Chapter 393: An Unknown Legendary Being
Although currently powerless, Gong Lianyue could still faintly sense the flow of life force, enough to discern a spirit beast’s cultivation level.
This Spirit Master from the Empty Water Court… was a Legendary Spirit Master!
And what was it doing here? A legendary being, participating in this trial, and lagging behind… Even if it was trying to hide its strength, this was a bit much…
At this moment, within the Black Moon Dead Tower Palace, the Heavenly Spring Saintess, still leading the pack, stepped onto the eleventh level of the staircase.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
A deep shadow, its seductive curves like a crescent moon, emerged from the darkness.
A wave of oppressive spirit energy, its power befitting the Samsara Stage, pressed down on her, her body bending involuntarily, the sound of grinding bones echoing faintly.
The illusory figure that appeared at the end of the eleventh level… it was the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, the former Wind Realm Overlord!
Instantly, not only the Heavenly Spring Saintess, but even the legendary spirit beasts following close behind, their eyes widened in shock, a ripple of fear spreading through the Sea Concubine Palace.
A legendary being, on the eleventh level…?
They had expected legendary beings to appear around the seventieth or eightieth level, and yet, here, on the eleventh, was the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner!
Did this mean that the Sorrowful Saintess, during her journey, had encountered a legendary being when she was only a tenth of the way through her own cultivation?
And were the remaining ninety levels… all legendary beings…?
“No, this is correct!”
The Heavenly Spring Saintess’s heart pounded with excitement. This was it. Beyond this point, only legendary beings remained.
The records and biographies of the Sorrowful Saintess only mentioned events up to the Moon Calamity, the details of her time in the Heavy Rain Realm omitted. It was impossible to deduce her growth from those incomplete accounts.
And the White Flower Moon-Treading Deer and the Sorrowful Saintess had recently left the Sea Region, then returned through some unknown means. They must have encountered even more powerful beings during that time, hence this hundred-level staircase.
Beyond this point, all legendary beings!
Enduring the Shadowlurking Blade’s oppressive aura, the Heavenly Spring Saintess continued her ascent, reaching the twelfth level.
However, just then, a massive, white wolf, a blur of motion, overtook her.
The Cloud Moon Sovereign…
Seeing this, both the spectators and the other trial participants understood.
A Lord Attendant couldn’t compete with a true legendary being. The Cloud Moon Sovereign, unfazed by the Shadowlurking Blade’s aura, as if it were a gentle breeze, ascended effortlessly.
Its speed on the eleventh level was more than three times faster than the Heavenly Spring Saintess’s.
Then, the massive white wolf, its fur shimmering with moonlight, reached the twelfth level, its aura surging, causing a ripple of excitement.
Boom!!!!
The being that appeared at the end of the twelfth level… was a legendary spirit beast they had never seen before.
A massive white bear, its body covered in shimmering ice crystals, its thousand-meter-tall form radiating a powerful, chilling aura.
“What is that…?”
“A legendary being I’ve never seen before. It must be from another war zone.”
“The farthest the Sorrowful Saintess has been is the Heavy Rain Realm. Where did she encounter this creature? It’s not in the records…”
As the others murmured among themselves, the Heavenly Spring Saintess’s excitement grew.
An unknown legendary being, unrecorded, a hidden chapter in the Sorrowful Saintess’s story.
The Shadowlurking Blade’s aura was becoming unbearable. She had to move on.
Among the trial participants, only one recognized the white bear on the twelfth level.
The white-haired girl from the Empty Water Court, standing at the back, her face pale, knew its true identity.
The Snow Barbarian Giant, guardian beast of the Gong family’s Third Branch in the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate, had been instantly killed by the Sorrowful Saintess during the annual gathering, seemingly by one of her fox spirit beasts.
“Sorrowful Saintess, the show is about to begin…”
The Empty Water Court Spirit Master muttered to herself, quickening her pace, surpassing the other Saint-rank Spirit Masters, effortlessly clearing several levels in an instant.
In her eyes, this hundred-level trial was a farce. The Sorrowful Saintess couldn’t possibly simulate the auras of ninety legendary beings. Ridiculous!
If the difficulty increased with each level, then the final opponent would be on par with the Seven Concubines!
And the Seven Concubines… They were beyond the Sorrowful Saintess’s reach.
This trial probably only had thirty levels at most. Once she reached the 31st level, she would expose the Sorrowful Saintess’s deception, shattering her reputation.
As the girl from the Empty Water Court ascended rapidly, the Heavenly Spring Saintess began to struggle, having been overtaken by the Cloud Moon Sovereign on the eleventh level and then by the Ice Soul Jade Rabbit and the Spring Sound Heavenly Song on the twelfth.
It couldn’t be helped. As a Lord Attendant, still at the Dead Sea Stage, she couldn’t summon her legendary spirit beast’s true form.
Facing legendary beings with her human body was already a remarkable feat.
Under the watchful eyes of all, the Cloud Moon Sovereign reached the end of the twelfth level, about to step onto the thirteenth.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Even the Cloud Moon Sovereign flinched under the oppressive aura, its massive body forced to bow slightly. A massive, shadowy figure, far larger than the previous two legendary beings, appeared, blocking its path.
A black, horse-like creature with a single horn, its powerful body covered in smooth, dark fur, two black, water-like wings folded against its sides like lotus leaves.
The illusory figure at the end of the thirteenth level… a massive black unicorn, its aura terrifying.
The Fallen Heaven Contract, a legendary-rank spirit beast!
The Fallen Heaven Contract was actually at the Sun and Moon Realm, but its inherent power was relatively weak, so Gong Lianyue had simulated its aura at the Samsara Stage.
Of course, the order of the levels didn’t necessarily reflect their actual strength, merely the intensity of the simulated aura.
And placing the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner, on the first level… that had a special meaning.
The first legendary being she had encountered… it represented the beginning of her journey.
