Chapter 192 (1/2)

Translator: Radiant  Editor: Radiant

Without hesitation, Cheng Ling Shu used the life-saving spell scroll she kept on her body at all times, releasing a layer of rippling light which shrouded her figure.

Chi chi chi — The crimson-horned demon attacked with his claws, leaving behind dense cracks in space. The moment his claws touched the light layer around Cheng Ling Shu, the protective cover trembled viciously as it lost a tremendous amount of its magical power.

“You are actually a Transcendent mage?” The crimson-horned demon’s Demonic Avatar attacked once again with his claws.

Immediately, Cheng Ling Shu used another life-saving scroll.

An undulating wave swept along her body as she tried to forcibly penetrate through the void to escape from her enemy!

“You still wish to escape even in front of me?” The crimson-horned demon sneered. Originally, he had planned on clawing Cheng Ling Shu with his right hand, but instead, his claws suddenly opened wide apart before grasping onto the void!

Hong!

The surrounding space within a hundred meters of the area immediately shattered! The space and everything within the radius—the walkways, the people bypassing the area, and the shops—were all completely destroyed…! The already weakened protective spell covering Cheng Ling Shu also broke apart completely. Unable to withstand this terrifying power, her figure broke into pieces.

This was the might of the grade three True Meaning—Shattered Space!

“Am I dead?” Even though her fleshly body had shattered into pieces, her soul still survived.

“Transcendent mages are always very troublesome to deal with. Just a single misstep, and you would have escaped.” The crimson-horned demon once again extended his hand. The Demonic Energy on his claws coerced and captured Cheng Ling Shu’s soul. After all, this was just a Demonic Avatar, and it could not swallow the soul into its body.

“I had originally thought that I’d experience battle after battle, killing several demons before dying with honour. Who would have thought that I’d be unable to kill a single demon before dying.” Cheng Ling Shu did not feel too remorseful. As a Transcendent, she had trained in many life and death situations, so she had already mentally prepared herself and accepted the fact that death would come one day.

“It’s just that I am really unwilling to die like this!”

“Still, my life has been quite a splendid journey already, haha!”

“However, demon, for you to wish to capture this big beauty’s soul so easily? Dream on!” Cheng Ling Shu’s transparent soul smiled, before it suddenly exploded.

“Ah ah ah! Damn, I really hate mages!” The crimson-horned demon became furious. A Transcendent mage’s soul actually self-destructed?

Transcendent knights and mages were quite different.

Transcendent knights did not have a great understanding of the soul, so it would be quite easy for their souls to be captured after being killed.

But mages were different. Usually, they would begin studying the soul and fleshly body at the Legend rank! Thus, most Transcendent mages…would be quite experienced in matters concerning the soul.

“So close!” The crimson-horned demon was unable to accept that he had lost a Transcendent mage’s soul. His actions were extremely fast, and as long as he had grasped hold of the soul, his opponent would have been unable to self-destruct. However, this female Transcendent mage of the Xia Clan did not have any hesitation! Any other ordinary Transcendent would have at least some hesitation before self-destructing their souls.

“Hmph!” Picking up the storage treasure left behind, the crimson-horned demon’s Demonic Avatar immediately tore through space before leaving the scene.

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From the moment of his arrival, with just a few attacks with his claws, the battle had quickly ended!

With Cheng Ling Shu’s combat capabilities, she had been unable to resist the attacks at all, and at most, she could only depend on the life-saving magic scrolls. Unfortunately, she had not been able to escape.

The space within the domain had been completely shattered, and a large gouge could be seen on the path, completely devoid of anything. All of the bystanders in the distance who had not been affected were startled by this.

Soon after.

Hu. Old man Chao Qing tore through the void before appearing in this location. Following that, Chi Qiu Bai arrived through the space as well.

“Ling Shu.” Chi Qiu Bai’s expression turned pale. The relationship between Transcendents of the Tranquil Sun Province was quite good. Cheng Ling Shu had been one of the youngest among them with quite a refreshing and carefree personality. But who would have thought that she would die in the hands of a demon.

“Cheng Ling Shu was a Transcendent mage, and most Transcendent mages carry life-saving scrolls that allow them to escape from any peak stage Saint realm Transcendents. However, she did not escape successfully this time around?” Old man Chao Qing felt heartbroken. Compared to mortals, Cheng Ling Shu had been old, but when comparing her lifespan with the other Transcendents, she had still been quite young!

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“Jia!”

Xue Ying was currently riding a Snowstrider Horse on the official road as if he were a lone traveler.

As he traveled, he used the World Energy to examine the surrounding hundred meters in diameter around him to monitor for any disturbances.

Recently, two Transcendents have been assassinated at the hands of demons, Xue Ying thought as he frowned. The Infernal Palace had sent down the orders, warning all Transcendents of the Xia Clan to be extremely careful—even when searching for demons, they had to disguise themselves as mortals! Other than using the World Energy to monitor for activities, they were forbidden from using any Transcendent power, in order to maintain their anonymity. Thus, he had to ride on a horse to travel to his destination.

But even when being prudent…

There were times when these Transcendents would reveal themselves carelessly. After all, most Transcendents had lived for over hundreds to thousands of years, and their disposition to act as such had long become a habit! Thus, in a moment of negligence, their daily actions could easily reveal traces of their identity as Transcendents.

Furthermore, in a dangerous environment, they would be forced to utilise their Transcendent power.