This Arrow—Will You Dodge It with Your Life!?

Four grayish-white venomous snakes, like tentacles, had triangular heads and flicked their tongues with hissing sounds, staring intently at Zhao Chen's position.

They did not attack directly, only watching Zhao Chen like tigers eyeing their prey.

"What an ugly spirit beast!"

Wu Yingying leaned over for a look, and her face immediately turned green.

She had seen so many spirit beasts—if not fierce, then vicious—but this was the first time she had encountered one so ugly.

"But why isn't it attacking?"

Wu Yingying truly could not muster any interest in its appearance.

Still, she was curious. Zhao Chen had already attacked the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, so how could the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast, a Fourth-Grade spirit beast, remain so composed?

"It can't bear to part with the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit. What else could it be?"

Zhao Chen smiled. If he had been alone, the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast would certainly have rushed out and dealt with him directly.

But there were two of them!

The Fourth-Grade spirit beast, the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast, cared deeply about the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit. It did not dare attack rashly, afraid that while fighting Zhao Chen or Wu Yingying, someone else would sneak off with the fruit.

As long as Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying did not approach the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, it would definitely not launch an attack.

"Then let's shoot it dead!"

Wu Yingying's eyes lit up when she heard that.

Right.

Though the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast was a Fourth-Grade spirit beast and immensely powerful,

it was constrained by the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, so it would not be able to fully exert its strength.

For example, once a battle broke out, it would have to control the aftermath of the fight to avoid damaging the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit.

Zhao Chen rubbed his chin, looked at the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, and said, "The fruit will only truly ripen once this entire mountain has completely turned into this place's current state. If we pick it now, it'll lose half its medicinal efficacy. It's unlike the Fire Fragrance Orchid spirit medicine from before, which was already in its mature stage."

The Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit was ultimately the key for the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast to break through from a Fourth-Grade spirit beast to a Fifth-Grade spirit beast. Its medicinal efficacy was certainly extremely potent.

If the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit were mature, then after Zhao Chen consumed it, he would likely be only one step away from a Fourth-Grade Spirit Body.

"There's no helping it. We don't have that much time to wait."

Wu Yingying shrugged helplessly. She actually understood the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit's condition better than Zhao Chen did.

To wait for it to ripen would probably take several years.

The Spirit Road Trial Space only lasted one year.

Who the hell would have nothing better to do than wait for the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit to ripen?

With that time, they could have found even better spirit medicine.

"More or less. If I absorb the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit and the Fourth-Grade spirit beast's essence energy by myself, I won't be far from a Fifth-Grade Spirit Body."

Zhao Chen returned the Asura Sword to its sheath and took out the Asura Bow.

The Fourth-Grade spirit beast Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast's misgivings would turn it into a living target.

"How about we let it keep growing here?"

When Wu Yingying heard that Zhao Chen would consume the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, her heart skipped a beat, and she suggested hopefully.

"What are you thinking? If my strength improves, won't it be easier to find spirit medicine?"

Zhao Chen glared at Wu Yingying and said irritably, "You don't understand such a simple principle."

Seriously. Take the Fire Fragrance Orchid spirit medicine, for instance. If his Spirit Body had not improved, how could he have killed the Fire Python Tiger and the Iron Wing Bird to obtain it?

Or those brothers, Zhan Cheng and Zhan Xiong—by striking first and gaining control over them, he had obtained those spirit medicines.

Use your brain!

"It was only a small suggestion. If you don't agree, then I definitely won't bring it up again!"

Wu Yingying had already been mentally prepared for that answer.

Though she was somewhat disappointed, she could still barely accept it.

The Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit was, after all, rather precious spirit medicine. Its effect on improving one's Spirit Body was significant. Even if picked before it ripened and losing half its medicinal efficacy, it could still greatly improve someone.

Judging from how Zhao Chen had shared spirit medicine before, she would still get some benefits.

That meant there was no big problem!

"Then I'll go take the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit later. You attack directly and don't worry too much."

Wu Yingying was extremely proud of her speed.

After all, she was the one who had chased Zhao Chen around while calling him Little Thief!

"Suit yourself."

Zhao Chen shook his head. Using the rusty firewood stick as an arrow, he drew the Asura Bowstring and aimed at the Fourth-Grade spirit beast Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast behind the mountain wall.

"Roar!"

Sensing a threat to its life, the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast roared decisively.

Its body rapidly expanded to more than three times its original size.

The four grayish-white venomous snakes stretched out madly, thrashing and snapping without pause.

Its wide eyes were blood-red.

An ordinary person who saw the Fourth-Grade spirit beast Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast in such a state would certainly feel fear.

"Whoosh!"

The bowstring trembled, and the rusty firewood stick became a streak of black light. With a piercing whistle, it shot straight toward the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast's head.

"Roar!"

The Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast felt an intense threat to its life. The four grayish-white venomous snakes behind it suddenly stretched much farther, forming a net of snakes before it in an attempt to block the arrow.

Splat!

One grayish-white venomous snake was severed directly by the arrow.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

The searing pain left the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast in agony.

Even after losing one grayish-white venomous snake, it still failed to stop the rusty firewood stick.

A streak of blood-red, carrying a sharp blade aura, severed the remaining three grayish-white venomous snakes at their waists and plunged straight into the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast's right leg.

Zhao Chen was somewhat surprised. Why had a blood-red blade aura appeared?

He knew very well that it definitely had not come from the Asura Bow.

That left only one possibility.

"What material is your firewood stick made from?"

Zhao Chen instinctively asked Wu Yingying. Even in this state, it had such power.

If it were forged into an arrow, wouldn't it be heaven-defying?

"I don't know. I picked it up somewhere in the wilderness and kept it with me because it was handy."

This was also the first time Wu Yingying had seen the firewood stick deal such damage.

That blood-red blade aura was no simple thing.

"Could this firewood stick have actually been some kind of sharp weapon before!?"

She began to speculate. Otherwise, there seemed to be no explanation.

"Can arrows be forged in the Guardian Land?"

This was an unexpected delight. It did not matter what it had been before or what kind of firewood stick it was now—as long as it could be forged into arrows, that was enough!

"It should be possible, but it requires points."

Wu Yingying nodded. The Guardian Land was not merely a safe place; it also had relatively complete facilities.

Weapons were consumables, and demand for them was quite high.

Not everyone possessed spirit artifact-grade weapons.

"Good. Kill the spirit beast first!"

The satisfying answer made Zhao Chen extremely excited.

A good bow deserved good arrows. Wouldn't that power be absolutely explosive?

Hadn't they seen it already? Even in the form of a firewood stick, it had severed the four grayish-white venomous snakes of the Fourth-Grade spirit beast Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast at the waist.

Had it not seized that brief obstruction to dodge in time, the arrow would likely have struck its head directly. Even if it did not die, it would have been crippled!

"You dodged that arrow."

Zhao Chen pulled the firewood stick back out, causing the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast to shriek in agony. He said coldly, "But this arrow—will you dodge it with your life!?"