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Magnetic Mountain!

Falling!

When those two words drilled into Li Tiannan’s mind, he was a little stunned. Besides, his energy and Spiritual Power were already severely depleted from the journey down.

As a result, he failed to dodge in time.

"THUMP!"

A dull thud.

The Magnetic Mountain had smashed right into Li Tiannan’s head.

This was followed by a cracking sound as the ore on the Magnetic Mountain began to explode, revealing a powerful energy from within.

That’s right.

Li Tiannan’s head was harder than the Magnetic Mountain.

But no matter how hard his head was, the blow made him see stars and feel like he was about to pass out.

And all of this, naturally, was witnessed by Gao Neng.

He had seen Li Tiannan charging down.

In that instant, he had been moved, felt a surge of emotion, and even thought for the first time that this master of his wasn’t half bad.

But before he could even shout, "Master, save me!" he saw a Magnetic Mountain, split in two, hurtling down toward Li Tiannan.

And so, he swallowed the "save me" he had been about to cry out.

After all, instead of having Li Tiannan rescue him, it would probably be better to shout, "Master, watch out!"

But he didn’t get to shout that, either.

Because Li Tiannan had already been smashed on the head.

After the dull thud, only one thought remained in Gao Neng’s mind. ’A Strongest... he’s not going to get smashed to death right here, is he?’

If that were the case, it would be far too tragic.

Just as he was about to go rescue him, he discovered that the exploding Magnetic Mountain was surging toward him at high speed, its ore fragments like a volley of sharp knives.

Gao Neng was speechless.

Saving anyone was out of the question.

Because right now, he needed to save himself!

"RUMBLE RUMBLE!"

"RUMBLE!"

The fragments of ore from the Magnetic Mountain fell as densely as a torrential downpour.

Gao Neng had no choice but to push his defenses to their absolute limit, trying his best to withstand the barrage. But he was only a Sixth-Order; how could he possibly block such a "downpour"?

"BANG!"

A piece of rock slammed into Gao Neng.

He went flying.

And at that same moment, Gao Xiaomeng let out an excited cry.

"This Queen is going to kill you!"

"..."

Gao Neng knew, of course, that Gao Xiaomeng’s words weren’t directed at him. The only other explanation was that she was talking to Ink.

The answer was obvious.

Gao Xiaomeng had summoned the Magnetic Mountain from the sky!

’So when Gao Xiaomeng shouted, "Get down here for your Queen," it wasn’t some kind of attack? She was summoning the Magnetic Mountain floating above the Underground City!’ Gao Neng understood in an instant.

But understanding was one thing; the shock of it all still made him tremble.

Gao Xiaomeng couldn’t just create small magnetic piles.

She could summon a floating Magnetic Mountain!

Everything that had happened today completely surpassed Gao Neng’s prior understanding. Fortunately, he had already sensed that there was something special about Gao Xiaomeng.

So, at the very least, he wasn’t scared enough to be trembling uncontrollably now.

Of course, none of that mattered right now.

What mattered was, why did Gao Xiaomeng summon a Magnetic Mountain at a time like this? What was she trying to do?

Gao Neng, naturally, couldn’t guess the answer.

But he could see it.

Because a shocking scene was playing out right before his eyes.

The exploded Magnetic Mountain began to converge on Gao Xiaomeng. Piece by piece, the magnetic ore circled endlessly around her and Ink.

Meanwhile, Ink let out a whistling cry.

It actually sounded a little scared and panicked.

Gao Neng could even sense that Ink was inclined to flee, but for some reason, it hadn’t given up just yet.

After that, Gao Neng couldn’t see clearly anymore.

The swirling pieces of magnetic ore grew more and more numerous until they eventually reformed into a Magnetic Mountain, which then began to tighten continuously.

’Gao Xiaomeng summoned a Magnetic Mountain, and then used it to trap herself and Ink inside? What is she trying to do?’ Gao Neng couldn’t begin to guess.

But it probably had something to do with saving herself.

’But how can you save yourself by being encased in a Magnetic Mountain?’

’Shouldn’t the normal method be to swallow the magnetic energy from inside the mountain and evolve your power once more?’

Gao Xiaomeng didn’t do that.

Her method was to have both herself and Ink enter the interior of the Magnetic Mountain.

’Wait, could it be... Is Gao Xiaomeng trying to... do *that* to Ink?’ Gao Neng suddenly thought of a possibility, but it was a bit too terrifying.

After all, that was a Strongest Level creature.

Could Gao Xiaomeng really do it?

Gao Neng didn’t know. He was currently struggling to his feet from the cliff wall, while not far away, Li Tiannan was still staggering about, seemingly disoriented.

As for the newly reformed Magnetic Mountain before him...

...it was completely still.

’How is Gao Xiaomeng? Is Li Tiannan about to die?’ Gao Neng’s mind was a mess. He didn’t even know who he should be worried about.

"BOOM!"

Just then, the Magnetic Mountain exploded again.

Countless ore fragments flew out once more, striking the staggering Li Tiannan nearby and blasting him directly into the cliff wall.

Gao Neng was also attacked.

Fortunately, however, he was already inside the cliff wall, so the explosion actually gave him a place to hide, and he managed to dodge most of the "downpour’s" attack.

"MEOW!"

A cat’s cry rang out.

It was followed by a streak of silvery-white light that shot out from the exploded Magnetic Mountain, arriving in front of Gao Neng in an instant.

Gao Neng’s eyes widened.

Standing before him was, of course, Gao Xiaomeng.

Only, she was clearly different from the Gao Xiaomeng of a moment ago.

Besides her eyes having turned deep blue again, her original short hair had grown long, cascading down to her waist, a snowy silver like a layer of frost.

Moreover, Gao Xiaomeng’s figure had also changed.

Compared to before...

She looked at least twice as mature!

Most importantly, Gao Xiaomeng’s face had also changed slightly. Her previously rounded features had become more refined, though overall, her face hadn’t changed much.

She still had the face of a young girl.

However, her aura had undergone a fundamental transformation.

She had gone from being green and childish to youthful and mature.

"Gao Xiaomeng, are... are you alright?" Gao Neng instinctively reached out, wanting to touch her to see if the Gao Xiaomeng before him was real.

"Brother, I’m fine." Gao Xiaomeng leaned her face in, letting Gao Neng stroke her smooth, snow-white hair.

"What about that creature? Where did it go?"

"This is for you." Gao Xiaomeng didn’t answer his question. Instead, she pulled out a golden object that looked like a piece of a root.

"The Golden Tree Heart?" Gao Neng recognized it at a glance. Although only half of it remained, he remembered what it looked like.

It was the Golden Tree Heart of the Dark Ghost Vine.

"Yes, I ate half. The other half is for you, Brother!" Gao Xiaomeng nodded, and without another word, she stuffed the Golden Tree Heart directly into Gao Neng’s mouth.

"Mmph! Mmph!" Gao Neng felt like he was being force-fed, but the moment the Golden Tree Heart entered his mouth, a cool sensation washed over his entire body.

There was no need to chew.

And it certainly wasn’t crunchy.

The Golden Tree Heart looked like a root, but it was actually a body of extremely pure energy, condensed from all the essence within the Dark Ghost Vine’s body.

Thus, the Golden Tree Heart dissolved directly into a cool current that flowed into Gao Neng’s body.

In an instant, Gao Neng’s Spiritual Power disconnected from the Magnetic Mountain above the Underground City, but even after the disconnection, he could still feel an energy running rampant inside him.

It was too powerful!

So powerful that he couldn’t absorb it all at once!

’So this is the Golden Tree Heart?’

’No wonder Sword Elder and Li Tiannan weren’t afraid of it being swallowed back then. Even if it was, it couldn’t possibly be assimilated right away.’

"Brother, I have to go now. You’ll have to take care of yourself from now on," Gao Xiaomeng said with a smile, seemingly very pleased that Gao Neng had swallowed the Golden Tree Heart.

"Now?" Gao Neng looked at Gao Xiaomeng.

"Yes."

"But..." Gao Neng was about to say more when he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

A powerful fluctuation of energy was emanating from nearby.

Gao Neng looked over.

It was Li Tiannan.

Li Tiannan had finally recovered from his daze.

He was releasing a powerful energy and shaking his head repeatedly.

Soon, he spotted Gao Neng, as well as the strange young woman standing in front of him.

"What a powerful aura!" As a Strongest, Li Tiannan could naturally sense the unique residual aura on Gao Xiaomeng.

Without any hesitation.

Lightning slowly trickled from his eyes, condensing into a liquid in front of him that looked like a pool of blue tears.

"Master, don’t!" Gao Neng shouted immediately upon seeing this.

"Vile creature, release my disciple!" Li Tiannan’s head was still a little groggy, but he instinctively felt he had to rescue Gao Neng from the young woman’s grasp.

So, even as he spoke, he attacked.

"Brother, do you see?" Gao Xiaomeng didn’t turn back, merely offering Gao Neng a faint smile, as if she had expected this outcome all along.

"Gao Xiaomeng, I can explain for you..."

"There’s no need, Brother!" Gao Xiaomeng shook her head, and then her entire body transformed into a streak of silver light, flashing to the side.

"SWOOSH!"

Li Tiannan and Gao Xiaomeng brushed past each other.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Gao Xiaomeng fled upward at high speed.

Meanwhile, Li Tiannan’s brows were tightly furrowed.

He had seen Gao Xiaomeng’s deep blue eyes. Those were definitely not the eyes of a normal human, which meant his judgment was correct.

This girl was from another race!

Although Li Tiannan didn’t know how a member of another race could have infiltrated the Underground City and even entered the Demon Abyss, he knew one thing for sure.

He absolutely could not let this girl from another race escape.

"Vile creature, where do you think you’re running!" Li Tiannan prepared to use his speed to intercept Gao Xiaomeng.