Chapter1281:ThePursuer

Noresponse?

ThiswasreallysurprisingtoShayaLongnis.

Ifitwasn’tforheractuallyescapingfromtheenemy’spursuitthroughtheconnectioncoordinatesbetweenherselfandhersplitbody,shemighthavethoughtitwasjustherimagination.

Inthisworld,therewouldstillbeslimesthatdon’tlistentohercommands,andtheyevensplitdirectlyfromherbody.

TosplitthisspecialslimeandcarryoutasecretinfiltrationplanintotheworldofHyderatheWaterGod,shehadputinalotofeffort,andthesplitpartwasstillaverypreciousbodyposition.

"Thesevendancersfortheballhaveallarrived,senior,pleasebeprepared,"FlorasatbyYunXi’sside,waitingforRedHeartQueenAdatoannouncethestartoftheball.

EacheditionoftheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradehasalimitednumberofparticipants,andnowtherearesevenseatsatthislongtable,representingthesevenguestsofthisball.

Facelessgod,GreatWitchFlora,Ouroboros,CasinatheBattleGod,theGoldenCrowPrincess,CyberElfAlpha,andtheslimeShayaLongnistheSkySword,thesevenguestshavealreadyarrived,andthusNightmareSovereign’sballwillofficiallybegin.

"Thisismyfirsttimejoiningthisdanceparty,isthereanythingIshouldpayspecialattentionto?"YunXihadnoknowledgeofthelegend-ranked,andhedidn’tevenknowwhatrewardstheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradehad.

"Whatyoushouldpayspecialattentiontoistheupcomingchallenges.Eachchallengeisdifferent,buttherearemostlycommonelements."

"EveryRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradehasatheme."FloraeducatedYunXiaboutthegeneralknowledgeoftheRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade.Thisisarealsecret,knownonlybyaverysmallnumberofpeoplewhohaveparticipatedintheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradeandsurvived.

However,shewasabitconfusedastowhythepartyhadnotofficiallybegun.

Clearly,allsevenpeoplehadalreadyarrived.

Inthemiddleoftheparty,thequeenwearingareddressslowlyliftedherhead,gazingatthebrokensky.

There,adeepredmapleleafdoor,whichshouldhavecompletelydisappearedlongago,wasglowing.

Itwasalreadyhalfbroken,andevenhitthreetimesbytheGreatWitchFlora’sSpaceBlade,sothisdoorshouldhavecompletelyvanished.

Theproblemwas,thealmostshattereddoordidn’tdisappear,butcontinuedtostaythere.

"Ohno!"ShayaLongnisquicklyrealizedsomethingandactedswiftly.

Likewise,FloraalsohadabadfeelingasthreeblackSpaceBladeswerelaunchedoneafteranother.

AlargenumberofgreensporesanddarkSpaceBladessimultaneouslyhitthemapleleafdoorthatshouldhavelongbeendestroyed,almostturningitintoparticlesoflight.

Then,thenextsecond,asilver-blueswordlightbrokethroughthedoor,tearingapartthefabricofspaceandtime.

"Aretheyevenfollowingushere?!"ShayaLongnisworeaverydistressedexpression.Therearen’tmanypeopleinthisworldwhocangivetheSlimeSkySwordaheadache,butthispersonwasdefinitelyoneofthetoughest.

"Sss!"Withoutanychancetoescape,ShayaLongnis’sbodywasinstantlypiercedthroughbythesilver-blueswordlight,pinninghertoherseat.

Itwasaswordofdeepbluecolor,withacoldsilver-whiteblade.Theratioofthehilttothebladewassomewhatstrange,withthehiltalonemeasuringoverhalfameterinlength.

Thecentralareawherethehiltandthebladeconnectedhadaroundcompass,withagigantickeyholeinthecenter,seeminglysealinganunknownentity.

ShayaLongnis,theSkySwordofthenewgenerationinSkySwordGod’sDomain,hadherbodypiercedbysuchaswordandfirmlypinnedtotheground.

AlotofshinychainsappearedaroundtheAzureExcalibur,lockingShayaLongnistightly.

ShayaLongnis’sbraidsstartedtosplitapart,strugglingagainstthesilverchainsaroundthem.Bothsideswereevenlymatched,withsomechainsgettingcrushedandseveralbraidsbeingpulledoff.

Thiswasashowdownbetweentwolegend-rankededindividuals,andthiskindofbattlehadbeengoingonforoveramonth.

Theresultofthebattlewasclearfromtheirstances.ShayaLongniswastheonebeingchased,forcedtorunaway.

"ShayaLongnis...guilty..."

Afigure,whohadhauntedYunXi’sdreamsoncountlessnights,slowlyemergedfromthebrokenmapleleafdoor.TheystaredatthepunishedShayaLongniswitheyesascoldasiftheywerelookingatsomethingfilthy.

"YouchasedmeforsolongjustbecauseItookabitofyourhairandmaterials?Isn’tthatabitexcessive?"ShayaLongnis,whowasnailedtotheground,suddenlysplitintofourgelatinousblobs,resemblingjelly.

Afterbouncingacoupleoftimes,thefourgreenjellyblobsgatheredtogether.Withthegelblobwearingasmallroundmaskasthecore,ShayaLongnis’sbodywasreconstructedonceagain.

Thenaturaltalentoftheslimeclanappeared:infinitesplitting!YunXilookedatthisfamiliarskill,confirmingonceagainthatthiswasindeedtheslimeknownasShayaLongnistheSkySword.

Similarly,theidentityofthelastpersontobreakintotheRedHeartQueen’svenuethroughtheMapleLeafgatewasconfirmed.

TheoldestSkySwordintheSkySwordGod’sDomain,theGuardianoftheSkyTower,theAzureSwordUser-LilibettheGuardingSkySword.

Fromalong,longtimeago,evenbeforemeetingHuaHuo,shewouldalwaysappearinYunXi’sdreams.

Atthattime,YunXididn’tknowhernameorthemissionshecarried.

Againandagain,hesawthefigureofthegirlinhisdreams.

Shestoodonagoldenbeach,withadoorconnectingtheskyandtheearthbehindher.

Threestrandsofice-bluehairstoodinfrontofherforehead,longbraidshangingbehindher,sleevesadornedwithsteel-bluegems,andsword-shapedribbonshangingfromthehemofherskirt,alwayslookingcoldlyather.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯衼)

Theazureswordinfrontofheremittedadauntingaura,andwheneverashadow-likeobjectapproached,shewoulddrawtheswordandeliminateanyunwelcomeguests.

"You’vekilledmedozensoftimesalready,soyoushouldn’thavesomuchfreetimetobotherme."

"Lilibet,isyourGuardiannotworkinganymore?"ShayaLongnis,whohastheabilitytoreviveasaslime,wasfeelingverybad,eventhoughshecansplitandcomebacktolife,gettingkilledstillhurts.

Ifitwasanycreaturebelowthelegend-ranked,theywouldhavediedalongtimeago.

Whenyougetkilled,youdie,butthisisjustoneofthetruthsoftheworld-itdoesn’tapplymuchtocreaturesbelowthelegend-ranked.

"Givebackwhatyoustole."Holdingherbluedivinesword,ShayaLongnisswungitdownagain,cuttingtheSlimeSkySword,whichhadjusttransformedbackintoitshumanoidform,intosixteenpieces.

ShayaLongnis,whohadsplitintosixteenpieces,mergedbacktogether,transformingintofourlittlegirlswholookedaroundsevenoreightyearsold.