novelraw Chapter 954: Fourth Miss Zhao Returns
Chapter 954: Fourth Miss Zhao Returns
Seeing such a gaze, Mu Hanyan was all too familiar with it. Fen Qianji’s temperament seemed cold and aloof, but only those who understood him knew that his heart was not as indifferent and unfeeling as he appeared. The hint of softness in his eyes just now had already conveyed his gratitude to her.Without saying much, Fen Qianji turned around and continued battling fiercely with the opponent.
"Master!" Upon seeing Mu Hanyan take action, Huayue and the others hurriedly rushed over.
As soon as someone else approached, three Black Armored Sword Masters immediately broke off to attack them. The fierce Sword Force and cold killing intent clearly aimed to cut down Huayue and the others with one slash.
Mu Hanyan saw the opponent’s intense killing aura, and her anger rose within her. What a joke, this young lady hasn’t even unleashed her fury, and here you are, jumping up?
"Kill them!" Mu Hanyan said coldly. In Mu Hanyan’s heart, there remained a pure land, and her original intention had not diminished. Perhaps sometimes she might appear laughably kind, but that was her principle for being human. If someone becomes so extreme that a little grievance or injury leads them to hate the world, feel that everyone is against them, and want to wipe out entire clans to destroy the world, it’s truly ridiculous. Such an extreme disposition could never reach the peak of power. Remaining true to oneself does not mean she is benevolent; most times, she understands that to stop killing with killing, to counter evil with evil, and even to eliminate the root, is the right path.
In a moment, one can become a Buddha or a demon. Only when one’s heart is free from guilt can they progress further down the path of strength.
At this moment, only by becoming a demon can killing be stopped with killing.
Huayue and the others had long been itching, and upon hearing her command, they immediately drew their swords and charged toward the three.
Although the other side was all Sword Master First Rank experts, far surpassing Huayue and the others’ current Tenth Rank Great Swordsman cultivation, for other Great Swordsmen, this gap seemed like only one level, but it was actually a fundamental difference, akin to an abyss.
But let’s not forget, Huayue and the others were not ordinary Great Swordsmen, but the future renowned Anyun Three Great Stars. Their combat power was definitely not as simple as ordinary Great Swordsmen, and they likewise had the ability to cross tiers against the enemy; it’s just that by closely following Mu Hanyan, their sharpness was overshadowed.
Adding Mu Hanyan’s Third Stage Sword Master cultivation, as well as Zhang Chihua’s Second-level Sword Master, and Ye Lanfeng’s inscrutable depths even amongst Sword Saints, Mu Hanyan need not worry for their safety, considering it merely a training opportunity.
Watching Huayue and the others fly up and about to engage the Black Armored Sword Master, Mu Hanyan also drew her sword, ready to assist at any moment.
This sword was found by Che Xiang, though it couldn’t match the Cold Sky Sword, it was still a refined masterpiece, capable of handling the situation.
Just then, Ye Lanfeng’s figure suddenly moved, sweeping past Huayue and the others like the wind.
"Bang, bang, bang!" With three palms pressed, the three Black Armored Sword Masters fell to the ground.
"Brother Ye, leave us some chances! It’s been a long time since we’ve had a fight." Jiang Yuzhe was about to use the Shadow Shifting skill but didn’t even have the opportunity to make a move, so pitifully said to Ye Lanfeng.
"The situation is somewhat unusual, quick wins come easy, you’ll have plenty of opportunities later if you want to fight." Ye Lanfeng turned his head, smiling slightly, but his gaze was exceedingly serious.
Huayue and the others who had been with Ye Lanfeng for so long somewhat understood his character, knowing that he usually remained unperturbed by anything, as if he were playing life like a game.
To make him this serious, it must be something big!
No one dared joke anymore, holding their sword grips, ready for action.
"Don’t mind them, quickly stop her. If she succeeds, not only will we be doomed, but the entire Anyun Country will be devastated, the land covered with corpses." At this moment, Xia Youchen urgently shouted at Mu Hanyan and the others.
Just as the voice fell, the magma spring completely boiled over, fiery red magma spraying up like a fountain, reaching over three meters high, nearly touching the underground cave’s ceiling.
With the eruption of magma, a black hole appeared before everyone’s eyes. The Heaven and Earth Power of the Divine Continent seemed to surge with the magma’s ferocious eruption.
It turned out that beneath this magma spring lay the crack where the seal barriers between the two continents were located.
The woman continuously produced hand formations, streams of resentful black energy flying from her hands, merging into the magma and the Divine Continent’s Heaven and Earth Power.
Instantly, the Heaven and Earth Power filled with darkness and death’s aura, becoming intensely violent, gathering countless unwilling vengeful spirits, emitting ghastly screams, as if intending to destroy all in the world for revenge.
The underground cave, originally illuminated as a sea of red by magma, turned gloomy and chilling.
Mu Hanyan’s heart sank, understanding that the Divine Continent and the Holy Court Continent were merely results of a single continent’s division. Similarly, the distinctly different Heaven and Earth Powers of the two continents stem from the same origin, devoid of absolute right or wrong, benevolence or malevolence.
While the Heaven and Earth Power of the Holy Court Continent tended toward peace and grandeur, the Divine Continent’s bore more intense strength and slaughter, similar to Sword Dao cultivation, which embodies both compassion for the world and the heart of slaying evil to root out evils, the Heaven and Earth Power of the Divine Continent was far from evil.
Yet now, the aura of darkness, death, resentment, hatred, and slaughter within the Heaven and Earth Power even made Mu Hanyan’s heart faintly quake.
If she had to describe it, it would be darkness! Infinite darkness.
Seeing the woman still executing hand formations steadily, Mu Hanyan instantly understood. No wonder the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond underwent such a transformation, causing the Cold Smoke Sword to almost face destruction—it was all the work of this woman.
"Stop her, quickly stop her!" Xia Youchen shouted in anxiety, his face drastically changed.
"Hahaha, too late! The seal is completely undone. Once I tame this Divine Beast, you all will die!" The woman laughed maniacally.
"Zhao Lingxian!" Hearing the woman’s voice, Mu Hanyan’s body trembled, blurting out.
"Mu Hanyan, surprise to see me, isn’t it? Remember to call me Fourth Miss Zhao. You know, I loathe that tacky name to the extreme, so if you call me by that name once more, I might just kill you right away." The woman unveiled her mask, revealing a bewitching face, none other than Zhao Lingxian, who once died by Mu Hanyan’s hand but was resurrected!
Recalling last time when Zhao Yuanji was at death’s door, Zhao Lingxian reappeared, yet her demeanor was indifferent and hollow, even apathetic to her grandfather’s death, felt like a soulless corpse.