The idiot Miao Bo was unconscious for a full hour, and Zhu Yao bathed in blood for a full hour as well. Just as the fresh blood was about to coagulate, he slowly regained consciousness. He struggled to crawl up, gritted his teeth and sealed several meridians on his body. Then, he sat in a lotus position and began meditating.
The hell, at the very least, pick me up! What's with plastering my face with blood?
Miao Bo meditated for half a day before finally opening his eyes. After recovering a little divine energy, he looked around, stood up, and left.
It can't be? You're throwing me away because I'm dirty now?
Miao Bo walked about two steps and stopped, as if he had recalled something. Then he turned around and picked Zhu Yao up.
Phew, at least this brat has a conscience.
Though his legs were still a little wobbly, he walked quickly and stopped right where his severed arm was. He placed Zhu Yao at the side and then sat down again. This time, he did not meditate for too long. After recovering a slight amount of divine energy, he cast an art that connected his severed arm back to his body.
This was the first time Zhu Yao saw an art that reattached limbs. Though she knew the art herself, she had never used it before. After all, she did not have a hobby of severing her own limbs.
The part where his arm was sliced shone, and then, he pressed his arm into the joint. The sliced area began to heal on its own, and in just a few moments, the joints were connected. Not even a single scar could be seen. Zhu Yao could not help but applaud the medical techniques of the Divine Realm. They were more technologically advanced than any modern medical techniques, and they were available to all citizens as well.
Miao Bo tried moving his reconnected arm, and it moved no different from before. He turned to look at Zhu Yao on the ground, cast an art to clear off the bloodstains on her body, and then sized up the blade for a moment. With a smile on his face, he said. "Fortunately, I had you."
Mn, I feel the same way too!
"I must hurry now." His expression sank. Taking a deep breath, he ignored the injuries on his body, forced himself up and summoned his flying sword.
Is he about to head on a long journey? Zhu Yao glanced at the storage pouch by his side. She recalled that before she returned to Lightning Divine Hall, she was placed in the storage pouch. Most likely, if she was placed back in, she could return once more. She instantly felt a little excited. Hurry and put me in, hurry and put me in.
However… He did not do it.
She wondered just what was Miao Bo thinking this time around, as he simply carried Zhu Yao along as he flew. He did not have any intentions of storing her at all.
The hell!
Though his wounds were healed, his divine energy were still not completely restored, so he was flying very slowly this time around. However, he did not have any intention to stop at all, as though he was rushing to a very important location. Feeling bored, Zhu Yao looked around, only to realize a familiar forest was right below her.
Wasn't this the Severed Forest from before? Why did he return here?
Miao Bo flew into the depths of the Severed Forest. Four hours later, he then stopped above a cave. He placed a concealment talisman on himself before descending into it.
Only then did Zhu Yao have a clearer look. It was a humongous cave entrance reaching dozens of meters high. Though it was extremely broad, it was pitch-black inside, and there were faint traces of a revolving formation. Sharp stalagmites were hanging in the ceiling of the cave entrance.
Rather than a cave, it was more like a gigantic mouth.
"Who is it?" Suddenly, a loud roar resounded, and the cave entrance slowly closed. Two eyes with the size of wells appeared right above where the cave entrance initially was.
The hell, it really was a mouth!
The two eyes above the cave emitted out two red light rays, scanning the front of the cave like X-rays.
Zhu Yao simply felt Miao Bo tightening his grip on her hilt for a moment. He was even dripping with cold sweat as a he stood there unmoving.
The red light swept through their bodies and then retracted, as though no anomaly was discovered. Immediately after, the pair of eyes closed and its mouth began to widen once more, restoring its former cave look. This x-ray vision technology can't make it at all. It's clearly not as good as infrared sensors.
Miao Bo felt his entire body turn loose, and only then did he carefully moved into the cave with his hand tightly holding onto Zhu Yao. He walked extremely lightly, without making use of a single divine art, as he moved into the cave.
The insides of the cave were not as dark as Zhu Yao thought it would be. Instead, red and white glows of formations were everywhere. Various types of formations filled the cave. Zhu Yao took a closer look, and discovered that there were several offensive formations among them, encompassing various types. Tripping one of them would ignite all the others.
Miao Bo cautiously scanned his surroundings and did not activate a single formation. He seemed to be looking around for something in particular. Suddenly, joy filled his face as he walked towards a small inconspicuous formation at the right corner.
It seemed to be a teleportation formation, though it seemed to be mixed with some sort of spatial arts. Miao Bo walked directly into that formation, yet did not activate it straight away. Instead, he observed his surroundings for a moment first. Then, he heaved a deep sigh of relief, before circulating all of the remaining divine energy in his body, activating the formation in an instant.
A bright red light flashed. Everything within the cave suddenly underwent a change. What seemed to be stiff and hard rocks earlier, suddenly turned into fibres of muscles. The cave shone bright, as the surrounding stone walls turned into walls of meat. Traces of dripping liquid could be seen as well, as the ground turned into a large and soft meat which began to move a little.
This was actually really the mouth of a beast!
This idiot came here to serve himself as food?
"Who!?" A furious roar resounded all around.
Miao Bo directly inserted his last strand of divine energy, and the formation activated at the same time as well. The scenery in front of them changed, and they arrived at a room lighted up by candles. Miao Bo's legs gave way, as he fell and sat on the ground. His head was drenched in cold sweat and his face was miserably pale. His expression was filled with fear.
He panted for a long while before finally regaining his senses. He looked around, and then, he suddenly laughed. His laughter grew louder, and his expression was slowly replaced with excitement and joy.
"Finally… I've finally entered!" He spread out his four limbs as he laid on the golden floor tiles. After a long while, he managed to suppress the madness in him, stand up, and walk towards the front.
Only then did Zhu Yao finally regain her senses. She finally understood why this person wanted to hold onto her all this while. He must had known that there was something he wanted here right from the start, but the entrance just had to be that rock-like monster's mouth. Coincidentally, she seemed to have a concealment ability, and he was then able to infiltrate in while using her to conceal his presence.
So the idiot isn't stupid at all. This plan of his sure is well thought out.
Miao Bo rested for a while, before he began to search the place. He seemed to be aware that this place did not pose much danger to him. He did not conceal himself at all as he moved forward. The place was huge, and though the place was really extravagant, it was very empty. He turned to the right in an instant and walked deep in, where he opened an ancient and exquisite door.
The furniture set-up inside was extremely simple, with just a single square-shaped table. A bottle with a green jade bottle within was placed on top of it.
Miao Bo's eyes shone, his face was filled with ecstasy. He hurriedly walked forward and grabbed onto that bottle.
"Divine Will Condensing Dew!" He exclaimed out, his hand held tightly onto the bottle.
The hell is a Divine Will Condensing Dew? I've never heard of it!
Miao Bo had already lost all patience as he pulled out the bottle cap and gulped down the content. He then immediately sat on the ground in a lotus position, meditating and adjusting himself. The divine energy around his body began to condense, while at the same time, a few impurities were expelled out.
It was actually a medicine for purifying the body and condense one's divine will. Zhu Yao finally understood. In the beginning, she was wondering just why was Miao Bo's divine energy so scattered despite being a Earth Deity. He did not seem to have experienced the refinement of the lightning tribulations, and was incredibly weak.
There was only one possibility under such circumstances, and that was… he snuck up here! He did not experience the refinement of the lightning tribulations. This could explain why he had such a low standing here. Furthermore, to regular Deities, they would have no use for this "Divine Will Condensing Dew", yet he desired it so much. Most likely, he simply wanted to use it to expel out the impurities within his body, and become a true Deity!
Wait a minute!
Expel impurities…
She recalled the Dirt Removal Art she learnt in the beginning. It had the same effects as well. And usually, the way to cleanse a body was… take a crap! Miao Bo isn't going to take a crap too, right!? There isn't a toilet here, hey! Is he going to deal with it right here and now?
No! Her entire blade felt uncomfortable all over.
She did not have any interest in spectating others 'picking flowers'! She was just an innocent and naive sword, please let her go.
Gururu…
A soul-consuming background noise rang out.
Here it comes…
Miao Bo's expression changed, as though he had just thought about this serious physiological problem. He held onto his stomach and looked around, his face was filled with anxiety. Realizing that his surroundings were clean and spotless without a single tissue to be found, the background noise from his stomach rang out even clearer. At that moment, he could no longer care about anything else and charged right out of the room.
Fortunately, he did not pick her up. Zhu Yao heaved out a sigh of relief, when suddenly, the door was slammed open again.
The hell. Warrior, why are you back here?
Miao Bo's face was already green from holding back. As he walked in, with every step he took, a sound, that could only be made when a pungent odor were to leak out of a human body, would ring out. Pupupu. They rang out as clear as ever.
At that moment, Zhu Yao even had the thought of dying. The hell is this idiot trying to do? He can't possibly want to take her along even when he's picking flowers, right? Is there a need for such heavy tastes!?
Miao Bo had a complicated look as he looked around, a mist of shamelessness floated within his eyes. The intervals between each unique background noise grew shorter. He finally gritted his teeth, turned towards a corner of the room, and then… swaaah! He pulled down his pants!
He actually stripped his pants! He actually stripped his pants without a hint of internal struggle to speak of!
Eh! His buttocks are rather white… Ah pui! The main point was, he actually chose to deal with it in this room for real!
Uncle Policeman! There's a ruffian here!
An intensely venomous chemical gas instantly filled the room. Zhu Yao held her breath with all her might. She was wrong, she shouldn't have left that weapon storage room right from the start. She shouldn't have helped him defeat those three Gold Deities. Otherwise, she wouldn't need to encounter such a dangerous biochemical weapon.
Zhu Yao risked her life to hold her breath, and her heart began to turn a little stuffy. Finally, her vision darkened. She pushed herself too hard…
When she once again opened her eyes, Zhu Yao saw Yu Jin's irritating face. She instinctively blurted out, "Buttocks!"
Yu Jin who was still carrying a smile on his face earlier, instantly darkened.
"What did you say?" He instantly flared up. "You actually said this face with world-class beauty looks like a pair of buttocks? Which part of it looks like a butt to you?"
Uh… She didn't say his face look like one though?
Zhu Yao pushed his face away and sat up. She looked around, realizing that she had once again returned to the straw cottage at Lightning Divine Hall. "Where's my master?"
Yu Jin summoned a water mirror and seriously checked his face. Mn, it's still beautiful! Only then did he feel relieved and reply her. "Little Yanyan went to look for you."
"Look for me?" Zhu Yao was stunned.
"Mn. Didn't you say you turned into a sword previously? He went to look for the object that you possessed." Yu Jin nodded. He sized her up for a moment, and then a hint of doubt surfaced. "I say, little little grand disciple! Is there something special with your soul? Why are all of the soul suppressing objects and techniques ineffective on you?"
"Special?" Zhu Yao rolled her eyes. "It's especially weak, does that count?" She gets disconnected like how often backend servers do.
"…"
"When is master going to come back?"
"When he finds the sword that you're possessing, he will naturally return." Yu Jin reached out his hand, wanting to stroke her head. However, his hand was slapped away by Zhu Yao in disgust, and he sighed. "Oh right, how did you return this time?"
The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. She didn't want to talk about it!
"Let's not bring up the past."
"Uh…" What did she mean? "Oh right, before Little Yanyan left, he left behind a voice transmission talisman. If you have urgent matters, you can try sending him a message with the talisman." He passed her a golden talisman paper.
Zhu Yao joyfully received it. Just as she was about to insert spiritual energy, she suddenly recalled this body of hers had zero levels, and she immediately returned it. "Activate it."
"…" Why do I feel as though I have turned into this master's and disciple's follower!? I'm clearly the senior here!
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Zhu Yao nudged him in disgust.
Only then did Yu Jin reached out and tap it. The voice transmission talisman released out a white glow.
"Master." She immediately called out.
Yu Yan's voice instantly rang out. "Yu… Yao. You've returned?"
"Mn." She nodded. She suddenly recalled that this was a phone call and he could not see her at all, so she continued. "I just woke up. Master, where are you?"
"Thisthower Mountain."
Thistower Mountain Sect Master Feng Jin deeply felt that this was the definitely the most exciting day he had since he started cultivation a few tens of thousands of years ago. A hundred years ago, he felt that his cultivation had crossed the bottleneck and had signs of making a breakthrough. He finally chose this very day to make a breakthrough into a Heavy Deity, and had resisted all eighty-one tribulation lightning bolts. The moment he officially rose into a Heavy Deity, he felt his divine energy had all turned golden and sparkly.
He decided right at that moment that he would host a celebratory event of some sort, and invite those old farts from all four great continents, so that he could gloat in front of them for once. However, the moment he crawled out from the lightning tribulations, before he could even express that joy of his, a white-robed man, who was releasing a chilling aura that enveloped the entire three hundred and sixty degrees of his surroundings, appeared next to him.
"Thisthower Mountain Sect Master?"
When that person spoke, it was as if his voice could form ice. It was so cold, Feng Jin could not help but shiver for a moment.
Who is this? How dare he talk to me in such a manner? He instantly grew a little furious. As a Sect Master who was a rather renowned expert in the Southern Continent, how could he possibly endure being belittled like this?
"How dare you! Who are you?"
However, that white-robed man did not even look at him, and simply selfishly said. "I want to investigate all of the divine artifact storage rooms of Thisthower Mountain."
Divine artifact storage rooms? Is this person here to seize the divine artifacts of Thisthower Mountain? And his first request is even all of the divine artifact storage rooms.
Feng Jin immediately refuted. "Impudent!"
Then… That person really showed him what impudence really was.
Chapter 347: Heaven or Hell, Look for My Disciple I ShallLightning bolts that were even more terrifying that the Heavy Deity tribulation lightning bolts that Feng Jin just faced came striking down. The sky was filled with oppressive might that could almost stop one's breath. Feng Jin could not even have a good look before he was struck back down to the surface, sinking deep into the earth's crust, along with that once proud heart of his.
The terrifying lightning bolts did not all land on his body. Most of them flew towards Thisthower Mountain. The Thisthower Mountain that was claimed to be the backbone of the Divine Realm, instantly shattered with a bang.
Shattered… Shattered…
Thisthower Mountain, the number one divine mountain in Divine Realm, actually shattered just like that.
No, no, no. This can't be real. There must be something wrong with the way I opened my eyes.
Feng Jin turned into a Spartan. Wasn't he just here to ask for directions? Was there a need to be this ferocious? Trembling, he reached a hand out of the crater, and pointed in a direction. In a flash, that white figure disappeared without a trace. Only then did three words flash across the depths of Feng Jin's mind. Lightning Divine Palace.
Why would a High Deity of Lightning Divine Palace make an appearance here? What happened to the promise that the members of Lightning Divine Palace did not show themselves outside easily?
Feng Jin spent tons of effort before he was able to pull himself out of the crater.
He suddenly felt that it was great to be alive…
Turning his head, he looked in the direction of Thisthower Mountain. He suddenly recalled the sheer number of divine artifact storage rooms in Thisthower Mountain. Not to mention every single one of them was assigned a guard. There would definitely be some who would be blind and attempt to stop him…
His Thisthower Mountain's millions of years of foundation!
"High Deity, wait! Do you need a guide…"
Promise me, leave me half of the mountain, please?
This time, as expected, Zhu Yao did not stay for too long. In a blink of an eye, she once again returned to that stupid-looking sword. As a worthy cause for celebration, she was no longer in the room filled with "venomous gas" from before. Miao Bo was currently strolling all over the place with her in hand. The divine energy in his body was much richer than before. It seemed that his cultivation of an Earth Deity was already stable. He successfully removed that 'stowaway' brand of his, and officially became a legal citizen of the Divine Realm.
Miao Bo was evidently really happy, as he leisurely strolled this strange place. Smiles were plastered all over his face the entire time. Zhu Yao wondered if it was because his cultivation had risen, or because he was feeling refreshed after all of the poison were expelled. In any case, compared to seeking the "Divine Will Condensing Dew" being his one and only goal earlier, he was simply having a blind stroll right now.
He turned into a long hallway, the two sides were filled with one room after another, and every single one of the doors had a different colour from the rest. Deep and profound formations were even placed above the doors, and behind them, rich divine energy could be felt leaking out. Furthermore, the deeper he went, the richer the divine energy.
Miao Bo stopped at the first doorstep, and looked at the formation above the door carefully. Looking at his frown, he did not seem to be familiar with its activation method at all. He looked around, and he suddenly spotted a concave bottle-shaped slot on the side of the door, above where the candle holder was.
Why did Zhu Yao feel like it was a mechanism?
Naturally, Miao Bo thought that way as well. After pondering deeply for a moment, his eyes brightened. He pulled out the jade bottle, the one where the "Divine Will Condensing Dew" was stored in earlier, and placed that bottle into the slot. It was a perfect fit.
The moment he released his hand, the formation on the door instantly disappeared, and the door opened with a creak. The place inside was once again an extremely simplistic room, with the exact same square-shaped stone table placed at the very center. A jade bottle was placed on top of the table. Though there was an additional bed on the right side of the room, and it made the room look like a cave residence for closed-door training.
Miao Bo entered. Just as he picked up the bottle, the door closed with a bang. Miao Bo grew worried, yet no matter what he did, he could not open the door. He had even used arts of various types, yet the door did not budge in the least.
He frowned. He could not help but look at the bottle in his right hand. When he pulled out the cap, a rich divine aura came assaulting him. Miao Bo instantly grew excited. When he poured the bottle down, a Melissin… Ah pui! A divine pellet laid on his palm.
Miao Bo became a little hesitant. The divine pellet did not look simple at first glance, but because he had never seen it before, he did not dare to try it out so easily. After hesitating for quite a while, he finally gritted his teeth, sat down on the stone bed, and ate the pellet.
Zhu Yao seemed to have witnessed the divine energy in his body expanding rapidly in an instant, as though there was an incredible force leaking out endlessly from within his body. The force drilled into his meridians, causing his expression to be filled with pain and sweat dripping down. His face grew even more distorted with pain, and when his meridians started spitting, blood began to flow out. In a few moments, the clothes on his body were dyed with fresh red blood. His loss of blood looked like it was caused by his aunt. It seemed like that pellet was a divine pellet that accelerated one's cultivation. It carried a rich amount of divine energy, but unfortunately, it seemed to have a rather high dissolving rate, and Miao Bo clearly could not suppress it. He was about to explode.
As a sword with no movement capabilities, Zhu Yao suddenly had a bad feeling.
As expected, Miao Bo could not even maintain the art he was using while meditating, and puked out a large mouthful of blood. His hand unconsciously fell onto the ground next to him as support, and he directly pressed onto Zhu Yao's blade. In the next instant, boundless divine energy came charging into her.
The hell! Your grandfather!
Zhu Yao felt uncomfortable all over.
The sudden excess of divine energy was like a dam opening up to release flood water, gushing into her body. She could faintly hear her blade cracking, yet the divine energy continued to pour endlessly.
She really wanted to shoot out lightning bolts to release the divine energy, but because this room was enclosed, she might destroy the infrastructure and bury themselves alive if she did. No, I can't release them.
She suddenly recalled her method of refining artifacts, where spiritual energy was needed to be inserted. When she thought about it, divine energy was rather similar as well.
Right now, she could only try it out. She immediately guided the divine energy, arranging and making them flow steadily into the blade, using the artifact refining method.
Strangely, the moment she made the attempt to guide, the chaotic divine energy earlier suddenly quietened down, as they orderly entered the blade.
"Eh?" Miao Bo was stunned, as though he had just realized that it could absorb his excess divine energy. With a glowing face, he finally sat down properly and placed the sword on his lap. Taking up a good posture, he then continued to raise his cultivation.
After a long while, when Miao Bo finally no longer had any excess divine energy in his body, he and his sword finally stopped the absorption of divine energy. Miao Bo's cultivation instantly rose that of a Profound Deity, while Zhu Yao who was once a second rank sword… was still a second rank sword. Just that the XX marks on the blade had suddenly turned into YYYY.
Uh… What did this mean?
Creaak. The door that Miao Bo could not push open earlier even with all his strength, actually opened on its own.
Yo. This secret room actually has a time limit? A renewal fee needs to be paid to open the door again, is that it?
Miao Bo did not continue staying either. He cast a Dirt Removal Art on himself and then got out of the room with Zhu Yao. Just when he returned to the hallway, the door of the neighbouring room opened automatically with a creak.
The room inside was exactly the same as the previous one. A bottle was placed on the stone table, and there was nothing else except for a stone bed.
Zhu Yao suddenly thought of a phrase – "Training Rooms". These rows of rooms here can't possibly have a rule like that, right? A bottle of pellets on the table, and then, you will rank up based on your level. After ranking up, you can then enter the next training room.
Miao Bo evidently thought of this point as well, and this time, he walked in without a shred of hesitation. He picked up the bottle on the table, poured the pellet onto his palm and ate it. Then he turned around and sat on the stone bed, beginning to meditate. His divine energy once again expanded rapidly…
Zhu Yao was once again treated as a buffer.
Your grandfather!
-flips table- Why do I have to witness the entire history of someone raising his level?
Unsurprisingly, every single one of the rooms here was the same, just that the divine pellet placed on each table held even richer divine energy with each subsequent room. The amount of divine energy Miao Bo absorbed grew, and it was as if his cultivation was riding on a rocket. His cultivation surged from a mere early-stage Profound Deity to a late-stage Profound Deity, to a Gold Deity, to a middle-stage Gold Deity, late-stage, Paragon… While the marks on Zhu Yao's blade changed with each room as well. From XXYY, to SSOO, and then to CCDD. It was as if all the letters in the alphabet were about to be used up, when finally they stopped at BBBB.
Zhu Yao: "…"
Miao Bo finally reached the final room, and the divine energy in that divine pellet was even denser than the one right before. Zhu Yao clearly could sense him breaking through something with all his might, as the colour of his face swapped between green and purple. The marks on Zhu Yao's blade as well, would occasionally turn into SSS and then back to BBB.
When the rich divine energy finally began to shrink and condense, Miao Bo's aura changed. His breakthrough into a Heavy Deity was successful!
He's a winner of life! He reached the summit so quickly.
Zhu Yao sighed in awe, with the letters SB carved on her blade.
Miao Bo was really excited as well, laughing out loud. In an instant, the entire space resounded with an audacious laughter. "Heavy Deity… I actually cultivated into a Heavy Deity!" He took a deep breath, as though he was suppressing the excitement in his heart. Suddenly, his eyes sank, as if he had just recalled something. He coldly said. "Fan Jian, it's time you pay the debts that you owe me."
Fan Jian? Who? He actually has such a refreshing name. (Bitchy)
His expression turned cold, and in an instant, even his entire being had turned gloomy. "Master, once this disciple returns, I will definitely treat you well."
So this Fan Jian is actually his master! Then isn't it that Pavillion Lord Fan from earlier?
It seemed like his resentment had piled up really heavily!
Miao Bo stood up, picked Zhu Yao up and left, heading in the direction they came from.
He immediately returned to that strange cave where the teleportation formation was. This time, the cave was closed, and what appeared beneath his feet was not hard rocks, but a gigantic tongue. Most likely, after he entered, this cave was closed right away, in order to capture him.
However, Miao Bo was no longer the same as before. He was already a Heavy Deity, and this cave could not stop him at all. With a twist of his hand, he materialized millions of spiritual swords, striking them downwards. With a loud bang, a hole was blasted open, and he immediately flew out.
He turned to look at the large mouth where blood was flowing out endlessly from. With a cold laugh, he swung the sword in his hand.
Zhu Yao simply felt a wave of divine energy entering her, forming a fire type formation. Just as the formation was about to be fire…
He wants to kill that cave guardian beast!
Zhu Yao's heart skipped a beat. The formation that was about to released earlier was now suppressed by her.
Miao Bo who had now risen to a Heavy Deity, was completely different from the idiotic-looking man from before. It was as if he had suddenly expelled out all of his weakness and self-loathing, turning openly impudent. However, his expression was filled with hostility, his entire being was covered in gloom.
She did not like this Miao Bo a little, and she unconsciously birthed to a hint of rejection towards him.
"Eh?" Miao Bo was stunned for a moment, as though he was really displeased that the sword did not release out the attack according to his wishes. A hint of scorn even surfaced in his eyes. He was no longer the person that treated a second rank divine artifact as treasure.
He glanced at the sword in his hand, and then looked at the severely injured cave guardian beast once more. With a disappointed look, he got onto his flying sword and left.
Zhu Yao looked at the direction they were heading in, and they were moving straight towards Thisthower Mountain where they departed from. It seemed like he had returned to get his revenge on Fan Jian.
In less than fifteen minutes, he flew out of the forest and arrived above a beach. Miao Bo once again looked at Zhu Yao in his hand. Frowning, he muttered. "As expected, is the rank too low?"
After saying that, he actually flung out his hand without the slightest strand of sentimentality. Zhu Yao drew an arc in the air, before landing in the sea.
Your sister!
Miao Bo believed that all his misfortunes were caused by Fan Jian. Back then, he was still a Nascent Soul practitioner in the Lower Realm, a considerably respected individual. Yet, Fan Jian took a fancy to him, and when he ascended, he forcefully absorbed Miao Bo into the Demigod Bead, and brought him along into the Higher Realm.
He unexpectedly achieved a divine body, but because he did not experience the refinement of the lightning tribulations, he could only be barely considered as an Earth Deity, taking in the countless taunts of others. Though Fan Jian had taken him as his disciple, he had never cared about Miao Bo's life and death. He merely wanted someone who would willingly work for him. Furthermore, because of the scattering of divine energy, Miao Bo's cultivation could not rise no matter what. After thousands of years had passed, Fan Jian had already achieved the cultivation of a Gold Deity, yet Miao Bo was still a lowly Earth Deity. Not to mention he had many times dove deep into dangerous grounds to locate various treasures.
He could not accept this! Just why could Fan Jian rise to even higher heights, while he was stuck here as a speck of dust? By chance, he received a secret scroll, and it was detailedly recorded within it that there was a mustard seed dimensional space containing "Divine Will Condensing Dew" inside the mouth of the strange beast. At that moment, he understood that his chance had arrived. Thus, he had countlessly entered the Forest of Separation to search for that place, and unexpectedly, he obtained a divine sword that could conceal presences.
Thus, unnerved, he entered that mustard seed dimensional space. There, he successfully tempered his divine body and became a true Earth Deity. However, the surprise did not end there. He actually discovered divine pellets inside that could raise one's cultivation. They were actually able to raise his cultivation to a Heavy Deity in an instant.
What's a Heavy Deity? Even Thisthower Mountain Sect Master, located in one of the four great continents, merely had a single Gold Deity Paragon practitioner. The number of Heavy Deities in the Divine Realm could be counted with fingers alone. No one in Thisthower Mountain could possibly block him.
Thus, he wanted revenge! He wanted blood! He wanted to tear him apart!
The more he thought about how he should settle these evil deeds, the more he felt that Fan Jian would deserve his death, and subsequently, he began to grow excited, becoming overly complacent by the minute. It was as if he could see that terrified face that Fan Jian would have the moment he realized that Miao Bo was already a Heavy Deity. He definitely had to settle these debts.
The corners of Miao Bo's smile curved upwards into a complacent smile, while his heart was filled with hatred towards Fan Jian. However, he was not aware that with his aptitude in the Lower Realm, there was no guarantee that he could ascend.
Ha accelerated his flying sword. The route that he initially took a day and a night to travel, could now be cleared with just a few flashes. He had returned to Thisthower Mountain. With a heart enveloped with vengeance, he simply did not notice Thisthower Mountain's anomaly. With the might of a Heavy Deity in full force, he flew straight towards Fan Jian.
As he had wished, he was able to see that person's shocked expression. Walking a step at a time, it was as if he was a life-taking Death God, someone that could take away the life of an ant on a whim.
Just when he was just a few meters away, a white light suddenly flashed in front of him. He suddenly felt his side turn chilly, as an ice-cold voice resounded.
"Where's my disciple?"
Chapter 348: The Hell is a Female Sword?Disciple? What disciple?
Miao Bo frowned. He was extremely furious at this reckless chap who suddenly appeared. His mind was filled with revenge, and when his enemy was just right in sight, he was stopped by someone unrelated to this entire situation. It was natural for him to be enraged.
"What does your disciple have to do with me!? Scram!" He charged out. "Those who stop me, shall die!" Without even thinking, he flung out a mystic art. He was a Heavy Deity, and yet there was actually someone who was blind enough to dare stop him. He needed to let this chap know his place.
In the next instant, he truly understood his place.
Before Miao Bo could even react, he was bombarded silly by the tribulation lightning bolts that rained down from the sky. Like fried fish, he was zapped at the front and the back, three hundred sixty degrees with no dead angle to escape to. His entire body was completely numbed. When he regained his senses, he, a Heavy Deity, was zapped back to his original form – an Earth Deity. Like a pile of carbon lying on the ground, he no longer had the strength move.
However, he wasn't the saddest person here.
"High Deity…" Thisthower Mountain Sect Master Feng Jin hugged onto Yu Yan's leg with tears and snot coming out from his nose. "What happened to the half of the mountain that you promised not to touch?"
Only then did Yu Yan stop the tribulation lightning bolts that filled the sky. With the same icy tone, he asked. "Where's my disciple?"
The moment she was flung out, Zhu Yao finally understood what the idiom "tearing the bridge apart after crossing it" meant. When Miao Bo was still an idiot back then, he would still bring her to look at the stars and moon, and even call her little sweety. Now that he had become successful and rich, he actually threw her away without a shred of hesitation. Thinking about this, Zhu Yao's sword heart received ten thousands damage.
Zhu Yao had already made the preparations to enter the waters. Just as she was falling straight down and nearing the surface of the sea, she heard a dull thud. That's right, it was not the splash from entering waters, but a thud.
"Aiyo!" Immediately after, a pained cry sounded. "Which bastard threw at me?"
"Eh? It's a divine sword." In the next instant, she was grabbed and raised in the air. The person who appeared before her was a blue-robed man wearing a jade crown on his head. His face was presently filled with anger. He looked up into the air and searched around. Then, he immediately cussed out. "Your granddaddy! Which bastard schemed against me and dared to assassinate me with a sword? If you have the guts, come and fight this granddaddy here in a fair match. What kind of a man are you by hiding yourself? Come right out here! Scram out in front of this granddaddy! Don't you hide and keep your mouth shut. I know you're there! Come out, come out, come out here!"
"The hell. Are you Aunt Xue?" His lines were exactly the same.
The man was stunned for a moment, and then he stared at the sword in his hand. "You can talk? There's actually a divine sword that can talk? It can't actually be the true form of some sort of spirit, right? Oh right, how did you know I'm Xue Yi?"
"The hell, you're really called Aunt Xue, hey!?" Zhu Yao and her avatar were utterly stunned. "Wait a minute, you can hear me?"
"This daddy isn't deaf, so why wouldn't I be able to hear you?" Xue Yi glared at her, and then shook her about by the hilt. "Hurry and speak, who's your owner? Why did he throw you at me? Hurry and call him out. If he has the guts, then come and fight me in a fair match."
"Uh…" This guy is actually a violent maniac. "It's not that someone threw at you, rather, I was thrown away by someone. When I fell, I bumped into you."
"Lies!" Xue Yi instantly flared up. "This daddy has been in closed-door training for several hundred years, and I have never been discovered before. How could there be such a coincidence where you could land on me in a single throw?" He snorted, looking all cool and tyrannical. "Hmph. A second rank divine sword like you actually thinks of tricking me? Furthermore, a barrier has been placed on this sea floor. Your owner must have used some sort of method to throw you down here."
As he spoke, he walked towards the transparent barrier that separated the seawater and pointed at it. With a proud look, he said. "I personally set this barrier up. Even if a late-stage Heavy Deity might not even break through it, let alone a terrible divine sword like you." He then swung her towards the barrier, as though he was trying to prove the quality of his formation.
Zhu Yao's blade slashed towards the front. Then, a crackling sound could be heard. It was the sound of something being slashed apart.
In the next instant, large amount of seawater gushed in as the barrier shattered resoundingly. It quickly flooded the entire isolated area.
A few moments later…
Above the boundless sea, the intense winds swirled into dark clouds, and between the dark clouds and the surface of the sea, Haiyan… ah pui! A human head popped out, with one hand clutching onto a floating log and a second rank divine sword with the other, his face was filled with shock!
He raised the sword up. A human and a sword silently stared at each other for ten seconds.
Something called 'resentment' began floating in the air.
"Uh…" Zhu Yao gave him a few seconds of silence. "I already told you, I was thrown down here." If you don't listen to the words of a divine sword, you will regret it, young man!
Xue Yi's expression darkened. He gritted his teeth, and then stubbornly replied. "This granddaddy believe you!"
He cast the Light Body Art, and then leapt up from the wooden log. He moved quickly across the water surface, heading towards the northern side.
Wuaah, he's using qinggong to float atop the water! At that moment, she felt that this unfortunate youth was pretty cool.
Xue Li leapt across the sea like a waterfly for half a day before arriving on dry land. The place he stopped at was an island.
"Why don't you fly on a sword?" Zhu Yao asked.
"He turned to glare at her ruthlessly. "Do you think this daddy doesn't want to? This daddy's belongings are all in the water, alright?" It's not like he did not want to fly on a sword, he had no swords to fly on!
"…" That's what you get.
Xue Li rested for a short while, and then looked at Zhu Yao. "Hey, just what in the world are you? Clearly you're a second rank divine sword, yet you're actually able to break my barrier."
"Uh… This is a tricky question." Let her think of something to muddle her way through. "Actually… I'm not a sword."
"Mn?" Xue Yi sized her up for a moment. "You can't possibly be trying to tell me you're a sabre, right?"
You're the sabre, your entire family is made of sabres.
"I mean, I'm not a weapon at first."
"Then what are you?"
Zhu Yao sighed, as she used all of the acting skills that she had learnt throughout her life. "Actually… I'm a princess…" Then she altered the 'princess and the frog' fairytale into a 'prince and the divine sword (PS: a second rank one)' story, and narrated it to him affectionately and enthusiastically. "So… As long as I can find the kiss of true love, I will be able to return."
Xue Li's face was like this: (￢_￢)
"It's true, young man. You must believe divine arts!" Zhu Yao continued to brainwash him.
The corner of Xue Li's lips twitched, and then asked seriously. "Is there the word 'idiot' written on my face?"
"Uh…" She hated intelligent people the most. When she was in the modern era, not a single one of the little brats on the street wouldn't believe her.
"I think you must have been struck with a soul assimilation art right?" Xue Li analyzed. "And then, you were sealed in this sword?"
"Eh." He sure made a precise guess.
"You want to return to your main body?"
"That's right, that's right, that's right."
"You want me to send you back?"
"That's right, that's right, that's right."
"Not going!"
"Hell." Then why the hell did you lead me on just now!
"Why do I have to send you back? There's no merit for me at all." He stretched his waist and said with a slovenly expression. "Furthermore, you were the one who destroyed my barrier. I don't even have a place to stay in now."
"…" You were clearly the one who slashed at it with your itchy hand.
"There were a good amount of treasures inside, you know? They were all there to prepare myself for the future. Even if you return to your divine body, you wouldn't be able to pay… Wait a minute!" His words halted there, as though he had just thought of something. He turned to look at Zhu Yao on the ground, and then pointed at her with his trembling hand. "You… Y-Y-You're a female sword?"
The hell is a female sword? Zhu Yao rolled her eyes and asked back. "You're a male human?"
Xue Li did not reply, his entire figure was rooted to the ground. His entire body was stiffened tight, and that bronze-coloured face was beginning to be dyed with a strange red, which spread all the way to his ears.
"What happened to your face?" Zhu Yao asked.
However, it was as if he was startled, leaping up all of a sudden. He took a few steps back, and his eyes began to swim around. He glanced to the left and looked to the right, but he did not dare to look at the sword on the ground. "N… N… N-N-N… Nothing."
"Why are you stammering now?"
He grew even more flustered and decided to turn around with his back facing her. His two hands crossed, and his two thumbs twiddled between each other. Female type. She's actually the female type that mother spoke of. What should I do? I'm so anxious. This is the first time I'm interacting with their kind this close. Will she love me at first sight? She must definitely like my muscles, right? She definitely will.
"Hey!" When you're muttering to yourself, don't let me hear you, hey! What's a female type? And who the hell likes your muscles?
"I… I… I…" He finally turned around, yet he was still stammering his words. "I will… s-s… send you b… ba… back."
"No thank you!" She had a bad feeling.
"N… N… N-No need to be courteous."
"…" Who wants to be courteous with you?
Heheh. She might like me after we develop our feelings on this journey.
"Who will like you? I have a man already, alright? Also, those inner thoughts of yours, can you please keep them to yourself?"
"W… Where do you want to g… go?"
"Don't act like you didn't hear me, hey! I don't want to go anywhere!"
He however had already walked over to her. He wanted to reach out to hold her, yet he figured that it wouldn't be prudent enough. He tore out half of his long robe, placed her on the fabric, and then carefully tied her up.
"Is… Is… Is it… to the east?" He held up Zhu Yao with a shy face. Then, he once again circulated the Light Body Art, and headed in the eastern direction.
Zhu Yao: "…"
She seemed to have been kidnapped by a single puppy.
"Divine sword maiden, there's a divine city over there. Shall we snatch a house and stay there for a while?" Xue Yi said to the sword in his hand fawningly.
"Snatch?" Are you a bandit?
"Don't worry, I came here before." Xue Yi explained with a serious look. "The houses here are really easy to snatch."
"…" What did you do in the past?
As Xue Yi spoke, his figure flashed and arrived at the gate to the divine city. In order to prove his words, he enthusiastically greeted the Deity practitioner protecting the gate. "Yo, long time no see!"
That Deity practitioner's face instantly paled and he immediately ran into the city, as though he had just seen a ghost. As he ran, he shouted loudly. "Hurry and run! That bastard surnamed Xue is back!"
The city that was still bustling with activities earlier instantly quietened down. In the next moment, every single person did the same thing. They took out their flying swords, rose into the air, and fled wildly in all directions. Not a single one of them turned around to have a glance.
In just a few minutes, not even a single human figure could be seen in the small city.
This escape speed they displayed was even faster than a regular evacuation drill.
Zhu Yao glanced at the person next to her. "Please hold onto your chest and tell me, just what did you do to these people?"
"Nothing much." Xue Li said innocently. "I've only came here thrice. During the first time, I wanted to stay in the city lord's residence, but he didn't let me, so I beat him up. The second time, I wanted to try some wine, but that person said to pay him divine stones for it, so I beat him up too. The third time, they didn't allow me to enter the city, so… I beat up everyone in the city. Just like that. I didn't really do much either."
"…" Don't treat beating people up like eating a meal, hey! If that isn't much, just what in the world would he do if he put in a little more effort?
"Divine sword maiden, which house do you want to live in? Pick whichever you want!" Xue Li spread out his arms. At that moment, it felt as though he was possessed by a tyrannical CEO and the entire divine city was his territory.
Is this guy in the mafia? Can I resign please? "Aunt Xue, I'm a divine sword, I don't need to rest."
"Ou!" He lowered his head in disappointment. So unfortunate, mother told me that if I give a female type something, she will like me, love me, and desire me!
"… Call your mother out, I want to talk to her about life." I already told you many times not to speak out your inner thoughts! Don't think that I can't hear you without those quotation marks!
"Then, divine sword maiden. Let's replenish some of our necessities, and then continue on our way."
"…" Did you activate the 'Automatically Shield Off Anything That I Don't Want to Hear' ability?
Xue Yi walked into a divine artifact store and glanced around. He took away a fifth rank flying sword from the most sealed cabinet that was furthest away from the store entrance. Then, he leisurely returned to the lobby and casually took away all of the fourth rank, third rank, second rank… and first rank divine artifacts.
Before he left, he even took away the storage rings inside the counter's drawers.
Zhu Yao silently lit a candle for the store owner.
Zhu Yao had thought that he would fly on his sword and leave the city, but he instead made his way into a pharmacy on the left, the talisman store on the right, and the formation store in the opposite street. Finally, he even entered a material store. Like sweeping away the autumn leaves, he swept everything into the storage rings in his hands. Only when he was no longer able to store them in, did he stop with a regretful look.
He stroked the rings in his hand. "Haah, it's lacking a little."
"…" Zhu Yao really wanted to cuss out in place of the residents of this divine city: Your sister!
"Divine sword maiden, we can leave now." Xue Lin found a white divine yarn handle, and hung her on his body. It was not on his back, but right in front of his chest. It looked especially stupid. "Oh right, where do you want to go?"
"East!" Zhu Yao had already given up all form of resistance, after all, he would automatically shield away anything that he didn't like to hear. She thought that she might as well go along with him until she return to Lightning Divine Palace.
"Alright!" Xue Li summoned the fifth rank flying sword he stole. Just as he was about to leave, a Heavy Deity pressure suddenly assaulted in their direction. Xue Li wasn't able to stabilize himself, and he ended up kneeling onto the ground.
"Shameless heretic Deity, you actually dare to act so wantonly here." A mighty voice resounded from above their heads.
Aunt Xue(雪姨): She is a character in Romance of the Rain, a Chinese drama filmed in 2000. The character’s full name is Wang Xueqin, a devious and power hungry woman. The pun here is that the Chinese for aunt(姨), Yi, sounds the same as 衣 in Xue Yi’s name 雪衣.Chapter 349: Let Me Quietly Get Zapped
The person was a middle-aged man wearing a long robe that alternated between white and black colours. With a slender and tall figure, between his sharp brows and starry eyes, an expression filled with rage could be seen. He ruthlessly glared at Xue Yi and the pressure on his body turned heavier. "Today, this throne shall exterminate you, tyrant."
The moment his words fell, a rain of swords fell on Xue Yi. Just as he was about to be pierced into a bloody hedgehog, Xue Yi gritted his teeth and dodged, retreating a few meters back. He then summoned a weapon and charged at the enemy.
That person was a late-stage Heavy Deity, while Xue Yi was just a Paragon Gold Deity. With the suppression from the level difference, he was already a talented individual seeing how he was able to escape the pressure control so quickly. However, a Heavy Deity's cultivation level wouldn't be so simple. Before Xue Yi could even approach him, he was already stopped by the enemy's formation. Immediately after, a sky full of icicles came flying down. Xue Yi did not dodge, instead, he swung his sword and slashed them down. In an instant, six human-sized icicles were slashed apart, and thenafter, he smashed another one into pieces with his fist. Using the momentum of his body, he charged towards that person.
Wuaah… (⊙o⊙)
It was rare to see such a direct charging method. Zhu Yao was a little stunned. Usually, because most people use spiritual energy to cultivate, human practitioners would all be very good long-range fighters. They were of a class with low HP and high MP, and it was very seldom to see them fighting in close-combat. Though everyone's HP increased after becoming a Deities, their MP bar grew even thicker as well. In the end, they could not get rid of their habits of throwing long-range attacks.
However, Xue Yi directly charged forward, and it was evident that he was more used to throwing fists than slashing swords. He could already be considered as a irregularity among the Deities.
That Heavy Deity instantly materialized two ice dragons and threw them at Xue Yi. Wherever the ice dragons went, layers upon layers of ice would fill the area. Xue Yi's nimble figure immediately leapt over the back of one of the dragon and once again swung his fist at its body. However, he did not expect that not only did he fail to shatter the ice dragon, his hand was instead encapsulated by layers of ice. Furthermore, the ice was spreading towards his body.
His expression changed. Just as he was about to retract his hand, it was already too late. The spreading ice had already linked him to the dragon body, and he was unable to break free. The other ice dragon had already turned around, its mouth wide open and ready to bite him.
Even Zhu Yao was able to sense the bone-piercing chill from that dragon, enough to make a frail second rank divine sword like her feel as though she was about to shatter apart.
Xue Yi did not hesitate to swing the sword in his right hand, instantly chopping away the other arm. He then retreated a few meters back and hurriedly sealed the surrounding acupoints, stopping the flow of blood in his arm.
(⊙o⊙) Why do people like to chop down their own limbs in this day and age?
That Heavy Deity snorted. "Xue Yi, don't you even think about leaving this place alive today. Die!"
The atmosphere around him changed at that moment. A thousand kilometer freeze was released. In an instant, the air was as cold as ice, and large amount of snowflakes floated about. Ice began to grow all around the city, inch by inch. Layers of glaciers encapsulated the entire city. Xue Yi turned around and retreated, yet he was unable to move faster than the freezing ice. Very quickly, he no longer had any ground to stand on. He had no choice but to fly on his word and charge out of the divine city. However, the encroaching glacier did not stop, and instead grew faster. The snowflakes in the air would turn into ice the moment they land on the ground.
Xue Yi barely maintained his defensive barrier, yet the moment those snowflakes landed, layers of ice began to appear above the barrier. If this were to go on, even if he wasn't sealed in ice, he would be dragged down by the snowflakes.
"Xue Yi, take me out and insert your divine energy into the blade." Zhu Yao could not help but speak out. If this were to go on, not just him, she would be frozen as well.
"No!" Xue Yi strongly shook his head. He had his own principles. "How can I possibly let a female type do the job!? Don't worry, I will protect you. "Heheh, there might be a chance that after she sees my courageous figure, she would immediately revere me, love me, and desire me."
"…" What courageous? What hour do you think it is right now? Can you please stop muttering out your inner thoughts?
The ice on Xue Yi's barrier grew thicker, and then, it could no longer maintain itself and felt apart. Zhu Yao simply felt that his aura had instantly disappeared, and even his body temperature was beginning to disappear. His heartbeats and breaths were gone as well.
The hell, it can't be, right? He died just like that? Zhu Yao's heart sak.
Only then did the snowflakes in the sky stop falling, and that Heavy Deity had already flown over on his sword. Taking a few steps forward, he glanced at Xue Yi who was sealed in ice, and snorted heavily. "You overestimated yourself!" He waved his sleeves, and just as he was about to turn around…
Xue Yi who had lost all signs of life earlier suddenly moved. His broke through the layers of ice with his fist and struck directly onto the Heavy Deity's chest. In an instant, fresh blood sprayed in all directions, his skin was torn and his flesh ruptured. If he hadn't retreated quickly, his chest might have been penetrated through.
"You… swindler!" The Heavy Deity retreated, as he hurriedly sealed the meridians on his body. He carried a furious expression that looked as if he could not wait to pounce on Xue Yi and give him a few bites.
"I simply changed my battle tactics, who knew you're that stupid?" Xue Yi flew out from the glacier and smiled irritatingly.
"Shameless little brat!" He cussed out.
"Whatever you say." Xue Yi shrugged. "It seems like you won't be capturing me today. It's a pity about that city that was sealed in your ice… Haah, I rather liked a few of them, you know?"
That Heavy Deity grew even more furious, his face was already reddened from anger and the veins on his hand were protruding out. The gnashing of his teeth was loud and resounding. He took a deep breath, as though he was suppressing the anger that was on the verge of breaking out, and coldly said. "Hmph, do you think you can escape so easily?"
He turned around and looked at Xue Yi's remaining arm. "Do you think you will be fine after shattering my ice?"
Xue Yi was startled for a moment. When he turned to look, there were still a few remaining pieces of ice on his right arm.
"Ice Seal, activate!" The Heavy Deity once again cast an art.
In an instant, large number of ice began to crawl his arm, spreading throughout his entire body. The ice was just about to occupy his chest area. This time, Xue Yi was truly anxious. He couldn't possibly give up another aram again, and it was already too late right now in the first place.
Just as he was about to sink within the deep glacier, Xue Yi frowned, gritted his teeth, and immediately fell onto the ground to meditate. In an instant, the ice on the ground crawled up his legs.
"Courting death?" The Heavy Deity snorted.
Zhu Yao thought the same as well. If this kept up, with how there were even more ice on the ground, the spread would be even quicker.
In the next instant, Xue Yi released his divine sense. At that moment, the divine energy in the air began to rapidly concentrated at where he was. Winds blew and clouds gathered.
"Forbidden art!" That Heavy Deity was stunned, his eyes widened as he looked at Xue Yi with utter disbelief. "You're thinking of forcefully raising your cultivation, and charging into the realm of a Heavy Deity!?"
As expected, as though they had been attracted by something, the divine energy in the surroundings rapidly poured into Xue Yi's body. His initially torn-down body was instantly slashed with cuts after cuts of blood. As the intense winds blew, the ice sheets that were dyed in blood cracked and shattered apart as well.
Even that Heavy Deity had to take a good few steps back. "Lunatic, you lunatic!" In the path of cultivation, one would always speak of it being a step-by-step process. It was not as simple as taking in divine energy. The divine energy in the Divine Realm was rich and dense, but guiding them into the body and into the Dantian was extremely difficult. It was really easy for the divine energy to deal a rebound, where meridians would be shattered and one's Nascent Spirit would be damaged. The Nascent Spirit was akin to the existence of a soul. If the Nascent Spirit was damaged, even if it's a Deity, it wouldn't be possible to heal it. Those with good luck simply would not be able to advance in their cultivation, while those with bad luck would be exterminated. Yet Xue Yi was actually using the forbidden arts to guide in a large amount of divine energy to forcefully raise his cultivation! How was this any different than suicide?
Xue Yi did not have any intentions to stop at all. Instead, his rate of absorption grew even faster, as he forcefully took in divine energy into his meridians. Within a few meters around him, divine energy turned into a enormous vortex, blocking off everything outside. The sky darkened and dark clouds rolled about, blotting out the sun. His skin was already torn and his flesh was exposed, almost becoming a bloodied body.
Zhu Yao grew a little anxious as well, yet she was not in the position to stop him. He was presently at a critical juncture. If he was interrupted at this moment, he would most likely end up losing his life.
This outburst of divine energy lasted for exactly an entire day, and even those people who left the city returned to watch this spectacle. Zhu Yao silently looked outside the vortex of divine energy, at the "citizens gathering around to watch how that bad person is going to die" lively scene. She silently lit a candle for Xue Yi. Look, this is what you get for not being a good person! At this moment of crisis, there will always be people wishing to see you die.
All of the Deities thought that Xue Yi was undoubtedly going to die. All of the Deities thought that no one would be able to suppress such a huge outburst of divine energy. All of the Deities thought that the bad person would definitely die! However, everyone was shocked that Xue Yi was actually able to walk out of that outburst of divine energy completely unharmed. Not only did his severed arm grow back, even his cultivation level had leapt to that of a Heavy Deity.
He succeeded!
The Heavy Deity and the gathered crowd were all stunned.
Xue Yi chuckled as he released his pressure as a Heavy Deity. Other than the late-stage Heavy Deity, the gathered crowd slammed onto the ground.
He did not release it for too long, instead, he pulled up the corner of his bloodstained clothes and swung it. In an instant, several hundred blood-coloured wind blades flew towards the crowd. The place was in utter chaos. Some erected barriers, some retreated, and some dodged.
It was completely a drama where the main protagonist settled his debts after autumn with a domineering counterattack!
Looking at the chickens fly and dogs jump, Xue Yi laughed irksomely. He held onto Zhu Yao tightly, summoned his flying sword, and shouted out loud. "Run!" He leapt up and then flew in the opposite direction. Zhu Yao simply watch as streaks of light flashed across her eyes, and she no longer saw the crowd of Deities.
"…" What happened to the promised domineering counterattack?
Xue Yi flew out several kilometers till he felt tired. Then, he sat flat on the ground, panting heavily. "Fortunately, I ran really quick!"
"…"
He suddenly thought of something, as he raised Zhu Yao up and stared at her silvery white blade. With sparkling eyes, he said. "Divine sword maiden, did you see the battle earlier? I suddenly broke through into a Heavy Deity. Wasn't I really incredible, domineering and cool!?" And really worth to be entrusted for life?
"… I only saw how incredible, domineering and cool you were when you were fleeing! Also… " Entrust your sister! "I have a partner already."
Xue Yi's face reddened, and he immediately activated his automatic word shield. "Aiyaa, if you praise me like that, I will feel embarrassed!"
Who praised you, hey!? You clearly ran because you have just risen to a Heavy Deity and can't beat your opponent, right?
"It's rare to find someone like me who doesn't like to fight nowadays!"
"…" Can you be even more shameless than this?
Xue Yi stood up with a satisfied look on his face. He investigated his surroundings for a moment, and then he established a barrier at a rather concealed spot. After that, he placed Zhu Yao inside.
"Divine sword maiden, wait here for me."
"What are you doing?" Zhu Yao asked.
Xue Yi raised his head and looked at the sky, frowning. "I forcefully pushed my cultivation into the realm of a Heavy Deity, so the tribulation I'm about to face will definitely be a little stronger. You're just a second rank divine sword right now, and you won't be able to endure by my side. I will first put you here, and I will pick you up after I finish facing my tribulation."
"Ou."
Only then did he walk away and found a place to settle down. Then, he did not forget to turn his head around and worriedly instructed her. "You must be obedient, alright? Don't run around, alright?"
"…" Zhu Yao rolled her eyes. She had to have the ability to run first!
Eh? Wait a minute!
Tribulation? Lightning tribulation!?
She raised her head. Dark clouds were already gathering densely, thunders roaring…
The hell, young man! Chotto matte!
Boom!
A bright tribulation lightning bolt shot out from the clouds and struck straight down… and then… it twisted!
Your sister! This old lady is already a sword, and yet you still don't let me go!
"Divine sword maiden…" Xue Yi was stunned as well. Why did the lightning bolt strike her? He hurriedly sprinted over. With a self-blaming look, he said. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have placed you here. Let me help you change location."
Thus, he moved her several meters back.
Boom! Another lightning bolt…
Once again struck Zhu Yao.
"Sorry, sorry! Let me change your location again."
The third strike…
"Don't be anxious, I will switch it again."
Fourth strike.
"There's a cave here, it's definitely safe here."
Fifth strike.
"… I will switch again!"
"Young man!" The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. "No need to switch anymore. Please let this sword quietly get zapped, alright?"
"…"
Once, Zhu Yao had seriously pondered about her problem of being zapped by lightning every so often, though she could never find an answer. However, on this day, she finally understood. It was because… she had already gotten used to it.
All eighty-one tribulation lightning bolts, without a single exception, landed on her blade. Fortunately, Xue Yi placed her on the ground, so most of the electricity had all seeped into the earth instead. She was a qualified lightning rod, as there wasn't a single crack on her blade after that. The only change was that the letters on her blade actively swapped around again. From a single row of BBBBs to a single row of SSSSs, and finally back to a mix of SBSBs. The blade had gone through every single combination of letters, and finally when there were no more unique letter combinations to be made… symbols came out…
Zhu Yao looked at the scrambled mess on her blade: *—……%#￥#
Zhu Yao felt uncomfortable all over. Did her programme crash from being zapped too much?
"Divine sword maiden…" After the lightning tribulation, Xue Yi immediately popped out and looked at her worriedly. "How are you? Does it hurt? Why don't you…" He hesitated for a moment. "Drink a little more water!"
"…" Drink your sister's water? Can drinking water cure a hundred illnesses? Also, how can a sword like me drink water!?
"Don't you worry, I am now a Heavy Deity. I will definitely protect you." He patted on his chest and guaranteed with an arrogant look. "If anyone dares to bully you, I will bite him!"
Are you a dog?
"Thank you very much…" The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched as she was filled with hundred and twenty percent doubt. "Bring me to the east, thank you!" She simply wanted to return to her master's side immediately. The world outside was so terrifying.
"Alright!" He nodded. Just as he picked her up and was about to fly off on his flying sword…
A furious voice suddenly sounded.
"Xue Yi! I finally found you! Forfeit your life!"
The hell, again!?