“That’s not it.”
Princess Mia shook her head and said, “I just think that your involvement might seriously disrupt the normal competition among the princes. Whichever prince gains your support might directly secure the position of heir, which would go against Father King’s original intention of having the princes compete against each other.”
Terra Su hadn’t expected Princess Mia to hold him in such high regard.
He stroked his chin and asked with interest, “Could it be that in your mind, my status is already important enough to influence the entire struggle for the throne?”
“You represent the three major Elixir Path factions. Whichever side you lean towards, it’s likely that the three factions will also lean that way. Even Father King cannot ignore this. More importantly, your potential is unfathomable. Just now, you killed a Silver Moon Beast at the third level of the Transforming Realm, which is proof enough.”
Princess Mia said with a charming smile.
“Hmm.”
Terra Su had to admit that Princess Mia made a valid point.
After all, he was the Elixir Path Emperor in his previous life. Even though he wanted to develop quietly in this life, there’s an old saying: “The tree wishes to be still, but the wind will not cease.” The surrounding environment wouldn’t allow Terra Su to keep a low profile.
“Let’s go to the valley.”
With a leap, Terra Su sped up the mountain path.
The two women followed closely behind. Princess Mia said, “Aren’t you afraid that the Third Prince will find you and silence you before you get there?”
Terra Su shrugged, “Aren’t you here with me? I believe that even if the Third Prince is mad, he wouldn’t dare harm you, right?”
“That’s not necessarily true,” Princess Mia said softly. “The allure of royal power sometimes exceeds your imagination.”
Terra Su chuckled. For most people, the temptation of power is indeed great. However, for Terra Su, he had experienced all kinds of power, and such worldly authority had long become worthless in his eyes.
Through the conversation, Terra Su seemed to understand Princess Mia’s nature. The little girl seemed to have a disposition of wanting nothing, not being particularly enthusiastic about wealth and power.
Perhaps Princess Mia’s only hobby was raising Monster Beasts.
Princess Mia pouted her rosy lips and said, “Hey, don’t change the subject. Do you have some method to detect the enemy’s presence in advance, which is why you’re so calm?”
Terra Su smiled, “That’s something you don’t need to worry about.”
In fact, Princess Mia’s guess was spot on. The “Heavenly Eye” and “Wind Listening Ear” techniques Terra Su practiced allowed his vision and hearing to far surpass those of martial practitioners of the same level, even exceeding those at the third level of the Transforming Realm.
Thus, Terra Su was fully confident that he could detect the enemy’s presence before they discovered him.
The three of them sped towards the direction Xueying had mentioned, and within an hour, they arrived at the valley.
“This should be the valley Xueying was talking about.”
Standing at the entrance of the valley, Terra Su didn’t enter immediately. Instead, he asked Princess Mia, “How much Bewildering Powder do you have left?”
“What do you need Bewildering Powder for?” Princess Mia asked in surprise. “It’s used on Monster Beasts. While it works on humans, it’s not very effective.”
“Just give it to me, no need to ask too many questions,” Terra Su said with a faint smile.
Princess Mia took out three small bottles containing the powder from her sleeve and handed them to Terra Su.
Terra Su took them and then retrieved various herbs from his own pocket. After crushing and grinding them, he mixed them into Princess Mia’s powder.
Once everything was done, Terra Su shook the small bottle and smiled, “Now, I’ve enhanced the powder to be effective on humans as well, and its potency is even stronger.”
“What are you planning to do?” Princess Mia asked curiously.
Terra Su smiled, scattering the powder on the ground and nearby trees and rocks. Soon, the area was filled with the colorless and odorless powder.
Terra Su then took out a bottle of antidote, and after the three of them took it, Terra Su said, “Now, we can enter the valley and enjoy the show.”
Princess Mia looked at the powder drifting around and suddenly asked with a smile, “Terra Su, aren’t you helping the Crown Prince cheat? If that’s the case, wouldn’t it violate the principle of fair competition for the position of heir?”
Terra Su shrugged, “If the Crown Prince can get my help, that’s his ability, his fortune, and a demonstration of his strength. Good luck is also a form of strength.”
His words were so bold that Princess Mia was momentarily stunned, her long lashes fluttering involuntarily.
“Let’s go in.”
The three of them moved lightly and entered the valley.
…
At this moment, inside the valley.
The Crown Prince’s team consisted of ten people. Besides Julian Xue, the other nine were carefully selected by him.
However, the biggest surprise of this autumn hunt was Julian Xue, whom Terra Su had temporarily added to his team.
Despite Julian Xue’s cultivation level being at the peak of the first level of the Transforming Realm, not the most outstanding in the Crown Prince’s team, he had performed exceptionally well in hunting Monster Beasts, making significant contributions.
Julian Xue wasn’t the type to shine immediately, but he grew braver with each battle, showing no fear when facing Monster Beasts, which earned the Crown Prince’s admiration.
Initially, the Crown Prince brought Julian Xue along more as a favor to Terra Su, not expecting him to actually hunt much. As long as he didn’t hold them back, it was fine.
But Julian Xue had given him an unexpected surprise.
In terms of absolute strength, besides Julian Xue, there were two other geniuses at the third level of the Transforming Realm in the Crown Prince’s team, both capable of overpowering Julian Xue. The Crown Prince himself was also at the third level of the Transforming Realm.
At this moment, the Crown Prince’s group was doing their utmost to hunt a Monster Beast at the third level of the Transforming Realm.
A Monster Beast at this level could easily handle three to five human martial practitioners of the same realm without falling behind. Therefore, the Crown Prince’s team found it extremely difficult to hunt such a beast.
Despite using all their means, they had only managed to slightly injure the Monster Beast.
Now, the beast was fleeing with its injuries, and the Crown Prince’s group was in pursuit.
“Keep it up! If our team can successfully hunt this third-level Transforming Realm Monster Beast, the spoils will surely surpass those of the Third Prince’s team.”
The Crown Prince encouraged his team as they panted and ran through the valley.
One of the geniuses nodded, “That third-level Transforming Realm Monster Beast is already injured from our siege. It can’t go far in this valley. Once we find it, we can definitely take it down.”
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