Chapter 533

Chapter 533: So You Really Are Still Alive
“Huh, who is that woman? She looks a bit unfamiliar.”

“She is riding a Black Phoenix. Could she be from Shura Prison?”

“Very likely! I heard that Shura Prison gave rise to a saintess in the last few years who is greatly valued by their Saint. Maybe that is her!”

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Amid the crowd’s discussion, the young woman moved with graceful steps and leaped down from the Black Phoenix. The people around her hurriedly moved away, not daring to get too close.

After all, Shura Prison had a vicious reputation. They killed as they pleased, and no one wanted to offend such an enemy for no reason.

After the young woman landed, the Black Phoenix let out a long cry, spread its wings, and flew away, disappearing into the sky.

Yu Zhao had just wanted to take a closer look at this saintess when the invisible barrier formation standing at the very front suddenly rippled.

After that, a solemn, serious bell toll rang out.

Everyone’s messy thoughts were swept clean at once and their eyes all turned to the building at the very front.

Almost at the same time the bell sound faded, a figure slowly walked out.

The atmosphere in the field instantly grew heated, as if a single spark could ignite it.

“The Great Thousand Alliance Selection begins now. Only those holding tokens may enter.”

The young woman’s face was full of pride. She did not even bother to greet the crowd and directly announced the start of the selection process.

No one found this strange.

The Daqian Alliance held a very special position in the Middle World. Although they had few members, no one dared to look down on them.

“Yu Zhao, do your best. We will wait for you outside!”

“Yu Zhao, you can do it. Relax.”

“Do not put too much pressure on Yu Zhao. Look at me, I cannot even be bothered to say that kind of thing. Yu Zhao will definitely pass.”

The seniors from the cultivation world all cheered and encouraged Yu Zhao.

Even though each of them looked relaxed and sure of victory, Yu Zhao could still see clues from their overly dense words.

She smiled and said seriously: “Ancestral Patriarchs, please rest assured. Even if I cannot pass the selection, I am at least confident that I can retreat safely and wait for another chance.”

As soon as she said this, the expressions of the ancestors indeed eased a little.

In their hearts, whether Yu Zhao passed the selection was secondary. What mattered most was that she stayed safe.

While they were talking, someone already flew forward holding a token.

When they neared the barrier formation, the token flashed lightly. Its master passed through the barrier smoothly and landed on the open ground in front of the Daqian Alliance’s gate.

After saying goodbye to the ancestors, Yu Zhao also used voice transmission to speak with Qun Fang and Senior Xiu Yu in the crowd. Then she leaped up and entered the barrier formation.

Right at the moment she passed through the barrier formation, a cold, gloomy aura wrapped around her body like a poisonous snake.

Yu Zhao could feel the spirit power and life force inside her body rapidly draining away.

Her eyes turned cold. She wrapped soul force around her palm and slashed down hard.

A black shadow invisible to the naked eye let out a scream and turned into smoke, scattering.

“Yu! Zhao!”

A hateful voice sounded next to her ear.

Yu Zhao turned her head and saw a twisted face staring hard at her. The exaggerated curve at the corner of its mouth was terrifying.

“So you really are still alive!”

The moment Yu Zhao saw her, she recognized who it was.

“Ye Cong Xin, long time no see.”

Ye Cong Xin was exactly the Saintess of Asura Prison who had arrived riding the Black Phoenix.

Even though her face was nothing like before, Yu Zhao was sure she could not be mistaken from those eyes.

Besides, her actions had already made it obvious.

[Trouble really does live for a thousand years. So it was her after all.]

“Yu Zhao, you were lucky that I did not manage to kill you back then. This time you are dead for sure!”

Before her words even finished, the shadow under her feet suddenly twisted into the shape of an evil ghost and rushed toward where Yu Zhao stood.

Just as it was about to reach Yu Zhao, several streaks of spirit power suddenly fell and cut the evil ghost in half.

The black shadow instantly shrank back under Ye Cong Xin’s feet and turned back into a normal shadow.

Ye Cong Xin glared fiercely in the direction the spirit power had come from.

Nan Gong Yin lifted his chin to meet her gaze, his expression full of contempt.

Lu Jiu Yuan held a folding fan, looking elegant and carefree.

Jin Yuan even gave a cold laugh when Ye Cong Xin looked over and said: “The only one who can kill her is me.”

Yu Zhao had made her suffer such a big loss. Only by killing her with her own hands could she vent the anger in her heart.

If this were before, Ye Cong Xin might have weighed the pros and cons, but now she was no longer the weak and pitiful sickly girl from back then.

She spread her fingers, about to take action, when a flash of spiritual light suddenly fell and shattered the power she had just gathered.

“What do you think this place is! If you dare to fight in private again, your qualification for the selection will be revoked, and you will never be allowed to step into the Great World.”

The young woman warned coldly, her face displeased.

Ye Cong Xin’s face was dark and her eyes were full of unwillingness.

[Yu Zhao’s luck is always this good!]

[Every time I try to kill her, something always gets in the way.]

[This time I will never give her the chance to escape by luck again.]

[Now is not the time to act. There will be plenty of chances later.]

Her lips moved soundlessly as she sent Yu Zhao a death threat: “Just you wait.”

Yu Zhao not only did not feel any fear, she even smiled a little.

The disappearance of Ye Cong Xin had always been a thorn in her heart.

She knew too well how many strange things were hidden on Ye Cong Xin. Letting her lurk outside was worse than keeping her right in front of her eyes.

As for Ye Cong Xin’s threats, Yu Zhao truly did not care much.

Thanks to the ancestors and thanks to Tu Xiao, she could now be called rich to the point of overflowing.

She carried several life saving defensive tools on her at all times, not to mention all kinds of offensive magical artifacts.

If Ye Cong Xin wanted to get rid of her, it would not be as simple as she made it sound.

Yu Zhao was sure that Ye Cong Xin would soon learn this for herself.

“She really can stir up trouble. Just how many enemies has she made?”

Huo Shao Yan stood beside Shui Qiu Bai and could not help grumbling.

Ever since they failed in their last siege on Four Seas City, his view of Yu Zhao had changed again.

Before, he had thought Yu Zhao was at most a little smart and pretty, but still just a small person with an ordinary background. Who knew the Eight Great Clans would suffer such a huge loss because of her.

Because of that sudden extra expense, the Huo Clan had not only cut off Huo Shao Yan’s allowance, they even made him hand over spirit jade to make up for his mistake.

He had been so angry that he ran to the Shui Clan every day, and only a few days before the selection started did the Patriarch of the Huo Clan drag him back.

He thought Yu Zhao making trouble for them was already bad enough, but he did not expect her to have so many enemies outside as well, each one wanting her life.

He had to admit that Yu Zhao was very special.

Huo Shao Yan was staring blankly at Yu Zhao when someone suddenly smacked the back of his head hard.

He turned angrily to look at Shui Qiu Bai, but Shui Qiu Bai only gave him a look.

Huo Shao Yan followed his gaze and saw that Feng Jiu Si was also looking at Yu Zhao with a complicated expression.

He froze for a moment, not understanding, and for some reason felt a little unhappy.

Then he heard Shui Qiu Bai’s voice transmission say: “Do not get any ideas about Yu Zhao. She is not someone you can control.”

Huo Shao Yan’s face turned bright red at once.