For miles, graceful mountain ridges stretched without end. On one side of the mountain, beneath the clouds, lay the human world, where smoke curled from chimneys and the sunset blanketed the land, enchanting the dimming sky with breathtaking beauty.
But on the other side, the sea and sky seemed to pour into one another, a sight so immense it blotted out the heavens and stirred up winds and clouds.
Atop a black pillar of churning seawater stood a young woman. She wielded a spear and stood alone at the center of the formation, her gaze cool and her bearing imposing.
A powerful aura radiated from her. There was not a trace of a young girl's softness about her.
One glance was enough to see that she was a peerless beauty.
The great demon Zheqing stood opposite Sluo, bound fast by the formation. He struggled in unwilling fury, his words full of provocation.
"Sluo, so this is what the Divine Realm is like: a bunch of cowards afraid to die! They sent a little girl like you to face me alone? Are you really willing to put up with that?"
The girl seemed to hesitate at his words. From the corner of her eye, she glanced toward the Tenth Heaven behind her. So, just as she had thought, the god who had traveled with her had vanished.
A bunch of useless cowards!
Running away was the only thing they knew how to do.
"I am all you need!"
Sluo spoke coldly. She channeled the power of the God of War through her divine markings and into the Qian'an Spear, rousing the formation above her. Divine might surged in every direction and bore down mercilessly on Zheqing.
Zheqing sneered, but there was a hint of pity in his eyes, along with boundless cruelty.
You fight for the Divine Realm, but have the gods ever spared a thought for you?
As the formation crashed down on him, countless tiny demon blades slipped past its boundary and struck at Sluo. She entered the formation herself to activate it, but Zheqing unexpectedly pulled the rug out from under her. The instant she sealed him away, the demon blades pierced every meridian in her body. Like a withered leaf, she began to fall...
After reading the whole book, I still have more to say. Although the story is not long, the characters in it have distinct personalities and are worth reading. This book is both tea and wine, worth a try! Since this is the author's first book, I give you great encouragement. It is well written. I hope to have more passion and inspiration to create better articles!