The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 2618 - 2593: Zhao Yue!

"Have the Ten Great Dynasties and the Nine Major Territories ever offended just one individual at the same time? I must confirm this detail before plotting against the Demon Sect."

Bai Xiaoxiao gazed at the Nine Elders of the Order Divine Court and inquired.

Gu Daozhi along with the Nine Elders pondered deeply, avoiding rash words.

Yet at that instant, Wu He interjected, "Absurd! The Great Witch Dynasty, Ten Great Dynasties, and Nine Major Territories dominate the East Continent as supreme powers, their might exceeding your wildest thoughts!"

"Should the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories have provoked one person together, that figure would have vanished long ago. Survival would be impossible!"

Wu He declared icily.

At these words, Bai Xiaoxiao instantly creased her brow.

"There is!"

While Bai Xiaoxiao and Lin Bai both knitted their brows, Lan Ling atop the Nine Stone Pillars suddenly uttered calmly.

Lan Ling turned to Bai Xiaoxiao and stated, "One person exists whom both the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories offended!"

Bai Xiaoxiao questioned eagerly, "Who?"

Wu He cried out in shock, "Lord Lan Ling, how is that feasible? If the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories provoked one individual, how could they endure on the East Continent?"

Lan Ling replied, "Wu He, stay calm and hear me out first!"

"Yes, the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories did offend someone, simultaneously!"

"This happened ten thousand years in the past."

Upon Lan Ling's revelation, Gu Daozhi’s eyes widened in horror as he stared at her, "Lan Ling, do you mean... her?"

The remaining Elders of the Order Divine Court also paled dramatically and urgently protested, "No way, she perished ten thousand years back."

"Survival for her is unthinkable."

"It can’t be her."

Lan Ling’s statement left the Nine Elders of the Order Divine Court in turmoil, as they swiftly rejected the notion about Lin Bai!

Bai Xiaoxiao responded, "Truth will emerge only after full explanation, so please continue, Lord Lan Ling."

Lin Bai lifted his gaze toward Lan Ling.

All other warriors fixed their eyes on Lan Ling too.

Lan Ling explained, "I discovered this in the Lan Clan’s ancient texts, and it likely appears in the historical scrolls of the East Continent Academy’s other three ancient clans!"

"Ten thousand years prior, the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories provoked one person!"

"That individual hailed not from the East Continent but the Southern Continent!"

Lan Ling gradually narrated the tale from back then.

He continued, "Born in the Southern Continent’s Poison God Clan, this woman awakened a Martial Soul that shocked all—a never-before-seen Five-life Martial Soul across the Barbaric Ancient Continent!"

Hiss—

Gasps resounded throughout the Order Divine Mountain at this revelation.

"Five-life Martial Soul? Five separate martial souls?"

"Heavens above, is she some kind of freak?"

"My god, how can anyone wield five martial souls?"

Shouts of astonishment erupted across the Order Divine Mountain.

Right then, Lin Bai creased his forehead, for Lan Ling’s account rang a bell, like something he’d encountered previously!

Lan Ling announced, "Zhao Yue was her name!"

"Three years post her martial soul awakening, the Poison God Clan unleashed a continent-wide kill order on the Barbaric Ancient Continent, accusing Zhao Yue of betrayal and rallying all to pursue her!"

"By chance, Zhao Yue escaped straight to the East Continent!"

"The Great Witch Dynasty spotted her trail first and, eager to curry favor with the Poison God Clan, plotted to dispatch agents covertly to seize or slay Zhao Yue as an offering!"

"Yet every assassin from the Great Witch Dynasty vanished without return!"

"Wave after wave of elite hunters from the Great Witch Dynasty chased Zhao Yue, only to fall to her blade!"

"Not just failing to eliminate her, they provoked her fury!"

"Zhao Yue stormed alone into the Jianghai Region and Great Witch Dynasty, unleashing toxic mists with a mere gesture, transforming the realm into a nightmarish Asura Hell instantly!"

"Myriad warriors inside the Great Witch Dynasty’s Imperial Palace succumbed to her deadly poison fog!"

"Back then, the Great Witch Dynasty allied with the Jianghai Region, intent on trapping Zhao Yue inside the Jianghai Region!"

"This move utterly provoked Zhao Yue and allowed warriors across the heavens to behold the fearsome power of the Poison God Clan!"

"Zhao Yue unleashed vast clouds of poisonous mist throughout the Jianghai Region, blanketing the whole area and causing the gruesome demise of innumerable warriors!"

"Realizing they couldn't stand against Zhao Yue, the Jianghai Region and Great Witch Dynasty called for help from various dynasties and territories, including the East Continent Academy!"

"Dynasties and territories from elsewhere then sent their powerhouses into the Jianghai Region to surround and attack Zhao Yue!"

"Myriad powerhouses hunted Zhao Yue relentlessly, cutting off all paths of retreat, sky or earth!"

"The Jianghai Region became a locked domain where no warrior could escape, all bent on slaying Zhao Yue!"

"Multiple times they inflicted grave injuries on her, nearly obliterating her body, but she still broke free each time!"

"Over three years, she unleashed chaos in the Jianghai Region, with nearly a million warriors perishing by her hand!"

"After three years, experts from the Poison God Clan at last reached the Jianghai Region, aiding the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories to clear Zhao Yue’s poisonous mist and eliminate her!"

Lan Ling stated calmly.

Wu He, listening to Lan Ling’s account, appeared to remember something and muttered, "Was that the catastrophe from ten thousand years ago?"

Bai Xiaoxiao and Lin Bai, after hearing Lan Ling’s narration, sank into contemplation.

Lan Ling addressed Bai Xiaoxiao, "Emperor Xiao, if you’re seeking the instance when the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories provoked the same warrior, it must be Zhao Yue from ten thousand years past."

"However, Zhao Yue hailed from ten thousand years ago; even if she survived then, there’s no way she lives now!"

Lan Ling fixed her gaze on Bai Xiaoxiao and asked.

Lin Bai’s eyes shifted to Bai Xiaoxiao too, who seemed terrified, evidently shocked by Zhao Yue’s tale.

Bai Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "So that’s what happened?"

Lin Bai observed Bai Xiaoxiao’s expression, sensing she might hold some hidden knowledge.

Just then, Lan Ling declared, "If it isn’t Zhao Yue, the Ten Great Dynasties and Nine Major Territories share no mutual foe."

Gu Daozhi chimed in, "Someone from ten thousand years ago can’t possibly survive to this day! Moreover, the Ancient Clan’s ancient records state that Poison God Clan powerhouses arrived and slew Zhao Yue themselves back then!"

"There’s no chance she’s still alive!"

Gu Daozhi continued, "Should Zhao Yue really have returned, resistance would be futile; we’d simply wait for doom. That woman, the Poison God Clan disciple, her terror defies imagination!"

A trace of detachment crossed Bai Xiaoxiao’s face as she struggled with indecision, casting a look toward Lin Bai.

Lin Bai regarded Bai Xiaoxiao, now convinced more than ever that she concealed something from him.

"What secret is she keeping from me?" Lin Bai wondered, staring at Bai Xiaoxiao.