The Unexpected Crossing
The Crimson Shadow King pressed some kind of switch, and the earth suddenly lit up. A huge magic circle appeared on the ground within a ten-mile radius, emanating a mysterious and unpredictable aura.
Unfortunately, the magic array was never completed. In addition, a part of it was set up in the back mountain area and was destroyed by Si Ming, making it even more incomplete. Even the light it emitted was flickering, like a light bulb with a faulty connection.
"It seems your plan has completely failed. Just to be on the safe side, we should get rid of you as soon as possible."
Despite the incomplete magic array, Si Ming still had a bad feeling and hurriedly stepped forward to swing his One Sword, beheading the Crimson Shadow King.
However, the head hovering in mid-air spoke, "The missing parts will be mended with my life!"
His essence shot out from his head and quickly flew into the magic circle.
Chapter 333 An Unexpected Transmigration
With the help of Si Shuiyun, Si Huaruo no longer had to worry about those annoying thorny vines and could unleash her Divine Arts to attack with all her might. After defeating Si Jingyu in the martial arts competition of the ancestral worship ceremony, her long-suppressed potential was unleashed, and her martial arts cultivation was in a stage of rapid growth, with progress visible every day and every moment.
After becoming familiar with the Netherworld Blood Slave's fighting style, Si Huaruo immediately adjusted her own combat style, abandoning water-attribute Divine Arts and using ice-attribute Divine Arts to fight the enemy. With the cooperation of Si Shuiyun, she quickly compressed the opponent's movement area and forced him into a desperate situation.
"Ice Talisman? Gale Needle Hail!"
The Si Clan's exclusive deity manifested. The girl in blue, with transparent ice crystal wings, danced around. The bow in her hair bore the words "Strongest." After absorbing the divine power offered by Si Huaruo, she formed hand seals. Instantly, a strong wind arose behind her, gathering a large amount of water, which quickly froze under the influence of the cold air, turning into sharp ice needles, each as thick as a thumb.
The girl deity pushed her hands forward, and ice needles rained down like a storm. Each needle carried the power to shatter the thorn wall, tearing it apart and forcibly creating a passage.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Si Shuiyun darted through the passage, brandishing the Wave-Severing Dagger-Axe, and slashed fiercely at the Netherworld Blood Slave with a whooshing sound.
The Anomalies that had possessed the Netherworld Blood Slave finally remembered the martial arts techniques it used to wield this body. It immediately untied a nine-section whip from its waist and began to whip it wildly like a snake.
But how could a hasty counterattack withstand a sure-fire strike? A flash of cold light, a burst of blood, and one of the Netherworld Blood Slave's arms was severed.
The Netherworld Blood Slave paid no attention to its injuries. Instead, it drew out the blood flowing from its wounds, which condensed into a blood palm and pushed it forward, knocking back Si Shuiyun, who was planning to press her advantage. Then, it was about to use its Otherworld Domain power again to summon thorny vines to surround and strangle her.
However, she forgot that she didn't have just one opponent.
"Frost Talisman? Chaotic Snow Entwining the Wind!"
Si Huaruo combined her Shaman Steps with Divine Arts incantation, her spirit staff dancing in her hand as she formed hand seals, a burst of light appearing.
The girl deity swallowed the divine seal in one gulp, her mouth bulging out like a squirrel that had just devoured a pile of food. Then, she suddenly pursed her lips, opened her mouth, and spat out a surge of cold air, carrying with it dense snowflakes that swept away everything in its path, leaving behind a thick layer of frost.
The same move, Si Huaruo used this time was three times more powerful than the one she used that night in the old school building!
The thorny vines summoned by the Netherworld Blood Slave were swept away by the cold current and frozen solid, losing their wild growth. Her feet were also frozen, rendering her unable to move.
"Eight-Petal Lotus Slash!"
Seizing the opportunity, Si Shuiyun channeled her inner strength and unleashed the Wave-Severing Dagger-Axe with the force of riding the wind and breaking the waves. The speed was so fast that it was too fast to blink, and with a flash of cold light, she passed by the Netherworld Blood Slave.
After a few breaths of silence, the Netherworld Blood Slave trembled and let out a miserable howl as it looked up.
"Ah--"
Several arc-shaped bursts of energy emanated from the Netherworld Blood Slave's body, resembling a blooming lotus flower. All the meridians in her body were destroyed, and even her Anomalies origin could not escape this shock-like attack, shattering along with it. Thus, her blood-stained body lay supine on the ground, lifeless.
"This side is finished, but there are still two more sides to go."
Si Huaruo took a short breath to adjust her breathing. Thanks to the Seven Ingenious Spirit Heart Staff, she hadn't expended too much energy in this battle, and still had 60% of her True Qi remaining. So she quickly turned to look at the battlefield where Si Jingyu was. Although she was also worried about Si Ming's situation, she still knew the principle of returning the favor. Si Jingyu had asked Si Shuiyun to help her, and the tactics behind it were self-evident.
After observing, she felt much more at ease. Although Si Jingyu was fighting two opponents at once, including Yama Blood Child and Blood-Handed Butcher, she was not at a disadvantage. The Si Clan's martial arts use softness to overcome hardness and borrow strength to fight back. They are good at defense. In addition, with the unique Mirror Reflection Technique, opponents dare not use their usual special moves for fear of hitting their own people.
To break this stalemate, one method is to force a life-or-death battle with an ultimate move Yama Blood Child and Blood-Handed Butcher were willing to try, but Si Jingyu had already anticipated this. Whenever the two tried to accumulate True Qi and prepare an ultimate move, she would immediately use the Paired Wing Twin Swords to launch a sneak attack, interrupting their accumulation and not giving them a chance to unleash their ultimate moves.
Moreover, Si Jingyu's strength has improved considerably since their duel. This breakthrough did not come from her defeat at the hands of Si Huaruo —she was still resentful about it—but from her mental breakthrough, which was due to her avenging her loss to Si Jingzhi.
From the day Si Jingzhi killed the two maids, a shadow was planted in Si Jingyu's heart. This shadow prompted her to endure hardship and prepare a revenge plan day and night.
Si Jingyu's revenge was not simply about destroying the body, but about destroying the other person's beliefs, negating their life, and overturning all their efforts. This is what is meant by killing someone by destroying their spirit, which is much more difficult than simply destroying the body. Even with Si Jingyu's wisdom, she had to carefully calculate every step to achieve her goal.
On the day her revenge was successful, Si Jingyu's obsession was fulfilled, the shadow in her heart was removed, and her State of Mind naturally improved. Like Si Huaruo, she also entered a period of rapid growth. Even in this battle, her strength improved significantly, which terrified Blood-Handed Butcher and Yama Blood Child.
After confirming that Si Jingyu was temporarily safe, Si Huaruo turned her gaze to Si Ming and found that the battle there had reached an extreme point. Both sides had used their ultimate moves, and the overwhelming power stirred up the wind and clouds, causing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to fluctuate violently. It was a clash of ultimate moves at the Spirit Transformation level, and outsiders could hardly get close.
Several thoughts flashed through her mind. After weighing the pros and cons of various tactics, Si Huaruo immediately made a decision and said to Si Shuiyun, who was eager to help the young lady, "You go help Si Ming. I'll take care of Si Jingyu!"
After speaking, without waiting for Si Shuiyun's reply, she used her inner energy to rise up, activating all her remaining power and absorbing the surrounding spiritual Spiritual Qi. Her ultimate move was ready to be unleashed, with an ice and snow tornado rising on each side of her body. It was the move she had comprehended during her duel with Si Jingyu.
"Dusk Snow and Sunken Shadows Seal Heaven's Gate!"
Without the advantage of terrain, this move was far less powerful than the last one, but Si Huaruo's goal was not to kill the enemy, and the ice and snow tornado roared out.
Blood-Handed Butcher and Yama Blood Child were not blind, and naturally noticed the sniping from afar. The former desperately entangled Si Jingyu, while the latter exerted his strength, his body surrounded by Evil Qi and burning with black flames.
"Prison Dragon Evil Flame!"
Fearing that his companions wouldn't be able to hold off Si Jingyu for long, Yama Blood Child dared not risk unleashing his ultimate move, and only used his special technique to intercept them.
The jet-black flame dragon roared and flew out, but ultimately it was too weak. It only managed to neutralize a portion of the ice and snow power before it vanished into thin air. The remaining ice and snow tornado surged in, instantly freezing the two of them, and the surrounding land was also frozen into an ice and snow world, solidifying into huge ice pillars.
However, the weakened power of the ice and snow could not trap the two for long. Soon, cracks appeared on the ice pillar, emanating Blood Sha Qi.
"Ordinary injuries seem to have no effect on you. I'm curious to know, after your bodies are completely destroyed, can you still be resurrected?"
Si Jingyu seized this opportunity, circulating Foundation inner True Qi to its fullest extent, causing the surrounding airflow to stagnate. Even the leaves on the ground were no longer affected by gravity and floated upwards.
Then, she leaped into the air, raised her hands high above her head, and a violent current of air carrying countless sand and stones gathered in her palms, which were condensed into a huge meteorite by her True Qi.
"Sin Star Descends in a Calamitous Year!"
As if a calamity were descending from the sky, the massive rock, propelled by the raging True Qi, developed crimson sparks on its surface from friction with the air. From afar, it resembled a meteorite traversing the atmosphere, crashing menacingly towards the ice pillar.