Crimson Gold Twin Fruit

"Ah!"

Xun'er cried out as she fell from high in the air, staring at the earthen spikes shooting violently from the ground.

If she crashed into those spikes extending from the earth at this free-fall speed, that supremely exhilarating experience... Xun'er did not dare try it lightly.

Watching helplessly as she drew closer and closer to the spikes, Xun'er prepared to use the move she had just used to toy with the Dark Gold Bear again.

Golden light wrapped around her palm as she fiercely struck downward, attempting to use the recoil to leap away once more.

Bang!

The strike's result was completely different from what Xun'er had expected. The recoil she had imagined did not appear; instead, the powerful burst of force directly shattered the spikes, sending dust flying everywhere.

Though it had not gone as Xun'er had intended, she had still successfully avoided the attack.

"Activate your soul perception," Yun Xi's voice said.

Hearing this, Xun'er had no time to hesitate. She lightly tapped the ground with her toes, and the instant she landed, she activated her soul power, enveloping everything within dozens of meters around her.

She closed her eyes slightly. At that moment, everything around her seemed to slow down. Looking ahead, the giant bear, which had already been slow, now appeared even slower, while the earthen spikes it had just unleashed seemed like bamboo shoots after rain, slowly poking out one by one.

Even with her eyes closed, faint images of the giant bear's attacks and the earthen spike attack appeared in Xun'er's mind. At that moment, she seemed like a bystander, able to clearly see the trajectories of the attacks and the energy contained within them.

She opened her eyes, and her soul power instantly withdrew back into her mind. As it receded, darkness once again enveloped her surroundings. However, the darkness no longer posed any problem for Xun'er. Her eyes had already grown accustomed to it, and she could activate her soul perception at any time.

In the darkness, Xun'er moved like a phantom, closing in on the Dark Gold Bear within a few breaths.

Guardian Eight Trigrams Palm!

Xun'er shouted, golden light surging around her palm as she unleashed five consecutive strikes. Every palm landed heavily on its body, and as her palm imprints fell, several brilliant golden flames quietly slipped into the Dark Gold Bear's body.

Roar!

A fierce stabbing pain swiftly spread through it, and the Dark Gold Bear let out an agonized cry.

Even with the Dark Gold Bear's outstanding defenses, taking five consecutive palm strikes in the same spot at such close range was more than it could bear.

After its pained roar, threads of golden light gradually emerged across the Dark Gold Bear's fur. The energy contained within them instantly boiled over, churning across its body like boiling water.

"Xun'er, move!" Yun Xi shouted.

The moment he saw golden light cover the Dark Gold Bear's body, he felt a trace of unease. Now, that unease had intensified sharply, and he hurriedly told Xun'er to get away.

"Oh, okay!" Xun'er was briefly stunned by Yun Xi's shout, but she immediately came to her senses. She lightly stamped her foot and rapidly retreated.

Boom!

Just as she moved away from the Dark Gold Bear, the energy surging across its body suddenly erupted. A golden ring of light spread outward from its body, snapping countless trees in half and instantly reducing any boulders it touched to rubble.

"This..." As Xun'er retreated, she caught sight of the scene behind her from the corner of her eye. When she saw several-meter-tall boulders instantly crushed into ruins, she felt a lingering fear.

If she had hesitated for even a moment longer, she might have already been seriously injured.

As Xun'er thought this, she continued widening the distance. As the distance increased, the ring of light grew fainter and fainter, finally fading away after sliding forward several more meters.

"What kind of skill was that?" Xun'er stopped in the distance and looked at the trees destroyed behind her in astonishment. "Huh? Where's the bear? Where did it go?"

Staring at the empty ground in the center of the rubble, Xun'er could not help feeling puzzled. It had clearly unleashed such a powerful skill, yet before she could attack again, the Dark Gold Bear had already vanished.

"Sigh, forget it. If it ran, then it ran." Xun'er released her soul perception and searched along the edge of the ruins, but she still could not find any trace of it. She could not help feeling discouraged.

In truth, with her strength, it was basically impossible for her to defeat a Third Order Magical Beast like the Dark Gold Bear head-on. If she wanted to kill it, she could only rely on skill.

And Xun'er's greatest trump card was the Golden Emperor Burning Flame within her body. Only by using Heavenly Flames could she break through its defenses. Thus, during the battle just now, Xun'er had quietly sent a portion of the Heavenly Flames into the Dark Gold Bear's body, planning to ignite it from within once the time was right and give it a big surprise.

Yet she had not expected it to be so cowardly that it fled amid the chaos. That was why Xun'er felt so discouraged. It felt like she had spent ages charging up a punch, only to hit a ball of cotton.

"Let's first see what that is," Yun Xi said softly as he looked at the plant in the distance. According to his detection, it contained considerable energy fluctuations.

"Okay." Xun'er responded and walked toward the plant ahead.

"This is... the Crimson Gold Twin Fruit?" Only when Xun'er approached the strange-looking plant did she recognize what it was. Her small mouth fell open in surprise.

The Crimson Gold Twin Fruit had a twisted, crooked appearance. Its strange feature was that one half was red while the other was gold. A golden fruit grew on the red half, while a red fruit grew on the gold half, making it extremely baffling.

Its effects were also quite remarkable. Either fruit could be plucked and refined into a third-grade pill, the "Crimson Gold Pill."

The Crimson Gold Pill was a pill that strengthened one's foundation and replenished vital energy. Although its grade was not high, it was extremely practical. After being consumed, its medicinal power would take effect on its own, healing bruises and hidden injuries within the user's body while improving the strength of their physique. It was an essential pill for body refinement.

"My luck is pretty good to find something like this. Hehe." Seeing the Crimson Gold Twin Fruit before her, Xun'er could not help smiling happily.

However, just as she reached out to pick it, another change suddenly occurred.

Boom!

A loud crash came from above. Xun'er abruptly raised her head, only to see the large face of the Dark Gold Bear from before.

Xun'er's gaze sharpened as she rapidly retreated, instantly widening the distance between them. She assumed a fighting stance, golden light once again wrapping around her palm while Heavenly Flames rose beneath her feet.

The Dark Gold Bear stood atop a large boulder not far away. When it saw the golden flames rising beneath Xun'er's feet, its enormous body could not help trembling, clearly having suffered greatly from them earlier.

However, just as Xun'er thought another battle was about to begin, the Dark Gold Bear gently leaped down beside the Crimson Gold Twin Fruit in front of her. It first pointed at the red fruit, then pointed at Xun'er, then pointed at the golden fruit and finally at itself.

Watching its strange gestures, Xun'er was confused at first. Then her eyes lit up as she understood.

"You mean the red one is for me, and the golden one is for you?"