“Alright, with jewels ahead, this little lady might as well embarrass herself.”
‘Hu Mei’ curtsied lightly under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Then she stepped out of the throng, heading towards the mysterious sword-marked stone.
As she got closer to the stone, it felt like the universe was strumming a tune on a celestial instrument, with the sound of flutes wailing like a sad song, carried away by the breeze.
Like fairy music, it pulled at the hearts of the onlookers.
“Where is that enchanting flute music coming from?”
“Of course, it’s because this lady is comprehending the stone.”
“Have you heard of the renowned zither demon from a thousand years ago? The one who used music as a deadly weapon, leaving people heartbroken or like soulless husks with a single melody?”
“Got it, this lady is a maestro of the music path.”
………
The crowd finally shook off their shock from Jiang Chulong seemingly grasping divine skills.
Upon hearing the melodious flute notes, they felt their minds sway.
“Thanks to Young Hero Ke for his foresight.”
Elder Zeng nodded slightly.
Ying Bing’s delicate hand silently gripped the Tian Shuang sword.
“Looks like we can’t hold back any longer.”
Ke Mo, having just completed one-tenth of his painting, murmured.
He was about to give a heads-up to the others when he noticed Huang Donglai frowning and retreating behind the group.
Zhong Zhenyue also wore a wary expression, having been bitten by a snake once, he was now afraid of ropes made of ten. He could smell trouble from a bad woman.
Bai Jinghong and the others certainly didn’t need to say much.
Ke Mo: “…”
Great, my warning’s clearly redundant.
Suddenly, the sound of the flute rose to a tremendous crescendo, and around the waterfall, it seemed as if celestial maidens manifested, dancing gracefully.
It felt like some kind of signal.
Boom!
Around Hengyun Sword City, strong auras erupted, rising high into the sky.
Ke Mo furrowed his brow.
There were two figures, one male and one female.
The male was draped in a raincoat and holding a fishing rod, which suspiciously had no fishing line. His appearance darkened the skies of Hengyun Sword City.
Clouds gathered, sunlight faded, and a torrential downpour threatened to turn the place into a vast ocean.
The rain curtain instantly blurred the view.
He lightly waved his fishing rod.
Streaming raindrops came together like threads, and most of the people caught in the curtain of rain seemed to lose their will, moving like puppets under someone else’s control.
The scope of the rain cloud kept expanding.
He wasn’t alone.
Two others stood ready to pounce.
Ke Mo’s eyes flashed with unusual color.
These three were the elite of Misty Rain Tower, the fifth realm, powerful outsiders!
The Raincoat Guest, bl**d Gourd, and the Twin Lotus!
When these outsiders struck, it truly felt like a natural disaster, with everyone else below feeling like ants, easily slaughtered.
“Outsiders…”
Ke Mo activated his battle body, his left hand silently gripping the Star Hammer concealed in his sleeve. His spirit sank, ready to channel the power of the world seed and produce the Shocking Meteor Hammer.
He took a deep breath.
Even if he unleashed all his power, he doubted he could pose a threat to the outsiders.
It felt daunting…
If Hengyun Sword City was caught off guard, the heavens would surely lose their footing.
Of course.
It was like heavenly retribution.
“At last, you’re willing to step out.”
Clang!
The sound of a sword echoed through the sky.
The seven elders on the high platform had somehow taken to the void in unison.
A river of sword energy surged forth, rolling eastward and sweeping away most of the ominous clouds, like a silver Milky Way dispersing the darkness.
The rain-soaked crowd was freed from their binds.
The outsiders began to stir.
Their earth-shattering battles failed to draw pressure from the average folks.
Logically, battles between outsiders could paint the land red with bl**d, a massacre unchecked.
But at this moment, something seemed to block those waves, preventing even a hint of disturbance from leaking out.
“Hengyun Sword City has more than just outsiders.”
Ke Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
His reminder had perhaps foiled the plot to steal the sword mark and altered the fates of countless souls within Hengyun Sword City, right?
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“Who knows how many rewards will explode when this is all over…”
“Demoness, haven’t you realized yet?”
Elder Zeng stood with his hands behind his back and suddenly appeared in front of Yin Mianmian.
“Senior, you all actually knew I would come.”
Yin Mianmian appeared surprised, yet her smile remained unchanged.
That confident, sultry smile made Elder Zeng narrow his eyes.
He was about to make a move.
“Oh dear.”
Yin Mianmian exclaimed with a gleeful laugh:
“How could this sword-marked stone be comprehended away by me?”
“You, as an outsider, wouldn’t be petty enough to hold a grudge against a little lady, would you?”
While she flashed a teasing smile at Li Mo, her expression seemed to stir up trouble.
Huh?
Li Mo was momentarily stunned.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the sword-marked stone, which had been right there, was now conspicuously absent, leaving only emptiness in its place.
It was gone?
Yin Mianmian must have taken the stone when no one was looking, huh? When did that happen?
She had clearly stood right under everyone’s noses, wasn’t she just pulling their leg!
Furrowing his brow, Li Mo activated his Destiny Divining Eye again.
Crack—
Suddenly, layers of inner realm energy descended, with clashes of existence and absence stirring up the void.
Yin Mianmian threw out a cloth bag.
The bag was caught by… well, let’s say it was two people, whose bodies were glued together, sharing the same lower half but having two upper halves—conjoined twins.
They were both outsiders, and their synergy was stronger than ordinary outsiders!
Twin Lotus.
Somehow, they had slipped away from the battlefield and arrived at the Sword Building.
Receiving the bag, it seemed to contain the sword-marked stone…
Instantly, the eyes of all the strong ones in Hengyun Sword City turned red—who had time to deal with Yin Mianmian when they had to chase after the Twin Lotus?
Even Elder Zeng intended to pursue them.
If the sword mark slipped through their fingers, they would become the eternal sinners of Hengyun Sword City!
“Get the sword mark!” Bai Jinghong and the others seemed ready to throw down.
“Wait up!”
Suddenly, a youthful, clear voice rang out:
“The sword mark is still here! Don’t let this demoness’s tricks fool you!”
Still here?
How could that be possible, they weren’t blind…
As everyone remained bewildered.
“You little thief…!”
Yin Mianmian gritted her teeth, her form suddenly splitting into a dozen alluring celestial figures, sweeping toward the empty spot.
At that moment.
One Ice Chunk struck.
A flash of sword light that didn’t belong to this world illuminated the space.
It was still the overwhelming Sword of Divine Heart, but that indifference to mortal lives transformed into clarity and calmness.
That strike shattered illusions, revealing the truth.
Sword heart illuminating!
Yin Mianmian’s pupils constricted.
With that strike by Ying Bing, her skirt fluttered, and her face, tranquil like a lake undisturbed by the wind, appeared like a celestial being entering the mortal realm.
She truly looked like a heavenly fairy descending!
“I can’t help but move!”
Li Mo was equally stunned by the clarity of the sword heart.
He silently stowed away the Star Hammer, sighing inwardly.
Look at this Ice Chunk; power and beauty went hand in hand, getting more stunning as her strength grew.
Why did she have to specialize in a hammer…?
The true fairy cleaved through the false celestial maiden, and the myriad charming figures dispersed in an instant.
But that strike wasn’t over.
Crack—
It felt like something shattered.
It was the bizarre illusion covering the sword-marked stone.
Indeed.
The sword-marked stone had always been right there, not having moved at all.
It had simply been pulled into Yin Mianmian’s heavenly illusion, temporarily shrouding it.
Creating a simulated illusion even weirder than the battlefield might have been due to Yin Mianmian’s insufficient power to utilize the Eight Apertures of Guan Shen.
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