The Saintess Has A Showdown 368

Chapter 368: The Saintess Appears

The Gong family’s annual gathering. Almost every affiliated faction and every Gong family Spirit Master would attend, without exception.

Not only due to the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate’s influence, but also because the Gong family would use their bloodline technique to share the power of the Lost Scrolls, granting all attendees a boost to their spirit technique cultivation.

And the Spirit Master with the highest water affinity would even receive the favor of a Scroll Spirit, gaining access to a page of a Lost Scroll.

The Lost Scroll fused within the Gong family’s bloodline wasn’t combat-oriented, but enhanced one’s ability to comprehend other Lost Scrolls. This was why the Gong family was considered to have the greatest spirit technique talent in the spirit world.

“Sigh, the Ice Eye Saintess has already received the favor of more than ten Scroll Spirits. Every year, it’s always her. I doubt it will be any different this time. No one can surpass the Ice Eye Saintess.”

“Don’t say that. You can also challenge for a Scroll Spirit. It’s just that no one dares to challenge the Ice Eye Saintess!”

Hearing the Gong family Spirit Masters’ chatter, the blue-haired woman in the bathrobe sat down at an empty table in the back.

The venue for the Gong family gathering was a massive altar surrounding an ice tower, large enough to accommodate even giant spirit beasts.

And the fact that every guest was provided with a private table, refreshments, and tea… as expected of one of the Ten Sacred Domains.

In other realms, the spectators would be crammed together, vulnerable to stray attacks from the arena.

Gong Lianyue casually sipped her tea, her legs crossed in a rather… suggestive manner.

Come to think of it, she was always the one fighting in the arena. She rarely had the opportunity to be a spectator. This might be her only chance to… blend in with the crowd.

After all, her true objective was to locate Huan Chanfei, not to cause a scene and announce her return.

Half an hour later, as more and more guests arrived, the viewing area was packed.

At the table next to hers, a pink, flower-like humanoid spirit beast kept glancing at her, its gaze lingering on her… exposed cleavage, a rather rude display.

Sensing the flower woman’s gaze, the Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower peeked out from Gong Lianyue’s collar and stuck its tongue out.

“Chirp~~~~”

A legendary being…

Gong Lianyue pushed the little fox back down, silencing it.

She had already counted this pink flower woman among the legendary beings present. She could remove it from her list now. A legendary being from the Myriad Spirit Flower Ring, here for leisure, wouldn’t likely get involved in the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate’s affairs.

“The annual gathering is about to begin! The important figures are about to appear!”

As several excited Gong family Spirit Masters announced, the atmosphere around the altar intensified.

Gong Lianyue leaned back in her chair, her gaze fixed on the center of the altar, seemingly unconcerned about her robe slipping and revealing… too much.

Whoosh—

As the open-air altar closed, the massive venue was bathed in a shimmering, ice-blue light.

The Gong family annual gathering had begun.

A few seconds later, as a powerful aura approached, several blue-haired women with teardrop eyes stepped onto the icy altar, eliciting cheers and screams.

If even fans of anime and novels could argue endlessly about power levels, then in the spirit world, where strength was everything, it was even more pronounced. Even Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess, had billions of… virtual fans. The Ten Sacred Domains were on a completely different level.

The Twelve Cold Pupil Saintesses, their auras radiating power and prestige, Gong Shuihe among them, arrived.

Just from their deep, blue, teardrop eyes, one could tell they were different from the other Gong family Spirit Masters, their talent and the quality of their spirit beasts far superior.

The other, less talented Gong family Spirit Masters had duller eyes, their pupils unable to maintain the teardrop shape.

Among the Twelve Cold Pupil Saintesses, the most powerful was a tall, aloof woman with a cold, expressionless face.

She could have challenged for the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, and surpassed the Ice Eye Saintess during this gathering, but an unknown, powerful aura had stopped her, her plans thwarted.

The second most powerful was a cute young girl with twintails, her bone age only nine, yet already at the Sixth Full Cycle of the Samsara Stage.

“The Cold Pupil Saintess of the Seventh Branch. She possesses the lord-level Ice Crown Emperor!”

“The Cold Pupil Saintess of the Fourth Branch. Her companion spirit beast is the Flashing Winter Ice Butterfly! It’s said she awakened her spirit energy shortly after birth!!”

The appearance of the Cold Pupil Saintesses elicited excited whispers from the audience.

For a Gong family Spirit Master, knowing the names and lineages of the Saintesses was basic knowledge.

The next group, however, wasn’t as well-received. Four women, their expressions cold and arrogant, entered the arena.

The Blood Cry Saintess of the Blood Sea Dragon Palace, a woman in a red robe, crimson blood swirling around her, her gaze disdainful, her spirit beast the legendary Blood Rainbow Sea Dragon.

The White Rain Saintess of the Startling Rain White Tower, a beautiful, voluptuous woman with a single white teardrop on her forehead, her eyes narrowed in a mocking smile, her spirit beast unknown.

The Waterfall Saintess of the Broken Waterfall Pavilion, her long blue hair, like flowing water, trailing on the ground for more than ten meters, her eyes closed, her expression blank, her spirit beast unknown.

The Stream Saintess of the Heavenly Stream Citadel, tears constantly flowing from her eyes, her delicate face a mask of sorrow, seemingly terrified, her spirit beast unknown.

This was the Gong family’s territory. There was no applause for these four Saintesses, yet their powerful auras, a heavy, oppressive presence, filled the arena, making it difficult to breathe.

All Legendary Spirit Masters…!

The Saintesses of the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate’s four subsidiary realms were all legendary Spirit Masters!

Realizing this, the faces of the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate Spirit Masters darkened. Since the Winter Bone Azure Horn’s slumber, these subsidiary factions had become increasingly bold.

Were they planning to challenge the Ice Eye Saintess?

As everyone watched, a terrifying aura, cold, oppressive, and powerful, emanated from the end of the icy altar.

The Ice Eye Saintess… had finally arrived…