Those chains were clearly sealing this longsword.
Normally speaking, once the chains broke, the sword’s seal should have been released, allowing it to unleash its full might.
Yet no matter how violently its sword intent hissed forth, it was like a mere tickle to the Demon Head, unable to pose the slightest threat.
The Sword Spirit was aghast. “Y-You—who are you?”
There could not possibly be anyone on this continent capable of making it feel fear!
Yet he had snapped the Soul-Sealing Chains with a casual flick of his hand, and its Sword Spirit had been completely suppressed. How terrifying!
The next moment, Helou Yan stepped on it as he walked past, lazily letting out a mocking hum. “So noisy.”
The Sword Spirit immediately fell silent as a chicken.
Mu Guili: “…”
Mu Guili watched expressionlessly as Helou Yan squatted down in front of the beast egg and poked it repeatedly with one finger.
“What kind of useless little beast are you? How can you be so stupid that you still haven’t broken out of your shell?”
“Waaah—” The beast egg instantly burst into tears.
The aura of this Great Demon Lord’s divine soul was so powerful that it could barely breathe!
Not only did Helou Yan feel no guilt whatsoever, he even put his hands on his hips and laughed arrogantly. “Hahahaha, this is too funny—”
The scene fell silent for a second.
Helou Yan looked at her strangely. “Why aren’t you laughing?”
Mu Guili replied expressionlessly, “Because I was born without a fondness for laughter.”
Then he angrily kicked the longsword. “You—give me a laugh!”
“…”
He really was seriously ill.
Mu Guili wanted to speak, then stopped herself; she wanted to stop, then wanted to speak again.
“Looks like they aren’t willing to enter a contract with me. In that case, let’s go.”
A contracted beast was a life-and-death companion who fought alongside a cultivator. If their hearts were not united, it was easy for something to go wrong, so she did not want to force a contract.
Before the Sword Spirit and the beast egg could rejoice—
Helou Yan suddenly tilted his head and raised his brows maliciously. “Is that so? Then useless things like you don’t need to exist.”
The next moment, the soul beast egg leaped directly into her arms and fawned shamelessly. “M-Master…”
The longsword shot over beside her and declared solemnly, “I observe that you do not yet possess a bonded magical weapon. I can enter a contract with you.”
Mu Guili was left speechless.
She refused solemnly. “There’s no need for that, there’s no need! If you’re unwilling, then I don’t want it!”
As she spoke, however, her hands rapidly formed incantation seals and activated the forbidden formation for the contract.
The beast egg and the longsword: “…”
Unexpectedly, the next moment, both the beast egg and the longsword sensed something. They simultaneously transmitted emotions of shock.
They entered the contract forbidden formation without the slightest hesitation.
When the contract was established, Mu Guili actually sensed not even the slightest resistance from them. Instead, waves of joy came through, as though they had entered the contract willingly. She was immediately a little puzzled.
Helou Yan sneered. “If you had used the Forbidden Arts from the start, they would have been dying to cling to you.”
Mu Guili understood. Although she did not know why, she no longer needed to worry about them turning on their master.
She had just placed the beast egg into the contract space and taken the longsword into her hand when seven tiny recesses suddenly lit up on its hilt.
Only one of the recesses held a black, pearl-like bead that glittered with an ominous sheen. All the others were empty.
As her thoughts stirred, a dazzling beam of light shot into the sky, suddenly transforming into a line of imposing characters—
Seven Stars Joined as One, Sun and Moon Shining Together, Sealing Heaven and Slaying the Dao, Ruler of All Under Heaven.
The name of this sword is: the Seven Candles Sword!
Although its Sword Spirit was a complete coward, Mu Guili still could not help marveling. This really was a divine artifact!
Suddenly, the oppressive aura of powerful cultivators swept in from outside. Although they were inside a cavern, it felt as though dark clouds were pressing down upon them.
Judging from the pressure of their spiritual power, there were actually three Soul Sect and two Soul Venerable-level experts!
“Boy, are you sure this is the place?”
“Yes, Seniors!” Ye Chen’s hoarse voice came from outside. “It’s here. I heard that a very powerful soul beast was born here!”
“Enough. You stay outside. Leave the rest to us!”
Mu Guili cursed inwardly. They had spent too much time here. She had not expected that idiot Ye Chen would actually expose this place and bring several powerful cultivators here!
She rapidly formed a seal. Invisible currents of air swirled around her, and a semitransparent circular formation appeared beneath her feet, rapidly expanding.
The next moment, the formation spun swiftly once. Mu Guili, who was standing at the Xun position, suddenly vanished.
The Demon Head: “?”
Where was the ant? Where had that tiny little ant gone?
The commotion here immediately drew attention.
“What insolent wretch dares to snatch what belongs to us?!”
The next moment, five old men charged in. Before they had time to put on the bearing of powerful experts, they found themselves staring wide-eyed at the Demon Head.
The Demon Head blinked, then suddenly became excited. “Yo, you old things! Long time no see. Which parts of your bodies are you planning to leave behind today?”
The five old men: “…”
The five old men: “???”
They were horrified. “Helou Yan!!”
Fear shot up their freezing spines almost instantly. They could not even muster the will to fight. They turned around and tried to flee.
Why? It was only a Soul Beast Egg. How had it attracted this madman?!
The next moment, a delighted voice that sent chills down their spines rang out behind them. “This Venerable One has decided. The slowest one to run will leave behind one eyeball.”
As his sleeves fluttered, the man raised his long five fingers and casually reached out into the air.
“Ahhh—” A shrill scream rang out as an eyeball was sent flying.
The old man who had lost an eye did not even dare fight back. He fled the area frantically.
Helou Yan looked at the eyeball that had rolled to his feet. He turned away in disgust, then lifted his foot and crushed it into bloody pulp before lazily leaving.
It was still more fun staying by the little ant’s side!
Two days later, Mu Guili finally returned to Sacred Heaven Academy.
The Xuan Yun Continent had the Four Great Sects and the Three Great Alliances, all established around the continent in a ring.
The sects accepted disciples from the various academies, while the alliances were forces formed by the great aristocratic families joining together.
The very center of the continent was known as the Sacred Palace. The continent’s strongest Venerable Emperor, Great Emperor Qiongxiao, lived there, making it the cultivation sanctuary most yearned for by cultivators of the Righteous Path.
However, the Sacred Palace accepted only the strongest prodigies from the Four Great Sects and Three Great Alliances each year, resulting in continual examinations and fierce competition.
The Sacred Heaven Academy where Mu Guili studied was one of the forces responsible for providing talent to the Four Great Sects.
She walked toward her residence, hearing quite a few hushed conversations along the way.
“Have you heard? The Grand Elder merely went out once, and when he came back, one of his eyes had been gouged out. He can’t even attend the upcoming examination now.”
“Hiss—the Grand Elder is a Soul Sect-level expert. Who could have injured him?”
“Who else could it be? Of course it was that unmentionable madman!”
Mu Guili had a vague impression of this unmentionable madman from her memories.
Rumor had it that this person’s methods were violent and cruel, and that his temperament was vile and deranged. He was a loafer who liked wandering all over the continent.
When he was in a good mood, he might casually rescue a member of the Righteous Path who encountered danger.
When he was displeased, even a dog passing by could be sent flying with a kick.
He was the sort of madman who would not provoke others unless someone provoked him first—yet who would go and provoke others on a whim.
Thus, when your luck was bad, you might speak ill of him one second, only for him to appear in front of you the next.
At the same time, however, he was also the most unfathomably powerful existence on the entire continent, one whom even Great Emperor Qiongxiao greatly feared—the Demon Emperor Jiuyuan.
But speaking of which, why did this temperament seem so familiar to her?
Mu Guili fell into deep thought.
Before she could figure it out, she discovered that all the tables and chairs in her residence had been destroyed, and dirty water had been splashed everywhere. Her expression immediately turned cold.
The next moment, a sharp voice came from behind her. “Stop right there, Mu Guili! We’ve finally caught you!”
A pretty young woman approached with several people.
“Aren’t you the one who went out together with Senior Sister Chi Roushu? Senior Sister returned injured, while you came back safe and sound. Don’t tell me you were the one who did it?”
“Though someone as useless as you probably couldn’t have done much, hand over your examination spot and get out of the academy! Otherwise, this young lady will make sure you suffer!”
Several followers chimed in as well.
“There are only five examination spots in Ding Class, yet you occupy one of them. Could it be that you obtained it by seducing one of the instructors?”
“A lowlife like you still wants to pester Senior Brother Ye Chen? He and Senior Sister Chi Roushu are a match made in heaven. If you have any self-awareness, hurry up and break off the engagement and leave the academy!”
Ren Ningning was a member of Sacred Heaven Academy’s Jiazi Class.
Some people pitied her because of her beauty, while others despised her because she was useless.
Ren Ningning, this proud daughter of Heaven who hated the weak as if they were enemies, was one of the latter.
Mu Guili said indifferently, “You were the ones who did this to my residence?”
Ren Dingding gave a contemptuous laugh. “So what if we were? Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, we can only seriously injure you and force you to withdraw from the examination!”
Several followers understood her meaning and went outside to keep watch.
The next moment, Ren Ningning drew her whip and viciously lashed it toward Mu Guili.