Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 498, it’s another brand new morning (second update)

Chapter 498: 498, it’s another brand new morning (second update)

Mo Qingyi took each step, and her heartbeat quickened by a fraction.

Just when she was about 2-3 meters away from the woman in black, the woman suddenly spoke, "Stop! Don’t come any closer, just send the person over."

Mo Qingyi stopped in her tracks, "Give me the lantern."

The woman in black sneered, "You release the person first, and I will return the lantern. You can trust me, I never go back on my word." But her expression made it hard to believe her.

At this moment, Zi, who had been asleep for several hours, suddenly awoke. Since his existence was intertwined with his host, he instantly sensed something amiss with Chu Jin, "Jin bro, what’s wrong? Is your body... alright now?"

"I’m fine, almighty Zi, can you check if there is a kind of medicine that can restore spiritual power instantly after consuming it?" Chu Jin asked.

Zi pondered for a while, "There is, but, such medicine causes extreme harm to the human body, and I don’t recommend taking it. Moreover, given your current condition, if you were to take this medicine, I’m afraid..." The rest of his words went unsaid.

He had only slept for a while, so how did Jin bro become so injured? He couldn’t recall a time when Jin bro had ever appeared so weak.

This Mo Zhixuan was practically Jin bro’s nemesis.

"Don’t worry, I won’t joke with my own body. Prepare it for me, I won’t take it unless it’s absolutely necessary," Chu Jin said in a calm tone, her clear eyes cold. The light from the white crystal lantern shone on her, casting a faint halo and making her look ethereal and beautiful, emanating a powerful aura all around her.

Merely gazing at her, one couldn’t tell that her body was pushed to its limits and that she might collapse at any moment.

"Alright, Jin bro, be extremely careful," said Zi, knowing he couldn’t refuse her. Thus, he could only do as she asked. Fortunately, since her rebirth, Chu Jin hadn’t done anything without certainty.

"Jin bro, it requires 28% of Faith Value."

"Deduct it," Chu Jin replied without hesitation.

As Zi exchanged for the medicine, Chu Jin slowly walked over to Mo Qingyi and gently patted her shoulder, "Do as she says."

As she spoke, Chu Jin looked up at the woman in black and said coldly, "You’d better not play any tricks, otherwise, I don’t mind giving you a taste of what it’s like in the inferno again!" Her words resonated with unquestionable authority.

Those present were all mentally shaken!

Hearing this, the expression of the woman in black changed, but she quickly regained her composure, "Why waste words? If you don’t want Mo Zhixuan’s soul to scatter, hurry up and release the person!"

Mo Qingyi fiercely pushed Li Chi forward, "Get lost."

Having been freed, the Elder immediately ran towards the back of the woman in black.

Seeing this, a look of pride flitted across the eyes of the woman in black, and a sinister curve appeared on her lips. Then, she threw the green lantern forward forcefully, its dim light flickering on and off!

No one expected her to make such a move. Chu Jin’s expression turned cold on the spot, and with a leap, she caught the lantern. Fortunately, it did not go out, and there was no danger.

However, Chu Jin’s action in grabbing the lantern revealed a weakness to the woman in black. No wonder Jun Huang was so easily persuaded. So, she had lost all her spiritual power, had she?

Ha ha ha! Even the heavens seemed to be in her favor!

This time, she would ensure that Jun Huang disappeared from this world forever.

A sharp gleam and ruthlessness passed through the eyes of the woman in black.

"Jun Huang! Your time to die has come!" With those words, she conjured an axe out of thin air and swung it fiercely towards Chu Jin. The intense malevolent aura that followed made everyone’s steps unsteady as they retreated several steps.

The power was too great, almost beyond what anyone could withstand.

Hearing this, Zi in the Purple Thunder Space was also greatly shocked.

So shocked that his sunflower seeds fell to the ground.

This...

He hadn’t misheard, had he?

What did he call Jin bro? Jun... Huang?

This joke has gone a bit too far.

Zi swallowed with some difficulty and communicated with the system using her consciousness, "Garbage System, did you just hear anything?"

"The system is currently in hibernation, please do not disturb." The only response was a cold electronic tone.

Zi sat dumbly on the stone bench, her thoughts drifting far away.

If Chu Jin had been paying attention to Zi at that moment, he would have noticed that Zi had never shown such a heavy expression as she did just now.

It took a moment before Zi came back to her senses and listlessly took out a bag of sunflower seeds from the corner, cracking them with an expressionless face.

He now needed to eat a few more bags of sunflower seeds to calm his nerves.

"Oh my god! You’re still full of energy, huh? Watch as I beat you to death today!" Mo Qingyi lashed out with her long whip, blocking the path of the woman in black, and the two quickly tangled in mid-air.

She had disliked the woman in black for a while, and now she finally had the chance to have a proper fight.

Seeing this, the Elder immediately took advantage of the chaos to escape with Zheng Chuyi’s body into the night.

When else to flee if not now?

He was simply no match for Jun Huang at this moment.

The strength of the woman in black should not be underestimated, and as Mo Qingyi slowly began to lose ground, Duanmu Zhe hurriedly joined the fight.

Seeing this, Chu Jin quickly handed the lamp in his hands to Zhou Xunian, instructing, "Keep a close eye on this lamp, and do not let it go out at any cost."

Zhou Xunian obviously knew the importance of this lamp and nodded solemnly, "You can count on me, Ninth Sister."

Neither Mo Qingyi nor Duanmu Zhe were a match for the woman in black, and others who wanted to help, if they got a little closer, were shocked by the powerful spiritual power, unable to move their bodies, let alone step forward to assist.

"Since you two are so eager to die, then don’t blame me for not showing mercy!" The woman in black swung her axe, bringing up several trails of dark energy, forcing the two of them to retreat again and again! They were completely powerless to counterattack, and at this rate, the two of them would truly be reporting to Yama.

What a troublesome time! When Chu Jin swallowed the black pill, the phrase "What a troublesome time" suddenly popped into her head.

However, the pill really was a good thing.

Chu Jin had just swallowed it for less than three seconds when she felt all the pain in her body vanish, followed by an inexhaustible supply of spiritual power. There seemed to be energy rampaging throughout her body, as if she could move ten mountains all by herself.

She twitched her fingertips, and a Tarot card suddenly appeared in her palm.

It was the Grim Reaper!

The Grim Reaper with bloodstains.

When the Grim Reaper shows up, blood must be spilled!

Chu Jin slowly walked towards the direction of the three fighters, her lips curving into an indifferent smile, very subtle, yet filled with endless murderous intent.

This time, she was truly gambling with her life, fighting with all she had!

The woman in black had already cornered Mo Qingyi, a heavy axe in her hands as she stepped closer bit by bit. Blood had already seeped from the corner of Mo Qingyi’s mouth. As she stumbled backward step by step, gripping her whip tightly, her palms were damp with sweat.

"I’m sending you to paradise now!" As she spoke, she raised her axe, and swung it toward Mo Qingyi’s neck, bringing a sharp gust of cold wind with it.

"Qingyi!" At the critical moment, Duanmu Zhe didn’t think twice before throwing himself in front of Mo Qingyi.

Mo Qingyi looked at the suddenly emerging youth, a trace of light flashing in her eyes.

As the saying goes, slower than a second, faster than a flash.

Just when the axe was about a millimeter away from Duanmu Zhe’s nose tip.

A Tarot card turned into a fleeting shadow.

With a whoosh, it suddenly flew towards this side.

With a ’bang’, it knocked the axe out of the black-clad woman’s hand and onto the ground!

That was a close one!

Thinking that they had almost met Yama, both of them took a deep breath and, without agreeing to do so, they looked ahead in unison.

"Jin!"

"Ninth Sister!" they exclaimed in unison.

Seeing Chu Jin was like seeing hope, light, and brightness.

"Jun Huang?" The black-clad woman narrowed her eyes slightly, somewhat incredulous. Just now, Jun Huang obviously had no spiritual power left, no different from a mortal. How could she have such explosive strength now?

She couldn’t have been mistaken just now. Could this have just been Jun Huang’s bluff?

Yes, that must be it! The black-clad woman consoled herself internally.

Jun Huang had completely lost her spiritual power. This opportunity was too good to miss. She decided she had to finish her off by her own hand tonight to avenge her previous humiliation. With this in mind, the black-clad woman waved her sleeve, swept up the axe, and, with a cold and ruthless gaze, walked towards Chu Jin.

Chu Jin was still the same, dressed in white as always. But her normally pitch-black pupils had, at some point, turned blood-red, seductively vibrant!

"Jun Huang! It’s time for you to repay what you owe me. Today, I will let you experience the taste of complete disfigurement!" The black-clad woman’s last words were followed by a long howl to the sky. A dark aura emanated from her, making her figure somewhat unclear.

"You?" Chu Jin looked up lazily, her eyes shooting red light, "You really don’t have the ability!"

Such arrogance!

At the end of her sentence, she casually reached out and pulled an oil-paper umbrella out of thin air, its surface adorned with many red plums, vibrant and tempting.

The umbrella was her weapon.

The black-clad woman recognized it— it was the Life-Offering Umbrella. Her expression shifted slightly. Now that it had come to this, she had no choice but to go all out. There was no turning back! Swinging the axe, she unleashed a fierce blow, brimming with a malicious aura. Wherever the axe passed, there was a trail of strong winds and intense flames, reducing everything to cinders. It was terrifying, each move lethal!

Chu Jin stood there, threw the Life-Offering Umbrella into the air, and in an instant, it bloomed into a huge plum blossom in mid-air. The delicate fragrance quickly filled the room. At the same time, countless petals fell from the sky, turning into sharp blades that all stabbed towards the direction of the black-clad woman!

The black-clad woman waved her axe incessantly, stirring up even denser dark energy. As soon as this dark energy touched the blades, they immediately vanished into nothing.

The blades moved faster and faster, and so did the black-clad woman’s axe swinging.

It was hard to see who would win!

Chu Jin also knew that this stalemate couldn’t go on. The pill’s effects wouldn’t last much longer; she needed to end this battle quickly!

She recited an incantation, and the plum blossom in the air turned back into the oil-paper umbrella, returning to her hand. However, this time, the umbrella had seemingly transformed into a red ribbon!

As red as blood, echoing her pupils.

She unfurled the red ribbon in her hand, lightly stepped off the ground, rose into the air, and the red ribbon became a streak, directly assaulting the vital point of the black-clad woman.

The black-clad woman also rose into the air, trying to grab the red ribbon but grasped at nothing! The two entangled and fought continuously in mid-air.

By now, the eastern sky had begun to lighten, with specks of gold breaking through the clouds. In a little while, it would be fully dawn.

Chu Jin’s face was getting paler, and her strength was also waning.

The black-clad woman, seizing the advantage, curved her lips into a smug arc, swinging her axe with deadly, ruthless moves!

"Something seems a bit off," Mo Qingyi noticed Chu Jin’s anomaly, looking nervous.

"It does seem a bit off. Did Ninth Sister get injured earlier?" Duanmu Zhe frowned slightly. Otherwise, with Chu Jin’s strength, she would not be in this state, unless she had been injured before.

"No, I have to help Jin," but as Mo Qingyi flicked her whip, she vomited a large mouthful of blood. Her body was at its limit too, and right now, she was powerless even though willing.

Duanmu Zhe let out a soft sigh, "I’ll go then." He too had sustained severe injuries, but at this point, he couldn’t care less about that, he couldn’t let a girl like Mo Qingyi charge forward alone.

Having said that, Duanmu Zhe took the whip from Mo Qingyi’s hand, leapt into the air, and joined the ongoing struggle of the two.

Chu Jin was solely relying on her strong willpower to hold on up to now, her complexion had turned completely pale, like a sheet of paper.

Drained of all color.

The woman in black laughed loudly and coldly, "Another one courting death, now, there’s no one left to save you!"

Duanmu Zhe’s skills with the whip were nothing short of magical, but sadly, they were utterly inadequate in the face of the woman in black. She floored Duanmu Zhe with just a couple of moves, then charged up her strength, raised her axe, and swung it towards Chu Jin.

A fierce wave of evil energy rolled towards Chu Jin, overwhelming her completely.

Like a kite with its string cut, Chu Jin’s body made a parabolic arc as it fell straight down. She looked at the white light shining through the window, a smile spilling from her lips, and slowly closed her eyes; she truly couldn’t hold on any longer.

Dawn was breaking.

If she could wait for the sunshine that would come to Mo Zhixuan, it was worth it.

"Jin Ge!"

"Sister-in-law Nine!"

Mo Qingyi and the people on the ground screamed in unison, their pupils dilated, staring in panic as Chu Jin plummeted rapidly downward.

No one could believe that someone so strong could be brought down like this.

Mo Qingyi was so frantic that her eyes turned red, but the woman in black in the air still had no intention of sparing Chu Jin, lifting her axe once more and diving down to strike Chu Jin’s body.

"Roar!" Just at that moment, a tiger’s roar sounded through the air. The incoming White Tiger positioned itself in front of Chu Jin, taking the blow of the axe for her. The White Tiger had already been injured in the earlier fighting, so at this point, it had no strength left to attack. All it could do was trade its life for hers.

Protecting the empress was its duty.

Besides, it had made a promise to Lord Mo.

As a Divine Beast, it couldn’t break its word.

Bright red blood immediately stained the White Tiger’s fur. Its body shrank considerably, and it lay next to Chu Jin’s neck, its fluffy head resting on her chin. Its eyelids became incredibly heavy, as if it could fall asleep at any moment, but it still resisted, determined not to close its eyes, for its mission was still not complete.

"Jin Ge, can we stop eating cat food from now on? Once I’m better, I want to eat chicken legs every day..." The White Tiger extended its pink tongue, licking Chu Jin’s cheek, trying to wake her.

"Jin Ge, I don’t like the name Chu Xiaobai at all. Can you give me a new one, please?" The White Tiger’s stomach shook violently with each word it spoke, using all the strength it had. Blood kept pouring from its belly.

Chu Jin still didn’t respond.

The White Tiger extended its little paw and, using all its remaining energy, nudged Chu Jin’s eyes, "Jin Ge, open your eyes quickly, if you don’t wake up, I’ll become someone else’s cat!"

"Jin Ge..." In the end, the White Tiger couldn’t hold back and began to cry loudly, "Please look at me, will you? I promise to be good and obedient from now on, I won’t fight over snacks with you anymore, and I won’t dislike the name you’ve given me, please don’t scare me..."

The woman in black stood aloof above, and upon seeing this, laughed heartily, "Junhuang, you’ve finally died by my hand. But I won’t let you die comfortably, I’ll make sure you die without a whole corpse!"

With that, she swung the axe in her hand down towards Chu Jin’s body.

Mo Qingyi could no longer hold back, and with a cry, she picked up the long whip again and lashed it towards the woman in black, unleashing a burst of power that was enormously strong!

And Duanmu Zhe, after coughing out a mouthful of fresh blood, also joined the fray.

All of them were fighting on their last breaths.

Outside the window, golden sunlight had already covered the land.

The crimson sun broke through the clouds at dawn.

Another new morning had arrived—