Chapter 1138: Mysterious Young Girl
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Yun Che’s heart quickly grew alert. As he focused his mind, the illusory sensation of sudden darkness descending rapidly faded. Everything in his sight became clear, but he did not turn his gaze away. Instead, he continued to stare straight into the black-clad girl’s eyes, whether out of an unconscious reluctance to look away or a desire to probe something.
The girl in the air let out a soft “Eh?”
“What is it?” The blue-clad girl beside her turned her head and asked in confusion.
“Big sister, let’s go down.”
Under Yun Che and Huo Poyun’s astonished gazes, the two girls descended from the sky like goddesses suddenly falling from the clouds to the mortal world, landing right before them.
“So that’s it.” The blue-clad girl immediately noticed Huo Poyun and somewhat understood why the girl had suddenly pulled her down. This man, whose entire body emanated a powerful aura of flame, possessed an astonishing level of profound energy. He should have been renowned in the God Realm. Yet she had no impression of him at all. No wonder the black-clad girl was curious.
As for the man beside him… Divine Tribulation Realm, first level. Not worth a second glance.
But what astonished her immensely was that the girl lifted her face, her eyes as brilliant and mysterious as a starry night, and actually looked at that man who was only at the first level of the Divine Tribulation Realm. She stared at him with utmost seriousness for quite a while.
“???” The blue-clad woman’s delicate brows furrowed deeply in confusion.
“Big brother, could you tell me your name?” the girl suddenly asked. Because she was so petite, she had to tilt her face upward to meet Yun Che’s eyes.
The girl smiled sweetly, looking extremely cute, but Yun Che sensed a vague sense of danger from her. He also caught a deep look of surprise on the face of the woman beside her. Clearly, she was astonished that the girl would take the initiative to speak to him.
“Yun Che.” Yun Che replied directly, concise and brief.
The other party had suddenly appeared before them, their identities and intentions unknown, and they gave him a faint sense of danger. He could have easily fabricated a fake name. But… under this girl’s gaze, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart: lying in front of her would be an extremely foolish thing to do.
“Yun Che… What a strange name.” The girl committed this unfamiliar name to memory, her pitch-black pupils still staring at him very seriously, as if trying to see through everything about him: “Are you also here to participate in the Xuan God Assembly?”
“Of course,” Yun Che answered, again with two extremely simple and direct words.
“Then you have to work hard!”
The girl finished speaking, gave a sweet smile, then took the hand of the blue-clad woman beside her: “Big sister, let’s go.”
“…” The blue-clad woman shot a deep look at Yun Che, said nothing, and took the girl’s little hand, preparing to fly away.
“Wait!” At this moment, Huo Poyun, who had been strangely silent all along, suddenly spoke up: “That… you… little girl, I am Huo Poyun of the Yan Shen Realm. May I ask… how old are you now?”
Huo Poyun’s voice was urgent, and it clearly carried some panic and unease, which surprised and confused Yun Che.
The black-clad girl turned back and smiled brightly: “Although I look very young, last month I turned fifteen. I’m not a child anymore. Big brother Poyun, you also need to work hard in the Xuan God Assembly.”
“…” Huo Poyun stood there stunned, as if struck by lightning, unable to speak for a long time.
The two sisters left. Yun Che stood where he was, frowning, silently pondering something. After a while, he noticed that Huo Poyun beside him was also motionless and silent, his expression constantly shifting.
“Brother Poyun, do you know those two sisters… or have you guessed their identities?” Yun Che asked. Huo Poyun’s knowledge of the God Realm far exceeded his own. He might know who they were, especially given his strange reaction, which indicated that their identities must be extraordinary.
Huo Poyun shook his head, then suddenly said: “That blue-clad woman just now… the pressure she gave me was no less than that of Jun Xilei, the Sword Lord’s successor, whom we saw earlier.”
“No less than Jun Xilei?” Yun Che said in surprise: “Could she also be one of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain?”
“Among the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain, there are two women. One is Jun Xilei, the Sword Lord’s successor. The other is the Liuguang Realm King’s daughter, the ‘Yingyue Fairy’. And what she was wearing is very similar to the Liuguang Immortal Garment unique to the Liuguang Realm, as my master described to me. She should be Shui Yingyue, ranked among the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain!”
“I see.” Yun Che nodded slightly, then said with a smile: “To meet two of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain in a single day—it seems we are truly lucky. This is a good omen.”
Yun Che felt puzzled: Huo Poyun’s reaction when he saw Jun Xilei earlier was absolutely not this exaggerated. Why was he so shaken when he saw Shui Yingyue, who was also one of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain?
“But… compared to Shui Yingyue, the person beside her…” Huo Poyun took a deep breath, his tone becoming excited: “That little girl… her profound energy is actually at the Divine Spirit Realm!”
“…” Yun Che was stunned. Then his expression turned stern, shock filling his heart.
“A fifteen-year-old at the Divine Spirit Realm… This is simply… simply impossible! I have never heard of such a thing. Even the genius figures in the history of the God Realm that my master has told me about have never reached the Divine Spirit Realm before the age of twenty! But just now… I saw it with my own eyes, and she’s only fifteen, fifteen years old!”
Huo Poyun’s mouth twitched slightly, then he gave a bitter laugh: “I have always considered myself a genius, never thinking I was inferior to anyone. But… a fifteen-year-old at the Divine Spirit Realm… I… I don’t even have the right to compare with her!”
“How can such a person exist! If she really is only fifteen, then she’s simply… a monster!”
As a person with great pride and a solitary heart, the shock and blow of a “monster” who had reached the Divine Spirit Realm at fifteen were easy to imagine. And this was not something he had heard from others; it was a living, breathing person standing right in front of him.
Yun Che’s heart also surged with tumultuous waves. That girl with black hair and a black dress, with a sweet face and eerie black pupils, turned out to be such a terrifying existence.
Fifteen… Divine Spirit Realm…
Thinking back to when he was fifteen, he had to be careful under the protection of his grandfather and little aunt. And she was already enough to shake the entire God Realm.
“Brother Poyun, since she’s a ‘monster’, there’s no need to compare yourself with her. And since her cultivation is so abnormal, it’s likely she used some abnormal methods… like those inheritance techniques of the King Realms.”
Yun Che’s words were meant to comfort Huo Poyun, and also to comfort himself a little… He had fought tooth and nail, personally trained by a peak Divine Lord, soaked in the Minghan Heavenly Lake for years, enjoying the top resources of the Yin Xue Realm, and even risked his life to commit a major sin by taking Mu Xuanyin’s Ice Phoenix Primordial Yin, barely managing to reach the Divine Tribulation Realm. And this relied heavily on his extraordinary profound veins and comprehension.
Yet a mere fifteen-year-old girl was actually at the Divine Spirit Realm… Was there any justice?
“Impossible!” Huo Poyun shook his head decisively: “That kind of ‘inheritance’ method is only available in the King Realms, and it’s extremely stringent. If the Liuguang Realm had it, they would have become a King Realm long ago. Moreover, King Realms are not allowed to participate in the Xuan God Assembly precisely because of the existence of such special inheritances. If that little girl’s cultivation came from an ‘inheritance’, she would definitely not be allowed to participate in the Xuan God Assembly.”
“Huff… A fifteen-year-old at the Divine Spirit Realm. Ten years from now, twenty years from now… wouldn’t she surpass the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain? When did such a monster appear in the God Realm? And it seems my master never mentioned her,” Huo Poyun said, shaking his head. Even now, he hadn’t recovered from the huge shock.
“Liuguang Realm…” Yun Che murmured: “I seem to recall that when we first arrived here and happened to see the Liuguang Realm’s ‘Chaos Eagle’, your master said that the Liuguang Realm King had given it to his ‘youngest daughter’ as a birthday gift a month ago. You asked at the time if the ‘youngest daughter’ was the ‘Yingyue Fairy’, but your master shook his head and denied it.”
Huo Poyun was taken aback.
“That little girl just now called Shui Yingyue ‘big sister’, and she herself said she turned fifteen last month. That seems to match perfectly. So, she should be the little princess of the Liuguang Realm. Moreover, the Liuguang Realm King gave his most cherished treasure, the ‘Chaos Eagle’—one of the symbols of the Liuguang Realm—to her, not to Shui Yingyue, who is ranked among the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain. This shows that her status in the Liuguang Realm and in the eyes of the Liuguang Realm King is indeed above her sister’s.”
“Brother Yun’s reasoning fits perfectly,” Huo Poyun nodded gently: “The Liuguang Realm not only produced a Shui Yingyue but also such a terrifying little monster. Among the three great realms, the Shengyu Realm has always been the strongest. It seems that in the next generation, the Shengyu Realm is very likely to be surpassed by the Liuguang Realm.”
“It seems I need to prepare myself well,” Huo Poyun said: “The Eastern Divine Region is so vast; there must be many more extraordinary geniuses I don’t know about. This Xuan God Assembly is definitely going to be much more challenging than I expected… Sigh!”
At this moment, Huo Poyun suddenly thought that Huo Rulie clearly knew about the existence of such a freak in the Liuguang Realm but had never mentioned it to him. Earlier, when talking about the Chaos Eagle, he had hesitated and stopped, probably to avoid impacting his confidence and pride. Because a fifteen-year-old at the Divine Spirit Realm… was enough to make anyone who prided themselves on being a genius feel ashamed.
Huo Poyun’s state of mind had changed considerably. He found a quiet place, bathed himself in flames, and began to enter a cultivation state… even though there were less than three days until the preliminary selection began.
Yun Che, who had no ambition for the Xuan God Assembly, naturally wouldn’t do the same. However, he did not explore or walk around the ancient city. For the most part, he also stayed quietly in one place, but certainly not cultivating. Instead, he was constantly thinking…
Thinking about how, after the preliminaries ended and he entered the Zhou Tian Realm, he could find Mo Li or attract her attention. What to say, what to ask, what to do when he saw her…
If he succeeded… If he failed… If she didn’t want to see him… If…
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