Dong Qianqiu saw this and felt as though she was seeing his own reflection in Lan Mengqin. Back then, she too had wanted Gu Xun to be her personal support, only to be rejected as well.
"Let's go. We should take a stroll."
Gu Xun nodded to Dong Qianqiu, who glanced at Lan Mengqin before saying.
"Sis Mengqin, let's go."
"Hmph..."
Though still sulking, Lan Mengqin followed along. Along the way, Dong Qianqiu leaned close to her and whispered.
"Sis Mengqin, Gu Xun just has a sharp tongue, but he's actually a good person."
"...I know, but Gu Xun's words are just too cutting. You know when I was complimenting myself earlier? I was practically blushing from all the praise. But Gu Xun didn't even acknowledge it—just dropped a 'you're full of yourself' right there... I felt like my heart was breaking."
Lan Mengqin shot a resentful glance at Gu Xun walking ahead, as if he were some faithless scoundrel.
Dong Qianqiu could only stand there awkwardly, at a loss for words. This bickering pair was something else. And Gu Xun? Still as sharp-tongued as ever.
Would Gu Xun ever get beaten up for his mouth? Dong Qianqiu's worry was entirely unfounded.
Behind Gu Xun stood the malevolent God King Di Tian, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, and the God Xue Di. Hilarious! No one dared provoke him.
Even the Crimson Mother would have to kneel. Though she rivaled a God King in the Crimson Realm, rivalry didn't mean she could defeat him.
Thanks to Gu Xun, Di Tian has risen too. Not only does he speak with newfound boldness to the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, but the entire Dragon seems reborn.
Our Di Tian endured pressure across multiple eras and finally persevered. He truly is the new legendary pressure-resistant king.
He lost his sacred beast due to Tang San's scheme, then got stood up and beaten by Dai Yuhao.
In the third battle, not only did he endure pressure under a love-struck boss, but he also faced brutal soul-guided technology attacks—utterly miserable.
Now, Di Tian has been reborn, serving the most godlike master in history. Starting with a stack of divine seats and artifacts—how could he possibly lose?
Thus, Dong Qianqiu's worries were entirely unnecessary. Even if the Crimson Mother perished, Gu Xun would never die.
Meanwhile, Gu Xun and his group wandered endlessly through the virtual Spirit, where every soul beast they encountered was swiftly dispatched by Lan Mengqin.
"This is no fun at all! All century-old spirit beasts go down in one hit, and even millennium-old ones can't last more than a few strikes."
Lan Mengqin stood with her hands on her hips, tilting her head back slightly, her expression radiating the loneliness of invincibility. Seeing this, Gu Xun remarked:
"How about this—stop eating the golden apples and using my support? Want to fight then?"
Lan Mengqin gasped at the suggestion. No way. After experiencing Gu Xun's support several times, she'd become utterly captivated by his abilities.
Asking her to forgo support? That'd be worse than death. Instantly, she fluttered to his side.
Like a little bird clinging to its mate, she wrapped her arms around Gu Xun's arm and began swaying.
"Bro, I was just marveling at how strong your support skills are. I was thinking it'd be nice to have an evenly matched opponent."
Seeing Lan Mengqin clinging to him like this, Gu Xun raised an eyebrow slightly. He then pointed in a direction and said.
"There. Your evenly matched opponent."
He gestured for Lan Mengqin to look, and both Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin followed his gaze.
They saw trees in the forest ahead being pushed down layer by layer, accompanied by heavy footsteps.
An intense sense of pressure swept over them. Lan Mengqin instantly grew alert, her Snow Maiden martial spirit immediately manifesting as she prepared for battle.
The next instant, a golden claw tore through the trees before Gu Xun, Dong Qianqiu, and Lan Mengqin. A colossal figure, resembling a mountain, emerged.
Dark-gold fur and a dark-gold claw on its right paw—a bear-type soul beast. Without a doubt, it was our old acquaintance, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.
ROAR!!!
The earth-shaking roar made Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin's bodies tremble twice. The Dark Gold Claw Bear's bloodthirsty gaze sent shivers down Lan Mengqin's spine, making her legs feel weak.
"It's the evenly matched opponent you wanted..."
Gu Xun watched Lan Mengqin's trembling form, then patted her back, signaling her to hurry up.
"Are you kidding? That thing could tear apart even a Soul Elder! A Soul King could get seriously injured if they're not careful!"
Lan Mengqin was stunned. What? Me, a Grand Spiritmaster, fighting a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear? Seriously?
"What are you afraid of? Your buffs are up. Go."
Gu Xun spoke as he applied buffs to both Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin. Seeing this, Dong Qianqiu wasted no time, hurling several ice spikes at the beast.
The spikes struck the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, leaving shallow gashes on its hide. This only served to enrage the creature further.
The Dark Gold Claw Bear roared furiously, lashing out at Dong Qianqiu with a dark gold claw. Dong Qianqiu felt every hair on his body stand on end.
"Ice Wall!"
Dong Qianqiu instantly cast two ice walls. Boom! The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's blow struck the ice walls, shattering the fortifications reinforced by Gu Xun in an instant.