Chapter 594: Too Late to Regret
The barren landscape of the Northern Wasteland was upended. The beam of light from heaven disappeared as quickly as it came. In its absence was a world-ending explosion that threw countless tons of dark earth into the sky. With a gust of power, a cloud of dust obscured the sky and the land.
After a few breaths, a blur shot out of the ground. In a blink, the figure accelerated and disappeared from sight, leaving the sight of utter destruction behind with a thunderous shockwave.
Chen Wentian savored the moment, the feeling of what seemed like unlimited power. He soared across the sky, flying aimlessly as he examined himself. His soul realm had expanded by many folds. His life energy was deep and profound and so had his strength. If the Spirit Lord Realm was the teaser for beginners, the Spirit King Realm was when immortals could truly enjoy life and rule the world. Since he was still so young, he wouldn't have a problem living past the age of seven hundred if he stayed at this realm forever.
The breakthrough came much faster than he had expected but not a moment too soon. He felt like the luckiest man in the world and silently thanked his unwitting cultivation partner. Not only was this a joyous occasion, but simply becoming a Spirit King solved a slew of problems that had been bothering him. He would be able to take care of them one by one without too much worry.
The first of which was about to explode on the other side of the subcontinent...
Qin Shui'er emerged from her breakthrough with a slightly different appearance. Her watery body had turned a shade darker and was no longer a light blue but akin to the ocean. Her aura had increased like Chen Wentian and became unbearably fearsome.
A Spirit Lord Realm demon was a serious opponent for humans. A Spirit King Realm demon was a disaster. As a shuimu, a water spirit with strong innate talents and abilities, she was already an elite within the Spirit Lord Realm. Now that she was a Spirit King, her strength had the possibility of becoming far more formidable.
But right now, she had to get out of this place alive.
"Shui'er, you did it!" Senior Brother Seventh Black's voice drifted into her ear.
He rarely showed any emotion but his voice was brimming with excitement.
"I'm sure master will prepare a huge gift when he hears the news. But right now, we have to leave."
"How much time do we have?" She asked.
Anybody, mortal or not, in the vicinity would have seen the heavenly light that signified a breakthrough within the immortal domain. It was something that was difficult to hide. If human immortals hadn't started snooping around nearby, if she hadn't let those three human immortals escape, especially that tricky one surnamed Chen, but it was too late to regret now.
"One... two minutes at most!" Her senior brother said.
Her expression hardened as she stood at her full height. Her spiritual energy rose as her heart filled with indignation.
"Shui'er, you just broke through so your body, mind, and spirit are all in an unstable state. Fighting with the humans can wait for another time when you will be much stronger than now. They have three Spirit Kings and a crowd of Spirit Lords, it will be difficult for us to escape cleanly. We can't delay anymore. Kill that human left over and let's go!"
She looked down at the human female and smiled cruelly.
Su Tan quivered and bit her lips. She had lost all of her prior confidence after witnessing the demon's unbelievable breakthrough. She didn't believe that the protective array her father-in-law, Huang Wuji, had placed on her would be able to save her life anymore.
She closed her eyes and waited for death. There were so many things she hadn't been able to do but fate was fickle. She had married into the Huang Family by luring their most useless son to her side. She then won recognition from her father-in-law through her talent and hard work.
After a few more decades, perhaps a century at most, she would have reached the Spirit King Realm. She would have eventually taken over the Huang Family. There would have been nobody standing in the path of her goals, her destiny.
"I'm sorry... grandfather... father... mother..." She mumbled to herself as she felt a great surge of a Spirit King's might and wrath.
Qin Shui'er raised her hand as a glowing spear made of deep-blue water formed. It was two meters long and emitted a chilling aura. The spear tip formed into an imperceptivity sharp and destructive point. A majority of her spiritual strength was collected into this one attack and she prepared to kill the human female with one blow.
"I want to see." She said slowly as she pulled her hand backward in a throwing motion, "If this little protective array can still protect your life."
She then threw out the spear which disappeared from her hand and reappeared in front of Su Tan's chest. With a flash of blue light, it smashed into her body, splashing water in all directions as if a great wave had come ashore.
In an instant, the inscription array on her skin lifted up and turned golden. There was a massive surge of spiritual energy which wrapped around her body. The water spear collided with the protective shield and two great spiritual energies smashed together, both of them at the Spirit King Realm. After a moment, the chaos subsided but Su Tan was still alive and unharmed. The patterns on her skin returned to their previous color but they were no longer solid black but flecked with grey.
"Cheh." Qin Shui'er scoffed to hide her amazement.
Such a protective array at the Spirit King Realm wasn't simple. It would have cost that Huang Wuji greatly. That old fart really went so far as to preserve this woman's life. Then it only meant that she absolutely had to die!
Qin Shui'er formed another water spear and attacked.
The golden shield appeared again but it wasn't as firm this time. It quivered and showed signs of splintering but was still able to block the attack. Afterward, the inscriptions became ragged and rough like they were about to break.
Tears fell from Su Tan's eyes. It was finally the end. It was too late to regret.
Qin Shui'er launched her third spear without mercy.
Hong!
Something was different!
Both immortals were shocked as the dull metallic sound rang out in the small prison cell.
This time, instead of colliding with the golden spiritual energy of Huang Wuji, another spiritual barrier appeared in between. Its color was a dull bronze. Its shape was akin to an umbrella.
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