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Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Someone in the Slaughter Formation
The jeers from the outside world could no longer be heard by the one who instigated them.
At this moment, Li Xiaobai was pacing along the edge of a jungle with Liu Jinshui.
Before them lay a wasteland, or more precisely, a peculiar tree stood alone on a bare patch of land.
The tree had an odd shape, with branches forming z-shaped patterns and a fiery red hue, which made it quite bizarre.
The tree bore no leaves but had nine silver fruits hanging straight from its branches.
There was no danger from the tree itself, but a Slaughter Formation was laid out beneath it, pulsing with crimson light that carried a tinge of blood in the air, detectable even from a great distance.
Metal inside the formation clanged sharply, causing a piercing noise that made people's eardrums tremble.
It was certain that not a few had died in this formation.
Li Xiaobai's skin crawled,
"Is this the Dragon Serpent Fruit?"
"Exactly, there are a total of nine fruits on that tree. Just eating one can strengthen one's foundation, making the path of cultivation smoother, as well as rapidly enhance the physical body. It is a perfect match for your cultivation practice, Junior Brother."
Liu Jinshui said cheerfully.
"Then how do we enter the formation to get the fruits?"
"Elder Brother never said we came here to get the fruits, did he?"
"So, Elder Brother means to say..."
"Junior brother, you specialize in cultivating the body, so you should be able to move freely through the formation, right?"
"Could it be that Elder Brother intends to..."
"Heh heh, Junior Brother, you know me best. The Dragon Serpent Fruit and such are trivial – if we're going to do something, let's do something big!"
Liu Jinshui chuckled mischievously.
"Brilliant..."
...
At the same time,
in the core area of the Divine Beast Mountain Range,
several elders had used their Great Divine Powers to clear all the Demonic Beasts in the vicinity.
"Elder Feng, the experts from Tianwu Sect have already taken the lead and left for the core area of the mountain range."
An expert from the Holy Demon Sect reported to the elder in gray.
"Hmph, those guys must have colluded with the people from Zhenyuan Country long ago; they probably already know the exact location of the Dragon Serpent Fruit. Let's not search blindly; follow them straight away!"
The elder's face darkened. Everyone had agreed to clear the Demonic Beasts first, then enter the core of the mountain range together.
Now, Tianwu Sect had broken the rules, which was truly loathsome.
They flickered and quickly vanished into the depths of the dense jungle.
The same scenario was unfolding in various parts of the dense jungle.
The experts and elders from various Sects were almost simultaneously rushing to the core area of the mountain range. The Dragon Serpent Fruit was a treasure of heaven and earth, and whoever saw it had a share; they couldn't let Tianwu Sect and Zhenyuan Country hog it all.
But just then, the Tokens they held all started to flash with light.
"Is this a distress signal?"
"The location is in the core area!"
"Damn, someone's beaten us there, but it looks like they're in quite some trouble."
"Hehe, I bet the location of this distress signal is right near the Dragon Serpent Fruit Tree. Let's follow the signal directly!"
The figures of everyone burst forth, swiftly weaving through the jungle.
Half an hour later,
in the midst of a desolate land,
the elders and experts from various Sects had all gathered, looking at each other in consternation.
The experts from Tianwu Sect and Zhenyuan Country had faces filled with confusion and anger; they hadn't anticipated that despite having a head start, the main force had still caught up with them.
What was even more unexpected to them was that someone had already reached the Dragon Snake Fruit Tree and emitted a distress signal, attracting numerous cultivators to come over.
Damn it, who the hell is stirring up trouble?
"Chen Kun, while everyone was busy clearing out Demonic Beasts, you sneakily went with Zhenyuan Country's people into the core area. Don't you think you owe everyone an explanation?" Elder Feng said indifferently.
"Hehe, you've misunderstood. Our two groups just happened to come together. We've been chasing Demonic Beasts all the way here. If you don't believe it, just take a look!"
The white-robed elder from Tianwu Sect pointed to several Demonic Beast corpses on the ground and spoke indifferently.
These Demonic Beasts seemed to be a few of the nearby beast kings, one of which had a cultivation level that astonishingly reached the Nascent Soul Stage, clearly drawn here by the Dragon Snake Fruit Tree.
"Indeed. We only wanted to kill Demonic Beasts, but unexpectedly stumbled upon the Dragon Snake Fruit Tree. Life is sometimes just that magical, isn't it?"
The expert from Zhenyuan Country explained.
Regarding the two's statements, everyone naturally had a hard time believing them, but the most important thing right now was to get the Dragon Serpent Fruits as soon as possible.
This was the ultimate goal of the group's journey.
"I'll be taking the Nascent Soul Demonic Beast's inner core. No objections, right?" Elder Feng spoke lightly.
"Elder Feng is free to do as he pleases," Chen Kun said nonchalantly.
"Now, shall we discuss the distribution of the Dragon Serpent Fruits?" asked the other experts.
"That's something for later. The key right now is how to break the Formation."
"Hehe, my Xiao Cheng Sect has some insights into Formations. You see, within this Formation..."
"What the fuck, there's someone inside?"
"Could it be that my eyes are deceiving me?"
The elderly woman from Xiao Cheng Sect rubbed her eyes, her face full of shock.
"Damn, there really is a figure. We didn't even notice it earlier!"
"Grandma's, this is way too creepy..."
It wasn't until now that the others reacted. In the midst of the iron-blood Formation stood a figure, motionless, which was quite spine-chilling.
"That must be the cultivator who sent the distress signal earlier. Rushing blindly into the formation, he's probably dead as a doornail."
Chen Kun furrowed his brows tightly; he kept feeling that something was off.
"Forget about him for now, let's continue studying the Formation. This is a Metal Slaughter Formation, primarily focused on killing. The sound of metal friction is produced by the Metal Slaughter's Qi."
"On the surface, it seems just like strands of faint golden mist, but each strand holds the force of ten thousand jun, full of tremendous power. Moreover, the blood qi is turbulent within the Formation, it's clear that many living beings have died here. A living sacrifice will probably double the Formation's power..."
The Xiao Cheng Sect crone spoke authoritatively about the Formation.
What everyone did not know was that inside the Formation at this moment, a young man was watching them with a look of enjoyment on his face.
Li Xiaobai was feeling so ecstatic he wanted to sing out loud immediately.
The power of the Formation was just perfect, the fierce Metal Slaughter's Qi constantly cutting into his body while his Attribute Points were skyrocketing.
[Attribute Points +100...]
[Attribute Points +100...]
[Ding! Host continuously affected by Metal Slaughter's Qi, skill upgrade: Nine Revolutions Undying Sword Intent second revolution.]
[Ding! Detected... skill upgrade: Nine Revolutions Undying Sword Intent third revolution.]
[Ding! Detected... skill upgrade: Super Abdominal Muscles.]
Super Abdominal Muscles: When I earnestly tighten my abs, even a Daluo Golden Immortal cannot shake me.
[Attribute Points: 20000.]
All points to defense!
[Defensive Power: Indestructible Golden Body third revolution. (2000/30000)]
"Hehe, this Formation is truly a natural blessed land!"