My Nascent Soul Ran Away Again

Chapter 175: Dual Cultivation

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Cheng Lingzhu’s pupils transformed from black to a dazzling, blood-diamond red.

In front of her, the Wall of Gods and Demons began to glow with starlight.

Intricate patterns lit up, spreading across the dark wall.

Tiny specks of starlight fell, and a strange figure materialized.

It was a deity with a human body and a serpentine tail.

Similar in appearance to the Qingxian of Qingxian City, this deity had three heads, all with serpentine features.

Its ribcage spread like a fan, with a pair of enormous black wings on its back, and it wielded a trident.

The deity’s form was immense, over thirty Zhang in length.

Even though a significant part of its body was the snake tail, it still stood ten Zhang tall when raised.

Holding the trident and with black wings on its ribs, the python deity let out a mighty howl, spreading a formidable pressure, as if declaring war.

Cheng Lingzhu’s gaze was icy cold, her face calm as she gripped the hilt of the Phoenix Blood Sword.

A burst of crimson radiance erupted from the scabbard, as she initiated an attack on this deity!

“Buzz—”

The space trembled. The python deity’s trident struck, causing ripples in the air. Black waves spread out, sweeping towards Cheng Lingzhu.

The bloody sword light, full of a murderous aura, was blocked by the successive waves.

The divine power within the black waves continuously eroded and dissolved the sword light, causing it to fade into nothingness.

“Boom—I’

The python deity, dragging its massive tail, plummeted from the sky. A layer of dark light enveloped its body.

The strike was heavy, more than ten thousand jun.

Cheng Lingzhu lightly tapped the ground, gracefully dodging the attack.

Before her body landed, the python deity’s tail coiled and whipped around at an inconceivable angle.

Despite the apparent heaviness, the tail was incredibly agile, but Cheng Lingzhu showed no fear.

A glow emerged from her, and she suddenly accelerated, leaving only an afterimage as the tail barely missed her.

The python deity let out an enraged roar, spreading its black wings.

The next moment, a series of whooshing sounds rang out as blade-like feathers tore through the air, assaulting Cheng Lingzhu like a violent storm!

“Clang—”

The Phoenix Blood Sword vibrated, emitting a clear phoenix cry. Cheng Lingzhu swung her sword!

A brilliant sword light burst forth, much more powerful than her previous strike.

The diameter of the sword light exceeded one zhang, effortlessly shattering the incoming blade feathers.

Cheng Lingzhu activated her escape technique, brandishing her sword and charging towards the python deity.

The python deity raised its trident, covered in dark light, and stabbed towards Cheng Lingzhu.

Cheng Lingzhu raised her sword.

A faint golden light shone on the sword, and the red in her eyes turned golden, channeling the power of the Great Slaughter Method.

The two forces collided.

Against the massive trident, the Phoenix Blood Sword seemed incredibly slender.

Yet when the sword struck, the dark light on the trident shattered, revealing a fine crack at its tip.

Then a second, and a third…

The cracks spread like a spider’s web, extending from the trident to the python deity’s arms, body, and tail…

Its body seemed to turn into stone, frozen in place.

Now, on this stone figure, cracks appeared everywhere. Cheng Lingzhu stepped into the air, moving above it.

A pale golden wheel of light emerged in her palm, pressing down towards the python deity’s forehead.

Silently, the deity’s body turned into specks of starlight, completely dissipating.

Cheng Lingzhu, bathed in the starlight, gracefully descended.

“Next.”

She spoke calmly.

Two days later.

In the trial hall.

“The challenges left by Demon Emperor Mie aren’t that hard after all.”

Cheng Lingzhu smiled slightly, sheathing her sword.

“It’s because you are very powerful,” Lu Xuan remarked, raising an eyebrow. He opened his arms, and Cheng Lingzhu plunged into his embrace.

“Actually, I’m not that strong.”

Cheng Lingzhu seemed a bit embarrassed.

“The opponents were suppressed to my realm, unable to use laws, domains, and other tactics… There’s a big gap compared to true deities.”

“But you didn’t use those tactics either, did you?”

Lu Xuan smiled, “Zhu’er, you’re no less than them.”

Cheng Lingzhu, flattered by Lu Xuan, happily nuzzled his chest.

“Should we head back now?”

Lu Xuan suggested.

He was someone who liked to go with the flow.

Although he could have taken Cheng Lingzhu out of this place without completing the challenge, Lu Xuan chose to follow the rules of the trial land.

Moreover, cultivating the Great Slaughter Method only benefitted Cheng Lingzhu; there was no downside.

“Yes, let’s go.”

Cheng Lingzhu nodded. A large seal appeared from the air, landing in her hand.

This was the token she received after defeating the eight deities and completing the trial hall’s assessment.

With this seal recognized as her own, Cheng Lingzhu gained the privilege to freely enter and exit the Demon Emperor’s Palace.

As for the golden crow egg in the sky, still incubating, both had no intention of hastening its hatching. Such matters were best left to unfold naturally.

Cheng Lingzhu held the seal, controlling the area, and the light enveloping the Demon Emperor’s Palace dissipated.

The pair paid their respects towards the palace before leaving the area.

Demon Immortal Nation.

Imperial Palace.

“Master-

Ye Banzhuang ran over with her short legs, pitter-pattering towards Lu Xuan and hugging him.

“Ei, ei, ei, why so excited?”

Lu Xuan patted her head, “For an empress of a nation, this lacks decorum..”