Longevity Chronicles

Chapter 917 - 590: The Demon Child Seeks Destiny, Daoist Sect's Number One Pretty Boy

"To become this [Peach Blossom God], I had to confine myself within the Yin Yang Pillow, my sacrifice has been too great."

Transforming into a strange-shaped, twisted statue, Tao Qian spoke to himself.

At the same moment, outside Peach Blossom Spring, a grand spectacle also began to unfold.

Under the protection of Turtle Snake General Shi Zhongxiao's daughter, Shi Beiniang, the carriage sped wildly down the mountain path, supposedly in good time to descend from the perilous Earth Evil Ridge.

Yet for some reason, the road ahead grew increasingly rugged, even as the Chong Mountain Beast pulling the carriage was urged by Shi Zhongxiao's Secret Technique, as the hour dragged on, it gradually lost strength.

In no time, they found themselves trapped within a ghostly forest.

With a mournful cry, it vomited blood and died.

The Forbidden Technique on the carriage also met its end, shattering into pieces and flinging the Empresses, as well as the Crown Prince and Princess, out of the vehicle, transforming into rolling gourds tangled in a heap.

"Your Highness!"

Shi Beiniang cried out in shock.

From behind, a sudden disturbance echoed, she turned to look, and despair grew within them.

Across the sky and ground, within the mountain path woods, locust mutants filled every visible space, some flying by carrying heads and severed limbs as rations.

What pained Shi Beiniang most was seeing her father's resentful soul, among the ranks behind the [Blood Locust Demon General].

Roaring endlessly, yet unable to move the Demon General.

Should the latter harbor wicked thoughts, Shi Zhongxiao, once a Divine General, now feared he would transform into a Chang Ghost.

Knowing this fact, Shi Beiniang turned with a solemn and ashamed expression to face them and said:

"Your Highnesses, Beiniang is ashamed, I fear I cannot fulfill my father's entrusted duty."

"To spare Your Highnesses from suffering in life and from being taken by this Evil Demon's soul in death, please forgive Beiniang's impudence, I shall send Your Highnesses on your way."

"Fear not, to die by Beiniang's hand, there shall be no pain."

As her words fell, Shi Beiniang had already withdrawn her own Magical Treasure weapons from her bosom.

Though she seemed a lovely maiden, she drew forth an iron hammer and an iron spike.

Both were engraved with Divine Thunder Talismans.

Accompanied by a series of crackling sounds, the hammer raised high, the spike set to fly forth.

Listening to her words, watching her actions, it was clear she intended, before confronting the Blood Locust Demon General, to first kill off the Empresses and Imperial Concubine, as well as the Crown Prince and Princess.

Was the method to use the iron hammer to drive the spike into the head?

Upon realizing this was fate, the Empresses and the pair of children, could hear nothing else of what Shi Beiniang said.

Faces filled with fear, shaking heads madly.

Especially the great Empress, her terror was most intense.

Shi Beiniang's treasures were called the [Divine Thunder Hammer] and [Thunder Sound Cone], her cultivation in the God Demon Rites named "Golden Light Saint Mother's Teachings" was bestowed by the Empress herself, out of affection for Shi Beiniang, who would have guessed she'd end up dying by these two treasures?

Yet in the last moment before her death, she understood the underlying reason.

Realizing Shi Beiniang's actions, truly loyal and justifiable.

Knowing her father's fate was before her eyes.

However, this scene also stunned the Blood Locust Demon General and the arriving Yin Yang Two Demon Children.

"What a ferocious young girl, without hesitation, she plans to kill the noble she's meant to escort."

"But the logic holds, that locust spirit monster clearly carries the task and cost of collecting resentful souls for the [Locust God]; if those people are taken, the fate will be a hundred times more miserable than simply being killed, a thousand times more pitiable."

"Stop her?"

"No rush, don't forget the master's instructions, we Immortal Gods spirits only make a stunning entrance at a critical moment, the locust monster will intervene."

...

"Stop!"

As expected, just as the Yang Body Demon Child spoke, the Blood Locust Demon General shouted.

This Demon General clearly did not anticipate Shi Zhongxiao to have such a fierce daughter, knowing mere shouting was fruitless, to prevent Shi Beiniang.

He was forced to use an Escape Technique, transforming into a blood locust light, overtaking, shielding them with his body.

Witnessing this!

Shi Beiniang showed no surprise but rather revealed a conspiratorially successful expression, as if she had anticipated the Blood Locust Demon General's action.

The previously hesitant Divine Thunder Hammer accelerated instantly.

The seemingly ordinary Thunder Sound Cone exploded with unprecedented Power in that moment, Shi Beiniang presumably poured all her God Demon Power into it.

The small iron spike, as it descended, transformed into a lightning bolt tens of meters long.

Clang!

Hammer descended, spike killed!

Dust and smoke exploded, blood light surged, Shi Beiniang was thrown back, slamming into a large tree, armor tattered, spitting blood.

Despite her injuries, she gazed toward that place with hopeful eyes.

But in the next moment, hope turned into despair.

In its place appeared an enormous, thoroughly crimson, mutated locust; every inch of its body was covered with a multitude of vermin-like creatures similar to "mites," upon closer inspection, every mite's face was undeniably those controlled resentful ghosts.

What truly drove Shi Beiniang to despair, was the bone-spiked back armor.

Upon it, lay a stark, conspicuous white mark.

"With both Divine Weapons, exerting all strength, only leaving such a mark?"

Shi Beiniang's face filled with disbelief, as she crawled towards the dropped hammer and spike with her wounded body.

This time, her struggle, one feared she truly would kill the Empress, Imperial Concubine, Crown Prince, and Princess.

Unfortunately, what use is it?