Chapter 9: Demon Empress Frost North Snow (9) (Bonus Update)
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As the excited chatter and commotion of the Flowerless Palace disciples echoed outside, Luo Ying knew she had to make up her mind.
She glanced down at the male character whose lips were tightly sealed and eyes wide open like saucers.
The last bit of booze was still swirling in his mouth.
What the heck, at a crucial moment and he pulls this stunt.
No choice but to give in to him for now.
With a resigned sigh, she leaned her head toward the male character’s mouth, which was resting on her thigh.
All for the sake of the common folk,
All to save those innocent fishermen,
This had nothing to do with personal feelings.
Just as she was about to touch his lips, Luo Ying gently closed her eyes.
The spicy liquor was still swirling around his mouth,
Even though his tongue was numb and practically out of commission, he still hesitated to swallow it. After all, how was he supposed to return this last bit of booze to Luo Ying?
Because, d*mn, that would be super awkward. Who could’ve predicted things would get so complicated?
And just then, Luo Ying’s lips pressed against his.
In that instant, the dam of rationality in his mind collapsed like a house of cards, and he instinctively opened his mouth to accept.
The spicy liquid was quickly sucked dry.
As those soft red lips reluctantly parted from him, the male character seemed completely dazed.
Luo Ying’s cheeks flushed a rosy hue,
Maybe it was from the alcohol, or perhaps something else altogether, but she quickly steadied herself and twisted her head, muttering a long string of incantations.
Moments later,
The male character jolted as he suddenly felt a warm current spreading from his palm throughout his body.
His long-numb body started to feel again?
He wasn’t the only one—Fatty and White Peach were sporting equally incredulous expressions.
Luo Ying murmured, “This spell requires strong liquor as a catalyst. It can expel all negative effects, but for a complete recovery, we’ll need to wait a few more minutes.”
Fatty exclaimed, “But it seems the Witch over there is already…”
White Peach glared at Ren Dan and the others who were cheering, looking like she was itching to dash over and confront them the moment her body was back to normal.
The male character remained silent for now,
But he hadn’t received any alerts from the system about his body being dead.
There’s no way his body’s in trouble, he was certain.
Outside Ling You Palace,
The disciples of the Flowerless Palace watched in awe as Frost North Snow crashed to the ground from mid-air, their long-held cheers finally bursting free.
The Great Palace Master slowly sheathed her sword,
Looking down from her elevated position at what seemed to be her lifeless enemy,
“Your swordplay has improved a bit, but too bad…”
She had only said half of it when she felt the wind shift oddly around her.
“Zizz!”
Even though the Great Palace Master immediately spun around to avoid the attack, the several black flags that had materialized behind her still left deep cuts down her back.
Crimson spots bloomed on her white dress,
Though the wound healed quickly thanks to her powerful recovery spell, clearly, the mental shock she endured was far worse than the physical injury.
“Frost North Snow? You can’t be alive?!”
The Great Palace Master could hardly believe her eyes.
The strike she aimed directly at Frost North Snow had been blocked, but the lighting blade had already carved a deadly grid behind her.
That was the move that made her famous: the “Soul Snatching Twin Blades.”
Frost North Snow had fallen victim to this very technique before,
And even knowing her tactic, escaping it under her continuous pressure was no walk in the park.
At this moment, she again looked toward where her opponent had collapsed, but as expected, Frost North Snow’s “body” had vanished without a trace.
Not only that—within the entire underground palace, she couldn’t detect any signs of her presence.
What the heck is going on?
After all these years, this was the first time she’d encountered something so bizarre.
But the Great Palace Master quickly picked up on something,
Those black flags, seemingly with their own consciousness, all carried a hint of Frost North Snow’s essence.
In that case, all she had to do was eliminate those pesky black flags!
The lighting sword shot through the underground palace like a purplish lightning bolt, swiftly bouncing around as any black flag it touched instantly turned into a pile of ash.
As the black flags fell one by one under the lighting sword’s onslaught, only the massive black flags held by two rows of stone statues at the main steps remained.
“One hundred years, and you’ve only managed a small trick with your divided spirit? How ridiculous!”
The Great Palace Master’s expression was akin to an older sister punishing her misbehaving little brother—angry yet oddly affectionate.
“It’s been ages since I had this much fun; I almost don’t want to let you d*e again.”
“Hehe, is that right? Just as you wish!”
A cold voice echoed in everyone’s ears.
The Great Palace Master gasped in shock as the remaining dozens of black flags suddenly floated into the air and began spinning rapidly.
The ashes of the burned black flags quickly converged toward the rotating center, and in just a few seconds, the flags reassembled into the form of a black-clothed woman.
“Don’t you see?
In this temple, I am immortal!”
As Frost North Snow re-emerged,
The Great Palace Master felt an even stronger aura washing over her.
All her prior efforts seemed to have become a joke; instead of weakening her opponent, she had inadvertently unleashed Frost North Snow’s unpredictable power.
“Crushing Thunderstrike!”
This time, the Great Palace Master wasted no time and unleashed her full strength instantly.
She aimed to slice her opponent into countless pieces like a sieve, reducing them to mere fragments in an inferno.
The electrical net covered the entire square, sealing off every possible escape route for Frost North Snow.
But just as the electrical net was about to make contact with the witch, she transformed into a thick cloud of black smoke and effortlessly slipped through the grid, reassembling right in front of the Great Palace Master.
The dark and light figures brushed past each other again.
“Psssh…”
That was the sound of the Black Wind Sword piercing flesh.
【Ding! The enemy has been infected with toxins!
This toxin cannot be dispelled!】
“Thud,” another déjà vu moment unfolded,
Except this time, it was the Great Palace Master in a white dress who toppled to the ground.
Her expression was frozen in a mix of terror and shock until her body became entirely covered in spider-web-like black veins.
“Great Palace Master! Your Highness!”
The Flowerless Palace disciples were nearly unable to process this sudden turn of events,
Screaming desperately as if that would resurrect the Great Palace Master and restore her to full health.
Hearing their calls, she barely managed to lift her head, struggling to shout, “Don’t worry about me! Quickly! Initiate the bl**d Sacrifice!”
Her youthful face aged rapidly as she looked at Lin Nan with a gaze filled with hatred and anger,
“Come on! k*ll me! Just like you did the Monster King!”
