Chapter 235

Chapter 235: You and I Are Destined to Meet... Sister, It’s Your Turn

Seeing this, Meng Changqing frowned slightly.

What’s going on? Why is he running even faster?

My attitude was clearly quite friendly, wasn’t it?

It seems that my display of goodwill isn’t enough yet.

I’ll have to increase the intensity to make this ‘one-time best friend’ feel my ‘sincerity.’

With this thought, Meng Changqing channeled his sword intent into the Crimson Sky Sword.

Whirr!

The sword emitted a triumphant hum!

He swung his sword, and the void trembled, the seawater exploded, surging three thousand feet high!

“Damn!” Xu Fengquan’s heart nearly stopped in fright.

Weren’t we supposed to become friends? Why is he getting more and more vicious?

“Blood God Scripture: Golden Cicada’s Shedding!”

Xu Fengquan bit down, his eyes filled with resolve, activating a secret technique with enormous cost and severe side effects.

Boom!

Just before the sword light arrived, Xu Fengquan suddenly exploded into countless blood droplets, scattering in all directions.

Bang bang bang!

Most of the blood was obliterated by the sword light, dissipating into nothingness.

“This secret technique...” Meng Changqing sheathed his sword, a glimmer of interest in his eyes.

It was the first time he’d seen such an escape technique. Quite impressive, not a clue as to where Xu Fengquan’s mind might be hiding among the blood drops.

But this technique surely carried a heavy toll. Who knew how long it will take him to recover?

After all, with a life-saving technique, surviving takes priority over everything else.

“In some ways, demonic techniques do have their merits,” Meng Changqing mused.

In fact, top-tier demonic arts didn’t carry many side effects. Their cultivation conditions were quite stringent, unlike lower-level demonic arts, which anyone could practice without limits.

Perhaps I could try one or two in the future, selecting only the most useful ones.

Thinking this, Meng Changqing disappeared from the spot.

He didn’t have the time to chase down each individual blood droplet, though he remained vigilant.

The sea breeze blew, and silence returned to the world.

A stick of incense later, a blood droplet appeared in the void, slowly transforming into a head.

It was Xu Fengquan!

However, he was weak, his energy like a flickering candle, barely hanging on.

“Damn, what a loss!

“Who knows how long it will take to recover from this!

“This trip to the Wild Sea was a complete waste!”

Xufengquan’s face twisted in hatred. “Meng Changqing, I swear eternal enmity against you!”

“Good, I heard you.” Suddenly, a calm voice broke the silence.

Xu Fengquan’s pupils shrank, chilled to the bone.

He slowly turned his head.

In his sight was a tall figure, with a smile as warm as spring but colder than winter in Xu Fengquan’s eyes.

“How…?” Xu Fengquan was dumbfounded.

“If you’d hidden a bit longer, I might have left,” Meng Changqing said with a smile. “It was just a guess that you’d play a little trick, hiding in plain sight, and it turned out to be true.

“It seems we are indeed fated to meet.

“Destined to be friends.”

“I...” Xu Fengquan couldn’t accept this reality and blacked out.

His lone head floated pitifully in the void.

“Playing dead?” Meng Changqing frowned, drawing his sword and swinging it down.

As the blade approached Xu Fengquan’s skin, it stopped just short.

“Looks like he really fainted.” Meng Changqing re-sheathed his sword.

Thinking about it, it made sense. After using the secret technique, Xu Fengquan was already weak, and his little trick had been foiled.

Physically and mentally defeated, he had no strength left and slipped into unconsciousness.

“As long as the temple remains, it’s all good,” Meng Changqing smirked, retrieving a jade box and placing the head inside, planning to take it out later.

By then, his best friend should have mostly recovered.

With that, Meng Changqing put the jade box away and sped toward Silver Vein Island.

This unexpected encounter had delayed him quite a bit. He needed to make up for the lost time.

Silver Vein Island was massive, spanning about a thousand miles.

For martial artists, especially these top-level warriors, such a distance usually only took a short time to traverse.

But at the moment, their progress was agonizingly slow.

The further they went, the fewer people remained.

Clearly, the suppressive force grew stronger and stronger the deeper they went!

Most people simply couldn’t bear it anymore.

“I can’t go any further!” a young prodigy muttered, drenched in sweat, his back hunched, legs trembling as though bearing an ancient mountain’s weight.

Those nearby shared his frustration.

They’d only traveled five hundred miles so far, leaving half the distance to the island’s center, but they’d already reached their limit.

This two-star divine treasure, especially this Tri-Colored Silver Vein Grass, was beyond their reach.

“It seems that this Western Desert prodigy is even stronger than we expected.”

Many looked ahead, where a hazy figure stood, facing away from everyone.

With steady, though slow, steps, she moved forward without pause.

It was none other than Yue Qingchan.

Generally, current-generation prodigies can’t surpass those of the previous generation, but it appeared that aside from Meng Changqing, this one was equally exceptional!

She had already outpaced many of the past prodigies and was leading the way.

Only four hundred miles remained between her and the Tri-Colored Silver Vein Grass.

“She’ll soon be out of our sight.

“The treasure will be hers!”

A nearby person clenched their hands tightly.

Yue Qingchan continued her slow journey, now six hundred miles in.

The suppressive force here was terrifying, and even she was struggling, her feet likely nearing their limit.

Hoo~

Yue Qingchan took a deep breath.

Her once-loose robe, now clinging tightly under the immense gravity, began to reveal her graceful figure.

“Sister, it’s your turn,” Yue Qingchan murmured inwardly.

“Alright, Sister,” a gentle voice responded.

Instantly, Yue Qingchan’s expression softened, filled with tender affection, as her aura surged, pushing back the suppressive force around her by several feet.

“I should be able to reach the end.” Yue Youchan smiled charmingly, her gaze as deep as water and irresistibly alluring.

Lifting her foot, she continued forward swiftly.