Suddenly— inside her chamber. Liora was still sitting against the wall, and her face was hidden between her knees. Both of her hands covered her head. Her eyes had become red from crying. The traces of tears were still clearly visible on her cheeks. Her mind was still as turbulent as a raging sea. Every thought gave birth to a new storm within her. She remained motionless for a few moments. Then she let out a long breath. And slowly, she raised her head. There was still redness in her eyes. But something else was hidden within that pain. She clenched her teeth.
The very next moment— Boom!
With a powerful spiritual explosion, her body disappeared. In front of the main gate of Kankal City. The air burst apart like an explosion. The enemies advancing forward were thrown dozens of meters away.
Then— a sword flashed. That sword was now in Liora's hand. The expressions of many enemies changed the moment they saw her. Fear emerged in their eyes. Because another high-level cultivator had stepped onto the battlefield. The wind blew through her loose hair. Her red eyes appeared as though they were stained with blood.
A few moments later— she raised her head. And her gaze locked directly onto Lith, who was standing in the sky. The eyes of the two sisters collided with each other.
Seeing this, Lith's fists clenched tightly. She bit down on her lips. A complicated emotion emerged within her eyes.
Anger, guilt, and pain.
On the other side— both Lily and Master Jins let out sighs of relief. Liora's arrival was unexpected assistance for them.
The morale of the city's soldiers immediately rose as well. Liora raised her sword. Its tip pointed directly toward the enemy army.
In a cold voice, she said— "A crowd..."
"That has no real commander."
"This is not an army!"
"This is merely the result of haste and foolishness."
Her voice echoed throughout the entire battlefield. The enemies who were trying to enter through the gate stopped involuntarily.
Liora took a deep breath. Her fingers tightened around the hilt of her sword. The sorrow within her had not yet disappeared. Her tears had not yet dried.
But now— she was ready to stain those tears, along with her loose hair, with blood.
And the battlefield— was waiting for her wrath.
Liora's sword blocked the main gate in such a way that it might as well have remained closed.
Whenever the crowd tried to force its way inside, they were cut down and found collapsed upon the dry ground, their bodies stained red like rainwater spreading across the earth.
The atmosphere there changed in an instant. The cool fragrance was replaced by the scent of blood and the heat of dust.
Below, the slaughter caused by the two high-level cultivators and the rain of arrows forced the army of Lith, Jury, and Shon Yakshini to begin retreating.
In the sky, Lily drew out her staff. A white gemstone was embedded within it. Then she charged toward the three Yakshinis.
Seeing this, all three of them drew out their own staffs. Jury held a red staff. Shon held a green one. Lith's staff was blue.
But Lily's speed did not give the three of them even a chance to react.
Dodging past Shon Yakshini, Lily thrust her staff straight through her stomach. Lily's shining white staff was now stained red with blood.
Seeing this, sweat appeared upon the faces of Jury and Lith.
Then Lily slowly tore Shon open up to her chest with her staff and said— "The same fate awaits the two of you."
Hearing this, Jury's mind was shattered as though two mountains had collided within it. And Lith was overwhelmed by the fear of death.
Then Lily looked toward Shon, who was groaning in pain.
Twisting her staff within Shon's chest, Lily said, "I never really had any great enmity with you."
"You were simply killed for nothing."
Groaning in pain, Shon replied, "My host..."
"My commanders..."
"My beloved pet cultivator beast..."
"You are the reason all of them died."
Then, with a faint smile, Lily leaned close and whispered into Shon's ear,
"Me...?"
"What difference does it make now?"
"I only know that I never wanted to fight anyone."
"But now... everyone will die."
At that very moment, Shon coughed up a mouthful of blood. Then her life left her body.
Lily pulled back her staff and threw Shon's lifeless body downward. It crashed into the ranks of her own soldiers.
The moment they saw Shon's torn and mutilated corpse, panic erupted throughout the army below. The soldiers began fleeing in every direction.
Seeing this, Master Jins continued slaughtering them as they ran.
But now, both Jury and Lith had become mentally hollow and distorted.
Because on this battlefield, the life of a Yakshini had come to an abrupt end.