Faith Collapse (Sixth Bonus Chapter Delivered)

Seeing the two opponents rushing towards her, Su Mingyue knew that a fierce battle was inevitable today.

Since she had no Xuan Ze, she had no choice but to fight, and she could not possibly agree to either of the other party's two conditions.

Su Mingyue drew her Long Sword and took the lead in confronting Hua, the Mind Power Master from the opposing side.

Tang Yu and Yingying stepped forward together to fend off the Lao San.

As soon as Su Mingyue and Hua clashed, Su Mingyue knew that today's battle would be difficult. The opponent's strength was in no way inferior to hers. After all, having stayed in the Star Fruit Tree for three years, the opponent's strength had almost reached the peak of the War General level, while Su Mingyue still had room for improvement.

Especially since her opponent was a Mind Power Master, and Su Mingyue's Hidden Weapon was Flying Knife, while her opponent's Hidden Weapon was several Flying Shuttle. The two clashed with their swords and their Hidden Weapon kept colliding in the air, and for a time it was difficult to determine who was better.

However, this kind of battle is the most dangerous. When masters clash, a single mistake can lead to defeat, and no one can support their comrades.

In this way, the battle between Tang Yu and Yingying against the Lao San became the key to victory or defeat.

The Lao San was a Heavenly Speedster; his speed was simply unbelievable. When Tang Yu fought him, he realized that the other party had not used his full strength at all and had deliberately been holding back.

Even now, with him and Yingying working together, they are still suffering defeat after defeat.

Tang Yu's Flying Knife attack was completely useless. This person's speed and reaction were extremely fast, and the Flying Knife could not achieve any effect. Tang Yu and Yingying could only grit their teeth and endure it.

The battle took a turn for the better after about twenty minutes.

The Lao San dodged Tang Yu's sword strike and swiftly attacked, slicing across Yingying's back and creating a wound. Yingying screamed and fell to the ground, unable to fight any longer.

Tang Yu was powerless against the Lao San alone. Three minutes later, his opponent seized the opportunity and stabbed him in the thigh with a sword. He fell to the ground in a sorry state, unable to even move his Flying Knife.

After defeating two people in a row, the Lao San quickly came to Hua's aid. The two of them joined forces to fight Su Mingyue, and Su Mingyue finally could not withstand them.

The two were also skilled in combined attacks. After a head-on collision, Su Mingyue cried out and her delicate body was thrown more than ten meters away, crashing heavily into a tree trunk. Although she was not seriously injured, her chest was churning with blood and qi, and she could not get up for a while.

"Finally, we've got her. This girl was really troublesome. If it weren't for the two of us working together, I might have lost to her."

"Hehe, it was really tiring. It's all thanks to those two, they were really bad at it, otherwise we brothers would have easily been caught off guard today."

Hua and Lao San were also panting heavily. Such a long battle had left them both somewhat exhausted, but fortunately they persevered and won.

Su Mingyue suppressed the surging blood in her chest, turned to look at Tang Yu and Yingying, and seeing the two of them huddled together, she didn't think much of it and asked anxiously, "How are you two?"

Tang Yu frowned in pain. "Ming Yue, I'm badly injured and have no ability to fight."

One of his legs was dragging, and although it was tied with a strip of cloth, it was still soaked in blood.

Yingying's back was also bandaged up; this was done while Su Mingyue was fighting the two opponents.

Su Mingyue took a deep breath. "You don't need to be afraid. We are not without the ability to fight to the death. Even if we die, we will take one of them down with us. At most, we will return to the embrace of the Starry Sky True God. We will never let them succeed."

Hua laughed again, "Saintess Su, don't assume everyone's faith is as devout as yours. There might not be anyone in this world more devoted to the True God than you, but so what? Do you think your so-called True God will come out to save you right now?"

Su Mingyue resolutely raised her head. "If the True God doesn't save me, then it means my faith isn't strong enough."

"Forget it, if your level of faith isn't high enough, then who in the world is? What's the point of believing in such a difficult god? You might as well come with me and live a carefree life together."

As he spoke, Hua walked over and reached out to lift Su Mingyue's chin.

Su Mingyue suddenly raised her hand and pulled out a small mirror that shimmered slightly with white light. "This is the Star Gazing Mirror you wanted. Do you still want it?"

The Star Gazing Mirror is a treasure of the God's Grace Church. It is said to come from the Ancient God Ruins and is not an item from Earth. This thing is not helpful in battle, but through it, one can see the starry Xinghe, whether it is cloudy or sunny, day or night.

It is said that one of the Divine Sect of the God's Grace Church had attained the Meteor Stage and was able to see even more wondrous sights through this object, but what he saw is unknown.

However, this treasure has been passed down through generations, and someone even went to the God's Grace Church to try and acquire it, but failed despite offering 50 billion.

Hua's eyes lit up when he saw the Star Gazing Mirror: "Yes, this is the treasure! Little darling, can you give it to your brother?"

Su Mingyue shook her head. "Unless you let us leave, we will not give you this thing, and we will destroy it immediately."

Hua sneered, "Little darling, don't try to play tricks on your brother. With your level of faith, how could you possibly give me this treasure willingly? You'd better hand it over obediently, or I'll kill these two people first."

The Lao San walked over and raised his knife towards Tang Yu and Yingying.

Seeing that the other party was not fooled, Su Mingyue took a deep breath. "Don't dream about it. I will destroy this thing, and I will commit suicide. You will not succeed. As for my companions, we are all ready to return to the embrace of the True God at any time."

"Really? Then let's see if your companion's Bone are as hard as yours."

Hua waved his hand, Lao San was about to make a move.

At this moment, Yingying suddenly burst into tears. "Ming Yue, I don't want to die!"

Su Mingyue was taken aback, then said angrily, "Yingying, we are all believers in the gods, and we will return to the divine kingdom after death. What do you have to be afraid of?"

"That's what you think, and only you would think that way. None of us would think like you. In all these years, who has ever seen what a god looks like? Maybe gods are just some more powerful martial artists. We joined the Divine Sect simply to be looked up to. Who would really be willing to die for a god who is so ethereal? Don't be silly."

Su Mingyue stared in disbelief at her former companion, listening to his desperate shouts, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

Yingying continued, "What's so good about that broken mirror? Just give it to them. At least the three of us can survive."

Su Mingyue hurriedly said, "But they have a second request."

Yingying hesitated for a moment. "It's nothing, just like being bitten by a dog. It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh. In your eyes, is your chastity more important than my and Tang Yu's lives? You'd rather watch us die than sacrifice anything yourself. You're so selfish!"

"I'm selfish?" Su Mingyue was stunned. Yingying's words seemed irrefutable, but shouldn't some things be more precious than life?

"Tang Yu, what do you say?" Su Mingyue looked at Tang Yu with a glimmer of hope, hoping he could say something different.

Tang Yu hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Ming Yue, a wise person knows when to yield. Even gods may have times when they are not in control of their own destiny. I think you know that I love you deeply. Although you may be humiliated this time, I will not despise you. I will wait for the day you come back to my side."

"What did you say?" Su Mingyue could hardly believe her ears.

She was aware that Tang Yu liked her, but Su Mingyue was prepared to dedicate her life to the gods, so she could only apologize to Tang Yu. Besides, she had never thought that love was anything special, and had never even had such feelings.

In her view, Tang Yu must be a devout believer like herself, otherwise how could he be a disciple of the Great God Sect?

But what the other person said completely overturned her understanding.

The enormous impact struck her heart, leaving her somewhat bewildered.

"How is it? How is it, my little darling? Look at your so-called companions, did you hear what they said? Stop spouting your vague and unrealistic ideas. What's in front of you is real. Give me the Star Gazing Mirror, and you will find happiness."

Yingying continued, "Ming Yue, agree to his conditions, or we'll die. From now on, Tang Yu, the three of us will stay together, okay?"

Tang Yu nodded slightly, still maintaining his composure.

Looking at their clasped hands, Su Mingyue suddenly smiled faintly.

She rarely smiles, but this smile was beautiful, like a hundred flowers blooming, leaving everyone present momentarily stunned.

"I remember what you said, but everyone has their own principles. I'm sorry, we're not on the same page. I won't agree to these conditions. If you are still alive in the future, please take my body back to Shen'en. Forget it, just let me stay here. I don't want to go back."

Su Mingyue suddenly held a sword to her neck, tears streaming down her face. "Is there really no god? What kind of faith do I need to be able to save me? If there is a next life, I will never believe in you again!"

As she spoke, she was about to commit suicide by drawing her sword, not even caring about the Star Gazing Mirror. In fact, she couldn't destroy such a treasure; she only said that to make the other party hesitate to harm her.

Hua had a bad feeling. He hadn't expected this woman to be so fierce. He wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

But at that moment, a Flying Knife suddenly appeared out of nowhere and slammed into Su Mingyue's sword.

"Who is it?"

Everyone turned to look.

High on a vine, Lin Zhen, dressed in Skirt Armor with her boxer shorts barely visible underneath, dangled there like a swing. She shook her head and said, "Saintess Su, I heard that during your assessment, you persevered even against Yan Qi Ye. A martial artist, after all, must have the determination to fight no matter who they face or how powerful they are. Did these two rotten potatoes and stinky eggs really make you lose confidence? This isn't the Saintess Su I know!"

Today, I'm adding a fourth chapter as an extra chapter. This is to Helm Master the book's Helm Master (Wind Chaser) for his generous donation. I'm repaying that debt once again.