Above the palace, a neon sign displayed three large characters: Paradise Palace.
At the entrance stood several burly n in black, responsible for checking tickets.
Seeing Gao Xuan and his group approaching, the faces of the n changed. Even if they lacked knowledge, they recognized the white robe on Hai Ting's body.
One of the n bent over, full of humility, and asked, "What can I do for you gentlen?"
Hai Ting wanted to say sothing, but Gao Xuan, Shui Yunlan, and the others marched directly into the Paradise Palace without acknowledging them.
A group of scantily clad reception ladies greeted them with smiles, the leading one smiling particularly seductively, saying, "Welco, distinguished gentlen..."
The lead woman, slightly older, appeared more mature. She wore a bright red cheongsam, her glossy legs wrapped in black stockings, and her eyes brimd with enchanting allure.
Jin Hongtao looked disdainful, thinking her gaudy and vulgar. Only those at the bottom appreciated such things.
He preferred the likes of Hai Ting and Yuan Youyuan, not primarily for their looks, but for their status, which gave him a thrill in bullying and violation.
The woman before him, blatantly waiting to be taken advantage of, left him uninterested.
However, Gao Xuan stopped, asking the woman, "What's your na?"
The woman flirtatiously grinned, "I'm called Golden Pearl."
Jin Hongtao's face darkened—damn it, a woman of ill repute dared to use the surna Jin. One might think she was born of their Jin family.
Gao Xuan turned to Shui Yunlan and said, "It's her."
Shui Yunlan was a bit surprised, finding the woman tacky, and though there was a wave of Source Power around her, it was extrely faint.
Even with her deep gaze observing the Divine Soul's aura, it was a blur.
But since Gao Xuan said so, she chose to trust and not test.
Shui Yunlan heightened her vigilance, addressing Golden Pearl, "We are Paladins of the Holy Hall. Please co with us."
Golden Pearl turned pale with fear, shrinking her shoulders and folding her arms in panic, "I'm a good person, why are you looking for ?"
"You're so talkative."
Jin Hongtao had long been impatient, drawing his sword to stab.
The Fourth-Grade Golden Light Sword flashed, piercing directly into Golden Pearl's raised chest.
How sharp the Golden Light Sword was, penetrating almost to the hilt, the golden blade erging cleanly from Golden Pearl's back.
Surrounding guests and staff shrieked and fled in panic.
Shui Yunlan, Shui Yunhao, and the investigation team mbers all wore expressions of bewildernt.
If this woman was an Evil God, how couldn't she avoid the sword?
At this mont, none questioned Gao Xuan. All eyes were fixed on Golden Pearl, fearing she would suddenly transform.
Golden Pearl didn't transform, but the pain of the sword contorted her face. She glared at Jin Hongtao with despair, agony, and incomprehension in her eyes.
Jin Hongtao t her gaze coldly, "Why are you looking at that way? That guy said you were an Evil God; if you want to bla soone, bla him."
Jin Hongtao relished the despair and pain in the woman's eyes, pausing a second before shaking the blade, her body exploding into a blood spray.
The Fourth-Grade Golden Light Sword was so sharp it could cut through even a Seventh-Grade Holy Armor, let alone fragile human flesh.
Though Jin Hongtao hadn't exerted effort, the keen Sword Qi utterly destroyed Golden Pearl's body and Divine Soul.
Witnessing the blood splatter on the pristine marble floor, Jin Hongtao sneered at Gao Xuan, "You got it wrong, you useless fool!"
Shui Yunlan too looked puzzled at Gao Xuan; she hoped he would provide a reasonable explanation.
Gao Xuan told Jin Hongtao, "You were too impulsive. The aura was entwined with the Evil God, and by smashing her body, her Divine Soul will transfer onto you..."
Jin Hongtao laughed derisively, "Kid, your thod of revenge is childish. I'm a Direct Lineage of the Jin Family, protected by the Golden Sun Divine Curse; who can invade my Divine Soul!"
His expression changed, angrily questioning Gao Xuan, "What are you trying to do by falsely accusing ?"
Gao Xuan ignored him, turning to Shui Yunlan, "Jin Hongtao is finished; a Charm Demon has eroded his Divine Soul."
Shui Yunlan was full of doubt; Jin Hongtao, a Foundation Establishnt Paladin, had his Divine Soul protected by the ancestral Golden Sun Divine Curse and the Divine Power Rune Seed of the Holy Hall—how could he fall victim so easily?
This seed highly improbable.
Yet Gao Xuan, being deep and calculating, wouldn't use such a childish tactic even for revenge.
Shui Yunlan was montarily at a loss.
Gao Xuan said, "No need to be troubled; we'll return to the Holy Hall and verify before the Divine Emperor Statue."
Jin Hongtao, incensed, retorted, "A commoner like you dares to accuse !"
He brandished the Golden Light Sword nacingly, "You're courting death..."
Detecting danger, Shui Yunlan was about to speak when Jin Hongtao discharged the Golden Light Sword fiercely towards Gao Xuan.
The Golden Light Sword, unique to the Jin family, forged with Gold Elental Source Power and Pure Yang Source Power seeds, from Secret Gold, was exceptionally sharp.
Its Sword Light, imbued with Pure Yang Power, directly targeted the Divine Soul with extre dominance.
In his rage, Jin Hongtao unleashed the sword, the Fourth-Grade Golden Light Sword transforming into a dense golden Sword Light, engulfing Gao Xuan entirely.
Even Shui Yunlan and Yuan Youyuan, standing beside Gao Xuan, were enveloped by the Sword Light.
The intense and scorching Sword Light made Shui Yunlan's skin tingle, her Divine Soul feeling as if scorched by fire, waves of stabbing pain.
Furious and alard, she wondered if Jin Hongtao was truly insane or possessed by an Evil God to wield such ferocity?
Shui Yunlan dared not slack off, activating her Jade Water Armor and Weak Water Sword. Both Fourth-Grade Magical Artifacts, they boasted formidable power.
Especially the Weak Water Sword—its blade, ford of radiant water light, and slightly shimring, naturally transford into a watery veil, absorbing all the fierce and blazing golden Sword Light completely.
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