Chapter 1124: "Flaw"
The independent secret realm naturally collapsed and would not have affected the outside world. But the destruction of the Illusory Sea Ancient Well was too violent. At the moment of annihilation, it stirred up an extremely violent spatial turbulence, tearing open thousands of spatial rifts, instantly swallowing Huanhai Island.
The disciples of the Three Star Realm left behind on Huanhai Island had no time to react before they were engulfed by the spatial rifts, vanishing from the world along with Huanhai Island.
The originally calm sea surface surged wildly toward the disappeared Huanhai Island under the pull of the spatial turbulence, and chaotic whirlpools rolled up without cause for hundreds of miles around, raising monstrous waves in a windless sky.
News of the appearance of the Royal Immortal Herb's aura on Huanhai Island had already spread. By now, a large number of experts from nearby star realms were arriving across the sea from all directions, many of them from middle-level star realms.
The sudden giant waves startled everyone, but before they could even investigate, their faces all changed in shock. Their bodies, which had been flying at full speed, froze in place, and they dared not advance a single step further.
Because the world ahead was covered with a terrifyingly oppressive aura, as vast as the sky, as boundless as the earth. They had come here as proud lords of their domains, even rulers of entire realms, but before this aura, they felt as insignificant as mosquitoes and ants. From body to soul, there was only trembling fear.
They dared not advance, nor even retreat.
"Th-this… what kind of power is this?" an old man whose profound strength had reached the Divine King realm said with a trembling voice.
"Could it be… that some Divine Lord has descended?"
The same thought flashed through everyone's minds, causing their faces to turn pale instantly and their fear to multiply ten thousand times.
A Divine Lord: standing at the peak of the Divine Way, the supreme existence in the chaos who was truly deified. Countless profound practitioners in the God Realm had heard of the myth-like legends of Divine Lords, looked up to and yearned for their existence, but in their entire lives, they never dared to hope to witness one, let alone personally endure their overwhelming might.
And the terrifying aura they now sensed was countless times beyond their understanding of the Profound Way. It seemed to be a dreadful power that could even annihilate the existence of heaven and earth. Before such power, the strength they had painstakingly cultivated for half their lives, the power they prided themselves on, was infinitely insignificant. The word "Divine Lord" surfaced in their trembling hearts and souls.
All spatial rifts healed. Huanhai Island had completely vanished, leaving not a single grain of sand behind. After the chaotic ravaging of whirlpools and angry waves, everything finally calmed down.
Then, the oppressive pressure that had nearly shattered the hearts and souls of countless experts suddenly disappeared.
Everyone nearby felt their bodies relax, as if a mountain ten thousand zhang high had been lifted from them. But the fear in their eyes did not diminish. They all turned and quickly fled back the way they came, with not a single person daring to approach half a step further.
Above the vanished Huanhai Island, Mu Xuanyin and Xiao Mo Li faced each other from a distance. Waves churned around them, but the sea below them was as flat as a mirror, without a ripple.
Their profound energy was still released, but both sides tacitly concealed their profound light and did not continue fighting. After a brief silence, Mu Xuanyin spoke coldly: "Cai Zhi Princess, the youngest daughter of the Star God Realm King. Naturally weak from birth, the most mediocre among all the children of the Star God Realm King, neglected due to the early death of her birth mother. Yet five years ago, she perfectly inherited the power of the Celestial Wolf Star God, and legend has it she is the only one in the history of the Star God Realm to achieve a perfect match."
"I never expected that one day I would cross hands with the Celestial Wolf Star God!"
The blood-red wolf eyes on the Celestial Wolf Sacred Sword closed. With a flash of blue light, the Celestial Wolf Sacred Sword vanished from Xiao Mo Li's hand.
Putting away the Celestial Wolf Sacred Sword, Xiao Mo Li's aura immediately changed, and her eyes regained their clarity and liveliness. She was not at all surprised that Mu Xuanyin had accurately called out her identity and name. She pursed her lips, folded her arms, and muttered softly: "Not only did you have the honor of crossing hands with this princess, but you also weren't defeated. You must be secretly overjoyed."
Mu Xuanyin: "..."
"But... but!!" Xiao Mo Li's voice suddenly grew louder. She stared wide-eyed at Mu Xuanyin: "How... how can you be so powerful? Are you, you, you really just a realm king of a middle-level star realm? This princess has met all the realm kings of upper-level star realms, but those as powerful as you can be counted on the fingers of one hand."
"Yet according to information about you, you should only be a fourth-stage Divine Lord. How can you be... And if you're this powerful, even if the star realm you belong to is full of cats and dogs, you alone should be enough to elevate it to an upper-level star realm. Why is Yin Xue Realm still a middle-level star realm? Could it be that you've been hiding your strength all along?"
"If anyone finds out that Yin Xue Realm has someone this powerful, even my father would be terrified. I'm sure the entire Eastern Divine Region would be shaken, and there would be one more upper-level star realm."
"That is none of your concern!" Mu Xuanyin's gaze was icy. She had not put away her Snow Princess Sword and still pointed it at Xiao Mo Li... even though the other party was the Cai Zhi Princess, capable of making countless realms bow their heads: "Answer my previous question! Why are you secretly following him?"
Cai Zhi Princess tilted her head: "Hmph! I just don't want to! I just feel like following him. You can't control that. Ha! You're quite bold. Knowing this princess's identity, you still dare to be so rude. Aren't you afraid this princess will get angry!"
Mu Xuanyin's icy eyes turned colder: "Could it be... that you know about his relationship with your sister?"
Mu Xuanyin's probing words caused Cai Zhi Princess's brows to jump sharply, and she turned her face around: "How... how do you know?"
"Just as I thought!" Mu Xuanyin's slender brows sank: "Regarding him... what else do you know?"
Cai Zhi Princess's lips parted slightly, then she said frankly: "I know his name is Yun Che, he comes from a distant lower realm, and he came to the God Realm to find my sister. I also know he came here to find the Royal Immortal Herb to be able to see my sister."
With each word Cai Zhi Princess said, Mu Xuanyin's eyes grew colder by one degree: "How do you know all this? He would never tell anyone about this!"
"Then how do you know!"
"I am his master!" Mu Xuanyin said coldly: "Everything about him, I naturally know thoroughly."
Ding!!
The Snow Princess Sword radiated icy light, enveloping Cai Zhi Princess within its blade's glow: "Now it's your turn to answer my question. He would never willingly tell you. How exactly do you know... What other flaw does he have on him!"
Flaw?
Looking at Mu Xuanyin's grave expression and feeling the chill in her sword's aura, Cai Zhi Princess finally understood something. Her expression immediately relaxed, and she smiled: "You seem to care about him quite a bit."
"I am his master, of course I care about him!"
"Then why were you so fierce with him earlier, and even threw him..."
"Answer my question!" Mu Xuanyin's tone grew colder.
"Hehe, fine." Cai Zhi Princess's wariness and tension abruptly dissipated. She said cheerfully: "You do seem to really care about him. And since he's willing to tell you about matters concerning my sister, he must trust you a lot."
Mu Xuanyin: "..."
"In fact, it's not really a flaw. Just a little coincidence." Cai Zhi Princess said.
"Coincidence?"
"About half a year ago? This princess snuck out to play and met a bad uncle. I originally wanted to toy with that bad uncle, but he suddenly rushed over and helped this princess chase the bad uncle away." Cai Zhi Princess lifted her nose: "When he chased away the bad uncle, he used the first sword of the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture."
"..." Mu Xuanyin's gaze sharpened.
"That sword had form and momentum but no spirit. He also infused it with flames. Others definitely wouldn't notice. But this princess is the Celestial Wolf Star God, the one most, most, most familiar with the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture. After my brother died, the only person who should have been able to wield the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture was this princess alone. But my sister told me that there was one other person in this world who, without relying on the power and bloodline of the Celestial Wolf Star God, had also cultivated the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture, though only the first sword."
"Something like this... actually happened!?" The Snow Princess Sword slowly lowered, and the aura around Mu Xuanyin gradually receded. She did not know that Yun Che possessed the divine art of the Celestial Wolf Star God... For him to forcibly cultivate the first sword of the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture while severed from the power and bloodline of the Celestial Wolf Star God—indeed, in the entire world, only Yun Che, who possessed the Evil God's Mysterious Vein, could do it.
She was certain that Yun Che would never tell anyone about his connection to Mo Li; otherwise, if word reached the Star God Realm, the consequences would be severe. So she had to know what flaw on him had caused Cai Zhi Princess to set her sights on him... It turned out to be such an extraordinary coincidence.
He actually went out of his way to save the Celestial Wolf Star God... and used the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture at that...
"I wasn't sure he was the person my sister talked about, so I quietly followed him. Then I discovered he matched my sister's description more and more. Before long, I knew he was definitely that person."
"He came to the God Realm to find my sister. I was a little touched, so I followed behind to protect him, to make sure he didn't die before seeing her. But since he has such a powerful master like you, it seems I don't need to worry about him dying anymore... I might as well go back and keep my sister company."
"How much did your sister tell you about him? Apart from you, who else did she tell?" Mu Xuanyin pressed.
"Big sister said a lot, much more than you can imagine. But she only told me." Cai Zhi Princess smiled: "I have a father, many uncles and aunts, and older brothers and sisters. But my sister is my only family. And to her, I am her only family too."
She smiled gracefully, but behind the strange tone, Mu Xuanyin sensed an indescribable melancholy.
"Big sister often suddenly daydreams, and she repeatedly talks about him on her own. Big sister is willing to give me anything, except that one red dress. She often holds it in her arms but never allows me to touch it even once."
"Whenever it involves him, big sister becomes completely different. I've always wanted to know what kind of person could cause such a change in her. Big sister also said that in this life, it is impossible to see him again. But I know that if she could see him again, she would be very happy. Even though she..."
The last words suddenly stopped. Cai Zhi Princess did not continue.
Mu Xuanyin's aura fully retracted, and her gaze returned to calm, though a certain complexity stirred in the depths: "You didn't tell your sister that he came to the God Realm, did you?"
"Of course not!" Cai Zhi Princess answered without hesitation: "You aren't allowed to tell anyone either!"
"No need for your reminder!" Mu Xuanyin said coldly. Her doubts and wariness dispelled, she did not linger or say another word. She turned and flew away, but a deep shock remained in her heart.
Cai Zhi Princess—according to rumors, she had only completed the inheritance of the Celestial Wolf Divine Power five years ago and became the new Celestial Wolf Star God. In just five years, her divine power should only be at the initial fusion stage, yet her strength had already reached such a level. In another five years... ten years... a hundred years... once she fully merged with the Celestial Wolf Divine Power, just how powerful would she become? It was simply unimaginable.
Legend had it that she might one day become the strongest Star God in the history of the Star God Realm... It seemed not an empty boast.
"Ah... wait!"
A flash of color appeared before Mu Xuanyin, and Cai Zhi Princess stood charmingly in her way: "Big sister, this princess answered your questions very seriously just now. Now you... also answer one of this princess's questions very seriously, okay!"
"...What question?"
"Well..." Cai Zhi Princess suddenly became restless. Her face drooped slightly and flushed a little. She hesitated, glanced at Mu Xuanyin's towering bust that seemed ready to burst through her snow-white robes, then looked down at her own barely perceptible curves. Finally, she mustered great courage: "What... do I have to do, so that when I grow up, I can be as curvaceous as you?"
Mu Xuanyin: "..."
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(The Profound God Convention is about to start. The beginning and process will definitely be different from what any of you imagine...)