Fantasy: My Wife is the Empress, and Our Cute Kids Wreak Havoc in the Nine Provinces – Chapter 103

Chapter 103: The Prodigies: Where are the Promised Sword Beasts? Why isn’t there a Single One?

Boom!

Two terrifying pillars of Sword Qi shot up from the God Sword Pool, piercing the sky of the secret realm and creating two enormous holes.

The Sword Intent continued to emanate outwards, spreading in all directions. The entire secret realm trembled under this terrifying Sword Intent.

“What a powerful Sword Intent!”

The prodigies of the Nine Provinces, who were searching for opportunities or engaged in battles throughout the secret realm, turned their gazes towards the Divine Sword Pavilion. Then, some of them transformed into streaks of shooting stars, rushing towards it.

Such a powerful Sword Intent was naturally an extraordinary treasure for sword cultivators, but it didn’t hold much attraction for other cultivators.

Unless they were helping friends or allies, they generally wouldn’t compete for it.

They would rather spend this time searching for opportunities that suited them.

However, even so, three to four hundred prodigies still arrived at the Divine Sword Pavilion one after another.

And the prodigies who were originally at the Divine Sword Pavilion, such as Long Shaoyu, had already reached the God Sword Pool long ago.

At this moment, the water level of the God Sword Pool had been greatly reduced due to being absorbed by the God Sword Fruit, and the white mist of Sword Qi above the pool had also dissipated significantly. Although it still affected the cultivators’ spiritual sense and vision, it was much better than before.

“The Sword Qi is soaring, the water level is dropping, the God Sword Fruit has ripened, let’s go!”

Someone shouted, and in an instant, the prodigies rushed forward, vying to be the first.

“Get lost, the God Sword Fruit is mine!”

Some even unleashed their sword techniques, unleashing powerful waves of Sword Qi in a sweeping attack.

The stronger prodigies dodged or resisted, while the weaker ones were instantly killed on the spot.

“Those who stand in my way, die!”

A prodigy roared, wielding a ten-zhang giant sword, his Sword Qi crisscrossing. Those who couldn’t dodge in time were instantly killed.

Just as they entered the God Sword Pool, a fierce battle erupted, and blood rained down into the pool.

The Sword Qi in the God Sword Pool was affected by this killing intent and the smell of blood, and even the thin white mist of Sword Qi seemed to turn red.

Long Shaoyu stood at the edge of the pool, not immediately entering. Instead, he frowned and scanned his surroundings, seemingly searching for something.

“Young Master, aren’t we going to compete?”

The young archer stood beside him, gripping his bow tightly.

“Yes, Young Master, what if they snatch the God Sword Fruit if we wait any longer?”

The square-faced youth also spoke urgently.

Their purpose in coming to the Divine Sword Pavilion was to seize the God Sword Fruit, to forge a sword physique for Long Shaoyu. They couldn’t let others get it first.

“No rush!”

Long Shaoyu shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the battling prodigies in the God Sword Pool. He said lightly, “When the God Sword Fruit first ripens, it will have a Sword Qi barrier protecting it. Moreover, the sword beasts in this God Sword Pool will be affected by the blood and killing intent, gradually turning into bloodthirsty blood beasts, becoming even more terrifying. It won’t be easy to seize the God Sword Fruit. These people are just cannon fodder. Our real opponents are not them.”

The square-faced youth and the young archer were stunned. They looked carefully at the God Sword Pool and realized that the water had indeed turned red, and even the white mist of Sword Qi had turned red.

The Sword Qi in the God Sword Pool was no longer pure Sword Qi, but could be called Slaughter Sword Qi. Prolonged exposure to this Slaughter Sword Qi would corrode one’s consciousness and intensify one’s killing intent.

They looked up again and saw that although many prodigies were rushing into the pool to join the fight, there were still some who remained suspended in the air, not making a move. Clearly, these prodigies were their true opponents.

“Where did those two brats go?”

Long Shaoyu frowned and asked in confusion.

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“Brats?”

The square-faced youth and the young archer paused for a moment. Then, the square-faced youth shook his head and said, “I don’t know. I haven’t seen them since we entered the Divine Sword Pavilion.”

The young archer thought for a moment and said, “Young Master, I have a feeling those two brats are a bit unreliable. They might be stuffing their faces somewhere right now, probably having forgotten all about the God Sword Fruit. If we want to seize it, we’ll have to rely on ourselves.”

Long Shaoyu didn’t speak, but his frown deepened.

The God Sword Fruit was very attractive to sword cultivators. Those two brats would most likely come, and there might even be stronger prodigies coming. Without those two brats to share the pressure, it would be very difficult to seize the God Sword Fruit.

“Young Master, I feel like something’s not right.”

Just then, the square-faced youth stared at the now-red God Sword Pool and asked in confusion, “You said earlier that blood beasts are bloodthirsty. Now that the God Sword Pool has turned red, the sword beasts should have turned into blood beasts. Why haven’t they attacked the prodigies in the pool?”

“Hmm?”

Long Shaoyu snapped out of his thoughts and stared at the God Sword Pool. A look of confusion appeared in his eyes. “That’s not right. According to my father, when the God Sword Pool turns red, blood beasts appear. There should be sword beasts turning into blood beasts by now. Why is there no movement at all?”

Not only him, but the prodigies floating in the air also looked confused. The current situation was completely different from what their elders had told them or what was recorded in their family’s ancient texts.

Where are the numerous and powerful sword beasts they were promised?

Where are the bloodthirsty blood beasts that are supposed to fight to the death with cultivators?

Could it be that what their elders said and what was recorded in the ancient texts were all wrong?

As more and more prodigies entered the God Sword Pool, the killing intent grew stronger, but there was still no sign of the blood beasts. Finally, some of the prodigies floating in the air couldn’t hold back any longer.

“Perhaps there are no blood beasts at all. We can’t wait any longer.”

That prodigy descended from the sky and landed in the God Sword Pool. His body surged with Sword Qi, and wherever he passed, prodigies fell.

“That’s right, seizing the God Sword Fruit is the priority.”

When one person moved, others naturally followed. In an instant, the prodigies who had been floating in the air all made their move, heading straight for the two pillars of Sword Qi that shot up into the sky from the depths of the God Sword Pool.

“Everyone, I, Lang Tianya, will be taking this God Sword Fruit.”

Just then, a giant silver wolf appeared from afar, tearing through the air. A terrifying Sword Intent swept out.

Wherever the giant wolf passed, howls echoed, and along with the howls, countless Sword Qis bloomed, and countless prodigies fell.

The next moment, the giant silver wolf disappeared, revealing a young man in a silver wolf robe with a silver wolf mark on his forehead, standing with a sword in hand.

The prodigies who had entered the God Sword Pool earlier might have been considered prodigies in their respective provinces, but they were nothing in front of true prodigies.

And this young man who called himself Lang Tianya was a true prodigy.

Long Shaoyu’s eyes narrowed. This person was the Saint Son of the Heavenly Wolf Sword Sect, the number one prodigy of the Wasteland Province, known as the latest generation’s Heavenly Wolf Sword Saint.

Like Long Shaoyu, he was at the Initial Stage Martial Saint realm and was one of the Four Great Young Sword Saints of the Nine Provinces.

“Lang Tianya?”

Hearing these three words, the prodigies who had entered the God Sword Pool earlier all trembled, their eyes filled with fear.

That was a Young Sword Saint, a Martial Saint level expert. How could they fight him?