Chapter 1596: The Deceitful Crownless Lord

Chapter 1596 -62: The Deceitful Crownless Lord

The golden light in Mo Yi Nora’s hand became more dazzling. Upon seeing this golden light, Su Xiao immediately recalled his old adversary, the Crownless Lord. That guy’s strength was immense, far beyond what Su Xiao could contend with.

In their last confrontation, Su Xiao only managed to draw even with the Crownless Lord after activating Demonic Hunt Time, and that was with Moris’s body unable to contain the Crownless Lord’s power.

It seemed that the Crownless Lord had now found a successor. The appearance of the Crownless Lord was no coincidence. Mo Yi Nora, although not actively undergoing any ritual, had previously been affected by the Sun Flame after Apollo exploded. Mo Yi Nora’s deceased subordinates had provided elemental power and life energy.

Sun Flame + abundant elemental power + abundant life energy = the power conversion ritual of the Crownless Lord. Of course, the bloodline of the Mo Yi Family was needed as the vessel among them.

With all four elements present, the emergence of the Crownless Lord was inevitable. Su Xiao wasn’t aware of the power inheritance ritual of the Crownless Lord. He wasn’t omniscient, so encountering such an unexpected situation was unavoidable.

“What are you…?”

The expression on Mo Yi Nora’s face didn’t look pleasant. It’s understandable; who could remain calm when another consciousness suddenly appeared within their body? Anyone would want to get rid of this foreign consciousness. With a formidable enemy ahead, one could only imagine the psychological torment Mo Yi Nora was experiencing.

“I am… your power.”

The voice of the Crownless Lord reached Mo Yi Nora’s ears. Her instinct was to retort with a curse, but considering the current situation, she didn’t say it.

Mo Yi Nora’s reaction was fully observed by Su Xiao. He wouldn’t wait for Mo Yi Nora and the Crownless Lord to finish their negotiation and for her to obtain his power.

As the golden light appeared, Su Xiao stepped forward, charging towards Mo Yi Nora head-on.

Zheng, zheng.

Two silver slash marks appeared in front of Su Xiao. Though he hadn’t arrived yet, the blade auras had already slashed towards Mo Yi Nora.

The blade auras emitted a whimper as they sliced through the air, reaching Mo Yi Nora in an instant. Even before being cut by the blade aura, she felt a stinging pain on her face, her hair standing on end.

Just as the blade aura was about to touch Mo Yi Nora’s skin, she almost fainted from anger, finding herself unable to move. After the golden light surged in her hand, she was completely immobilized.

“I…”

Mo Yi Nora was feeling extremely aggrieved. The ghostly presence within her claimed to empower her, but it clearly seemed to be trying to kill her.

The blade aura sliced through Mo Yi Nora’s fair skin with a distinct sensation, followed by the icy sting as it cut through her flesh. Mo Yi Nora even heard a crisp crackle as her skull was split open.

In his forward rush, Su Xiao was slightly surprised. He had only intended to clear a path with the blade auras, not expecting them to penetrate Mo Yi Nora’s skull and neck entirely.

With a swish, the blade aura exited through the back of Mo Yi Nora’s head and neck, carrying with it a streak of blood.

A line of blood appeared on Mo Yi Nora’s face and neck. Her eyes showed no fear, only reluctance. Her sister, Misfortune, had already fallen silent, meaning she was truly going to die now.

With a whoosh, a breaking wind sound, Su Xiao suddenly appeared two meters in front of Mo Yi Nora. In his right hand, the Dragon Slash surged with lightning as he delivered an upward slash towards Mo Yi Nora’s chest.

The blade sliced through the air, first striking Mo Yi Nora’s left arm, severing it in an instant. The bloodied blade continued, cutting into Mo Yi Nora’s torso, piercing through skin, muscle, ribs, and organs, before exiting from her right shoulder.

Pfft!

Blood splattered as Mo Yi Nora was completely bisected by Su Xiao with one stroke.

“Ah!!”

Mo Yi Nora cried out, not from the searing pain caused by the Blue Steel Shadow energy, but from her own unwillingness.

Mo Yi Nora admitted Su Xiao was very strong. In a life-and-death struggle between them, who would live or die was uncertain. She could accept defeat or even death in battle, but she could not accept the current situation of losing without doing anything.

After severing Mo Yi Nora with one slash, Su Xiao did not stop. He executed five more consecutive slashes, cutting Mo Yi Nora into over ten pieces before halting.

Mo Yi Nora felt the intense pain from various parts of her body, experiencing the taste of failure.

“Two souls cannot occupy one body; one must disappear. This time it’s me, next time it will be you. Remember this feeling now, this is the taste of failure.”

The voice of the Crownless Lord reached Mo Yi Nora’s ears. Meanwhile, Su Xiao had already started throwing alchemy bombs at Mo Yi Nora. He did not have the habit of watching an enemy die slowly. Killing them as quickly as possible was always the best choice, especially since Mo Yi Nora’s situation was strange. Even after being slashed so many times, her body should have been shattered if not dead.

Though covered in bloodstains, Mo Yi Nora’s body had not shattered.

Boom!

The explosion’s firelight enveloped Mo Yi Nora. Amid the explosion, Mo Yi Nora’s pupils turned golden. She saw many things: warriors galloping across battlefields, crowning as king, betrayal, familial love, romantic love, and… how to use a sword.

“Poor soul.”

Mo Yi Nora spoke from within the flames. Her consciousness was merging with the Crownless Lord’s residual soul, but she did not reject this process because it was led by her consciousness.

Mo Yi Nora didn’t understand why the Crownless Lord was doing this. She did not believe anyone would sacrifice themselves for another. In reality, with only consciousness left in the world, the Crownless Lord was very bored. He couldn’t feel his existence, couldn’t sense the passage of time. Once he forgot his own existence, he would dissipate.

The Crownless Lord persisted until now only to prevent his power from disappearing into thin air. This power once represented his existence. Entrusting this power to someone was a tradition passed down by his race. A consciousness exists only fleetingly, but power is eternal.

Before the explosion’s firelight could fade, a golden light emanated from within the flames.

“Damn!”

Even Su Xiao, with his composure, cursed under his breath. He came close to shoving the Silence Duke into Mo Yi Nora’s mouth to detonate, yet still, Mo Yi Nora had not died.

The situation was far from optimistic, but Su Xiao wasn’t one to close his eyes and await death. Wielding the Dragon Slash, he executed a series of phantom slashes, crisscrossing blade auras aimed at the flames.

With just a few slashes, Su Xiao scattered the flames, revealing a golden light cocoon over three meters tall. This light cocoon had faint black patterns flowing across it, appearing exceptionally magical.

Su Xiao wasn’t concerned with how this object looked. He stepped forward, raised his hand, and delivered a slash.

Crack!

The rebound force followed the Dragon Slash to Su Xiao’s arm, causing his right arm to feel slightly numb.

Clenching his teeth, Su Xiao switched from single-handed to double-handed grip, his arm muscles slightly bulging, as he delivered a full-force slash towards the light cocoon.

Ka-cha!

The Dragon Slash penetrated a few centimeters into the light cocoon. Inside the cocoon, the nude Mo Yi Nora’s eyelid twitched. According to the memories of the Crownless Lord, this cocoon was extremely sturdy; normally, no one could cut through it. But from the small tip of the blade that pierced the cocoon, it was clear her enemy was no ordinary person.

Mo Yi Nora closed her eyes. She needed some time to adapt to her new body.