Chapter 244: Fleeing into the Sea (3.5k)
“Ah?”
Su Jiu was slightly stunned and subconsciously caught the thrown flower bud, feeling a trace of warmth in his palm.
At this moment, everyone’s gaze shifted to Su Jiu. Priest Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback, then drew his long sword and pointed it at him, angrily shouting, “Drop that flower! It’s not for you to touch!”
“Now that it’s in my hands, it belongs to the Su family. Dream on if you want it back! You trash of the Ancient God Sect!”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu raised his eyebrows, and without thinking, stuffed the Floating Life Blossom into his pocket, making a middle finger gesture at the other party with a mocking smile.
The Mica Thunder in his hand was silently charging up, and he could feel it was already half-charged, and would explode in just thirty seconds.
“You little brat! When I catch you later, I’ll make you pay!”
Seeing Su Jiu’s provocative stance which was quite infuriating, the provoked members of the Ancient God Sect became agitated. Lin Xiao’s forehead veins bulged slightly, and he was about to step forward when, the next moment, his own bishop’s voice suddenly reached his ears –
“Quickly, come and help kill this madwoman!”
Cen Chuan blocked another sword strike, retreating a few steps. He looked at Bai Zhi in front of him, whose clothes were torn ragged by his sword. Much of her green silk hair had also been cut off, yet her expression was becoming increasingly crazed, like a wild beast – which sent a chill down Cen Chuan’s spine.
“Heh heh, today, I will surely slay you beasts!”
Essence of Qi spewed out from Bai Zhi’s body, like a blade, shooting straight at Cen Chuan. Her eyes, which were filled with small white flowers, scanned the surroundings, and she roared.
Her hoarse voice had lost its former crispness, rolling like thunder in the wooden cabin.
“Whoosh—”
With a sound, Bai Zhi’s voice transformed into a white stream of light, charging directly at Cen Chuan with the momentum of a true War God.
“Crazy woman! Damn it! You crazy lunatic! Why aren’t you coming over quickly! She’s burning her true form, she’s already close to War God level.”
Seeing that the other party had completely gone mad, Cen Chuan watched as Bai Zhi attacked his side and couldn’t help but roar.
Immediately, he flicked his black long sword, and withered grey-white Qi rapidly formed on the blade. Then, carrying wails, he violently slashed towards Bai Zhi’s face.
The deathly aura made the surrounding space become viscous and chilling. Even the flower petals on the ground withered and turned yellow.
“Heh heh, I told you… today you must die!”
Although this deathly aura was strong, Bai Zhi did not fear it. On her crazed face, there was only a cold smile of disdain.
She reached out her palm, clenched it slightly, and the viscous white external Qi on her body suddenly condensed into a white flower bud several zhang in size, which she flung out.
“Pa!”
She easily annihilated the deathly aura and then slapped Cen Chuan hard on the face. With a crisp sound of a slap, Cen Chuan was sent flying into the sky, doing another somersault before crashing into the ceiling of the third floor with a “bang!”.
In the blink of an eye, Bai Zhi also turned into a white shadow and charged up. Her figure flickered, agile and swift as before, her fingers forming claws and tightly gripping Bishop Cen Chuan’s neck.
With another flip, she pinned the struggling Cen Chuan to the ground, heavily pressing him. The wooden floor was instantly broken through, sending gravel flying, forming a huge pit.
A Black-clad Bishop, a near Demigod, was directly pinned to the ground like a dead dog!
Bai Zhi slowly stood up, standing in the center. A trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. Her gaze was slightly unfocused as she looked up at Bishop Lin Xiao and the others who had surrounded her. Her gaze finally fell on Su Jiu, appearing a little vacant…
After going mad, her strength had clearly surpassed Cen Chuan’s by more than 10%, but this state was difficult to maintain for long.
Meeting Bai Zhi’s gaze and seeing her battered appearance, like a shattered porcelain doll, Su Jiu felt an inexplicable pang of pain in his heart.
Even though she might not have any feelings for him… The Mica Thunder in Su Jiu’s hand was already nearing activation.
Cen Chuan, who had been smashed through the floor, trembled slightly at the corner of his eye. He suddenly opened his eyes, his face covered in grime, and shouted at the stunned crowd around him, “Quick! She was already injured, she can’t hold on for long!”
Under Cen Chuan’s reprimand, the Ancient God Sect followers finally mustered up their courage. Three Shadows, with cultivation levels close to War General, attacked first. Three figures, carrying dense deathly aura, launched an assault on the stunned Bai Zhi.
“Die!”
Her somewhat numb face contorted fiercely again. Bai Zhi swallowed the reverse blood in her mouth, her palm surged with white light, and then she swung it behind her, instantly bringing up a white tail of energy that shot out like lightning.
“Swish!”
It heavily struck the chests of the three Shadows, instantly slicing them into half-corpses. Blood splattered onto Bai Zhi’s face, making her appear even more ferocious.
Just as she was about to repel the other Ancient God Sect followers, a black shadow suddenly flashed behind her.
“Good opportunity!”
Priest Lin Xiao’s long sword drew a grey-white sword shadow and, with a “chi!” sound, pierced into Bai Zhi’s back, carrying an unstoppable deathly aura. Immediately, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she coughed, splattering a mouthful of blood. Then, with a sudden movement, she swung her hand back and “boom!” sent the Priest flying away.
After doing all this, her body softened and she knelt on the ground. She forcefully pulled the sword from her chest, her eyes becoming more clouded and blurry. As if sensing something, she turned her head to look at Su Jiu, her eyes fixed on the fully charged Mica Thunder in his hand. Her lips moved slightly…
Meeting Bai Zhi’s gaze again, Su Jiu saw the message conveyed by her lips, and was slightly stunned. His eyelids drooped, and he suddenly threw the fully charged Mica Thunder towards Bai Zhi, then turned and, under the confused gazes of the crowd, jumped directly into the well pit below.
【Kill them for me…】
This was the last message from her lips. Su Jiu didn’t know how he felt at the moment, but there was a sense of inexplicable complexity – relief, yet also sadness.
Seeing Su Jiu about to leave, Cen Chuan, with his face covered in blood and grime, suddenly got up and transformed into an afterimage, chasing after him. Even though she was severely injured by Bai Zhi, she still possessed the strength of an Initial Stage Battle King!
“What is that?”
Priest Lin Xiao frowned slightly, looking at the light sphere thrown towards him. As he was about to investigate, the blinding light made them close their eyes, and this closing of eyes became permanent. The light instantly engulfed all of them, followed by the ancient house that looked centuries old…
The skin rot disaster was completely brought to an end.
“They’re all dead.”
Hearing the earth-shattering sound, Su Jiu remained silent for a moment. He looked back and shook his head.
“Truly, life is like a dream.”
Submerged in the lake water, he could still feel the impact of the shockwave. He quickly supported a small shield, then turned and swam rapidly through the narrow passage. A small light flickered on his chest, then quickly dimmed.
“Little thief, I’ve finally found you! Hand over the Floating Life Blossom! You, a mere Battle General, are not worthy of possessing such an item.”
At this moment, a cold shout came from behind Su Jiu, accompanied by a grey-white sword energy that followed.
“It’s her?”
Sensing danger, Su Jiu narrowly dodged sideways, turned his head, and his eyes narrowed. He discovered Cen Chuan’s figure. At this moment, she had lost the arrogance of a Black-clad Bishop. Her hair floated in the water, scattered like a water ghost.
Her body was covered in numerous small wounds, seemingly from the explosion. Her clothes were like charred charcoal.
“Is her strength now only at the Initial Stage Battle King level?”
Slightly sensing the aura of the other party, Su Jiu’s brow relaxed, and then the second stage of Elegy surged again. His eyes narrowed slightly, a cruel smile appearing on his lips. He raised his hand with his index and middle fingers, and crimson light surged.
“Blood Surge!”
In an instant, numerous crimson blood appeared on Bishop Cen Chuan’s body. Her pupils suddenly widened. Before she could say anything, a torrent of ice appeared in front of her. The water around her began to freeze slowly, and these ice pillars directly embedded her body into the cave wall—due to continuous blood loss and severe injuries, she had no strength to fight back.
Unable to move, she could only stare at Su Jiu, muttering, “How could this be… she’s just a Battle General…”
With her long hair flowing, Su Jiu switched back to the Ice Cicada diversion. Blue light emanated from his hands, and a giant ice cone began to condense behind him, smashing down continuously for about twenty seconds.
After confirming that her aura had disappeared, he slowly released his seemingly retaliatory methods.
Then, he swam towards the exit. Several winding cave openings appeared in front of him. After a moment of thought, he directly chose the middle one. After swimming for an unknown amount of time, Su Jiu dispersed his external Qi shield, sensing the surrounding water, and raised his eyebrows in surprise, muttering to himself, “The water is starting to taste salty?”
He swam forward again, and could already see many sea fish swimming past. After about half an hour, he sensed a light appearing ahead. Su Jiu squinted, using his external Qi to support a light—it turned out to be the eye of a monstrous fish, which looked at Su Jiu greedily.
“High-Rank Battle General? Or a Lord?”
With a faint smile, his fingernails suddenly grew long, and his body transformed into a white shadow, flashing past. Crimson stained the water’s surface.
…
A day later, the skin rot disease throughout the country was suddenly brought under control, and severely ill patients were cured. A name quietly reappeared in the eyes of the Dragon Country’s high-level officials – Su Jiu.
They began to send people to investigate Su Jiu’s whereabouts, but when they discovered the entire scorched canyon, they fell silent. Combined with Xiao Qiqi’s testimony, it was highly likely that this Night Watcher Su Jiu had sacrificed herself!
Three days later, the entire Magical Capital University convened a memorial service for just one student, held at the school cemetery.
The scene was exceptionally quiet, and even the student council was in silence. Regardless, the act of sacrificing one’s life for the people was commendable.
Even the Hu Yang siblings paid their highest respects at Su Jiu’s school cemetery – after all, now that the person was dead, the living could afford to be generous.
“You damn brat, you always loved playing the hero! Now it’s too late! You’re dead!”
Bai Qianyu quietly looked at the cemetery, then at an invitation card with a spear pattern in her hand. She wiped the corner of her eye, then turned and left.
Doan Bar.
Dressed as a waiter, Ren lightly wiped a wine glass and looked at the Old Man watching the small television in silence, sighing softly… That was probably the Old Man’s most favored descendant, right?
What a pity.
“Big Sister… she’s dead?”
Another figure, dressed in Exorcist attire, looked at the news in disbelief, staring intently at the words “confirmed dead,” muttering to himself.
…
Near a certain sea area, a ship made of ice was floating rapidly, as if being carried by something beneath the sea. A figure was leaning on it; it was Su Jiu, who had disappeared for many days. She was lying there like a salted fish, fiddling with a wooden hairpin.
Her phone had gotten wet and broken… Bai Nisi and E Huo had fallen into a deep sleep. Now, she could only look for a ship at sea—without a map, she couldn’t leave the sea area at all.
“Wuwu—”
Just as Su Jiu decided to lie down idly again, the shadow of a giant ship appeared before her eyes, and her eyes lit up as she looked over.
There was a sword emblem on it, and on the sword, there was a graduation cap—it seemed to be from a university.
