Chapter 9: Dai Mubai's Jealous Rage—You Shameless Woman, You Really Went to Wash That Sword!
She extended both hands, intending to grasp the sword hilt and pull it out for cleaning.
However, the moment her fingers touched the hilt—
"Boom!"
An indescribable heaviness descended upon her. Zhu Zhuqing felt as if what she had grabbed was not a sword, but an entire primordial divine mountain!
"Up!!"
Zhu Zhuqing clenched her silver teeth as her Rank 45 soul power erupted completely. The Hell Spirit Cat martial soul possessed her body, and she used every ounce of strength she had.
Yet the sword did not move in the slightest.
It did not even tremble!
"How is that possible?!"
Zhu Zhuqing was utterly shocked.
With her current strength, lifting a thousand-jin boulder with one hand would be effortless.
But this sword—she couldn't even lift it?
"Heh."
From deep within the divine palace, that lazy voice sounded again, carrying a hint of amusement.
"I forgot. You are too weak."
"This Great Luo Sword Embryo weighs as much as the stars. Even gods cannot easily wield it."
"Well then."
As the voice faded, a strand of gentle chaotic qi descended from the void and wrapped itself around the sword.
The previously incomparably heavy black sword instantly became light, floating before Zhu Zhuqing.
"This is Chaos Spirit Spring Water. Use it to wipe the sword."
Another jade basin flew out of the void, holding half a basin of clear water emitting chaotic mist, along with what appeared to be an ordinary white cloth.
Zhu Zhuqing trembled as she accepted the cloth.
The moment she touched it, she nearly dropped to her knees again.
The cloth was woven from the silk of some divine silkworm. It was incredibly tough and completely impervious to water and fire.
"Using divine silkworm silk as a rag… and Chaos Spirit Spring Water to wash a sword…"
Zhu Zhuqing had already gone numb.
She carefully dipped the cloth into the water and began wiping the blade.
Every time she wiped the sword, ripples spread across the blade as if it were joyfully responding.
Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent, watching his fiancée obediently acting like a little maid scrubbing a sword—
Dai Mubai's face had turned completely green.
"Zhu Zhuqing, you're really something!"
"He told you to wash a sword, and you're actually doing it so enthusiastically?!"
"What happened to the dignity of the Star Luo royal family?!"
Dai Mubai roared in impotent rage.
But far more people were filled with envy.
"If only I could go wash that sword."
"Exactly. If even a single drop of that sword-washing water splashed onto me, my martial soul might evolve!" Many soul masters were practically drooling with jealousy.
At that moment, perhaps because Zhu Zhuqing was wiping the sword so carefully, the sword spirit seemed to feel comfortable.
The black sword suddenly trembled faintly.
"Buzz!"
A tiny strand of sword qi accidentally escaped from the tip of the blade.
"Careful!"
Zhu Zhuqing cried out and instinctively stepped back.
But the sword qi did not harm her.
Instead, it pierced directly through the spatial barrier of the Primordial Immortal Court, and through the mysterious threads of causality, a trace of its essence was reflected onto the Sky Screen!
"Slash!"
Across the skies of Douluo Continent, the previously indestructible Sky Screen was sliced open by that single trace of sword intent, leaving behind a fleeting black crack!
Though the crack vanished instantly, the destructive aura revealed in that moment caused every Titled Douluo across the continent to spit out blood simultaneously!
"Pfft!"
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, Pope Bibi Dong, Grand Worship Qian Daoliu…
The strongest experts on the entire continent were all injured merely from glimpsing that stray sword qi through the screen!
"So this… is the height the Clear Sky Hammer will never reach?"
Tang San stared at the hammer in his hand, which now seemed like nothing more than scrap metal.
His eyes were filled with despair.
Meanwhile, within the Primordial Immortal Court—
Deep inside the divine palace.
The figure wrapped in chaotic qi took a gentle sip of tea, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
"Since she has become my sword attendant, the karma of the Douluo Continent is now connected to me as well."
"That little tiger named Dai Mubai seems to be barking rather loudly."
Jiang Chen lightly tapped the table with his fingers.
"Then let's give him a little punishment."
After speaking, he casually flicked his finger, not using any divine ability.
He merely flicked a tiny speck of dust toward the void.
Within the depths of the Primordial Immortal Court's divine palace—
Jiang Chen lazily withdrew his finger.
That insignificant speck of dust passed through layers of space and descended lightly along the threads of causality toward that bubble-like low-dimensional world.
"The noise of ants really does disturb one's peaceful dreams."
Jiang Chen chuckled softly and turned over, continuing to savor the cup of Dao Comprehension Tea in his hand.
As if that attack had merely been the casual swatting of a mosquito.
…
Douluo Continent, Shrek Academy.
Dai Mubai was still roaring madly at the Sky Screen, venting his humiliation and rage.
"I refuse to accept this! I am the Evil Eye White Tiger! I am the prince of the Star Luo Empire!"
"That damned Immortal Lord, if he has the ability, come out and—"
Before he could finish speaking, the previously clear sky suddenly darkened.
An indescribable pressure instantly enveloped the entire Shrek Academy!
Zhao Wuji and the others who had been watching the show immediately turned pale. Every hair on their bodies stood upright.
"Wh… what kind of aura is this?!"
"Run! Get away from here!"
Zhao Wuji roared, trying to activate his martial soul true body.
But before he could move—
A tiny black speck suddenly appeared in the sky above.
At first, it was merely a small dot.
But in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a towering primordial demonic mountain!
And it had only one target.
Dai Mubai.
"Roar!"
Sensing the threat of death, terror filled Dai Mubai's evil eyes as he instinctively unleashed all his soul power.
"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
"First Soul Skill: White Tiger Shield Body Barrier!"
He stacked defense upon defense, desperately trying to block the descending object.
But before that black speck, all soul skills and defenses looked as fragile as paper.
"Pfft—"
The black speck did not even need to land.
The mere pressure of its descent caused Dai Mubai to vomit blood violently as his knees buckled.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound of bones breaking echoed.
Dai Mubai's once-upright spine instantly bent.
"Hold it back for me!!!" Dai Mubai's eyes were bloodshot as he tried to resist.
But in the next second, the tiny black speck lightly landed on his shoulder.
Boom!!!
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
Only an extremely dull and heavy sound.
Dai Mubai was instantly crushed flat against the ground!
Not kneeling.
Face down.
His entire body pressed to the earth, his face smashed into the dirt and distorted from the pressure!
"Ugh… ugh…"
Dai Mubai tried to struggle, tried to roar.
But he felt as though what rested on his back was not a grain of dust but the entire sky.
The weight was so overwhelming that even moving a finger became impossible.
He could only lie there like a dead dog, emitting humiliated whimpers.
At that moment, everyone in Shrek Academy and the entire Douluo Continent watching through the Sky Screen was stunned.
Just seconds ago, Dai Mubai had been shouting about fighting one-on-one.
And now he had been crushed into the ground by some unknown force.
"So this is the price of offending the Immortal Lord?"
Bibi Dong watched the scene, her pupils shrinking into needle points as a chill spread through her entire body.
She had seen it clearly.
What descended from the sky was not a soul skill.
Nor was it any kind of divine artifact.
It truly was just a single, ordinary speck of dust.
A single grain of dust had crushed a top-tier Soul Elder and even made Titled Douluo feel suffocated!
"Mubai!"
Only then did Tang San and the others react, rushing forward.
"Third Brother… s-save… save me…"
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End of Chapter