Chapter 681 - 625: Purple Seat (1/2)

The Retour Poisson didn't escape unharmed by the violent current, parts of its scales were shattered and even bits of flesh were slashed by tiny invisible blades, nevertheless, it managed to resist until they reached what seemed to be their destination, however, they weren't alone.

Close to twenty Retour Poissons, of all shapes, colors, and sizes, were floating in the deep waters motionlessly. Aboard each of them, there was either a group of cultivators or players and, surprisingly, one of them was familiar to Lucy, who creased her brows as she cast a long glance at their leader.

She wore plain black cotton clothes under a long azure robe. Her long black hair fell on her shoulders and her abyssal pupils emitted an abnormal amount of suffocating killing intent. She was the new master of the Mountain Ba Sword Sect as well as Arthur's student, Jian Si, also known as, Cold Sword.

She matured a bit and her cultivation had risen to the peak of the Sovereign Realm. She managed to best all her peers and with the help of the teachings Arthur left her along with her clan's efforts, she became an indisputable expert in swordsmanship.

Her cultivation may seem low compared to the people present here but none dared to look down at her, after all, when Lucy and Arthur were inside the Red Tower, this girl had single-handedly slaughtered a group of God Monarchs on her own, gaining more infamy than ever.

Noticing spine-chilling gaze fall on her, Jian Si turned her head to the size and focused on one of the smaller fish only for her pupils to constrict. Only after a few seconds did she snap out of it and command her fish to get closer. Cold Sword quickly confirmed Lucy's identity and didn't try to ignore her, after all, they were never enemies.

Lucy never looked favorably at other women close to Arthur but it was clear that Jian Si was wholly focused on the way of the sword and never had ulterior motives, moreover, she accompanied her to that mountain where Arthur was going to reincarnate.

”Lucy?”

”Mhm.”

With her hands crossed, Lucy nodded her head as she stared back at the black-haired girl with a red sword on her back. Including Jian Si, there were five more people on clan master's Retour Poisson.

One of them was the Grand Elder of her clan and the strongest person. He just reached the Overgod Realm and he and Cold Sword allowed the Mountain Ba Sword Sect to become the number one power in Green-Leaf, excluding the kingdom, of course.

”What's wrong with Master?”

Jian Si jumped aboard Alda's Retour Poisson, startling her but as she the former seemed to be friends with Lucy, she kept her silence and didn't interfere, nonetheless, the clan master's sudden action did harbor the attention of the other groups, making them pay more attention to Lucy and the unconscious Arthur covered in ominous black flames.

In less than five minutes, almost all the cultivators and players learned of their identities but no one tried to provoke them as Lucy and Arthur's prowess and vindictiveness are very well known.

”It's a bit complicated to explain. What brought you here?”

”I'm just bringing my clan members to the secret Realm so they can explore it and, hopefully, chance upon good artifacts.”

Jian Si gave a brief reply before stepping closer to Arthur only to be stopped by Lucy, who held wrist and pulled her back.

”It's dangerous.”

The girl eyed her master for a bit before casting a sound-isolating barrier then asking again, ”Aren't those the flames belonging to master's blade?”

”Yes, we're here to retrieve it.”

”Do you need my help?”

In response, Lucy softly smiled and shook her head.

”No need, I can manage.”

Jian Si didn't insist and, instead, looked at Alda and the rest.

”Who are they? I don't recognize their sect emblem.”

Cold Sword looked at the unfamiliar symbol on Alda's clothes, which had the shape of a sun with a hammer in its center.

”No idea too. Arthur has our Retour Poisson so I had to tag along with them.”

Jian Si examined Alda and the rest one more time before speaking again.

”They look shifty as hell. Wanna come with me?”

”Sure.”

Lucy accepted the proposal almost immediately. Traveling with Jian Si is much safer, furthermore, her Retour Poisson seemed much bigger and better. In case she needs to dive in deeper into the Rose Sea, the fish will do a better job than Alda's, for sure.

The White Specter casually nodded at Alda before taking Arthur's body and leaving the Retour Poisson. The short Over God was a bit relieved that the two calamities were gone but also slightly depressed that they couldn't build a friendly relationship.

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