Chapter 621: Genius of the Generation
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
“Who’s that?”
“An acute Spiritual Qi emanated from the silvery full moon. Is it the esteemed presence of a Half-Saint?”
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All the evil cultivator at the Quicksand Canyon who saw the silvery full moon in the sky could distinctly feel the streams of Holy Qi emanating from it, urging them to surrender themselves.
Only a Half-Saint would possess such a terrifying Holy Aura.
“Swosh!”
The sound of footsteps rang out.
The evil cultivators at the bottom of the gorge wielded some bodily movements to jump onto the steep walls of the gorge so they were standing behind Red Wish Emissary. Each of them took out their Genuine Martial Arms respectively, injecting Genuine Qi into them and focused their vision to the sky as if they were faced with a great enemy.
If it really was the esteemed presence of a Half-Saint, they would protect Red Wish Emissary at all cost even if it meant sacrificing their lives.
Red Wish Emissary was also gazing at the sky. When she saw the silhouette of a person with the silvery full moon as backdrop, her facial expression changed as she muttered the name, “Silvermoon.”
“Why would she come to the Eastern Evil Land?”
“Silvermoon… could she be the traitor?”
It was not until this instant that the evil cultivators finally realized this person’s identity.
The evil dominator elders, Shi Buchou and Xu Hong were all even more surprised because they were fully aware of how terrifying Silvermoon could be. No one there would be able to resist Silvermoon if she had set her mind to hurt Red Wish Emissary.
They were no match for Silvermoon even if the two of them combined efforts.
Silvermoon, who possessed an Innate Lunar Body, used to be the first Emissary handpicked by the Black Market Excellence Hall. Although she is not a Saintly Being, she was by no means inferior to any Saintly Being in the same realm.
Moreover, she possessed high comprehension ability that enabled her to cultivate martial techniques within a much shorter time than Saintly Beings. She was deemed a rare genius of her generation.
However, Silvermoon became a traitor to the Black Market because she could not see eye to eye with the Black Market on certain matters. Thus she became Black Market’s public enemy.
The black market dispatched a large number of masters to assassinate her but instead, they were the ones who were killed by her. Among the masters killed, there were even some Saint and Half-Saint successors.
Through that blood chase, she had ultimately severed all ties with the Black Market.
Subsequently, Silvermoon escaped hiding from the East Region Saint Cities. Building up an army named Silver Sky Mercenary Group and having trained them over a period of almost twenty years, she had become a dominator of that region.
One could safely say that there were countless God’s favored sons who could not catch up to Silvermoon in terms of their abilities and innate talents in cultivation.
Earlier on, Di Yi led the Seven Kills Emissary to the East Region Saint City with a carefully mapped plan to annihilate Silvermoon.
Zhang Ruochen participated in the event. He witnessed with his own eyes how a great number of the members of the Silver Sky Mercenary Group was killed by the Glazed Knight’s spear. Almost half of the Silver Sky Mercenary Group fell on that day.
The Silvermoon’s hatred for Di Yi was even more severe than Zhang Ruochen’s.
“What a strong Spiritual Qi! Silvermoon probably possesses the capabilities of a Half-Saint.”
Although Zhang Ruochen could see that Silvermoon had yet broken through the Half-Saint realm, her capabilities had already surpassed that of monks who had reached the Ninth Change in the Fish-dragon Realm.
The circle of the silvery full moon in the sky was, in fact, her Martial Soul, a silver moon Martial Soul that was very rare.
Once the Martial Soul of the silvery moon was sufficiently powerful, the Martial Soul progressed to become Divine Soul. That would be the time Silvermoon broke through to the Half-Saint Realm.
When the Divine Soul of Silvermoon was suspended in the mid-air, it closely resembled an actual moon; it could lit up an area spanning a thousand miles. Apparently, Silvermoon’s Martial Soul had yet to reach that level.
“Red Wish Emissary, were you the one who sent word for me to rush to Eastern Evil Land so I could fight Di Yi with you?” said Silvermoon as she glared at Red Wish Emissary.
Red Wish Emissary appeared puzzled as she did not send any message to Silvermoon.
A clear voice sounded, “It was me.”
Zhang Ruochen stepped forward and walked towards the edge of the cliff.
All eyes were on Zhang Ruochen. Everyone was surprised.
Even Mu Lingxi, who knew Zhang Ruochen best, looked perplexed. She would never have expected Zhang Ruochen to know Silvermoon at all.
The Red Wish Emissary was even more surprised. She was puzzled. Her doubts of Zhang Ruochen intensified.
Silvermoon shifted her gaze and was fixated at Zhang Ruochen.
Her eyes became illuminated as if they were two glistening stars in the silvery full moon. Two light beams immerged from her pupils which instantly allowed her to see through Zhang Ruochen’s metal mask.
Although Silvermoon had almost attained the Half-Saint level of cultivation, which meant she possesses a calm attitude, she was still taken aback the instant she saw Zhang Ruochen’s true self.
“Could I have a word with you privately?”
A jet of Holy Qi went out like a stream of water as Silvermoon waved a hand in the air. It extended over ten miles towards Zhang Ruochen and swept him up in a whirl and sent him flying away.
“You can’t take him away.”
Mu Lingxi, worried about Zhang Ruochen’s safely, pursued after him.
Red Wish Emissary gave Xu Hong look and he immediately leaped up into the air with the intention to rescue Zhang Ruochen.
Silvermoon turned around to have a look, then she gently waved her hand to stir up a gust of strong wind that blew on Mu Lingxi and Xu Hong and pushed them backward.
Monks who reached the Ninth Change in the Fish-dragon Realm are vulnerable to Silvermoon. If she had the intent to injure, she could have severely injured Mu Lingxi and Xu Hong striking out a moment ago.
By the time Mu Lingxi and Xu Hong regained their footing, Silvermoon and Zhang Ruochen were nowhere to be seen. No one knew where they went.
“That despicable Silvermoon, how dare she snatch Zhang Ruochen away from me!”
Mu Lingxi’s eyes turned wide like saucers, and she gritted her teeth in rage.
After a while, Silvermoon and Zhang Ruochen came to the top of a desolated mountain and landed on it simultaneously.
Silvermoon, who was tall and lanky, exuberated a cold and aloof temperament. She had long silver hair and was wearing combat boots and armor, baring her midriff and long legs.
She focused her silver pupils on Zhang Ruochen and said, “This is unbelievable! How did a dead man come back to life?”
With one hand on his back, Zhang Ruochen took off the mask on his face with the other hand. He looked towards the red sun as it was rising and said, “How did you see through my mask?”
“Do you really think you could hide your identity with just a mask? Do you think I am blind?” Silvermoon exuberated a heroic spirit and rolled her eyes at Zhang Ruochen.
“I had used my Spiritual Power on the mask so that no ordinary people have no way of seeing through me.”
Silvermoon replied, “How about the eyes of a Half-Saint?”
Zhang Ruochen glanced at her and suddenly came to a realization. He smiled and said, “I guess it’s not surprising since you have already attained the eyes of a Half-Saint! You are not far from achieving the Half-Saint Realm.”
“It’s not as easy as you think. It may look like I am just a step away, but in reality, there’s a huge gap that I have to cross. Once I cross over this chasm, it will be a great leap for me. However, if I can’t cross over, I will be stuck in the Ninth Change in the Fish-dragon Realm for life.”
Silvermoon glanced at Zhang Ruochen and said, “Let’s talk about you! How are you still alive? I’m so curious.”
“Someone you thought to be dead may not have died after all. Someone you thought was still alive may not be living anymore,” Zhang Ruochen said with a smile.
Silvermoon got that Zhang Ruochen did not want to talk about it, so she stopped asking. “I am aware that Di Yi and Red Wish Emissary were fighting for the position of the young master. This indeed is a good opportunity to kill Di Yi,” Silvermoon got down to talk about business.
“However, if the High-level management people from the Black Market found out that I have come to Eastern Evil Land, they would send a Half-Saint to interfere. We need to hurry if we want to strike.”
“I think so too. Let’s start moving now! Once we kill Di Yi, I have to flee Eastern Evil Land immediately.”
Di Yi was a person with special status. The news of his death would shake the entire Eastern Evil Land.
One should never underestimate any strike back from the Black Market.
Silvermoon asked again, “Do you know where Di Yi is?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Did you plan any strategy or layout any ambush?”
Zhang Ruochen stared at her and said: “That’s for sure, but I still have to discuss with Red Wish Emissary. After all, Red Willow Heights, where Emperor Diyi is now, used to be Red Wish Emissary’s old home. If we can make use of the villa’s array in the villas, we can eliminate most of the obstacles to kill Di Yi.”
Silvermoon nodded, took a bloody bag, tossed it to Zhang Ruochen and said, “I am a traitor to the Black Market, so I am quite certain that Red Wish Emissary would not trust me. However, it may make things easier if you pass this gift to her.”
Perplexed, Zhang Ruochen took over the parcel and opened it to take a look.
Inside the parcel was a bloody human head, which after careful examination, Zhang Ruochen realized that it belonged to Cyan-robed Emissary, who had tried to escape earlier on.
Silvermoon killed Cyan-robed Emissary?
Even Zhang Ruochen was surprised as he drew in a breath of Icing air.
“I actually met her on my way. What a coincidence!” Silvermoon said with indifference.
Zhang Ruochen re-tied the parcel and smiled, saying: “It was fate that a Saintly Being was to die like this. It was very unlucky for Cyan-robed Emissary to bump into you. Do you want to go back with me?”
The Silvermoon shook her head, “No way! I’m a traitor to the Black Market. We would get into conflicts with Red Wish Emissary since she belongs to the Black Market. Don’t worry, I will stay close and show myself if the need arises.”
Zhang Ruochen nodded his head and knew not to push her further. He put on his mask again was about to leave when he suddenly stopped in his tracks. He turned around and glanced at Silvermoon saying, “Are you able to keep my secret for me?”
“How does it affect me whether you are alive or dead?” Silvermoon asked in return, then she quickly continued, “However, since I owe you a personal favor, can keeping this secret be counted as me paying you back?”