196: Jiang Peng, Wang Fu, and I joined forces to slay the Five Realms.

The Blue-Net Tortoise cried out in pain.

It roared loudly.

"Get lost!"

With one palm strike, it forced Jiang Peng back.

The Blue-Net Tortoise stood on all four legs, its internal power erupting.

Boom~~

Its body, less than two meters long, suddenly swelled, transforming into a behemoth ten meters high and dozens of meters long.

Jiang Peng looked like a dwarf in front of it.

In that instant, the Blue-Net Tortoise opened its mouth, and blue energy gathered within, making Xiao Weiqing's scalp tingle.

"Profound Ice Sealing Pillars!"

"Fall!"

"Dud~~ Dud~~ Dud~~ Dud~~~"

Dozens of ice pillars descended from the sky, crisscrossing to suppress the Blue-Net Tortoise, preventing it from moving.

"Heavenly Strike Sword!"

Jiang Peng leaped up, holding his companion weapon, the long sword carrying a several-meter-long Sword Aura, descending from the sky.

"Buzz~~~"

Blue light burst forth from the Blue-Net Tortoise's shell, forming a barrier that forcefully blocked Jiang Peng's full-power strike.

The three fell into a stalemate.

But.

The Blue-Net Tortoise was clearly stronger.

"Crack~ Crack~~"

Cracks appeared in the suppressing ice pillars, and the Blue-Net Tortoise was about to break free.

Wang Fu leaped onto an ice pillar, continuously injecting Spiritual Qi into it.

Jiang Peng shouted, "Xiao Weiqing!"

Dozens of seconds of silence passed.

Wang Fu was quickly losing his grip, "Damn it, that kid didn't run away, did he?"

Jiang Peng resisted fiercely; he believed in Xiao Weiqing.

Just then.

Several half-meter-long golden Fire Owls flew rapidly toward the battlefield.

One Fire Owl headed straight for the wound Jiang Peng had previously left; without any obstruction, the flame cut into the wound. The other Fire Owls headed straight for the tortoise's head.

The eyes, nose, ears, and the area behind the tail were all targets.

"Roar~~"

The Blue-Net Tortoise felt the searing pain and let out a heart-wrenching roar. Its massive body continuously rolled, flinging Wang Fu and Jiang Peng away.

Following that, a blue Energy Cannon blast shattered the frozen river surface, and it submerged into the river.

"Damn it!"

"He got away again."

Wang Fu's expression was gloomy.

At this moment.

Xiao Weiqing walked out from the shadows.

"Senior Wang, don't worry, it won't escape."

"Huh?"

Jiang Peng didn't speak, quietly staring at the river surface. He trusted Xiao Weiqing; since Xiao Weiqing said it wouldn't escape, it definitely wouldn't.

Sure enough.

In less than half a minute.

The river surface churned with monstrous waves. A huge shadow rolled beneath the water, occasionally accompanied by miserable cries.

Slowly, the river surface returned to calm.

Several golden Fire Owls burst out of the river, and dozens of wisps of Samadhi True Fire returned to Xiao Weiqing's hands.

Floating on the river surface was a giant tortoise, belly up, its body riddled with holes, only half of its head remaining.

Wang Fu waved his hand.

The water current swept the corpse of the Blue-Net Tortoise onto the shore.

Seeing the injuries, Wang Fu's pupils contracted sharply, "Good kid, your flame is truly terrifying."

Jiang Peng said, "Otherwise, why do you think I would have sought out Xiao Weiqing?"

Next.

Wang Fu retrieved the Yao Core, an item only found in Fifth Realm Great Yao Beasts.

"Let's go."

Xiao Weiqing asked, "Don't you want the corpse?"

The corpse of a Fifth Realm Yao Beast is practically a treasure trove; the shell alone is worth tens of thousands of points.

"My aircraft can't hold it. Someone will come to handle it later."

Jiang Peng added, "Xiao Weiqing, once the corpse is dealt with, I'll transfer twenty thousand points to you."

Xiao Weiqing quickly refused, "Senior, I agreed to help, and besides, I didn't do much."

This was the truth; he just hid behind and set a few fires. Given his relationship with Jiang Peng, it wasn't appropriate to accept points from him.

"Alright. Then I won't transfer them."

"..."

Jiang Peng laughed, "You kid, stop pretending to be poor with me. Besides the 1,000 units of divine charm for first place in the Exchange Competition, you definitely had other gains, right?"

"You know about that too?"

Xiao Weiqing was stunned. Was he spied on?

Logically, this was a private transaction with the Jingdu Prefecture Governor; Jiang Peng shouldn't have known.

"Principal Ning instructed me. He said you obtained more than 1,000 units of divine charm and told me to keep an eye on you, forbidding you from absorbing divine charm to increase your strength, except for nourishing your Divine Weapon."

"Oh."

Xiao Weiqing inwardly grumbled, "Teacher, really, he doesn't trust me at all." But he felt more touched than anything.

The three boarded the aircraft and returned to Luo River... Next.

Xiao Weiqing entered a high-intensity Cultivation mode again.

Until half a month later.

Bang!~~

Ning Xing descended from the sky, landing outside Xiao Weiqing's Villa.

"Weiqing, come out quickly!"

"Teacher?"

Xiao Weiqing heard Ning Xing's urgent voice, stopped Cultivating, and jumped down from the balcony.

"Teacher, what happened to you?"

At this moment, Ning Xing was covered in blood—red, green, and purple—and emanating a foul stench.

"I'm fine, it's not my blood."

"Go wait for me at the South Gate Port."

"I'll be right there."

Having said that.

Ning Xing flew away into the air.

Leaving Xiao Weiqing looking puzzled.

Twenty minutes later.

Xiao Weiqing waited for Ning Xing at the port. He was followed by three people, two men and one woman.

Ning Xing said, "second year: Zhou Yan, Ma Bo, Qiu Ruoyu."

Xiao Weiqing nodded and greeted them, "Hello, Seniors."

"first year, Xiao Weiqing."

"Principal Ning, we know the junior. Xiao Weiqing won first place in last month's Exchange Competition," Ma Bo laughed.

Qiu Ruoyu also nodded with a smile, while Zhou Yan gave Xiao Weiqing a feminine glance and said nothing.

"Enough chatting, we're leaving immediately."

Ning Xing took the four people onto a unique aircraft; its exterior looked like a Rhombic Prism-Shaped crystal.

The group entered the interior.

They arrived at a room containing Bio-Cabins.

"Each of you pick one, or you won't be able to handle the pressure of high-speed flight."

Xiao Weiqing chose a Bio-Cabin and lay down inside.

Ning Xing operated the Main Controls a few times, and the aircraft took off vertically.

As the aircraft took off, viscous mist sprayed out inside the Bio-Cabin, and Xiao Weiqing felt surprisingly comfortable inhaling it.

Buzz... "Whoosh~~~"

The next second.

The aircraft vanished from the spot... Jingdu Prefecture, a hundred kilometers north.

Over a dozen Rhombic Prism-Shaped aircraft were suspended in mid-air.

On the ground.

Tang Tianxun, Minister Lu Youlin, Xia Sheng, and dozens of other Powerhouses gathered. Many of the Powerhouses were injured.

"Whoosh~~~"

Another aircraft seemed to teleport over.

"That must be Ning Xing's."

"Yes, it is."

Inside the aircraft.

Xiao Weiqing crawled out of the Bio-Cabin, feeling nauseous and nearly throwing up.

The other three came out one after another.

Ma Bo crawled out, immediately fell to his knees, and couldn't help but vomit.

"Ugh..."

Ning Xing said, "Hurry, time waits for no one."

The group exited the cabins and landed.

"Ning Xing, hurry up, the Space-Time Rift is about to disappear."

"Elder Tang, these are the people I brought."

"Good, take your places."

Nearly 300 Prodigies gathered. Upon closer inspection, it was easy to see that these were young people barely 20 years old, ranked in the top 200 of the second year's heavenly ladder ranking.

Of course, there was one exception.

Xiao Weiqing, who was a first year, only 19 years old, and had been Awakened for less than a year.

Tang Tianxun faced the crowd and said, "To make a long story short."

"The Three Star Civilization World was breached by the Yao Race."

"Its Deity opened up a space, the Three-Star Civilization Ruins, to preserve the sparks of civilization."

"However, this action was discovered by the Yao Race Deity, and now the Ruins are imprisoned within the Chaotic Void Realm."

"Half a month ago, a hundred Powerhouses gathered to seize control of the Ruins, but unfortunately, we failed, and all of us were expelled from the Ruins."

Tang Tianxun continued, "The reason for gathering you here this time is to have you enter the Ruins, fight for control of the Ruins, and anchor it to Blue Star. If successful, we will inherit all the legacy of a civilization."

"Governor Tang, can we do it? We are only Fourth Realm, and 80% of us only have Third Realm strength." The speaker was a Genius ranked in the top twenty of the second year's heavenly ladder ranking.

Minister Lu Youlin said, "Only you."

"Currently, due to the interference of the Deity, the Three-Star Civilization Ruins suppresses those who possess the power of divine charm. The more divine charm one possesses, the stronger the suppression of their strength, making it impossible for Fifth Realm individuals to enter."

"Minister Lu, may I ask, how great is the risk factor?" someone asked.

This was a very realistic question.