White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit

An hour later!

The Valley had fallen into deathly silence.

More than a hundred Fierce Beasts lay in pools of blood, severed limbs scattered everywhere. Blood spattered the ground, and a thick stench of gore filled the entire Valley.

Most had died tearing each other apart. The lucky survivors had not even had time to savor the joy of victory before they were caught off guard and killed by Lu Chuan's arrows.

Standing atop the cliff, Lu Chuan had fired a total of thirty-two arrows.

He had shot twenty-five Fierce Beasts dead, including three First-Order Peak Fierce Beasts.

Even he himself was somewhat stunned by such a record.

If he had faced those twenty-five Fierce Beasts head-on, Lu Chuan would have turned and fled without a second word.

Yet now, by taking advantage of the Fierce Beasts' mutual slaughter and the favorable terrain, he had effortlessly hunted twenty-five Fierce Beasts.

Even Lu Chuan could not help sighing at the turn of events.

However, he had no time to be stunned now, nor did he even have time to examine the changes to the Bronze Ancient Tree in his Sea of Consciousness after hunting twenty-five Fierce Beasts.

With a leap, Lu Chuan sprang down the cliff like an Ape Monkey, War Blade in hand as he charged Straight towards the Great Medicine at the center of the pool.

He passed through the bloody corpses of Fierce Beasts. Whenever he saw one that still had breath left in it, Lu Chuan did not hesitate to bring his blade down, chopping off its head outright and giving those Brutes no chance to counterattack.

Each step carried Lu Chuan dozens of meters as he darted through the area like a Spirit Deer.

In an instant, he had leaped onto the white jade rock at the center of the pool. Gazing at the Great Medicine within arm's reach, his heart began thumping again, utterly beyond his control.

"Whew..."

Drawing a deep breath, Lu Chuan forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart. He immediately reached out and swiftly plucked the three fruits.

The moment the jade-white fruits landed in his hand, a scorching force surged out from them.

They were so hot that he nearly dropped them, his entire body shuddering.

"What the hell? What's going on? Why are they so hot?"

Lu Chuan cursed inwardly and immediately pulled a jet-black box from his backpack, placing all three fruits inside.

This box was specially made for storing medicinal herbs. Crafted from a special material, it could preserve their medicinal efficacy to the greatest extent and prevent it from dissipating.

Since it was not expensive, costing only a thousand dollars apiece,

basically every hunter who left the city carried one. After all, anything could happen in the Wilderness.

If one happened to come across a Great Medicine, would that not mean striking it rich?

Lu Chuan had used this box a few times before, though never for Great Medicine—only ordinary medicinal herbs.

Who would have thought it would truly come in handy today?

"I'm rich!"

Overjoyed, Lu Chuan happily locked the box and put it into his backpack. Only then did he raise his head and look at the small blood-red tree shaped like a coiling dragon.

For it to bear such extraordinary Great Medicine, this little tree was surely no ordinary thing either.

Should I pull it out and bring it back? It might fetch a good price too. Lu Chuan muttered to himself.

Suddenly.

Just as he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to uproot the little tree,

a sharp whistle of wind came hurtling over. The hair all over his body stood on end, and almost on instinct, Lu Chuan rolled with the momentum. His entire body tumbled off the rock and plunged into the pool below.

Whoosh, whoosh... Bang...

At that moment, an arrow streaked across the sky like a Flowing Light and viciously struck the spot where Lu Chuan had just stood. Its terrifying impact forcefully punched through even the jade-white rock.

Half the arrow embedded itself in the stone.

A violent shockwave Erupted from the arrow, making the entire shaft tremble violently as it cracked the whole rock apart.

Savage fissures appeared, spreading in every direction like a spiderweb.

Within the pool.

Lu Chuan sprang up, already charging onto the shore and landing in the Valley on the other side of the pool.

Sha Qi flickered in his eyes as he looked Straight towards the Valley entrance.

A group of people was striding in, charging into the Valley.

At their head was a young man dressed in an azure Combat Suit. He held a Bow and Arrow in his hand, his gaze sharp as it happened to meet Lu Chuan's.

Their eyes met, and both sensed the killing intent in the other's gaze.

For a moment, even the air seemed to freeze.

"Your reaction was fairly quick. You actually managed to evade my arrow."

The young man suddenly spoke, looking at Lu Chuan as he said coldly, "Hand over the White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit on you. A Hundred-Year Great Medicine is not something you are qualified to lay hands on..."

His gloomy voice carried an unquestionable command, as though he were a lofty emperor ordering around his own slave. It made Lu Chuan extremely displeased.

He could tell at a glance that this group likely came from the Inner City.

The fellow speaking was probably a descendant of some Great Faction in the Inner City. That lofty attitude made Lu Chuan increasingly irritated, and he itched to go over and slap the man twice.

However, Lu Chuan also knew full well that he absolutely could not act rashly.

They outnumbered him, and he was alone. At a time like this, he needed to remain even calmer. Without drawing attention to himself, he sized up the group.

Including the young man at the front, there were nine people in this party.

Every one of them possessed a powerful aura. They were undoubtedly Ranked Martial Artists, especially a Man who looked to be in his forties, who made Lu Chuan the most wary.

This man had remained behind the young man the entire time, standing like an iron tower. His expression appeared calm, but his eyes revealed sharpness and ferocity, giving Lu Chuan the illusion that he was facing an explosive Bear Fierce Beast.

"Ninth Rank Perfection. And he definitely isn't cultivating a Low-grade Skin Refining Method—at the very least, it's middle-grade, perhaps even high-grade."

Lu Chuan immediately reached a judgment, silently analyzing the situation.

Among the nine, there were probably only two who made him wary.

One was this middle-aged Man.

The other was a man walking at the very back of the group. He was less than 1.7 meters tall and had an ordinary appearance.

Yet it was precisely that ordinariness that made Lu Chuan wary.

He was too ordinary—so ordinary that Lu Chuan had subconsciously overlooked him at first.

Only when he had examined every person one by one just now had he suddenly realized there was another person there.

The thought sent a cold sweat over Lu Chuan's body.

This was fucking too strange.

Such a person might not possess the strongest Combat Power in a frontal clash, but he was like a venomous snake hidden in the shadows, capable of Erupting with a fatal strike at any moment.

I have to watch that person carefully.

Lu Chuan thought to himself, unable to resist casting another glance at him.

At that moment, seeing that Lu Chuan had actually ignored his words, a trace of cold killing intent immediately surfaced on the young man's handsome face. He barked coldly, "Kid, I'll say it one more time.

Hand over the White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit on you, or die..."