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Chapter 4401: 5.0153 Just So-So

Mu Xingchen felt his heart grow weary: his sister was advancing too quickly, leaving him far behind in the blink of an eye.

From now on, catching up to his sister's pace would truly be incredibly difficult.

His desire to protect his sister remained very strong.

However... reality always brought a faint hint of melancholy.

The little Crown Princess looked expressionlessly at Ginkgo Immortal and said, "Fast? It's just so-so."

Ginkgo Immortal: ...

Huh? Why couldn't she respond all of a sudden? She inexplicably didn't know what to say.

The atmosphere suddenly froze. Everyone exchanged glances, their gazes shifting towards the little poker-faced girl's expressionless face.

The little Crown Princess stood calmly before them, one small hand behind her back.

Ginkgo Immortal couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, signaling with her eyes for her sister, Peony Immortal, to pick up the conversation and break the awkward silence.

Peony Immortal pretended not to see, shifting her gaze to the side.

Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere didn't last for three seconds before Crown Prince Mo chuckled quietly, stepped forward, and pulled his wife's hand, leading her out of the courtyard.

Qiao Mu was led by him for a few steps when she suddenly tilted her head, asking with a puzzled expression, "Was the atmosphere awkward just now?"

Mo Lian struggled to suppress his laughter and nodded, "Yes."

"Why?"

"Because their advancement speed isn't as fast as Qiao Qiao's," Mo Lian said honestly. "Qiao Qiao ascended three major realms in one day. Looking back through history, among numerous divine realm masters, those who can surpass you are probably few and far between."

"Oh." Qiao Mu nodded.

Mo Lian twitched the corner of his mouth, "It's not 'just so-so' at all."

So that's how it was, Qiao Mu nodded, suddenly enlightened. "Actually, I could have broken through to Divine Realm Level Six in one go."

"But I think advancing too quickly isn't a good thing," Qiao Mu turned her head and blinked. "It's better to preserve some strength appropriately and proceed slowly, don't you think?"

Mo Lian endured his laughter somewhat painfully, yet he had to pretend to be serious, nodding repeatedly in praise: Qiao Qiao is smart!

The little poker-faced girl carefully studied his expression, "Are you perhaps trying to laugh?"

"No." Crown Prince Mo, with a strong will to survive, quickly denied it, shaking his head and saying, "Where did I laugh?"

Crown Prince Mo hurriedly changed the subject, "Oh right, Qiao Qiao, that ten-thousand-year-old鲛珠 (jiao zhu, a type of clam/mermaid pearl) swallowed the black dragon's soul body earlier. Are you okay?"

Qiao Mu shook her head, "Why would I have any problems?"

She seemed to completely forget how dangerous the situation had been, boastfully declaring, "That black dragon's soul body was sealed by the ten-thousand-year-old鲛珠. No matter how powerful it is, it won't be able to cause trouble again for the time being."

"Right." She suddenly remembered something, stopped, and raised her hand in a summoning gesture.

A faint sword hum resonated in the air, and a moment later, the Thunderclap Sword shot through the sky and "swish" landed in her hand.

Before she fainted, she had dropped this Thunderclap Sword, and Mo Lian must have picked it up for her.

She touched the hilt and then put it back into her Sea of Consciousness.

The Thunderclap Sword was a holy artifact, so there was naturally no need to worry about it being picked up by individuals with ulterior motives.

Even if it were picked up, with her powerful divine sense, others would be unable to strip away her imprint from the Thunderclap Sword.

With a thought, Qiao Mu roughly explained the three main functions of the ten-thousand-year-old鲛珠 to Mo Lian, Feng Chen, and the others.

Everyone was naturally quite surprised.