Chapter 550: Commence Your Performance

“I’ve finally witnessed a miracle!”

When she heard the crowd cheer, Ye Wenxin grasped how extraordinary the Heavenly Book was for the first time. But Wen Susu paid no attention to their praises. She advanced steadily, raised her hand, and countless pages flew out, turning into packs of surging paper wolves.

The rift fought back. The pages then turned into a thousand paper cranes swarming the rift, sealing it shut. Gradually, the sealed rift faded from the sky.

Wen Susu gently descended the sky, completely drained. The crowd rushed forward to catch her exhausted form.

As they cradled her like a treasured star, Ye Wenxin sighed in relief. She was about to clean up the aftermath when Fairy Fengya suddenly murmured something.

“On Soul Evokers’ advent, the end of days descends.”

Ye Wenxin halted mid-step. “What does that mean?”

Fairy Fengya glanced at Ye Wenxin and answered, “It’s an ancient parable from the Baili family.”

Ye Wenxin had never heard of this parable. Since the demons had already dealt with the Soul Evokers, she thought they posed no further threat. She turned to head back inside, but suddenly, the sky that should have been closed tore open again, unleashing innumerable Soul Evokers.

These ones seemed far more dangerous. Their speed was unmatched, and they emitted chilling laughter as they glided through the air, sending shivers down everyone’s spine.

Ye Wenxin rubbed her hands over her goosebumps. Just then, she saw a Soul Evoker catch a nearby demon.

Despite the demon’s desperate struggle, the Soul Evoker drained their life. It seemed that any contact with a Soul Evoker enabled it to hollow out its target’s body.

This army of Soul Evokers seemed to be the natural enemies of demons. They reduced the demons to mere amateurs, oppressing their very existence. At this point, the kitsune and the red kitsune were utterly exhausted, while the Heavenly Book, Wen Susu, was out cold. The Soul Evokers rampaged on, threatening to bring a true end to this realm.

With a sigh, Ye Wenxin released Fairy Fengya’s hand.

Assuming she finally got permission to fight, Fairy Fengya unsheathed her Cold Soul Sword again. Ye Wenxin’s words stopped her.

“Let me handle this. You should get some rest.” Even though she had brought Fairy Fengya here as a pawn for situations like this, Ye Wenxin felt protective of her now.

Fairy Fengya stayed put and watched Ye Wenxin sneak into a small room. She returned dressed as an Azure Wings Sect disciple, declaring, “Azure Wings Sect disciple, Long Qing’er, is here! Foul creatures, cease your rampage!”

Because the name Ye Wenxin was too similar to Ye Xiaowen, she didn’t dare use it here.

The demons locked in battle looked even more distressed, thinking she might be an ally of the Soul Evokers. But Ye Wenxin was having a grand time impersonating Long Qing’er. Wielding the umbrella sword, she instantly dispersed a Soul Evoker.

The Southern Dipper Temple’s treasured umbrella sword was effective against all things sinister. Hence, it was just as potent against Soul Evokers. The Soul Evokers grew frantic upon seeing the umbrella sword, while Sword Ghost swung and struck at them in rapid succession.

Meanwhile, Ye Wenxin hadn’t moved after her initial battle cry. She sat off to the side, leisurely cracking sunflower seeds, enjoying Sword Ghost’s performance.

At that moment, a Soul Evoker attempted a sneak attack, aggressively charging toward Ye Wenxin.

“Furballs!”  Eight furballs appeared in unison the instant Ye Wenxin called. Seeing the ambushing Soul Evoker, they leaped, immediately tearing into it.

After tasting the essence of the otherworldly creature, the furballs grew even wilder. Their sizes expanded until each one shook the ground with her steps. Although they could change their size, their original forms were likely as big as a house.

As Ye Wenxin posed no threat to them, the demons fought more fervently against the Soul Evokers. The tide began to turn. Even without the Heavenly Book, the end seemed far from arriving.

Great Grandma: Mistress, Ye Wenxin is accumulating more and more magic items. And these balls are peculiar.

Fairy Fengya: I know.

Great Grandma: Are you sure you don’t want to eliminate her early? Ye Wenxin will definitely become a stumbling block for you. Her moves have grown too quick for me to estimate.

Fairy Fengya: I know.

Great Grandma became even angrier at Fairy Fengya’s dismissive attitude. However, showing her anger too overtly would risk offending her host. So, she switched to a different tone. “We cannot let her be, Mistress.”

Fairy Fengya: I have my own judgment.

Great Grandma:!!!

Great Grandma could hardly contain herself. She thought Fairy Fengya had gone mad. Ye Wenxin had disrupted their principles. She shouldn’t exist in this world.

Great Grandma: Mistress, you can’t actually be having feelings for her.

When Fairy Fengya heard this in her mind, she raised her brow for the first time, as if Great Grandma had just told her the funniest joke in the world.

Great Grandma: You scared me! Luckily, you haven’t. But that Ye Wenxin was flirting with the two demons earlier. It looked like she had them hooked around her finger. Including the previous ones, there should be around a dozen now, right? I don’t know how many more she plans to collect.

Fairy Fengya: You’re asking me? You’re the one always so biased against her. Have you fallen for her?

Listening to Great Grandma going on and on about Ye Wenxin, Fairy Fengya finally couldn’t hold back a rebuttal. Great Grandma raised her voice in rage but eventually tapered off to silence.

Peace returned to Fairy Fengya’s world. She turned her attention to Ye Wenxin and, with a clean strike, dispatched the Soul Evoker that had tried to grab her.

The Soul Evoker seemed wholly unprepared. It clawed desperately but couldn’t even come close to touching Fairy Fengya. Fairy Fengya cast an uninterested glance at the Soul Evoker before focusing on Ye Wenxin.

Ye Wenxin looked calm and collected.

The sky continued to deliver more Soul Evokers, but Ye Wenxin welcomed them all. Sword Ghost’s killing intent surged, her courage growing with each strike. A phantom of Ghost Mother appeared in the air, seemingly establishing a brief connection.

What was once a strong assault by the Soul Evokers had turned into Sword Ghost’s solo killing spree. Ye Wenxin couldn’t help but notice the patterns on the sword had become even more unsettling, as if the excessive killing was causing a change in Sword Ghost.