Chapter 2423 - 2424: Return to the Sword Tower
Chapter 2423: Chapter 2424: Return to the Sword Tower
Shen Gaoge trembled all over in fright, his face turning pale in an instant.
Only after a long while did he manage to swallow hard and mutter to himself in a barely audible voice.
"Isn’t it the weak state? How can she still manipulate Sword Intent? And so violent, how can she ever get married after this...?"
Puff!
After a flash of sword light, Shen Gaoge’s ear dropped, spilling a spray of blood, which was unexpectedly beautiful.
It was still that towering, imposing Sword Tower!
But Shen Hongyi used to fly directly into it, whereas now, in her weak state post Sword Spirit reanimation, she could only brace against the overpowering sword aura, walking step by step towards the Sword Tower.
With each step, the fury in her heart grew fiercer, and her hatred for Xue An could only be described as ingrained.
If it weren’t for that guy, how could she have turned into this state?
The key is, she’s not accepting it!
Sincerely not accepting it!
Obviously, his cultivation level in other aspects was far inferior to hers, except for his realm, yet it was such a person who ended up defeating her.
For the always proud and arrogant Shen Hongyi, this was an unbearable humiliation.
Surely it was because she was too careless, allowing that guy to take advantage of the loophole!
Yes, it must be like this!
This time, after I seek the Family Head or Store Manager’s help to get through this weak state, I will definitely not be careless again. I want to completely defeat him!
Make him kneel on the ground and beg me for mercy!
Shen Hongyi made a fierce vow in her heart.
Meanwhile, she finally reached the Sword Tower.
There were no guards at the door.
What a joke, this was the core of the Shen Family, countless unimaginable beings residing here, unless one was mad who would dare to cause trouble here?
Shen Hongyi intended to stride into the building.
But every time she took a step, she was forced back by the magnificent Sword Intent emanating from the Sword Tower.
This only made her more infuriated, making her shout involuntarily.
"Can’t you see it’s me coming back? Why don’t you open the door quickly?"
With this reprimanding shout, the two large characters over the door slowly glimmered with an unusual radiance.
Then, two illusory figures emerged from it.
One had a character ’Sword’ engraved on its forehead, the other ’Tower’.
Exactly!
These two phantasms were transformed from the characters on the Sword Tower’s plaque.
One was ’Sword’, and the other was ’Tower’.
Strictly speaking, they should also be considered mystical entities.
But in the whole Sky Beyond the Skies, you’d be hard-pressed to find more bizarre entities than these two.
Because even material objects turned magical must at least be tangible, yet these two somehow morphed from plain characters into spiritual beings.
This alone defied many people’s imaginations.
However, placed in the Shen Family, where the mighty abound, it wasn’t so strange.
For the Sword Tower had stood for thousands of years, with countless extraordinary talents residing here.
Their immense Sword Intent had long blended with the Sword Tower.
And it was rumored that those two characters were originally inscribed by the Sword Emperor who founded the Shen Family, embodying the profound truth of the Sword Dao.
After nurturing so much Sword Intent, it wasn’t surprising they developed sentience.
This was also why the Shen Family kept its doors open.
Because with these two guarding, no one with ill intentions could get in.
But usually these two rarely showed themselves, so few knew of them.
At this moment, upon seeing Shen Hongyi standing at the door, they both were stunned.
Then the ’Sword’ character spirit asked curiously, "Hongyi girl, how come you’ve suddenly had Sword Spirit reanimation?"
"Yeah, did you find it too boring and decided to reincarnate for fun?"
Rolling her eyes at these simple-minded entities, Shen Hongyi said.
"You’re the one who reincarnated for fun, I was forced to reincarnate under duress!"
The two spirit characters exchanged a glance, then they suddenly realized.
"Oh, so you got defeated in battle!"
Now Shen Hongyi’s expression grew even darker.
"Enough with the nonsense, just make way, I need to meet with the Family Head and the Store Manager!"
"Oh, don’t be so hasty, as the saying goes, ’Haste makes waste’, we need to do things step by step!" the ’Sword’ spirit character remarked with a grin.
"That’s right, that’s right, we’ve rarely shown up lately, why not chat with us for a while!" the ’Tower’ spirit character added with a smile.
"I don’t have time right now to bicker with you two, don’t make me angry!" Shen Hongyi replied quite rudely.
But the two spirits didn’t get angry at all. In reality, they didn’t even know what being angry was, as they jovially stepped aside.
Shen Hongyi stormed into the Sword Tower, heading straight for the most central Elder’s Hall.
Meanwhile, the two spirits continued commenting on her departing figure.
"Hongyi girl seems pretty upset!"
"Probably because she got defeated and is in a bad mood!"
"But seriously, who could have defeated her?"
The two spirits kept discussing outside as Shen Hongyi barged into the Elder’s Hall.
There was no assembly at the moment, so the hall was empty, with only a mysterious high platform standing in the center.
Shen Hongyi stifled the anger on her face, her demeanor respectful as she knelt down.
"Disciple Shen Hongyi, requests to see the Family Head and Store Manager!"
Her voice echoed throughout the hall.
Suddenly.
The high platform began to glow.
Following that, several vague figures began to emerge.
Each figure exuded an immensely powerful aura.
And at the center of the platform, during a brilliant flash of light, appeared an elderly man with an aged visage.
Upon seeing this elder, Shen Hongyi once again deeply bowed.
"Disciple Shen Hongyi, greets the Store Manager!"
Seeing Shen Hongyi kneeling below, a hint of surprise flashed across the Store Manager’s face.
"What’s the matter? Why have you undergone Sword Spirit reanimation as well?"
Shen Hongyi’s face showed a hint of grievance as she bowed her head and said, "Store Manager, while avenging my brother, I was careless for a moment and succeeded in being ambushed by Xue An, resulting in... resulting in defeat and death, and had no choice but to undergo Sword Spirit reanimation!"
At these words, the originally quiet Elder’s Hall began to bustle.
Among the vague figures came cries of disbelief.
"How is that possible? Given Xue An’s strength, defeating Gaoge was already unbelievable, but now even Hongyi has fallen to him, could this person be a deeply concealed master?" someone exclaimed.
"Yeah, we’ve all seen Hongyi’s Sword Dao; she’s acknowledged as the foremost in the younger generation of the Shen Family. How could she also be defeated?" someone lamented.
Hearing these discussions, Shen Hongyi’s face turned even more unsightly, and she bowed again.
"Store Manager, esteemed elders, this defeat was entirely due to my underestimation and carelessness, allowing Xue An to exploit a vulnerability."
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