Heavy Rain Realm!!!