I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

They simply remained silent.

......

The summit of Mount Mondstadt.

The enormous dragon lizard roared incessantly.

It plunged its hands into the ground, gathering a massive amount of rock element, which then coalesced into a huge rock mass at its claws.

Boom!

A deafening roar suddenly rang out, and the rock mass in the giant dragon lizard's claws was flung out and hurled towards the Frost Spikes in the sky.

The massive boulder pierced the air, creating a terrifying explosion that echoed throughout the snowfield.

The Frostfire Nail, however, only wobbled twice under such bombardment, without any damage whatsoever.

"There's no need for that, [Gold]. Even if we destroy this Pillar of Heaven, it won't affect us or the Sky Island at all." The witch helplessly spread her palms: "You're just venting your anger."

"Hmph!" The alchemist of the [Gold] class snorted and snapped his fingers.

The giant dragon lizard instantly transformed into pure elemental energy and vanished into the world.

"Let's go."

The alchemist of [Gold] was concise and to the point.

"Where?"

"The blond prince asked."

"At the mountainside, the Snow Burial Capital, the ancient palace," the [Gold] alchemist replied. "That's one of the most likely places to trigger time reversal. Let the mages find the entrance."

"This palace should still be closed, as the gate is spiral-shaped and easy to identify."

"kindness."

The blond prince nodded slightly, a man of few words.

He then instructed the ice elemental abyss mages around him to scout ahead.

A few minutes later, he suddenly frowned slightly and replied to the alchemist of [Gold]: "Found it."

"However, I seem to have discovered something unusual in my communication with that mage."

"Hmm?" The alchemist of [Gold] turned his head, his cold, azure eyes expressionless. "What's wrong?"

"The door is open!"

The blond prince responded.

"Moreover, there are people inside the door."

"They look like the adventurers who broke the seal on this snow mountain." The witch raised an eyebrow knowingly. "Their puzzle-solving abilities seem quite strong..."

“Very good.” The alchemist of the Gold was neither surprised by this anomaly, nor did he care.

She glanced at the blond prince: "Perfect, this saves us the trouble of deciphering the mystery. Let's hurry. If there really are clues to time travel inside the door, then we can also trap these adventurers in the old capital and prevent them from taking the items away."

"Okay, teacher."

The blond prince naturally didn't object; he began to give orders to quicken their pace once again.

It took less than fifteen minutes.

The golden-haired prince, the witch, the [Gold] alchemist, and many ice elemental abyss mages arrived at the entrance of the old palace in the snow-covered city halfway up the mountain.

Without hesitation, the golden-haired prince led the numerous mages into the palace.

Then, a pleasant and familiar voice suddenly entered his ears.

"elder brother??"

Chapter Twenty-Three: Battle (1)

"elder brother?"

The familiar voice startled the blond prince.

This also left the witch who had followed him in and the alchemist of the "Gold" speechless.

The blond prince felt a sense of bewilderment and unconsciously looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Then he saw a girl with short blonde hair.

The girl was wearing the same style and color scheme of clothing as him, and had almost identical eyes and eyebrows.

Only his expression was somewhat different from his.

The blond prince looked incredulous and astonished, while the blond girl was filled with excitement, exhilaration, and irreplaceable joy.

"fluorescent?"

The blond prince's lips trembled, his mind went blank, and he didn't know what to say.

I can only call out softly.

"It's me, Kong."

The blonde girl appeared more composed than her brother.

"We've finally met again, brother."

The young traveler, too, shed his initial surprise and astonishment upon meeting, which transformed into joy and delight.

However, his expression didn't last long before his gaze fell on several people behind the traveler girl.

Zhongli, Guizhong, Fu Hua, and even the little Paimon on the Traveler Girl were all brought into his sight.

His joyful expression suddenly turned somewhat calm.

Her voice carried a barely perceptible hint of sadness: "You... are you really Ying?"

"Of course it's me."

The young traveler found her brother's reaction very strange.

In her field of vision, she could see no one else except her brother.

She took two steps forward, extending her palm as if to grasp an empty one, but the other person stepped back and dodged her.

"Um... what's wrong?"

The young traveler couldn't help but look up at her brother, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Brother, why...why did you step back?"

Sora was naturally familiar with her younger sister's habitual actions.

In the past, when they traveled together, he would be completely helpless whenever his sister looked at him with teary eyes like that, and he couldn't even muster the thought of arguing back.

But this time...

He gritted his teeth and said resolutely, "Who exactly are you? My sister Ying has been sealed in the Crimson Moon Abyss. Why didn't I know she had escaped?"

"Huh?? The Crimson Moon Abyss?"

The traveler girl paused for a moment, then shook her head and took another step forward: "I can't remember where I woke up, but I am definitely Ying, this can't be fake, Sora, you can't even confirm me?"

----Of course I can! I'm pretty sure you're my sister, but.....

The blond prince roared in his mind.

In reality, the prince took two steps back, coldly drew his longsword, and pointed it at the blonde girl.

"Why are you impersonating my sister? Are you also a henchman of those who uphold justice?"

"kindness??"

Ying tilted her head, somewhat bewildered by the unexpected turn of events, with her brother pointing a sword at her.

But she realized what was going on the next moment.

The boy in front of her must be her brother, and there must be a reason why her brother is unwilling to believe that she is her.

The reason...

The traveler girl Ying turned her gaze to the two people behind her: a witch with red hair and a cloak, and a girl in a pale gold robe whose appearance she could clearly see.

Also, there were several ice elemental abyss mages surrounding Kong, as if protecting him.

"Brother, I understand."

The blonde girl also drew her longsword.

Her expression returned to its usual calm, and the excitement of seeing her brother had subsided.

The blonde girl once again scrutinized the red-haired witch's slender, bare legs, and the girl in the pale gold robe whose skin, though blurry, was still fair, delicate, and full.

A few seconds later, she sighed inwardly.

Thank you for your hospitality.

The girl regained her composure, and the deep purple corrosive sword in her hand began to emit a deep, eerie light.

A gentle breeze began to gather on her longsword.

“Then, brother. If you don’t acknowledge me as your sister, let’s settle this with our swords.” The blonde girl’s voice was firm yet lively: “Just like our previous mock battles.”

"But this time, I'm serious. If you lose, you'll have lost 387 times, two more times than I have. According to our agreement, from now on you'll have to call me master."

"Hmph!"

The blond prince snorted coldly, his gaze towards his sister carrying a hint of stubbornness.

"You can't beat me."

His voice was full of confidence, and then he turned to the witch and the [Golden] alchemist behind him, saying, "Witch, teacher, please don't interfere. I will punish this person who is impersonating my sister with my own power. Otherwise, I will not be at peace."

"kindness....."

The witch nodded, her fiery red wavy hair scattering fiery red elemental particles in all directions with the gentle breeze of the snow.

She looked at the traveling girl with interest, then at the blond prince, and chuckled, "Of course, Your Highness, you can do as you please."

The alchemist of the [Gold] did not answer him; his gaze remained fixed on the three people behind the girl.