Against the Gods

’er’s golden hair danced as she took in the sight of the enraged man with a wider, more scornful smile.
“Are you sure you want to attack us here?”

But Qianye Ying’er’s words did nothing to change the beautiful man’s mind.
The woman had touched the one reverse scale she should never have touched, and he was going to make her pay for it no matter what.
Without a word, he gathered the darkness around him and acted to swallow both Qianye Ying’er and Yun Che whole.

It was at this moment the cool voice of a woman reached them.

“Stop.”

Her words were as short and as clear as a heaven pool.
They were all it took to stop the beautiful man’s body and energy in their tracks.

A jade green light appeared out of nowhere and penetrated the rich darkness the Spirit Lord had gathered.
A while later, it slowly diluted its power into nothing.

Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er looked up at the same time.
Blue light was dancing all across the sky like quiet fireflies.

A woman with a slender figure was standing amidst the shower of light.
Wearing a blue dress and bathing in the light, she looked like a fantastical dream.

The second she showed up, the Spirit Lord withdrew his aura and knelt on one knee without any hesitation.
The guards behind the barrier did the same and bowed their heads deeply as well.
Not one of them dared to look up or allow their gaze to linger on the woman for any longer than necessary.
It was almost as if they were welcoming a god.

“Shiyan greets Lord Qing Ying!”

If it wasn’t clear enough before, the beautiful man’s attitude and words shed light to the woman’s identity completely.

“Another Witch,” Qianye Ying’er whispered.

This was the fourth Witch they had seen after Chanyi, Hua Jin and Yao Die.

Yun Che penetrated the light with his spirit perception and observed the new Witch for a moment.

The nine Witches never showed their true faces in public, and this “Qing Ying” was no exception.
She wasn’t covering her face with a mask like Chanyi, but the lifelike lights danced around her and kept her face hidden behind their mysterious glow.
All an outsider could see was a hazy shadow.

The woman in a blue dress landed and spread out her consciousness.
She immediately figured out what was going on.
Although this was the first time she saw Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er, she knew exactly who they were.

After all, they were the reason she returned to the sacred region in the first place.

“You wound our Soul Attendant the moment you visit our realm? Hmph.
You are as arrogant and out of control as the rumors say,” Qing Ying said in a chilly tone.
She didn’t care to hide the anger in her voice at all.

“They were the ones who attacked us first,” Qianye Ying’er replied coldly.
“Is this how the Soul Stealing Realm treats their guests?”

“Lord Qing Ying!” The beautiful man rose to his feet with a deep frown.
“Whoever they are and whatever their motives, they have committed crimes they must be punished for! Whatever your judgment may be, please allow Shiyan to capture them first!”

“Capture?” Qing Ying snorted.
“They killed Yan Sangeng and injured Yao Die.
Do you really think you can ‘capture’ them?”

“Wh… what!?” All of his fury turned into shock.
Realization hit him when the beautiful man looked at Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er again.
“You mean they’re…”

“Retreat,” Qing Ying said.
“This isn’t something you should interfere with.”

“But…” For a moment, the beautiful man looked rattled and shocked.
But his anger reignited, and his gaze quickly turned cold once more.
“But they insulted our queen! Every Soul Attendant here can attest to this!”

“…” Behind the blue light, Qing Ying furrowed her eyebrows.
A while later, she said stiffly, “Retreat.”

The Witch’s words couldn’t be disobeyed.
Everyone could sense the boiling anger seething in Qing Ying’s heart, but still she decided to hold herself back.
It could only be the will of the Devil Queen.

“I obey.”

Given no choice, the beautiful man took a few steps backward, gritted his teeth and looked away from Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er.
He was afraid that he would lose control of himself if he looked at them any longer.

“I am Qing Ying, the fifth Witch of the Soul Stealing Realm.” She introduced herself indifferently.
Her eyes were hidden, but it didn’t take a genius to sense the disgust in her gaze.
“Yun Che, Brahma Monarch Goddess, I don’t like you at all, but I cannot disobey my master’s will.
Come in.”

Qianye Ying’er and Yun Che bullied Chanyi, injured Yao Die, and attacked their Soul Attendants the moment they appeared in the Soul Stealing Realm.
Naturally, she didn’t feel any good will toward them.

Unfortunately, goodness and politeness didn’t exist in Qianye Ying’e’s dictionary.

“My name is Yun Qianying.” She corrected Qian Ying.
“Don’t make the same mistake again.”

“Hmph!” Qing Ying turned around and walked toward the gate of the sacred region.
She waved a hand, and the barrier melted away to admit the guests.

Qianye Ying’er shot Yun Che a look before falling behind Qing Ying with him.
They passed through the barrier they could’ve destroyed anytime they wanted to and entered the dark sacred region of the Soul Stealing Realm.

“Where is your master?” Qianye Ying’er asked.

“…” Qing Ying ignored her, but her lips had been moving almost indiscernibly all this time.
It looked like she was speaking to someone in secret.

“That pretty face earlier is called the Spirit Lord, isn’t he? Is he the leader of the twenty-seven Soul Spirits?” Qianye Ying’er asked again with a ridiculing smile.

Qing Ying remained expressionless, but when she recalled Chi Wuyao’s instructions she sucked in a deep breath and forced herself to reply without turning around.
“His name is Sheng Shiyan.
He is the leader of the twenty-seven Soul Spirits and the grand hall master of the twenty-seven Soul Halls.”

“I knew it.” Qianye Ying’er smiled.
“It sounds like he’s second only to the Devil Queen and the Witches.
Knowing how ‘beautiful’ he is, I’m not surprised by your master’s ‘treatment’ of him.”

Qing Ying frowned deeply before declaring in a chilly tone, “The reason Sheng Shiyan climbed to his current status today is all due to his extraordinary talents and loyalty.
It has nothing to do with his appearance!”

Yun Che shot Qianye Ying’er a sidelong glance.
He knew what she was thinking.

As Qianye Ying’er had thought earlier, Sheng Shiyan was the leader of the twenty-seven Soul Spirits.
This meant that he commanded the twenty-seven Soul Halls, and that he was the highest leader after the Witches.

The Soul Stealing Realm’s administrative structure was very different from the other king realms.
Each Soul Hall was responsible for a region in the Soul Stealing Realm and its subordinate star realm.
Of course, the leaders of the Soul Hall were the infamous twenty-seven Soul Spirits.

The Witches were directly subordinated under the Devil Queen, and they had no exact responsibilities to speak of.
However, they had the power to utilize any Soul Hall’s manpower and resources, meaning that they had basically infinite power and could do whatever they wanted within the confines of the Soul Stealing Realm.
Besides having to obey the Devil Queen herself, their authority was basically equal to the Devil Queen’s.

This was an impossible system in any other king realm or star realm.

The only reason the Soul Stealing Realm could exist the way it was was because the Witches could never betray the Devil Queen.

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