Rear Palace currently had many Late Harmony experts: Ji Ya, Ji Bing, Mu Ziam, Qin Mengying, Yan Ruoxue. Each possessed powerful individual methods. Any one stepping up gave Liu Yuqing complete confidence.
"This time, let the sisters rest!" Ji Ya and Ji Bing exchanged glances, lightly shaking heads, cherry lips parting.
The twins' natures were serene and cold, disliking showy displays. Even less interested in performing before the entire cultivation world's elites.
In this life, they fought only for Lan An and Rear Palace. The so-called "face of the entire cultivation world" worth nothing in their eyes.
Liu Yuqing knew her daughters-in-law's pure, aloof personalities, didn't force them. Her gaze shifted to Ziam, Ruoxue, and Mengying.
The three women smiled beautifully at each other. Finally, Qin Mengying sighed:
"Ziam, go. Show them the true meaning of speed!"
"Not bad, I'll take the next one!" Yan Ruoxue's eyes brimmed with confidence.
Water Desolate Bloodline excelled in Water and Earth battles. On this ocean battlefield, she wouldn't mind crushing even Perfect Harmony…
Mu Ziam lightly nodded, hugging Phantom Shadow Sword to her chest, gracefully floating upward.
She appeared like a ninth-heaven fairy in luxurious purple palace attire, noble and elegant. Hair tied high, peerless beauty, mature curvaceous figure, seductive charm of a full-bosomed, wide-hipped woman. Seemingly harmless.
But seeing Phantom Shadow Sword in Mu Ziam's hand, knowledgeable experts' eyes contracted. They recognised a True-Rank treasure.
Blood Emperor Domain naturally noticed too, unwilling to let Blood Four be disadvantaged.
A Blood Envoy tossed a Mid True-Rank Blood Shield to Blood Four, to counter Phantom Shadow Sword.
"Truly foolish, revealing your weapon early, letting the enemy prepare countermeasures. This round, unfavourable!" Gui Ling Laoren criticised.
Many nodded, Mu Ziam openly carried Phantom Shadow Sword before battle, giving opponent info on her trump card.
"Another beauty, but let's see you break my defence!" Blood Four sneered.
Like Blood Five, he was a Bone Cultivator. Defence even surpassed Blood Five. Now with Mid True-Rank Blood Shield, confidence soared.
"Bone Armour!"
Thought moved, countless bones burst from his body, attempting his near-absolute defence again.
SWISH…
Suddenly, Blood Four instinctively dodged sideways.
"AAAAAAA"
Agonised scream. An invisible sword slash cleaved space, severing Blood Four's shoulder, along with a supposedly sturdy bone…
"What happened? What just occurred?"
Crowd snapped awake, staring at Blood Four's missing shoulder, utterly confused. Blood Four's shoulder severed before completing Bone Armour?
Seven Kills Cult assassins' eyes twitched violently, hearts in terror.
Speed surpassing same-realm reaction, too horrifying.
SWISH…
Another sudden slash. Blood Four's hair stood on end. He couldn't even see attacker's afterimage, how to fear? How to counter?
This speed… outstripped even his bone control.
Fortunately, after losing shoulder, blood bones coated his body, forming solid defence.
"Terrifying speed, comparable to Tribulation Realm flight!"
Across the field, only Tribulation and above could catch that ghostly figure. Even more shocking.
Gui Ling Laoren realised his earlier worry unnecessary. She had absolute confidence, hence openly showing True-Rank weapon.
Mu Ziam's eyes calm as autumn lake, moves simple, unflashy, but lethal. Most important, her current form.
Behind her flawless back, a pair of transparent butterfly wings with delicate purple patterns, thinner than paper. Yet wing flaps, speed indescribable…
Primordial Purple Wood Butterfly, ancient era beast famed for speed. After refining its bloodline + Illusion Wood True Scripture, Mu Ziam's speed transcended common sense.
Even Wind-attributed experts like Elf Queen and Ya Lian Na barely saw layered afterimages in space. Capturing Mu Ziam's movement, impossible.
Terrifying wing speed, yet gentle, silent. No wind sound, no spatial ripples. That was Primordial Purple Wood Butterfly's danger. High speed with noise or ripples, enemy could predict movement.
But now, perfect silence, invisible, traceless, more terrifying than any movement art.
Even current Lan An, in pure speed, would bow.
"Damn it!" Blood Four felt helpless. Until now, couldn't catch opponent's trace. Bones severed one by one, Bone Armour thinning fast.
Bone Cultivator defence amazing, but how compare to True-Rank Phantom Shadow Sword's sharpness?
As for Blood Shield from Blood Envoy, no chance to use.
Simply, opponent too fast. He didn't know where next slash would land, how to block with shield?
Battle of speed versus defence.
When speed reached terror beyond defence, victory decided quickly.
Unlike Heavenly Kill's stealth assassination, Mu Ziam attacked openly from all directions. But her speed, invisible, traceless, like permanent concealment.
"No way I can't hit you!"
Cornered, Blood Four roared venomously. Countless ferocious bones shot from skinny body, stabbing wildly in space, hoping to impale opponent.
Unfortunately, facing Mu Ziam, not Heavenly Kill. Heavenly Kill's speed, bones could catch and attack. Mu Ziam's speed, bones couldn't touch her back.
Even gracefully, she weaved through bone forest, slipping through gaps, continuously slashing Blood Four's bones.
Watching bones fall like rain, sub-Tribulation cultivators speechless.
In their view, constant sword-bone clashes, bones detaching from Blood Four. Mu Ziam's figure, never appeared.
They knew, couldn't follow that terrifying speed. Without special speed-reducing means, only helpless defeat. How to fight?
Seeing Blood Four's current helplessness, crowd shuddered.
Blood Five swallowed, inwardly glad. Facing this woman, wouldn't even complete Bone Armour.
"This speed, even Dao Dao's Golden Wings can't compare!" Tian Yedao muttered, teeth biting jade lip.
"Saintess, don't be discouraged. Mu Ziam is two realms above you. Golden Peng Essence Metal's strength isn't only speed!" her four maids quickly consoled.
They knew Tian Yedao proud of her speed, seeing Mu Ziam's terror might discourage her.
"Those wings behind Mu Ziam, what are they?" Tian Wanbao's eyes gleamed. He and Tribulation experts knew the secret lay in those butterfly wings, but origin unknown.
Experts exchanged glances, clueless. Clearly, Primordial Purple Wood Butterfly beyond their knowledge.
Xuan Jian Laoren stroked white beard, admiring tone: "This woman qualifies for Sword Intent, but suppresses it. Once activated, Sword Intent erupts centred on Sword Cultivator, enemy can predict position…"
Qin Tian startled, understanding Master. Example: he couldn't see Mu Ziam, but if she used Sword Intent, he could locate centre of eruption, track movement.
If Mu Ziam heard Xuan Jian Laoren, she'd nod. His words true. Her specialty, invisible speed, not oppressive aura. Sword Intent would become weakness, more harm than good.
Thus, Mu Ziam suppressed her Sword Intent comprehension, preserving true "Speed Sword" style.
"Damn it, have guts show yourself, fight fair!"
Blood Four furious, nearly coughing blood. Feeling like wooden post for invisible attacks, infuriating.
Seeing Blood Four's Bone Armour thinning, Mu Ziam knew time ripe. Calm eyes finally showed killing intent, coldly muttering:
"Illusion Wood True Scripture, Four Phantom Kill!"
Before Tribulation experts' grave eyes, Mu Ziam's figure suddenly split into four, surrounding Blood Four.
Four Phantom Shadow Swords like death scythes, stabbing simultaneously.
"Bitch, die together!"
Thinking Blood Four would accept defeat, at last moment, Blood Pearl shot from mouth, exploding instantly.
Self-destruct.
Like nuclear blast, vast space shattered, bloody stench filled air.
"Ziam!" Rear Palace women cried worriedly, recalling White Sand war. Mu Ziam closed on Fourth Elder, his self-destruct sacrificed Purple Wood Sword, gravely wounding her.
"Relax, Ziam now far surpasses then!" Yan Yueqi and Hua Qingzhu smiled softly, full confidence.
Indeed, Mu Ziam faster than explosion. Before blast reached, butterfly wings flapped madly.
Her figure appeared in safe zone, gradually revealing.
Seeing Mu Ziam emerge, wings retracted. Crowd sighed in awe.
"Careful!" Ya Xishen suddenly warned.
"Heh heh, finally revealed, die!" Eerie laugh. A bone frame like blades charged madly, centre the cracked skull of Blood Four.
He was wretched, only bones left, but wanted to drag Mu Ziam to death.
SWISH…
Mu Ziam's body pierced through. Blood Four felt bones embed in her flesh, laughing maniacally:
"You were arrogant, finally die by my hand!"
"Not good!" several Blood Envoys gravely said.
Because, Mu Ziam's pierced body suddenly turned into countless purple-green butterflies, scattering.
True Mu Ziam calmly appeared behind him, unharmed.
SLASH…
Phantom Shadow Sword mercilessly horizontal. Blood Four's skull flew skyward, eyes wide in disbelief before death. Clearly, didn't understand his unjust end.
"Truly powerful substitution, far surpassing our Blood Substitution Art!" Blood Emperor Domain faces ugly.
No doubt, when Blood Four unleashed final fatal strike, Mu Ziam used substitution, body turning to butterfly swarm, true body appearing elsewhere.
"Myriad Butterfly Substitution, one of Primordial Purple Wood Butterfly bloodline inheritances!" Mu Ziam inwardly satisfied, conveniently taking Blood Four's storage ring, containing unused Mid True-Rank Blood Shield.
"Well fought!" Liu Yuqing smiled, praising.
"With Rear Palace, truly Yuelong Star Realm's blessing!" Khao couple concluded.
This battle, overwhelming dominance. Once again proved Rear Palace terror.
Blood Envoys and Blood Princes faces dark as blood, came to crush enemy morale, now self-humiliated.
Blood Envoys gritted teeth, exchanged glances, finally speaking together:
"To save time, next round group battle!"
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