Chapter330:OntheRoadAgain
"Hiss...hiss..."Ouroborosstuckoutitstongueandcouldn’teventurnoveritsbody.
Itsinstinctwaswarningittostop"observing".Ifitsaidonemoreword,itslifewouldbeindanger.
"Ouroboros,whathappened?"
"No,Ican’tsay,I’malreadyadeadsnake."Ouroboroslookeddesperate.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袠)
InordertohelpPhoenixpredictthefuture,itpaidapainfulprice.Perhapsitcouldn’tobservethefutureagainwithinthenextonehundredyears.
Ithadpromisedtopredictthefuturesforalotofforcesbefore,butnow,itseemedthatithadtocancelalltheorders.Iftheforceswhohadpaidittheearnestmoneybeforeknewit,theywouldgocrazy!
Humhum,whentherearetoomanydebts,thebestsolutionistoforgetthemall!
Ouroboroshadstoppedworryingaboutthem.Afterall,It’sjustahundredyears!
"Whichpredictionisreal?"PhoenixstillrecalledthewordsOuroborossaidbefore.
Lovers,enemies?
Haveasweetrelationship,havealife-and-deathbattle?
Daughter,father?
PhoenixknewOuroboros’predictionsoftenturnedouttobewrong,but...isn’tthepredictionthistimetoodubious?
"Well,atleastweknowonething,thatyouandmylittlebridewillhaveaspecialrelationshipinthefuture!"HydrawasstillteasingPhoenix.Asagoodlady,shelovedtodothiskindofthingsverymuch!
"Whoa!Idon’tunderstand!Idon’tunderstand!Whatistherealfuture?"ItwastoodifficultforPhoenixtothinkaboutsuchacomplicatedthing.
"Sorry,Ican’thelpyou."OuroboroscollapsedonthecentralsquareoftheCaelianCityanditsbodywasstillshrinking,theaccidentinthepredictionhadalmostkilledit.
"Hoho,interesting."Underthesilvermask,Hydra’sWhiteEmperoravatarsmiledwithanticipation.
Asafantasycreature,ithadlivedfartoolongalifeandtherewerenottoomanythingsintheentireuniversethatcouldletherfeelinterested.
Itseemsthatmylittlebridestillhasalotofsecrets!
...
"No.Weshouldleaveherequickly.Thefirebirdlooksindecent.It’snotadecentbird!LittleXi,don’tlookatthem!"AsYunXi’sclosestchildhoodsweetheart,HuaHuo’sinstinctlethersenseasuspectatmosphereintheair.
OnherJealousyRadar,thepointthatstoodforthefirebirdsuddenlyturnedfromtheharmlesswhitetothedangerousred.
Danger!Danger!ComparedtotheredtidecausedbytheWhiteEmperor,thisfirebirdwastougher.
Insomesense,theimmortalbirdPhoenixwasmoredangerousthantheWaterGodHydra!
"Oh!"YunXiagreed.HuaHuoheldhishandsandleft,disappearinginthecrowdofpeoplequickly.
IntheskyabovetheCaelianCity,theringofblessingechoedagain.
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"305...306...almosteveryoneishere."
ThetutorsoftheSwordPalacewerecountingthenumbersoftheSwordPalacedisciples.
AfterthefloatingshipWhiteLotusdroppedfromtheskyandwerelostintheWaterGod’sworld,halfoftheSwordPalacedisciplesmindsbecameunstableandlostthepracticeofkeepinguptheirswordskills.Thosechosetoquitandreturntothelower-levelareaofWhiteLotusSwordDomain,whichwasequaltogivinguptheirhopesofbecomingstronger.
Noteveryonecouldconquertheirlimitsinthetrial,eventhoughthethingthathappenedbeforewasactuallyofgreatbenefittothem.
Thethingof"theysurvivedfromwanderingbetweenlifeanddeath"itselfwasalreadyagift,whichcouldhelpthemunderstandtheruleoflifeanddeath.Aslongastheycouldbearit,theycouldlearnmoreorlessfromit.
Unfortunately,halfofthemfailed.Evenaftergivinguptheirself-respectandjoiningtheevilgod,Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli’scamp,theystilldidn’tlearnanythingandweretraumatized.
Whenfacingthesamechallenge,somepeoplewouldflytotheskyandsomepeoplewouldfalltotheground.It闁炽儲鐛╪otasurprisingthing.
Atthismoment,theSwordPalacediscipleswhohadgivenupandplannedtoreturntothemortalworldwereactuallyagroupofsuchlosers.
Theirswordshadlosttheirsights.Eventhoughtheywerestillthehighclasspeopleinthemortalworldandcouldreachthethirdrank,theywerenotabletotouchtheedgeoftheherorank.
ThetutorsoftheSwordPalacehadexpectedthis.TheSwordPalacedidn’tneedlosers,sincetheyhadlostconfidenceinthemselves,theSwordPalacewouldn’tforcethem.Afterall,theyhadprovedthattheywerenotfittokeepgoingontheroadoftheswordskills,andthetrialintheWaterGod’sworldjustexposedtheirweaknessesearly.
Comparedtothem,theremainingdiscipleswhostillkepttheirfaithabouttheswordafterseeingthedisasterintheWaterGod’sworldweretherealtreasuresintheeyesofthetutors.
EspeciallywhentheylookedattheStarwingKnightsgirls,theireyeslightenedupwithappreciation.
AftersigningthemarriagecontractwiththeWhiteEmperor,theirbodiesandsoulshadallbeenpurifiedagain,especiallyHuaYueandXiaoCaowhosebodiesevenoncecarriedthewillsoftheSkySwords.
Thiswassufficienttoprovethattheywouldhaveabrightfuture!
However,therewasamuchstrongerandmoreterriblegenius.
HuaHuo,thegirlwhojustreturnedtotheWhiteLotusSwordPalacecampwithabrightsmileandhermaid.
Iftheydidn’twitnessitwiththeirnakedeyes,theywouldn’tbelievethatthissixteenyearoldgirlactuallydaredtochallengethemasterofthisworld,theWhiteEmperor!
Comparedtoher,thetutorsthoughtthattheyhadlivedtheirlivesinvain.
HuaHuo,themostdazzlingstarinthefinalbattleoftheWaterGod’sworld,thegirlwhodaredtochallengeanentireworldalone.
Whileholdingabrokenswordinherhand,sheeventuallyendedthebattleinadrawwiththeWhiteEmperor.
Shewasundoubtedlythebestdiscipleamongstthesedisciples,andwasn’teveninferiortothetwinwitches,whoweredoomedtomasterWhiteLotusSwordDomaininthefuture.
"Ok,nooneisleft.Let’ssetout!"