Chapter 485 - 484: Senior Sister... (Voice Crack)

Chapter 485: Chapter 484: Senior Sister... (Voice Crack)

Only competitors came here. Unless the other party was a Ghost Cultivator, one of them had to die.

Because there was only one item.

And sharing was not an option.

One mountain can’t hold two tigers, and one Magical Treasure can’t have two masters.

The Ghost Cultivator knew this well, so upon sensing that his opponent wasn’t strong, he drew his blade.

He planned to take him by surprise, killing him as fast as possible.

’Absolutely no pointless chatter. Kill first, talk later.’

For a cultivator at Tier Four Peak, drawing a blade and striking a man was the work of an instant.

Against such a sudden attack, anyone without a comparable Cultivation wouldn’t even have a chance to defend.

The Ghost Cultivator then swung his blade down. It met no resistance, passing smoothly through the body of the man before him.

Just as the Ghost Cultivator was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly froze.

’The blade met no resistance?’

That’s right, there was no resistance at all, as if he had just slashed through the air.

He then looked at the man in front of him, only to see the figure dissipate into thin air.

’An afterimage. Did that mean he had already disappeared the instant I swung my blade?’

At that moment, a chill ran down the Ghost Cultivator’s spine.

This was completely beyond his expectations.

The moment he lost track of Jiang Zuo, the Ghost Cultivator immediately called out, "Friend, we can work together! I know this place inside and out. I swear I won’t compete with you for anything!"

"Is that so?"

Jiang Zuo’s voice came from right behind the Ghost Cultivator.

By this point, Jiang Zuo’s hand was already pressed against the Ghost Cultivator’s back.

Upon sensing Jiang Zuo’s position, the Ghost Cultivator thrust his blade backward without hesitation.

His blade was suffused with dense Ghost Qi. He didn’t think he could actually wound his opponent, but just getting the Ghost Qi on him would be enough.

That would buy him more time to unleash his attacks.

But before his blade could even touch Jiang Zuo, he felt something pierce through his body.

"Ice Spike."

Only then did he hear Jiang Zuo’s voice ring out again.

The Ghost Cultivator then felt himself being thrown through the air.

At this moment, his mind couldn’t quite process what had happened.

’What just happened?’

Soon, he saw a massive Ice Spike protruding from his chest, the cold spreading throughout his body.

Something within the Ice Spike seemed to be suppressing his physical body.

His ability to self-heal was almost completely nullified.

’But why?’ ℯ

The Ghost Cultivator didn’t understand. He was clearly carrying a Life-Protecting Treasure, so why hadn’t it activated?

Then, with a series of THUDS, the Ghost Cultivator tumbled to the ground.

Jiang Zuo didn’t even spare the Ghost Cultivator a glance.

’As for the Life-Protecting Treasure?’

’My hand was already touching him. What good would a common Life-Protecting Treasure be against that?’

With a snap of his fingers, a Fire Elemental Minion immediately surrounded the Ghost Cultivator.

It unleashed a Flame Burst for its master, burning everything.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

And with that, the Ghost Cultivator was well and truly finished.

A heavily injured Tier Four Peak wasn’t even enough to last a single round against him.

Of course, this was mainly thanks to the Sea Shattering Boots and the Elemental Harmony Gloves.

One provided him with extreme speed, while the other boosted his Magic by tens, even hundreds of times.

For others, the Harmony Gloves might only provide a boost of ten-odd times, but for Jiang Zuo, it was on a completely different level.

The Harmony Gloves were all about harmonization. A casual harmonization was a tenfold boost. A careful one was twenty to thirty times. A precise one was dozens of times, and an ultimate harmonization could reach hundreds of times.

And Jiang Zuo was approaching an ultimate harmonization (though the gloves themselves had their limits).

This was an excellent Magical Treasure, tantamount to wielding the power of the treasure itself.

But it was, after all, just a projected Magical Treasure.

Ultimately, it had its limits.

Plus, it couldn’t be used many times.

Having dealt with the Ghost Cultivator, Jiang Zuo headed deeper inside.

There were no buildings here, just some walls of water blocking the way.

The place was also surprisingly large. If it weren’t for the coin, finding that little girl wouldn’t be easy.

Of course, he was only looking for the girl to find a way out.

This was an enclosed space, and the easiest way out was with Spatial Power.

That was an ability Jiang Zuo didn’t possess.

As for other methods, they were possible, but they would leave him facing the endless depths of the sea.

The pressure would be immense. Even if he could withstand it, his movements would be restricted.

By the time he floated up to Shui Mian, who knows how long Su Qi would have been back.

Soon, Jiang Zuo passed through a water wall. Behind it, he saw a structure: a rockery.

Although it was only a small rockery, this indicated that the place was not naturally formed.

Just as he arrived in front of the rockery, Jiang Zuo received a message from his mark.

Another official video-sharing request.

’Isn’t Su Qi still in her competition right now?’

’It’s probably not a good time to send it over.’

After hesitating for just a moment, Jiang Zuo agreed to share.

The reason was simple: it would be good to slow Su Qi down a bit.

At least it would buy him some more time. As for whether Su Qi took first place, that wasn’t important.

Even if he stole all the limelight, and even if Su Qi had no limelight to claim, she wouldn’t truly mind.

What was his was Su Qi’s, and what was Su Qi’s was his.

The limelight, after all, could also be shared.

"This rockery is ugly." It was the voice of a young woman.

The young woman pouted coquettishly at the white-robed man in front of her.

This vision hadn’t appeared because Jiang Zuo agreed to share it; rather, the vision had to appear first before he could choose to share it.

Thus, Jiang Zuo had only just shared it.

And when the share went out, the others didn’t have much of a reaction.

But Su Qi was a bit stunned.

’What kind of timing is this? Why is this popping up now?’

When she saw it was from the ’Unknown Candidacy Saintess,’ she was not happy at all.

’Why does this person dive into ruins every other day? Don’t they know some people need a vacation?’

Su Qi rejected it outright.

’Don’t bother me with this stuff. Go find my senior or junior sisters. They’re all so idle anyway.’

’I’ll just watch a little less. I can just ask about it later, it’s no big deal.’

’I’ll deal with it after my competition is over. I absolutely have to take first place this time.’

Su Qi, for her part, was able to let it go, but someone else couldn’t.

She was in a life-or-death battle, fighting tooth and nail, her life hanging by a thread. She couldn’t afford the slightest distraction.

And right at that moment, a video notification popped up.

’Is this trying to get me killed or what?’

"Decline. Forward everything to Jiu Xi’s side. Don’t bother me."

Then, to Jingyue’s surprise, the mark actually forwarded it.

[Forwarding to Candidacy Saintess Jiu Xi...]

[Forward successful. All messages will be temporarily received by the Candidacy Saintess. Leave a message?]

Jingyue was stunned. ’It really has this function?’

’It must have been upgraded.’

’Ooh, a message function. I can finally say something.’

Jingyue chose to leave a message without the slightest hesitation.

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Meanwhile, Su Qi, who had been planning to focus on her competition, received another message from her mark.

[Saintess Jingyue’s permissions are being transferred...]

[Transfer successful. Candidacy Saintess Jiu Xi will temporarily act as agent for Saintess Jingyue and receive a portion of messages directed to Saintess Jingyue.]

[Saintess Jingyue has left you a message: Little grumbler, don’t blame your big sister; I’m very busy. If you have to blame someone, blame your husband. Don’t ask me why. I’m happy, and that’s all that matters.]

Su Qi was completely floored. ’Since when was this even a thing?’

And at that moment, the video began to play directly, without Su Qi’s consent.

Su Qi was trembling with anger. With a misstep, she fell right into the seawater with a SPLASH.

"Senior Sister...!" Su Qi roared in fury from the surface of the sea.