Generally, people with Five-Spirit Roots are ordinary people; only those with Single-Spirit Roots are gifted geniuses.
But Qing Xue was not an ordinary Five-Spirit Root; her Five-Spirit Root was the legendary Five-Spirit Immortal Root, so her cultivation talent was five hundred times stronger than other Single-Spirit Root geniuses, and her cultivation speed was five hundred times faster.
Qing Xue had a fiancé, who was the Young Sect Master of the Tianna Sect, the largest sect in the Great Zhou Kingdom, named Lan Xing. This Young Sect Master brought a group of people to Qing Xue's home.
Upon seeing this, the elders of the Sikong Clan immediately assumed it was to break off the engagement, and they secretly began to mock Qing Xue's father, who was also the family head.
Originally, Qing Xue had intended to make a three-year agreement, dumping that Lan Xing and coolly declaring, 'Thirty years to the east, thirty years to the west, do not bully a young girl for being poor.'
But to her surprise, he hadn't come to break off the engagement at all, but rather to urge Qing Xue to marry him as soon as possible.
Hearing that Lan Xing was there to urge the marriage shocked the group of onlookers; their mouths hung open wide enough to fit a goose egg.
This Lan Xing was not as simple as he appeared; he was actually a reincarnator who knew that Qing Xue possessed the Five Spirits Immortal Root, and he had come this time to marry this future powerhouse of the Great Power Realm as his wife.
The Sikong family head agreed; if his useless daughter could become the wife of the Young Sect Master of the Tianna Sect, then the Sikong Clan would surely regain its former glory.
Qing Xue's wedding date was thus set for the day after tomorrow. Being a woman in body but a man at heart, Qing Xue naturally would not marry Lan Xing, so she fled the wedding that day.
She had to escape! If she stayed, she would definitely be bedded, and that simply wouldn't do.
However, before a day had even passed, she was hauled back by Lan Xing's guards.
That day, the tied-up Qing Xue performed the wedding ceremony with Lan Xing as scheduled.
When Lan Xing entered the bridal chamber to consummate the marriage, Qing Xue resisted with all her might. But how could a Houtian Realm 3rd stage scrub like Qing Xue defeat Lan Xing, who was in the Golden Pearl Realm? Consequently, Lan Xing stripped Qing Xue of her clothes and then took off her own.
Once Qing Xue saw Lan Xing undress, she was shocked because Lan Xing's chest muscles were quite exaggerated, reaching at least a D-cup. Watching Lan Xing transform from a handsome young man into a peerless young woman, Qing Xue asked why she was dressing as a man.
Lan Xing explained to the shocked Qing Xue that the reason she dressed as a man was because her father, the Tianna Sect Master, required it.
In the Tianna Sect, only males could become the Sect Master throughout the generations, but Lan Xing was female. In order for Lan Xing to become the next Sect Master, the Tianna Sect Master had no choice but to have her dress as a man.
The clothes Lan Xing wore were Earth-grade Spiritual rigging; once put on, they would create an illusion that made others mistake her for a man. This disguise could not be seen through even by an Integration Realm powerhouse.
After learning the truth, Qing Xue was delighted. Seeing that her husband was actually a woman—and a great beauty at that—Qing Xue naturally did not object to the wedding night. Thus, the two spent the whole night together, the kind where they couldn't even get out of bed.
The next day, Qing Xue's childhood friend Sikong Binger became angry because she had always liked Qing Xue. However, this Sikong Binger was not a member of the family; she was actually the eldest daughter of the Shangguan Family, the head of the Ten Ancient Families.
Years ago, after the head of the Sikong family married that amnesiac woman as his wife, Madam Sikong had given him a pitch-black and very ordinary-looking black sword. But this ordinary black sword was no common blade; it was the divine artifact, the heavenly principle sword.
On the surface, this eldest daughter had been sent here by the Shangguan Family head to be fostered, but in reality, she was sent to investigate the whereabouts of the divine artifact, the heavenly principle sword, which only the Sikong family head would know.
Because they were both part of the Ten Ancient Families, the Shangguan Family head did not want to use force. Instead, he renamed the four-year-old Shangguan Binger to Sikong Binger and fostered her in the Sikong household, intending for his daughter to investigate secretly.
When Shangguan Binger first arrived at the Sikong family, she was very arrogant and looked down on the trash, Qing Xue. But one day, Binger's hair accessory accidentally fell into the river. Binger was very sad because it was a memento from her deceased mother.
Qing Xue, who happened to be passing by, saw how sad Binger was and stepped forward to ask what happened. After learning the truth, Qing Xue jumped into the river without a word to search for it, and it took her the entire afternoon to find it.
Soaked to the bone, Qing Xue smilingly handed the hair accessory to Binger. Seeing Qing Xue reveal such a brilliant smile, Binger was moved; her face flushed, and her heart went thump-thump. From that moment on, Binger fell in love with Qing Xue.
Binger, who was hopelessly in love with Qing Xue, even forgot the mission her father had assigned her, spending every day revolving around Qing Xue.
Knowing her childhood friend Sikong Binger was jealous and angry, Qing Xue secretly told Binger about Lan Xing being a woman. Upon learning Lan Xing was a woman, Binger's anger subsided. Qing Xue put in extra effort to coax Binger, and only after buying Binger's favorite Candied Apples did she earn her forgiveness.
As the Young Sect Master, Lan Xing gave half of her cultivation resources to Qing Xue every month, while Shangguan Binger provided Qing Xue with the cultivation techniques and spiritual skills of the ancient Shangguan Family.
With the help of these two and her experiences training abroad, Qing Xue eventually became a Lightning Tribulation Realm powerhouse. Seeing that the time was ripe, her father gave the family heirloom, the heavenly principle sword, to Qing Xue.
Obtaining the divine sword was like adding wings to a tiger for Qing Xue. However, when the other nine of the Ten Ancient Families saw the heavenly principle sword appear, they were filled with greed and plotted to kill Qing Xue to seize it.
Led by the Black Moon Family, the nine families jointly dispatched over twenty Lightning Tribulation Realm powerhouses. At this moment of crisis, Qing Xue obtained the method to break through to the Great Power Realm from the heavenly principle sword. Consequently, she broke through in one go to become a supreme Great Power Realm powerhouse, slaughtering the twenty-plus Lightning Tribulation Realm powerhouses who had come to kill her and steal the treasure, leaving not a single piece of armor behind.
After Qing Xue broke through to the Great Power Realm, everyone on the Tyuan Continent was shocked. This was because the Great Power Realm was a legendary realm in the world; no one in the current world had seen a Lightning Tribulation Realm person successfully break through, yet now Qing Xue had succeeded. How could they not be shocked?
Upon hearing that Qing Xue had suddenly reached the Great Power Realm, the nine ancient families were terrified, praying in their hearts that Qing Xue would not come to their doors to settle scores.
Having been bullied, Qing Xue naturally would not let the nine families off so easily. She personally visited their doors; the Shangguan Family was merely given a lesson, while the other families were completely exterminated by Qing Xue.
To win over a Great Power Realm powerhouse like Qing Xue, the Shangguan Family agreed to the marriage between Shangguan Binger and Qing Xue.
To marry Binger, Qing Xue held a grand wedding and invited all the influential people of the Tyuan Continent to attend. The wedding lasted for three consecutive days before all the guests departed.
On the Tyuan Continent, Qing Xue stayed with Binger and Lan Xing for ten years before she was willing to accept the call of the Epic Core and return to the world of azur lane.
When her soul returned to her body, Illustrious's purple Epic Core underwent a transformation, becoming a red legendary core, and her purple Ship Qi transformed into red Ship Qi.
A red giant dragon surged out from Illustrious's body and roared at the sky. After its roar, it flew back into Illustrious's body. Illustrious's aura exploded as she began to change from an Epic Ship Girl into a Legendary Ship Girl.
Recalling this experience of breaking through to become a Legendary Ship Girl, Illustrious couldn't help but feel a bit nostalgic. 'I wonder how Binger and Lan Xing are doing now.'
In truth, there were only two reasons why an Epic Ship Girl might fail her breakthrough and turn to ashes. One was if they died in the mortal trial before becoming the strongest, and the other was if they chose to stay in that world instead of accepting the call of the Epic Core within ten years of successfully becoming the strongest.
At that time, after Illustrious broke through to the Great Power Realm on the Tyuan Continent, if she hadn't accepted the call of the Epic Core within ten years, her Ship Girl body would have turned to ashes. To avoid saddening those who loved her in azur lane, Illustrious chose to have her soul return... Inside Lin Zhentian's Naval Base, Lin Zhentian was constantly praying for Dorsetshire's successful breakthrough. If Dorsetshire failed, he would be finished; Illustrious would surely kill him.
Watching the images transmitted from the ship device crystal ball, Lin Zhentian said nervously, 'Dorsetshire, you must succeed in your evolution! Even if not for yourself, think of your Admiral; I don't want to die yet.'
Atago watched Dorsetshire's evolution in silence. She didn't want Dorsetshire to evolve into a Legendary Ship Girl, otherwise Illustrious would be in danger.
The Holy Lord had asked her to investigate why Taihou had disconnected from the soul network. She had discovered it was Illustrious's doing using the ring of domination. When she had wanted to step in to kill Illustrious and save Taihou, she was stopped by the Holy Lord. 'Illustrious is part of my other plan. Let Taihou stay there to protect Illustrious's Naval Base; do not interfere.'
If Dorsetshire really succeeded in evolving, and if Illustrious was unable to deal with Dorsetshire and faced a life-threatening situation, Atago intended to step in and save her. She didn't want anything to go wrong with the Holy Lord's other plan... 'Heavens! She actually succeeded in evolving!' Illustrious was dumbfounded.
Dorsetshire's soul began to return to her body. The purple Epic Core in her conscious world underwent a transformation, becoming a red legendary core, and her purple Ship Qi transformed into red Ship Qi.
'Roar!'
A red giant dragon phantom surged out from Dorsetshire's body and let out a roar at the sky. The roar was deafening. After the red giant dragon finished its roar, it quickly flew back into Dorsetshire's body.
As the red giant dragon returned to her body, Dorsetshire's aura became more and more terrifying, until finally, Illustrious could no longer see the depths of her power... In the Pacific Governors Mansion, Lilith was working hard processing documents, while her very capable secretary, Lexington, stood by her side watching her work.
Lilith glanced at Lexington beside her.
"Lady Lex, I've been working for a long time. I feel very uncomfortable right now, dizzy and lightheaded. I want to take a break."
Lexington stared at Lili Si with a smile.
"Governor-General! You've only been working for ten minutes. Please don't stop writing and continue working."
Lili Si's expression immediately turned sour.
"Lady Lex, that's not the point. I'm uncomfortable right now and want to rest!"
Lexington ignored Lilith's request with a flat expression.
"Governor-General! Please do not stop writing! Continue working."
Lili Si threw down her pen and flailed her arms and legs, throwing a tantrum like a child.
"Lady Lex, I'm really not feeling well. If I work while sick, my efficiency won't be high. Work and rest should be balanced!"
"Governor-General! Please do not stop writing! Continue working." Lexington repeated the same words like a broken record.
Lili suddenly slumped onto the desk and complained, "I can't do it anymore, I'm dying. Why does a Governor-General have to work? This is so unfair!"
"Governor-General! Please do not stop writing! Continue working." Lexington continued to repeat the sentence.
Lilith said helplessly, "I say, Lady Lex, you're not a broken record. Can't you say anything else?"
Lexington's smile became meaningful. "Admiral! If you don't approve these documents, I will destroy your manga and snacks."
Lilith's eyes welled with tears, looking pitifully at Lexington. "No! Lady Lex, you are a gentle and kind Ship Girl. You wouldn't do something so cruel, right? Besides, I'm just a child. If you force me to work like this, you're committing a child labor crime! Waaaah..."
Lilith had no shame left, using her child-like appearance to deal with Lexington, hoping she would feel pity and let her rest.
However, because Lilith had used this trick too many times, Lexington was already immune. Seeing the pitiful Lilith, Lexington said expressionlessly, "You are over five hundred years old. Please don't call yourself a child, because children aren't as old as you."
Lilith clutched her heart with a look of grief. "Lady Lex, you've hurt my young heart. I have no motivation to live anymore."
"Oh? Is that so? Then how about this for motivation?" Lexington manifested her rigging and pointed her main cannons at Lilith's shelf of manga.
"Oh my god! Somehow, I have motivation again! Document-chan! Here I come!" Lilith immediately jumped up and hurriedly sat back in her chair, starting to frantically approve documents.
Seeing her Governor-General finally willing to approve documents, the worried Lexington let out a sigh. Even though she was the Governor-General, why was she so immature?
Halfway through, Lilith stopped writing again. Lexington furrowed her brows and said, "What is it now?"
Looking up in a certain direction, Lilith's face suddenly turned serious. "This aura is an evolution. A Ship Girl has evolved into a Legendary Ship Girl, and it happened right here in my Pacific Ocean."
Lexington also became serious and looked in that direction. "It seems our Pacific Ocean is truly full of talent!"
...Through the crystal ball, after learning that Dorsetshire had successfully evolved, Lin Zhentian had a look of joy: "Hahaha! This is great! I didn't expect Dorsetshire to actually succeed. With Dorsetshire, I can have her wipe out the East Pacific's Two Great Naval Bases. Then, I will unify the East Pacific and become the strongest Admiral there."
Atago, who was on the side, became a bit solemn. She hadn't expected Dorsetshire to succeed. However, she planned to wait and see; if Illustrious really couldn't beat Dorsetshire, she would step in to save her... Dorsetshire clenched her fists tightly. Feeling the power within her, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Is this legendary power? So incredible! No wonder so many Epic Ship Girls want to become Legendary Ship Girls. Legendary Ship Girls are truly powerful."
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