Dai Mubai painfully forced a few words through gritted teeth, his eyes full of desperate hope for rescue.
Tang San's expression was grave. He circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill and activated the Purple Demon Eye, then reached for the speck of dust on Dai Mubai's shoulder with both hands.
"Rise!"
Tang San barked, activating Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.
But the speck didn't budge in the slightest!
That speck of dust seemed to have taken root, weighing as much as a thousand jun!
Tang San strained until his face and neck turned red. He even brought out the Clear Sky Hammer, but still couldn't move it a hair!
"How is this possible?!" Tang San was horrified.
He had been born with divine strength, and the Mysterious Heaven Skill strengthened him. How could he fail to remove a speck of dust?
"Little San, don't waste your strength."
Yu Xiaogang walked over, his face pale. Looking at Dai Mubai sprawled on the ground, his eyes flashed with complicated emotions and fear.
"This is divine punishment."
"It's the will of that High-Dimensional World made manifest."
"Unless the Immortal Lord withdraws that will, Mu Bai will probably have to stay sprawled there."
At those words, the last glimmer in Dai Mubai's eyes finally went out, leaving only despair.
He was a prince, for heaven's sake, and now he had to lie beneath someone's feet like a tortoise?
"Mu Bai, don't take it too hard."
Ma Hongjun came over. Though the sight of Dai Mubai's miserable state made him uneasy, he still put on a casual air and tried to comfort him.
"Look on the bright side. That Immortal Lord is a higher-dimensional being, so it's only natural we can't beat him."
"And though Zhu Zhuqing went to wash a sword, she's still just a maid. Maybe they'll send her packing after a couple of days' work."
Oscar hurriedly chimed in:
"Exactly, Boss Dai. A real man knows when to bend and when to stand tall."
"Zhu Zhuqing just got lucky. As long as we brothers stick together, we'll become gods one day. Then we can go to that world and settle the score!"
Tang San patted Dai Mubai's dirt-covered head, putting on a righteous air.
"Mu Bai, this is only a temporary setback."
"You have to believe that even though she's gone to that world, her heart is still here in Douluo. After all, we're her companions."
"As long as you endure this humiliation, there may yet be a chance in the future."
Hearing his brothers' comfort, Dai Mubai still felt stifled, but he could only force himself to find a way to save face.
That was right. Zhu Zhuqing had only gone to wash a sword. She hadn't gotten married.
As long as she still acknowledged him as her fiancé, then he hadn't really been cuckolded!
Primordial Immortal Court, Sword Concealment Pavilion.
Zhu Zhuqing had no idea what had happened in the Lower Realm.
She was wholly focused on polishing the peerless, vicious sword in her hands.
A full hour passed. When the last wisp of Chaos Spirit Spring water slid over the sword's edge—
"Clang!"
The black sword known as the Daluo Sword Embryo suddenly rang out with a clear chime.
Then a visible stream of white energy surged from the sword and traveled up Zhu Zhuqing's arm, entering her body!
"Mm!"
Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body shuddered. She felt no pain. Instead, it was as if her soul had been washed by some supreme, razor-sharp force!
Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat (undergoing second evolution)!
Soul Power: Level 45 -> Level 47!
Just from polishing the sword once, her Soul Power had surged by two levels again. More importantly, a trace of sword intent had appeared within her Martial Soul!
It was the sword intent of an Immortal King's weapon. From now on, every one of her attacks would carry an edge capable of cutting through anything!
"Is this the grace of the Immortal Lord?"
Feeling the surging power within her, Zhu Zhuqing gazed at the sword with even greater reverence.
"All right, the task is done."
"Pour out the water."
The senior maid who had been teaching her came over and glanced at the murky waste water in the basin, giving her the order casually.
"Yes."
Zhu Zhuqing picked up the jade basin. The water inside had originally been Chaos Spirit Spring water. Now, mixed with dust and impurities from the sword, it had turned gray-black.
"May I ask where I should pour this, Wet Nurse?" Zhu Zhuqing asked carefully.
The senior maid pointed to a small garden outside the Sword Concealment Pavilion.
"Just pour it into that flower bed."
"The water is too full of baleful energy for ordinary plants to withstand. Only the weeds in our Immortal Court are tough enough to bear it."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded and carried the basin outside.
The livestream camera followed close behind her.
The viewers from Douluo Continent, especially Tang San, stared intently at the basin in Zhu Zhuqing's hands.
"That's Chaos Spirit Spring water..."
"Even if it's a little dirty, it must still contain terrifying energy!"
"I wonder what will happen when she pours it out?"
Purple light flickered in Tang San's eyes. As an expert in poisons and medicinal herbs, he instinctively sensed that the water was no ordinary stuff.
On-screen,
Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the so-called small flower bed.
It was really just a few patches of freshly dug black earth, with a handful of sparse, slightly yellowed weeds growing in them.
One of the plants had long, slender leaves of a sickly blue. It looked close to dying.
"Why does that plant look familiar?"
Tang San frowned. Why did it look a little like his Blue Silver Grass?
Zhu Zhuqing didn't think much of it. She lifted the basin and poured its contents straight over the dying blue weed!
"Splash!"
Half a basin of murky sword-washing water drenched the weed.
The next second, a miracle happened!
Boom!!!
The blue weed, which had been on its last legs, began to shudder wildly the instant the water touched it, as if it had just been pumped full of ten tons of stimulants!
Its yellowing leaves turned crystal clear in an instant, gleaming like blue gemstones!
Then its body began to grow at a frenzied pace!
An inch, a foot, ten feet!
In only a few breaths, the weed that had stood no higher than Zhu Zhuqing's ankle had grown into a towering plant three meters tall!
And golden patterns appeared on each of its leaves!
The patterns of an emperor!
At the same time, an intensely vibrant aura of life, mixed with a keen sword energy, burst forth from the plant!
It was countless times more powerful than Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul!
"This, this..."
Shrek Academy.
Tang San felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. The teacup in his hand hit the floor with a crack and shattered.
His eyes widened as he stared at the weed swaying in the wind, radiating the aura of a supreme emperor.
"Is that still Blue Silver Grass?! Why do I feel pressure from it deep in my bloodline?!"
"No, could it have evolved to the utmost and gained offensive properties?!"
At that moment, Tang San's composure shattered completely.
Why was his Blue Silver Grass so weak, while the Blue Silver Grass in that world stood like an emperor?
Beside the weed nourished by that basin of sword-washing water, his own Martial Soul was like rotten vegetables in a garbage heap!
"That's their unwanted waste water!!"
Tang San clutched his chest, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.
"No, I don't believe it!"
"A weed from that world is stronger than my Martial Soul?"
Tang San looked at the Blue Silver Grass summoned in his palm. He had once thought it was decent, but now it seemed painfully shabby. His eyes filled with self-doubt.
On the Sky Screen, the senior maid passed by and glanced at the evolved Blue Silver Emperor Sword Grass. She merely frowned slightly.
"Tsk, this weed's pretty tough."
"It's grown so big that it's in the way."
"I'll find time to pull it out tomorrow. It's an eyesore."
Pfft!
Hearing that, Tang San couldn't hold back any longer. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell flat on his back!
That was the emperor of plant-type spirits, and in that world they were going to pull it out as a weed just because it was in the way?!
It was murder with words—a blatant crushing blow from a higher dimension!
Dai Mubai was still sprawled on the ground. Now it was Tang San's turn to lie down.
The entire Shrek Academy was shrouded in gloom.
Only Zhu Zhuqing, looking at the vibrant plant, smiled from the bottom of her heart.
She suddenly felt that—
Being a maid here, carrying water and pouring it out—
Was actually pretty great!
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