Tier 4 Spirit Plant

Su Ze entered the livestream and saw an upward-looking camera angle that clearly showed two people facing each other in the sky.

One wore a Luofan Kingdom military uniform, with a burly, tall, imposing build and a tough demeanor. It had to be Ye Muni.

As for the other, Su Ze could recognize Feng Buqing just from that multicolored explosive hairstyle.

However, Feng Buqing looked somewhat miserable at the moment. His clothes were in tatters, his body was covered in blood, and wounds could be seen all over him through the rips in his clothing.

Where had those injuries come from?

Su Ze wondered to himself.

At that moment, the screen was flooded with comments spamming "666" and "Awesome, streamer!" while others asked why the streamer was not speaking.

The streamer, Brother Ya, finally opened his mouth. Though he remained off-camera, his voice could be heard as he lowered it and said, "Brothers, my calves are trembling. How would I dare make a sound?

"With this level of professional dedication, don't I deserve the little gifts in your hands? Brothers, send those gifts!"

As he spoke, the camera suddenly shook violently and spun around, as though Brother Ya was making a run for it.

When the image steadied again, Brother Ya could be heard gasping, "That scared the hell out of me!"

It turned out that the two Saint-level powerhouses were no longer floating in the sky. They had both landed on the ground.

Judging by the surroundings, Su Ze vaguely recognized this as the area where the outermost edge of the Black Rock Mountain Range met Mengka City.

Su Ze suddenly caught a faint fragrance. Liu Wenyin had moved close beside him and was staring at his phone screen.

Aunt Yun leaned over as well.

Now that Ye Muni and Feng Buqing had landed, even with their excellent eyesight, the women could no longer see them. They could only watch the livestream with Su Ze.

In the livestream, Ye Muni spoke. "Feng Buqing, if you leave Luofan Kingdom territory now, I'll pretend none of this ever happened."

Feng Buqing abruptly abandoned his earlier air of being invincible under heaven and turned sly. He hopped forward a step. "I jumped out again."

Then he hopped back a step. "I stepped back in again."

He repeated this over and over, continuously provoking him. "Nyeah, nyeah, nyeah! I jumped out again! Hit me, idiot!"

Ye Muni was so furious that his beard bristled and his eyes bulged. He roared, "You're going too far!"

As he spoke, he charged forward, looking ready to fight Feng Buqing to the death.

But Su Ze knew Feng Buqing was not deliberately provoking or mocking him. He was probably immersed in playing some role.

Faced with Ye Muni's aggressive advance, Feng Buqing turned and ran. Both Saint-level powerhouses were incredibly fast, and they vanished from the livestream in an instant.

The camera switched to Brother Ya. He was a man around thirty, dark-skinned and extremely lean, with a pair of particularly prominent front teeth.

"Brothers, I'm planning to keep following them for the livestream. I'll close the stream for now, then go live again once I track down those two big shots. Brothers, wait for my news!"

The screen filled with comments: Brave warrior, may you rest in peace.

Su Ze exited the livestream and looked at Liu Wenyin. "Sis, what do you think?"

Liu Wenyin pondered for a moment before saying, "Feng Buqing ran to Mengka City while injured, which means he was wounded by the unknown Saint-level lifeform in the Black Rock Mountain Range. So the one who fought Feng Buqing definitely wasn't a Tier 3 Exotic Beast that had only recently reached Tier 4, but a powerful, veteran Saint-level lifeform."

Su Ze added, "And ever since Feng Buqing went mad, he has never entered a human city. This time, I think it was more likely that he couldn't beat that opponent, escaped while injured, and fled into Mengka City in a panic."

Aunt Yun said in surprise, "Then the Black Rock Mountain Range really does hide a powerful Tier 4 Exotic Beast!"

"More likely, it's a Spirit Plant," Liu Wenyin said. "If it were an Exotic Beast, it would most likely have chased after Feng Buqing when he fled. But it didn't, so it may be a Tier 4 Spirit Plant that cannot move!"

Spirit Plants were evolved plants. Compared with Exotic Beasts, they were rarer and more valuable.

Although extracts from Spirit Plants could not be absorbed by humans for evolution, they were essential ingredients for producing high-level evolution medicine.

Every part of a Spirit Plant was valuable. Its entire body could be used as medicine, giving it extremely high medicinal value and making it an even more precious resource than Exotic Beasts.

"There are two types of Spirit Plants. One is mobile, such as ginseng-type Spirit Plants. Most of them have mastered escape techniques, allowing them not only to move, but to move incredibly fast."

"The other type is immobile. Most Spirit Plants cannot move. Wherever they take root is where they remain. These Spirit Plants are generally enormous, and within their own territory, their Combat Strength is extremely formidable. They are practically invincible among those of the same tier."

Su Ze said, "It seems the Spirit Plant in the Black Rock Mountain Range belongs to the latter type. It's huge, immobile, and powerful. Everything fits."

The battle in the Black Rock Mountain Range had previously caused enormous disturbances, like an earthquake, which indicated that Feng Buqing's opponent was massive. When Feng Buqing was defeated and fled, the opponent had not chased after him, suggesting it was likely unable to move. Finally, being able to defeat Feng Buqing was enough to prove its strength.

"This is only my guess," Liu Wenyin said. "If I'm right, the situation around the Black Rock Mountain Range will probably become even more complicated."

"Also, Ye Muni probably suspects something as well. That's why he chased Feng Buqing into the Black Rock Mountain Range—to investigate it for himself."

No Saint-level powerhouse was an idiot. It was unlikely that one would be enraged by a few words from a madman.

Aunt Yun's expression turned grave. "They didn't fight before because there wasn't enough benefit involved. But if a Tier 4 Spirit Plant is exposed, a major battle will probably be unavoidable."

"But the more chaotic things become, the better it is for us. While they're fighting, we can take the chance to leave Mengka City."

Liu Wenyin's speculation was confirmed the very next day.

There really was a Tier 4 Spirit Plant in the Black Rock Mountain Range!

The news broke so quickly partly because of Brother Ya, the streamer who had livestreamed the Saint-level battle the previous night. Brother Ya was also a well-known outdoor streamer. His whole brand was being fearless and bold enough to go anywhere and broadcast anything.

As a Cocoon Breaking Stage evolver, he had once livestreamed a Tier 3 Exotic Beast giving birth from close range. He had also secretly filmed Hunter teams in the Black Rock Mountain Range robbing and killing people, livestreamed gang shootouts, and even livestreamed married women having affairs.

His claim to fame was livestreaming a group of Luofan Kingdom evolvers besieging a Tier 3 Venomous Giant Lizard. It was a group exercise: a bunch of Luofan Kingdom evolvers fought until they were out of ammunition and broke, while the Venomous Giant Lizard howled helplessly, unable to resist.

The reason Brother Ya was so bold was said to be that he had mastered an extremely powerful Escape Skill.

The previous night, Brother Ya had ventured deep into the Black Rock Mountain Range, following the trail of the two Saint-level powerhouses. In the end, although he had not livestreamed their Saint-level battle, he made a shocking discovery.

A mountainside in the Black Rock Mountain Range had split open. Through the crack, he could see a gigantic, spectacular tree with tangled roots.

A Tier 4 Spirit Plant—the Spirit Root Tree!

Brother Ya immediately posted this major discovery online, complete with photos.