The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

Ye Ling flew slowly on her sword, taking an hour to cover a distance that should have taken only a few breaths.

"We've finally arrived! Let my performance begin!"

After Ye Ling finished speaking, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, she immediately entered a state of deep concentration. Her face was pale, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she was breathing heavily, swaying as if she was about to die at any moment.

Then he quickly rode his flying sword and rushed out.

Outside, the sect leaders and elders were discussing the achievements of this batch of disciples, exchanging pleasantries and compliments as a matter of goodwill; the disciples who had already emerged were also showing off their accomplishments to each other, creating a lively scene.

Suddenly, a figure rushed out and fell from mid-air.

With a snap, dust billowed up from the ground, and everyone saw a female cultivator dressed in a tattered blue dress sitting face down on the ground, spitting out blood.

Everyone was startled by the sudden turn of events. Still in the same position as when they were talking, they all turned to look over. The male and female protagonists, who were surrounded by a group of people not far from Ye Ling, also looked over.

Ye Ling had come up with this explosive entrance idea, and having spotted the positions of the male and female leads, she pretended to fall off the sword, seemingly exhausted, all to attract everyone's attention and make it easier for her performance.

Ye Ling lowered her head and spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, feigning weakness, she slowly raised her head. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were full of grievance. A gentle breeze blew through a few strands of hair beside her delicate and soft face, creating a stunningly beautiful scene that seemed to be frozen in time.

Everyone was deeply attracted by this scene. Although the woman on the ground was not a stunning beauty, she had a perfect beauty. In particular, the blood oozing from the corner of her lips created a striking contrast with her pale face. Coupled with her pitiful eyes, she had a unique broken beauty.

When Takitō saw Ye Ling like this, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes. When Shen Tingxue saw her, her expression changed drastically, and her eyes were filled with disbelief and suspicion.

He exclaimed inwardly, "This is impossible! Ye Ling died in the secret realm in her previous life. How could she still be alive? Why is she different in this life? Could it be that she has also been reborn?"

A fierce glint flashed in her eyes as she thought of this.

Ye Ling was positioned perfectly to see the male and female protagonists in front of her, clearly observing all their actions and catching the disbelief and fleeting ruthlessness in the female protagonist's eyes.

Because everyone's attention was focused on Ye Ling, no one noticed Shen Tingxue's change except for one person and Ye Ling.

Seeing her reaction, Ye Ling knew what she was thinking. She sneered inwardly, "She really is heartless. Seeing that I am alive, she is not only not happy for me, but also shocked and suspicious. She even had murderous intent after sensing the danger, completely disregarding our past relationship and the kindness she had shown me!"

However, Ye Ling controlled her expression well, not revealing her emotions. Instead, a tear slid down her cheek, and she softly called out, "Senior Sister Tingxue, Senior Brother Long!" Her voice was tinged with a sob, making her look even more pitiful.

Those around her felt sorry for her; after all, it was heartbreaking to see a beautiful woman shed tears, especially since she was injured and looked so pitiful, which aroused the protective instincts of most people present.

Her voice woke Shen Tingxue from her reverie. Shen Tingxue quickly recovered, composed herself, put on a worried expression, and moved closer.

Ye Ling looked at the female lead, who was changing faces like in Peking Opera, clicked her tongue, and thought to herself that she was really good at pretending.

Shen Tingxue quickly walked up to her, squatted down, and intended to help her up so that she wouldn't embarrass herself here.

Ye Ling wasn't about to let her have her way. She grabbed Shen Tingxue tightly with both hands, pulling her away from helping her up.

As Shen Tingxue approached it, she smelled a pungent, overwhelming scent of the Floating Dizziness Grass. Caught off guard, she was pulled even closer by Ye Ling, and the scent was simply indescribable. Even Shen Tingxue couldn't keep up the act any longer, and her expression changed drastically.

To be honest, if it weren't for so many people watching, she would have pushed Ye Ling away. She felt like throwing up right now. Although she was forced to suppress it, she tried to act like nothing had happened and forcibly controlled her expression, but she couldn't force a smile, which only made her look more ridiculous.

On the other hand, Ye Ling looked at Shen Tingxue with an innocent and somewhat aggrieved expression.

Shen Tingxue gritted her teeth so hard they almost broke, cursing inwardly, "What is this idiot doing? He's already embarrassing himself, and he's dragging me down with him! If it weren't for so many people watching, I would have already slapped this piece of trash away."

But everyone's eyes were on them, and she couldn't change her expression in public. Her movements stiffened slightly, but she forced down her discomfort and looked at her with feigned concern, asking gently, "What happened? How did you get like this?"

Ye Ling really wanted to roll her eyes at her. What was wrong with her? Did she have eyes just for decoration? Couldn't she see that she was seriously injured? Was this a normal reaction to seeing her "good friend" injured? Shouldn't she check the injuries first before feeding her medicine?

Despite her complaints, she still admired the female lead's perseverance. The pungent smell emanating from her made even herself want to vomit, yet the female lead was able to quickly adjust herself even at such close range. Just from that, she knew that the female lead was no pushover. But what could she do? She was destined to face her eventually.

Ye Ling suppressed the urge to give this scheming woman a piece of her mind. Not wanting her to change the subject, Ye Ling softly replied, "I'm sorry, Senior Sister, my injuries are too severe. I've already done my best to get this far, and I don't even have the strength to stand up now!"

Hearing her answer, Shen Tingxue knew she was explaining why she had tried to pull her up but couldn't. After thinking about it carefully and observing her again, she found nothing unusual besides her disheveled state and felt relieved.

Shen Tingxue couldn't help but feel contempt. "In such a small secret realm, he was injured like this. I don't know if those elders are blind. They give you all the good stuff, but they don't even glance at an excellent disciple like me. Why are they so good to this piece of trash? Ye Ling, why didn't you die in there?"

Shen Tingxue felt extremely jealous. The reason she became friends with Ye Ling was for the resources she had. She should have been grateful, but she wasn't. In this dog-eat-dog world, everything else could be discarded except for survival, including one's conscience and morality. She understood all too well that these things couldn't save her.

So when Ye Ling gave her all sorts of cultivation resources, she only felt jealous. She had such good aptitude, but she still couldn't compare to Ye Ling's good luck. She found a good backer and didn't have to do anything; others would give her all the good things.

The more things she and Longting accepted from him, the higher their cultivation level became, and the more jealous she became. Why should she have to give so many good things to this good-for-nothing? She, a talented person, had to please this fool.

Although she thought this way, she was still very worried. Just as she was about to say something more, the elder leading the team saw the commotion and hurriedly came over. Ignoring Shen Tingxue, he went straight to check Ye Ling's injuries.

The leader was Elder Wu, who had watched Ye Ling grow up since she was a child and cared for her to some extent. In addition, due to the entrustment of Senior Brother Chunyang and the relationship with Senior Brother Wuwang, he also showed special favor to Ye Ling. Even when she caused trouble, he would turn a blind eye. Especially now that he saw her so badly injured, he was very anxious.

After examining the injuries, he frowned deeply, his face darkening. He then took out a healing pill and gave it to Ye Ling.

He said, "Your spiritual energy is exhausted, your internal organs are injured to varying degrees, and you have multiple injuries on your body. You've already reached your limit by the time you got here. Your master gave you so much; you shouldn't be suffering such severe injuries. What exactly have you been through?"

Hearing Elder Wu's question, Ye Ling felt a warmth in his heart, not sadness. He could sense the concern in Elder Wu's tone. He wasn't usually close to Elder Wu, but he hadn't expected him to care so much about him even after he was injured. Whether it was because of Uncle Wuwang or because he had promised his master something, his concern was genuine, and Ye Ling could feel it.

However, Elder Wu was really kind to her, asking the question she most wanted to hear today, which was also the most crucial one.

After taking the pill, Ye Ling's injuries healed rapidly, and she slowly stood up. She glanced at Elder Wu, then at Shen Tingxue beside her, wanting to say something, but hesitated.

When Shen Tingxue saw her like this, her heart skipped a beat, and she stared intently at Ye Ling, her eyes practically spitting fire.

When Elder Wu saw her like this, he knew it must be related to Shen Tingxue. He didn't like Shen Tingxue and Long Ting. Although they were very talented, Ye Ling changed after the two of them got close to her. She, who was originally obedient and well-behaved, became a troublemaker everywhere and even gave them the resources that Uncle Wuwang had worked so hard to find for her. He had long suspected that the two of them had ulterior motives, but Ye Ling just wouldn't listen to his advice.

Elder Wu's anger surged to the top of his head. These two were just greedy. Ye Ling had already given them so many things. In such a dangerous place as the secret realm, Ye Ling's cultivation level was already low, yet they still wanted to swindle her from things that would save her life.

Then, with a look of exasperation, he said, "You gave them the things again! We've always turned a blind eye to it, since you give all your resources to those two. After all, they're disciples from the same sect, and you treat them like friends. I understand giving them some things, but you've given them all your resources...you..." Elder Wu was truly furious. He stammered for a long time, not knowing what to say, and changed the subject.

"Do you know how dangerous this secret realm is? Your cultivation is even lower than theirs, yet you gave them what your master had prepared for you! If you die in there, how can I face my two senior brothers? How can you face their kindness? Sigh!"

Looking at Ye Ling with her head down, he couldn't bear to scold her anymore.

Hearing him utter such vile words, Shen Tingxue turned pale, and Long Ting's expression also turned sour. As the crowd looked at them with surprise, disdain, and amusement, he also became angry.

Takigami began to sow discord, "What does Elder Wu mean by this? What do you mean by 'the secret realm is dangerous'? Telling her not to give us the items means that as long as she lives, it's fine, and the others don't matter?"

Who was Elder Wu? He was used to such tricks and said coldly, "Are you trying to make me the target of everyone's criticism by mixing up two things? The people here are not fools. Don't think that just because you've fooled Ye Ling, others will be foolish enough to be used by you."

Ye Ling was dumbfounded. Why was it involving personal attacks? And the male lead was not only a master of manipulation, but also a scheming guy!