Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return-Chapter 1119: The Palace Doors Open, All Eyes Gather
"And also, I owe you nine lives, and I will repay them to you." Xingtian Girl finished speaking and then turned away.
"Crack!" A bolt of lightning pierced the sky.
Han Yan only saw Xingtian Girl suddenly turn around with an expression of extreme shock, and then a heart-wrenching pain surged through her, even her soul began to fade away.
Amid the thunderous beast’s roar, a Divine Beast covered in battle armor was running towards her, it felt somewhat familiar, and the roar was so desolate, so mournful.
The light and shadows in front of her flickered, her Divine Sense gradually became blurred, Han Yan felt herself sinking into endless darkness.
"No, you can’t die, you are my only rival, I must prove to you that I am the strongest in the world, you can’t die..." In her ears, Xingtian Girl’s trembling voice still came from afar, so firm and so resolute.
With a jolt, Han Yan returned to reality.
Everything just now seemed like a dream, but the feeling was so real, even now she could still feel the pain of her body and soul being torn apart, her whole body soaked in cold sweat.
What on earth is going on? Who is that woman so powerful that even Xingtian Girl can’t compete with, what is her connection to me, why does she look exactly like me?
Why does Xingtian Girl’s Spiritual Mark remain on my body?
So many questions in Han Yan’s mind, suddenly led to some associations even she didn’t dare believe.
"Master, are you okay?" Taowu looked at Han Yan strangely and asked.
"Nothing, just thought of something suddenly. By the way, how much time has passed?" Han Yan wiped the cold sweat off her forehead and asked.
"Just a few breaths," Taowu replied.
Han Yan suddenly lost focus just now, and cold sweat rained down her body, scaring Taowu. Not because he was afraid of something happening to Han Yan, but because he was afraid she might get into a mental state and take his life.
It turned out to be just a few breaths, Han Yan felt relieved. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
"Then I should really be considered to have passed the trial this time, I can leave now." Han Yan’s mind was still a bit chaotic, various thoughts intertwined in her mind, but she couldn’t confirm her wild guesses, not wanting to waste any more time in the Beast Soul Hall.
"Of course, you’ve passed the trial, I’ll open the hall door right away." Taowu dared not say a single no.
"By the way, will you stay by my side from now on?" Han Yan asked hesitantly.
Although this Taowu Divine Beast, like Xia Youchen’s Little Qiongqi, was resurrected and reborn and not fully grown, it was still much stronger, and crucially didn’t have the problem of being a herbivore, having it by side would definitely be a great help.
However, once it’s taken out, what about the Beast Soul Hall? Han Yan didn’t want to cause too much of a stir just as she joined the academy.
After much deliberation, Han Yan felt a bit conflicted.
"I certainly want to follow by my master’s side, to blaze a trail for you," Taowu quickly declared his loyalty, but immediately changed his tone and continued, "However, I’m bound by this seal, and can’t leave the Beast Soul Hall at all, unless one day I can restore my former strength, or you can break this seal, then I can leave."
"I see." Although conflicted, Han Yan felt a bit regretful about not being able to keep the powerful Divine Beast, one of the legendary Four Great Fierce Beasts, by her side.
She didn’t even think about breaking the seal. The seal left by Xingtian Girl wasn’t that easy to break; if it were so easy, Taowu would have gone out long ago to cause trouble in the world, any day now.
"Even though I can’t leave, out of my three drops of blood, two were used for resurrection, the remaining one has already formed a contract with you, Master. You can summon me to battle at any time." Seeing Han Yan’s regret, Taowu dared not conceal anything and continued speaking.
"So, it won’t be bound by the seal?" Han Yan said joyfully.
"Of course not, with that, Master can only summon my Beast Soul to battle, with up to thirty percent of my strength, and if the Beast Soul is damaged, I will suffer significant loss of Primordial Energy." Taowu explained.
"That’ll work too." Han Yan wasn’t too disappointed. Compared to the previous conflict, this was barely a mutually acceptable solution.
Anyway, her strength wasn’t strong enough, relying too much on Taowu wasn’t beneficial; it would be great if it could play the role of a surprise force at a critical moment.
"Shall I open the hall door now?" Taowu asked.
"Open it," Han Yan nodded.
The heavy hall doors creaked open slowly, a ray of sunlight shone through.
As soon as the door opened a crack, Han Yan heard the discussions of academy disciples and the ridicule from the Qiu family disciples.
"Did you feel it? Just now the pressure of the Palace Guardian Divine Beast seemed much stronger than before." Someone said mysteriously.
"Nonsense, even you can feel it, how could we not notice?" Someone sneered.
"How daring Mu Hanyan is; today, the Palace Guardian Beast Soul was obviously different from before, Lord Qiu had already passed the trial and was still seriously injured by its frenzy, yet Mu Hanyan still dared to go in, courting death."
"Yeah, even if you have the courage, wait a few days before stepping in. It’s truly arrogant." Others nodded, obviously disapproving of Han Yan’s rash action.
"Hmph, but others came in first in the recruitment selection, even defeating the swordsmen from Shangyue Country, naturally with this kind of arrogance." Qiu Zizhong said sarcastically.
"First place my foot, throughout history, so many prodigies and talents have met their end in the Beast Soul Hall, does he really think he can surpass all those predecessors?" another Qiu family disciple sneered.
"Hey, how suddenly that terrifying Beast Soul pressure disappeared; could the trial have ended?" At this moment, someone noticed the diminishing Beast Soul pressure and wondered.
"Alas, it’s surprising the trial ended so quickly, most likely Han Yan is dead with not even a trace left." Someone sighed.
"Perhaps Mu Hanyan has already gained the Beast Soul Hall’s recognition and passed the trial?" Qiu Zizhong, noticing the subtle change in the hall, couldn’t contain a beaming smile but continued to mock.
"Tch, if you want to laugh, just laugh, why act schadenfreudely?" The previous person flicked their robe sleeve dismissively.
No matter if Han Yan was reckless or arrogant, his earlier defeat of Yue Fanchen and saving Anyun’s reputation indeed established great merit, so apart from those who were friendly with the Qiu family, other academy disciples still held some goodwill, not exactly against a common enemy, but also didn’t want to see him die just like that.
They also couldn’t stand the gloating faces of the Qiu family crowd.
