Chapter 1094 - 293: Jasmine Tears of Longing, Celestial Frost Blade Reflects Lovers’ Devotion (Part 3)

In the distance, the horizon turned white like a fish’s belly, making the ground covered with corpses and uncoagulated bloodstains particularly glaring.

The morning sun was like blood, staining the fortresses of the Celestial Demon Sect’s main base a sinister red.

Shi Ying held the crying Shi Nian, looking at the chaos strewn across the ground, with her embroidered shoes still stained with uncoagulated black blood.

Suddenly, a strange melody came from the northwest, piercing everyone’s eardrums like a snake’s tongue, and countless night owls were startled in distant treetops, their dark wings obscuring half the sky.

"Not good! It’s the ’Soul-Capturing Devil Music’ of Poison Guanyin!" Miao Menlong’s face changed suddenly, as the Thunder Arrow was already nocked on his longbow.

Before the words were out, a figure in moon-white gauze floated from the mist; the snake-shaped jade ornament on Poison Guanyin’s forehead shimmered with a dim light, and behind her, more than a hundred disciples carried the pitch-black ’Ten Thousand Poison Coffin,’ from whose seams green liquid seeped out, turning grass into charcoal instantly.

The Thousand-Faced Scholar appeared stepping on the ground filled with decayed leaves, shaking his folding fan to split into seven virtual images, each with a different eerie smile: "Master Shi has good methods, but this Thunder God Rock is ultimately a burial place." As his words fell, Poison Guanyin’s ten fingers flew, releasing myriad Golden Needles that interwove in the air into a "Hundred Gu Soul-devouring Array," the needle tips glimmering with a ghostly blue phosphorus flame.

Shi Ying handed Shi Nian over to the nursemaid, as the Scholar’s Sword emerged from its sheath with a dragon’s roar, the dragon pattern on the sword gleamed with coldness: "Since you’re here, leave something behind!" She lightly tapped her toes, performing the "Heavenly Demon Nine Transformations" of "Heaven’s Summoning," as the sword shadow soared like a silver dragon, deflecting the incoming Golden Needles which, upon landing, transformed into Gu insects, clawing towards the Heroic Sakura Association disciples.

The "Plum Blossom Dart" Shan Zhi shook his dart pouch, the "Plum Blossom Triple Play" Chain Dart turned into cold stars, precisely striking the Gu insects on their seven inches.

The Thousand-Faced Scholar’s shadows suddenly merged into one, his folding fan spreading to shoot out thirty-six Bone-Piercing Nails, the nail tails tied with crimson threads, forming a large net in the air. The "Flying Eagle Detective" Xie Wen struck fiercely with eagle claw skills, snapping the threads one by one, and Hai Dongqing’s sharp claws tore apart two of the Thousand-Faced Scholar’s virtual images.

Seeing this, Poison Guanyin emitted an ear-piercing screech, pulling off the jade ornament from her neck, the "Ten Thousand Poison Coffin" exploded violently. Hundreds of corpse snakes covered in Golden Needles burst from the ground, ejecting black fog wherever they went, causing white smoke sizzle from stone bricks.

Shi Ying’s sword moved off center, the sword move "Phoenix Dance of the Nine Skies" severed the corpse snakes into segments, yet when the snake’s blood splattered on her, it corroded out scorch marks.

The Thousand-Faced Scholar approached with a sinister laugh: "Master Shi, do you know the wonders of the ’Ten Thousand Poison Heart-devouring Array’?" He lightly waved his folding fan, in the poisonous mist suddenly emerged Shi Ying’s most terrifying scene—Shi Feiyang lying in a pool of blood.

Shi Ying’s pupils shrank rapidly, her sword momentum slightly slowed, as Poison Guanyin’s Golden Needle brushed past her ear. "Do not fall for her Illusion Technique!" Miao Menlong shouted as "Star-Chasing Moon-Running Arrow" triggered celestial lightning.

The Thousand-Faced Scholar hurriedly dodged as his seven virtual images dispersed once more. Xie Wen seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, his eagle claw skills aiming straight for the heart.

The Thousand-Faced Scholar turned around to block with his fan, only to see Shi Xiong emerge sideways, wielding the White Rainbow Treasure Sword like a snake exiting its hole, piercing his left shoulder.

Poison Guanyin, seeing the situation unsalvageable, formed seals with her hands, casting "Nine Nether Poison Array."

In an instant, darkness engulfed the skies, only the spectral glow of silver needles flickered like ghost flames in the darkness.

Shi Ying took a deep breath, the Scholar’s Sword danced the ultimate killer move of the "Heavenly Demon Nine Transformations"—"Righteousness and Ruthlessness," ice-blue sword qi pouring like a galaxy, tearing open the poisonous fog.

The Thousand-Faced Scholar clutched his wound while laughing maniacally: "Shi Ying, do you think this can..." Before he could finish, Miao Menlong’s second Thunder Arrow had pierced through his chest.

Poison Guanyin let out a wretched scream, about to unleash the ultimate "Snake King Order," when suddenly a familiar sword’s howl echoed from the horizon—Shi Feiyang’s Celestial Frost Blade wrapped in icy aura sliced through the night sky like a meteor.

"Poison Guanyin, dare disturb my wife and children, today is your death date!" Shi Feiyang’s voice resonated through the mountains.

His Bright Jade Technique revolved to the "Infinite Asura’s Human Purgatory" realm, where poisonous mist, Golden Needles, corpse snakes were reduced to dust in his wake. Poison Guanyin, realizing the dire circumstances, tried to vanish into the poisonous mist but found Shi Ying’s Scholar’s Sword blocking her escape.

"Our new and old grudges are settled today!" Shi Ying’s gaze was icy cold as she and Shi Feiyang simultaneously struck.

The Celestial Frost Blade and Scholar’s Sword reflected each other, leaving trails of blood on Poison Guanyin’s body. With a final scream, Poison Guanyin fell into a pool of blood, her jade ornament shattered into dust; this thrilling blood battle finally drew to a close.

The first ray of sunlight at dawn pierced through the clouds like a sword, illuminating the ground strewn with corpses in detail.

Poison Guanyin’s blood coiled into eerie totems on the blue stone slabs, while the shattered fragments of the Thousand-Faced Scholar’s illusions still trembled slightly in the morning wind.

Shi Ying watched Shi Feiyang walk across the debris-strewn ground, the ice-blue True Qi of the Celestial Frost Blade still lingered, yet it softened to a gentle touch upon meeting her gaze. "Congratulations, Grand Squad Leader!" Miao Menlong stepped forward boldly, his arrow pouch at the waist still dripping with blood from the fierce battle last night; when he bowed, the sleeve revealed holes bitten by Gu insects "This Bozhou journey not only reunites your virtuous wife and child but also brings the Five Poison Sect under our command; truly a double blessing!"

Shan Zhi smiled, reaching to accept Shi Nian from Shi Ying’s arms, his fingertips teasing the child’s pink cheeks, praising: "Look at these sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, worthy of the Grand Squad Leader’s bloodline; destined to stir up Jianghu affairs in the future!"

Shi Ying’s smile slightly froze. Shan Zhi’s unintentional words pierced her heart like a fine needle.

She looked at Shi Nian’s face resembling Shi Feiyang, suddenly recalling those faint shadows from Jianghu rumors—how could Shi Feiyang, a figure who traversed the Martial Arts world for many years, have only one wife?