Chapter 39
Qiongqi, momentarily blinded, loosened its grip, giving Shen Xingyan the opportunity to escape. He dared not covet the Heaven- Heaven-Opening Sword again; the Qiongqi -death experience had left him with immense psychological trauma. He was destined to unify the Cultivation World; how could he possibly die at the hands of a ferocious beast?
Even the most powerful Heaven-Opening Sword is nothing more than a cold, lifeless sword.
My life is more important, so I ran away.
Without looking back, he rushed straight down to the Divine Descent, bumping right into Ye Qinghui and the others who had just come up.
"Shen Xingyan, why are you running? Did you get into some romantic trouble again and are being chased by some girl?" Ye Qingchuan teased him, looking at his disheveled escape.
"You'll find out what happened when you go and see for yourselves." Shen Xingyan was so angry that his teeth itched. He thought to himself, "I, the young Sect Leader, managed to escape from Qiongqi's jaws. If it were you lot, you would surely not return!"
Ye Qinghui snatched Ye Zhenzhen from Ye Qingchuan's arms, thinking, "My Junior Sister is safest in my arms."
Ye Qingchuan: I'm a little angry, but I don't know why...
Haha, you'll have plenty of chances to get angry in the future.
Chapter 39
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Under the intimidation of Qiongqi, all the cultivators rushed down the slope, fearing that if they were too late, they would become the beast's meal.
Therefore, when Lu Lingxuan and Jiang Wan encountered Ye Qinghui and the others climbing the steps, they advised them not to be obsessed with the Heaven-Opening Sword and to escape as quickly as possible. The ferocious beast Qiongqi was extremely powerful, bloodthirsty, and brutal; going there would be tantamount to suicide!
However, they still resolutely ventured into the entrance to the Divine Realm.
After seeing the cultivators scatter like birds and beasts, Qiongqi roared in frustration at the entrance to the Divine Realm. "Why are all these human cultivators so cowardly? They ran away before we even had a chance to fight them enough!"
It's boring and not fun.
It has been guarding the Heaven-Opening Sword here for tens of millions of years. Every day, besides playing with its wings and chasing its tail, it has nothing to do and is incredibly bored. When will it finally encounter a powerful opponent to fight it to its heart's content?
Upon seeing Ye Qinghui and the others arrive, Qiongqi's eyes lit up again. These people possessed abundant spiritual energy and looked delicious, especially the little girl at the front. Despite her young age, she had such Spiritual Qi, and her flesh looked very fresh and delicious.
It would be best to fight with them first to relieve our boredom, and then swallow them one by one.
Qiongqi looked again, and something was wrong. Why was that little girl walking so confidently, seemingly without any fear? In fact, it seemed to see her smiling at it, a smile that was so...
Sweet.
What happened?
For tens of thousands of years, Qiongqi has commanded the submission of all beasts and caused all ghosts to weep in the night. Just now, those human cultivators were terrified and fled in panic, fearing they would be devoured. Now, a daring little girl is approaching it with a look of elation, completely unfazed by its threat. Is it ignorance and fearlessness, or simply courting death?
A series of extremely sharp air currents began to surge.
Qiongqi let out a roar that seemed to tear the sky apart, spread its enormous, Red-Gold wings that could blot out the sun, and flew above the little girl, casting a huge shadow. It wanted to make the little girl immediately submit to it, trembling with fear, and then swallow her whole.
Two men immediately appeared on either side of the little girl, protecting her closely. One exuded an aura of righteousness that captivated the little girl, while the other was complex, possessing both abundant spiritual power and a hidden power that seemed even more powerful than Spiritual Qi...
Devil Qi...
These people seem to be more interesting than it imagined.
Qiongqi bared its teeth and leaned its head further toward Ye Zhenzhen, sensing that the little girl would be so frightened that she would faint in the next second.
Unexpectedly, the Little Glutinous Rice Ball was not intimidated by Qiongqi's deliberate display of power. Instead, it smiled, raised its little head, and politely waved to Qiongqi, saying, "Hello... ya..."
Qiongqi:?
Is this little girl really not afraid of death?
The Little Glutinous Rice Ball slowly unfurled an ancient scroll before it. The painting emitted a continuous stream of black energy, and a familiar pressure made it involuntarily lower its body, completely losing its previous arrogant and domineering attitude.
It was her scent!
For so many years, Qiongqi had believed that the Goddess Ba had perished completely, but unexpectedly, a wisp of her soul remained in the painting. Moreover, this wisp of Ba's soul resonated so perfectly with the little girl before him, showing no repulsion whatsoever. Could it be...?
Thinking of a certain possibility, Qiongqi decisively folded its wings, tucked its tail between its legs, and retreated to the side, adopting a submissive posture. This Heaven-Opening Sword originally belonged to the Goddess Ba. Since Ba entrusted the painting to that little girl, then let her take it away.
[I told you, Qiongqi would make way for us when it saw this painting.] The Little Glutinous Rice Ball's voice was filled with undisguised joy and pride, and its smile was as bright and radiant as a hundred flowers.
She boldly walked towards the Heaven-Opening Sword, but Ye Qinghui was still a little worried, so he decisively pulled his Junior Sister into his arms and carefully led her closer to the Heaven-Opening Sword.
The Heaven-Opening Sword exuded a rich and mysterious sword intent. Upon sensing the approach of its destined person, it suddenly shone with golden light, its sword hummed incessantly, and the surrounding Barrier vanished without a trace.
Ye Qinghui stepped forward and tried to touch the Heaven-Opening Sword, but felt a strong repulsion. The sword clearly did not want to recognize him as its master!
Then it can only be...
[This Heaven-Opening Sword is too big and too heavy. I'm too small to lift it at all. If only it were smaller and lighter.] Ye Zhenzhen thought to herself as she looked at the Heaven-Opening Sword, which was taller than a person.
With a "whoosh," the Heaven-Opening Sword shrank after hearing Ye Zhenzhen's thoughts!
Excitedly, it flew into the air, darted up, down, left, and right several times, then shrank to the size of Ye Zhenzhen's finger and jumped directly into her palm.
Their intention to acknowledge God could not be clearer.