People in the Imperial Music Bureau: The Storytelling Demon Child Nezha

"Sister?!" Su Yuqing was struck dumb.

"Surprised?" the silver-masked female general sneered. "When you were taken away back then, I swore that I would kill you with my own hands."

Su Yuqing trembled all over: "Impossible... my sister clearly already..."

"Dead?" The silver-masked female general curled her lips in a mocking smile. "It was the High Priest who gave me new life, making me the strongest warrior of the Blue-Eyed Clan. And you... betrayed your people, siding with the Gravekeeper!"

She suddenly swung her bow, and an icy blade swept across. Su Yuqing hastily parried, but was knocked back several steps, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Li Qiye was about to step forward when Su Yuqing stopped him: "This is my fight."

Chapter 202 Ten Thousand Thunder Lands

She wiped away the blood, holding the dagger horizontally across her chest: "Sister, you've been deceived by the priest. The Blue-Eyed Clan has long since become puppets of the Blood Realm, we..."

"Shut up!" the silver-masked female general interrupted sharply. "The Blood Realm bestows power upon us, but the Gravekeepers... bring only destruction!"

She flashed forward, instantly closing in on Su Yuqing, her longbow like a knife, slashing down!

The sisters clashed, their blades flashing and ice gleaming.

Su Yuqing's blue eyes grew brighter and brighter, and the Heavenly Evil Buddha bloodline within her body gradually boiled during the battle.

Her blade began to crackle with crimson lightning, each strike shattering the silver-masked general's ice armor.

"This is... the power of the Heavenly Evil Buddha?" The silver-masked female general gritted her teeth, a hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes.

"Sister, wake up!" Su Yuqing repelled her with a single strike. "The priest is just using you!"

The silver-masked female general staggered a few steps, then suddenly grinned maliciously: "So what?"

She suddenly tore open the armor on her chest, revealing an ice crystal embedded in her flesh and blood at her heart—a crystallization of the power of the Blood Realm!

"I've already... there's no going back!"

The ice crystals burst forth with a blinding blue light, and her body began to change. Her skin was covered with scales, ice wings sprouted from her back, and her aura surged instantly!

The mutated silver-masked female general was extremely fast; with a flap of her ice wings, she stirred up a blizzard.

Su Yuqing barely managed to parry, but was struck in the chest by a claw and fell heavily onto the snow.

"Su Yuqing!" Li Qiye rushed forward, but was swept away by the ice wings.

The silver-masked female general looked down at her sister and said, "In the end... you are too weak."

She raised her sharp claws, aiming straight for Su Yuqing's heart—

At the critical moment, Su Yuqing's blue eyes turned completely blood red, and an ancient rune appeared between her brows.

"Heavenly Evil... Forbidden Technique."

Her short sword suddenly burst into black flames and pierced through the silver-masked female general's chest!

The silver-masked female general froze on the spot, looking down in disbelief at the knife in her chest.

The ice crystals shattered, and the power of the Blood Realm began to backfire. Her body gradually disintegrated, but the madness in her eyes slowly faded.

“Sister…” She reached out with difficulty and touched Su Yuqing’s face, “So… I really… was deceived…”

Su Yuqing hugged her, tears streaming down her face: "Sister..."

The silver-masked female general's body turned into ice crystals and dissipated, leaving only a blue earring in Su Yuqing's palm—a keepsake from their childhood.

In the wind and snow, Su Yuqing knelt on the ground, weeping silently.

Li Qiye stood silently behind her, the tomb guardian mark glowing slightly. He sensed the aura of the Blood Realm gathering in the distance—

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An even bigger storm is coming.

Three days later, the two left Wanlei Land.

Su Yuqing hung the earring around her neck, her eyes regaining their resolve: "Li Qiye, where to next?"

Li Qiye unfolded an ancient map and pointed to an ancient city in the south: "'Tianji City', there are clues to the last fragment of the Blade of Severance there."

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He put away the map and looked at the distant sky: "Moreover... I sense that the Lord of the Blood Realm has awakened."

Su Yuqing gripped the short knife tightly: "Then let's go."

The two figures disappeared into the vast snowfield.

Behind them, a pair of enormous blue eyes were slowly opening in the clouds...

Tianji City is an ancient city suspended above a sea of ​​clouds. Legend has it that it holds secret arts for discerning the secrets of heaven, and also hides countless taboos.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing stood at the edge of the sea of ​​clouds, their robes billowing in the strong wind.

The only path to Tianji City is a floating stone bridge connected by chains, its end hidden in the thick fog.

There's something wrong with this fog. Su Yuqing's blue eyes flickered slightly; I could sense something hidden within them.

Chapter 203 It seems we are not popular.

Li Qiye nodded, the tomb guardian mark burning in his palm. He drew the Blade of the Boundary, the runes on its blade glowing faintly: Stay close to me.

The moment the two stepped onto the stone bridge, the thick fog suddenly surged, and the surrounding scenery abruptly changed—

Li Qiye found himself standing before a familiar temple. The corpses of three hundred monks lay strewn on the ground, their blood staining the bluestone slabs. A little boy knelt in a pool of blood, cradling a dying old monk in his arms.

　“Master, 877…” Young Li Qiye’s voice trembled.

This can't be real. Li Qiye gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, but the illusion was too real; even the smell of blood was clearly audible.

Just then, he heard Su Yuqing's scream coming from afar.

Su Yuqing was trapped in another illusion. She saw herself tied to an altar, with a Blue-Eyed Clan priest raising a dagger, while her sister stood below, watching indifferently.

Why...? Young Su Yuqing was in tears.

The priest's dagger fell—

Ah! In reality, Su Yuqing swept her short sword across, shattering the illusion. Panting, she discovered that Li Qiye was also breaking free from the illusion.

Their eyes met in the fog, and they both realized at the same time that the fog would amplify their deepest fears.

"Watch out!" Li Qiye suddenly shoved Su Yuqing aside. A bone knife emerged from the mist, grazing his arm.

A dozen or so shadowy humanoid figures slowly emerged from the mist. They had no facial features, their bodies were made of thick fog, but they held real weapons in their hands.

The guards of Tianji City. Su Yuqing drew her short sword; it seems we are not welcome.

The battle erupted on the narrow stone bridge. The mist-shadow humanoids would reform after being shattered, and their mist cores had to be destroyed simultaneously to completely eliminate them.

Li Qiye's swordsmanship became increasingly fierce, with the Tomb Guardian Mark resonating with the Boundary-Severing Blade, each strike carrying a golden light.

Su Yuqing, on the other hand, used her bloodline advantage, her blue eyes allowing her to see through the mist's movements.

Just as they were about to break through the encirclement, the stone bridge suddenly shook violently—

A gigantic tentacle ripped through the sea of ​​clouds and coiled around the stone bridge. Then, a second, a third...

It's Yun Kun! Su Yuqing's expression changed drastically. It's said to be the guardian beast of Tianji City!

The true form of the behemoth rose from the sea of ​​clouds, resembling a whale but with eight tentacles, and each eye the size of a house.

It emitted a deafening roar, the sound waves causing the stone bridge to crack inch by inch...

Jump! Li Qiye grabbed Su Yuqing's hand and leaped toward the nearest floating rock the instant the stone bridge collapsed.

Yun Kun's tentacles relentlessly pursued, shattering floating rocks wherever they passed.

"Let's go our separate ways!" Su Yuqing broke free from Li Qiye's hand and leaped towards the floating rocks in the opposite direction.

Yun Kun hesitated for a moment, then its tentacles split up to give chase.

As Li Qiye nimbly moved among the floating rocks, he suddenly noticed a glowing crystal on Yun Kun's forehead—that was its weakness!

"Su Yuqing! Cover me!" he shouted.

Su Yuqing understood, and the short sword suddenly burst forth with a blood-red light, a blade of energy slashing towards Yun Kun's eye. The giant beast cried out in pain, its tentacles flailing wildly.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Qiye leaped high into the air, stepping on the falling rubble, and his Blade of Severance pierced the crystal at a distance of 0.4 meters.

The cloud-like creature let out a mournful cry as its massive body plunged into the sea of ​​clouds.

The remaining pumice stones began to shift, piecing together a path leading to Tianji City. The city gates slowly opened, and an aged voice echoed from within:

Those who can defeat Yun Kun are qualified to enter the city.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing exchanged a glance and stepped inside.

Chapter 204 The City Is About to Collapse

The sight inside the city shocked them—countless crystal balls floated on the streets, each containing a sealed memory.

Some exhibits depict ancient wars, while others record fragments of the future.

Welcome to the Valley of the Prophet. An elderly man with white hair appeared out of nowhere; I am the Valley Master.

The Valley Master led them to a giant mirror. But what appeared in the mirror was not their reflection, but countless intersecting timelines.

The last piece you're looking for is right here. The Valley Master pointed to a scene in the mirror, but before that, you must see your own destiny clearly.

The mirror suddenly shone brightly, sucking the two of them into it—

Li Qiye saw himself standing amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the Blade of Severance piercing the chest of the Blood Realm Lord 07, while Su Yuqing...

He was about to plunge a dagger into his back!

No... he staggered backward.

On the other side, Su Yuqing saw herself standing on the altar, her blue eyes completely black, holding the blood-stained Blade of Severance in her hand...

The two were ejected from the mirror, their faces turning deathly pale.

These are all possible futures. The Valley Master sighed, "The last fragment is in the mirror, but retrieving it will come at a price—you must relinquish a certain emotion, or the future will inevitably lead to tragedy."

Li Qiye looked at Su Yuqing and found that she was also looking at him.

After a long silence, Li Qiye suddenly smiled: I choose...

Li Qiye's hand hovered above the Mirror of Destiny, his fingertips trembling slightly.

Ripples spread across the mirror, reflecting the deep hesitation hidden beneath his resolute face.

I choose to retain all my emotions. His voice echoed in the empty Valley of the Prophets; even pain was proof of my existence.

The Valley Master raised his white eyebrows slightly: Do you know what this means?

Su Yuqing suddenly stepped forward, her blue eyes flashing with determination: it meant we would share all the consequences. She placed her hand on Li Qiye's hand, together.

The mirror suddenly shattered, countless fragments floating in the air. A dark blue crystal emerged from the center of the mirror—the last fragment of the Blade of Severance!

Just as Li Qiye was about to touch the fragment, the entire Tianji City trembled violently.

The Valley Master's expression changed drastically: "This is bad! You have triggered the Heavenly Secrets Restriction!"

The dome began to collapse, revealing the rolling thunderclouds outside. The floating memory crystals shattered, releasing the sealed spacetime turbulence.

"Hurry!" The Valley Master waved his sleeve, opening a portal of light. Heavenly Mystery City was about to fall!

Li Qiye grabbed the fragment and rushed towards the portal with Su Yuqing.

Behind him came the Valley Master's final words of advice: Remember, the day the fragments merge will be the day the Blood Realm fully awakens!

The two stumbled out of the portal and landed in the wilderness. Suddenly, the fragment in Li Qiye's hand emitted a blinding blue light, and Su Yuqing groaned and knelt on the ground.

What's wrong? Li Qiye quickly helped her up.

Su Yuqing's blue eyes constantly shifted between azure and pitch black, and the veins on her neck writhed as if alive: Fragments... were calling to my bloodline...

She suddenly grabbed Li Qiye's wrist with astonishing force: Quick... take the fragments... away...

Li Qiye was startled to realize that her body temperature was rising rapidly, and there was a faint blue light flowing under her skin.

He hurriedly put the fragments into his pocket, and Su Yuqing finally collapsed with a sigh of relief.

As night fell, the two rested in an abandoned ancient temple. The campfire illuminated Su Yuqing's pale face; she was still shaken by the strange events of the day.