Chapter 162: Whispering

The forest was dense, the mountains towering, and the spiritual energy was extremely rich, with numerous waterfalls and springs. Along the way, the small figure collected several precious herbs and tossed them into the Cosmic Bag.

"Should be close now."

At this moment, he sensed a peculiar aura. There were no living beings here, not even ants, and the place was serene, with no fierce beasts daring to approach. The spiritual energy surged, and the misty light shone brightly.

Everything originated from the magnificent Spirit Mountain ahead. It was enormous, with creatures dwelling on it, and rare herbs growing on it, emitting a fragrant aroma.

The girl in purple moved carefully, like a dragon climbing, twisting her slender waist as she ascended the sheer cliff.

"The mountain has barriers. She is breaking them one by one without making any sound. Her mastery of talismans is impressive," the small figure followed behind.

He was quite astonished as he climbed because the barriers along the way were extremely powerful and formidable. If an ordinary person came here, it would take months to make progress, but the girl in purple directly cracked them.

Upon reaching the summit, he observed carefully. There was a cold pond emitting a chilling aura, the water as black as ink.

Such a cold pond was ideal for serpentine beasts to inhabit, and beside the pond were four rare herbs—Black Serpent Grass, completely black with a glossy sheen, and emitting a pleasant fragrance.

This also proved that there must have been powerful serpentine beasts living in the cold pond, and not just one, otherwise, how could such rich serpent aura and these rare herbs have been produced?

"Where did the divine beast go?" The small figure wondered, hiding behind a boulder and looking ahead. Besides the cold pond, there were many large stones at the mountain peak, forming a stone forest.

Soon, he heard some movement. The girl in purple was sneaking ahead. She entered the stone forest and came upon a cave emitting a precious light.

"Why are there a pile of serpent bones?" The small figure was quite surprised. Inside the stone forest, he saw several white bones, belonging to serpentine beasts.

These were not just one or two; there were definitely more than twenty in total, which was quite astonishing. Serpentine beasts were descendants of ancient fierce serpents. Although their bloodline was impure, they were still very strong, and some beings fed on them.

The small figure was startled, realizing that the cold pond was deliberately created to breed serpentine beasts.

"How powerful must a being be to have such means?" This was truly terrifying and extravagant.

"It seems the glutton has met his match," the stubborn rock said softly.

"This is different." The small figure shook his head. If not for the gathering of geniuses for this trial, he wouldn't have found such rare species so easily.

This being usually fed on serpentine beasts, which was truly astonishing.

The ancient cave was shrouded in misty light. At the entrance of the cave, there was a grass with a silver hue, emitting a precious light, like a burning silver flame. The most peculiar thing was that the grass leaves had ripples, resembling feathers.

"Silver Feather Grass."

The small figure's eyes widened. This was a top-grade spiritual herb. It was said that after a long period of time, it could further evolve.

Silver Feather Grass had only five leaves, entirely silver-white, emitting a divine glow, with feather-like imprints on the leaves and a fragrance that was intoxicating.

"Generally, it grows in places with auspicious energy. This cave must be extraordinary, and the beings inhabiting it are extremely powerful."

The small figure thought for a moment, then decisively dug up the four Black Serpent Grasses and collected the Silver Feather Grass from the cave entrance into the Cosmic Bag.

"Regardless of what else is inside, obtaining these five precious herbs makes the trip worthwhile. It wasn't a wasted effort."

One should know that once leaving this ancient small world, finding such a spiritual herb outside would be very difficult. It was not as easy to come across as it was now.

In the past, the small figure had ventured through the boundless wilderness and had only managed to obtain a few herbs near the ancient beast's cave.

"Boom!"

A loud noise came from the cave as the barrier was triggered. The girl in purple seemed to be struck by lightning, blood spilling from her mouth, but her mastery of talismans was profound, especially in breaking formations. She quickly stabilized herself.

The small figure also ventured deeper and was shocked to see what kind of creature's nest this was. Even though it was in a cave, the arrangement resembled a bird's nest.

Apart from withered vines, the nest was covered with golden silk grass, soft and translucent, very comfortable. The entire nest was illuminated by radiant light, clearly containing precious bones and array patterns.

"Chi!"

The girl in purple was enveloped in divine light, appearing extremely holy. She held a golden horn, small and transparent, emitting divine light that turned the ground near the nest into powder, causing several precious bones to shatter.

"Such a prodigal," the small figure grumbled.

"Eh, where is it?" The girl in purple frowned. Although she had broken the barrier, the nest was indeed empty, and she didn't find anything.

The small figure was also disappointed. He had expected to find some remarkable treasure, but it turned out to be an empty nest.

"These damned humans, how can I get rid of them?" The girl muttered to herself, clearly still fuming.

The small figure scratched his head, wondering why it seemed like the situation had turned against him. It appeared that things wouldn't end easily.

"I need to devise a plan to lure him out, and then..." The girl in purple, spotless and surrounded by divine rings, had a glint of electricity in her lively eyes.

"She's planning to set me up." The small figure had almost decided to leave, not wanting to cause unnecessary trouble, especially with the external world turning into a bloody purgatory. It would be bad to stir up too much commotion. But now, he hesitated.

"I've always wanted to capture a young ancient fierce beast. It’s you," he decided.

Then, he turned into a streak of light and pounced directly onto the back of the girl in purple, wrapping his arms around her neck and starting to suppress her. He covered her head with the Cosmic Bag, radiating endless light.

"Ah!"

The girl in purple was so angry she nearly vomited blood. As soon as she had mentioned the human youth, he appeared immediately and clung to her back, which was infuriating.

Usually, she was a goddess, exalted and untouchable, with every genius of various races treating her with great respect and admiration. Who would dare to offend her?

Wherever she went, she was the center of attention, the moon surrounded by stars, and her unparalleled beauty made others feel ashamed and reluctant to look directly at her.

But this mischievous child treated her like a fierce beast, bouncing and jumping on her flawless back, directly wrestling with her. It was truly infuriating.

"Get in there!"

The small figure clung to her back, one hand around her swan-like white neck, and the other holding the Cosmic Bag, with rays of light trying to envelop and subdue her completely.

"Damn gluttonous child," the girl in purple trembled with rage, her whole body radiating divine light, especially the adornments on her head that shimmered with divine aura. She resisted the Cosmic Bag, refusing to go in.

Then, she used her talismans to attempt to refine the small figure, feeling extremely humiliated and angry.

The small figure refused to let go. Holding onto her neck with brute force, he tried to subdue her, but he grimaced as the girl's talismans were too powerful, causing his bones to crack.

"Ancient fierce beasts are indeed powerful. Even the trinkets on their heads are treasures." The small figure was frustrated. If not for the glimmering pendant on her earlobe blocking the Cosmic Bag, she would have certainly been captured.

The two were one with astounding brute strength and the other with incredible talisman skills, but the small figure felt uneasy. The opponent was glowing all over, trying to refine him to death.

Especially the pendant on her earlobe, which emitted a precious light. Divine rays shot out towards him.

"Clang!"

The small figure tilted his head, accurately using the small tower on his hair to block it. The tower shimmered and emitted a mysterious aura, causing the pendant to immediately dim.

"Mine!"

Seeing this, the small figure bit down on the pendant and began to pull downwards.

"Ah!" The girl in purple was both embarrassed and furious. This rascal was actually biting her ear, and she turned a deep shade of pink, trembling with rage and embarrassment.

"Mine, mine!" The brat ignored her screams, focused only on the purple pendant. He bit down hard and pulled it down with all his strength.

The girl in purple was nearly driven mad. This was utterly shattering her image. As a goddess, she was used to being revered, but now she was being treated like this.

The pristine white earlobe showed a row of small bite marks. The small figure refused to let go, his little tiger teeth grinding and biting, trying to remove the mysterious pendant.

The girl in purple was infuriated, not only from the intense pain but also from the humiliation. This was the first time in her life she had experienced something like this, even the gods would be driven to despair.

She tried to activate the pendant to shatter the small figure's teeth, but found it ineffective. After colliding with the small tower on the rascal’s hair, the pendant seemed to have lost its power and could not be activated.

For a moment, the divine symbols on her body, usually so pure, dimmed, and she was on the verge of fainting from embarrassment and fury. Her power greatly diminished.

The two of them tumbled to the ground, wrestling. Throughout this process, the small figure continued to bite her pristine earlobe and the pendant, shouting, "Mine!"

With a buzzing sound, the girl in purple struck backward with her right wrist, where there was a gleaming divine ring, a powerful artifact meant to smash the small figure.

But with a "crunch," her wrist was in intense pain, as it was also bitten, along with the translucent divine ring, which was now trapped and unable to unleash its power.

The girl in purple was driven to the brink of madness. How many mouths did this rascal have? Why wouldn’t he stop biting? What kind of disgraceful combat method was this? She had never encountered anything like it before.

No, her eyes flicked, and she saw that a stone entwined in the rascal’s hair had grown larger and was biting her white wrist and divine bracelet. It was the Stone of God Striking, shouting, "This is mine!"

She was trembling with rage. How could these two miscreants be so alike, both biting her?

"Mine, mine, all mine!" The small figure continued to bite the pristine earlobe and the translucent pendant, shouting.

"This one should belong to me!" The Stone of God Striking protested.

"I won’t spare you!" The girl in purple screamed, her body covered in burning symbols.

The small figure ground his teeth, biting down hard. Finally, he succeeded. The chain of the pendant, made from divine metal, was broken by his bite.

As for the pendant, it remained intact, while the girl’s ivory-like earlobe had a row of bite marks and some blood, emitting a faint fragrance.

"Sweet. What is this precious blood?" The rascal bit the pendant, showing a puzzled expression, then bit into the lustrous earlobe again and sucked a bit of the sweet blood.

"I’ll fight you to the end!" The girl was truly enraged, her brows furrowed in anger, her lively eyes blazing with fire as she began to fight him desperately.

The rascal and she rolled and wrestled on the ground, both using their strongest treasures. The broken sword shone brilliantly, while a crystal-clear mirror on the girl’s chest also glowed, engaging in fierce confrontation.

Boom!

The entire mountain exploded. They fell down, and the small figure discovered a hidden world within the mountain, where there was a nest with a glowing cocoon.

He quickly dashed over, lifted the cocoon, and began to flee.

"Little thief, where do you think you’re going?" The girl in purple, like an ethereal fairy, with flowing clothes, chased after him. Her slender, graceful figure trembled, and her glowing white skin shone brightly.