Chapter 485: Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword
Following the astonishing power, the speed that Yun Che could not catch up with, and devouring Dragon Gate, the little girl showed him her fourth ability...
She could actually turn into a sword!!
And a sword even larger than Overlord and Dragon Gate! A sword of such great size could only be a heavy sword.
After becoming a sword, a miniaturized version of herself could appear within the sword.
Yun Che's mind was currently dizzy and hazy, to the point where he strongly suspected he was dreaming. Although it was said that the boundless universe contained all kinds of wonders, this was just too absurd!
Yun Che stared at the crimson giant sword, his ears filled with the girl's various proud and boastful shouts. In his extreme shock, he couldn't even hear what she was yelling. His gaze swept from top to bottom, left to right, and he didn't know how to describe his feelings. With his experiences across two lifetimes and a heart tempered by space storms, he still couldn't accept this bizarre event that completely overturned his view of life and the world in such a short time.
When his gaze leveled again, he suddenly noticed that on either side of the central orb were imprinted two characters... These two characters were both dark red, completely identical to the deep red patterns covering the sword's body. If one didn't look carefully, it would be easy to overlook them.
The two characters were "Mo" (demon) on the left and "Zhu" (slay) on the right.
"Demon Slay... no, it should be Slay Demon?" Yun Che muttered to himself.
"What? Slay Demon!?"
Yun Che's low murmur caused Mo Li, who had been lost in thought, to have a huge reaction. She instantly appeared beside Yun Che and said in a deep voice, "Where did you see those two characters?"
Yun Che reached out and pointed to the left and right of the central orb. Mo Li's gaze swept over the characters "Slay Demon", and a deep shock flashed across her face.
"Do you know this sword?" Yun Che immediately asked.
Mo Li did not answer him. Her gaze was still fixed on the crimson giant sword, as if she was trying hard to recall something. After a long time, she muttered softly to herself, "Could it be..."
Before finishing her mutter, Mo Li suddenly raised her head and said, "Go look at the other side of this sword. See if it also has the characters 'Slay Demon'!"
Yun Che nodded and quickly went to the other side of the crimson giant sword. At the same position, he indeed saw two more characters of the same color and size... but these two were not 'Slay' and 'Demon'.
The left one was "Tian" (heaven) and the right one was "Jie" (calamity).
"Heaven Calamity?" Yun Che murmured, then his brow furrowed: "No, judging by the positions of 'Slay Demon', these two characters should be... 'Jie Tian' (Heaven-Defying)!"
"Heaven-Defying Slay Demon?"
"Jie Tian? How can it be those two characters?" Seeing the characters "Jie Tian", Mo Li's expression showed a clear change, surprise and confusion also appearing on her face: "Could I have been mistaken... No! This feeling is clearly..."
"Mo Li, what exactly have you discovered? Do you know the origins of this sword... and this little girl?" Yun Che asked with a furrowed brow.
"I'm not sure," Mo Li slowly shook her head. "My previous speculation was already too far-fetched, and the two characters 'Jie Tian' have overturned more than ninety percent of that speculation. You don't need to ask further. Even if I told you what I guessed, you would definitely not understand, and it would only increase your confusion! However, I do somewhat understand why her body has no life aura at all."
"Why?"
"Because she is most likely not a human! Not even an ordinary living being!" Mo Li said slowly. "She exceeds the realm of ordinary living beings—she is a 'Heavenly Spirit'!"
"Heavenly Spirit?" Yun Che had never heard of such a concept before.
"Living beings obtain power through step-by-step cultivation, while a Heavenly Spirit is born bearing immense power from heaven and earth. But existences like 'Heavenly Spirits' went extinct in the ancient era. They should not still exist in the world. I have only heard of them occasionally from my elder brother. However, this little girl has existed from the ancient era to the present, and her many peculiarities cannot be explained even with my knowledge. Therefore, she is very likely an ancient race that should not exist in this world, with characteristics very similar to the 'Heavenly Spirits' my brother described. There is at least a fifty percent chance she comes from the ancient Heavenly Spirit clan!"
Mo Li's voice was calm, but Yun Che still heard hesitation. After all, even Mo Li had never truly come into contact with the Heavenly Spirit clan. Everything she said was just speculation. Yet, given Mo Li's level of attainment and knowledge, she was still shocked by the various oddities of this little girl... so no matter how absurd the speculation, it would not be excessive.
"Try this sword," Mo Li suddenly said.
The crimson giant sword had no aura or presence at all. Despite its immense size, it did not exude any of the formless pressure that should belong to a heavy sword. Yun Che extended one hand, grabbed the somewhat high hilt, and then gave it a casual tug.
The crimson giant sword did not budge in the slightest.
Although it was just a casual tug, with Yun Che's arm strength, it was at least several tens of thousands of jin. Yet he could not move the crimson giant sword, which had no imposing manner, even half an inch.
Yun Che was stunned. A flash of shock crossed his eyes, then turned into seriousness. He lifted his body, grasped the hilt with both hands, directly opened the "Purgatory" realm gate, unleashed all his profound force and arm strength, and poured every ounce of power into his arms.
"Hah!!"
With a low roar, Yun Che swung his arms. Under his full strength, the crimson giant sword standing on the ground was lifted up. With the swing of his arms, it traced a crimson arc through the air. Yun Che, holding the crimson giant sword, hovered in midair, his arm muscles taut and veins bulging. He felt as if he were holding not a sword, but a mountain!
The weight in his hands was at least ten times that of Dragon Gate!!
At least two hundred thousand jin of weight!!
If it weren't for the hundred thousand jin of arm strength granted by the fourth level of the Great Dao Pagoda Art, relying solely on his own physical strength and profound force, he probably wouldn't even have been able to pull this sword out.
That little girl had to get her hands on it. But this sword... it simply wasn't a sword!
"Little sister, you really are... very impressive!" Yun Che's face changed from its previous ferocity and anger to a very gentle expression. He now suddenly felt that it seemed very necessary for him to get along with this little girl.
The girl lifted her eyes to look at him, her gaze dazed, then she tilted her head and said in a small voice, "How come you suddenly feel weird? Why is that..."
"What's weird?" Yun Che asked.
"I don't know. Anyway, it's just weird." She looked at Yun Che and suddenly said very seriously, "Mm, it seems I like you even more now! Being liked by a super beautiful girl like me, are you happy?"
"...Little sister," Yun Che touched his face and said in an even more serious tone than hers, "I have known my own charm since my last life. From ignorant little girls to invincible old virgins, it is very, very normal for them to like me. So you don't need to feel weird about it."
"Little girls? Old virgins? What are those?" The little girl was confused, then suddenly shook her head vigorously: "Ah! Don't call me little sister anymore! It doesn't sound good at all!"
"Then what should I call you?"
"Call... call... call me beautiful girl!"
"...You really don't remember your name?"
"Of course not. I've already said I don't remember anything!"
"Then... how about I give you a name?"
"A name?" The girl's eyes lit up, and she suddenly became excited: "Okay, okay! But it has to be a nice, cute name that I like!"
Yun Che looked at the girl's red palace dress, red hair, and red eyes... and she herself had said that red was her favorite color. He thought for a moment and said, "How about... Hong'er?"
"Hong'er... Hong'er... Hong'er... Hong'er..." The girl repeated it several times, then her eyes sparkled, her expression radiant: "Then from now on, I'll be called Hong'er... hee hee! I have a name! Hong'er, Hong'er... from now on, you can't call me little sister, little girl, or even little beauty. Only call me Hong'er!"
Seeing how suddenly excited she became, it was clear that she was very satisfied with this name, simple as it was.