I Have A Sword

Chapter 577: Who Would Dare Kill Him under Her Watch?

The Lady of Sin turned around and gripped her spear tightly before hurling it to the distant horizon

Swoosh!

The spear streaked through the air, piercing the head of a Divine Academy student thousands of meters away, killing him instantly.

The Lady of Sin opened her palm, and the spear turned into a burst of light, flying back into her hand.

Ye Guan glanced at the Lady of Sin in front of him, feeling somewhat shocked. She was terrifyingly strong.

The students of the Divine Academy were powerful, and they were all above the Great Destiny Sovereign Realm. However, they were like lambs for slaughter before the Lady of Sin; they couldn't resist her at all.

Just then, a young man in black robes appeared in front of the Lady of Sin, and his expression was somewhat grim as he said, "Boss, they got away."

The Lady of Sin remained expressionless as she asked, "How many people died here?"

"Over ten thousand casualties," the young man answered with a stiff face.

The Lady of Sin's gaze became cold, and she emitted a cold aura that made everyone feel a shiver down their spine.

Moments later, the Lady of Sin turned to Ye Guan and the crying little girl.

"You two, come with me."

She walked up to the little girl and grabbed her hand before turning around to leave.

Ye Guan hesitated briefly before following her.

Soon, Ye Guan found herself outside the ancient city. Just as they left the city, dozens of people descended before them and bowed respectfully toward the Lady of Sin, saying, "Boss!"

Ye Guan swept his gaze across the cultivators. Each of them emitted an incredibly strong aura, and they were no weaker than the students of the Divine Academy.

The Lady of Sin stared at them and said, "Let's go."

With that, they flew toward the distant horizon.

Half an hour later, Ye Guan found himself in another city. The city was much larger than the ancient city earlier, and its walls towered thousands of meters high. Strong warriors clad in armor stood on the city walls, and they emitted both a fierce killing intent as well as an aura as boundless as the ocean.

The guards on the walls bowed respectfully toward the Lady of Sin.

As the Lady of Sin led everyone into the city, Ye Guan noted that everyone would bow respectfully toward the Lady of Sin upon seeing her. The respect in their eyes was genuine, and everyone respected the Lady of Sin, regardless of status.

Ye Guan couldn't help but cast a curious gaze at the Lady of Sin next to him.

The Lady of Sin led everyone to an academy. Ye Guan noticed that the academy was somewhat similar to the Divine Academy; they both worshiped the same god, but this academy was called the First God Academy.

Despite having the same faith, they were like water fire. Ye Guan couldn't help but feel bewildered at the animosity between both sides. Ye Guan was truly eager to read the divine records of the First God Academy.

As they walked deeper and deeper into the academy, the people behind the Lady of Sin diminished until only the young man in black robes was following her alongside Ye Guan and the little girl.

The Lady of Sin led Ye Guan and the little girl in front of a hall.

"Wait here," the Lady of Sin said before entering the hall.

Ye Guan looked around and noticed a few hidden powerful auras within the academy.

The Lady of Sin soon walked out of the hall. She approached Ye Guan and the little girl. Then, she opened her palm, revealing two wooden plaques. "From now on, both of you are Outer Courtyard students."

Ye Guas was silent. How did he end up becoming a student of the First God Academy?

The Lady of Sin looked at Ye Guan and asked, "Do you not want to join the First God Academy?"

Ye Guan pondered briefly before saying, "No, I want to join."

Then, he accepted the wooden plaque and put it away. Both the First God Academy and the Divine Academy would soon be conquered by Qin Guan, anyway, so it didn't really matter even if Ye Guan was a student on both sides.

The Guanxuan Universe's goal was to unify the entire vast expanse, after all.

Ye Guan didn't really care about the feud between the two academies. He was just about how it started; he had no plans of getting involved.

The Lady of Sin nodded slightly and looked at the little girl. "Come with me."

Then, she led the little girl away.

Ye Guan looked around and walked to the right until he found himself standing before a tall building.

Ye Guan walked into the building and realized that the entire building seemed to have been concealing a world of its own. There were countless ancient books inside the building, and they were filled with densely packed ancient texts.

Ye Guan opened his palm, and an ancient book flew into his hand.

Ye Guan frowned deeply as he read the texts within the book.

As expected, the recorded history here was completely different from the recorded history of the Divine Academy. The recorded history of the First God Academy alleged that the Divine Academy was the true traitor!

The Divine Academy had betrayed the First God!

Ye Guan found it suspicious.

The two sides were accusing each other of betraying the First God.

Just then, the Lady of Sin walked into the building. Ye Guan set aside his thoughts and turned to look at her.

The Lady of Sin stared at Ye Guan and asked, "You're interested in books?"

Ye Guan nodded.

The Lady of Sin glanced at the ancient book in Ye Guan's hand. "Reading the books here is pointless."

Ye Guan was puzzled.

"The truth isn't written in books," said the Lady of Sin. "Come with me."

The Lady of Sin then turned around and left.

Ye Guan shook his head with a smile and put down the ancient book in his hand before turning around to leave.

Ye Guan soon found himself in a starry sky under the Lady of Sin's lead. More than twenty people were waiting for them in the starry sky.

Ye Guan swept his gaze across them and saw that each of them had a small wooden plaque on their left chest; the wooden plaque depicted the emblem of the Outer Courtyard, which meant that these people were Outer Courtyard students.

The students bowed respectfully toward the Lady of Sin.

"Let's go," said the Lady of Sin. She soared toward the distant starry expanse, and everyone followed closely behind her. Ye Guan grew even more curious as he followed the Lady of Sin.

In no time, the Lady of Sin led the group into a starry abyss. It seemed bottomless at first glance and was nestled within the vast starry sky. The Lady of Sin turned to Ye Guan and the rest. "Go in and come back alive."

Ye Guan hesitated briefly before asking, "A trial?"

Nodding, the Lady of Sin said, "To become a member of the First God Academy, you must go through this trial."

Ye Guan fell silent, pondering over her words.

The Lady of Sin noticed his thoughtful look and asked, "Any questions?"

With a shake of his head, Ye Guan replied, "None."

"Go in, then," the Lady of Sin urged.

The Outer Courtyard disciples leaped into the abyss without hesitation, transforming into streaks of light that vanished into its depths. Ye Guan followed suit, disappearing in a flash of light.

The Lady of Sin remained silent as she observed the disciples' descent into the abyss. Just then, a young man in black robes materialized beside her, and his voice grave as he said, "Boss, I can't gauge his strength."

"He's concealing it," the Lady of Sin replied calmly.

The young man in the black robes frowned and asked, “Why would he do that?”

The Lady of Sin did not reply and merely stared into the abyss.

Swoosh!

A figure emerged from the abyss—Ye Guan.

The young man in black robes was astonished by Ye Guan's swift return. The Lady of Sin held the record for emerging out of the starry abyss the fastest. However, Ye Guan had easily shattered her record in a fraction of her original time.

That's some terrifying power, the young man thought to himself.

Ye Guan walked up to the Lady of Sin and asked, "Did I pass?"

The Lady of Sin stared deeply at Ye Guan and nodded. "Yes."

Ye Guan nodded in acknowledgement. He was about to say something when a surge of formidable energy erupted from the abyss.

The Lady of Sin's expression changed drastically. "Alert the elders!"

At that, she transformed into a streak of light and darted into the abyss. Ye Guan hesitated momentarily before chasing after her. Meanwhile, the young man in black robes turned toward the First God Academy and swiftly departed.

Soon, Ye Guan found himself diving into the depths of the abyss alongside the Lady of Sin. Ye Guan could sense an overwhelming aura emanating from the abyss' depths; the aura was akin to an unstoppable tsunami.

Ye Guan hadn't ventured to the bottom of the abyss but emerged after taking down a few demonic beasts. Ye Guan's brows knitted deeply.

The Lady of Sin was staring intently at the abyss' depths with a mixture of disbelief and determination on her face.

"The aura of a god-general..." the Lady of Sin murmured.

Ye Guan was perplexed. Before he could ask any questions, however, the Lady of Sin's voice boomed through the abyss. "Everyone, retreat!"

The Outer Courtyard disciples retreated swiftly, but a colossal black hand emerged from the abyss; the hand was brimming with the terrifying energy of resentment and death.

The Lady of Sin's eyes narrowed. She stepped forward and unleashed a powerful thrust with her spear, forcefully repelling the colossal hand.

Boom!

With a resounding boom, the spear forcibly repelled the colossal hand. The next moment, however, a furious roar erupted from the abyss' depths, and it was followed by a terrifying surge of energy that swept toward Ye Guan and the Lady of Sin.

Ye Guan's expression turned grave in the face of such an overwhelming attack.

At the critical juncture, a glint of determination flashed in the Lady of Sin's eyes. She lunged forward and thrust downward with her spear.

The spear transformed into a dazzling beam of light, flooding the abyss with its brilliance. Darkness transformed into a blinding daylight that was strangely awe-inspiring and unsettling at the same time.

Kaboom!

A thunderous boom reverberated as the spear shattered the oncoming wave of formidable energy. However, it did not stop there and continued its descent, piercing the depths of the abyss.

The spear soon vanished from sight, leaving behind an eerie silence in the abyss.

The Lady of Sin furrowed her brows in concern, realizing that she had lost connection with her spear.

Her spear was no more!

Sensing the imminent danger, Ye Guan hurriedly said, "Miss, let's retreat!"

Ye Guan turned around to leave; the presence up ahead was just too unsettling for him to stay here. Unfortunately, a sudden drastic change occurred just as they were about to escape. A painting appeared above them, attracting their attention.

Before Ye Guan and the Lady of Sin could react, the painting emitted a blinding flash of light, which engulfed them both in an instant. When the dazzling light vanished, Ye Guan and the Lady of Sin could no longer be seen.

...

A man in white and a lady in a plain skirt were staring at the starry abyss, and they saw Ye Guan as well as the Lady of Sin at the bottom of the abyss.

The man in white furrowed his brows in confusion. "Qing'er, how come that young man feels so familiar to me?"

The lady in a plain skirt calmly asked, "Is that so?"

"He's giving off a familiar air, but I can't quite understand it..." the man in white asked, "What do you think? Do you have any clues as to why I find him familiar?"

The lady in a plain skirt shook her head gently and said, "No, I'm afraid not."

The man in white smiled lightly and set the matter aside.

The lady in a plain skirt smiled slightly as she stared at the man in white next to her.

The man hesitated briefly before voicing his concern. "Are they going to die?"

The lady in a plain skirt glanced at the bottom of the abyss before responding confidently, "They are not going to die."

The man in white was surprised by the certainty in her voice and asked, "Are you really sure about that?"

"Yes." The lady in a plain skirt nodded in response. "Let's move on. We have more pressing matters to handle."

The lady in a plain skirt believed that a bit of adversity wouldn't harm Ye Guan. In addition, who would dare to kill Ye Guan under her watch?

No one!

The man in white nodded before turning around to leave.

Plain-Skirt Destiny stared at the bottom of the abyss. A pair of eyes seemed to be watching her from the bottom of the abyss. Then, a cold and disdainful voice reverberated. "How dare you insects pry into the affairs of a god-general? Leave your lives behind!"

A terrifying aura surged from the abyss.