"Damn it!" Cheng Tao finally realized. The powerful lightning cultivator with Luo Qian had used the lightning spear's electric charge to hinder the two Qu Cats' movements. How had he not thought of using lightning to counter them, at least to some extent? These bastards were really cunning. Cheng Tao glared resentfully at Lu Xiaotian's darkened face. He had a feeling that everything happening here had been planned by this man; otherwise, Luo Qian and Su Qing wouldn't have looked the way they had earlier. What a blunder. If only he'd stayed closer to them.
"Roar!" Seeing his companion slowed by several lightning talismans while the very people responsible flew toward the Condensing-Gold Fruit Tree, the Qu Cat fighting Cheng Tao let out an enraged roar. It shredded the jade-green flood dragons that reached it with several consecutive swipes, ignoring the rest. Its body twisted several times, dodging most of the force from the remaining flood dragons, before it charged out in a fury.
Cheng Tao had originally planned to use another technique, but when he saw the Qu Cat charging toward Luo Qian and the others, he immediately withdrew his attack on it, his face dark with anger. He followed close behind as it pounced toward the Condensing-Gold Fruit Tree. The situation had descended into total chaos. No matter what, he had to get one or two Condensing-Gold Fruits. If he arrived too late, there might be nothing left.
Luo Qian, Su Qing, and Lu Xiaotian surged forward at the same time. Luo Qian landed on the tree and reached out, catching the nearest fruit. The Condensing-Gold Fruits were quite unusual: picking them with a lightning spear or any other magical artifact would damage their spiritual essence. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to go to such trouble; he could