[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme":3,"chapter-pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-523":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1391486,1845,"Chapter 523 - 519: The Strange Soul Entity","pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-523",523,"\u003Cp>Xia Feng was on high alert, gripping the Heaven-Burying Sword tightly in his hand as he quickly turned to prepare for the imminent enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after a long wait, he saw nothing in the dim hall, yet the breathing sound was getting closer and closer to Xia Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng could even feel something warm and moist breathing right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whipped around, slicing the void with his Heaven-Burying Sword without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the attack seemed to hit nothing and received no response, the blade clanging melodiously against the last portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng felt the warm breath seem to move a little farther away, yet the breathing sound became even clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but Xia Feng felt as if there was a faint sense of joy hidden in the breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing still, Xia Feng dared not move. This intangible, invisible presence could only be sensed vaguely, and Xia Feng was unsure how to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Feng quieted down, the void presence across from him seemed to become anxious, pressing closer to Xia Feng’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng could clearly feel his surroundings growing colder, that warm breath hovering near his shoulder and neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hair on the back of Xia Feng’s neck stood on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He prided himself on not being a bad person, nor a good one. The souls who died by his hand number either a thousand or eight hundred, but this ghost-like entity chilled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t fear of attack, but the discomfort of facing an unseen, inexplicable presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it been a tangible presence, even a potent Sword Demon or Evil Sword Spirit, Xia Feng had never felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat beads formed in the palm holding the Heaven-Burying Sword, and his gaze constantly scanned the surroundings as he murmured softly, \"Though I don’t know what you want, I can sense your existence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I can’t attack you directly, but if you truly provoke me, I won’t hesitate to destroy this entire space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng paused, his expression laced with a hint of menace, and the Space Great Dao began to gather on his Heaven-Burying Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed the breath’s owner becoming anxious, seemingly trying to explain, but Xia Feng was not inclined to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xia Feng had no means to hear such a presence’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of hesitation crossed his face, pondering whether to forgo the Divine Hall’s legacy for this unknown entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that hesitation vanished instantly, replaced by the growing intensity of the dark Space Great Dao light on Xia Feng’s Heaven-Burying Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recall that Li Qingyu’s protective treasures couldn’t fend off the Demon Sword from invading her Divine Sense. Despite being a Ninth Grade True God, Xia Feng believed caution was always warranted against unknown entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Space Great Dao on the Heaven-Burying Sword intensified, the surrounding space began to collapse gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xia Feng was about to swing his sword, a tender voice, on the verge of tears, reached his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I just want to hear the sound, don’t kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice continued, it broke into sobs, resembling someone Xia Feng had bullied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Space Great Dao on Xia Feng’s Heaven-Burying Sword froze momentarily but wasn’t retracted, for he didn’t believe a soul hidden in the Divine Hall was purely a kind little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul noted Xia Feng’s disregard, the Space Great Dao on his Heaven-Burying Sword ceased destroying the surrounding space yet stayed in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tender crying paused briefly, then intensified, \"Don’t kill me, don’t kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng sneered, \"Reveal yourself first, I know you can come out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space before him rippled, yet for a while, no response came, and even the sobbing seemed to vanish instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng carefully sensed; the previous breathing sound had also disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t believe the spirit body had simply left, and the sneer on his face deepened, the dark glow on the Heaven-Burying Sword’s edge became even more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the surrounding space was about to collapse completely, the tender voice screamed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, I need some time to prepare, don’t rush!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you want the reward behind that door? Destroying the space like this will ruin the reward behind the door too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng’s actions paused again, the spirit thinking it grasped Xia Feng, enticing, \"Would you like to have all three rewards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng slammed his Heaven-Burying Sword against a second portal, producing a dull thud, a ripple of attack flitting through the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tender voice screamed again, \"Don’t hit that! Ah, it hurts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound from the middle door could harm a soul, even Xia Feng, protected by the Dream Realm Pearl, felt his consciousness roil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defenseless spirit heard the sound, painful enough to roll around the ground in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng glanced around, still not seeing the spirit’s figure, growing increasingly annoyed by the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you coming out or not, if not, drift in the void with all this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng’s patience snapped, the surrounding space began to collapse completely, the tender voice screamed from a corner, then a girl in a floral dress burst out, charging at Xia Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You big bad guy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was short, about waist-high to Xia Feng, her head hitting his stomach upon collision, surprisingly solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, looking towards the girl’s direction, \"Come on, the entire God Burial Valley has existed for billions of years, even if you died as a child, your soul has lived for eons, isn’t acting like this a bit too...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words trailed off, the girl’s face stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, she squeezed through gritted teeth, \"Why are you so poor at speaking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With that attitude, surely you don’t have a wife?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gentle cough, Xia Feng’s demeanor shifted to one of fondness and boastfulness, softly stating, \"Sorry, but I have a wife, actually, ten of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",986,"2026-06-05T22:57:57.648Z",1,"novelbin.me","cac5a6a176c977e6b5e5a78792ad9429ead3f2fbce545d767281e8eb82b7e424","pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-524","pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-522",634,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-cover.jpg"]