Chapter 1417: Let Me Try

Boom!

The next day.

An indigenous creature appeared; Wang Jianqiang and the others were caught off guard and could not rescue in time.

Mingchen was sent flying directly.

Coughing up blood continuously along the way, blood sprayed across the long sky.

"Your Highness the Prince!"

"Hurry and help!"

It was not until Mingchen smashed heavily into a mountain range, collapsing a great mountain,

that a cry of alarm finally rang out.

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's panic-filled cry, Lianyin, Jiayue, Biyan'er, and Lingkong seemed to have only just reacted.

The group attacked together, joining forces to blast the indigenous creature to pieces.

Crash!

Amidst the flying rubble, Mingchen flew out from under the collapsed mountain.

His clothes were tattered, his hair disheveled, his face pale with blood hanging from the corner of his mouth; he looked like a beggar, utterly disheveled.

"Your Highness the Prince, are you alright?"

Wang Jianqiang's figure flashed, appearing beside Mingchen, his face full of worry.

Hearing this, Mingchen was just about to say he was fine.

The next moment.

His heart suddenly stirred.

In his current state, continuing to act as the team's leader was clearly too dangerous.

If he continued, it was very likely the previous embarrassment would repeat itself.

After his gaze flickered for a moment, he did not pretend to be unaffected again.

Instead, he coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood to make himself look even weaker, then spoke in a feeble voice, "That indigenous creature appeared too suddenly before. Although I, this Prince, was fully capable of dodging, I saw that you hadn't reacted and worried you would be injured, so I didn't dodge."

"However, because it was too rushed, I, this Prince, couldn't exert my full strength, which is why I was injured."

"Although this injury isn't very heavy and won't affect our travel, it has a relatively large impact on my combat power."

"So..."

"For the journey ahead, I'm afraid I cannot continue to hold the position of leader."

Wang Jianqiang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Oh my~

This kid is alright, learning his lesson so quickly?

Tsk tsk~

He isn't hopelessly stupid after all.

They had already been in this Secret Realm for over half a month, and there was still a distance to cover before reaching Xuan Valley.

To be safe, they had to hurry.

Since that was the case, he would let this kid off the hook for now.

"Your Highness the Prince is right; let Biyan'er continue to lead the way from here on."

"She is stronger than you and is suitable."

Wang Jianqiang nodded repeatedly.

Mingchen's face darkened, and he remained silent with a sullen expression.

Afterward, the group continued their journey.

What made Mingchen feel stifled was...

After Biyan'er became the leader again, the group's reaction speed seemed to have become fast once more.

Every time an indigenous creature appeared, they were able to intervene and help in time.

Of course, he did not suspect that they were doing it on purpose.

Lianyin cared about him so much in her heart; if Tianyu and the others had ulterior motives, she would certainly have stopped them or notified him immediately.

It was impossible for her to be in cahoots with Tianyu and the others.

Afterward, the group continued on their journey.

Having received two consecutive lessons, Mingchen became well-behaved.

He no longer continued to act tough.

The indigenous creatures in this Secret Realm were all extremely formidable in strength.

From beginning to end.

The indigenous creatures Wang Jianqiang and the others encountered, even the weakest one, possessed combat power at the level of a Great Clan Prodigy.

The stronger ones could even rival prodigies of Jiayue and Lianyin's level; in their team, apart from Wang Jianqiang and Biyan'er, who was not suppressed, no one could deal with them alone.

"The indigenous creatures in this Secret Realm seem to be very powerful; it won't be easy for the various teams to collect enough Mysterious Beads."

"This battle for the position of Saintess is indeed not as simple as it seems."

As the group flew, Jiayue recalled the indigenous creatures they had encountered earlier, a look of reflection appearing on her face.

Hearing Jiayue's words, the group nodded in agreement with faces full of recognition.

Especially Mingchen, who looked utterly depressed.

In the outside world, he was a noble Mermaid Prince, even among the prodigies of the great clans, he could be ranked in the top tier.

Surrounded by stars and the moon, his glory was boundless.

However, after entering this Secret Realm, he discovered that after being suppressed by the Secret Realm, he could not even defeat a single minor monster.

Such a disparity was truly difficult for one to accept.

"The difficulty of collecting Mysterious Beads is indeed not small."

Biyan'er nodded, "However, those who can participate in this battle for supremacy are no ordinary people; even if they cannot kill the indigenous creatures alone, they can still kill them by joining forces."

"Therefore, this step will only greatly delay the progress of each team, but it cannot completely stop them."

"The real difficulty lies in passing through Xuan Valley."

"The gravity inside Xuan Valley is terrifying; even with a Mysterious Bead, I fear many Cultivators will be blocked outside and unable to pass."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded, "The difficulty of passing through Xuan Valley does indeed sound great; when encountering difficulties, one must decisively avoid them, so the method of winning we have chosen is even more necessary."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Lianyin, Biyan'er, and Jiayue all revealed smiles at the same time.

Mingchen and Lie Kong both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Mingchen, who had always looked down on Tianyu, also rarely felt any urge to refute this point of view of Tianyu's in his heart.

They had long since recognized the reality of the situation.

In the entire team, the two of them had the weakest strength.

If they were to charge through Xuan Valley, the probability of the two of them making a fool of themselves was not small.

Not charging through was naturally the best choice.

Another few days passed.

Traveling at full speed, Wang Jianqiang and the others finally arrived at the entrance of Xuan Valley.

"This is Xuan Valley?"

"It doesn't look like there's anything special about it."

Wang Jianqiang looked through the valley entrance toward the interior of the canyon.

As he spoke, he pondered for a moment and walked into the canyon.

"Daoist Friend Tianyu, be careful!"

Seeing this scene, Biyan'er was startled and hurriedly spoke to stop him.

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "It's fine, I just want to test exactly how the gravity inside this Xuan Valley is."

Biyan'er opened her mouth.

She did not stop him again.

The gravity inside Xuan Valley was enough to instantly crush an ordinary Integration Stage Perfection Cultivator, but Daoist Friend Tianyu was no ordinary person.

If it was just a test, there should be no problem.

Under the gaze of everyone, Wang Jianqiang stepped into the interior of the canyon.

The next moment.

The corners of his eyes twitched imperceptibly.

Immediately, he retreated from the canyon without changing his expression.

Seeing this scene.

Everyone revealed expressions of surprise in unison.

Although Tianyu's strength was very strong, his performance inside Xuan Valley was truly too calm.

Could it be...

The gravity inside this Xuan Valley was not as terrifying as imagined?

At this moment.

Biyan'er could not help but doubt the intelligence she had obtained, and subconsciously wanted to enter the canyon to give it a try.

However, before she could put her thoughts into action.

A voice suddenly rang out.

"Let me try."

She was stunned and could not help but look at the person who had spoken.

Lianyin, Jiayue, and Lie Kong also looked at Mingchen with faces full of surprise.