Chapter 2502: Nie

The edge of the sword sliced into the corpse king's body at three different locations, though none of the wounds were fatal.

The monster lost its right arm, but it just strengthened its grip on the sword with its left hand in response. It looked up at the girl, and its eyes changed colors from grey to green, indicating that its physical strength had just increased tenfold.

The girl was shocked. "Corpse King Transformation?"

The sword shattered with a loud bang, and the corpse king thrust the broken blade back at the girl. Blue energy formed a shield in front of her, and she used more energy to propel herself away from the corpse king.

The Corpse King Transformation had increased the corpse king’s strength to the point where it was able to withstand the girl's sword, but it was still unable to endure the attacks that she released with her blue energy converter. These attacks were equal to a fourth or fifth-tribulation Envoy.

As the corpse king was forced to retreat, the girl clenched the hilt of her broken sword. She took a step forward and vanished. The broken blade stabbed into the corpse king from an odd angle, and while the corpse king reached out to grab the sword, it failed. Instantly, the blade pierced through the monster’s forehead.

When the blade was removed from the corpse king's forehead, the girl finally reappeared. She rose up, lifted a hand, and tossed the corpse king off of the platform.

By that point in time, there was no sign of life from the corpse king.action

Everyone on the platform was gaping at the girl in amazement.

"Sister Hong?" Zuo Yu exclaimed.

The girl turned to look at Zuo Yu and smiled. "Little Yu, we finally meet again."

Zuo Yu was taken aback. "Sister Hong, didn't you go missing?"

The girl smiled and looked at the rest of the gathered crowd. "Is everyone alright?"

Mu Duo coughed. "Sister Hong, I'm not alright."

"Your injuries are minor. You only need to rest for half a month, like Zuo Yu," the girl retorted.

Luo Lao'er called out, "Sister Hong, it's me! Luo Lao'er! Do you still remember me?"

The girl turned to face him. "Of course I remember you. You always have quite reliable information."

"Hehe. Sister Hong, where have you been these past few years?" Luo Lao'er asked.

The girl looked up. "Let's catch up later. This battle isn’t going to be an easy one."

She then leaped off of the platform, blue energy shrouding her body. She made her way towards a distant platform where another corpse king had appeared.

Lu Yin watched as the girl left, impressed by her final sword attack. It had been truly powerful, as it had unleashed the full potential of an Envoy's power; the technique had even rivaled the Sword Sect’s battle techniques. Did the Transcendent Universe really have sword techniques that were this sophisticated?

"Isn't that Shi Hong, the genius?" someone whispered.

"Yes. I met her once. They say that she was able to use a yellow energy converter by the age of ten and a green one by thirteen, which is impressive. Her family is also a part of the Ruling Council. She must be blessed by the heavens."

"Didn't she go missing? I never expected her to suddenly appear out of nowhere, let alone use a cultivator's battle technique," someone else commented.

The comment about a cultivator’s battle technique caused many people to look over at Lu Yin, as none of them knew much of anything about such things.The people of the Transcendent Universe focused almost entirely on their Bestowal Art and energy converters.

"Brother-in-law, did you see Sister Hong's battle technique? Wasn’t it amazing?" Luo Lao'er asked excitedly.

Everyone else present, including even Zuo Yu and Mu Duo, was staring at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin replied, "We can talk about that after this battle. Keep an eye out around us. We can’t let any corpse kings catch us off guard."

By not saying anything, everyone got the impression that Lu Yin was too embarrassed to say anything. It might be possible that Shi Hong's battle technique far surpassed his own, or maybe he was unable to even comprehend how impressive her attack had been.

Blue light continued to flash across the various platforms. In addition to Shi Hong, there were also two young men using battle techniques to eliminate corpse kings. Their performances stunned the crowd of onlookers.

The number of corpse kings steadily decreased, and after a few more days, Shi Hong returned to the platform with Lu Yin and the others. No more corpse kings were approaching the carrier anymore.

"Sister Hong, that was amazing!" Zuo Yu praised.

Shi Hong smiled. "You're not bad yourself. I saw you kill a corpse king with a blue energy converter."

Zuo Yu blushed. "I still can’t come even close to comparing to you, Sister Hong. I was only able to use it to kill a single normal corpse king with a sneak attack, and even then, I need to rest for half a month afterwards."

Shi Hong smiled. "Don't worry, you'll soon be like me."

"What do you mean?" Zuo Yu did not understand.

Shi Hong looked back, and when she saw that Luo Lao'er was blatantly eavesdropping on their conversation, she snapped at him, "If you want to listen, then get over here and stop sneaking around!"

Luo Lao'er laughed awkwardly. "Sister Hong, I didn’t want to disturb you two."

Shi Hong said, "You'll learn about this soon enough, but some changes will be taking place soon. We're paving the way for you."