Chapter 389: The Winter Bone Azure Horn Awakens, The Sea Concubine Palace Entrance Exam
The Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, one of the Ten Sacred Domains, a realm renowned throughout the spirit world, had recently suffered a devastating blow.
Its mountains and valleys were scarred, its cities in ruins, even the Gong family’s main base had been obliterated.
With the Winter Bone Azure Horn still dormant, its two titled legendary beings captured, and even the Ice Antelope Grand Concubine’s intervention failing to stop the enemy, the situation was dire.
Such a humiliating defeat for one of the Ten Sacred Domains was unprecedented. They must be the laughingstock of the spirit world.
Meanwhile, the names of the Sorrowful Saintess and the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer echoed throughout the Ten Sacred Domains, sending shockwaves through the spirit world, every realm scrambling to gather information about them.
The White Flower Moon-Treading Deer’s Hegemony Moon Realm, the birthplace of the now deceased Cold Deer King, was one thing, but that Sorrowful Saintess, from the insignificant Sea Region… what was that about?
Well, technically, it was the Gong family who had sent her there!
The Blood Sea Dragon Palace, one of the four main subsidiaries of the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, the Empty Water Court, one of its hundreds of subsidiaries, the Heavy Rain Realm below that, then the Endless Swamp, a subsidiary of the Heavy Rain Realm, and finally, near the Endless Swamp, a small, unnamed realm – that was the Sea Region. It wasn’t difficult to trace her origins.
From that insignificant Sea Region, in just a few years, she had risen to challenge even the mighty Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate. Such a meteoric rise…
The morale within the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate was at an all-time low. With their titled legendary beings captured, they were leaderless.
The Ice Eye Saintess was talented, but clearly outmatched by her older sister, her power and presence lacking. She couldn’t lead the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate.
This state of disarray continued for ten days, then—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
A deafening roar, and the earth beneath the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate shifted violently, as if the world itself was tilting.
The sky and the earth flipped, then crashed back down, a dizzying, disorienting sensation.
A long, slow, heavy breath, like a rumbling thunder, echoed in their minds.
Whoosh~~~~
Deep within the earth, within a massive spirit crystal mine, a white-haired woman with a large horn on her forehead opened her bloodshot eyes, a terrifying, murderous aura emanating from her, her nostrils flaring, exhaling a chilling mist.
Although it had been more than ten days since that aura vanished, she could still sense a faint, lingering trace of spirit energy.
[Who… dared to claim they could trample upon the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate?!]
Hum—
The terrifying voice, a bone-chilling hum, echoed, and all the legendary beings present turned their attention towards the horned woman.
The Winter Bone Azure Horn of the Western Unbreakable Four Shields had awakened!!!
Its Lost Realm aura, a terrifying pressure, instantly spread throughout the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, then rippled outwards, reaching the entire spirit world, sending the legendary beings who had been plotting against the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate fleeing in terror.
Especially those from the Pure Water Demon Palace, scrambling to escape, their faces pale with fear, a pathetic sight.
A single glance at the state of the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, and the horned woman’s fury erupted.
[Biyufei and Huan Chanfei… defeated and captured…?]
[Relay my command. The Three Celestial Seats, the Cold Pupil Saintesses, the Blood Sea Dragon Palace, the Broken Waterfall Pavilion, the Startling Rain White Tower, the Heavenly Stream Citadel – all legendary beings are to appear before me within ten days!!!]
As its furious roar echoed throughout the Sacred Domain, all life trembled.
The Winter Bone Azure Horn was enraged!
–Sea Region
Sea Concubine Palace, entrance examination.
The examination consisted of basic aptitude tests, a perfunctory assessment of low, mid, and high-rank spirit beasts, its purpose unclear, its methods outdated.
Even with the influx of outsiders, the rules remained unchanged, focusing on the spirit beasts’ strength and speed, and the Spirit Masters’ talent and aptitude.
And yet, despite the seemingly pointless nature of this examination, a single incentive had drawn countless participants, even Saint-rank spirit beasts among them.
The top scorer would become the Sorrowful Saintess’s disciple!
During the welcoming ceremony for the Wind Realm delegation, the Sorrowful Saintess had declared that even gaining entry into the Sea Region didn’t guarantee entry into the Sea Concubine Palace, nor did it guarantee safe passage to the Saintess Palace.
And these words had become the reality of the Sea Region.
The Sorrowful Saintess Palace was an untouchable sanctuary, the Sea Concubine Palace itself the center of power, a gathering place for legendary and Saint-rank beings, its influence spanning the entire Sea Region.
And all this… was because of Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess.
Her power, having repelled the Moon Calamity, had shaken the surrounding realms, attracting powerful beings from all corners of the spirit world, like a pilgrimage.
And yet, at this moment, the blue-haired, teardrop-eyed woman, sitting atop the Sea Concubine Palace, overseeing the entrance examination, was just an ordinary mortal, her body devoid of spirit energy, seemingly weak and vulnerable.
Even the Sea Concubine Palace Master and the Cold Shark Prison Warden could only sit beside her, the Six Concubines and other senior instructors even further away.
The Umbrella Immortal and Hong Xiaoqianyu stood guard on either side of her, a massive swan with icy wings, the Frozen Throne, perched behind her.
Such overwhelming power, such a formidable defense…
Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but think of the rumor: had the Sorrowful Saintess truly become a mortal?
Was this a trap? If she were truly powerless, how could so many legendary beings be so obedient?
“I never thought anyone in the Sea Region could surpass the Nether Empress, but even her glory days pale in comparison to this. I can die now, without regrets…”
A beautiful, blue-haired woman with an aged aura, sitting near the Sorrowful Saintess, sighed.
The leader of the water lineage. Although Gong Lianyue had never met her, she knew this was the woman who had confronted the Nether Empress during the Sea Region Ranking Battle, the creator of the Azure Heart of Water technique.
Not only had she been the Nether Empress You Xinchan’s teacher, but most of the current top Spirit Masters in the Sea Region were also her disciples.
Gong Lianyue held a deep respect for this centuries-old woman and quickly changed the subject.
“There are three wild legendary beings and seven Lord Attendants participating in this entrance exam, hundreds of Saint-ranks. It would be wonderful if a Sea Region Spirit Master could stand out among such a talented group.”
