A Great Haul

Huang Jingjun was utterly despaired; even his elder brother had been defeated, losing an arm. Who could possibly save him now?

The young hunter in his eyes, carrying a blood-stained long saber, was still the same person, but his image in Huang Jingjun's eyes was completely different.

Earlier, he had wanted to force the hunter to gather herbs in the Heavenly Light, even finding him naive and laughable, still asking his brother questions when death was imminent.

Looking back now, with the faint sneer on the hunter's lips and his brother's smiling face, wasn't the hunter looking at them in the same way?

The Three-Colored Flower was about to mature, the light and mist flowing, the refreshing fragrance of the flower growing stronger, clearing the mind and invigorating the spirit.

Qin Ming was deeply attracted, turning to dig out the Jade Box under the pile of rocks, fearing he would miss the best time to pick it, wondering if this kind of spiritual flower would wither quickly after blooming.

Huang Jingde clutched his severed arm with his left hand, the right side of his body covered in blood, his armor soaked, leaving bloody footprints on the ground as he staggered backward.

Seeing Qin Ming turn around, he didn't think about attacking, but took a deep look at his younger brother, ready to flee. If he could live, even as a cripple, it would be worth it.

Although Qin Ming was eager to pick the Three-Colored Flower, he couldn't make such a low-level mistake. How could he let a master of the third New Life escape from under his nose?

Without even turning his head, the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer in his left hand flew out. How powerful was his strength? Thrown with all his might, it could smash a hole in a city wall.

Huang Jingde screamed. The moment he turned around, he heard a crisp cracking sound, the sound of bone breaking.

In the intense pain, he felt his spine being broken, unable to support himself any longer. He felt the world spinning and fell to the ground with a thud.

After taking out the Jade Box, Qin Ming quickly walked forward, because the Three-Colored Flower was fully blooming at a speed visible to the naked eye, exceptionally brilliant and beautiful.

Nothing was more important than this. Qin Ming broke into the Heavenly Light flowing with colorful mist, heading straight for the spiritual plant with the rich floral fragrance.

It grew beside a crack in the ground among the piles of rocks, only a foot tall, but the flower was not small. After the many petals unfolded, it was about the size of a fist.

The Heavenly Light gushing from the crack made Qin Ming feel a little suffocated and uncomfortable. The entire spiritual flower, accompanied by the rain of light, was crystal clear and fully bloomed.

In the Heavenly Light, the main body of the flower was silver, with traces of red xia-like patterns, while the edges were blue, crystal clear.

Its petals were shaped like willow leaves, but sharper, even with edges and corners. There were many petals, layered on top of each other, forming a small forest of swords, beautiful but also full of sharpness.

"Fully ripe!"

Qin Ming acted, pushing the rocks aside and digging out the entire Three-Colored Flower with his bare hands. From the leaves to the roots, it was also three-colored, containing a rich vitality.

With a snap, Qin Ming closed the Jade Box, breathing a sigh of relief, successfully picking the invaluable spiritual flower.

"Today is truly a double blessing!" Qin Ming was delighted, filled with a sense of accomplishment. After killing the people from Golden Chicken Ridge and venting his anger, he had successively obtained Blue Jade Iron and this kind of spiritual flower.

Nearby, Huang Jingjun coughed up blood in anger. Wasn't that what they had said? Now he was at the end of his rope, and it looked like he wouldn't live.

"Thank you both for your gifts. I've been busy in the mountains for a few days, but I haven't had as much gain as I have now." Qin Ming's thanks were heartfelt.

Huang Jingde was also so angry that he couldn't stand it. The fire of resentment was about to burst through his chest. He had originally seen a bright future, about to use the spiritual flower to practice the Heavenly Light Force, but now he had nothing!

Regardless of whether they were about to die, Qin Ming still went over and finished them off one by one, cleanly sending them on their way.

When searching their bodies, he unexpectedly found candles on Huang Jingde's body. After thinking about it, he knew how to use them to seal the gaps in the Jade Box.

"Thorough!" he exclaimed, praising the precaution. This way, even if some alien had a keen sense of smell, it probably wouldn't be able to smell it.

In the end, Qin Ming carried the Huang brothers, placing them together with the old man from Golden Chicken Ridge and the two Golden Chicken Knights. He reluctantly put down the long saber and silver spear.

These weapons were too conspicuous, and he really couldn't take them out to use.

At this time, the underground was in chaos, with various aliens breaking in. Qin Ming came to the area with the loudest roars, instantly attracting some fierce mutated creatures.

Subsequently, the Golden Chicken Ridge elder and the Huang brothers became "flesh and blood spiritual medicine" for the mutated creatures.

Aerial raptors circled, a silver giant eagle with a wingspan of ten meters, monitoring the entire Great Rift Valley with many flying mutated creatures.

In the underground world, even Cao Long, Mu Qing, and Wei Zhirou's expressions changed, and they gathered with the elders of their clans.

"We can already see creatures that have mutated four or even five times out in the open!"

"Let's stay underground. At least we're deep within the Great Rift Valley, not at the exit, so our position is not bad. The mutated creatures can't attack here for long. Once the news gets out, Red Haze City will definitely send someone to rescue us."

In the underground cave, even Qin Ming was impacted. In this chaotic situation, it was no longer suitable to fish in troubled waters. It was too bloody. Some mutated creatures were extremely brutal, tearing people apart before eating them.

While searching for a way out, he had already killed several mutated creatures.

He couldn't run deeper into the Great Rift Valley. Based on his memory, he headed towards the area where the mountain people had disappeared.

Qin Ming estimated that some old hunters might be able to find a way out of the valley, because they frequented the mountains all year round, and their survival experience and life-saving skills were very high. This could be seen from the correct decisions these people made as soon as they entered the underground.

A white giant bear with fierce eyes and a mouth full of blood, impaled two corpses on its sharp claws. It charged directly at Qin Ming upon seeing him.

"I can't take down this giant bear!" Qin Ming felt the danger. This giant beast was far more ferocious than a creature that had mutated three times.

He quickly fled. He had experienced such thrilling escapes when he was young. He had made a living in the mountains at the age of fourteen or fifteen, which was truly a life-and-death experience.

However, at that time, he was facing ordinary beasts, and Lu Ze, Xu Yueping, and others took care of him. Now, he had encountered a giant beast that had mutated many times.

Qin Ming hadn't faced such a bloody and terrifying scene for a long time. He could only keep running, or he would die if he stopped.

Fortunately, the underground passages were dense and like a spider web, and some areas were very narrow.

The white giant bear was blocked, angrily slapping the stone wall, causing the entire passage to tremble violently, and stones to fall. The two corpses hanging on its claws were already bloody and mangled.

Qin Ming knew that Golden Chicken Ridge and the Three-Eyed Sect would definitely suffer heavy losses this time. The small number of survivors had already rushed towards the territory occupied by Huang Jingde's family.

Many roads in the underground cave were stained with blood, and the roars of mutated creatures and the shouts of humans could be heard from time to time. If the two sides met, one side would definitely fall.

Qin Ming walked forward along the narrow passage. After coming out of another area, he saw an elder of the Three-Eyed Sect die tragically, his chest pierced by the thick horns of a golden bull.

This elder, who had undergone three New Lifes, was quite miserable. He was directionally challenged and lacked a sense of direction. He kept turning around and never left this area.

Otherwise, with his strength, he would have run to the Huang family's territory long ago. He was already confused from wandering around here.

The two huge horns of the golden bull already had five corpses hanging on them. The huge bull head swung violently, and all the corpses were thrown out, hitting the stone wall with a series of bangs, leaving pools of blood.

And at its feet were some corpses that had already been crushed by its huge hooves.

The golden bull's smooth, satin-like fur was almost completely stained red with blood. When it saw Qin Ming, it immediately spewed fire from its mouth and nose and charged towards him.

Seeing how ferocious it was, Qin Ming knew he was no match for it and turned around to enter the narrow passage again.

Now, it was useless to say harsh words or curses to a terrifying mutated creature. He could only hope that this beast would leave quickly.

This feeling of not being in control of his own life and death was very bad. Qin Ming strongly desired to become stronger again. In this place, if a smaller but more mutated creature appeared, he would definitely die.

"Bang!"

The golden bull's horns were more terrifying than bright long knives, smashing the stone wall to pieces, causing large pieces of rock to fall, and dust to billow.

The fire it spewed from its mouth burned the rock wall red, and the heat surged.

"No wonder even elders who have undergone New Life three times were no match for it, dying tragically in the passage." Qin Ming's heart trembled, and he retreated deeper into the passage.

A full quarter of an hour passed before the golden giant Golden Bull finally left, unwilling to leave the two-legged beast unkilled after discovering it.

Qin Ming waited a little longer; it was much quieter outside. He groped his way out. This time, although he encountered some different species, they weren't as dangerous.

Finally, he entered a gap barely wide enough for a person to pass through. After squeezing through, the path became slightly easier to navigate. This was the area where the mountain people had last ventured.

Qin Ming advanced with each step carefully measured. It was absolutely dark here. Fortunately, he carried Sun Stones with him. Even so, he spent the better part of an hour navigating the rugged and difficult terrain before he emerged from the dim underground fissure, escaped the Great Rift Valley, and arrived in a dense forest.

Qin Ming couldn't help but admire those experienced old hunters. If he had to find this escape route himself, there was no way he could have found it so quickly.

He was somewhat moved. Originally, the miners were in the most dangerous situation, but in the end, they were the ones who survived and escaped.

Of course, this was also related to their self-rescue efforts from the moment they entered the underground. If they had been chased in by different species like the Golden Chicken Ridge and Three-Eyed Sect people, they wouldn't have had time to find a way out.

Qin Ming breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, he had finally escaped.

The mountain was very quiet. He saw almost no creatures as he traveled.

Qin Ming slowed his pace. Now, many dangerous different species in the mountains had rushed to the Great Rift Valley. He pondered, and then suddenly stopped.

"If I remember correctly, the lairs of that White Bear and Golden Bull are both less than five kilometers from here. They are among the most powerful creatures in the outer regions of the mountains."

Qin Ming acted decisively, turning around and sprinting wildly in a certain direction.

He had almost been killed when he encountered the two giant beasts. Although he ultimately didn't even get injured, the process was actually very thrilling. If he hadn't discovered that narrow passage, he would have either been torn apart by bear claws or impaled on Golden Bull horns.

Qin Ming decided to take advantage of the two giant beasts being away from home to raid their lairs.