Why Am I a Priestess When I Reach the Maximum Level? - [Vol. 6] Chapter 48

[Vol. 6] Chapter 48: The Final Fireworks

The world shifted once more.

Violet’s consciousness had returned to reality.

Although she had just been in a fierce battle with Yazi in the spiritual realm, the priestess had not fully let her guard down. She had left part of her divine consciousness guarding her real body, remaining cautious of any potential changes or attacks.

Fortunately, during this time, everything had remained calm. Even though she had been harshly rebuked, even mocked, by Yazi, it seemed that Western Saint Yuan Qianqiu did not hold any ill will or attempt to seek revenge.

While Violet had been engaged in the spiritual battle with Yazi, Yuan Qianqiu had only turned around and quietly conversed with Ling Feng and Bai’er, the other two women behind her. Violet had been too focused on the battlefield to listen closely, but judging by their demeanor, it seemed they were getting along well.

Come to think of it, Ling Feng and Western Saint Yuan Qianqiu had… a lot in common, especially as descendants… What was their relationship exactly?

Forget it, that was something to be looked into later.

Noticing that the three women behind her had become aware of the situation and were hastily wrapping up their conversation and coming closer, Violet turned her attention back to the front.

Between the seven silver chains and the towering pillars, there was no beast to be found.

This was the method Violet had thought of to free Yazi without destroying the [Seven Stars Evil-Subduing Seal] here.

—To sign a pet contract with it.

The principle was actually quite simple, so simple it hardly seemed worth mentioning. After signing the contract, she would place Yazi into the pet space, also known as the divine realm, and then summon it back. This way, the chains would naturally fall off with its disappearance.

Of course, not just any spatial transfer technique would work. The [Seven Stars Evil-Subduing Seal], or most sealing abilities, would consider such clever tricks when they were first established and take measures against them.

The key to success in this method lay in the priestess herself personally signing the pet contract and the almost omnipotent nature of the divine realm. This could only be accomplished by beings who have reached a level of “True God”.

Feeling the new connection forming in her mind, the black-haired girl raised her hand and gently called out.

[Contract Summon: Little Fang.]

Cough! Please don’t comment on how ridiculously simple this name sounds.

After all, “Yazi” is too hard to pronounce and doesn’t sound very pleasant. Although this nickname is rather plain, it feels much more affectionate and pet-like, doesn’t it?

This is a name Violet had carefully thought about for a long time. No arguments allowed.

Light blossomed in the familiar golden summoning circle. Unlike the little light that was blocked by spatial seals and unable to come, Yazi, as a native creature of the [Ancient Spirit Realm], appeared smoothly from the center.

“Roar…”

It let out a low, docile growl, no longer bound by chains. Its front two feet, no longer constrained, bent and lay flat before the girl, showing its submission and friendliness.

[My Lord, thank you for freeing me from the thousand-year prison. I, Yazi, swear to you, from now until the end of your life, no matter how long, I will give my all and serve you like a loyal hound.]

Violet gently patted the beast’s head, smiling as she nodded.

“Mm~ From now on, please call yourself Little Fang. You wouldn’t want everyone to know you’re the terrifying Yazi, would you? Imagine being surrounded wherever you go.”

“Roar…?”

Ignoring the confused growl of the beast, Violet turned her attention to the two women from Ling Feng and Yuan Qianqiu who had arrived beside her.

“With this, the problem is mostly solved. Although I didn’t initially plan to accept your terms, since Little Fang is willing to follow of its own accord, I won’t be heartless enough to refuse. So, I plan to take it with me now. Is that alright?”

“Yes, of course, that’s for the best. But, uh, about that name…?”

[Cough!]

Deliberately ignoring the Saint’s near-confused reaction to the pet name, Violet pushed the conversation forward.

“With this matter resolved, I plan to go meet the Qilin up top. Would you like to come with me?”

Ling Feng, who had been staring at Yazi, slowly withdrew her gaze and shook her head.

“There’s another, more serious issue…”

[Boom!]

Before the words could fully leave her lips, another violent tremor shook from all directions, even palpable within the crystal palace at the bottom of the deep sea, causing the priestess to furrow her brows slightly.

“Wait, could it be that Yazi’s true purpose is actually…?”

It seemed that Yuan Qianqiu had already understood what was about to happen. She cast a warm and kind gaze over the three girls and the beast, smiling faintly.

“To witness the resolution of the greatest wish I’ve held for so long, and to hear that the Western Kingdom is still thriving today. This is more than enough.”

“You may go now. Leave this to me. Don’t worry, once everything is settled, the girl named Yuan Zhi will return safely. I won’t let anything happen to her.”

“Ancestor… You…”

“Go, now is your time. Protect the Western Kingdom, protect the [Ancient Spirit Realm]. As for us old fools… we will watch over your future from the Three Paths (Sanzu).”

After a moment of silence, Ling Feng took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

“I won’t let you down.”

She exchanged a glance with Violet, who nodded back with understanding, her gaze carrying deep meaning. Violet then returned Yazi to the pet space and, alongside the two girls, exited.

Watching their figures disappear beyond the now beastless crystal palace, Yuan Qianqiu, in the form of the first generation of the Western Saint, once again smiled.

“Heh… It really is exactly as you predicted, the Supreme Sacred Fox God…”

“With this, my Yuan Qianqiu’s story can finally come to a complete end. Yazi, oh Yazi, see? I haven’t lied to you… you’ve received your freedom as promised, haven’t you?”

Muttering to herself, golden-red flames ignited around her, burning more fiercely and brilliantly than ever before.

But those flames did not harm the borrowed physical body, instead seeming to be fueled by something more ethereal, more distant, like a sorrowful essence.

The sun-like flames roared, transforming into seven beams of light that entered the giant pillar standing in the center of the palace. They expanded, rising, breaking through the crystal palace’s dome, and soared into the air, ascending through the corrupted depths of the sea, rising toward the sky.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!!!!!”

The earth trembled, and the thousand-year-old prison crumbled with a roar.

But the girl, transformed into flames, soared into the sky along with the seven pillars. She floated alone in the deep sea, replacing the position once held by the ferocious beast. With all her past, wishes, and soul as fuel, she made the seven towering pillars shine even more brilliantly!

“Glorious divine power! Burn away all demons and evil!!!!”

The ultimate sunfire swept across the deep sea, turning into a heatwave, intertwining with the sea’s flames, transforming into the final fireworks, sending a requiem for the fall of a great saint-king.

The countless demons and evil beings nourished by the evil aura of Yazi for a thousand years were ignited at this moment. The intense and blazing sunfire immediately turned their corrupted bodies into fiery orbs, like stars blooming in the deep sea, burning them all away.

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!!!!!!!!”

The seven giant pillars shot out of the sea, crashing into the silver barrier that carried all the living beings of the earth, reinforcing and supporting it.

This was the final form of the [Seven Stars Evil-Subduing Seal].

“……”

In the center of the deep sea, surrounded by the seven pillars, the red-haired girl lifted her head, gazing at the three figures that had already risen above the surface.

The starlight in her eyes was gradually dimming. The soul and power preserved by the secret arts were finally reaching their end.

But she smiled joyfully.

“Unbelievable, simply unbelievable! The [Spirit Fox Shrine Maiden], whom countless people have spent their entire lives seeking, is actually like this. To be able to witness the true form of a celestial being in the end, I, Yuan Qianqiu, can finally die without regrets.”

“Ah… The great era, the great era, people revere it, expect it, fear it, yet how many truly understand its meaning… Haha… Hahahaha!!!”

“May the Western Kingdom be blessed… May the [Ancient Spirit Realm] be blessed…”

The fireworks faded away, and all fell silent.