Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 57 Travelers may not want to travel, they might want to sleep more...

"Ouch... Ouch... Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Deep within the Heart of the Wind God, Wendy was mercilessly scorched by the Thousand Sun Flames of the Blazing Sun, causing him to jump up and down in pain.

In this fantastical world of martial arts, fire should have been unable to cause any real damage to Wendy.

If Wendy wanted, he could easily shield himself from the most basic temperature effects of flames. Perhaps only those legendary, otherworldly flames could make him feel even a trace of pain.

However, when faced with the Thousand Sun Flames of Burning Sun unleashed by Mavica, who was also a demon god, Wendy appeared so powerless that he was completely unable to resist this powerful force.

"Still being cheeky?" Zhong Li asked casually as he searched.

"Grandpa! You're obviously just angry because you're embarrassed!" Wendy imitated Paimon, who loved to argue, and said with a hint of defiance in her voice.

"Yo ho." After roughly determining the location of his prey, Zhongli focused all his attention on channeling his divine power.

From Wendy's perspective, three giant dragons—deep purple, silver, and azure—intertwined and then slowly descended before the Heart of Anemo.

When Wendy saw this, her heart skipped a beat, and she involuntarily swallowed.

"Barbatos, do you prefer overloading, melting, or evaporation?" Zhong Li's voice was steady, but with a hint of a rare mischievous laugh.

"Waaaaah, I don't like it at all, I don't like any of it! Grandpa, I know I was wrong, I was really wrong! Please stop your supernatural powers! Waaaaah."

Wendy pretended to cry, and although Zhongli knew perfectly well what was going on, he still found it quite amusing. The four-colored energies receded obediently like a tide, and the Heart of the Wind God returned to its normal temperature.

"Tch... This old man is really arrogant!" Wendy felt a little indignant, pouting her cute little mouth that looked like it could be pinched, her round little cheeks looking particularly smooth and soft.

"(#`O′) Hey! Grandpa! After I get out of here, I need to have the power of the Five Gods too!"

"Oh? Didn't you politely decline before?" Zhong Li's lips curled into a faint smile, his tone carrying a hint of teasing.

"What? Can't I change my mind?" Wendy was still fuming, her tone full of resentment.

"Haha~ Alright, alright, I'll share some of the Divine Heart Origin with you later." Zhong Li said with eyes full of doting affection, his expression as if he were coaxing Hu Tao and Little Fairy Doctor.

"I also want your Geo Core!"

"Okay, okay, you can have it all, you can have it all."

Wendy raised the corners of her mouth slightly, a smug smile on her face, her eyes revealing an undisguised pride.

He gently shook his head, his gaze inadvertently drifting to Zhongli's Heart of the Rock God.

The appearance of the Heart of the Rock God is just like loose sand gathered together in a disorderly manner, with a severely worn surface, as if it might collapse and fall apart at any moment.

Only at its center, where the origin of the divine heart, nourished by a little power of the contract, flickered with a faint light. Although it was obscured by the light of the five divine hearts, it was still trying to condense the loose sand and gravel around it, struggling to hold on.

"Hmph... Forget it, I suddenly don't want the Heart of the Rock God anymore. What if my body becomes as hard as yours by then? That would be terrible."

"Heh, even if I'm tough, I can't beat your stubbornness."

In a relaxed and pleasant conversation, Zhong Li had successfully captured two wild pheasants and a Tier 1 Blood-Burning Yak.

"Wow, old man, are you really sure that little girl can eat a whole cow?" Wendy scratched his head in confusion.

Zhong Li shook his head slightly, saying with a hint of helplessness, "You know, although you've picked up Paimon's habits, you don't have the appetite to match them. Besides, you've never even seen that little girl eat, so how do you know if she's so hungry she could eat a whole cow right now? I remember once in Liyue, the Traveler showed me how to eat a whole pig in three bites."

"The traveler told me that Paimon's monthly food expenses are enormous, amounting to a whopping 300,000 Mora."

"What?! How is this possible?!" Wendy was shocked upon hearing this.

"It's absolutely true. Apparently, it's because Paimon has such a big appetite that the Traveler has to complete at least four quests from Catherine every day just to make ends meet. At first, the Traveler was immersed in the joy of travel, with a strong sense of exploring the unknown. However, as time went on, the Traveler gradually became numb. In the end, he basically only needed to complete those four quests whenever he had a spare moment each day, and then he would never want to travel again, and would just go home and fall asleep immediately."

"Waaaaah, I'm so touched, I'm crying my eyes out. The Traveler really loves Paimon so much. He could have just slept comfortably all the time, but he works tirelessly every day to complete four commissioned tasks in order to earn money for Paimon's food."

"In my opinion, Paimon's attributes and characteristics are quite a good match for the young master. Even if Paimon can eat a lot, he shouldn't be able to eat the Northern Bank into bankruptcy, right?"

"Uh... hard to say..."

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Zhong Li pondered for a moment, then, with a rather cautious attitude, slowly reached the same conclusion as Wendy: "It's really hard to say...!"

On the winding path back to the cave, Zhongli skillfully used his precise control of the flames, employing the subtle technique of the Burning Thousand Sun Flames, to burn the hair off two chickens and a cow, leaving only their bare skin exposed.

What's rather strange is that the two chickens were not the same breed, and Zhong Li couldn't identify the specific breed either.

However, their most striking features are quite distinct: one chicken has pure white meat, but its feet are jet black; while the other is the opposite, with black meat, but its feet are... a bit overcooked and charred...

Zhongli leisurely stepped into the cave, where Yunyun was warming herself by a bonfire.

The battle robe of the Rock God, which had been through countless battles and repaired by divine power, looked somewhat loose on Yun Yun, who was rather petite.

The wide cuffs, the brim of the hat, and... well... the chest area is alright, it's fairly upright.

After all, in terms of bone structure, men are generally broader than women. Although Zhongli is not plump, her frame, which is far beyond that of ordinary people, is the key to supporting this battle robe.

The larger the physical structure, the stronger its defensive capabilities. When this quality is applied to Zhongli, it embodies the concept that "with great power comes great responsibility."

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(End of this chapter)