Obtaining the Cloud-Soaring Vine

"You should leave first," Xiao Yu said.

"Alright." Liu He nodded. "Luo Feng, let's go."

Inspector Liu He flew toward the blood-red fighter jet in the air, and Luo Feng stepped onto his shield and flew in as well.

Xiao Yu's senses were extremely sharp. He immediately pinpointed where the disturbance was coming from and hurried over.

The golden-masked man, Iceberg, fled in disarray from the direction of a huge lake. In the distance, a blackish-purple vine nearly twenty centimeters thick shot into the air, pursuing Iceberg's retreating figure.

The vine was so long that its end could not be seen at a glance. The visible portion alone stretched five or six hundred meters, with an unknown length still hidden in the distant mist.

The long vine continued to extend, moving far faster than Iceberg could flee. It swiftly coiled around him, binding the panicked Iceberg.

Iceberg held a pair of cicada-wing-thin long blades in his hands, translucent Ice Blades that slashed fiercely against the incoming blackish-purple vine. Visible shockwaves instantly spread in every direction, shattering the towering trees below. In the distance, Vulture Li Yao, Katerlan, Blood Shadow Ivan, and Giant Bear Keita all fled in disarray.

Yet under the Ice Blades, the blackish-purple vine, twenty centimeters in diameter, only suffered a wound around one centimeter deep. In the blink of an eye, even that one-centimeter wound had healed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu judged that the Cloud-Soaring Vine's strength was probably around the Planetary sixth stage.

Seeing that Iceberg, Hong's personal guard, could not break through the blackish-purple vine's defenses, Xiao Yu had no intention of standing idly by.

The Miniature Planet within him spun madly as Origin Force surged through his body. In an instant, he arrived behind Iceberg. A flash of lightning cut through the air, severing the twenty-centimeter-thick blackish-purple vine. Purple liquid gushed from the break, and the vine wrapped around Iceberg gradually loosened.

"Get farther away," Xiao Yu said.

Iceberg immediately left and flew toward the fighter jet in the air. Although he did not know how strong Councillor Xiao was, as Hong's personal guard, he knew about Xiao Yu sparring with Hong.

After Iceberg entered the fighter jet, it rapidly rose to a higher hovering altitude.

At the same time, he discovered that an image of Xiao Yu fighting the purple vine had appeared out of thin air within the dim cabin, while Liu He and Luo Feng watched.

Now and then, they even let out sounds of admiration.

After rescuing Iceberg, Xiao Yu immediately followed the vine downward.

Suddenly, a vine a thousand meters long appeared behind Xiao Yu. Like a whip, it lashed through the air toward his back. When it came within a meter of him, Xiao Yu instantly shifted half a meter to the side, and the vine swept past his combat suit.

At the same time, Xiao Yu swung the Force Battle Knife in his hand backward. The vine was severed and fell into the lake, sending splashes hundreds of meters into the air.

A massive shockwave ravaged the surrounding area.

At the same time, more and more vines extended outward. Every one of them was blackish-purple, twenty centimeters in diameter, equally tough, and over a thousand meters long.

There were fifteen vines in total, coordinating closely with one another. Some thrust like spears, while others lashed like long whips.

Xiao Yu continuously dodged, severing a vine whenever he found an opening.

Very soon, Xiao Yu entered the water. Underwater, his strength would be reduced by twenty to thirty percent.

A Planetary level Warrior could fight even without breathing air, but Xiao Yu's special ability was not related to water. The resistance underwater greatly hindered his movements, suppressing his speed.

In this era, speed represented combat power. A decrease in speed meant a decrease in strength.

In the underwater battle, Xiao Yu stopped holding back. The Lightning Domain fully unfolded, and Xiao Yu's speed immediately surged. He almost instantly arrived at the Cloud-Soaring Vine's main root.

While Xiao Yu fought the Cloud-Soaring Vine underwater,

A black-haired man arrived beside the blood-red fighter jet.

Liu He, Iceberg, and Luo Feng hurried out and said, "Head of the General Hall."

Councillor Fal, whose injuries on the ground had somewhat recovered, also flew over and bowed slightly. "Greetings, First Councillor!"

"I noticed your fighter jet earlier and guessed that you had come here as well, so I wasn't in a hurry to get ahead of you." The black-haired man's voice was calm.

The black-haired man turned to Liu He and the others. "How is the situation below?"

"Councillor Xiao is fighting the purple vine. We can't clearly see the battle for now," Iceberg said.

"That kid is here too? Then there's nothing to worry about. Let's just wait here and watch the show." The black-haired man smiled.

Katerlan, Ivan, Li Yao, and Keita, standing on the distant ground, looked up at the figure in the sky with heartfelt reverence. This was their admiration for Earth's First Strongest.

At that moment, Mist Island was still shaking nonstop. Countless shockwaves continued to rage, occasionally mixed with bolts of lightning as thick as arms.

Suddenly, the black-haired man said, "It's over."

Mist Island abruptly stopped shaking, and no further shockwaves were produced. Only the lingering aftermath of the shockwaves remained, along with the sounds of surging water and collapsing mud and rock.

A blue-purple figure rapidly approached from below, dragging something that looked like an octopus.

Bang!

Bang!

Loud impacts rang out repeatedly. The octopus finally became more docile, and its dozen or so tentacles continuously shrank.

When the blue-purple figure flew closer, the octopus had shrunk to just over a meter long. However, its blackish-purple tentacles still revealed something extraordinary.

"Eighteen tentacles—this is a Cloud-Soaring Vine. There's actually a Cloud-Soaring Vine on Earth." The black-haired man exclaimed in delight. "Xiao Yu, kid, you've really struck it rich this time."

The blue-purple figure, Xiao Yu, laughed. "Haha, Head of the General Hall, isn't it all thanks to Luo Feng? I'm just benefiting from his good fortune."

Luo Feng still did not quite understand. Perhaps only more than a year later would he understand what Xiao Yu meant at this moment.

"Haha, true." The black-haired man, Hong, laughed as well. "But Xiao Yu, do you know how to subdue it?"

Hong was also extremely tempted by the Cloud-Soaring Vine. Even in the universe, it was an exceptionally precious existence that could serve as auxiliary combat power. If properly cultivated, it would absolutely be a great help.

"Of course I do." Xiao Yu did not look at the burning desire in Hong's eyes. "There's no danger below anymore. You can continue."

The reason Xiao Yu had gone all out during the underwater battle was to beat the Cloud-Soaring Vine into submission. Now, he only needed to use blood to bind it as his master.

Perhaps because he had beaten the Cloud-Soaring Vine too severely, it drank nearly a liter of blood before it stopped. If not for a Planetary level Warrior's powerful recovery ability and his body's frenzied blood production, Xiao Yu would definitely have looked as drained as someone with kidney deficiency and been laughed at by everyone.

After binding it as his master, Xiao Yu sensed a weak but affectionate consciousness from the Cloud-Soaring Vine.

The Cloud-Soaring Vine could not only independently help its master fight, but could also transform into combat armor to increase defense. Moreover, the defensive power of the armor it formed was closely related to its level.

"Iceberg, Liu He, continue," the black-haired man, Hong, said.

"Yes," Iceberg and Liu He replied.

Iceberg and Liu He went deeper into Mist Island to continue collecting Spirits of Plants and Trees.

Hong and Xiao Yu hovered in the air and watched, while Luo Feng remained inside the blood-red fighter jet, repeatedly watching the recording of Xiao Yu's battle with the Cloud-Soaring Vine.

Councillor Fal beside them did not dare make any moves. With Xiao Yu, whose strength was unknown, and Hong, the First Strongest, present, he did not dare entertain any other thoughts. After waiting a while and seeing that neither of them paid attention to him, he flew into a fighter jet, picked up the four members of the HR Alliance below, and hurriedly left.

Hong said solemnly, "Mist Island is very strange."

Xiao Yu smiled. "A small island that has always been shrouded in mist, yet it has so many Spirits of Plants and Trees. It even has a Cloud-Soaring Vine from the universe. This Cloud-Soaring Vine definitely isn't native to Earth."

Hong continued, "Yes. We need to send people to study it properly. Perhaps there's an Ancient Civilization Relic or something similar here or nearby."

Xiao Yu fell silent. One could imagine that once the Limit Martial Arts School stationed people here, the Thunder Martial Hall would definitely follow suit. Even the Five Great Nations and the HR Alliance would surely send people.

This place would gather all the major forces on Earth.

After a long while, Liu He and Iceberg returned.

Inside the blood-red fighter jet, the five sat cross-legged.

Liu He sighed. "This time, Iceberg really made a fortune." Then he looked at Luo Feng. "Luo Feng, your gains this time probably won't be small either."

Iceberg removed his golden mask. A rare smile appeared on his cold face. "This time, I collected eighty Spirits of Plants and Trees. Councillor Liu He collected twenty-two, while Luo Feng obtained six and Councillor Xiao obtained two. Altogether, we acquired one hundred and ten Spirits of Plants and Trees."

"Discovering such a large number of Spirits of Plants and Trees at once is something that hasn't happened in years," Liu He sighed as well.

Although Luo Feng did not understand, he had seen on the Warrior Forum that Spirits of Plants and Trees were legendary among Warriors.

The black-haired Hong said calmly, "Luo Feng rendered merit by reporting this, and he also made contributions during the gathering process. He can be allocated fifteen percent. As for Xiao Yu this time..."

Before Hong could finish, Xiao Yu interrupted, "Head of the General Hall, I don't need an allocation. I've already obtained what I wanted. Just give me two Spirits of Plants and Trees from the rest."

Hong understood Xiao Yu's meaning and continued, "Then it will be as follows. Liu He gathered a small portion and can receive eight percent. Iceberg will receive twenty-seven percent."

Xiao Yu had not expected Head of the General Hall Hong to take out an additional ten percent for allocation this time. It was clear that Hong was very pleased.

After Hong finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Yu again before continuing, "We'll discuss the specifics after returning to headquarters. Luo Feng, you'll come with us as well."

"Yes, Head of the General Hall." Luo Feng nodded.

After quite a while, Hong said, "You previously obtained a Black God Set. According to the Limit Martial Arts School's rules, you need to visit an Ancient Civilization Relic and obtain another set to sell to the Limit Martial Arts School. You know about this, right?"

"Yes, Inspector Wang mentioned it before," Luo Feng said.

"At the end of next month, there will be an opportunity to enter Civilization Relic No. 9. You'll go along then. You'll be informed of the exact time in advance," Hong said calmly.

"Mhm." Luo Feng nodded. He had heard Xiao Yu mention Civilization Relic No. 9 before.

More than two hours later, the blood-red fighter jet slowly landed before the enormous spaceship-like headquarters building of the Limit Martial Arts School in Hongning Base City.

"Head of the General Hall, I'll head back first." After bidding Hong farewell, Xiao Yu boarded his own Qiankun-class intelligent fighter jet and returned to Jiangnan Base City.

Later, while chatting with Hong after one of their sparring sessions, Xiao Yu learned the exact details of this Spirit of Plants and Trees allocation. This time, Luo Feng received 43 Stars with his fifteen percent share. Luo Feng then used 35 Stars to exchange for the Third Order Psychic Weapon Duntian Shuttle, 3 Stars for the Mind Controller Basics manual, and 2 Stars for a Primordial-class Intelligent Fighter Jet, leaving behind one Thousand-year Black Wugen worth 1.5 Stars.

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