The Saintess Has A Showdown 327-328

Chapter 327: The Taste of a Legendary Core

–Heavy Rain Realm, by the lake at the edge of the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion’s territory.

Countless Spirit Masters and spirit beasts from three major factions had gathered, even legendary beings among them, yet they all stood frozen, afraid to move.

A red-haired woman with a full-moon rabbit tattoo on her back stood at the center, her posture manic, clutching a life core, a sinister grin on her face.

Just the sound of her crazed laughter was enough to make their heads pound, their minds reel, a wave of nausea washing over them.

The Laughing Red Moon, an overlord-level legendary being!

As they watched nervously, the red-haired woman suddenly vanished.

The next second, within the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion’s delegation, a beautiful woman in elegant palace attire, her figure mature and voluptuous, gasped, her face pale with terror.

The Ice Yin Sword Princess, her body trembling, stumbled back several kilometers, her eyes wide with shock, staring at the Laughing Red Moon, which had appeared before her.

Such terrifying speed! She hadn’t even seen it move!

In that instant, while she was still dazed, the Laughing Red Moon had appeared right before her, their faces almost touching.

However, the red-haired woman ignored the Ice Yin Sword Princess, turning instead to the Ice Condensing Saintess, a grotesque smile on her face, her long neck bent at an unnatural angle, like a giraffe’s.

“Is this… yours?”

She held the legendary life core before the Ice Condensing Saintess’s face, her tone mocking.

Facing this bizarre figure and its question, the Ice Condensing Saintess trembled, goosebumps rising on her skin, every cell in her body screaming.

She could even feel the Frozen Throne’s fear. Even the Frozen Throne was terrified of this being.

After a moment of silence, the Ice Condensing Saintess looked pleadingly at the Ice Yin Sword Princess.

However, to her horror, even the Ice Yin Sword Princess, her idol, her protector, stood frozen, her face pale with fear, as was the Mist-Born Sea Emperor in the distance.

These two legendary beings had never faced a hostile, overlord-level legendary being at such close range.

Not all legendary beings were equal. From the moment they were born, they were divided into different tiers.

“N-No… it’s not… it’s not mine…” the Ice Condensing Saintess stammered, tears welling up in her eyes.

Her two powerful backers, paralyzed by fear, unable to protect her… At this moment, she felt truly helpless, a primal fear, a taste of true despair.

Seeing the Ice Condensing Saintess’s distress, the Yin Robe Saintess, watching from afar, felt a surge of empathy, a chilling dread creeping into her heart.

The Endless Saintess of the Three Lives Gate, terrified, covered her head with her hands, curling up on the ground, hoping to be invisible.

“Oh, it’s not yours?”

“Then whose is it?”

The Laughing Red Moon’s voice, a strange, mocking tone, echoed as it looked around, its long neck swaying.

Every Spirit Master and spirit beast that met its gaze felt a chill, a premonition of death, their bodies freezing, unable to move.

The bloody aura filled the sky, the Heavy Rain Realm’s life force suppressed by the Laughing Red Moon’s presence, a shadowy darkness covering thousands of miles.

“Well, if no one claims it, then I’ll gladly accept it!”

With a gleeful grin, the red-haired woman lifted the legendary core and, with exaggerated, theatrical movements, placed it in her mouth.

The rich, sweet taste of the core, its energy spreading through her body.

“Mmm, the taste of a legendary core… truly exquisite!!”

Strange…

So strange!

Strange, strange, strange, strange, strange… this was very strange.

Despite having consumed the legendary core, the Laughing Red Moon’s manic grin faded, replaced by a puzzled frown.

How was this possible? The Ninth Seat of October hadn’t reacted at all!

It was a legendary life core! It couldn’t be so cowardly as to not even reclaim its own possessions, could it? Wait, was it calling for reinforcements…?

“Ah! Look!!!”

“Yaaaa!!!”

Suddenly, a chorus of screams. Several Spirit Masters, noticing something strange about the red-haired woman, cried out, even the Laughing Red Moon itself seemingly unaware.

A few seconds later, the Laughing Red Moon felt a sharp pain. It was too late.

Having consumed the legendary core, cracks, like blade cuts, began to appear on its body, hundreds of icy blue lines spreading rapidly, then erupting in a brilliant, icy light.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

The next second, the Laughing Red Moon’s body exploded like a balloon, splattering blood everywhere, staining the lake crimson.

As everyone watched in horror, the red-haired woman, her body reduced to a skin, lay on the ground, screaming, staring in disbelief at the core that had emerged from within her.

It had been too careless. It hadn’t expected this legendary core to be… alive!

At this moment, a delicate, ice-blue, thread-like aura enveloped the shimmering core, swirling gently, tracing beautiful, watery patterns in the air.

The next second, a playful female voice echoed from within the core,

“Ah, so it wasn’t the Ice Condensing Saintess? Never mind then!”

“It doesn’t really matter who has these resources. I just didn’t know who to give them to. I came here because I thought the Ice Condensing Saintess was the most likely candidate…”

“It seems… the one I’m looking for isn’t here~~~”

“But it doesn’t matter. Because the one who can take this will be strong enough to defeat me, and the one who can’t… well, they can’t.”

As the blue, scarf-like core finished speaking, a stunned silence fell upon the crowd.

The core’s true identity, revealed by its… unique presentation… was unbelievable.

This was…

The Ice Forged Decapitator, ranked third among the Ten Sacred Waters!

Chapter 328: Who Gets the Sacred Water?

Shimmering ice crystals condensed, forming a beautiful, ethereal scarf of water that swirled around the azure life core. A bone-chilling aura spread, not just a cold, but a sharp, piercing sensation, like invisible blades, a wave of tearing spirit energy.

The Ice Forged Decapitator, a lord-level, water-attribute, weapon-type, attachment-type sacred relic, second only to Never Forget Autumn Water and the Frozen Stone Flow Killer among the Ten Sacred Waters!

Its aura, its presence, evoked a chorus of shocked gasps.

“The Ice Forged Decapitator, one of the Ten Sacred Waters!!!”

“This… this… how… wasn’t it slumbering in the Ice Congealing Realm? Why is it here, in the Heavy Rain Realm?”

“Aaaaaaah, I love you!!!!!”

“Wife!!!!!”

Recognizing the core, the Heavy Rain Realm spirit beasts, even the legendary beings among them, were driven into a frenzy, their gazes fixated on the shimmering, water-colored scarf.

The Ten Sacred Waters. Their allure to water-type beings was greater even than the fear of death. Whether legendary or low-rank, none could resist their instinctive desire.

Those who possessed one of the Ten Sacred Waters were the undisputed rulers of the water lineage!

The Snow Monarch and the Eternal Holy Water, the Illusion Sea Concubine and Never Forget Autumn Water, the Ice Antelope Grand Concubine and the Waterlogged Nether Ring.

Beauty belonged only to the strong, an undeniable law of nature.

Whoever obtained the Ice Forged Decapitator today would surely one day rule the spirit world!

But why was the Ice Forged Decapitator in the Heavy Rain Realm? And with such a massive amount of resources? And who was the person it was looking for? Wasn’t it the Ice Condensing Saintess?

Boom!!!!

The next second, a violent, blood-red, lunar spirit energy erupted.

Before the shocked onlookers could react, a crimson figure shot towards the sky.

The Laughing Red Moon, its battered body a red blur, trailing a fiery aura, lunged towards the shimmering scarf.

Its face a mask of manic desire, its crimson eyes fixated on the Ice Forged Decapitator.

Although not a water-type spirit beast, it was determined to claim this Sacred Water.

“Ice Forged Decapitator, submit to me!!!”

The Laughing Red Moon’s crimson afterimage accelerated, a sonic boom echoing, closing the distance to the Ice Forged Decapitator, its crazed shriek reverberating through the sky.

Seeing this, the Mist-Born Sea Emperor and the Ice Yin Sword Princess also gave chase, following closely behind.

Although the Laughing Red Moon was an overlord-level legendary being, it was currently injured and not a water type. They couldn’t let it claim a Sacred Water!

A few seconds later, the Umbrella Immortal and Hong Xiaoqianyu also joined the pursuit, their motives and expressions varied.

A spectacular clash between legendary beings was about to begin, and the Heavy Rain Realm Spirit Masters, their faces pale with fear, quickly retreated, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

“Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes…” Only the Endless Saintess remained, muttering to herself, a strange, almost trance-like expression on her face.

A few seconds later, the legendary beings were almost upon the water-colored scarf.

Just as the Laughing Red Moon was about to reach the Ice Forged Decapitator, the Mist-Born Sea Emperor spat out a massive glob of phlegm.

Ptoo!!!!!

A wave of water, like a reverse waterfall, erupted from the snake woman’s mouth, striking the red-haired woman’s side, knocking her off course.

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn’t even faze the Laughing Red Moon, but this momentary disruption caused it to miss the Ice Forged Decapitator, sliding past, its face contorted in frustration.

At the same time, the Ice Yin Sword Princess’s fingers, barely a hair’s breadth away from the Ice Forged Decapitator, almost grazing its chilling surface—

An umbrella-shaped prism, a shimmering, translucent barrier, suddenly appeared, enveloping her hand, preventing contact.

Umbrella Immortal, what was it doing?!

Both the Mist-Born Sea Emperor and the Ice Yin Sword Princess, their hands outstretched, stared at the Umbrella Immortal in disbelief.

It had prevented them from obtaining the Ice Forged Decapitator! Did it want the Laughing Red Moon to have it?

However, there was no time for questions. As the Laughing Red Moon lunged again, both the Mist-Born Sea Emperor and the Ice Yin Sword Princess reached for the Sacred Water.

And the Umbrella Immortal’s prism reappeared before the Ice Forged Decapitator, a delicate, white hand reaching out.

Four legendary beings, from four different directions, all reaching for the Ice Forged Decapitator, trapped.

Clang—

In that instant, silence fell.

A silent, shadowy darkness swept across the Heavy Rain Realm, the gentle sound of flowing water, black and white swirling, the world turning upside down.

Unnoticed, a single, black teardrop fell from the sky, forming a small, still pool of water, impenetrable, its surface undisturbed.

And from within this desolate pool, a beautifully patterned hilt emerged.

Crack!

Crack!!!

With a series of snapping sounds, the colorless world returned, movement resuming.

It’s mine, it’s mine, it’s finally mine!

Consumed by this manic desire, at this critical moment, the hands of the four legendary beings—the Laughing Red Moon, the Mist-Born Sea Emperor, the Ice Yin Sword Princess, and the Umbrella Immortal—all reached for the Ice Forged Decapitator, then were abruptly severed.

“…”
“…”

Their arms falling limply to their sides, their sleeves empty, their faces a mixture of shock and bewilderment.

Without hands, they couldn’t grasp the core…

They watched helplessly as the water-colored scarf, seemingly losing its weight, fell, sinking into the dark pool below.

A few seconds later, the inky black pool began to rise, condensing into a watery, humanoid figure.

Two tattered, translucent moth wings fluttered gently. The pitch-black Water Element held a five-meter-long, shadowy demonic blade in one hand and the shimmering, blue core, wrapped in a water-colored scarf, in the other.

A suffocating aura spread, the sky darkening, the world losing its color.