Five-Colored Tree and Blood Shepherd Fruit

At a corner of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, beside a cliff, "Crystal Release - Spiral Flying Arrow!" Countless spiraling crystal arrows shot toward a second-tier demon beast on the verge of entering the third tier.

It was an ice-attributed demon beast, a Wild Tiger. It somewhat resembled the saber-toothed tigers that had gone extinct on Earth, with two fangs as long and sharp as swords. Violent and bloodthirsty by nature, it was known for its powerful attacks. Ye Qiu had not originally intended to provoke it. He had merely wanted to practice his Gravity Manipulation here and see whether he could combine it with Crystal Release. Yet he had not expected a demon beast to be here, much less for it to crazily attack him the moment he stepped into the area.

Seeing this fellow take the initiative to provoke him, Ye Qiu decided to use it to test just how strong he was. After all, Dou Qi level did not represent everything. In the original story, Xiao Yan had relied on the power of three Heavenly Flames to cross an entire major realm and kill Yun Shan, a Dou Zong, while at the peak of Dou Wang. Although Yun Shan had been injured by Yao Chen's palm strike, his strength was still not to be underestimated. Yet Xiao Yan had still killed him.

This showed that miraculous treasures could boost one's strength by far more than a little. Ye Qiu did not possess all of Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames, but he had the supernatural ability to control gravity as well as the Crystal Release Bloodline Limit. Could he not even handle a demon beast that was nearly third-tier? "Come on, you big lump." Ye Qiu said fiercely.

A human brat had trespassed into its territory and even dared to resist. The rather massive demon beast immediately let out an enraged roar. Its huge, sharp claws swept down fiercely, sending several streams of icy force shooting out. They struck Ye Qiu's Crystal Release arrows, but when the two attacks collided, the crystal arrows did not shatter. Instead, a thin layer of ice formed over them as they continued flying toward the Wild Tiger.

"Hmph, how can mere ordinary ice compare to my crystals?" Ye Qiu said disdainfully. At the same time, he used the power of gravity to leap into the sky, hovering above the Wild Tiger.

Seeing the ice-covered arrows still flying at it, the Wild Tiger hurriedly dodged. However, despite its large body, its reactions were rather slow, and its right foreleg was still pierced by a spiraling arrow.

"Roar!" The Wild Tiger let out a pained roar, but now that he had attacked, how could Ye Qiu possibly show mercy? "Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!" His Longsword slashed downward, and an unstoppable strike fell from the sky.

The condensed gravity exploded forth. Yet the Wild Tiger saw no attack at all and had no idea that danger had already descended. "Roar." Before it could react, the Wild Tiger had already been split in two. Blood sprayed everywhere—it was an instant kill! Along with it, the cliff was also sliced in half, the two halves falling below.

"Hm? That is!" Ye Qiu suddenly spotted a strange plant on one of the falling boulders.

"Stop!" Ye Qiu stretched out his hand toward the boulder falling into the abyss. The boulder immediately braked, stopping and hanging motionless in midair. Ye Qiu flew toward the plant.

The plant was only about half a meter tall. It had few branches, bearing only a five-petaled flower and an unripe fruit. Each petal was a different color: red, yellow, blue, green, and purple. The fruit grew at the center of the five-petaled flower and likewise had five colors, though it did not seem ripe yet and was only the size of an egg.

"System, do you know what kind of plant this is?" Ye Qiu asked the system. He had a feeling that this plant was anything but ordinary.

"Ding, the system is scanning... Ding, after scanning and comparison, this is the Five-Colored Tree from the world of Battle Through the Heavens. This tree grows in the northwest region of the Dou Qi Continent, nourishing itself with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It blooms once every ten years, its petals red, blue, yellow, green, and purple. Ten days after blooming, it bears fruit—the Blood Shepherd Fruit. The fruit ripens after another thirty days and contains immense energy. If consumed by demon beasts, it can greatly increase their strength while granting them intelligence and improving their talent. If consumed by humans, it can strengthen the body and broaden the meridians. Those at Dou Huang and above may consume it directly; those below Dou Huang can only consume it after refining it into medicine..."

Upon hearing the system's voice, Ye Qiu finally understood why the Wild Tiger had crazily attacked him. So there was such a rare treasure here. It looked like the Blood Shepherd Fruit would ripen in a few days. That big fellow had truly been unlucky—not only had it failed to obtain this treasure, it had even lost its life. But who told it to attack me? Hehe, this treasure is mine!

Ye Qiu raised his palm, and the boulder immediately floated upward with him, flying toward the valley where Ye Qiu had previously lived. With a boom, it landed at the entrance of the cave. "System, how long until this Blood Shepherd Fruit ripens?" Ye Qiu asked. Once he knew the time, he could prepare accordingly.

"After calculation, approximately three more days."

"Three days? All right." It seemed Ye Qiu could not stray too far from it during these three days. Otherwise, if some blind demon beast swallowed it at the last moment, he would suffer a huge loss.