C1041 Meeting the Moonfiend Again(2)

For instance, the Ghost King Dhoreus, who was once "slain" by the Titanblade in the Land of Terror, immediately recognized everything due to the lingering sword's will.

Yu Yuan observed that the sword spirit, which had awakened from the arm bone, possessed far less intelligence than Yu Yiyi. It exhibited a mechanical dullness, as if its own sentience had yet to fully emerge.

This could be because the blade of the Titanblade was missing, leaving only the scabbard, or perhaps the sword spirit itself was incomplete.

"Hehe."

Just then, Peach Madam chuckled softly, and from the swirling, colorful mist around her, two members of the Moonlit Wanderers emerged.

These two eighth-level Moonlit Wanderers, originally tasked with pursuing Zhan Ruonan and Sun Jun, now had vacant looks in their eyes, devoid of any personal thoughts or consciousness.

The essence stored within their bloodlines, bones, and flesh had vanished.

Only a trace of their souls remained, not yet completely drawn out by Hu Caiyun, with a sliver of power left to be refined.

While Yu Yuan was executing Lambing and intimidating Pattinson and Elena, Peach Madam had quietly engulfed Lambing's subordinates in her mist.

Later, as Pattinson and Elena surrendered, she spared the Shadowkin and Shura warriors for the time being.

These two Moonlit Wanderers had been her first victims, now nearly dead but not quite.

Her hand rested on the forehead of one emaciated Moonlit Wanderer, activating the strange power within her palm.

The memories of this eighth-level Moonlit Wanderer were now more prominent, and from the residual soul, Hu Caiyun gleaned some information, "Yu Yuan, Calves should have emerged. I detected something unusual while refining the residual souls of these two," Peach Madam remarked nonchalantly.

Pattinson, standing beside her, noticed the blood-stained faces of the Moonlit Wanderers' warriors and his own face twitched.

Just a month prior, this Moonlit Wanderer, now at the mercy of Peach Madam, had been his battle companion.

But now...

Pattinson let out a soft sigh, his fear of the humans from the Everlands growing ever stronger.

Calves has emerged, and my old man along with Rosny must have followed suit!" Elena's elbow was now firmly directed at Yu Yuan. "Rosny and Pattinson know the Ashen Hollow all too well. With Rosny in the mix, our position is bound to be compromised."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Yuan's face took on a new shade of concern.

Puff!

The first eighth-level warrior of the Moonlit Wanderers had his soul shattered by the Mindflay technique of Peach Madam. She promptly turned to employ the same tactic on a second warrior from the Moonlit Wanderers.

"Yu Yuan, those streaks of meteors you witnessed were indeed searching for something," Hu Caiyun said, her eyes flickering with an otherworldly glow. Each glint represented a piece of information she had just gleaned. "Above us on the moon, there's a priestess of the Moonlit Wanderers with a ninth-level bloodline, named Bertha."

"It was Bertha who emerged from the moon, traversing the Dark Nebula with the power of her wand."

"..."

As Hu Caiyun spoke, the second eighth-level warrior of the Moonlit Wanderers succumbed to his rage, leaving not a trace of his soul behind.

"A ninth-level bloodline and an ancient Moonfiend residing within Bertha suggest a likely symbiosis," Yu Yuan mused, his expression growing increasingly grave.

Subsequently, the sword spirit issued another premonition.

Yu Yuan paused, licking the corner of his lips, his expression turning peculiar.

The arm bone sword spirit indicated that an old acquaintance had also departed the Moonlit Domain and ventured into the cosmos.

While that individual had remained within the Moonlit Domain, the presence of the wall and the dormant state of the sword spirit meant there was no awareness.

But now, not only had this person left, but the sword spirit had been stirred by Bertha and the Moonfiend within her, leading it to instinctively detect Yue Fei's presence.

Back in the forbidden area, Yu Yuan, who had bonded with the sword spirit, had once grappled with this formidable Moonfiend. He later realized that the formidable Moonfiend he had encountered was merely a fragment of Yue Fei.

Consequently, a subsequent confrontation in the Forgotten Ruins resulted in the capture of the Silvermoon Queen.

He never imagined that he would encounter Yue Fei again in this realm, within the Moonlit Domain, nor did he anticipate the possibility of meeting the Queen who had ascended to the Solar Spirit.

"Is there a problem?" Hu Caiyun asked with a smile.

"We're in for some trouble," Yu Yuan said, pointing at the moon and then at the Moonlit Domain. "Several ninth-level bloodline experts are coming our way from the moon and the Moonlit Domain. Hey, what's with this Ashen Hollow? It seems impossible to stay hidden here. Despite moving through the shadows, how can they still sense us?" He called out to Pattinson.

Pattinson, a member of the Shadowkin, was visibly embarrassed as he hung his head, "My brother can indeed pinpoint the Ashen Hollow with remarkable accuracy."

"Don't worry, I'll handle my dad!" Elena declared, puffing out her chest. "If push comes to shove, I'll just say that I messed up your child!" Her words only intensified Yu Yuan's headache.

"Um..."

Benin, of the Voidweaver lineage, stood beneath the high platform, looking up at Yu Yuan with hesitation. "If you give me that stone, I can reach out to my teacher in the forbidden area. My teacher can arrive here at any moment." Her teacher, Noeyr, was a ninth-level Mighty of the Voidweaver Clan, and she had two elders of equal standing.

It seemed she hoped to persuade Noeyr to come to their aid and help Yu Yuan out of this predicament.

"There's no need," Yu Yuan dismissed the idea curtly, realizing that the current situation was complex enough without adding the Voidweaver into the mix. The chances of keeping the Dragon Slaying Stage safe were slim.

"We should abandon the two other landmasses, steer clear of the Moonlit Domain, and distance ourselves from that moon as quickly as possible," Yu Yuan instructed, turning to Pattinson. "Elena mentioned that without the burden of the other two landmasses, the Ashen Hollow can move much faster. Even Calves might not be able to catch up."

"That makes sense..." Pattinson agreed with a nod.

"Why are you looking at me?" Elena shot him a glare. "I'm fully committed to joining him in the Annihilation Nebula. If you're reluctant to come along, feel free to stay on the two other landmasses. Besides, with your brother and my father on their way, won't the resources from those landmasses end up in the Moonlit Domain anyway?"

"Ah, I'm worried about what the future holds," Pattinson said, looking distressed.

"Please hurry, or you'll die," Peach Madam said with a radiant smile, turning to glance at the land behind her. "All of your Shadowkin, whether high-ranking or low, will be swiftly poisoned by me. It will happen so quickly that you won't have time to react."

She had been wary of Pattinson all along, never trusting him, and she was also discreetly cautious around Elena.

The Rainbow Ocean that flowed from her body seemed poised to expand outward.

Upon closer inspection within the cloud sea, one could see numerous skeletons floating, as well as the traces of souls from various Otherkin, archdemons, and dire beasts.

Having completely succumbed to the devil's path and intending to seek justice from her master, Peach Madam had grown even more powerful upon her return to the Unbound Realm. The aura she exuded was one of cold-blooded ruthlessness, devoid of humanity.

"Okay, okay!" Pattinson, his forehead beaded with sweat, was genuinely frightened of this stunning human woman. Recalling the threats from the White Crane of the Skyreach Consortium, he decided it was best to follow her commands obediently.

So, he went back to the edge of the land, crouched down, and pressed his hands against the earth.

Clang! Crash! The golden chains that connected the lands behind him fell away like loosened coils of a giant dragon.

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