"I'd say...we should go! We're all World Sprititsts anyways, so getting an actual World Spirit would be exciting!" The bubbling voice of Lingxi immediately said her agreement.

"Mnh, I've heard about this place before, and with our level of prowess, we won't encounter that much difficulty going there." Qingyue nodded as she remembered the various information her master told her in the past.

"Well, I'm not the one you have to convince little Luke." Andrea's eyes turned over to Cang Yue, who was in the middle of contemplating.

When their eyes turned to Cang Yue, she jumped a bit and said,

"Are you all sure you want to go to that Mountain range? Only the wildest cruelest beasts traverse there, and their prowess is no joke to scoff at."

Because of Luke and Andrea's precise control, only Elder Linyun felt the Sky Lord prowess the cousins held. And naturally, even with the cousins Earthen Core prowess that Mountain Range would still provide danger.

Although Cang Yue was questioning in her mind why they all seem so...nonchalant?

"We're more than sure Xueruo. And you can come with us since Elder Linyun said that source oddity is enough for all five of us. Here, let me show you why we're so confident."

Luke ignited his finger in purple soul Spirit Power and smoothly touched Cang Yue's shoulder since she was right next to him.

"Ah! Oh-ohh, s-so, this is why you're so confident..." From the single touch of Luke, Cang Yue not only felt an immense rush of warmth and pleasure. But also the aura of a Sky Lord prowess!

Luke's power was similar to the sensation she would feel from even the Palace Elder auras!

Her beautiful face gained a slight blush, and she didn't even mind the sudden contact of Luke's finger since it felt heavenly.

"Plus, we also have a Sky Lord bird beast to fly with." Taking his finger off her shoulder, Luke showed her the beast seal on the back of his hand.

Luke held no reservations on showing this much to Cang Yue. From the yearning of their souls, he already knows that they'll get together in the inevitable future, and sometimes it is just better, to be honest.

"O-oh, you even have a Sky Lord beast as well...But..."

Cang Yue was still a bit cautious until suddenly, Lingxi grabbed her hand, giving her a gentle squeeze.

"Come on, Sister Xureuo, don't you want to spend more time with us? Plus, Luke has a map that'll get us there as quickly as possible!"

Lingxi voice carried a sunshine ray of cheerfulness that was hard to ignore. Compared to ordinary relationships, for one's involving Luke, they grew closer at a quicker rate.

And it all stemmed from the depths of their souls' yearning for each other, creating a bond that truly goes beyond physical limitations.

Which is why with warmth spreading through her body and a clear mind, Cang Yue said,

"Haah, I guess I can come too. I didn't have many plans anyways for today, and I do want to advance with my World Spiritists' power."

"I'm glad you're starting to come our way now!" Lingxi was bright as she cheerfully shook Cang Yue's hand in happiness.

'You know, before the Elder left, there was a nosy pair of eyes watching you.' Spooky called to him and informed Luke though she had a feeling, he already knew.

'So my suspicions was right. Either way, I more than welcome this mysterious person. With his prowess, he won't provide a threat at all.'

Luke said to Spooky and at the same time told the girls on the outside,

"Alright, shall we get moving then?"

….

In a luxurious, spacious room, similar to the one Luke and the girls stayed in, a pair of an extraordinary father and son was having an urgent meeting.

"Father, I'm sure of it. Those four were the reason those guys failed! First, they just came out of nowhere with the Imperial Princess, they all have Spirit Power, and now one of those girls has this insane prowess in Martial Cultivation!"

The handsome son spoke out his grievances to his father. Ever since his very first meeting with the youths, they had been an issue that was plaguing his mind for the whole day.

And of course, this youth was the irate Xiao Luocheng.

"It is quite suspicious. Furthermore, those Palace Elders seemed to be putting more attention on the Lingyun School and me ever since yesterday. Zaihe, you can come in now."

Xiao Tiannan said, and their room open as a gray cloak man stepped in.

"So? Did the Elder say anything interesting to them?" Tiannan asked as his ever-present suspicions were growing stronger.

"From the looks of it, the kids have Purple Cloak Spirit Power, and I hypothesized they used extraordinary powerful Spirit Formations to catch the other men off guard. Zhuge Linyun was very wary of their Spirit Power. And it seems like the kids will head off to the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain range for a source oddity. Most likely, the Imperial Princess will follow them since she seems smitten with this blue hair boy."

Taking in the information, Xiao Tiannan swiftly said,

"I see... you're at the fourth level of Earthen Core, but World Spiritists have many tricks up their sleeves. You can use the specifical craft talisman to avoid detection and stake out to see if they leave. If the Princess is with them, follow them and kill those four and capture her. I'll deal with anyone else attempting to follow in secrecy like last time."

"Honestly, they have nobody else to blame but their selves for being a busy body." Xiao Luocheng said with a merciless glint in his eyes.

"Understood Sect Master."

And swiftly as he came in, Xiao Zahie disappeared in a flash.

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"As for you, Cheng'er, you need to hurry with your cultivation, very soon, everything will fall into place."

Tiannan, in a similar manner as his son, had a cruel glint in his eyes as a merciless smile etched upon his face.

….

Luke's group was sailing under the beautiful skies of the continent at a swift pace to the Mountain range. From his maps and senses, Luke was able to easily guide his bird beast there and enjoy the ride along the way.

Lingxi and Qingyue was leaning on to his shoulder as per usual. Andrea was behind them, and sitting just a few centimeters ahead from them was Cang Yue.

The girls were laughing and talking, enjoying their time while Luke had suddenly gone quiet. Andrea was already silent, focusing on something.

'I must admit those are some nice cloaking Spirit Formation that guy has. Nearly didn't even detect on my own. This will be a bit interesting...' Luke thought to himself as he wasn't even worried if this guy was at the fourth level of Earthen Core.

'You sure are getting bolder. To even seal of your bird beast real cultivation level just to lure this dead man. I quite...like it.' Spooky offered her rare genuine praise and a small smile Luke knew she had.

"Ah! There it is! Didn't I tell you Sister Xurueo we'll be there in no time with Luke's bird speed." Lingxi voice pulled Luke to reality as up in front of him was an endlessly expansive mountain range he couldn't see the end too.

"Indeed, Sister Qingyue is right. I am getting more used to surprises around your four." Cang Yue nodded her head in agreement, finally taking her words to heart.

"Luke, is something coming up?" Qingyue was staring at Luke's face and already got the feeling action was coming towards them.

"It's nothing major we can't handle. Let's land and get our bearings."

Luke patted his bird head, and it increased in speed. It quickly landed somewhere deep into the mountain range on flat gray terrain.

He picked this specific place as there were no beasts around for miles, and it gives plenty of room for him and his cousins to fight on.

Getting off the bird, Lingxi was stretching her arms while Qingyue and Cang Yue was looking around the mountain range.

It was a unique sight to take in since it was green and gray, along with many forest areas around the range.

Luke and Andrea got off the bird, and Luke sent it back to his seal. As he did so, he heard Lingxi say,

"Already I can feel a pretty dange-"

However, she quickly cut herself short once Luke snapped his fingers out of nowhere and created a purple Spirit Barrier!

Simultaneously, Andrea flashed her Spatial Ring, bringing out her sword and blitz towards the barrier at uncatchable speeds!

While she was rushing, her black lightning aura was turned on to full blast and,

'BANG!'

Her sword fiercely clashed against a black armament sword!

The flat terrain they were on tremble violently, causing numerous cracks to form and the ground. Dust flew up everywhere, and the air swirled from the mighty clash of powers.

"An ambush?!"

Cang Yue, Lingxi, and Qingyue all got prepared to fight in an instant. However, when Andrea attacked their enemy, a purple Spirit Barrier formed around them.

"Precisely."

Luke swiftly said and activated his soul Power along with bringing out his axe.

And with blitzing speed as well, he rushed the gray cloak man Andrea was currently clashing with!

Xiao Zaihe, even when he didn't underestimate this group too much, was still surprised at their quick reactions.

His invisibility didn't matter at all.

As soon as he stepped a single foot on the same terrain, Luke created the barrier, and Andrea rushed him.

Furthermore, he felt her powers drastically increased to exponential portions, and a churning in his soul made him nearly lose track of Andrea.

He had to rely on his pure instinct to accurately clash with Andrea.

However, before he could plan out any next move, another and more stronger aura locked on to him.

This power caused Zaihe to feel a significantly higher threat, and he made a hasty decision.

Andrea saw Zaihe clothes ignite in an Eagle Marking, which caused him to vanish from his spot!

'Swish!'

Like the swift wind, using his Heavenly Eagle Arts, he barely escapes out of Andrea's sword locked.

Yet his safety didn't last for long as a flash of blue lightning spur in his face.

'BANG!'

In another fierce clash of power, Luke and Zaihe matched their weapons. This time instead of being able to hold off Andrea, Zaihe felt his arm tremble slightly.

His feet sunk into the ground a bit, and Zaihe felt a bit suffocated under Luke's lightning aura.

Luke's power was not only higher than Andrea, but it also perfectly matched his!

With widening eyes, Zaihe attempted to draw on Earthen Essence energy for a skill until he heard,

"Curse Chains!"

Immediately from his right, black lightning was already near him!

The speed of Andrea's attack despite not having that power certainly made up for it in its speed.

With no other options and only a split second to spare, Zaihe willed his Essence energy to crush a talisman kept inside him. Bright purple Spirit Power encased his body, and he flashed up to the Spirit Barrier!

Only instead of breaking it,

'Bang!'

"Ah! Dammit!"

Xiao Zaihe crashed into the barrier at full force, not even breaking a single spec on it.

"Heh! Already Luke and Andrea are driving off this guy! It won't be long until he is beaten." Lingxi sensed the level they were fighting at and knew she couldn't step into this battle.

But it didn't mean she couldn't cheer the cousins on.

"That eagle image...can it be?" Cang Yue clearly saw Zaihe speed skills and linked two and two together in her mind.

"Stay alert, anything could happen here." Qingyue reminded the two, and while she was weaker than the cousins, her prowess was still in the Earthen Core realm.

While the girls were watching and preparing themselves, the black lightning chains stopped in front of Luke's face, and he jumped high into the air.

"Lightning Binds!"

From his fingers, numerous blue lightning binds shot out!

The lightning was tearing their way at the Zaihe, but he already prepared his energy for when they would try to attack him.

"Extreme Wind Slash!!"

'Hua!'

A powerful storm of sword silhouettes roared down to Luke!

Like a real tornado, everything was getting swept up in the barrier. Yet, Andrea was able to stand tall, and the girls were protected.

Zaihe attack looked more massive and more powerful than Luke's, yet he only smiled facing this attack.

His fingers snapped as he yelled,

"Combust!"

'BOOOM!!'

Luke's blue lightning binds exploded in a spectacular glory! Andrea covered herself in a black lightning shield cleanly protecting herself.

And Zaihe had a similar idea as he created an Earthen Essence barrier. But when he formed it, Zaihe heard from right behind him,

"Ground!"

'Bang!'

Luke's axe tore through Zaihe's barrier like shatter glass and struck him right in his back!

The axe created a large gash in his back, and fresh blood flows into the wind.

'Thud!'

To Zaihe credited, he managed to land on his hand and knees while also not shouting in pain.

But the damage was clearly dealt as Zaihe felt his body roar with pain.

Luke sailed to the ground and was planning on finishing this. Although suddenly he heard Spooky say,

'Luke finish this quickly with Spirit Power. That oddity is coming to you.'

He didn't know what she meant, but then everyone heard a booming loud roar that buzzed their minds.

"RAWGH!!"

'RUMBLE!!'

From far away, the whole terrain they were on was already trembling, and instantly a cruel light flashed in Luke's and Andrea's eyes!