Chapter 435: Chapter 296: Subduing the Divine Beast Totem
The Great Elder was shaken to his core and his actions inadvertently slowed down. He never imagined he would encounter such a formidable opponent today.
It was also a coincidence, and today was Yun Sheng’s lucky day.
Among the Divine Beasts, according to different natural attributes, they are divided into four major categories: water, earth, wind, and fire.
Those of the same attribute have even closer relationships. Being a Fire Demon, the Suan Ni maintained an especially good relationship with the true form of the Totem Vermilion Bird, the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast.
The Totem Vermilion Bird recognized the Elf Karmic Fire on Yun Sheng and thought it encountered its old friend, the Suan Ni. Naturally, it joyfully danced around her.
Although Yun Sheng did not understand, she had noticed that the Totem Vermilion Bird had dismissed its previous hostility. It kept circling around her, occasionally touching Yun Sheng with its beak.
Yun Sheng gathered her courage and reached out to touch the Vermilion Bird’s head. But as soon as her hand touched the bird’s forehead, the Vermilion Bird suddenly turned into a streak of red light and entered Yun Sheng’s Shennong Medical Bracelet on her wrist.
Yun Sheng felt the bracelet unexpectedly heat up, and when she looked down at her bracelet again, she saw an additional piece of red jade on it.
The jade was slightly protruding, as if it was naturally set into the Shennong Medical Bracelet, shimmering and exceedingly beautiful.
The Great Elder in the sky could only see the Totem Imperial Jade suddenly entering Yun Sheng’s hand, and the Totem Vermilion Bird vanished without a trace. His cheeks involuntarily trembled.
He had no idea what had happened below.
Xuan Wuji’s face turned ashen. He had completely not expected that, far from grinding Yun Sheng to dust, the Totem Vermilion Bird had suddenly disappeared.
How could the Totem Imperial Jade disappear?
Could it be that the Totem Imperial Jade has betrayed Dihong City and changed allegiances?
Both the Great Elder and Xuan Wuji were in turmoil, their shock quickly turning into panic.
The Totem Imperial Jade is a sentient Divine Jade. Since arriving at Dihong City, it has been carefully guarded by successive City Lords. If it wasn’t absolutely necessary, Dihong City would never use the Totem Imperial Jade.
The Totem Imperial Jade is crucial to Dihong City. This time, because of his involvement, even the Totem Imperial Jade had been taken away by that girl from Yun Residence. Even if he could safely return to Dihong City, his father would surely not spare him easily.
Yun Sheng was also utterly confused, but as the Vermilion Bird Emperor Jade and her Shennong Medical Bracelet merged into one, she felt a subtle change within her body.
However, she could not spare any attention to sort out how the bracelet had changed her body.
Yun Sheng had not forgotten her current situation; the battle on the ground had ended, but the life-and-death struggle in the sky had just begun.
Xuan Wuji, too, was concerned about the battle above.
Xuan Wuji was painfully aware that if the Great Elder didn’t kill Yun Canglang now, his fate would be extremely tragic this time.
The Great Elder lived up to his reputation as one of the top powerhouses of the continent; he had seen the Elf Wildfire mark earlier and began to suspect whether Yun Sheng had ties to the Elf Royal Family of Xianju Country.
He did not expect that Yun Canglang would bring such an ally this time.
The battle between Yun Canglang and the Great Elder resumed above the Yun Canglang River.
minutes had passed, and the two had exchanged over a hundred moves in midair.
As the combat continued, Yun Canglang’s deficiency in the Martial Realm gradually became apparent.
Several times, Yun Canglang had only narrowly avoided the Great Elder’s attacks, facing grave dangers.
The situation didn’t look good for her second uncle; she knew the difference between a Martial Saint and Martial Arts Sect was great, but she didn’t expect Yun Canglang to be so tenacious.
"Zong Ren, prepare for a sneak attack!" Yun Sheng’s mind was devoid of any sense of honor or shame, nor did she understand the rules of competition. She glanced at Xuan Wuji and then at the two still clashing in the sky.
For her, her second uncle’s safety was more important than anything else.
Just as she was about to make her move, she suddenly paused.
Not far away, a veiled woman stood.
The woman had a graceful figure, her raven-black hair casually adorned with a wooden hairpin, she wore a simple and elegant pale blue dress, cradling a guqin in her arms.
She stood there alone, gazing at the two dark spots in the sky with a flickering expression that carried a trace of worry.
Her face was not clear, but it was nonetheless deeply impressive.
"Who is she?" Zong Ren asked Yun Sheng with a puzzled look.
"Yuan Shahu?" Yun Sheng doubted as well.
At that moment, the situation in the sky changed again.
The Great Elder suddenly exerted his strength, striking Yun Canglang’s shoulder with a hit.
Yun Canglang felt intense pain in his shoulder and knew that his shoulder bone had been shattered.
"Yun Canglang, you’re quite the figure. It’s been many years since anyone has withstood a hundred moves from me," the Great Elder grew increasingly respectful of this young man the more they fought.
The gap in strength between a Martial Arts Sect and a Martial Saint is no small matter, but Yun Canglang managed to withstand a full hundred moves with his sheer skill.
If they were not enemies, the Great Elder would have been happy to make Yun Canglang a friend of past years.
"What a pity, we are enemies. Today, I can only take you down," the Great Elder said with a sigh. As he spoke, his eyes turned cold, and his fighting spirit burst forth, clearly intent on killing.
In his heart, Yun Canglang was both amused and sad; he didn’t even have time to look down at the situation on the ground.
But he believed that with Sheng’er’s cleverness, she must have already escaped the crisis.
Today, he was afraid he would die at the hands of the Great Elder. It was just a pity... he never got to see her again...
Just as Yun Canglang was feeling disheartened, he suddenly heard the crisp and powerful sound of music.
"Breaking Army!" The Great Elder and Yun Canglang both startled, looking down to the ground at the same time.
There, a woman in blue sat on a low hill.
The breeze blew past, her blue garments and the azure sky seemed to blend into one.
The woman’s slender fingers plucked the zither strings gently.
Her facial expressions were unclear, but her eyes were fixed on the extraordinary man in the midair with devotion.
The Breaking Army Song, the fifth Chapter of the Emperor’s Song.
It is an ancient battle song, its zither sound inspiring the spirit.
Time seemed to swirl back to over eight years ago, still on the battlefield, with a woman in blue playing that familiar tune.
Although both were the Emperor’s Song, when played by different people, they had utterly different effects.
Unlike the one played by Xuan Wuji in front of the Suan Ni, Yuan Shahu’s rendition carried majestic momentum and boundless deep feelings.
It was like a soldier’s wife, playing a tune from a distant place, waiting for her husband’s return from the military service.
Xuan Wuji’s complexion suddenly turned deathly pale.
"Yuan Shahu, you slut!"