Chapter: 1238 (2/2)

The Eldest Princess didn’t argue back, nor did she admit it. Actually, she also felt a bit shaken deep in her heart. It was a very weird feeling. Time could destroy everything, so could it change everything. It seemed like the things which she used to be really certain in the past has started to waver.

“Alright, it’s good as long as everything is fine. Next time, you must tell me whatever you are feeling.” The Eldest Princess seemed to have let go of her burden as well.

……

“What? Qing Shui gave the Saint Child a challenge letter?”

Yan Jinyu and the seventh princess looked at Qing Shui in awe.

“We will eventually have to fight against each other sooner or later. Wouldn’t it be better if we settle it faster?” Qing Shui pretended to be relaxed when he said this.

“But he is the Saint Child……”

“People’s name, tree’s shadow* (Chinese idiom). It was precisely just as stated. A powerful and famous person would instill pressure in people’s hearts, so much so that it would even cause it to misjudge someone. This was a kind of mind trick.

“So what if he is the Saint Child. Don’t get scared by his name. Nor shall you let down your guard just because your opponent appeared to be an unidentified person who wasn’t famous. A lion would still go all-out when it tries to hunt for a rabbit. One should really be careful to prevent failing miserably at an easy task. If not, they might end up dying without even knowing the reason for it.” Qing Shui smiled and looked at the girls.

The Eldest Princess sat down quietly by the side and listened while drinking her tea.

“The Saint Child is way too famous. Are you sure you can beat him?” Yan Jinyu asked skeptically.

“As long as a person is considered an enemy, it doesn’t matter what kind of reputation, what kind of knowledge and what kind of fame he had. He would still remain an enemy. Against him, the last thing we should do is to retreat. We have to beat him. Of course, you can’t do that by hitting an egg against a stone. Only fools will do that and die for nothing.” Qing Shui explained with a smile.

“Then Qing Shui, by that, do you mean that you are sure that you will be able to beat him.” Yan Jinyu said in surprise.

“Nope!” Qing Shui was straightforward with his answer.

Yan Jinyu got upset and stared at Qing Shui angrily.

Qing Shui smiled, “But I should able to protect myself!”

“Really?”

“Should be able to!”

Yan Jinyu stopped going deeper into the questions. She felt that the more she asked, the more she would worry. For a moment, she felt a bit depressed.

“Sister Yan, that’s enough. Don’t worry, I am not an impetuous person.”

……

They left. Qing Shui sat there alone. Deep down, he also felt a lot more relieved. He would rather fight against the Saint Child than face problems in love. He calmed down his mind and started to think of how he should battle Saint Child in the future.

At night, Qing Shui entered the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. He didn’t plan to refine the powerful energies received back from the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant. He didn’t want to take such risk. Hence, he could only wait until when his own strength stabled down even more.

But at the moment when he looked at the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant, a bright light shone across his eyes.

State of One with Elephant!

Why would he forget about this?

Qing Shui was so surprised it couldn’t be described with words. If his State of One with Elephant could reach a high realm, the chances of him winning would be even greater.

Qing Shui called upon the Golden Scaled Dragon and immediately jumped onto it. They were high up in the air in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. Qing Shui reminisced the feeling in the past when he used the State of One with Elephant before he began to practice it slowly. After that, he proceeded to control the operation of the Divine Force of both himself and the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant to make the two forces merge with each other.

The low grade of State of One with Elephant only allowed part of the user’s strength with the dragon elephant. It’s said that once it reached a high enough realm, by following the mutual understanding the master and the elephant had for each other as well as the realms they were in, the technique would be amplified under the principle of one plus one equals more than two. Qing Shui was really looking forward to it. He didn’t want to ask for the effect of making the power of one plus one more than two, not even the strength of one plus one equal to two. He would have felt satisfied if he could fuse part of it.

Attack!

Instantaneous Diamond Evasion!

Ferocious Dragon Elephant Attack!

……

Qing Shui was coordinating his attacks with the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant when mounted on its back. This made the attacks of the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant to be amplified even more. Prior to this, despite the fact that Qing Shui’s State of One with Elephant not being high in level, it was only considered to be quite average. Now, when he once again practiced it, he also found himself becoming more skilled at it. Furthermore, the pace at which he improved was getting faster and faster. After all, compared to before, Qing Shui’s knowledge, cultivation as well as observation skills were something which couldn’t be put in the same level as those in the past.

Just like this, Qing Shui seemed like he had forgotten even about time. He would eat some food when he was hungry, sleep when he was tired and unknowingly, the time limit of the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal was up.

Qing Shui kept his calm as he looked at the effect of State of One with Elephant between himself and the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant. However, the result wasn’t perfect. The reason being that he had not even a single idea of what’s up with the current State of One with Elephant. It could only barely increase the attack prowess of the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant up to eleven million nimbus in the State of One With Elephant.

Previously, the attack prowess of the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant was slightly more than ten million nimbus. Taking everything into account, it could help increase the strength which the Dragon Elephant unleashed by around a hundred thousand nimbus. Even though the State of One with Elephant was said to make no distinction between the beast and its master, unfortunately, that was something that only could be achieved at an even higher level. Qing Shui’s current State of One with Elephant was yet to achieve that kind of state. For now, the realm of which his State of One With Elephant was in was only limited to either him coordinating to the dragon elephant or the other way around. But now, since the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant had stronger physical prowess, Qing Shui could only coordinate himself to its attacks.

“There is still one more day left. I hope that it will be able to improve a little more. This way, I will have a higher chance of winning.” Qing Shui let out a sigh and left the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal after he finished speaking.

As for refining the energy, Qing Shui would still need a bit more time to do it. He didn’t want to do it now as it was too risky. He planned to refine it only after his strength was completely stable. That way, the risk of it would be decreased by multiple folds. Or else, now would be the moment when he refined it.