Chapter 962: The God-Killing Domain Evolves

Mei Gongzi paid no further attention to it, instead turning to Jin Anguo and saying, "City Lord Jin, it’s good to see you again."

Only then did Jin Anguo take two steps forward, arriving in front of her. "City Lord Mei, it’s been a while. I have to say, you’re as radiant as ever. This is my cousin, Lan Moqian. She is young and brash and she doesn’t understand her own rudeness, so please don’t be offended."

Lan Moqian seemed to want to say something, but Jin Anguo raised a hand to stop her.

Mei Gongzi smiled faintly. "You’re too kind, City Lord Jin. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get my items. I hope you enjoy the rest of the auction."

"I hope so too. Please enjoy your day." Jin Anguo nodded politely to her, then led Lan Moqian and the powerhouses of Sky-Splitting City out.

On the way, they noticed Tang San and the Blue Gold Tree elders he was leading. As they passed by, Lan Moqian suddenly gave Tang San a thumbs-up and said, "Well done. Some people think having money lets them do as they please. Just let her spend more of it, that’ll teach her to stop flaunting her pockets."

Just as Mei Gongzi was about to complete the transaction, she instinctively turned around and saw the Blue Gold Tree clan’s team. When her eyes landed on Tang San, he felt an instant chill run through his whole body.

I’m so absolutely fucked!

Tang San thought to himself.

She’s definitely misunderstood!

But there was no way he could explain himself right now. What worried him most was that after the martial tournament, Mei Gongzi would definitely learn that he was actually Jin Miaolin; would she beat him up for trying to play the white knight?

For this transaction, Mei Gongzi was acquiring only one item: the Shadowfiend Sword. After paying a full 5,100 amethystine coins, she saw the sword on the table before her.

With the divine weapon so close, Mei Gongzi’s senses grew sharper. As she took the Shadowfiend Sword from its protective cover, she instantly felt the seed of the Asura Sword in her sea of consciousness start to hum, sending ripples of energy through her entire being.

The Shadowfiend Sword vibrated lightly in her hand, letting out a low hum as faint ripples of light spread out along the blade.

Although she didn’t fully understand what was happening, Mei Gongzi quickly mobilized her bloodline power to stabilize the energy fluctuations.

Just as she was about to store the Shadowfiend Sword, a phantom-like figure appeared without warning. A sharp spike, which left behind a faint afterimage, shot straight at her chest.

Even with Tang San’s powerful divine consciousness, he had no inkling of the attack until it was almost upon them. He hadn’t even been able to sense the attacker’s presence.

In that instant, Mei Gongzi felt her hair stand on end, and a terrifying sense of danger flooded her. But in that moment, she revealed the fruits of her recent seclusion.

Silver light burst from her in a blinding flash, with no hesitation or reservation. In an instant, countless silver stars appeared around her. It was as if a galaxy had appeared out of nowhere and was swirling around her!

As the spike neared her, the starlight shifted, deflecting the deadly blow to the side.

"Courting death!" Mei Gongzi’s voice rang cold and clear, and a terrifying killing intent erupted from her as she unleashed the God-Killing Domain. At the same time, she thrust the Shadowfiend Sword at her attacker.

As the killing intent exploded outward, Mei Gongzi felt the Asura Sword’s seed vanish from her sea of consciousness.

At the very same instant, the Shadowfiend Sword in her hand blazed with a crimson radiance. An overwhelming and terrifying sword intent burst forth.

With a crisp, metallic sound, the spike was instantly reduced to powder by the Shadowfiend Sword. The terrifying killing intent even tore the surrounding space apart, preventing the two mothers who wanted to help Mei Gongzi from intervening.

"Impossible!" A raspy, incredulous voice echoed as the phantasmal figure dissolved into a cloud of dust. Clearly, it was fleeing.

Mei Gongzi wanted to pursue, but her body did not let her. Her sea of consciousness was clearly unstable, and the Shadowfiend Sword in her hand felt as heavy as a mountain, making her movements clumsy and awkward. She staggered, then took a hard step forward to stabilize herself.

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the violent fluctuations of her bloodline power. But the killing intent around her had become almost tangible.

The God-Killing Domain, which was normally accompanied by white light, was now blood-red. That thick aura of bloodlust made even the Blue Gold Tree clan members behind Tang San shiver in fear.

The God-Killing Domain evolved! The Asura Hell Domain...

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Tang San was also stunned as he watched Mei Gongzi. When the sudden attack occurred, he had reacted almost at the same time she did. At that moment, nothing was more important to him than Mei Gongzi’s safety. Even if it meant exposing his own identity, he had been prepared to teleport there in an instant to save her.

Yet in that same instant, he saw the starlight blooming around Mei Gongzi, and he instantly judged that there was no need to act.

So, although there was a flicker of silver light under Tang San’s feet, he didn’t actually teleport over; he simply shifted slightly in place. Meanwhile, Mei Gongzi’s battle had already ended. And in that brief instant, her God-Killing Domain had astonishingly evolved!

This evolution was certainly related to the White Tiger Demon Emperor’s guidance, but that was not the key factor. The true trigger was the Asura Sword’s seed of sword intent that lived within Mei Gongzi. The Asura Sword’s power had been fully unleashed.

In fact, Tang San even felt as though the true Asura Sword had descended. It was the aura of a transcendent divine artifact! It seemed that this Shadowfiend Sword was somehow resonating with the Asura Sword’s sword intent, letting it temporarily manifest some of its true power.

What a miraculous artifact! But how is this possible...

Even with all his experience, Tang San didn’t dare to draw conclusions. He’d have to wait until after the auction ended to personally handle the Shadowfiend Sword and see what it truly was.

After that brief moment of shock, Mei Gongzi immediately steadied herself. The Shadowfiend Sword in her hand had changed rather drastically and was now a crystalline red; it radiated a terrifying killing aura, and at the same time, it exuded an air of proud defiance.

For an instant, Mei Gongzi’s mind wavered. She seemed to see a comet-like red streak shooting toward her from some distant place. The sensation in her divine consciousness was both familiar and comforting, and at the same time, fragments of some long-buried memories seemed to stir in her mind.

By now, powerful auras had converged around the transaction area. These were the top experts of the Grand Auction Hall. But they had all arrived too late; the assassin hadn’t left behind even a trace.

After briefly sensing the strange resonance from the Shadowfiend Sword, Mei Gongzi quickly put it away. In the next moment, the Asura Sword’s seed of sword intent instantly drew it into her sea of consciousness.

Inside this sea of consciousness, the sword light hovering at the center was now more than three times as strong as before, and it appeared almost fully solid. Mei Gongzi could feel her divine consciousness being tempered by that sword intent, and her sea of consciousness rapidly expanding.

It was worth it! Never mind five thousand amethystine coins; even fifty thousand would’ve been a small amount!

The evolution of the God-Killing Domain alone was beyond any monetary value. With this Shadowfiend Sword, Mei Gongzi was certain her power would rise immensely.

Tang San and the elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan were also stopped by the auction’s enforcers. With an assassination attempt just now, everyone present was a suspect.

Mei Gongzi explained that she hadn’t suffered any losses and was allowed to return to her private room. To Tang San’s dismay, however, he was told that all transactions were temporarily suspended. For the following transactions, an Emperor would personally oversee the proceedings, in order to ensure that the auction’s integrity wasn’t compromised by small-time thieves.

With that, Tang San and the Blue Gold Tree clan elders ended up walking back with Mei Gongzi’s group.

1. The original term here refers to the palace where the Ten Yama Kings, the kings of hell, reside. It also includes one character from the name Asura. Since it was rather difficult to link this to the kings of hell, we decided to go with this translation. ☜