Why Am I a Priestess When I Reach the Maximum Level? - [Vol. 6] Chapter 127

[Vol. 6] Chapter 127: The Inherited Power of the Evil Spirits

A flash of cold light!

It turned out that the girl wore two hidden, sleeve-like blades on the back of her hands. The moment the battle began, they instantly extended and shot forward, aiming straight for the silver-haired girl’s white neck, without any fancy movements.

Killing intent!

There was no actual malice in the sharp killing intent. The moment Shangguan Yao showed her deadly edge, the true murderous aura surged forward even faster. The feeling of being pricked by a sharp thorn in the back would have been enough to make any normal person panic and lose their will to fight.

Clearly, this girl was not just a showpiece who could only play around with basic moves. She had truly killed before, and likely many times. Such sharp and terrifying killing intent could only come from someone who had blood on their hands, not someone who only practiced with dummies at home.

However, Hen was no ordinary person. Though Violet herself didn’t quite understand how, based on Hen’s experiences up to this point, she had developed such skilled combat techniques, the silver-haired girl reacted incredibly quickly.

Her flying shuttle shot out from her feet, lifting her into the air, narrowly dodging Shangguan Yao’s lethal strike, which seemed dangerous but was actually avoided with calm and skill.

Before Hen could counterattack, the small girl with the sea-green hair turned into a blur once again, this time crossing a straight-line distance of nearly ten meters to appear behind Hen once more!

“Swish!”

Sensing the danger to its master, the flying shuttle’s light flashed and swiftly carried the silver-haired girl to the side, making Shangguan Yao’s blade strike nothing but air, the only sound being a slight whoosh.

Her attack failed, and surprisingly, the [Shocking God Sect] girl couldn’t maintain her levitation. She began rapidly falling toward the ground, unable to stay airborne.

Clearly, she did not have the ability to fly.

Although she was only about ten meters above the ground, and falling wouldn’t kill someone with body-strengthened energy like a martial artist, if she fell like that, the duel would likely be over.

So, she didn’t let failure happen just yet.

“Whoosh!”

Once again, a strange sound, like smoke exploding, echoed through the air. The girl, who had lost her balance, transformed into a blurry shadow and reappeared behind the silver-haired girl, who had already moved over ten meters away, without hesitation, launching another attack!

Naturally, Hen immediately dodged.

And so, the two girls continued their strange chase in the air. One pursuing, the other evading. It was like they were being pulled by invisible threads, spinning in rapid circles, almost too fast to follow, with danger at every turn.

Unlike the previous fight with Liu Quan, the outcome of this battle seemed to hang on a single moment.

If Hen were caught, her close-combat abilities were probably not much better than an average person’s, and she might lose instantly. But Shangguan Yao was also walking a fine line. As long as she couldn’t use her strange ability to reappear behind her opponent, the height they were at meant a fall could result in enough damage to cause her defeat.

But this was also the simplest and most effective way to win.

Perhaps from the start, she had already planned to deal with Hen, who could fly with her treasure, using this deadly and relentless strategy, a “do-or-die” tactic that matched her sharp killing intent.

“Hiss, this kind of power…”

Without paying too much attention to the ongoing battle, the Priestess smiled mockingly as she glanced at Murong Yun, who had once again made the strange sound.

“What’s wrong? Do you recognize this person’s ability too? Are you the all-knowing scholar of the [Ancient Spirit Realm]?”

“Miss Violet is really calm and composed, something I can’t compare to…”

The white-clad middle-aged man shook his head in helplessness and explained with a wry smile.

“Do you know that among the ancient evil spirits, there is a terrifying creature called the [Shadow Ghost]?”

“Oh, I do know about the [Shadow Ghosts].”

Xiao Kong, who had been listening in, suddenly chimed in. Both her cat ears and the white cat in her arms twitched, clearly interested in this topic.

“They’re a rare existence that was born during the early days of the [Destruction] era, when the evil forces were at their peak. On the surface, they appear as suspicious, shadowy figures, almost immune to all physical forms of attack, which is why they’re called [Shadow Ghosts].”

“Although their numbers are extremely small, they’re incredibly troublesome. Even a [Ultimate Transformation] realm expert might be killed if they’re not careful. They possess several abilities, some of which even approach the level of [Laws], making them quite unreasonable.”

“The most notable and powerful ability they have is called [Shadow Arrival].”

Watching the cold-faced girl, Shangguan Yao, repeatedly teleport like a ghost, reappearing behind the silver-haired girl and clearly making her a bit flustered, Xiao Kong’s lips curled into a subtle, almost imperceptible smile, as if enjoying the situation. She continued:

“[Shadow Arrival] is similar to a space-type ability, but in essence, it’s more aligned with laws or causality. The effect is that the [Shadow Ghost] leaves an invisible mark on a target they’ve come into contact with. When the time comes to activate it, the [Shadow Ghost] can instantly appear behind the target, crossing space without restriction, like a ghost launching an attack.”

“This ability is extremely domineering. As long as the target is still within the same world, no matter the environment or whether they’re separated by a barrier, [Shadow Arrival] allows the [Shadow Ghost] to appear unconditionally. The marked target won’t even realize they’ve been marked and can’t defend against it.”

“During the early battles against the evil spirits, the existence of [Shadow Ghosts] caused heavy casualties in the Ancient Spirit Realm. After all, no matter how strong an expert is, they can’t guarantee they’ll never become weak. The [Shadow Ghosts] were like an invisible, deadly blade hanging over everyone’s heads. No one knew if they’d been marked by one, so they had to remain extremely cautious and vigilant at all times.”

“I see… I’ve only heard vague descriptions of such a terrifying evil spirit by chance. I didn’t realize it was so unbelievable. Thankfully, they’ve been extinct now.”

Murong Yun nodded slightly, as if he had learned a lot.

“Senior Kong, if you’re well-versed in that history, could you tell me how the [Shadow Ghosts], such a powerful and difficult enemy to defeat, were eliminated? From the information I’ve gathered, although the [Shadow Ghosts] were incredibly strong a thousand years ago, they soon vanished from the Ancient Spirit Realm, and there are very few records about them now. How did the powerful beings of that time manage to…”

“Well…”

The black-haired catgirl turned her gaze and quietly glanced at the similarly curious Priestess. She smiled and said,

“Everything has its natural enemy. The [Shadow Ghosts] were powerful, but of course, there are even stronger beings in this world with more unbelievable powers and abilities. That shouldn’t be hard to understand, right?”

“It feels like you didn’t say much at all…”

Violet couldn’t help but complain about the vague response and then returned to the main topic.

“So, Murong Yun, do you think the ability used by Shangguan Yao is related to the kind of evil spirit that’s already disappeared?”

After thinking for a moment, the middle-aged man in white shook his head.

“It’s hard to say. I just think the way this ability manifests is very similar to the most iconic ability of the [Shadow Ghosts] in legend. You both noticed, right? Every time the girl completes that strange movement, she always appears behind Her Holiness, Miss Hen. It’s hard to say if that’s a coincidence or something intentional. It feels more like a fixed rule.”

“But… how could a human master the abilities of an evil spirit? I’ve never heard of such a thing in my thirty-plus years of experience.”