Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land
Chapter 144 - 43 Deathly Realm - Killing Prison

Chapter 144: Chapter 43 Deathly Realm - Killing Prison

"Be careful!" Yue Jinghua’s eyes swiveled abruptly as she blurted out.

The purple-eyed young man was clearly startled, swiftly turning back to look behind him.

Inside the Youlian Palace, with a loud shout, a person with a sword, like a lightning flash on a clear sky, suddenly appeared within close proximity.

This sword attack came both fiercely and rapidly, so swift that it left no room for defense.

Yue Jinghua was never a righteous person, but she adhered to one principle: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Her warning was naturally with purpose.

The intruding female, dressed in a palace maid’s attire typical of Shang Palace, was albeit holding a Willow Leaf Sword, her swordsmanship exquisitely flawless.

The female official was wholly focused on her adversary, but hearing someone shout, her caution arose, assuming the enemy had hidden reinforcements, causing her actions to hesitate momentarily and slow down slightly.

In that fleeting moment, she unleashed several blossoms of sword flowers, their brilliance enthralling, aimed perilously at the young man’s throat.

Yue Jinghua immediately recognized the female official; she was the Female Dark Practitioner whom she had once encountered with resentment at Hundred Beast Mountain.

In the months since their last encounter, it was not only Yue Jinghua whose cultivation had greatly improved; the female official’s had also advanced by leaps and bounds. Her sword strike was so potent that it could penetrate any protective Spiritual Treasure, let alone give one the chance to utilize their personal Dark Techniques for protection.

Even Yue Jinghua, now utilizing the Small Cloud Trace Steps, could only barely dodge it.

She had thought this young man had little chance to evade this surprising attack.

However, upon hearing Yue Jinghua’s warning, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he swiftly glanced over at Yue Jinghua’s position.

Yue Jinghua cursed silently, "Damned kid, deserves to be stabbed to a pulp, keep looking and you’ll be dead."

The young man slightly tilted his head, a purple mist rose beneath his feet like riding the wind, gliding a yard away, narrowly escaping the fatal strike.

The female official snapped, "Who is this thief daring to intrude into Consort’s chambers and spy on the palace treasures, present your life."

She lashed out with two more sword strikes, like venomous snakes shooting their tongues, aggressively advancing.

The young man did not dodge, casually sweeping his sleeve, releasing two gusts of sleeve wind, clashing with the sword flowers. The sound of the swords vibrated twice; the sword flowers, like fragile bubbles, were completely dissipated by the sleeve wind, forcing the Female Dark Practitioner to retreat several steps.

Such expertise, Yue Jinghua watched in awe, thoughtfully musing that with this man’s skill, how could he not have noticed the female official.

With such casual skill, coming as a thief was already being polite. If he wished, openly robbing would also be possible, no need for her to remind him.

Once resolved, Yue Jinghua thought again; in Consort Qin Ya’s palace, there were no insect-shaped stone sculptures, how could the soft-bodied Golden Silkworm be sculpted with bones?

Unable to find the insect, Yue Jinghua glanced towards the door, ready to make her escape.

The female official ceased her attack, also realizing she was no match for the intruding man. "Who exactly are you? What is your purpose for storming into You Tan Palace?"

"Blood Sacrifice Technique? Is that the sinister method your master uses to enhance cultivation? Do you know such a heaven-defying technique is explicitly forbidden by the Divine Court," the young man seemed to ignore the female official’s question, instead placing his hand on the broken wing of the Eagle Sculpture.

Faced with the revelation of the forbidden technique, the female official’s expression became stern, and her Willow Leaf Sword started trembling, "When has the Divine Court ever had a say in the affairs of Shang Kingdom."

"Blood Sacrifice Technique?" Yue Jinghua secretly marveled, seemingly this involved a forbidden technique that could greatly enhance one’s cultivation. She had intended to leave, but now she halted her steps.

The young man’s eyes subtly glanced towards the direction where Yue Jinghua stood.

"The Blood Sacrifice Technique is not only forbidden by the Divine Court; throughout the Eastern Continent, it is explicitly prohibited to use live beasts for refining essence to enhance cultivation. The Blood Sacrifice is divided into three stages: Refining Essence, Refining Evil, Refining Soul. Do you truly think I cannot see that you are refined from the Beast Evil," the young man declared sternly, his finger wind morphed into a streak of purple light, piercing into the female official’s forehead.

When the purple light entered the female official’s forehead, it disappeared like a drop of water into a sponge.

The woman let out a horrific scream, her face undergoing a transformation.

Her skin swiftly changed, her originally human limbs becoming thick and short, bursting through the official dress, her forelimbs sprawling onto the ground, thick dark beast fur rapidly growing, sharp claws breaking through her boots, ears becoming pointed, her mouth filled with sharp white fangs.