"Huff... Huff..." It wasn't until almost an hour had passed that the heart-wrenching pain disappeared, leaving behind the figure of Cang Yue, who was drenched in sweat.

"DAMN IT." Taking off the drenched cloth around her breasts, Cang Yue looked at the seal where two swords were lit up before clenching her teeth in anger.

She had failed twice. If she failed once again, she would die.

"What a mess." Gritting her teeth in anger, she couldn't help but look at the unconscious Yang Ze beside her. She wanted to wipe his face once again, but the cloth around her breasts was now drenched with her sweat.

She could only shake her head in disappointment before throwing it away.

Even though she was sitting there half-naked with nothing covering her upper half, she didn't seem to mind it. On the contrary, her gaze never left Yang Ze's face.

"Should I just give it a go?" She didn't think she would be able to pass the third trial. Since that was the case, why not indulge herself once? She had seen countless members of the Duality Sect violating men and pressing them under their bodies, but she never understood why they did it.

With their pinky-sized penis, what pleasure could they even give? Wouldn't it be better to just use one's own fingers?

It was only now, after looking at Yang Ze's face, that she realised. The women there didn't do it for bodily pleasure, but to satisfy their ego.

They wanted to see those men screaming and begging under them. They wanted to shatter their pride and make them act like animals. They wanted to showcase their superiority over men. Every time a man underneath them screamed in pain or buried their heads between their legs, they would feel euphoria. At that moment, their mental and physical pleasure would reach at its peak.

She, on the other hand, never thought about it. In her mind, it was much better to just kill, rob and skin people than to engage in such a vulgar display.

But now...

Now, looking at Yang Ze's otherworldly appearance, she couldn't help but feel a tinge in her heart. She couldn't help but wonder how it would feel to press him underneath her. She had seen the size of his penis, and it was something that challenged her very understanding of men.

She even remembered the cries of the sect member whom she forced to ride Yang Ze. She could remember her animal-like howls that were filled with pleasure.

She couldn't help but wonder if she would act the same way. She couldn't help but wonder how it would feel to bury his face between her legs as he gently licked her while she gently caressed his head as the two of them gaze at each other.

For a moment, she was even tempted to do it.

But after taking a look at his pale face and his occasional trembling body, she just let out a soft laugh.

"...." She didn't say a word, nor did she do anything excessive. She just sat beside him, gently lifted his head and placed it on her legs before slowly caressing his face.

"Guess this is the goodbye." She gently whispered to herself as her hand roamed on Yang Ze's head. But compared to before, this time she didn't play with his lips of tongue. Instead, she just caressed his face and hair as if consoling him.

If anyone from the Duality Sect saw this scene, their jaws would have dropped in disbelief.

Who would have thought that the murderous and arrogant Saintess of their sect would be able to show such kind of expressions?

Perhaps it was because of the lingering death, perhaps it was because she knew there was no other way out, or perhaps it was just her true feelings. No one knew the reason behind such gentle actions of hers, and perhaps no one will ever know...

Cang Yue just kept on looking at Yang Ze's face before her entire vision was once again shrouded in a golden brilliance, before she lost consciousness one more time.

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"This is!?" When Cang Yue opened her eyes, she was surprised to discover that she was standing in the middle of an ocean. As far as her eyes could see, there was nothing but still water.

"Ocean?" She had seen the ocean a few times, but she never got the chance to step into it, much less explore.

Fifty miles away from the land, the dense fog envelopes the ocean. Rumours are that there are all kinds of unimaginable demonic beasts roaming there. Which was why no one had ever managed to successfully explore it.

Most of the Soul Tempering realm experts at the end of their lives would choose to explore the Fog. But not a single one managed to return. Besides the Endless Mountain range, it was the second death zone.

"Wait..." It was at this moment that she discovered something absurd. "My memories are not sealed?"

For a moment, she couldn't help but tremble in excitement. With all her memories intact, passing the trial wasn't going to be a difficult task.

The first trial was about Greed. The second trail was about Jealousy.

She didn't know what the third trial was about, but she was sure that she could pass it.

"But what do I even do?" She didn't know what she was supposed to do. At the moment, she was in the middle of the ocean.

"Wait... how am I even standing on the water?" It was only now that she noticed this detail.

Usually, after reaching the peak of Pulse opening, one could stand on the water using their internal energy.

For the current Cang Yue, who was at the Vein Expansion realm, it was an effortless task.

The only problem was... she wasn't using any internal energy. Hell, she couldn't even feel any internal energy in her body. At the moment, she felt like she was just a mortal.

"Took you long enough to notice." Just when she was wondering what was going on, a lazy sound echoed in her ears.

"Huh!?" Cang Yue's body stiffened as she hurriedly turned around while jumping backwards. She didn't know who the other person was or how they appeared there. She couldn't help bu wonder if this was her third trial.

In front of her was now a small piece of land with a crude hut and a small garden. At the corner of the small land, an old woman who looked to be in her eighties was lying comfortably on a bamboo chair with a fishing rod in her hand.

"....." Cang Yue didn't say a word but cautiously gazed at the old woman. She couldn't guess her strength. But for the old woman to appear out of nowhere with an entire piece of land... She was anything but ordinary.

Cang Yue couldn't help but narrow her eyes, thinking about the theme of this trial.

"Relax... This is not a trial." Just when she was wondering, the old lady's gentle voice brought her back to her senses.

"Huh!?" In that instant, Cang Yue narrowed her eyes as her body tensed. She had taken part in countless trials all over the continent, but she had never come across such a thing.

The old woman in front of her didn't seem to be part of the trial, but she knew about it.

It could only mean two things. She was either a member of the Heavenly Sword sect, which was an impossible scenario, or she was someone with unfathomable strength and identity.

Cang Yue didn't dare to imagine who the old lady was. She just stood there, not daring to move a muscle.

"Don't be afraid." The old woman just shook her head with a smile before pointing towards her right side, where an empty bamboo chair was placed.

"This." Cang Yue didn't even notice when the chair appeared. She hesitated for a while before gritting her teeth and walking towards the old lady.

There was nothing she could do. Even if she wanted to fight, the current her had the strength of a mortal.

After walking on the small piece of land, she looked around before sitting on the chair beside the old woman.

The two of them sat in silence for a while before the old lady spoke.

"You have a... well... peculiar taste of fashion."

Her words caught Cang Yue by surprise. It was only now that she noticed that she was sitting there with a naked upper half.

"You can say that." Cang Yue just shrugged in response.

"By the way, who are you, senior?"

This was what she wanted to know the most.

"No one significant." The old woman just shook her head with a smile.

"I saw your two trials and I have to admit..." She passed for a brief moment before speaking with a gentle laugh. "It is the first time in the history of Sword Trials that a person like you has appeared."

"...." Cang Yue could understand the meaning behind those words, but she didn't say a word.

"I just thought that it would be a pity if you died."

"For you, the third trial is nothing less than suicide."

Cang Yue didn't refute her. What the old lady was saying was the truth.

"Then..." Since the old lady somehow saved her, does it mean she could help her pass the trial?

As if sensing her thoughts, the old woman just let out a mysterious smile.

"I know what you are thinking."

"But before that, I want to know why someone like you came to these trials? What is it that you are seeking?"

Cang Yue didn't hesitate for a moment before uttering the words, "Soul Gem."

"Huh!?" This time, the old woman was truly taken aback.

"Someone precious to me could only be saved by the Soul Gem. I came here for it."

The old woman gazed deeply at Cang Yue before nodding in response.

"I can help you."

"But..."

Cang Yue straightened her back while staring at the old woman. She was ready to do anything to save Yang Ze.

"Come back with the boy here one month later. I need both your help with something."

The old woman didn't explain anything else. She just waved her hand as a translucent sword appeared in front of Cang Yue before plunging into her chest.

The third sword mark on her chest was finally lit, and with it, she felt an intense sense of death.

"If you aren't here on the thirty-first day, this mark would erupt and claim your life as well as the boy beside you."

"I will answer all your questions and doubts at that time."

"As for the soul gem..."

The old lady spoke with some hesitation.

"You can use it, but only once."

Without even waiting for Cang Yue to respond, she just waved her hand, and with that, Cang Yue's vision blurred before she found herself back inside the ruins with Yang Ze's head on her lap and her fingers entwined with his hair.

Before Cang Yue even had time to react, the space in front of her trembled as a large pillar that was crafted out of a single gem directly appeared in front of her.

Just a single glance was enough to tell her about what it was.

"SOUL GEM." Cang Yue almost jumped in excitement.

Without any hesitation, she made a cut on her finger, then on Yang Ze's finger, before placing them on the Soul Gem.

As the blood slowly stepped into the stone, it absorbed it without letting a single drop fall down. In just a few moments, the entire soul stone turned pitch red as it kept on trembling from time to time as if it was going to explode the next second.

The Spiritwing that was sitting comfortably on Yang Ze's shoulder finally flew towards Cang Yue's forehead before a blinding red light erupted from the Soul Stone, enveloping the entire ruin and Cang Yue's vision turned dark for the fourth time.

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