Chapter 396: Powerless, Yet Still a Threat
The Empty Water Court, annihilated, one legendary being dead, three injured, seventy percent of its territory destroyed.
A massive, black, crescent-shaped scar, a single slash from horizon to horizon, marked the desolate wasteland.
Of course, this was just the aftermath, recorded later. The Sea Concubine Palace members present were still unaware of the true extent of the destruction.
They were puzzled. The Empty Water Court’s Spirit Master had claimed the Sorrowful Saintess was powerless, a mere mortal. Then how could she wield the Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner?
Only the Empty Spirit Saintess, her body trembling violently, a sudden realization dawning, understood.
She had been mistaken.
If the Sorrowful Saintess could wield a legendary weapon-type spirit beast without any spirit energy… it could only mean one thing…
She had already…
And once the Sorrowful Saintess regained her spirit energy… the consequences would be dire!
Watching the blue-haired girl’s receding figure, the Empty Spirit Saintess’s expression hardened.
A torrent of white, viscous liquid erupted as the Empty Spirit Saintess’s body exploded.
Boom!!!!
The next second, the Strange Stone Whale Mother, its massive form, emerged from the remains of the Empty Spirit Saintess, the impact shaking the surrounding space, its massive fins creating a destructive shockwave.
Just as the giant whale’s massive jaws were about to close around the blue-haired girl, a transparent, shimmering, multi-layered mirror-like barrier appeared.
Within the depths of the countless reflecting surfaces, a faint image of the massive whale’s body could be seen.
Crack—
The whale bit down, its own lower body shattering, a spray of white, viscous fluid, a gruesome sight.
At the same time, two massive, crimson petals, like closing coffin lids, emerged from the sides, enveloping the whale.
The petals closed, their grip tightening, shrinking, crushing the massive whale within, its white, viscous blood oozing out, as if the legendary spirit beast itself was being pulverized.
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As the crimson petals shattered, scattering like confetti, the Strange Stone Whale Mother’s massive form vanished, leaving only a white-haired girl, lying unconscious in a pool of blood.
And behind the Sorrowful Saintess stood two figures: a delicate umbrella woman, and a crimson flower woman, surrounded by swirling petals.
The Umbrella Immortal and Hong Xiaoqianyu, two legendary beings, their auras cold and indifferent, terrifying.
No one present, not the Sea Concubine Palace higher-ups, nor the powerful spectators from other realms, dared to meet their gaze.
At this moment, the Empty Spirit Saintess, her hand outstretched weakly, her eyes unfocused, could no longer reach the blue-haired girl, her mind consumed by fear.
Gong Lianyue didn’t even bother to look back, walking towards her seat, seemingly unconcerned.
The Strange Stone Whale Mother wasn’t weak, but the Umbrella Immortal was at the Waning Moon Stage, and Hong Xiaoqianyu at the Star Shattering Stage. A mere, ordinary, Dead Sea Stage legendary being was no match for them.
Seeing this, the crowd fell silent, a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.
The Empty Spirit Saintess of the Empty Water Court, having foolishly attempted to assassinate the Sorrowful Saintess, had been instantly defeated.
A Dead Sea Stage insect, daring to challenge the might of the Sea Concubine Palace?
Even for a Legendary Spirit Master, that was a bit much.
“Sorrowful Saintess, the Empty Water Court will not forget this…” the Empty Spirit Saintess whispered weakly.
Hong Xiaoqianyu, hearing her faint threat, casually scattered a few petals, which enveloped the girl’s body, carrying her away.
This poor child probably didn’t even realize that the Empty Water Court… no longer existed.
What had happened to the Sorrowful Saintess, Hong Xiaoqianyu didn’t know, but a being’s aura couldn’t lie.
She could sense Gong Lianyue growing stronger day by day. Even now, powerless, a mere mortal, her presence was still oppressive, almost suffocating.
The Sorrowful Saintess, even without her spirit energy, was far more terrifying than before. The reason for this… a mystery.
The incident concluded, silence falling upon the arena.
They watched as the Sorrowful Saintess returned to her throne of red petals, created by Hong Xiaoqianyu.
No one spoke, no one questioned. Even the Sea Concubine Palace higher-ups didn’t ask about her victory over the titled legendary being or the destruction of the Cold Waterfall Heavenly Gate. The visitors from other realms certainly wouldn’t dare.
The oppressive atmosphere, the heavy pressure, a chilling dread.
Even the ancestor of the water lineage simply sat quietly, her eyes downcast, waiting for the Sorrowful Saintess to reclaim her throne.
Powerless, and yet still a threat.
The lost spirit energy, a temporary weakness caused by the Pseudo-Moon Pill, a mere trinket crafted from the essence of a lord-level legendary being, couldn’t possibly conceal the terrifying power lurking within.
“Let’s continue with the entrance examination,” Gong Lianyue’s calm, cold voice broke the silence, the oppressive atmosphere dissipating as if it had never existed.
Not just within the Sea Concubine Palace, but even the spectators outside breathed a collective sigh of relief.
The outsiders, the skeptics, those with hostile intentions… they finally understood the true meaning of the Sorrowful Saintess’s name, her power, their bodies now drenched in a cold sweat.
Even as a mortal, she had just defeated a titled legendary being. The Empty Spirit Saintess’s words couldn’t be dismissed.
Once the Sorrowful Saintess regained her spirit energy, she would stand at the apex of the spirit world!
Bang!
Suddenly, unnoticed even by the Sorrowful Saintess herself…
Within the Black Moon Dead Tower Palace, in the trial area, a small crack appeared in space.
And from within that crack, a pale, ghostly hand emerged, several black eyeballs growing from its palm, its gaze darting around.
“Strange, where am I? Isn’t this the Sea Region?”
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Unnoticed, the true terror… had arrived.
