Chapter 22 (1/2)

“Not only did you not sincerely run away and hide, you even came back here to your death. You even wish to save someone? How laughable!”

Elder Xiu laughed, his eyes narrowing. Comparing to the Majestic Star, Elder Xiu was much more interested in how this Star Master survived his “Heavenly Lightning Arts”.

He focused his sight on the piece of jade in Shu Jing’s left hand. It was continuously releasing a transparent halo of protective Star Energy around him.

“An Astral Artifact! No wonder Lin Chong would sign a contract with you. I would have never thought you were in possession of a such a treasure!” Elder Xiu revealed a greedy expression.

Astral Artifacts were extremely rare in Liangshan Continent. Even if it was just a common Astral Artifact, only freakishly powerful Stellar Stage cultivators would dare to walk around showing them off, lest they bring fatal disasters upon oneself.

After so many years of cultivating, Elder Xiu had only ever run into two Astral Artifacts. The first was a “Moon and Stars Encircling Bracelet”, which nearly obliterated him when used by a Galaxy Stage cultivator, while the second was Shu Jing.

“Now it’s your turn!” Elder Xiu yelled out excitedly, power streaming into the wooden sword. The sword turned into the shape of a bolt of red lightning, akin to a Flood Dragon leaving shore with its fangs and claws out, roaring furiously. This was the Heavenly Lightning Earthly Fire Sword’s true form.

In but a moment, the fort’s fire blended with the fire lightning released by the sword and covered the entire night sky, dyeing the heavens and earth bright red.

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Crown Prince Palace

Gou Zi’s personal guard was already scared to death by the star cultivator’s battle. His face and Gou Zi’s paled in fear. A feeling of unease rose up in Gou Zi’s heart. This was the first time he was so intimidated by someone with lower cultivation than himself.

Elder Xiu’s cultivation was at the Nebula Middle Stage. In theory, he should have been able to easily slay a Stardust cultivator like Shu Jing, even if he was the Majestic Star’s Master. What’s more, Elder Xiu was in possession of the Heavenly Lighting Earthly Fire Sword, a terrifying weapon. Even if he was fighting Lin Chong, she would be lucky to escape it.

Gou Zi comforted himself as he turned his eyes toward the girl inside the array.

At that moment, a figure in a green short dress and ponytail appeared. She headed directly for the Palace.

The girl was enveloped in an ethereal halo of green light. Truly beautiful!

“Stop!”

The guards shouted while lifting their spears.

The girl paid them no mind and instead focused on Lin Yingmei, who was inside the array. Her eyes carried with them a hint of envy and at the same time resignation.

The guards stared at her confused, then thrust their spears at her.

Nimble chains made of bronze appeared and pushed back the guard’s spear completely.

“Even though I do not possess any martial arts or magic arts, don’t think you can bully me easily.”

The girl snickered. The chains wrapped around her arms seemed to have their own intelligence, their tips easily cutting through the metal armour like mud.

Indeed, she was the Knowledge Star Wu Xinxie.

Gou Zi’s expression shifted.

Star Knight?

Before, it was impossible for him to even catch a glimpse of a Star Knight, but now there were even two here. What’s more, the new person seemed to be a powerful Star.

Wu Xinxie’s chains flashed, their various tips flew towards various crucial points of the array. Seeing the array’s light growing dimmer, Gou Zi realised she was breaking the array and quickly called out: “Hurry, kill her!”

Several star cultivators threw out their Artifacts.

An invisible barrier in front of Wu Xinxie completely stopped all the incoming Artifacts. She casually leapt up, her bronze chains riding the momentum and slashing right across their necks, decapitating several star cultivators who couldn’t react in time.