"Brother Wang, once we leave Tai Long Peak, how about we spar for a bit?"
Princess Bing Qing and Princess Bing Xun were talking about something ahead, while Wang Xu followed at a steady pace behind them. Su Long said quietly beside him.
"No." Wang Xu knew Su Long’s genius mentality was acting up again. Upon hearing that he was a disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, Su Long was eager to duel to prove his own strength.
"Just once. Aren’t you a disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion? I’m a disciple of the Cosmic Alliance. We should both represent our forces in a grand battle, and whoever wins is the true genius." Su Long continued to persuade.
"I admit defeat. You’re a genius, and you’re number one. Is that good enough?" Wang Xu said.
"That’s not acceptable. We must have an honest fight." Su Long insisted on a fair fight with Wang Xu, but Wang Xu didn’t pay attention to him. He was already struggling to deal with Princess Bing Qing, let alone sparring with him.
Besides, all he would gain would be some meaningless fame, and Wang Xu had no interest in that.
"Everyone, be careful. Two auras are approaching." While flying in the air, Wang Xu suddenly spoke up.
Su Long was startled, checking meticulously but couldn’t sense any auras. His puzzled gaze fell on Wang Xu.
Similarly, Princess Bing Xun didn’t detect any presence of life nearby. Her beautiful eyes turned to Wang Xu.
However, Princess Bing Qing was full of trust. Wang Xu’s senses hadn’t been wrong these past few days. If he said there were two auras, then surely there were two special lifeforms getting closer.
Suddenly, two figures appeared without warning, so quickly that it was hard to react, prompting Wang Xu to shout in alarm.
One of the figures was formed from heaps of rocks, massive in size, with empty eyes flickering with two points of green fire. It swiftly approached Princess Bing Xun from behind, its massive hand, composed of countless rocks, enlarged suddenly, attempting to seize Princess Bing Xun.
The other figure, transparent like a ghost shadow, eerily appeared behind Princess Bing Qing, a sharp sword made of blue ghost shadow shot out suddenly, aiming directly at Princess Bing Qing’s back.
Princess Bing Xun reacted quickly, just as the rocky hand was enveloping her, a streak of red light flew out, twisting into a spiral and forming a long sharp spike, punching a large hole through the encroaching rocky hand, allowing her to float away through the hole.
On the other side, Princess Bing Qing wasn’t as quick, and the shadowy being’s attack was even swifter. By the time Princess Bing Qing turned her head, the blue ghost sword was already reflected in her eyes, leaving her no time to retrieve her talisman.
"Scram!" Suddenly, Wang Xu roared in anger, his spiritual consciousness burst forth, causing the shadowy being to shudder abruptly. Paused mid-attack, it met with a great saber ablaze with roaring black fire coming down in a raging strike, bisecting the shadowy being in one blow.
It was Su Long who intervened.
Taking advantage of the moment, an ethereal blue sword shadow appeared under Wang Xu’s feet, propelling him to stand in front of Princess Bing Qing.
"Princess Bing Qing, are you alright?" Wang Xu asked quickly.
Princess Bing Qing’s face was pale. In that instant earlier, she had almost felt death approaching, leaving her paralyzed with fear.
Tai Long Peak was dangerous; already, many royal descendants had perished there. Princess Bing Qing was not strong enough, and her father had forbidden her from entering Tai Long Peak, which is why she had Wang Xu promise not to inform the Sovereign.
Seeing the fear lingering in Princess Bing Qing’s eyes, Wang Xu sighed internally. After all, she was just a simple young girl, scared by the great terror of life and death.
Su Long was now battling the shadowy being, and Wang Xu hurried to support Princess Bing Xun, as he couldn’t afford for anything to happen to either princess.
These two special lifeforms were of the Initial White Hole Level, with true strength reaching the High Class White Hole Level, but due to their incredibly swift body technique, it took Wang Xu and Su Long some effort to subdue them.
"Princess Bing Xun, are you alright?" After the battle ended, Wang Xu asked.
Princess Bing Xun shook her head calmly, "I’m fine."
One had to admit that Princess Bing Xun was much stronger and more composed than Princess Bing Qing, and Wang Xu sighed silently, approaching Princess Bing Qing to gently comfort her.
A moment later, Su Long flew over, holding one Single-Colored Stone and one Double-Colored Stone in his hands.
"Bing Qing, you should head back. Father already didn’t want you entering Tai Long Peak. If something happens to you, no one can bear the blame." Princess Bing Xun spoke.
Princess Bing Qing suddenly snapped back to her senses. Hearing that she was being sent away, she was immediately unhappy, "I’m not leaving. I was just dazed for a moment, I’m fine."
Her stubbornness flared up again, and no one could change her mind. Princess Bing Xun made no further remarks, signaling them to continue onward.
After this incident, Wang Xu didn’t dare distance himself too far from Princess Bing Qing, staying close behind her.
Another ten days of searching passed, but this time it seemed Wang Xu and the others had exhausted their luck. In all those days, they only encountered seven special lifeforms, gaining five Single-Colored Stones and two Double-Colored Stones.
Princess Bing Qing was growing increasingly unhappy.
Originally, when she was with Wang Xu, he had to listen to her, going east if she said east, west if she said west.
But now, Bing Xun was in control, and she had no status, following along like a follower without any freedom.
"Alright, we’ve been searching for several days straight. Let’s take a break." Princess Bing Xun lightly raised her hand and said.
Su Long and Wang Xu nodded, and Princess Bing Qing pouted and turned her head away, indicating she didn’t want to speak.
Afterwards, the four of them landed on the ground. Princess Bing Xun took out an ornately scented wooden chair with a flip of her hand and sat down with dignity to rest. Su Long was not so constrained and leaned against a big tree, considering it resting.
Princess Bing Qing hadn’t prepared anything at all, pursing her lips and standing still. Seeing this, Wang Xu took out a soft blanket with a flip of his hand: "Princess Bing Qing, you can sit here."
Princess Bing Xun glanced at Wang Xu without speaking, but Su Long’s eyes twinkled as he showed a playful smile.
Princess Bing Qing didn’t stand on ceremony, sprawling onto the blanket and continuing to puff her cheeks in a huff.
Wang Xu sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes to cultivate.
The four of them were already exceptionally powerful and did not actually need rest, but after several fierce battles, their bodies were not tired but their minds were, so taking a moment to pause and relax was a good thing.
A moment later, Princess Bing Qing seemed unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere any longer. She stood up and began to walk in a direction.
"Bing Qing, where are you going?" Princess Bing Xun asked.
"Just taking a walk," Princess Bing Qing said without turning her head, gradually moving further away.
Su Long shook his head: "Her temper is too reckless. Tai Long Peak is not a kind place, and wandering around carelessly could be dangerous."
Wang Xu gave a helpless smile and stood up: "I’ll follow her, you two rest first."
Then, Wang Xu took a step forward, silently tailing Princess Bing Qing.
"Su Long, what do you think of Wang Xu?" Princess Bing Xun asked after Wang Xu left.
"His strength is immense, superior to mine," Su Long sighed.
"Oh?" Princess Bing Xun was surprised. Su Long was a genius, and geniuses rarely admired each other. Although Wang Xu was strong, he was not yet to the point of winning her over.
"His explosiveness matches mine, but his true strength can rival the strongest White Hole Level," Su Long said. "But he is a Cosmic Spirit, possessing those inexplicable Spiritual Consciousness attack methods, which I cannot match."
"And the most crucial point, during battles, my energy is greatly depleted, but I found that the Cosmic Energy inside Wang Xu’s body always remains abundant."
Su Long glanced in the direction Wang Xu had gone, a complex look flashing in his eyes, "If I were to fight him, neither of us could overcome the other in a short time, but over time, I would surely lose."
Princess Bing Xun nodded slightly, she had also noticed another point, Wang Xu had been injured several times for Bing Qing but recovered quickly without taking any restorative medicine.
Princess Bing Qing was wandering aimlessly in the dense forest, her little face full of resentment. She hated the feeling of having no freedom and always being ordered around.
Princess Bing Qing was completely immersed in her own world and did not notice Wang Xu’s presence quietly following her not far away. Seeing her angry expression, he shook his head repeatedly.
After walking for some time, Princess Bing Qing stopped, and Wang Xu paused, watching from a distance.
"This... this is..." Princess Bing Qing slowly bent down, her big bright eyes widening even further, incredulously staring at a several-meter-deep hole on the ground.
In the hole, a Colorful Stone was glistening with different colors: red, blue, white, yellow, green... There were actually five colors!
"Ah!!" Princess Bing Qing couldn’t help but let out a scream of joy, her small hand grabbed, and the Colorful Stone floated over, landing in her hand.
Five-Colored Stone, a genuine Five-Colored Stone!
Hearing the cry of excitement, Wang Xu thought something had happened to Princess Bing Qing. He rushed forward and immediately saw the Five-Colored Stone in her hand, his eyes widening like saucers.
"Princess Bing Qing!"
A white and a blue figure swiftly flew over; it was Su Long and Princess Bing Xun.
They had heard Princess Bing Qing’s scream and thought she had encountered a special lifeform, so they hurried over. When they arrived, they all looked at the Five-Colored Stone in Princess Bing Qing’s hands and showed expressions of astonishment.
"Wang Xu! Su Long! Sister! Look! This is a Five-Colored Stone, I found a Five-Colored Stone!" Princess Bing Qing jumped in joy, holding the Five-Colored Stone high and shouting excitedly.
Wang Xu was utterly astonished.
Wasn’t it said that Five-Colored Stones were very rare? Hardly anyone had ever seen what they looked like?
How did we come across one so easily?
These questions also appeared in Su Long and Bing Xun’s minds.
Just at this moment——
"My... my god!" Wang Xu’s face went pale, and he was no longer calm, his eyes filled with amazement.
"Wang Xu, what’s wrong?" Bing Xun and Su Long had never seen Wang Xu with such an expression.
"Special lifeforms... they’re all here!" (To be continued. If you work, please head to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)