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Days are long in early summer.

When he closed the video chat, the sunlight at dawn was already s.h.i.+ning at the skyline.

As the sun just rose up, the cold sunlight sprinkled on the surface of the water where the river met the ocean, and on everywhere of the Sky Academy. The Special Warfare Academy that smelled like iron and blood was covered by all the flouris.h.i.+ng green plants, only showing some parts of the building. If seen from the top floor of the accommodation building, the whole Sky Academy felt less serious and cold, but more quiet and peaceful.

June 15th.

The day of the final battle.

The whole Sky Academy, the whole Dark World, have been waiting for the outcome of this battle.

In such a big Dark World, the superiors of the Invincible Realm were less than sufficient, but more than enough, for they were definitely not as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. In the Divine & Holy Lists, there were thirty experts of the Invincible Realm in total, and there were also figures who weren’t on the lists like Gu Qianchuan. In a world of seven billion population, there were dozens of experts of the Invincible Realm, the number was horribly low.

Besides, even among people of the Invincible Realm, there was a difference between the strong and the weak.

The gap between the first place on the Divine List and the last place on the Holy List could be astonis.h.i.+ngly large.

On the Divine List, which represented the peak of the combat capability in the Dark World, figures who could make the top five were all well-deserved G.o.ds in this era.

For example, w.a.n.g Tianzong, the Sword Emperor of Zhongzhou State.

For example, Aresis, the Saint War Angel of the Vatican.

For another example, Gu Xingyun, the G.o.d of War of Zhongzhou State, who was ranked No. 4 on the Divine List.

The ranking of the Divine & Holy Lists changed every ten years, every ranking, every change, up or down, all were important enough to overturn the structure of the Dark World. While the changes of the individual ranking represented choosing between compromise or aggression over a series of matters in a super general trend, and it was even connected to the life and death of a superpower.

This was the battle of the peak of the Dark World, and this was the scary deterrence that only belonged to the real superiors of the Invincible Realm.

Anything in the Dark World, as long as it involved the experts on the Divine List, would draw more attention from the Dark World than battles between some small countries did. And the final battle between two experts on the Divine List naturally could draw attention from all over the world.

The Master of Samsara Palace was going to challenge the G.o.d of War of Zhongzhou State.

As the extermination of the Night Spirit, after Tian Xin, who held the murderous weapon was instakilled by one hit from a sword, the whole Dark World must acknowledge the strength of that mysterious Palace Master and that the horrific sword hit was ground-breaking and sky-shattering. Based on its power, she could definitely get in the top five on the Divine List.

So the final battle today was not only the final battle between two Invincible Realm masters on the Divine List, it was more about the battle among the top five masters in the Dark World.

Would a new G.o.d get on top of the list?

Or would an invincible expert fall down the list?

Everything would be completely revealed today.

In front of the exquisite but old dressing table, Qin Weibai sat quietly, brus.h.i.+ng her long hair casually and peacefully.

Her phone was placed aside, and the phone screen was barely on. In the dim light, she could see a photo of a young couple holding each other. She raised the corners of her mouth and put on a joyful smile on her face, the happiness was from the bottom of her heart.

She started to hum a tune in the bedroom. Her voice was clear, cold but tender, and she sounded like an angel. The unknown tune soon filled every corner of the room, and it felt soft and comforting. She was humming but not singing, and between every changing note, the tune was filled with sadness and softness.

The lipstick was evenly applied on the pink but pale red lips. She gently pressed her lips together, the color of dark red and even some scarlet b.l.o.o.d.y red naturally appeared on her lips.

No more extra makeup.

After just simply applying the lipstick, Qin Weibai stood up, took off the pajama and put on a nearly scarlet red long dress.

All the coldness and holiness disappeared at that moment.

Red dress, red lips.

Perfect.

She lifted up the corner of her eye. Suddenly, she radiated weirdness and iciness from the very inside.

The Qin Weibai at this moment was still gorgeous but different from the elegant and icy one in the normal days. Her every move had the charm that could make people lose their minds.

In some perspectives, in Lin’an, in front of the Qingyun Temple, Taoist pract.i.tioner Xuan Xuanzi, the grandmaster of metaphysics in this generation was indeed right about her.

She was a siren.

Capable to ruin a country.

She would ruin a country and its people!

Qin Weibai stood in front of the mirror in silence, looking at the girl in the mirror, and her eyes were dreamy and strange.

This kind of dress…

It hadn’t been seen for such a long, long, long time.

She smiled softly and sorted her long hair. The beautiful bright hair fell on her shoulders and reached her waist smoothly.

What were the dreamy gaze and seductive act?

What was seducing all the common people?

It was just like Qin Weibai at the moment. Her every move was like appointed by G.o.d himself.

There was a slight knock on the door.

“The door is unlocked.”

Qin Weibai stood in front of the mirror and said calmly.

The person outside the door stopped for a second, then pushed the door opened gently.

A white woman almost 1.9 meters tall walked in with a tray on her hand. She looked like she was around thirty years old but still kept her figure very fit, curvy and s.e.xy. Her brown hair was tied up, which made her look extremely sharp. Her features were average level among westerners, but her aura was very mature; her whole figure radiated an exotic flavor of mature women.

She walked in with her head low, holding a tray.

The food on the tray was simple but rich.

A gla.s.s of warm milk, a fried egg, and a gla.s.s of warm water.

Also, there was an exquisite fruit plate, not much but rich in kinds; there were slices of kiwi, pitaya, banana, apple, some grapes, and some small tangerines. All kinds of fruit were mixed together, looking so amazing.

This was Qin Weibai’s breakfast every day.

The woman held the tray and said gently, “Boss, your breakfast, I…”

While she was speaking, she raised her head. At the moment she saw Qin Weibai, she was stunned and stopped talking.

From her perspective, Qin Weibai in red was standing very still in front of the mirror in silence.

The loose red dress covered her curvy, s.e.xy body. She pressed her lips together, standing still like a sculpture. But she was heavily radiating a charm that could even suffocate women.

Ghost?

Angel?

The tall white woman went blank in her head. She thought about it for a long time and finally managed to find a correct word in her semi-fluent Chinese.

Siren!

At this moment, Qin Weibai’s demon aura got even stronger, and her seductiveness made people’s scalps go numb.

“Shadowless, am I pretty?”

Qin Weibai asked her in an indifferent tone, without even lifting her head.

Shadowless, one of the 12 Super Masters of the Samsara Palace!

After Horsewoman and Flaming Fire both went to East Island, Shadowless replaced Flaming Fire temporarily and became the guardian beside Qin Weibai.

In the whole Samsara, this was a very special job position.

Shadowless seemed very desperate to do well in this job, so she behaved very carefully, to the extent almost of a devout follower. She was like the most loyal servant.

Hearing Qin Weibai’s question, she immediately bowed down slightly without any hesitation, and answered in the most real admiring tone, without pretending anything, “Of course, Boss is the prettiest.”

This was a real truth which no one could argue.

Qin Weibai smiled softly. In the tense demon aura, Shadowless had a feeling that her boss’s smile was a little sad and lonely.

“Tianlan won’t like me in this way.”

Shadowless kept her head down and didn’t say a word.

For Li Tianlan, the 12 Super Masters of Samsara all had very complicated minds. He didn’t hate them or like them but had a very special feeling towards them. The boss hated it when other people interfered her emotional world. So when it came to Li Tianlan, every Super Master tried to stay quiet, even when they needed to make a comment, they tried to say good words about him mainly. What the Super Masters thought about Li Tianlan didn’t matter, but at least they all talked about him like he was the only one gem in the whole wide world. The boss didn’t like meaningless flattery, but complimenting Li Tianlan was her only exception. No matter what kind of crazy compliment they made for Li Tianlan, the boss would just smile joyfully, with affection planted deep in her heart, like a satisfied child.

“This is the last time.”

Qin Weibai said calmly.

She looked at herself in the mirror with deep feelings, then turned around suddenly.

Just like a farewell.

“I’ll skip breakfast.”

Her gorgeous figure walked straight out of the door while she was talking.

Shadowless got distracted for a second, then put down the tray somewhere and followed her right away.

“Now Tianlan is in Changdao and he just contacted me. I can feel that I’m the first one he contacted. He looked alright.”

Qin Weibai seemed to have a good mood, at least there wasn’t any sign of nervousness seen in her before the big battle.

“Young Master Li has one of a kind apt.i.tude, and he is such a genius. East Island is a very small place. Moreover, the two Invincible Realm experts are now stuck in the Sky Academy. Based on Young Master Li’s strength, he can totally sweep off the entire East Island. Boss, you don’t have to worry.”

Shadowless followed Qin Weibai around, saying things that could make herself get gooseb.u.mps, but with the most natural face and even some right amount of admiration.

Master of Samsara Palace stayed secretive and quiet throughout the year.

One could say that Qin Weibai handled most of the matters in the Samsara Palace. The 12 Super Masters represented power on the outside. When it specified to the individual, mysterious, cruel, bloodthirsty, crazy, psychotic, distant, they had all kinds of comments. But when these people were around Qin Weibai, they had no principle at all. As long as the boss was happy, everything was negotiable. Even if the boss said that Li Tianlan could destroy the whole world with just a sword move, the 12 Super Masters would nod and agree.

Qin Weibai put on a smile for a brief second and then it quickly disappeared. She said softly, “Although he’s alright, I can feel that he’s under a lot of pressure. In the couple of days when we lost contact, I think he was having quite a hard time, but…”

She stopped and changed her tone. “But soon everything will be alright. After today, there will be a lot more people who will share his pressure.”

Shadowless nodded and wanted to say something, something like volunteering to show her devotion. But before she could say anything, an old voice came out in the front.

“Boss Qin.”

The two of them walked down the stairs, and out the unit door of the accommodation area. Zhuang Huayang, the princ.i.p.al of the Sky Academy seemed to had been waiting there all along, waiting for Qin Weibai to come out. He walked towards her and greeted her.

“Good morning, Principle.”

Qin Weibai said in a calm voice.

The morning sun rose higher and higher, and there were less than two hours before the final battle. This wasn’t a long period of time, but enough for the two people who understood each other to make some strategies before the battle.

“I just visited Her Highness, the Palace Master.”

Zhuang Huayang smiled bitterly. “Too bad I couldn’t see her in person. About this battle, what does the Samsara say about it?”

The Master of Samsara Palace appeared in the Sky Academy two days ago. She chose to seclude herself for refining the second she got in the Sky Academy. Even a chairman of the Decision Making Committee tried to visit her but failed to see her. About this final battle, she handed the initiative entirely to Qin Weibai. She trusted her without holding anything back.

“We have talked about this before, and don’t you think we don’t need to talk about this anymore?”

Qin Weibai said calmly, “This battle is unavoidable. Perhaps n.o.body needs to die, but we are all hoping that His Highness, Gu Xingyun can go all out. About this battle, the Samsara has been wanting it to happen for so long. I believe this battle won’t disappoint anyone.”

Unavoidable!

Gu Xingyun went all out!

Zhuang Huayang frowned a little, wanting to say something. He hesitated for a while, then finally opened his mouth. “Boss Qin, I don’t quite understand. This is originally a setup. To put it in a bad way, right now it doesn’t even matter if the battle continues or not. I don’t understand what you and the Palace Master are trying to prove. We can understand if this battle is just a show. Also, Zhongzhou State will fight for the best outcome for Her Highness, the Palace Master, but now…”

“No need to put on a show.”

Qin Weibai interrupted Zhuang Huayang. “The Samsara needs a real battle, a battle that can shut everyone up. Princ.i.p.al, you just need to send my words to Gu Xingyun. I can represent the will of the whole Samsara Palace.”

Zhuang Huayang frowned intensely. He took a deep breath, then lowered his voice. “Reason! Boss Qin, I need a reason. Why is Her Highness so obsessed with this battle?”

Qin Weibai looked at Zhuang Huayang profoundly, then opened her mouth calmly. “Because of me, or should I say because of Tianlan.”

She walked along the flagstone pavement in the Sky Academy and said calmly, “In East Island, Tianlan had killed several experts of the Thunder-shocking Realm and some more experts of the Fire-flaming Realm. Princ.i.p.al, you should know very well what does this mean. The East Emperor Palace is now a department-level agency, while our scheme of seeking East Island is still going on. Why don’t we take a guess, what level the East Emperor Palace can reach when Tianlan comes back from East Island?”

Zhuang Huayang thought about it seriously for half a minute. He seemed to understand what Qin Weibai meant, and his face changed a bit. “Are you trying to… No, the timing is not right yet. At least in Zhongzhou State, the Samsara has certain kind of…”

“The timing is perfect.”

Qin Weibai said in a cold tone. She was wearing all red with intense demon aura and beauty, but in her eyes, there was this kind of light, deep as the ocean. “The foundation of the Samsara isn’t in Zhongzhou State. It doesn’t matter whether to fight for those things on the surface or not. Tianlan is doing better and better, so I must give him a t.i.tle that can match his power. After today’s battle, there won’t be the need to hide Tianlan’s ident.i.ty.”

She faced upward, staring at the mild morning sunlight, feeling relaxed.

The sunlight poured on her body, as if adding a layer of gold on the red dress. She stood under the rising sun, radiating a kind of sad beauty and dreaming aura. She was almost too bright to lay eyes upon.

“Some things, some unique skills, some people, time for them to emerge from the surface…”

She mumbled to herself. “Everything will begin today.”

On the other side of the accommodation area, a few small groups which carried great weight in the Dark World emerged from the stairway and headed straight to the number one training ground.

Ye Wuji walked in the back, bringing Feng and Lady Snow, two experts of the Thunder-shocking Realm.

Liusheng Cangquan, the leader of Jifeng Sword-reining School in East Island, was like walking above the wind, casual and elegant.

Jiang Qiannian, the Second Master of the Jiang family from South America, saw Qin Weibai in a red dress and felt slightly stunned. His eyes started to heat up.

7:30 am.

One hour before the final battle.

The audience from all kinds of superpowers in the Dark World started to enter the venue.

Under the bright sunlight.

At number one training ground, on number three high platform.

Gu Xingyun was already waiting there ahead of everyone.

He stood still at the side of the high platform with his eyes closed, as if he had already blended in with heaven and earth.

He was wearing a robe that came specially from Zhongzhou State. He stood on the ground with his bare feet, with his momentum getting stronger and stronger. His fighting desire was soaring, filling the air in the number one training ground.

The audience seated themselves under the high platform, watching Gu Xingyun’s stern expression on the platform.

At this moment, the Governor of Kunlun City has become the actual War G.o.d of Zhongzhou State. His fighting desire was radiating and swallowing everything, showing a general trend that he could not be defeated.

Time slowly pa.s.sed.

Gu Xingyun’s aura had gotten more and more terrifying, and everyone in the venue could feel it.

The hour pointer on the clock secretly moved to eight.

All the spectators straightened up unconsciously.

In the fighting desire that filled the whole place, a shadow wearing a black cloak stood on the high platform without anyone noticing.

As if the shadow appeared out of nowhere, without any sign.

Among Gu Xingyun’s crazy momentum that was slowly swallowing heaven and earth, she stood in front of him in silence.

The wind in the air was blowing heavily.

But her wide cloak stayed very still.

It was dead silent in the venue.

One could say that this was the peak battle of the highest level in the Dark World in recent years. Everyone kept their eyes wide open, because they wouldn’t want to miss any detail.

In front of Gu Xingyun, the Master of Samsara Palace hidden entirely in the black cloak took a big step forward.

“Something has been so long ago, I fear that you would forget, that I would forget, that the Dark World would forget.”

She opened her mouth gently, but her voice echoed in the whole venue. “So, through today’s battle, we can all be reminded. This is for the best.”

“I don’t understand what you mean.”

Gu Xingyun half closed his eyes and said in a soft tone.

Deep down his heart, this wasn’t a necessary battle for him. Naturally, he didn’t want this to happen. But a few days ago, the Master of Samsara Palace insisted on fighting this battle. In this case, he had no reason to back off.

He was the War G.o.d of Zhongzhou State, also one of the strongest G.o.ds in the whole Dark World.

No matter who was fighting him, he had no reason to back off or be afraid.

In his sight, the Master of Samsara Palace leaned forward again.

“So I really need to remind you, in case you really forget.”

She said softly, then suddenly lifted her hand and pulled the air.

At that moment, the air was torn apart, and airflow was moving up and down crazily. With that pulling movement from the Master of Samsara Palace, it seemed that she pulled out a sword out of thin air.

Early morning in June.

At the training ground, the temperature suddenly dropped.

A long sword that was made of cold ice was held in the hand of the Master of Samsara Palace.

The whole place seemed to enter late winter instantly while last minute it was still early summer.

The piercingly cold air appeared out of nowhere, and the temperature went down rapidly.

A large part of the sky went suddenly dark and dim.

The Master of Samsara Palace held the sword with one hand. The piercing sword intent that was about to tear everything down burst out of her body.

But the morning sun was still there.

It started raining.

The rain soon turned into ice.

The air around the place was still getting colder and colder.

Gu Xingyun, who had been acting calm and quiet all this time, suddenly changed his face.

The sword intent that felt familiar yet strange was swallowing everything around him, and almost instantly, it brought back memories that he had been trying to forget but still got stuck on his heart!

“Feel familiar? Even twenty years later, you can’t forget about this.”

The Master of Samsara Palace took her third step, and her eyes were staring straight at Gu Xingyun’s expression through the cloak. “This move is called the Fifth Blade.”

The ultimate unique technique, 24 Moves of Sword from Xuanyuantai of Kunlun!

The Fifth Blade, Flying Snow!

The ice and rain in the air blended in with the sword intent and instantly dropped.

The raindrops cut through the air, and some strings of vacuum s.p.a.ce appeared in the air.

The air flew in a completely messy order.

The crazy sword intent broke through the sky.

She took the fourth step.

“Look, it’s snowing.”

Under the platform, an abrupt voice rang out all of a sudden.

Under the gloomy sky, countless snowflakes dropped simultaneously without any sign. The snowflakes were white and clear, holy and pure.

The icy cold sword intent swallowed heaven and earth, and the killing intent was like the ocean, stirring and roaring.

The Master of Samsara Palace held the sword singlehandedly, and she took the fourth step.

The woman was divine and mighty.

Flying snow in June!