Chapter 316

Chapter 316: Soul Shattered

Lightning gathered as the whole sky turned a hazy purple. A crushing aura focused to a single point.

Above Cangyuan Sect, it felt like the end of the world.

The thunder slowly formed over Li Shuang, as if it had already locked onto her.

People stared and whispered: “Is Li Shuang really of the Devil Path?”

Everyone fixed their eyes on the scene. No matter what, they had to see the outcome.

In the next instant, the thunder roared down, aimed straight at where Li Shuang stood.

Lin Qing Ling’s face went blank as she rushed toward the Devil-Expelling Formation: “This is impossible!”

She touched the Formation and was flung back at once.

By then, the thunder had already reached Li Shuang’s brow.

Lin Qing Ling cried out, her voice breaking with despair: “No!”

Yan Fan swayed on his feet, his mind dazed, thinking [Is she… gone? Did her soul scatter just like that? This doesn’t feel real.]

Just when everyone thought it was over, Ye Zhao Zhao saw Li Shuang smile through the rain of lightning. She almost never smiled. Yet here, in this dead end, she did.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s heart trembled. [Something is wrong. Why do I feel this? From where?]

At that very moment, a pillar of clear light rose behind Li Shuang.

As the thunder fell, the rolling demonic haze on her body washed away in an instant. The thunder had reached the crown of her head, but with the demonic aura suddenly gone, it lost its target and flowed back into the sky.

Lin Qing Ling’s eyes reddened as she shouted: “The demon-slaying thunder returned! Li Shuang is not of the Devil Path!”

She had no idea what her Disciple had arranged today; she had truly been frightened.

Luo Ming Yue cupped her hands and yelled: “My Junior Sister is not of the Devil Path!”

Jiang Rong Yi added in a loud voice: “Yes, Junior Sister Li is absolutely not of the Devil Path!”

The Sword Sect Disciples took up the cry together.

They had known it. How could Li Shuang be Devil Path?

Yan Fan loosened his tight grip, relief flashing through his eyes. [Good. Good.]

Meng Yi Fei let the stone in his chest settle and looked calmly at Yan Zhong He: “Sect Master Yan, what now?”

Yan Zhong He’s face tightened as he said coldly: “She was clearly wrapped in demonic aura a moment ago. How could it vanish in a blink? Maybe she used a method to hide it. Before today there was no leak at all, and only now did it ‘accidentally’ show. A Devil Path that hides this well must not be allowed to remain.”

Meng Yi Fei laughed once: “If she hides it so well, why expose herself now, of all times, and on the stage against Fang Qing Yu? Could it be Fang Qing Yu used some shameful trick to frame Li Shuang?”

Yan Zhong He snapped back: “Nonsense! Your Sword Sect first had Ye Zhao Zhao, now Li Shuang. You’ve been riddled with Devil Path holes. Our Tyrant Blade Sect is the true righteous branch. Within the Overlord Dao Sect, there could never be a Devil Path infiltrator.”

Meng Yi Fei said without expression: “I’m not so sure. From where I stand, Sect Master Yan’s way of doing things is not so different from the Devil Path.”

The two of them started arguing on the spot.

Yan Zhong He’s face stayed cold: “In short, Li Shuang cannot be allowed to stay. If the Devil-Expelling Formation cannot kill her, then imprison her and examine her thoroughly.”

Meng Yi Fei sneered: “So now the Nanlan Continent takes orders from Sect Master Yan?”

Ming Yan narrowed his eyes and said slowly: “No need to rush. The Devil Extinguishing Thunder is still here. Li Shuang may reveal more at any moment.”

While they spoke, Li Shuang raised her head at the thunder. In her palm, the True Eye quietly appeared.

Without hesitation, Li Shuang used the True Eye. A golden stream flashed into her palm, and a golden eye opened at her brow.

People pointed and shouted: “Look! What is that? Why did Li Shuang suddenly grow a third eye?” Others argued: “What is this? Is it another Devil Path trick?” A different voice cut in: “No, that eye is noble and upright. The Devil Path cannot use a power like this.” More voices followed: “So Li Shuang really isn’t Devil Path!” “She never was!” “We can remove the Devil-Expelling Formation now!” A Formation Master answered calmly: “Once set, a Devil-Expelling Formation only ends when the nodes run dry or when a Formation Master recalls it. Recalling takes hours. It won’t come down so fast.” Another added: “But her innocence is already proven. That is enough.” Then someone cried: “Wait, her eye is shining!”

Meng Yi Fei stared, surprised. [Is this a Secret Art she got from Myriad Arts City? No. Something is off. Just looking at that eye makes my heart tremble and my knees want to bend. This is not a power Li Shuang can cultivate right now. This eye… isn’t hers. Whose eye is it?]

The golden light shot straight toward Ye Zhao Zhao.

At first the System was baffled, but as the light neared, it screamed: “No, that’s… the True Eye!”

Countless Devil Seeds hidden across the Heaven Severing Lands had once been exposed under this eye. That eye was the fear etched into a Devil Seed’s memory.

The System shrieked: “Run, run!”

Feeling the danger, Ye Zhao Zhao spun and fled on instinct. But the Devil-Expelling Formation was already set. It could not be withdrawn in time.

Trapped inside, with the golden light about to catch her, Ye Zhao Zhao’s expression shifted. Without hesitation, she flung out Long Yan.

The light fell over Long Yan. He froze, then let out a terrible scream.

Pain. Needle-deep, bone-piercing pain. His Spirit Body began to melt as thick demonic aura rose from the sword.

As the demonic aura burned away, Long Yan’s true form showed itself.

Cries broke out: “That Sword Spirit has fallen into demon!” “Look, he changed!”

The Sword Sect Disciples recognized him at once: “Heavens, isn’t that Long Yan?” “It’s Long Yan! And the sword shows its true face. That’s the Dragon Roar Sword!”

More voices rose in shock: “Dragon Roar Sword, Long Yan! Then Fang Qing Yu is really Ye Zhao Zhao?!”

From the very beginning, Li Shuang had said Fang Qing Yu was Ye Zhao Zhao. The Senior Brother and Senior Sister at Emotionless Peak had tested it their own way and believed early on. Most of the rest of the Sword Sect stayed unsure, and even fewer outside believed.

But now Fang Qing Yu’s sword exposed its real form: it was the Dragon Roar Sword and Long Yan. If a master dies, the Sword Spirit dies with her. Long Yan was still alive. So Ye Zhao Zhao was still alive. Which meant the Fang Qing Yu before their eyes really was Ye Zhao Zhao.