Chapter 185: Chapter 179: Erosion
The group fell into silence.
Although they didn’t know what exactly had happened to them, the actions of Princess Bing Qing were enough to explain everything.
That guy named Wang Xu, I’m afraid things look grim for him.
"Bing Xun, you speak, what have you encountered?" The Sovereign turned his gaze to Princess Bing Xun and asked.
The Sovereign’s methods reached the heavens, sweeping through the world, but Tai Long Peak was extremely special, beyond his reach. When he saw the three of them being pursued by special life forms and severely injured, while Wang Xu was missing, he had already assumed Wang Xu had fallen and died. But Bing Qing’s determined gaze and words of wanting to wait for Wang Xu’s return made him question.
Could it be... Wang Xu has not perished completely?
"Father, it all started over ten days ago..." Princess Bing Xun’s voice was gentle as she recounted the whole story to those present.
Moments later.
The group understood the whole cause and effect of the matter.
At the same time, they felt a slight excitement in their hearts.
The Five-Colored Stone is not a legend, it truly exists.... It was a pity that they couldn’t witness the true appearance of the Five-Colored Stone, and moreover, the person holding the Five-Colored Stone was chased by thousands of special life forms in order to save the lives of the princesses...
Basically doomed to die.
The thousands of special life forms are all at the White Hole Level, even if that person is a genius, he is only a Black Hole Level, even if he’s still alive for the moment, he is getting farther from the Bronze Giant Gate, and when Energy is exhausted, at the limit, he can only wait for death to come.
"Perhaps, with his strength, he can survive," after a silent pause, the Sovereign spoke.
The crowd was shocked, looking at the Sovereign in amazement, whispering in their hearts.
Being chased by thousands of special life forms, even the Mixed Universe Realm would lose a layer of skin, let alone a Black Hole Level.
"Really?" Princess Bing Qing looked at the Sovereign with tearful eyes, her big eyes red, full of hope.
The Sovereign nodded: "Others may have no hope of survival, but Wang Xu... I believe he can."
The reason for the Sovereign’s words was partly to comfort Bing Qing and also to comfort himself.
A disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion is rare and precious; he naturally hoped for Wang Xu to survive, to grow smoothly, and make Tai Long more prosperous.
Though he also struggled to believe Wang Xu could survive being hunted by thousands of special life forms.
"Let’s go, we’ll return to the bedchamber and quietly wait for Wang Xu’s return," the Sovereign said.
The Sovereign’s words gave Princess Bing Qing hope; she nodded and followed the Sovereign away from the Bronze Giant Gate.
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At the same time, within Tai Long Peak, in a region continuously impacted by Spiritual Consciousness.
"Enough rest... These guys are really persistent, without any sign of giving up." Wang Xu slowly stood up, the flame vortex inside his body enabling him to absorb Energy at speeds many times faster than others; in just a moment, he had recovered to peak condition.
The special life forms were still unwilling to leave, always lingering outside the region.
However, unlike before, they seemed to think Wang Xu might choose another direction to escape, spreading out and surrounding the vast area, trapping Wang Xu inside.
"They have intelligence, they have wisdom, I fear there’s no way to leave." Wang Xu frowned, if he seizes the chance to rush out with all his strength, the opponents would quickly respond, especially that special life form approaching the Mixed Cosmos Realm, whose Body Technique Speed is even faster than his. Choosing to break out now is a death sentence.
Relying on brute force is not an option to leave this area, Wang Xu now only has two choices left.
First, stay here and cultivate in peace; after hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of years, when his strength has greatly increased, he can leave Tai Long Peak.
Second, enter the center of this region covered by Spiritual Consciousness to explore, perhaps finding a way to leave within.
The first choice is the safest. The Spiritual Consciousness here isn’t strong, but it’s enough to draw a line between Wang Xu and the special life forms, making them wary.
But doing so means Wang Xu must endure solitude and embark on a tedious cultivation journey.
The second choice is risky. Wang Xu cannot be certain what kind of existence lies at the center of this forbidden zone of special life forms. With a careless move, he might lose his life.
In struggle and hesitation, Wang Xu was engaged in an intense internal conflict.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Wang Xu paused, fixing his gaze on the distant special life forms, "Their distance is getting closer."
Although the change wasn’t significant, Wang Xu noticed it.
This Spiritual Consciousness area was gradually shrinking.
At its current rate of shrinkage, it only takes a year or two for the Spiritual Consciousness region to shrink to where Wang Xu is now. By then, he will be completely exposed to the army of special life forms.
He had no choice. If he stayed to cultivate and wait, a year or two wouldn’t be enough to significantly strengthen him... The only option was to risk everything.
"Let’s go, explore!" Wang Xu gritted his teeth, immediately turning, flying toward the center of the Spiritual Consciousness region.
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Time swiftly passed, and a year soon slipped by.
During this year, the Bronze Giant Gate remained open, but no one entered.
Everyone knew that a major incident happened inside Tai Long Peak a year ago, with the gathering of special life forms. This was just a year ago; entering rashly would mean being submerged by the army of special life forms.
Yet in this year, a small fiery figure endlessly lingered before the Bronze Giant Gate.
Princess Bing Qing.
She had been waiting here for a year, regardless of wind or rain, always waiting for Wang Xu’s return.
Some people advised her, telling her that Wang Xu was already dead and couldn’t come back, but Princess Bing Qing didn’t believe it.
She trusted her intuition, which told her that Wang Xu wasn’t dead, and he was still alive.
So, this fiery red petite figure sat on the ground, resting her chin on her hands, watching the towering Bronze Giant Gate longingly as the twilight fell, both creating a picturesque scene.
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"Uh... uh..."
In the sky, veins bulged on Wang Xu’s forehead, his face twisted in agony. A fierce impact force approached him, causing his skin to instantly fester, revealing the flesh and his pulsing heart underneath, while a painful muffled growl escaped his throat.
A thousand cuts and the flaying of skin and bones.
This was an extremely excruciating pain.
Swoosh!
The impact force suddenly dissipated, easing the pressure on Wang Xu, and he collapsed in the void, his entire body drenched in blood, his festering face displayed bulging eyes, and he gasped for air in deep breaths.
Green glowing light seeped from his body, covering him, and the festering skin and flesh rapidly healed and recovered.
Seizing this moment, Wang Xu’s body quickly flashed forward, and after advancing about a hundred miles...
Bang!!
Once more, that fierce impact force came head-on, the piercing pain sweeping across Wang Xu’s entire body again, the skin that had just healed perfectly was shredded anew under this force, as if he endured the pain of flaying, his eyes filled with blood, and his clenched jaws grinding with a creaking sound.
Just like a tide, the impact force once dissipated again, green light emerged, and Wang Xu’s body quickly recovered. Taking this chance, Wang Xu advanced several hundred miles, the impact force assailing him once more...
This is Wang Xu’s current situation.
A year ago, Wang Xu approached the area of Spiritual Consciousness, the closer he got to the center, the more vast the emitted Spiritual Consciousness became.
Wang Xu had no choice; he could only resist the pressure of Spiritual Consciousness and continue forward.
However, after he progressed for about half a year, this Spiritual Consciousness suddenly transformed, affecting not his spiritual consciousness but instead washing over his physical body!
Wang Xu knew that if Spiritual Consciousness became powerful enough, it would have an impact on physical entities.
He was experiencing just that.
What baffled him was that the ferocity of this Spiritual Consciousness far exceeded Wang Xu’s imagination. Despite affecting his physical body, it spared his Spiritual Ball.
This issue Wang Xu hadn’t had time to ponder when the blade-like rushing Spiritual Consciousness abruptly descended.
Pain!
Ice-cold, bone-chilling pain!
At first, Wang Xu’s expression remained quite calm. He had cultivated "Formless Giant Power," and could withstand this pain.
But as he progressed, fear welled up increasingly in Wang Xu’s heart.
Fear, indeed.
This Spiritual Consciousness was like a knife, cutting wounds all over his body, oozing with blood.
The further in he went, the more intense the Spiritual Consciousness attacks became.
Moreover, this Spiritual Consciousness was like a wave, sometimes rising and assaulting suddenly, causing unbearable pain, yet sometimes completely disappearing, as if it had never been there.
After enduring enough of this pain, Wang Xu discovered a pattern.
Breathing.
The time when the Spiritual Consciousness descended was like exhaling, slightly longer, whereas its immediate disappearance was akin to inhaling, slightly shorter.
Having grasped the rhythm of the Spiritual Consciousness, Wang Xu continued to resist.
But gradually, as he got closer to the center, the attack intensity Wang Xu endured became greater.
Until Wang Xu found it difficult to hold on and wanted to retreat, he had no way back.
When Wang Xu advanced, the Spiritual Consciousness manifested in a breathing rhythm.
But when Wang Xu retreated, it was incessant, continuously overhead.
This level of Spiritual Consciousness attack, Wang Xu couldn’t possibly endure for long, even if his consciousness was strong enough, his body might not withstand it.
In such a situation, anyone else would have long ago suffered a mental collapse and their bodies turned to dust.
Only Wang Xu, with his Endless Life, could rapidly recover, allowing him to survive until now.
"Disappeared, go!" The Spiritual Consciousness attack suddenly dissipated, and Wang Xu seized every little bit of time to both recover and advance.
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In a flash, ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
For seven of those ten years, Wang Xu stayed in the same place.
The closer to the center, the more terrifying the Spiritual Consciousness attacks became.
Wang Xu just stepped one foot forward, only for his foot to be instantly crushed into fragments by the Spiritual Consciousness ahead.
Wang Xu had no choice but to remain in place, silently enduring the rhythm of breathing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit to read.)