The mercury man finally died, and Wang Xu let out a sigh of relief.
Upon arriving at Tai Long Peak, the first special lifeform he encountered was so difficult to deal with. If not for his endless life recovery, he might have had to flee in defeat by now.
"Wang the Big Dummy, hurry and look around. Where there are special lifeforms, there must be colorful stones. Special lifeforms are the guardians of colorful stones. This time, the special lifeform’s realm reached High Class White Hole Level, so it must be guarding a Tri-Colored Stone!" Princess Bing Qing said excitedly.
Wang Xu nodded and split up with Princess Bing Qing to conduct a thorough search in a radius of ten thousand miles.
As he went, Wang Xu found numerous pits and hollows, indicating that many battles had occurred here with special lifeforms.
The density of the ground here seemed much higher than that of typical stars, its hardness sufficient to allow White Hole Level beings to battle. On an ordinary star, it might not even withstand a single strike from a White Hole Level being and would be split in half.
Soon, a joyful sound from Princess Bing Qing came from the distance. Wang Xu flew towards the voice and found Princess Bing Qing holding a tri-colored, translucent gem, shimmering brilliantly in the light.
Seeing the Tri-Colored Stone, Princess Bing Qing’s eyes sparkled like little stars with excitement and joy.
"Hehe, I’m really lucky! The first thing I found upon entering is a Tri-Colored Stone. I’ve come to Tai Long Peak so many times and never found a Tri-Colored Stone." Princess Bing Qing turned the Tri-Colored Stone over in her hands, examining it thoroughly, her face brimming with happiness.
"With this level of strength, it would be strange to find a Tri-Colored Stone." Wang Xu muttered softly.
"What did you say?" Princess Bing Qing’s ears twitched, and she looked at Wang Xu with her big eyes.
"Nothing, nothing." Wang Xu quickly waved his hand, and Princess Bing Qing hmphed, ignoring him.
Following this, Wang Xu continued searching in Tai Long Peak alongside Princess Bing Qing. After acquiring the first Tri-Colored Stone, Princess Bing Qing was eager to find a second one.
As they continued their search in Tai Long Peak, they soon encountered another special lifeform, but its strength was only at the Initial White Hole Level. Princess Bing Qing took the initiative to fight it, while Wang Xu watched on, ready to assist if Princess Bing Qing showed signs of weakness.
For several consecutive days, Wang Xu and Princess Bing Qing encountered a total of five special lifeforms.
Three at the Initial White Hole Level, two at the High Class White Hole Level.
Though the realm levels were not very far apart, the colorful stones they guarded were different. Princess Bing Qing, who hoped to find a second Tri-Colored Stone, was disappointed as she held five Double-Colored Stones, cheeks puffed in frustration.
"Princess Bing Qing, don’t be disheartened. For others, even acquiring Double-Colored Stones would be impossible," Wang Xu consoled.
During these days of journeying, Wang Xu encountered other royal descendants who lacked the strength to defeat the strongest White Hole Level beings. Faced with High Class White Hole Level special lifeforms, they would have to take detours, and even Initial White Hole Level beings required assistance to be defeated.
Thus, most royal descendants could only find Single-Colored Stones. Princess Bing Qing, who managed to get five Double-Colored Stones and one Tri-Colored Stone in just a few days, was incredibly lucky.
Wang Xu also understood why the royal descendants did not bring too many aides to Tai Long Peak.
Firstly, due to the uniqueness of Tai Long Peak, only royal descendants were allowed entry, and others needed invitations.
Secondly, with more people comes greater strength, but special lifeforms are not foolish and won’t stupidly challenge a large group.
Thirdly, if there are too many people, the number of special lifeforms will increase too. Each special lifeform is at the White Hole Level, and a few more could easily crush them, which is like seeking death.
As a result, bringing just one aide became the best choice.
With two Black Hole Level beings, the White Hole Level special lifeforms wouldn’t be afraid; they might even attack proactively, greatly increasing the chance of obtaining colorful stones, just like the ambush on Wang Xu.
Many royal descendants thus invited core martial artists from Mercenary Martial Arts Hall, core disciples from the Cosmic Alliance and Heaven-Reaching Pavilion. The stronger they were, the higher their survival chances, the more special lifeforms they could kill, and the more colorful stones they would acquire. The chances of finding Tri-Colored Stones or Four-Colored Stones thus multiplied.
"Hmm?" Wang Xu sensed two auras approaching rapidly, "Someone is coming."
"Is it a special lifeform?" Princess Bing Qing’s eyes lit up, eager to encounter a special lifeform since defeating it would yield colorful stones, and there might even be the legendary Five-Colored Stone.
"No, it’s a familiar aura; it should be one of our own." Wang Xu sensed one of the approaching auras was very similar to Princess Bing Qing’s.
In the distance, two figures, one white and one blue, approached slowly.
One wore a white robe, a graceful gentleman, remarkably handsome, with eyes flowing with blue light.
The other had a graceful figure, dressed in a sky-blue long dress, her black, beautiful long hair fluttered in the wind, her face was stunningly beautiful, at first glance, Wang Xu was momentarily dazed, then quickly came to his senses, admiring in his heart, too beautiful.
"Sister." Princess Bing Qing recognized the two people who had flown over and couldn’t help pouting and greeting.
"Su Long greets Princess Bing Qing." The remarkably handsome man showed a warm smile and bowed slightly in greeting.
Wang Xu’s eyes lit up, is this the ’Su Long’ mentioned by the man in the purple robe, a core disciple of the Cosmic Alliance?
Wang Xu took another close look at Su Long; his realm was the Strongest Black Hole Level, with a gentle and calm aura, though it was unknown what his true strength was.
"Bing Qing, who is this..." Princess Bing Xun asked, her voice was pleasant, and she was good-looking, but her expression was like an ice mountain, making her difficult to approach.
"Wang Xu greets Princess Bing Xun." Wang Xu bowed slightly in greeting.
"Sister, why are you here." Princess Bing Qing was displeased to see Princess Bing Xun, her eyes like Princess Bing Xun was taking away her beloved toy.
"Naturally, to search for the Colorful Stone, is he the helper you found?" Princess Bing Xun’s beautiful eyes scanned Wang Xu, and seeing he was only at the Initial Black Hole Level, she frowned imperceptibly.
"That’s right." Princess Bing Qing gave Wang Xu a firm pat on the shoulder, Wang Xu’s mouth twitched, "Sister, although he is at Initial Black Hole Level, his strength is quite formidable, even father appointed him as a Guest Minister."
"Quite formidable?" The white-robed Su Long spoke with interest, from the beginning, his gaze had been on Wang Xu. As a talent from the Cosmic Alliance, he could sense that Wang Xu was not as weak as he appeared. But with Princess Bing Qing saying he was quite formidable, and doing so in front of him, it was clear that in Princess Bing Qing’s eyes, this Wang Xu was stronger than himself.
Among talents, none accepts being inferior to another, and Su Long was just like that. He ranked in the top three hundred in the cosmos’ talent battle, entering the Black Hole Extreme Land, favored by the Cosmic Alliance. For him, within the Black Hole Extreme Land, except for a few perversions, there were no worthy opponents.
Yet now a guy suddenly appeared, not only becoming a Guest Minister of the Cosmic Country but also wielding extraordinary strength, which aroused Su Long’s fighting spirit, wishing to challenge Wang Xu to determine who’s superior.
"Princess Bing Qing jests, my strength is feeble, it’s merely luck that earned me the Sovereign’s favor to bestow me the position of Guest Minister." Wang Xu’s posture was very humble; he did not want too much attention, knowing that the more known, the more troubles one faces.
"Wang the Fool... Wang Xu, every disciple of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion is a top-tier talent, why be modest." Princess Bing Qing happily gave Wang Xu another hearty pat, leaving the corner of Wang Xu’s mouth twitching, utterly revealed by Princess Bing Qing.
Upon hearing Wang Xu was a disciple of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, Princess Bing Xun was slightly moved. It was well-known that those who could enter Heaven-Reaching Pavilion were monsters among monsters, with the weakest being able to leap levels in battles, and the strongest even capable of crossing two realm levels to kill an opponent... the name of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion was already known throughout the cosmos.
"A disciple of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion!" The white-robed man’s heart jolted, his eyes filled with fighting spirit, blood boiling.
Defeating a disciple of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion has always been a small aspiration among the disciples of the Cosmic Alliance and Mercenary Martial Arts Hall. Heaven-Reaching Pavilion was like a mountain, always pressing them beneath. No matter how strong they were, when others mentioned them, they would add: Strong, yes, but far from matching them.
What is meant, naturally, are the disciples of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion.
Thus, Su Long long wished to challenge a disciple from Heaven-Reaching Pavilion to prove his strength, yet these disciples were extremely rare, keeping a low profile, making it extremely hard to encounter one... but today, he had encountered one.
"Wang Xu, let’s go." Princess Bing Qing, seeing her plan work, secretly rejoiced and, without another word, pulled Wang Xu to leave.
Su Long opened his mouth, wanting to challenge Wang Xu in a duel, but with Princess Bing Qing leaving, he couldn’t stop her, deciding to wait until after they left Tai Long Peak to find Wang Xu for a match.
"Wait." Princess Bing Xun suddenly spoke, her beautiful eyes looking at Wang Xu, "Bing Qing, let’s go together, all four of us."
Princess Bing Qing immediately pouted, Bing Xun was her elder sister, after all, always overshadowing her in everything since childhood, leaving Bing Qing unsatisfied. Having finally found a disciple of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion to outshine Su Long,
"Princess Bing Xun, if the four of us travel together, we could simultaneously attract three special life forms." Wang Xu said.
The more people travel together, the more special life forms naturally appear.
"No matter, although my strength is not as great as yours and Su Long’s, I can still compare to the High Class White Hole Level, and the four of us can handle three special life forms adequately." Princess Bing Xun’s lips moved, "Bing Qing, what do you think?"
Although Princess Bing Qing was unhappy, since childhood, she was used to listening to Princess Bing Xun and didn’t dare defy her, so she pouted, "Alright."
Wang Xu nodded; he didn’t mind traveling with four people, at least providing self-protection, and with Su Long and Princess Bing Xun, his burden was relatively lighter.
"Alright, then let’s go." Princess Bing Xun turned her sleeves and elegantly departed, followed closely by Su Long, Princess Bing Qing, and Wang Xu. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)