Chapter 1472: Chapter 1472: Determined

As she grew up with her special theurgy, there were many people who had died under her flame.

The people in her clan viewed her theurgy as an extremely powerful talent. However, to her, it was the fiend that she looked down upon as a curse. It saddened her when she found ordinary people trembling when they stood before her. Nobody dared to approach her, fearing that they would be burned to death if they weren't careful.

A shudder went through the servants every time they had to serve her.

The funny part was these servants had received special training. Yet somehow their fear of perishing became full-fledged when they faced her. Nobody could teach them to restrain their fear when facing the Princess Royal. After all, the fear of death was the most intense fear. Every unexpected movement from the Princess Royal prompted them to overreact. Some people might think of this as power, but that wasn't how the Princess Royal looked at it. Every time she sensed them jittering in front of her, she realized they treated her as a monster. She loathed nothing more than their stiff bodies. 'How I wish they would act with ease. I am facing a bunch of robots!' she would think with frustration.

At the age of thirteen, she had burnt a playmate to death.

Her own actions caused her endless grief. She felt akin to a hedgehog that could not hide its poisonous spikes. Her mere presence meant danger to others.

This incident had cast a shadow on her heart, and it still weighed in her mind now.

But the more powerful her blue flame was, the happier her brother would be. Even her own father looked at her power as a bliss.

They had done quite a bit of research about this flame, but they had never uttered a word about it before her. They were well aware of her aversion towards her own power.

However, after coming to the Divine Refinement Forbidden Land, she was feeling better!

Almost all the warriors in the Divine Refinement Forbidden Land had been accustomed to bloodshed. When she was with them, she wasn't looked at as an outcast. Their lives were full of killing and blood. There might be great danger to be around them, but such danger was nothing in their eyes.

Of course, this also had something to do with the levels of the opponents she encountered after her cultivation and strength became stronger. After reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm, all of the martial artists she faced reacted very quickly, and if she wasn't able to control herself well enough when the blue flame erupted, others were able to avoid it easily.

But the shadow in her heart had never completely dissipated. Every now and then she still thought about it. In theory, she didn't want to use the blue flame unless it was a life-and-death situation.

Moreover, the Princess Royal had no intention of killing Zen.

Out of panic, the Princess Royal retreated continuously like a dragonfly that skimmed on the water's surface. But she still wasn't able to avoid Zen.

“Don't!”

She screamed the moment Zen threw himself at her.

Seeing the look of panic on her face, Zen found it a bit strange. However, her anxiety didn't stop him from moving towards her. With his strong hands, he grabbed the princess and pulled her into his arm. Without wasting any time, he rushed forward!

The warriors behind were all stunned by his move.

They had seen people risking their life to fight, but they had never seen someone seek death like Zen had done. 'Is he a fool?' they all wondered. None of the warriors could figure out what was going on in this fellow's mind.

Their confusion was only temporary because they quickly discovered that this youth's theurgy seemed to be beyond their imagination.

The flame from the Princess Royal' body quickly spread across Zen's body, and in an instant, the two of them turned into a huge fireball, burning fiercely in the air!

Countless golden vortexes appeared on the surface of Zen's body, rapidly absorbing the princess' flame.

Years ago, her childhood friend was burned to death in this same manner. This dreadful memory once again flashed across her eyes. Her mind replayed the scene where she watched in despair as her playmate was being burned. She held onto her friend tightly, only to find nothing but ashes in her hands.

At this moment, the princess dreaded that the same thing would repeat all over again.

However, when she raised her head to look at Zen, she saw that his sturdy body was absorbing her flame continuously. This man, it turned out, was not afraid of her flame!

“That prophecy... is true?” The Princess Royal' head throbbed incessantly.

Every time when night fell, she still chose to leave the Timeless Town. Her goal was to find the warrior that was teleported into this world and had landed on the Glitter Gold Gobi! ȒãꞐȫ𐌱ЕⱾ

A few days ago, a member from the Celestial Soul race came to the Timeless Town, but he was selling Falling Crystal Flowers in the town.

The origin of the Celestial Soul was a mystery. They were ubiquitous in the Divine Refinement Forbidden Land, but they were not the aboriginals of the Divine Refinement Forbidden Land. Moreover, they did not seem to come from the various universes, and there was no such race in the divine land.

Some people took them for the Soul Race, but they were fundamentally different from each other!

Now it turned out that the information provided to her by the Celestial Soul person was right. A creature had indeed appeared on the Glitter Gold Gobi, and this creature was capable of taking her to the Soul Suppressing Cliff!

However, except for the princess, no one else believed this.

At this moment, she felt elated for having had faith in this information. She had chosen to take a risk and now it had come to fruition. 'I have finally found him! He is right in front of me!' she thought delightfully.

In spite of her happiness, there was a part that was still unsure if this person could truly take her to the Soul Suppressing Cliff. However, upon discovering that this young man could actually resist her blue flame, she was eighty percent sure that this man was the person she was looking for!

Although no one could figure out the origin of her flame, it was still an abnormal flame that petrified even her own father.

'How did this man manage to do it?' she wondered in awe.

However, Zen didn't have the slightest idea about the thoughts that were running through this woman's mind. He firmly grasped her and madly rushed forward.

Suddenly, a loud thud came from behind them, similar to that of thunder!

In such a short period of running, Zen had already brought this woman over a hundred miles with him. However, the violent sound coming from behind was deafening. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't ignore it. It was like something was exploding right near their ears.

The Formless Sky Python began to move again!

The two world lords had failed to stop it.

In the end, the Formless Sky Python wasn't something that the world lords could defeat easily. Even though they had used the Wishing Spell to seal the Formless Sky Python off, the Formless Sky Python still managed to break free. However, it could still be considered a feat for these world lords to have controlled the Formless Sky Python for so long!

However, Zen's expression changed when he realized what was happening. His eyes caught the sight of the huge shadow in the distance when it suddenly began to prostrate on the ground. The second it touched the ground, the whole place began to tremble under its power. The Formless Sky Python seemed to be coming at them.

The target of this Formless Sky Python was neither Zen nor the two world lords. It was after the woman that Zen was holding.

At first, the princess hadn't realized this. But as soon as the revelation began to sink in, her face paled.

“Sorry,” Zen said as he tried to release this woman. Now he didn't want her anywhere near him.

Once he understood this woman was the source of all the trouble, he had no intention of saving her. After all, this had nothing to do with Zen.

Normally, when someone was in danger, Zen wouldn't sit and watch. He was by no means a cold-blooded person. However, he had his own reasons for not trying to save this lady. Firstly, she was trying to capture him, so strictly speaking, she was not a friend but an enemy. Secondly, Zen had just entered the Divine Refinement Forbidden Land hence he didn't have the ability to fight the Formless Sky Python. With all the responsibilities he was carrying on his shoulder, he had no intention of taking another burden. 'I can't just die here, ' he thought with finality.

“You!” After the princess was released, she glared at the golden figure of Zen, full of rage.

She had completely forgotten about her previous rude actions towards Zen. Now she could think of nothing but his cowardliness. 'What a ruthless man! He is keeping me here to die!' she thought spitefully.

Zen, however, didn't care about what she thought. With determination, he dashed forward, holding onto his dear life. The princess clenched her teeth and decided to follow him.

“Just a second ago, I was afraid I would burn you to death. But it turns out you deserve to be burned to death!” the Princess Royal angrily spat as she almost caught up with him.

“I'm not afraid of your flame, so there is no way you can burn me to death. Why did you say I deserve to die! Don't follow me!” Zen impatiently warned.

“No, I won't stop following you!”

The princess braced herself and dashed forward. Kennan and Woodrow were unable to stop the Formless Sky Python and she didn't know what her next move should be. This young man was a complete stranger. However, the information given by the legend of the Celestial Soul member and the fact that Zen had devoured her flame made her want to place her hopes on Zen.

She liked to believe that extraordinary people had extraordinary methods. This was something her father had taught her. Even though the person in front of her was only at the Spirit Supreme Realm, there was something about him that told her that he was capable of defeating anyone.

She was so lost in her thoughts that her eyes weren't actually looking at Zen. Swiftly, he turned around, pulled his sword and struck out with it.

Whoosh!

The sword was extremely sharp. All the trees ten miles around were cut down in a swift motion. The sword radiance arced through the air, heading straight for the princess!

If the princess wanted to dodge, she could have done it by lowering her head or lifting her body. In truth, Zen had intentionally controlled the speed of his strike so that she had enough time to dodge.

However, she didn't seem to have any intention of dodging. She still maintained her height in the sky as she followed behind Zen.

Just as the sword radiance reached the princess' ear and was about to chop her head off, screams rang out from several thousand feet behind her.

The warriors that followed the princess were greatly shocked. When these Spirit Transformation Realm martial artists saw that the Formless Sky Python had broken free from the control of the two world lords, all they could think of was to run for their lives. However, they might not end well if they left the princess behind. And it would be even worse by being eaten by the Formless Sky Python. In such a dire situation, they had no choice but to follow Zen and the princess.

On the other hand, Zen's sword radiance finally stopped right beside the princess' ear.

A part of the hair above her left ear was chopped off. And a small cut was left by the sword radiance on her tiny ear where blood droplets began to ooze out.

But the princess' face looked as determined as ever, and she showed no signs of giving up.