Chapter 60
Black clouds loomed overhead, and the setting sun was as red as blood. Amid the blood-soaked battlefield littered with broken corpses and severed limbs, that figure in bright yellow stood out vividly.
The young maiden stood in the air, her skin as white as snow, her hair cascading like a waterfall, her pristine dress in stark contrast to the blood-soaked and muddy battlefield, as if she were a celestial being who had strayed into the mortal world.
Xiao Minghuang landed back on the ground, sheathed her sword, and immediately took a pill, feeling her spiritual power gradually recover as she let out a long sigh.
Having slain the tiger demon, her energy was nearly depleted, and she needed a large amount of spirit stones and pills to replenish it.
“With my current strength, even if I face a True Disciple of the sect at the second level of the Spring Realm, I can still put up a fight,” Xiao Minghuang thought to herself. The True Disciples of the sect were completely different from those like the old man in yellow, whose cultivation was unstable, and the difference in their strength was like heaven and earth.
Although she could defeat the old man in yellow, who was at the peak of the Spring Realm, she would undoubtedly lose if she faced a True Disciple of the sect at the same level.
Xiao Minghuang took a deep breath, her gaze sweeping across the battlefield.
After nearly a full day of fierce fighting, the tide of beasts, as vast as the sea, had been mostly killed or driven away. Now, Lin Zhengquan was leading the soldiers of Beiyang City to clear out the remaining beasts.
From a distance, she saw Lin Wanqiu wielding her sword, moving like a butterfly through the flowers, darting among the beasts. Her sword energy was rampant, and her spiritual power overflowed. With each swing of her sword, she could kill a beast at the Body Tempering Realm.
This was undoubtedly influenced by the Qingying Sword, a profound-grade treasure, but it was also inseparable from Lin Wanqiu’s own formidable strength.
If someone else were to wield this sword, they probably wouldn’t be able to unleash such power.
On the battlefield, Lin Wanqiu’s expression was cold and stern, her jade-like skin stained with blood, giving her a unique kind of beauty.
“After this battle, Wanqiu’s strength should improve,” Xiao Minghuang thought, a slight smile tugging at the corners of her mouth, her eyes revealing a hint of amusement as she felt reassured.
She then took a step forward, heading towards the corpse of the Silver Light Giant Elephant.
The nearly hundred-zhang-long body of the Silver Light Giant Elephant lay on the ground like a mountain, its pale golden blood almost forming a river. Large rocks had been shattered, and the ground within a radius of several hundred zhang had collapsed.
The scene was as if the sky had fallen and the earth had split. Even Xiao Minghuang couldn’t help but show a trace of astonishment in her eyes.
“If a beast at the Spring Realm is this powerful, how terrifying must a beast at the Divine Sea Realm, Spirit Seed Realm, or even the Nascent Soul Realm be?” Xiao Minghuang wondered.
She didn’t know the answer.
She gathered her thoughts, focused her mind, and flew up, crossing the trickling pale golden blood river, landing directly on the giant elephant’s corpse.
“Such a massive body, I wonder how we’ll extract the Divine Elephant Seed. The tusks are quite good, though. I can cut them off first; they might be used for medicine or to craft a treasure,” Xiao Minghuang pondered, then her figure flashed, and a long sword appeared in her hand as she approached the giant elephant.
Compared to the nearly hundred-zhang-long elephant corpse, her figure was incredibly small.
But size often doesn’t determine the outcome of a battle.
In an instant.
A golden light flashed in Xiao Minghuang’s hand, and a sword shadow several zhang long condensed, slicing through the base of the tusk as easily as cutting through melons and vegetables.
Boom!
The several dozen zhang-long tusk fell to the ground, creating a deep trench and almost embedding itself in the soil.
After cutting off the tusks, Xiao Minghuang glanced at the elephant corpse, thought for a moment, and murmured to herself:
“Forget it, whether it’s the elephant corpse or the tusks, they’re too massive. It’s too inconvenient for me to carry them alone. I’ll wait for City Lord Lin to finish off the beast tide and have the guards transport them away!”
With that thought.
Xiao Minghuang did not linger any longer. She sheathed her long blade and prepared to leap away from the corpse of the elephant.
Suddenly.
A sense of imminent danger surged within her, as if death were just a moment away.
Yet, the surroundings were eerily calm. The beast tide had been mostly quelled, and Lin Zhengquan was approaching with a few of his personal guards.
However, Xiao Minghuang, ever cautious, subtly retrieved a protective talisman from her storage pouch. This talisman could withstand a full-force strike from a peak Spring Realm martial artist.
At that very moment.
An unexpected change occurred!
A blood-red glint of cold light burst forth from the elephant’s corpse, tearing through flesh and blood, and shot out with a formidable killing intent, as if it could pierce through the void and reach the depths of the underworld!
“Just as I thought!”
Xiao Minghuang held her breath and focused her mind, reacting swiftly. She immediately crushed the talisman, and a hazy divine light emerged, enveloping her entire body in a faint cyan barrier, wrapping her securely from head to toe.
The barrier was struck hard by the blood-red glint. In just an instant, countless fine cracks appeared, with radiant colors spilling out and divine light rippling, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.
Bang!
The blood-red glint suddenly erupted with countless terrifying red lights, instantly shattering the barrier and heading straight for Xiao Minghuang’s chest.
“A peak Spring Realm talisman couldn’t even block this glint. The person behind this must be a Divine Sea Realm expert. Who could be trying to kill me?!”
Xiao Minghuang’s expression darkened, and she reacted immediately.
She swiftly adjusted her posture, pushing her speed to the limit. But at that moment, she sensed a faint trace of killing intent from another direction, completely different from the assassin hidden within the elephant’s corpse.
“Wait! There’s another assassin!”
In the blink of an eye.
Her thoughts shifted, and she made a decision. Instead of continuing to move, she stopped, clenched her teeth, and turned to face the glint head-on.
In an instant.
The glint, like a bolt of lightning, pierced through Xiao Minghuang’s chest. A spray of bright red blood dyed her yellow dress crimson.
After being struck by the glint, Xiao Minghuang’s aura plummeted dramatically. Like a kite with its string cut, she fell from mid-air and crashed into the river of blood, sending up a large splash of blood.
Everything happened too quickly for anyone to react.
All they saw was the Ninth Princess, who had been standing in the air just fine, suddenly weaken and fall from the sky.
Ye Ruoshui, standing on the city wall, witnessed this scene. Her mind went blank, as if a hammer had struck her chest. Mechanically, she ran down the wall, her eyes fixed on the blood-stained figure in yellow. She tried to call out, but no sound came from her lips.
As Xiao Minghuang disappeared from view, Ye Ruoshui’s body swayed, and she fell heavily to her knees, collapsing to the ground.
She crawled a few steps, struggling to get up, and dragged her numb body, stumbling towards the spot where Xiao Minghuang had fallen. She didn’t even hear the shouts of the people around her.
Only she knew how important Xiao Minghuang was to her.
More than the heavens, more than the earth, more than anything.
At that moment, she couldn’t think of anything else. Her mind was consumed by a single thought, screaming wildly in her heart: Find her! Find her!
At that very moment.
A furious roar erupted from the void!
“Seeking death!”
Accompanied by the roar, a faint light appeared in the void, rippling like a wave. An elderly figure suddenly materialized.
Suddenly, a figure emerged from the void, startling everyone present.
The old man was clad in a black robe, his hair gray and his face clean-shaven. His presence was as deep as the ocean, exuding an overwhelming fury that pressed down on all the martial artists within a radius of several hundred zhang, making it impossible for them to lift their heads.
With a casual wave of his hand, a massive black palm coalesced from the void, towering hundreds of zhang high, as if it could hold up the heavens and cover the earth. It slammed down fiercely on an empty patch of ground not far from the elephant’s corpse.
Where the black palm landed, a figure in a black robe materialized out of thin air. His face was filled with despair as he swung his arms, releasing several blood-colored cold lights that struck the massive hand. However, it was like an egg hitting a rock, not even causing a ripple.
The hundreds of zhang tall black hand came crashing down, causing the earth to cave in. Rocks and vegetation turned to dust, and the impact shook the heavens and the earth. A deafening roar echoed, startling everyone within a hundred li!
This single palm strike was devastating, creating a bottomless pit in the ground, and no trace of life could be detected thereafter.
The figure in the black robe was utterly annihilated!
Those who witnessed this were filled with shock.
“What just happened?”
“Was the Ninth Princess injured? Who did this?”
“Who is this senior? Did he just kill the assassin who tried to ambush the Ninth Princess?”
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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