Qin Xun closed his eyes and drew a deep breath. Then he loosened his fingers and tossed the pulsing Emperor Flame Seed toward He Zhentian.
"The Emperor Flame Seed!"
He Zhentian's eyes lit up. He lunged forward, thrust out his right hand, and spread his fingers to seize the oncoming seed.
But just as his fingertips were about to touch it, a gray-white figure flashed in from the side like a wisp of smoke. The figure moved so fast that even He Zhentian had no time to react!
The figure reached out in midair and closed his fingers around the Emperor Flame Seed. Then he flipped over and landed several yards away.
It was none other than Lu Qingxuan!
He raised his hand slowly, holding the Emperor Flame Seed in his palm. After studying it for a moment, he smiled with satisfaction and looked at He Zhentian. "Fort Master He, I think it would be best if I kept the Emperor Flame Seed."
He Zhentian looked as though a thunderbolt had struck him. His pupils contracted, his face turned livid, and veins bulged across his forehead. "Lu Qingxuan! What is the meaning of this?!"
"The three of us agreed to come in together and compete for the opportunities according to our own abilities! But you snatched it halfway through while my guard was down! You're a man of standing in the True Martial Star Realm. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you when word of this underhanded act gets out?!"
"Fort Master He, did you truly take the three of us for allies?"
Lu Qingxuan clasped his hands behind his back and shook his head with a faint smile. "Didn't we all come for the Emperor Flame Seed? Our three factions have spent centuries establishing ourselves in the True