Watching the attack come at her like a rabid dog,
Shui Yue'er didn't even raise an eyelid.
She had trained in Skywater City for so long, and in that simulation arena called the "Abyss," she had seen monsters ten thousand times more savage than Dai Mubai.
This kind of attack, utterly devoid of technique, looked slower than a snail to her.
"Too slow."
Shui Yue'er quietly uttered three words.
The Wings of the Ice Phoenix behind her trembled slightly, and she shifted half a foot to the left like a phantom.
That mere half-foot had become an insurmountable gulf for Dai Mubai.
His murderous tiger claws swept past the hem of Shui Yue'er's clothes without so much as catching a thread.
And in that instant, as they passed each other,
the Sky Ice Cloud Blade in Shui Yue'er's hand moved.
This time, she didn't slash.
She thrust with deadly precision.
A flash of light, cold enough to freeze the soul, burst from the blade.
Thud!
A muffled sound.
The long blade pierced Dai Mubai from behind, went straight through his chest, and emerged from the front.
It pierced his heart with pinpoint accuracy.
No blood sprayed out.
The instant the blade entered his body, all his blood froze into ruby-like solid chunks.
Dai Mubai's frenzied movements came to an abrupt halt.
His mismatched eyes widened as he stared at Shui Yue'er, so close yet as distant as the horizon.
His life was ebbing away by the second.
He couldn't accept it.
He was the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils. He was destined to become a god.
How could he die here?
How could he die so miserably?
He couldn't even die a man, and now he was left hanging on a blade like a dead dog.
Shui Yue'er gave her wrist a slight flick.
A burst of controlled force sent Dai Mubai's corpse flying like garbage. It slammed into the foot of Jialing Pass's city wall, breaking into a twisted heap of ice.
When it was done, Shui Yue'er stood with her blade lowered, her expression terrifyingly calm.
In the distance,
Shui Bing'er, who had been watching the battle, was beaming.
Was this really the same little sister who used to follow her around and act spoiled?
That decisiveness, that ruthlessness, that composure in the face of catastrophe—
She was practically a different person!
Was this the result of training under Teacher Neuvillette?
She was incredible!
The entire battlefield at Jialing Pass fell deathly silent.
The wind stopped.
The sounds of fighting stopped, too.
Everyone's eyes turned to the shattered corpse.
He was dead.
Dai Mubai was dead!
He wasn't some nobody.
He was one of the Shrek Seven Devils, the Evil Eye White Tiger, and Tang San's sworn brother!
Since the battle began, both sides had suffered casualties, but most had been ordinary soldiers or low-ranking Soul Masters.
This was the first time one of their key figures had fallen!
And he had died so horribly.
First he was castrated, then stabbed through the heart.
His name was dragged through the mud, and he had died a wretched death.
On top of the city wall,
Tang San was trembling all over.
He looked at the heap of shattered ice and mangled flesh below, and his eyes instantly grew bloodshot, turning scarlet.
That was his Boss Dai!
His brother, who had been with him all along!
"Ah!!!"
Tang San threw back his head and roared, his voice filled with boundless grief and murderous rage.
His terrifying Divine Slaughter's Domain erupted, staining the air around him blood-red.
"Shui Yue'er!"
"I'll make you pay with your life!!!"
At that moment, Tang San had completely lost his reason.
He had forgotten all about tactics, all about the bigger picture.
There was only one thought in his mind.
Kill!
Kill this vicious woman, tear her to pieces, and offer her up to Dai Mubai's spirit!
The Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his hand. Without charging up at all, he unleashed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer at full strength, its world-shattering power crashing down on Shui Yue'er.
This was the furious, grief-stricken blow of someone who had always had the odds stacked in his favor.
It was so powerful that even space let out a groan under the strain.
Though Shui Yue'er had grown much stronger, she still seemed frail before the rampaging Tang San.
And yet—
she didn't retreat.
She didn't even try to dodge.
Just as the Clear Sky Hammer was about to fall,
two powerful auras appeared before Shui Yue'er like two towering mountains.
One blazed with golden light, sacred and majestic.
The other was deep purple-black, evil and overbearing.
Boom—!
The collision rang through the heavens.
Tang San was hurled back hundreds of meters. The web of his hand split open where he gripped the Clear Sky Hammer, and blood flowed freely.
When the smoke cleared,
Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue stood side by side, shielding Shui Yue'er.
The mother and daughter, usually at odds as fiercely as fire and water, were unexpectedly in perfect sync.
Qian Renxue held the Angel Sacred Sword and stared coldly at Tang San.
"Tang San, what do you think you're doing?"
"You're trying to kill someone right in front of us. Did you ask my sword first?"
Bibi Dong was even more murderous. She struck the ground hard with Iudex's Cane.
"This is Jialing Pass, not the backyard of Shrek Academy!"
"You want to start the decisive battle? This empress will see it through!"
Tang San glared at them, his teeth grinding.
"Get out of my way!"
"Anyone who blocks me dies!"
At that moment, Tang San was like a wounded beast, ready to tear into anyone nearby.
Even faced with two peerless powerhouses, he still intended to charge straight at them.
Just then,
Shui Yue'er, protected behind them, gently moved Qian Renxue aside.
She stepped forward, facing the enraged Tang San.
There wasn't a trace of fear on her face. Instead, she wore a hint of mockery.
"Don't worry, sisters."
"Let him come."
Shui Yue'er raised the Sky Ice Cloud Blade in her hand and pointed its tip at Tang San's nose.
"Tang San, you want to kill me?"
"Then go ahead and try."
"Let's see whether your hammer is faster, or my master's judgment."
At the mention of "master,"
the once-clamorous battlefield fell into an eerie silence once more.
Tang San's foot, already moving forward, froze in midair.
That name.
That man seated in Skywater City.
It was like a splash of ice water that had frozen for ten thousand years, extinguishing most of the fury in Tang San's heart.
He didn't dare take the gamble.
Shui Yue'er had only stayed there for a while, yet she could kill Dai Mubai with one strike.
Just how powerful was that man?
If he killed Shui Yue'er now, would that man come straight here?
If he did, there'd be no thought of revenge. The entire Heaven Dou army, along with Xiao Wu, might end up joining Shui Yue'er in death.
Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue also felt their hearts jolt.
They had stepped in not only to win Shui Yue'er over, but because they feared that man.
So the rumors were true.
Neuvillette had most likely reached the legendary realm of a God King!
Otherwise, how could he have given that little girl the confidence to stand up to the Child of Destiny head-on?
"Xiao San! Stop!"
A hoarse voice came from behind.
Yu Xiaogang stumbled onto the city wall and grabbed Tang San's arm.
"Don't act rashly!"
"Xiao Wu is still in Skywater City!"
"What will happen to Xiao Wu if you attack now?"
"As long as the green hills remain, there'll be no shortage of firewood. Withdraw the troops for now! We'll figure out our next move later!"
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