Chapter669:TheHolyMaidenandtheSaintChild!

"Aloudcrash!"

Withaheavythud,theburlymanwassentflyinglikeasandbag,bloodspewingfromhismouth.ThelargeknifehehadbeenholdingnowlayinSuYi’shand.

Themancrashedtothegroundandstruggledtogetup,fearinhiseyes.Theenergyvortexwithinhimhadbeenviolentlyruptured,renderinghimpowerless.

Thesceneunfoldedsoquicklythatthedozensofonlookersfoundithardtoprocess.

"He’snotsomeonetobetrifledwith!"

SeveralleadersoftheYuanSpiritRealmwerethefirsttoregaintheirsenses,realizingthatthisyoungmanwasnopushover.Hewasaformidablewarriorfromaprominentsect.

"Swoosh,swoosh..."

Innotime,thirtymercenariesformedatightcircle,trappingSuYiwithin.Theirweaponswereunsheathed,emanatingadeadlyaura.

"Itseemsyou’realltoofamiliarwithsheddingblood!"

SuYi,ayoungman,lookedaroundwithacoldgaze.Thesemercenarieswerenotgoodpeople,theymusthavedonemanybadthingslikekillingandlooting.

"Getridofthiskid!"

TheleaderoftheYuanSpiritRealmmercenariesshoutedinalowvoice.Nomatterhowstrongthiskidwas,hecouldn’tpossiblydealwithallofthemtogether.Thistalentedyoungmanlikelyhadsomevaluabletreasuresonhim,maybeevensomepowerfulcultivationmethodsormartialartsfromprestigioussects.Itwouldbeafortunetohavethem.

"Whoosh,whoosh..."

Inaninstant,severalfigureswerealreadyrushingtowardsSuYifromalldirections,readytokillhim.

"Hmph!"

SuYisnortedcoldlyandusedhisHundredTransformationsStep.Hisfigurebecamelikephantomshadows,swiftlymovingaround.

"Swoosh,swoosh..."

Thebladesweresharp,asfastaslightning.

"Ah..."

Thesoundofscreamsfilledtheair,andbloodsprayed.

WithSuYi’scurrentlevelofcultivation,thesemercenariesmaybenumerous,buttheyarenomatchforhim.Theycouldn’teventouchthehemofhisclothesandwereallknockeddowninnotime.

"Whoosh..."

"Ahh..."

Screamsandcriesfilledtheairasbodiesflewbackwards,bloodsprayingeverywhere.

TheYuanSpiritRealmmercenariesdidn’tevenhaveachancetousetheirelementaltransformationsbeforetheyweretakendown.

"Swoosh..."

Likeaboltoflightning,SuYi’sfigurestoodtallinthemidstofthescene.

Twenty-sevenmercenaries,somemissingarms,otherswithseveredlegs,criedoutinpainasbloodspurtedout.

Thewhirlpoolsofenergywithintheirbodiesexploded,renderingthemcrippledfromthatpointon.

Withscreamsofagonyandfearintheireyes,themercenariesstruggledandlookedupattheyoungmanwieldingabloodiedblade.Itdawnedonthemthatthisyoungmanwasnotadelicateflowershelteredwithintheprestigioussects,butafearsomejinx.

SuYi’sexpressionturnedslightlycoldashethoroughlyplunderedthespoilsfromallthemercenaries.Withaswiftmovementofhisenergy,hedeparted.

Hisfiguremovedthroughthejungle.SuYihadjustobtainedafewunsealedspacebagsfromthesemercenaries.However,thecontentsinsidedidnotholdmuchallureforhimatthemoment.

"ChaosRealmisevenmorechaoticthantheForestofDemons,"LingQianxue’svoiceechoedinSuYi’smind.

"Iamcurioustoseewhatit’slike,"herepliedwithafaintsmile.Forcultivatorslikehim,thechaoswithintheChaosRealmwasmorelikeparadise.

"Itmaybeevenmorecomplicatedthanyouimagine,"LingQianxue’svoicesaid,lackingwarmth.Itcarriedaseductiveandlazycharm,butafterspendingsometimewithSuYi,sheunderstoodthatwithhiscunningandingenuity,veryfewpeoplecouldtakeadvantageofhim.

"That’ssomethingyou’llonlyknowifyougiveitatry,"saidSuYi.

"ThatgirlfromSacredMountain,LiuRuoxi,seemstohaveagoodopinionofyou.She’squitetalented,butshe’salsotheHolyMaidenofSacredMountain.NowonderSacredMountainseemshesitantaboutdivorcingyou,"LingQianxuewhispered.

"TheHolyMaiden,whatisthat?"SuYididn’tquiteunderstand.

"ThosewhobecometheHolyMaidenortheSaintChildoftheSacredMountainarethemostextraordinarydisciplesandhighlyvaluedbySacredMountainasthenextgeneration,"explainedLingQianxue."That’swhySacredMountaindoesn’tthinkhighlyofyouandwantstodivorceyou."

"Butit’snotuptoSacredMountaintodecidethedivorce,"SuYisaidcalmly.

"Thatgirlisindeedimpressive,evenamonghumans.Youhavesetyoursightsonher,soit’snowonderyoudon’twantadivorce,"addedLingQianxue.

"WhyamIsuddenlythevillain?"SuYisighed.

"SacredMountainisapowerfulforce.Iftheyinsistonthedivorce,whatcanyoudo?"LingQianxuewhispered.

"SacredMountain,onedayIwillsetfootonyou!"Afaintredlightflashedinhiseyesanddisappeared.

FeelingtheemotionsinSuYi’sheart,LingQianxuefellsilentforamomentbeforecontinuing,"Youdoindeedhavesomethingextraordinaryaboutyou,withmanysecretsinyourpossession,includingthattreasureofspace.Butthroughouthistory,therehavealwaysbeenyoungtalentsamonghumanswhopossessexceptionalabilities,yettheyperishwithouteversoaringtothesky.Howcanyou,alone,contendagainstSacredMountain?"

SuYiremainedsilent,ashehadponderedthisquestionbefore.That’swhyhedidn’tkilltheCryingSnakeortheGreenEmperor.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩Н)

Evenifhewaspowerful,SacredMountainwasindeedaformidableforce.

Deepinthought,SuYirealizedthatLingQianxue’swordsmadesense.

"Iamnotaloneeither,right?"

Afteramoment,SuYismiledslightlyandsaidtoLingQianxue,"Don’tIstillhavethatlittleguySuXiaoshuai?"

SuYicarriedafeelingofexcitementinhisheart.Heknewhewasn’taloneanymore.BesidesSuXiaoshuai,therewerealsothewarriorsfromtheDivineDemonicSect,likeHuChiandXiongZhan.Givenenoughtime,theDivineDemonicSectwouldsurelyemergeonceagainintheworld.

Uponhearingthis,LingQianxuecouldn’thelpbutbeamazed.Indeed,SuYinowhadSuXiaoshuaibyhisside,aswellasababyDivineBirdPhoenix.Giventime,theywouldbecomeformidablebeings.

Asduskapproached,thecolorsgrewricher.Thetoweringmountainswerebathedinagoldenhuefromthesettingsun,shiningbrilliantlyagainsttheforest,creatingabreathtakingsight.

Astheskydarkened,SuYiappearedontopofatoweringtree,surveyinghissurroundings.Heplannedtofindasafeandsecludedplacetorestbeforecontinuinghisjourneythenextday.

Suddenly,adeepandmuffledsoundechoedfromadistancewithinthepeacefulforest,accompaniedbyfluctuationsinenergy.

"Itseemslikeapowerfulhuman.Theyhavegreatstrength,"LingQianxue’svoiceechoedinSuYi’smind.

"WhathappenedtothepowerfulhumansintheForestofDemons?"SuYiwondered.

"It’sbettertostayaway."

Withouthesitation,SuYimadeaquickdecision.Asastrongindividual,itwasbesttoavoidgettinginvolved,evenifsomethingimportantwashappening.Hecouldn’tparticipate,evenifitwasatreasurehunt,asithadnothingtodowithhim.

Soon,SuYi’sfiguredisappearedashedeliberatelymovedawayfromthedirectionofthecommotion.