Supreme Sword Exalt

Fatty was jolted awake by Gu Han’s slap. When he took another look at Liu Ying’s peerless beauty, wreathed in an alluring charm, Fatty didn’t find it pleasing to the eye at all. Instead, he felt a chill running from his head to his toes. Demoness! She is definitely a demoness!

She asked seductively, “What’s wrong? Am I really so scary? Come here, let me have a good look at you.”

Fatty was sweating profusely, not daring to look at her at all. “No. I’m not fortunate enough to enjoy this kind of blessing. Go find someone else! Farewell, farewell now!”

A layer of golden light erupted from him as he prepared to make a run for it.

Gu Han was furious. “Fucking Fatty, are you planning to ditch me here again?”

Fatty stiffened. Then, he grabbed Gu Han’s shoulder, ready to take him along. “Ahem. Old habits die hard. Don’t take it to heart.”

Liu Ying said, her voice faltering as if she was about to cry, “You two are willing to abandon me alone here? There are so many demonic beasts here, I’m no match for them...”

Gu Han and Fatty cursed inwardly. We wish you’d get eaten!

Sighing lightly, Liu Ying’s tone turned melancholy again. “It seems you two really dislike me. I’m very sad...”

Then, as though possessing intelligence, a wisp of the hazy white light surrounding her separated. It vibrated slightly before landing on Fatty, who had run quite far away.

Fatty howled miserably as he lurched violently, unable to take even half a step further. It felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on him!

A gentle breeze drifted past, and Liu Ying slowly descended before the two.

“Little Brothers, you truly lack romance! I’ve been asleep for so long. I finally woke up, just wanting to find a kindred spirit to talk with, yet you two...” She began shedding tears again. “I’m so sad that you’re treating me like this...”

What was once the most captivating voice in the world now sounded sinister to Gu Han and Fatty.

“Grandma, please, I beg you, find someone else! We have no past grudges, no recent conflicts. Besides, I’m not even good-looking. But him, though!” Fatty, who was on the verge of collapse, hurriedly pointed towards Gu Han. “My brother Gu here! Solid foundation, exceptional talent, and his looks—ahem. He may not look like much right now, but he’s quite handsome before. A dragon among men! He’s worthy of you!”

Gu Han trembled with rage. “Fucking Fatty, I swear to god! I shouldn’t have slapped you awake earlier!”

Fatty said pitifully, “Brother Gu, you and Miss Liu are old acquaintances, she definitely won’t do anything to you. Just endure it and it’ll pass!”

Gu Han roared in a low voice, “Endure your ass! She isn’t Liu Ying at all!”

This time, Liu Ying’s original voice sounded. “Look at yourself now, Gu Han.”

She walked slowly and stood before Gu Han, her tone icy, her expression arrogant. “Do you think you still have the right to be arrogant in front of me?”

Now, even the tone, expression, and gaze were exactly the same as the previous Liu Ying.

Gu Han shook his head. “Stop pretending. You’re not her.”

Liu Ying’s tone held a trace of mockery. “How do you know I’m not? Gu Han, you know, the most detestable thing about you is your arrogance. Look at how pathetic you are now.”

Gu Han thought for a moment. “The reason is simple. Liu Ying has never been this close to me before.”

Opposite him, “Liu Ying” was momentarily stunned. The next moment, her expression changed again, full of vexation. She pouted, looking genuinely annoyed. “You caught me! Ugh, how boring! Couldn’t you just play along? This is so infuriating!”

Fatty sucked in a cold breath. From the earlier seductiveness, to the subsequent aloof coldness, and now the girlish charm. She shifted between them so naturally, without the slightest hint of struggle, as if each one were her true self.

Her eyes welled up with tears. “You’re too much... You have no idea how to cherish someone...”

Gu Han felt his scalp prickle. “Miss, I’m a straightforward person, I’m not good with words. I hope you won’t take offense. You can find Brother Fatty here. Apart from being ugly, having a foul mouth, being untrustworthy, cowardly, he doesn’t have many other faults. More importantly, he is a true connoisseur who appreciates and cherishes beauty!”

With every word Gu Han said, Fatty’s face darkened further. “You bastard! How can you badmouth someone like that?!”

Liu Ying’s beautiful eyes shifted, lingering on Fatty for a moment, before turning back to Gu Han. “Appreciates and cherishes beauty? But I’m more interested in you.”

If Fatty could move, he would have given a thumbs up. “Miss, you have good judgement!”

Gu Han’s scalp prickled again. “No! I’m actually—”

Liu Ying suddenly leaned close again, sniffed lightly, her face filled with intoxication. “And the scent on you is unexpectedly pleasant too.”

Upon seeing her getting closer and closer, a light gleamed in Gu Han’s eyes. “Is that so? Come closer, take a better sniff.”

Liu Ying smiled sweetly and actually moved a bit closer. “Okay.”

“Closer.”

A faint blush appeared on Liu Ying’s face. “Hehehe... You’re so naughty, but I like it!”

She seemed completely unaware of Gu Han’s unusual behavior, actually leaning in several more inches. Now, she and Gu Han were almost face to face.

Fatty cursed inwardly. This animal! No, he’s worse than an animal!

Looking at that all-too-familiar, peerlessly beautiful face so close, Gu Han took a deep breath, suppressing a strange restlessness in his heart. Then, he said slowly, “Soul... Snatching!”

It was the trump card he had kept hidden until the last moment. In an instant, Liu Ying’s face stiffened, her eyes suddenly becoming vacant.

Gu Han let out a long sigh of relief, retreating to put distance between them. “Fatty, hurry! What are you standing there for? Make your move!”

Not knowing how long the technique would last, he didn’t dare to waste a single moment.

Fatty was sweating profusely, seemingly about to cry from anxiety. “I-I-I can’t move!”

Gu Han’s heart dropped. “What??? That’s impossible!”

Suddenly, Liu Ying, who had been expressionless and puppet-like just moments before, started laughing. She stared haughtily at Gu Han. “Little Brother, you just got fooled by me, didn’t you?”

Gu Han’s heart sank. “Y-you’re unaffected?”

Liu Ying laughed, swaying like a flower in the breeze. “It’s been so many years, you’re the first person to use the Soul-Snatching Technique in front of me. It seems that your soul power doesn’t match your cultivation level at all... Now, my interest in you has grown even more!”

Then, she fluttered, closing in on Gu Han again. Her eyes darted about, revealing a somewhat girlish demeanor. “Let me see, what secrets are you hiding?”

A white light suddenly shot out and entered Gu Han’s forehead.

Fatty’s face turned deathly pale. “It’s over... We’re done for...”

***

Within the consciousness space, the injured black shadow simply lay there. Of course, one could imagine how he was inwardly cursing Gu Han and the master of the sword cage.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, his expression shifted. “Huh? Tsk tsk. Another one! Hahaha, this petty demon doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth, actually delivering itself to our doorstep!”

He sprang up again, full of excitement. “I will see how you die!”

Far in the distance, a hazy figure was wandering aimlessly. Despite her blurry features, her frame was graceful and naturally seductive, leaving so much room for imagination.

While strolling around, she giggled incessantly. “Little Brother, you’d better listen to me, or I will gobble you up.”

Soon, she had reached the deepest part of the consciousness space. A golden light not too far away instantly caught her attention.

She was somewhat surprised. “Huh? What’s this? Could this be your secret? Then I better take a closer look!”

However, in the next moment, something told her to look up. And she did. But before she could make out the words on the Great Evolution Sword Scripture, a soaring sword intent descended, completely dispersing this wisp of her spirit sense.

Faintly, a scream filled with extreme terror reached the black shadow’s ears.

He was exhilarated. “Great! Well done! Petty demon, how dare you try to take over my territory. Now you know what will happen! Hahaha, this is great! Truly satisfying!”