Legend Management Bureau Chapter 150

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Du Yu stared at Shiranui Asuka with a look of utter disgust. Her acting was simply atrocious.

And what the hell kind of name was “Great Hardship Endurer”? Did that mean he couldn’t endure the little hardships?

“Asuka, are you serious?” Du Yu asked, giving her a pointed look.

Shiranui Asuka remained silent, but Qu Xi chimed in, “Du Yu, are you…”

“I know, I know!” Du Yu hastily nodded. “I missed it, shame on me, Asuka is right.”

Izanagi and Izanami suddenly noticed Shiranui Asuka. Hearing her words, they looked down at their child.

“The ‘God’ is right!” Izanami jumped up joyfully. “This child truly is different from the others. He is a god! The god ‘Great Hardship Endurer’!”

Du Yu covered his face in embarrassment. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect this.

Asuka had traveled countless miles to come here, bringing what appeared to be an ultra-S-grade “Creation Legend.” Du Yu had even specially assembled a “Legend Walkthrough Team” for it. But the reality?

All they had to do was coax and deceive them into finishing the plot.

“If I had known it would be like this…” Du Yu shook his head helplessly. “I might as well have gone back to sleep…”

The “Izanagi” legend was clearly nowhere near as difficult as the previous two. The immortals at the Legend Administration began whispering and chatting amongst themselves. The frequency of gift-giving and live comments dropped significantly.

“This is fine, too…” Dong Qianqiu had not expected the difficulty of this legend to be so low. Although it was a Creation Legend, it wasn’t ultra-S-grade; at most, it was C-grade or B-grade.

She took the hair tie from her wrist and pulled her hair back. Days of continuous work had left her feeling exhausted, so she decided to take this opportunity to relax a little.

“R-R-Report!”

A sudden shout startled the immortals. A kindly-looking, white-haired old man holding a horsetail whisk stumbled into the room and fell directly to his knees:

“Reporting to the Queen Mother of the West! We have a situation in the Heavenly Court!”

“Golden Virtue Star Lord?” The Queen Mother of the West paused in surprise. “Why such panic? The Heavenly Court is still managed by a host of immortals. Don’t tell me it’s been overrun?”

“Yes…”

“Hmm?”

“Ah, no, no!” The old man known as the Golden Virtue Star Lord nodded, then shook his head frantically. “It hasn’t been overrun… but a woman has indeed invaded. She has already wounded the Four Heavenly Kings and General Li Jing, and is charging straight through the Southern Heavenly Gate!”

“Charging straight through the Southern Heavenly Gate?!” The Queen Mother shot to her feet. “The Four Heavenly Kings possess True Immortal bodies, and Li Jing is a Great Principle Golden Immortal. Yet they were wounded by a single person?! What cultivation realm is the invader?”

“To answer the Queen Mother…” the old man said, trembling uncontrollably. “That woman appears to be at least a Heavenly realm Almighty…”

The Queen Mother of the West furrowed her brow. A female immortal at the Almighty realm?

Throughout the entire Heavenly Realm, female immortals with such cultivation could be counted on one hand. Could it be the Nine Heavens Profound Girl, the Old Mother of Mount Li, or the Earth Mother Houtu?

But these female immortals were all hidden recluses. What purpose would they have in storming the Heavenly Court?

“Eight-Armed Nezha, immediately lead the Giant Spirit God, the Fire Virtue Star Lord, and the Water Virtue Star Lord to seal the Southern Heavenly Gate. True Lord Erlang, quickly lead the Wood Wolf of Kui, the Gold Dragon of Kang, and the Fire Tiger of Wei from the Twenty-Eight Mansions to protect the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.”

“Understood!” The two hastily stood up and rushed out the door.

“Weaver Girl, send a sound transmission to the Taiyi Heavenly Sovereign of Relief from Suffering and the Zhenwu Heavenly Sovereign of Demon Vanquishing.”

“Eh?” The Weaver Girl jumped in fright. “Is the situation that critical?”

“It is better to be safe than sorry. Tell those two Immortals to rendezvous with me at the Southern Heavenly Gate.”

“Your Majesty, you are going as well?!”

The Weaver Girl hesitated. Why did they need to deploy three Heavenly Sovereigns to deal with a single Almighty?

Before the Weaver Girl could act, the sound of a violent collision echoed from the courtyard of the Legend Administration.

The Queen Mother of the West’s eyes sharpened. She flew outside, with the host of immortals following closely behind, only to see Nezha and Yang Jian clashing fiercely against a woman.

“Who dares invade?!” Yang Jian roared, tightly gripping his three-pointed, double-edged lance.

Everyone focused their gaze. This woman was clearly not from Hua Xia. She had long, dark green hair and wore an emerald-green robe. Her exquisite figure radiated faint waves of spiritual energy, and her captivating eyes seemed capable of sucking away the souls of anyone who dared to look into them.

The Queen Mother of the West and the Supreme Venerable Sovereign slowly stepped forward. Both possessed the cultivation of Heavenly Sovereigns; dealing with an Almighty would require almost no effort at all. Yet, they couldn’t fathom why this woman was so audacious.

“Who are you?!” Yang Jian demanded again when the woman didn’t respond.

“I do not understand,” the woman said with a smile, shaking her head. “I followed that old man here, but I didn’t expect to find so many reinforcements hiding in this place.”

The Queen Mother of the West furrowed her brow slightly. Why did this woman’s face look somewhat familiar?

“Swoosh!”

A small yellow object flew rapidly toward the woman, who casually reached out and caught it firmly.

Standing not far away, the Weaver Girl said, “That is a Translation Talisman. Keep it on you, and you’ll be able to communicate with us.”

“Oh?” The dark green-haired woman glanced at the Weaver Girl, feeling somewhat surprised. As soon as she grasped the small yellow object, she could indeed understand what the girl was saying.

“So that’s how it is!” The woman smiled and tucked the Translation Talisman away. “Please step aside, everyone. If you continue to obstruct me, there will be dire consequences.”

“Ridiculous,” the Queen Mother of the West sneered. “Do you realize who you are talking to?”

“Are you… the strongest deity here?” the woman asked.

“Deity?” The Weaver Girl furrowed her brow. That form of address sounded awfully familiar. Could it be…?

“I am not the strongest, but I am more than enough to deal with you.”

“Haha!” The woman laughed. “In that case, let us have a fair and square duel.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a lightning-shaped spear materialized in her hand. She pointed the spear at the Queen Mother of the West, and a bolt of heavenly lightning struck down at blinding speed.

Moving at a speed invisible to the naked eye, the Queen Mother raised a hand and deflected the lightning bolt. A look of anger crossed her face. “Since ancient times, I have been the only one to strike others with lightning. Never has anyone dared to greet me with a heavenly bolt.”

“Protect the Queen Mother!!!!” the Golden Virtue Star Lord roared, looking utterly panicked.

“Insolence!” the Queen Mother bellowed. “Little Taibai, do you think I need protection?”

Her expression turned frosty. Without even forming hand seals or chanting an incantation, Nine Heavens Divine Lightning came crashing down. The sheer pressure of the aura forced the surrounding immortals to take several steps back.

“Boom!!”

A barrage of thunderous explosions rang out, shaking the very earth. The green-haired woman had clearly never seen a spell of such magnitude. Fortunately, she pulled out a golden shield from thin air and held it above her head, forcefully blocking the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning.

Embedded in the center of the golden shield was the head of an exceedingly beautiful girl.

“Haha! What powerful lightning!”

As if she had stumbled upon something incredibly amusing, the green-haired woman tossed the lightning spear into the air. Out of nowhere, she conjured a trident. With a sweep of the trident, massive torrents of seawater surged from all directions, hurtling toward the Queen Mother of the West. She then waved her round shield, and the lightning spear suspended in the air unleashed a barrage of thunderbolts. In an instant, a vast expanse of electrified seawater flooded toward them.

“Cheap parlor tricks.”

Using her opponent’s strength against her, the Queen Mother gently reached out her hand. The electrified seawater was instantly manipulated, twisting into gigantic water dragons. Mid-air, the dragons turned their heads and charged right back at the green-haired woman.

The green-haired woman hastily raised the trident defensively in front of her. Like mice spotting a cat, the seawater frantically diverted its course, parting to the sides and leaving her completely untouched.

“You truly are formidable!” the green-haired woman said with a smile. “I have never faced such a powerful opponent.”

“I have yet to use my full strength. Are you conceding already?” the Queen Mother said coldly.

“Concede? No.” The woman smiled and released her grip on the trident and round shield, allowing the two artifacts to float freely in the air. “I haven’t used my full strength either, so I’d like to spar with you once more.”

“Show me whatever methods you possess. I shall deal with you alone; no one here will interfere.”

“Since you say so, I can finally go all out.”

The woman’s figure began to slowly expand. Her skin turned a vivid emerald green, and her legs gradually entwined together, fusing into a thick, powerful snake tail. Every strand of her long green hair began to writhe, transforming into venomous serpents.

The immortals couldn’t help but gape in shock. The moment this woman transformed into a serpent, her cultivation skyrocketed to the peak of the Almighty realm. They had initially thought she was a female immortal, but now it was clear she was a shape-shifting demon.

The Weaver Girl paled in horror. She had felt earlier that the woman’s face looked familiar. She should have realized long ago that this was Medusa! It was just that she had taken on a human form and changed her hair color, causing the Weaver Girl to fail to recognize her immediately.

“Your Majesty, she is the Gorgon! She must be here looking for Du Yu!” the Weaver Girl cried out.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned slightly. According to what the younger generation had reported, the Gorgon was supposed to have died in history. Why had she survived until now? Was it because of Du Yu’s interference?

Dong Qianqiu’s eyes widened in disbelief. The Gorgon had actually survived from two and a half millennia ago to the present day. The world should have “corrected” her existence countless times by now, yet here she was, standing perfectly fine… Just what was going on? She quickly turned to look at the Eight Underworld Emissaries.

The Eight Underworld Emissaries had felt a sense of unease the moment they laid eyes on this woman. Peering closer, they were all utterly stunned. The Gorgon’s “Soul-Summoning Value” had reached an impossible 1900%. For a normal living being, a Soul-Summoning Value exceeding 90% meant they couldn’t survive past a single day. But what did 1900% mean? How could such a creature exist in this world?

A death probability exceeding 1900%… wasn’t that an absolutely guaranteed demise?

Could it be that the Underworld of the Greek Domain no longer had anyone managing these demonic creatures?

“Little girl, are you here looking for Du Yu?” the Queen Mother asked coldly.

“Du Yu, yes.” The colossal snake demon nodded.

“Are you that Priestess Gorgon?” the Queen Mother pressed.

Medusa smiled. “Please allow me to correct you. I am now the Divine Sovereign of the Greek Domain, Gorgon Medusa the Great.”