Chapter 1

The sky was a clear, azure blue, with no clouds except for the blazing sun, pure and flawless. Beneath this pristine sky lay a mountain covered in emerald green, the green so vivid it seemed to drip.

The blue sky and green mountain made this land exceptionally beautiful!

In this beautiful world, there was a small peak. This originally beautiful small peak was now somewhat pitted and uneven, with cracks and fissures from strange forces visible from the base to the top of the mountain.

If an ordinary person saw these marks, they would surely think they were formed by the power of nature, hard to believe that they were actually man-made.

In the midst of this small peak, two figures moved back and forth, their speed like lightning, making it impossible to see them clearly. These two figures occasionally released some force, shattering the hard rocks and creating new marks.

This revealed the reason for the non-human marks!

After an unknown amount of time, the two figures separated, standing not far from each other. At this moment, it became clear that they were two people, two girls of extraordinary beauty, but their faces were not looking good.

"Is this all you've got? Use your ultimate move, let's decide this with one strike," Ling Aoxue said, slightly out of breath. They had already exhausted themselves from the intense battle, and it was now the critical moment.

"You're almost done for, stop pretending. Watch me kill you with one strike!" Murong Qing said with a cold laugh. Although she wasn't out of breath, she was clearly also fatigued. Their conditions were very similar.

"Blade Array, Heaven-Shattering Blade!"

"Knife Array, Cloud-Shocking Knife!"

The two girls unleashed a magnificent and powerful attack with their blades and swords. This was a technique that could only be activated with true qi, not something that could be achieved with mere physical strength. Normally, one would need to reach the Sixth Pulse to have true qi, but it wasn't always the case. Some people might have it at the Fourth or Fifth Pulse, while others might not have it even at the Eighth Pulse.

Even at the Sixth Pulse, it shouldn't be possible to see such a level in this small place...

The blades and swords emitted dazzling light, forming two beautiful arrays in the air. These arrays then burst with splendid light, carrying a terrifying aura as they surged forward.

The sword array and the knife array collided, neither gaining the upper hand. Light radiated in all directions, and when the scattered light touched the ground, it exploded, creating terrifying craters.

If this had hit an ordinary person, there would certainly have been a bloody scene!

This was just the scattered force. If it were the original force, the situation would be unimaginable for ordinary people. This is why ordinary people revered these people like gods.

The two girls continued their attack until their true qi was exhausted. This happened almost simultaneously, and both stopped, realizing it was another draw.

But neither seemed willing to admit defeat, and neither was willing to withdraw their attack. In fact, at this point, they couldn't withdraw even if they wanted to!

As a result, both were hit by the scattered light, which struck them precisely in their vital points without any true qi to defend them.

"Spit..."

Both girls spat blood and fell to the ground, motionless. This outcome seemed unexpected, and with no one around to help, they would likely meet a tragic end here.

This is why duels usually have witnesses, not just to verify the outcome, but also to prevent such accidents. The two girls hadn't thought of this before, and now it had happened.

"Haha, I never thought that in less than a year, you would have mastered the Heaven-Shattering Blade!"

"Same here, you've mastered the Cloud-Shocking Knife."

"Just mastered it, couldn't control it."

"Same here!"

"Haha..."

The two girls lying on the ground laughed, a sense of mutual respect evident. They were indeed rivals, but they didn't have deep-seated enmity. After being rivals for over a decade, they had developed a sense of mutual respect. Now, feeling that they were about to die, this feeling was even stronger.

Don't be fooled by their young age of twenty; they had been famous for over a decade. They were the supreme immortals and demons of Dongyue Continent, one a celestial maiden, the other a demoness. These roles were determined from birth.

One was the pride of the orthodox sect, the other the dark princess of the demonic path!

They were natural enemies, and both possessed extraordinary talent. Those who were considered geniuses among geniuses were mere supporting characters in their presence.

By the time they were in their teens, they had already reached the Fifth Pulse, a realm that ordinary people could only dream of. Now, they had reached the Ninth Pulse, a realm that even geniuses dared not imagine. They would surely break through the Ninth Pulse and begin cultivating the indestructible golden body in the near future.

But that future was uncertain, and their current situation was far from optimistic...

"Never thought we would die like this, maybe even be devoured by beasts, with no one to bury us," Ling Aoxue said.

"Beasts? If there were beasts, it would be better. There are only wild animals around here, which is even more tragic! We should have found someone to witness this, at least we would have a chance to survive," Murong Qing said with a smile.

In a normal duel, they would find someone to witness, not to prevent such accidents, but to avoid leaks. If the news leaked, their admirers and suitors would surround the place, something they had experienced many times.

Therefore, this time they didn't let anyone know, not even a witness, and they even chose a small, unremarkable force, the Seven Stars Kingdom!

They also chose this completely unremarkable small place, a nameless small peak in the Seven Stars Mountains, with no human habitation for dozens of miles around.

This was truly a place where even the heavens and the earth offered no help...

"Do you fear death?" Ling Aoxue looked at the blue sky and said softly.

"Not really, but I fear dying without any value," Murong Qing said.

"Whether it has value or not, death is still death. Why bother?" Ling Aoxue said with a smile, feeling her life force slowly fading. There was no way around it; warriors were still human, and too much blood loss would kill them.

Murong Qing felt the same way. They both felt that their lives might end here. What did past glory matter when the end was inevitable?

This injury wasn't fatal for them, though it was severe. If they had true qi, they could stop the bleeding and recover over time. But their true qi was exhausted, and it would take time to recover. By then, they would have bled to death.

If someone could help stop their bleeding, they could survive, but in this desolate place, no one would appear, at least not in the short time they had left, and that short time was enough to end their lives.

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